BosanskiUnit 25
Sevdah & Stories
Sevdah i priče
Sevdah: Kad ja pođoh: Sevdah Lyric Lines
Goal: I can follow and fill in lines of a famous sevdalinka, and understand what it says.
| Audio | Bosnian | English |
|---|---|---|
| sevdah | sevdah (longing, soulful love) | |
| djevojke | girls / young women | |
| draga / dragi | sweetheart / beloved (f. / m.) | |
| pendžer | window (old/poetic) | |
| dilber / dilberče | beloved / sweetheart (endearment) | |
| tuga | sorrow / longing |
Priča iz kuhinje: Nana's Kitchen Story
Goal: I can follow a short story and answer questions about it.
| Audio | Bosnian | English |
|---|---|---|
| bila jednom | once upon a time (there was) | |
| rano ujutro | early in the morning | |
| zamijesila je tijesto | she kneaded the dough | |
| miris | smell / aroma | |
| probudili su se | they woke up | |
| oko stola | around the table | |
| svi zajedno | all together | |
| sretni | happy (plural) | |
| i tako | and so / and that's how | |
| svako jutro | every morning | |
| slušali smo priču | we listened to the story | |
| naravno | of course | |
| na kraju | in the end | |
| svakog ljeta | every summer | |
| sjećam se | I remember | |
| kuhinja je bila topla | the kitchen was warm |
Stare izreke: Old Sayings
Goal: I can understand common Bosnian proverbs and what they really mean.
A lesson of everyday Bosnian folk wisdom, the proverbs nana quotes at the table.
| Audio | Bosnian | English |
|---|---|---|
| Ko rano rani, dvije sreće grabi. | The early bird catches two strokes of luck. | |
| Bolje ikad nego nikad. | Better late than never. | |
| Kako posiješ, tako ćeš i žeti. | As you sow, so shall you reap. | |
| Tiha voda brijeg roni. | Still waters run deep. (Quiet water erodes the hill.) | |
| Bez muke nema nauke. | No pain, no gain. (Without effort there is no learning.) | |
| Ko drugome jamu kopa, sam u nju upada. | He who digs a pit for another falls into it himself. | |
| izreka | a saying / proverb | |
| mudrost | wisdom | |
| kako nana kaže | as nana says | |
| i to je istina | and that's the truth |
Tvoja priča: Your Own Story
Goal: I can tell a short personal story about my family and my connection to Bosnia, the whole course, in one lesson.
| Audio | Bosnian | English |
|---|---|---|
| moja priča | my story | |
| moja porodica je iz Bosne | my family is from Bosnia | |
| odrastao sam / odrasla sam | I grew up (m. / f.) | |
| učim bosanski | I'm learning Bosnian | |
| zbog nane / zbog porodice | because of nana / my family | |
| želim naučiti | I want to learn / master | |
| jezik | language (also: tongue) | |
| ponosan sam / ponosna sam | I'm proud (m. / f.) | |
| jednog dana | one day / someday | |
| hvala, nano | thank you, nana |