r/AskBalkans 13d ago

Language Balkan versions for “blah blah blah”

I’m interested to know what you people say when someone talks too much, similar to the international “blah blah”. In my area (Thessaloniki Greece) there’s “biri biri”. My grandparents say something like “dar dar”. What about you?

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u/ivanivanovivanov Bulgaria 13d ago

"drun drun" (the "u" is like the "u" in "turn")

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u/determine96 Bulgaria 13d ago

And "dura-bura" - with the same about the "u".

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u/Internal_Bear_4753 Bulgaria 13d ago

Hm, more versions exist, such as "tintiri-mintiri" or "shmenti-kapeli".

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u/determine96 Bulgaria 13d ago

Yeah, "ala-bala" maybe also gets in that category

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u/geo0rgi Bulgaria 13d ago

Tra-lala aswell, but this is more if you are talking nonsense

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u/Vihruska Bulgaria 13d ago

Babinite ti trunkini (бабините ти трънкини) I think also works for bla-bla. 😁

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u/theteagonnachewcam 13d ago

Na lelya ti Kitsa tritsata, if we're straying that far