I’m writing a story and would love some help with making sure my dialogue is authentic.
One of the characters is a 20yo female who speaks English but has a Macedonian mother and occasionally uses some Maco phrases/slang.

Wondering what would be some things she might say if she dropped something and it broke or something went wrong etc. Essentially any equivalents to ‘oh crap’ ‘dammit’.

I would love to use the term ‘Boźe’ but have no idea if it would actually work in that situation or if it would only work if it was ‘gospodi boźe’? And is that more of an old person term anyway?

Any insights would be much appreciated!

For example, how do Catholics, Orthodox, and Protestants view one another? How do denominational differences affect daily life, such as social relationships, friendships, and even marriage choices? Does belonging to a different denomination cause tension within families, or is it generally accepted as a normal part of religious diversity?

I’m traveling to a few Balkan countries soon and I’m very excited to get out of the US for a little while. Any cultural norms or common mishaps with Americans I should be aware of so I don’t completely embarrass myself or accidentally offend anyone? Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

I have travelled to every Balkan country and have struggled to find restaurants with kitchens open in every one. Even when the kitchen is open, not many locals seem to be eating. Do people just tend to eat at home here? Is there a different schedule for going to restaurants? (The places in particular I’ve rarely seen any locals eating would be Sarajevo, Neum, Prizren, Podgorica, and Belgrade)

As a Portuguese, I’ve always heard that our people can be considered ‘Balkan’, even though historically and geographically we cannot be. But why do we receive this definition? I actually feel honored whenever I hear that Portugal is called Balkan :)

The architectural stories of Aparat continue with the tale of a Kostur-style house in a Turkish village in Asia Minor.
It’s time to stop calling the Bulgarian architectural school “Balkan” or “Ottoman” – just as we don’t call French, German, or English a “single European language” simply because they are different languages! Architectural styles, too, have their own traditions, distinctions, and identity, as they emerge from communities with distinct histories, cultures, and aesthetics.

Read our essay – we write in English because this conversation deserves a wider audience 🙂
And let the respect for Bulgarian culture and its masterpieces preserve their identity from constant neglect and meddling, often fueled by foreign propaganda and ignorance – a legacy of a bygone era!

I hope questions likes this are allowed here:).

I am going to start university this fall. As part of my course, I have to choose two Slavic languages to take lessons from (Slovak, Polish, Slovenian). I have already chosen Slovak as my first language, as I’m interested in it, but I’m struggling to choose the second one. To be honest I’m not necessarily interested nor excited about the remaining two options, but I have to choose one.

I heard that Polish is quite similar to Slovak. But I am also aware of the reputation around polish’s difficulty, especially its grammar, it scares me a lot.

When it comes to Slovenian, I basically know nothing about it. All I know is that not a lot of people speak it, and the resources to learn it are scarce (which I guess is not that big of a problem in a university setting).

To be completely honest I would aim for the easier choice. I’m aware that both of these languages are hard, the intention of my post is to distinguish which is the easier option of the two. I want to focus my energy on Slovak and my main subjects. Which one should I choose out of the two? Which one is the “easier”? Does anyone have experience with these languages? I would really appreciate some advice.

Edit: I also think it’s important to mention that my native language is Hungarian. I had exposure to Slovak during my childhood, so I have very basic knowledge of it, but I had no exposure to other Slavic languages.

Hi fellow balkaners.

Mostly I want to hear the Hungarians opinion on Orban.

To me he looks like a proto dictator in the making who seems to also be very corrupt.

Hungary seemed to be very developed country 10ish years ago and now the stats show that Bulgaria and Romania have almost caught up with it.

So what do you think? Is orban really that bas or it's mostly propaganda.

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The question is self explanatory. I'll add a little bit more, so everybody may elaborate better, thinking about it in different contexts, if necessary.

1. Are high-skilled workers such as healthcare professionals, specialized enginners, etc in demand in your country? Are there immigration of such professionals from european country to other european country as well?
2. When it comes to the immigration discussion, do you think the immigration related to high-skilled jobs is treated differently in your country or is it treated as part of the same discussion using the same tone, facing the same challenges and sometimes maybe facing the same backlash for some parts of society?
3. In your opinion or experience, high-skilled workers tend to learn the language and mingle with locals better, integrating and assimilating well or you don't see that much of a difference?
4. In your opinion, are high-skilled workers welcome in your country or the topic is still something to be discussed and needed to be debated in the framework of imigration and its regulations?

I tried to be clear and insightful, we all know immigration has been a sensitive topic all around world these days. Drop all your comments, feel free to politely share your opinions on the matter. Balkans is a region in my radar for a while, so beautiful! Cheers!

Do you have tarhana as a soup in your countries? We have it in Turkey and it is one of my favorite soups.

My question is simple, why do a lot of Bosniaks designate her as a traitor and wikipedia page together with other papers say another things? Everyone says another thing and ironically, it even confuses chatbots.

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?

I’m Balkan and have strict parents but I wanted to see how other people’s Balkan parents are.

My parents (especially dad) is very strict with things like can’t stay over at a friends house, can’t take a shower at night, have to ask to use the bathroom, taking my electronics away every night, taking my phone for no reason sometimes, yelling and threatening me, not letting me get a therapist (not anymore), not letting me go outside with friends by myself, not letting me stay after school doing clubs or activities, throwing away my food or stuff, and I could literally go down the list for hundreds of other stuff but I will stop for now 😭