Many congrats on the award, well-deserved! Of all of the Croatian swear words, this is the one that my wonderful Dalmatian husband repeats regularly, and again it contains words that I cannot type exactly. Mums the word. I took my husband and 30 year old son last summer so they could see where I was born. I had some great feedback from it (& even won a Gold Medal), so I thought I’d share it with you all. I love cheese and pie. And do not worry for the pastry! Ohhh sour cream, now that is a nice addition. Kudos to Mrs CtD for such a well written and enjoyable post about the everyday stuff :))))). Hope you join in x. and congrats on the award x, Congrats on the gold award! You might tell someone something, they might express surprise and question the veracity of what you’re saying, and you say: “Kako da ne?”. Just a word of warning, a few might offend, so apologies upfront if you find yourself blushing at these Croatian swears. Only if you’ve ever been to a naturist resort you know that pretty much everything can be done in the nude. I love your blog, just found it accidentally. Sometimes it’s best just not to say some of these phrases, but rather just know what they mean when you hear them, this is one of them. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. If you like a slightly more polite version is boli me ona stvar that translates to, that thing hurts me, and once again makes no sense. My new favorite blog! Oh dear, here we go again. I’ll think about doing that if I can find some time (very busy with the house right now). I was expecting more. Such great memories. I don’t have to ,married to one ,only have to listen to him when he is in his shed working . We were with each other for 58 years. . We weren’t allowed to learn the language as my mother used it as a way to have private conversations with her mother in our presence. Hot mature asian women ready to love you long time all our asian cougars are experienced, and want to please. Thanks so much for linking up with #recipeoftheweek. kurac.” (Literally “I got dick” – incidentally, this sentence would Below is a list of a few phrases you’ll find handy here in Dalmatia. Might have to give this a go myself! Catastrophe. . My grand mother told me goomna in your gotchas eedie dama was you shit in your pants go home, As a South African home-owner in Stari Grad, Hvar I have heard a lot of these swear words so many times. How nice of you to ‘approve’ Macedonian burek while calling them/us ‘macadonkeys’. Ann. Croats use words like f*ck, c*ck, and c*nt, as helping words. That’s not burek… Perhaps a cro version of it? Happy New Year Nikolina! Let’s agree that Burek is only meat. xo. We've been living here for years now, and we've come across some absolute gut-busters. But I was too clumsy, kept getting holes in it! In Croatia – i would not call it “burek”….. Well, I would not say that burek typical for Croatia… OK, everybody is allowed to prepare it, but in Croatia’s households ….I do not think that it is their speciality. All other equally wonderful thins are- zeljanica-spinach pie, sirnica-cheese pie, krompirusa-^potato pie, …. We live in Croatia, and are always exploring the region. This is nothing!where is jebem ti mater,pas mater and all kind of animals in combination with mother? My mother inlaw has just passed away and took the recipes with her dose any have it I loved watching her but she went very fast making even my boys they are both chefs and would love to have it a big thankyou if you can help. MRŠ U PIČKU MATERINU ( go to your mother’s pussy – yuck i know…), and it can also be a very good RESPONSE to a curse, so if someone’s f*** ur mother be free to respond with MARŠ, we also have ĐUBRE – it’s live stock’s shit, but used for a bad person. Learn Croatian Swear Words: Swear Like a Croatian Guide. in fact almost anything. This is obviously a ‘tongue in cheek’ and light hearted piece meant to make people laugh and smile – certainly had me giggling!!! My dad used a lot of Jeba phrases and I would love to know what he was saying even at my old age now. that was enough for me! Your meat mixture is so well seasoned! Bahahahahahahahha oh many I think that is HILLARIOUS!! Great dish and causes a lot of debate about origins. He left home too. Here is one for the rest of you .. MAJKU TI JEBEM or JEBEM TI MAJKU either way just as affective. and that samosas take over from there from Pakistan to Bangladesh. Before you take your very first sip of your local wine or the heart-stopping Croatian brandy known as rakija, you’ll need to shout the phrase ŽIVJELI!!! , Ajde ne zajebavaj! Dobra picka – good picka But anyway, Croatians are notoriously politically incorrect and this is one of those things…, Btw. Lovely. My first visit to the very WARM Adriatic coast, I was desperate for a fan! It looks delectible and as for making phyllo – well I once watched Julia do it… a lot of butter, rolling, butter, rolling. “Oću kurac” literally “i want the dick” but it means ” hell no” “Kako da” can be translated like “how to”. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Although the literal translation makes zero sense to that use at all. But this is more introduction to juicy intermediate level , And then you have the concatenated ones… jebitisvojumilumaterutripickemilematerinejebimateruguzicuretajudabilijeba. That’s right you heard it correctly, he just mentioned your father and a goat in that way. LOVE this piece (and the comments)! As for YOU CAN ALSO READ PART II OF THE GUIDE TO SWEARING LIKE A CROAT HERE, YOU CAN READ PART II OF THE GUIDE TO SWEARING LIKE A CROAT HERE, 62 Ideas From Travel Bloggers on What to do in Croatia, Croatian Swear Words With English Translations, Learn Croatian: Croatian Swear Words Part Three. It’s a great benefit of the time we live in. this is great fun Mrs CtD! All others are called pita. I was born in Zadar, but my family is from Kukljica. smh. Have you ever visited Dalmatia? Much like British and American English. If you manage to translate that, I’m buying you a beer . You can read our privacy policy here. That’s right you heard it correctly, he just mentioned your father and a goat in that way. Sadly kids don’t enjoy burek at all (blasphemy!) I liked the “Kako da ne”- in Polish we say: “Jak nie jak tak” which means “how no when yes”, meaning “you can do it”- similar but different. Also there are many mistakes in this post. I used your recipe to make burek for a Eurovision feast yesterday & it was amazing! The Serbian one was pretty similar to what you’ve made above I think. I tend to agree. 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By the end, you should be able to see through the dough, Take one side of the dough disc and fold it over, towards the center, Repeat this process until you have a shape that resembles a pentagon, Add your filling (see below for the filling instructions) to the dough piece, Add the first piece of stretched dough into the middle of the second one, and cut away the thick edge of the second piece – you can throw this away, you won’t need it, Fold over the edges of the dough, so that you get a pentagon shape once more, and put it into a baking pan or tray, Put the pan in the oven and bake for around half an hour, until it is a golden color, Remove from the oven and let it cool down, Repeat the process with the rest of the dough. Not really! Burek is typical for Bosnia. “Zivjeli. literally translated “Suck my d***” Yes, it is possible to buy it almost everywhere, but the same is with pizza, soparnik, McDo and so on. Well, I have never tried to make it. I know) jeben ti mater. We live in Croatia, and are always exploring the region. Dalmatians like to swear, so keep that in mind. I’m a chef – and I always used store-bought phyllo. Your email address will not be published. And no, Croatians are not morons as someone said. That way you can skip your next meal. You can’t say u like our food but call us names it’s racist shut up. I am still receiving messages from all of you and I can just say to you – once a baggie, always a baggie. Onions: Make sure you chop the onions as finely as possible. oh to be able to walk through the streets of Zadar and have Burek from a street vendor. Also “picka” is used for good looking woman. Such a funny post x, Loved this post, hilarious! Men Swore in private playing cards not in front of women and children. I’ve never worked with pastry with such elasticity! Giggle, I’l be sure to add that to my list, thanks a bunch for sharing that one Debeli, “kako da ne” does not mean how yes no. Kako da pjevam translates: How to sing Looks awesome, love to try it sometime. On the contrary, in Bosnia & Herzegovina, one can find it almost everywhere, And it is something ….. Where did we say make a U? As a noun, it’s the language itself—not the people. This reply is not supposed to be rude, I am just trying to inform you how things are. That is little old fashion, no one cares for that anymore. I think I’d have to scrub the floor as it would be the only surface large enough! Popuši mi – Suck it Thanks for sharing that Amadan and for also stopping by, hope to see you back here again soon. Great I have some phyllo dough left in the freezer, burek here I come! Burek=PASTRY AND MEAT! I always skip store-bought pizza dough and all Italian sauces, but buy phyllo and puff pastry. Which, of course, means nothing obvious. Private lines are smaller and shallower and have less of a chance of causing sinkholes, but if you think your private line is causing a depression, you can contact Miss Utility to map your water line or the County’s Public Works Department at 703-324-5015, TTY 711 to … I will say that prefacing the word with whichever country’s “style” of burek makes sense, as many countries do things a little differently. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. SJ, I had to come look at your site for some Croatian cooking inspiration. That is false. Thanks for that laugh. You got it all right. Why can the links to the other two parts get it right but not the picture of the first part of the guide? Kurva in Croatian means whore, bitch etc… I’m not 100% sure but I think it means pretty in Polish.. or it was a different word, can’t really remember . The word “da” has other meanings in croatian other than “yes”. Glupan / glupača – male and female term for stupid person Everyone on your list of nearest and dearest. Hi Juanita, your opening sentence up to soup had me in stitches and look where you ended up.. Just quietly both my parent were born in NEVIDANE (Otok Pasman) is your dads name Ljubo , Loui? I have been I Sarajevo many times and I had burek sa sitcom/cheese. Are there deep-fried things that arent? Ahhhh this language is so tricky! “Da” in “kako da ne” doesn’t translate to “yes” but to “to”, so it’s much more like “how to no/not”, and it means just “of course”, not “of course not”, unless one is trying to be sarcastic. Help share this positive event and may many more digital nomads find their temporary home in Croatia. I need this in my life. Today’s generation swears far to much. looking forward to the part 2 of your post. I see many foreigners come here and leave very quickly because they cannot, or refuse, to fit in. That was my first way I learned it. Šupak – a$$ho!e, Budala – stupid/fool But this is more introduction to juicy intermediate level , I think you didn’t mention one curse that so common in almost every situation of someones life.. ahha, MRŠ / MARŠ – it literally means “go” but in a bad way, when someone makes you sth bad then you say i.e. These are tame for Croatians. We are just direct and more out there than other nations. It is from Bosnia. As with all of the Croatian recipes I share, there are a gazillion ways to make the same thing, but this one to me is a standout!. Thanks for the recipe, next time I’ll just make my own dough. Not the most polite of the phrases you’ll hear, but trust me you will hear it. In this case it was John who did the hard work – I just shared it. I’ve made my “American” borek, many, many times but never have tried making the actual pastry. Pola od ovoga uopce nisu psovke… A i izostavljene su one socnije! Poz, Jan de Jong Nicely written and very interesting. Thanks Hvala….A friend referred me to your site and it helps a lot In Croatia it’s a different story. “Imaš duvan?” (“Do you have a smoke?”) don’t remember him swearing in English, but when he said this I knew it wasn’t good. Nawwww thanks Martina – yes it’s a sport here, that’s for sure . Congrats on the award my dear and it’s made me chuckle – I might save a couple of those for use on Papasaurus . Did you know burek stayed after the Ottomans (Turks) left. She would just say: ‘add as much as the dough will take’. aha! Mrs…thank you for bringing fraction of our huge swearing dictionary. However have to make a remark about your explaining the expression ZIVJELI. Arn’t we s lucky . word “kurac” (a vulgar word for penis) often means “nothing” or denotes I can enlighten you, if you have the stomack for it. lol, It means “pizda ti materina” it’s basically the same as “picka ti materina” and it means your mother’s pussy. jebo ti pas mater – is that fuck your dog mother? I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. And I am also intimidated by phyllo dough. Please, always gotta be one hater trying to bring it down. Wonderful Husband. Nemoj me jebat We all used to make jokes about “kako da ne” translation to English. I love the swearing especially when they say the goat one to my son. pain at all, the pain in question not being physical but emotional, i. I am looking forward to seeing what ‘Sue’ changes you make , So am I! I’m tempted to try this. I love your blog! And look, if the only difficulty you face is learning the technique of stretching and rolling the dough (or you are short on time), just buy the phyllo dough – no one will know. It is easier, faster and with no big difference to buy it. Kurva – prostitute/hooker I’m dying to make a great Spinach one that doesn’t taste like spanakopita. Interesting but “Ćaću ti jarca” (never heard for that) means “…your father goat ( fu*k is omitted, like {fuck} your father goat ). It was imported to Bosnia as well as to Croatia. If I had time waiting out a bura, I’d probably give it a shot. Ništa {nothing} to see or worry about. Nothing of any kind. Kaj ne? The ” burek ” is originaly from Turkey. Cheese pie?! Please do not judge me, knowing I always used to purchase the store-bought phyllo pastry when I made burek. Hey, I am SJ. Yay!!! You can drizzle it when it’s half baked, too. But as you can see - as of 01.01.2021. its possible to apply for the "digital nomad visa" (staying permit) at the local police stations all across the country. “Croat” refers to a native or inhabitant of Croatia. i asked a tour guide….she giggled & blushed. If it has anything else, it is only called pita. I’m so intrigued, and I can’t wait to try it. ... 12 + 1 Nude Events You Don’t Want To Miss In 2019; Check our Instagram. I’ve Pinned & Tweeted this post and there’s a fresh linky live now. Have a great weekend. Naughty, naughty, naughty! Thats so cool. I love reading about these sorts of expressions and hearing about the almost untranslatable phrases that exist in different languages. ANYTIME! – Baba means an old woman (hag), it is generally derogatory. Yes but that one is almost ISO standard along with “Nazdravlje”. To keep this PG, it’s important to use your imagination a little. It has to bee your husband is very nice and don’t swear at all . Congrats on the win! Maybe not heard in the shopping center or any formal situations, but if someone is telling a tale that just seems too incredible to believe, you’ll hear the other person say nemoj me jebat. A czech man I know, who lived in Croatia for a time, told me that in Croatia cussing is an art form. If not reach out to me and I’ll explain. Good to know about those facts Pim. Will have to ask the husband if he had any while in Croatia and perhaps we’ll give it a go ourselves. What a cool substitute idea. You are always such a wealth on info. I don’t get it why so many Serbians have this need to convince all other nations around them that they are actually Serbs, speaking Serbian language and rest of such nonsense? As you can see by all of the comments, it was a huge HIT. Emily Litella is a fictional character created and performed by comedian Gilda Radner in a series of appearances on Saturday Night Live. Shutting door to stop the lovely draft in 40 degree Zagreb heat makes me want to swear!! You got them right but …. PS. xD, just kidding, maybe he decides he wants to give it a go. vrag ti sriću odnija – the devil took your luck I laughed so much.. my dad is from Neviđane and I grew up listening to so many of these phrases. Welcome to Croatia’s capital city! Macedonia, Romania, Russia and Serbia. My condolences. This method looks doable, except I have no idea where I’d put a meter of dough in my tiny Barbie dream house kitchen. Peder – fa.g All others are very rare used ( i cannot remember any other in fact ). It clearly is of Turkish origin and every country there has its own variation. I know, I know, it’s terrible – but it is oh-so-easy. I know MANY more. Love your whole website. Required fields are marked *. I left when I was 5 (OMG! Burek comes from Turkey and means any food made from stretched dough and filled with meat, cheese, potatoes, apples and so on. Yet you do not know that Burek can only be with meat. It means f*ck your goat Father. Yum!! Burek is the food you eat for breakfast, lunch, dinner or just as a snack. Idiot – same as in English Example: Just when I think I can figure it out… nope , A more ‘acceptable’ version of ‘boli me kurac’ can be ‘boli me cosak’. 2 years ago, when I visited croatia, i was curious to the translation -pap wouldn’t tell me. If you buy the philo, how do you soak it in the oil ? I am a born Australian. e. not caring about something in the slightest. If only you could send some home with Natalie…. Ta. Although, I had never made burek from scratch as I was scared to try to make the phyllo dough. Burek with cheese exists. Yes as common as a meat pie to the Aussie but healthy Kudos to you for trying and congrats for your success. Especially the step-by-step process. I am from Croatia, and where ever we go – Burek means Burek (with cheese). Thanks for this fun list and good luck! That looks delicious! haha…and where is the whole list of gods,saints and animals!!! If you want to know some of the general everyday phrases, then we have a learn Croatian guide and also Croatian language tips that may help you! Remove one piece of dough from the bowl and remove the excess oil, Flatten the piece of dough until it reaches a thickness of no more than around half a centimeter, Handle the dough and stretch it outwards, over and over, so that you pull it to around 1 meter in diameter – you might end up with a few holes but don’t worry about it too much. Glad you liked it! So true! And your dead Baka come back to life to just rip your ear off your head for the fuckery coming out of your mouth! So why here in Croatia do all of the shops sell ‘Burek’? I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. . If we specifically want the meat one, we say Burek s mesom. It’s also accompanied by the pounding of the glass on the table, and THEN you may take your first mouthful. Hello Lyrics: Hello, it's me / I was wondering if after all these years you'd like to meet / To go over everything / They say that time's supposed to heal ya, but I ain't done much healing he rarely got flustered or mad. This is my family. If so could you post or email the recipe. The tense is kind of undefinable, the other one is closer, good job , Mind if I add another, very popular one; picka ti materina The more I think, our language is really colorful Btw, beer’s on me on the very first occasion. Pim. 9 out of 10 times you use it as a joke, that 1 time you use it to express anger/frustration/whatever…, And then you have the concatenated ones… jebitisvojumilumaterutripickemilematerinejebimateruguzicuretaju. Also used as ‘if’. Okay, it’s not as easy as unwrapping the store bought pastry, but he makes it look and sound so much better than that. Tried my hand at making kipfel today. Just wanted to let you know. function in English as well, though probably not everywhere.) hahahahahaha this is funny!!! All I can say is it’s the TOTAL TRUTH from the get go. . Beautiful brunette gets covered in jizz after a great gang bang. Believe or not, that one is used extensively in Croatia, and means: “(go away and) f**k a photo of yourself” , How rude!!! & tastes so good. – “Do not compare me with the Serb not even under miscellaneous.” Although the meaning is the same, miscellaneous just points out to this difference we feel a little bit better. Well done you and I’m loving the language lesson x, Congratulations on the award Very funny and interesting post xx, I’m not very good with languages but i love travelling well done on your award, well done on your award! WOW, this recipe always brings so many comments about the origons…. practice makes perfect! But then, I stumbled upon an easy peasy way to make the filo pastry. Just like the ladies made. That looks ****ing lovely – can’t wait to try it! Thanks. Kako da znam translates: How to know Sorry buddy but there isn’t any swear words here some valid points made but if you want real Croatian cussing I’ll make your page get billions of visits, my father and the rest of my family including myself swear constantly and the shit that comes out of our mouths will make your mothers vomit Orin to the kuhinja(kitchen) and grab the wooden spoon and smash it against your mouth in a way your future grandchildren will feel This looks delicious – I’m practically drooling. Though is very popular in all Balkan countries. Thanks, yup I joined. Ha ha ha! Like how NOT to DO something, which makes more sense. It’s not from Bosnia, but from Turkey. Here are just a few: Hey, I am SJ. YUM! Welcome to the 21st Century and the beautiful diversity of Croatian Culture Inevitably you’ll reach the point where you will fear that undoing your button on your pants won’t be enough and that you may just actually explode. Jebi se – F*-You But maybe I’ll try it later this winter, anyway. A fabulous Croatian startup with an even better attitude. Hmm. :O. Yummy, cheese and pastry…who could hate that? We travel all over seeking out food, accommodation and the best things to do in the Balkans so you’ll save time travel planning & travel like a local. Keep doing what you do, it’s so cool to read about our everyday life and customs, because we don’t look at it that way as you do. Mutavac – mute/with speech impedament What do you put in yours? It was invented in Turkey, where it’s called peynirli börek. Keep doing such a great job! Sometimes it’s best just not to say some of these phrases, but rather just know what they mean when you hear them, this is one of them. Croatian and Istrian are the same language… and believe it or not we do understand each other very well, although some regions do have funny accent…. A lovely little Croatian lady tried to show me how it was amazing how she stretched it out as thin as a bubble gum bubble! Better beware to do that! =), Yeah this is WAY too much work for me. In Croatian colloquial vocabulary, the In Dalmatia, especially the Velebit aria, you really won’t hear the word BAKA for grandma… My grandpa ( DIDA ) was born on Velebit and I lived in Zadar for few years, so I know what I’m talking about… BABA is and old woman, but Croatian is a tricky language… So SJ from your point of view BABA is totally fine! And that fear of the wind! I heard this a few times before I realized that it simply means of course…NOT. About us.. One of our popular posts was Croatian swear words. It’s not exactly very healthy, but on the upside, if you eat a big slice of burek, it is sure to fill you. Therefore you should take a smaller first serving, then a second. Got lost at the pentagon part too. There is a story that, if you go to Sarajevo (capital of BiH) and order burek sa sirom (cheese burek) you will get burek (meat) and a piece of cheese. The same goes for Serbians and Bosnians. Like I said it makes no sense, but trust me if you met my husband or his Dalmatian friends you’d need to know that phrase. You can’t go past “jebate pas mater” or “ajde u kurac”. We don’t look at cursing as a big thing because everyone talks like that and more often it’s being said as a joke. Thank you. Heaven on Earth, I still remember the taste of burek, zeljanica, sirnica, krompirusa i Sarajevo, 15 years ago. there is). You should look the person in the eyes when you say it. Really? But that’s a good tip for those of you who can’t skip meals. One who lived in our town for a while and ran a card room in the 60’s. “Kako da ne?” means “Of course” or “Obviously” (literal translation: “How not?”). Baaaaahhhahaaa yes, I want to swear about that darn wind also. Neither are the phrases. It’s a typical Turkish dish, sold in every village/town in Turkey still today. That’s your comment? It’s instead used to exaggerate your point (full explanation here). You get the idea right? But this is way too short list about swearing in Croatia (especially in Dalmatia). We travel & write about food, accomm & the best things to do in the Balkans. Your email address will not be published. Great post SJ !!! It is correct all the way but the part about the pounding the glass on the table is considered to be a gesture with an origin of ustasjki nazim if accompanied with making the form of a U on the table and is therefore considered a strong political statement. Barbie does not have it all made huh? All in all, if you are looking for an easy to use, well-designed site with tons of photos, videos, leaks, and sex tapes of the internet girls you know and love, Sexy Youtubers …

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