Give me iron (Serbian)
As a teenager in Serbia on a holiday I wanted to iron my clothes. I looked up the word "iron" in my little dictionary and approached a chambermaid and said gvo"zdje. She looked at me as if I was crazy. Years later I found out that gvo"zdje is the metal "iron" so in effect I was asking her for building material! My only other word in Serbian is brz, quick, so I probably could get a job as production manager in a Serbian steel mill?
Sent by: Carol
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Olivera
2006-07-04
This is beautiful! Next time when you find yourself lost in translation, try to use gestures, as many native Serbians do so. Hope this would help.
You iron your clothes with a pegla in Serbia :)
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