Has anyone here heard of the Votrubova Chata, or Schronisko Votruby, 1675m? Anyone want to hear about it? Just teasing. Patience please. Just for fun, maybe...
The Oxford English Dictionary gives gooseberry a couple of meanings: a chaperone, a pseudonym for the devil or an authoritarian figure, and an explanation for...
"C~o sa babe (za)chcelo, to sa babe (pri)snilo" It's wishful thinking The wish is father to/of the thought "hrat' sa na slepu babu" play blind man's buff put...
... You probably mean the Celts, Dave. The Celts in ancient Europe are one of those numerous historical mysteries. And any explanation may change what is...
My father's older sister, Maria, married John SKODA .. and she, at age 102 is the oldest member of our family! She's not a pity .. she's a great gal who,...
Of genealogical and general interest (also from the Avotanu mailing): New Google Map Feature Google is getting downright eerie. It is taking on more and more...
"ani tak, ani onak" neither this nor that no way neither here nor there "anjel straz~ny" guardian angel "(byt') dobry ako anjel" (be) (as) good as gold...
Oh boy, now big brother is in Slovakia. Hey, what's the big deal with a little "joy juice," to serve or give to your friends. The next thing, is that all you...
Asi som to dako presiel, ale nepamatam sa, o akej exkurzii hovoris. Tu troska snezi, vraj ma az do zajtra, ale (aspon zatial) nic nezostava lezat. Cau,...
Martin: That was interesting about the immigration of Slavs into Slovakia. Now, my question is: The people who eventually migrated to Ireland, lived in the...
... showing at Pitt? I include the details below, Joyce. If it comes up garbled on your screen, let me know, please, and I'll redo it in ASCII. If anyone...
... There's general agreement on that, Helene (thank you and Joe for your kind words). Most accept that about 2,000 years ago the Slavs lived in the area of...
Another good reason to study languages, I think, is that our brains form such strong connections between the words we use and the things the words represent...
... I like the veil analogy, Zuzka. Eating out isn't something the majority wish to do, think of as something enjoyable. I usually try to compare it to the...
Our esteemed friend Peter Nagy may be featured on FOX NEWS cable channel on Thursday Feb. 24th, on the 6PM broadcast. He has been interviewed in association...
National Public Radio stations will carry an interview with a Slovak tour guide (Martin Sloboda) about Bratislava today, Thursday 2/24, at 5:10, 7:10 and 9:10...
... I saw several of ... Krokovany. ... Except for three or four ounces of wine each evening, I can count the number of alcoholic drinks I drink each year on ...
Three background details: President Bush's public speech in Hviezdoslavovo Square on Thursday can only be attended by those issued "tickets" by the U.S....
Sandra Dee was born in 1942 as Alexandra Zuck into a Lemko family in Bayonne, New Jersey. Her grandparents, Akym Vanko and Aleksander Cymbaljak, were natives...
... This one is very common. To say that someone "discovered America" is to say that what s/he says is common knowledge, although he thinks it's new....
"objavit' Ameriku" (ironic) Queen Ann is dead be a proper Columbus Hello Martin...???? "na kyho ancikrista?" (expressive) why the devil...? why in hell...?...
"Loz~ ma kratke nohy" A lie has no legs [author] A lie has short legs "Mac~ka ma rada ryby, ale do vody sa jej nechce" The cat would eat fish and would not...
"Lievat' vodu do mora" To carry water into the sea [I should have had this one with yesterday's proverb] "Lis~ka srst' meni, ale obyc~aje nikdy" The wolf may...
Hi all.... Glad to see that we're adjusting the Subject headings to match the text, because I think I've missed some interesting conversations by deleting...
You're supposed to eat some of the bread? I'm familiar with the Slavic bread-and-salt greeting but never heard you're expected to eat any of it then and...
"(az~) do aleluja" till all is blue I assume that in American English this means something like "to the very end", no? "alfa a omega" (the) alpha and omega ...
