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nadünkati se (Såmo se dóbro nadünkaj za dúgo påut)

 

to eat one's fill (Do not eat your fill before the long trip)

nadvåuje (Pèt lèjt sta na dvåuje)

 

separated (They have been living separately for five years)

nágeu

 

fast/quick

nági (Vsåkši člóvik se nági narodi)

 

naked/nude (everyone is born naked)

       (Níka drügoga nèma kåk nágo rít)

 

         (He does not have anything except his bare behind)

naglás

 

loud

nájgir

 

curious

nájgŕši

 

the ugliest

nájjåkši

 

the most beautiful

nájvèčkrat

 

the most

nájvékši

 

the biggest

nekák

 

someone

nákvar

 

harm

napríliko

 

for example

narájati se (Čé se mlájši nèdo narájali, té nède délavni lüdi,

 

to be born (If not many children are born, then

                 štèri bi stårce tádŕžali)

 

                there are not enough working people who

 

 

                can supply the elder people)

narakórt

 

one after the other

národ

 

people/populace

nåuč (V nóči je trbèj spåti)

 

night (You are supposed to sleep at night)

nåuga (Stísno je rep mèd nogé)

 

leg (He shut his tail between his legs)

          (Cèjlo délo stogí na slåbaj nogáj)

 

     (The whole thing stands on shaky feet = The whole thing is precarious)

nåuri (Ne bój nåuri!)

 

crazy (Do not be crazy!)

        (Nåura je gé na móške)

 

         (She was crazy for men)

nåus (Cúg ji je odíšo pred nåuson)

 

nose

nåuvi

 

new

nåužic

 

knife

navádati se

 

to get used to

navčíti (Vèj te živlènje žé navčí!)

 

to teach (Life will teach you!)

nazáj (Prídi nazáj!)

 

back (Come back!)

nedéla

 

Sunday

nèj

 

no

nekák

 

someone

Nèmec

 

German (person)

nénški (Na Nénškon se je naråudo)

 

German (He was born in Germany)

nesrèča

 

accident

nèšken (Nèške délati)

 

I don't want (I don't want to work)

níč

 

nothing

níkder (Vèjš då je tåu gótovo? - Níkder!)

 

never (Do you know when it'll be done? - Never!)

níške (Níkoga je níkanej próso)

 

nobody (He didn't want anything from anyone)

nóvine

 

newspaper

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Translated from German: Joël Gerber

 

 

 

 

 

Source: "Porabsko-Knjižnoslovensko-Madžarski Slovar/Porabian-Literary Slovenian-Hungarian Dictionary"

               Ferenc Mukics, SZIGNATURA Nyomda és Kiadó Kft., (2005)