additional vocab

Greetings and Introductions - Where you come from and live - Family and more

(Ja) powědam italski.

I speak Italian.

Doma serbski njepowědamy.

We do not speak Sorbian at home.

Mójo góle serbski powěda.

My child speaks Sorbian.

Powědatej twójej starjejšej serbski?

Do your parents speak Sorbian? (sg)

Źo sy (ty) serbski wuknuł/a?

Where did you learn Sorbian? (sg)

(Ja) som wuknuła serbski w šuli.

I learned Sorbian in school.

(Ty) sy pla nana serbski wuknuł/a.

You learned Sorbian from your father. (sg)

Mój bratš jo wuknuł serbski pla starkeje.

My brother learned Sorbian from our grandma.

Mója śeśenica jo wuknuła serbski.

My cousin learned Sorbian at home.

jima se groni

jima gronje

the names of the both of them are

Kak se jima groni?

Kak jima gronje?

What are the names of the both of them?

Kake jo wašo swójźbne mě?

familijowe mě/Kak se Was pišo?

What is your family name? (formal)

(Mej) bydlimej w Českej.

The both of us live in the Czech Republic.

Kak se to pišo?

How do you spell that?

(Mej) smej z Braniborskeje.

The both of us come from Brandenburg.

Kake jo wašo źowcyne mě?

What is your maiden name? (formal)

Jana a Jadwiga bydlitej w Janšojcach.

Jana and Jadwiga live in Jänschwalde.

(Ty) maš serbske swójźbne mě.

You have a Sorbian last name. (informal)

Jan a Beno stej z Běłeje Wódy.

Jan and Beno are from Weißwasser.

Kak se mě groni serbski?

What is my name in Sorbian?

Wót źo wej stej?

Wótkul wej stej?

Where do the two of you come from?

Co cynje twóje źiśi?

What do your children do? (sg)

Serbski se śi groni ...

Na serbski tebje se groni/na serbski tebje gronje …

In Sorbian, your name is …

Wót źo wónej stej?

Wótkul wónej stej?

Where do the both of them come from?

Co cyni twój syn?

What does your son do? (sg)

Witaj do nas!

Witaj k nam!

Welcome! (one person)

w Praze

in Prague

Co cyni twója žeńska?

What does your wife do? (sg)

Witajtej do nas!

Witajtej k nam!

Welcome! (two people)

z Pragi

from Prague

fyzioterapeut

physical therapist (m)

Witajśo do nas!

Witajśo k nam!

Welcome! (more than one person)

w Zgórjelcu

in Görlitz

wótwardowaŕ chórych

male nurse

ze Zgórjelca

from Görlitz

docentka

lecturer (f)

w Janšojcach

in Jänschwalde

wudojc

widower

frizerka

hairdresser (f)

z Janšojc

from Jänschwalde

wudowa

widow

blidaŕ

carpenter (m)

w Drjejcach

in Drewitz

Mej pak njejsmej wóženjonej.

But we are not married.

elektrikaŕ

electrician (m)

z Drjejc

from Drewitz

(Ja) som sam (žywy).

I live alone. (man)

murjaŕ

mason (m)

w Slěpem

in Schleife

(Ja) som sama (žywa).

I live alone. (woman)

mechanikaŕka

mechanic (f)

ze Slěpego

from Schleife

Mója žeńska jo južo wumrěła.

My wife already passed away.

klempnaŕ

plumber (m)

(Ja) bydlim gromaźe ze swójim pśijaśelom.

I live with my boyfriend.

rěznik

butcher (m)

bratša syn, sotšy syn

(literally: brother's / sister's son)
nephew

pjakaŕka

baker (f)

bratša źowka, sotšy źowka

( literally: brother's / sister's daughter )
niece

šofer

driver (m)

syna syn, źowki syn

(literally: son's / daughter's son)

grandson

architektka

architect (f)

syna źowka, źowki źowka

( lit.: son's / daughter's daughter )
granddaughter

twarski inženjer

construction engineer (m)

źiśiźiśi

enkelźiśi

grandchildren

zagrodnikaŕ

gjartnaŕ

gardener (m)

pśichodna mama

pśichodna maś, šwigermama

mother-in-law

pśedewześaŕka

businesswoman

pśichodny nan

šwigernan

father-in-law

pśestajaŕka

pśełožowaŕka

translator (f)

pśirodna mama

mamka

stepmother

bźezdźěłabny

źěło njemějucy

unemployed

pśirodny nan

nank

stepfather

projektowa sobuźěłaśeŕka

project assistant (f)

Ceja sy ty?

Ceji sy ty?

Which family do you belong to? (sg)

wědomnostny sobuźěłaśeŕ

scientific assistant (m)

(Ja) mam dweju bratšowu.

I have two brothers.

taksišofer

taxi driver (m)

(Ja) mam dwě sotše.

I have two sisters.

licha žurnalistka

licha casnikaŕka (with the press)

freelance journalist (f)

(Ja) mam tśi sotšy.

I have three sisters.

kelnaŕka

waitress

Mója starka jo bóžko južo wumrěła.

Mója starka jo bóžko južo njaboga.

Sadly, my grandmother already passed away.

honorarowy wucecy

freelance teacher (m)

Mój starki jo bóžko južo wumrěł.

Mój starki jo bóžko južo njabogi.

Sadly, my grandfather already passed away.

dnjowna wótwardowaŕka

childminder (f)

(Ja) mam małego syna.

Mam synka.

I have a little son.

domownik

maintenance man

(Ja) mam mału źowku.

Mam źowcycku.

I have a little daughter.

rěšaŕ

janitor

(Mej) mamej dwójnikowu.

We have twins.

w gmejnskem zastojnstwje

for the municipal administration

(Ja) som wuwucony rěznik.

I am a trained butcher. (m)

Wóna jo wuwucona wótwardowaŕka chórych.

She is a trained geriatric nurse.

(Ja) mam firmu.

I own a company.

(Ja) firmu nawjeduju.

nawjedujom

I run a company.