Vlasta sent me the link to a blog about Slovenia, on which the author says he isn't proficient in Slovene - partly as it is such a complicated language.
One thing is for sure - the Slovene language is a little light on vowels - the name for Trieste for example is Trst - the same word with all the vowels removed!
As we crossed the border last night, Vlasta unwound the window and greeted the immigration officer...
"Chirp," at which I started laughing.
It turns out what she was really saying was "Cir" (pronounced cherr), short for dober vecer, meaning Good Evening.
When we went into buy borek later, I greeted the baker with a friendy "chirp".
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- Jo
- An English Hong Konger leaves Asia behind, to start a new life in Italy. From Trieste on the East coast, to Firenze on the West, I blog about my life, my friends, and, of course, Italy
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1 comment:
The way you described this made me laugh out loud too.
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