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Musical Instruments
guitar - gitara (f)
piano - klavir (m)
violin - lavuta (f)
violin bow - jarko (m)
fiddle - bashadi (f)
accordion - harmonika
electric guitar - gitara strujani (f)
saxophone - saksafono (m)
trumpet - truba (f) / trumpeta (f)
flute - furula (f) / shipa (f)
reed flute - zurna (f) / flijoro (m)
mandolin / bouzouki - buzuki (f)
saz / bağlama - sazi (f)
clarinet - klarineto (m)
bell - zvono (m)
tuba - tuba (f)
tambourine - defi (m)
harp - harfa (f)
trombone - poasano (m)
drum - doba (f) / davuli (f)
drumstick - batako (m)
metal drum / goblet drum - darbuka (f)
banjo - banzho (m)
zither - citra (f) / kanuna (f)

Č - ch - as in the word ‘chair’
Ž - zh - the closest English equivalent is the ‘z’ sound in the word ‘azure’

@3 years ago with 4 notes
#ask
Special Occasions & Holidays
Birthday - bijandimasko djes, bijando djes, rodendano

Happy Birthday!
Lasho bijandimasko djes!
Lasho rodendano!

Congratulations!
Baxtalipe!
Chestitime!

Christmas - Krechuno, Bozhiko, Kulunda
Merry Christmas!
Baxtalo/Lasho Krechuno!
Baxtalo/Lasho Bozhiko!
Baxtali/Lashi Kulunda!
Christmas Eve - Krechunjeski Ratji, Kulundali Ratji, Tshinisara

New Year - Bersh Nevo
Happy New Year!
Baxtalo Bersh Nevo!
New Year’s Eve - Silvesteri
New Year’s Day - Vasili

Easter - Patradi
Happy Easter!
Lasho Patradi!
Palm Sunday - Tsini Patradi

Passover - Patradjako
Happy Passover!
Lasho Patradjako!

Hanukkah - Hanukkah
Happy Hanukkah!
Baxtali Hanukkah!

Ramadan - Ramadano
Happy Ramadan!
Baxtalo Ramadano!

Herdelezi - Herdelezi, Ederlezi, Kakava
Happy Herdelezi!
Baxtalo O Herdelezi!

Saint George’s Day - Djurdjevdan
Happy Saint George’s Day!
Baxtalo Djurdjevdan!

World Roma Day - Lumjako Romano Djes

Women’s Day - Manushnijako Djes
Mother’s Day - Dajako Djes
Father’s Day - Dadesko Djes, Babesko Djes

Holiday - Djes baro
Happy Holidays!
Baxtale Djesa Bare!
Have a good holiday!
T'aves shukar djes baro! (sing.)
T'aven shukar djes baro! (plu.)

Cheers!
Pe sastimaste!
Zhiveli!

Good Luck!
But baxt!

@3 years ago with 13 notes
#holidays #special occasions #holiday
Verbs of Being: Past Tense
I was - Me simas
You were - Tu sanas
He/She was - Vo/voj sas

We were - Ame samas
You were - Tume sanas
They were - Von sas

@4 years ago with 9 notes
#verbs #verbs of being #past tense
Past Tense Verb Conjugation
Most regular verbs follow a general past tense conjugation:

-em -am
-an -an
-as -e

The verb “to be”:

I was - me simas we were - ame samas
you were - tu sanas you were - tume sanas
he/she was - vov/voj sas they were - von sas

However, some verb stems change in the past tense form:

Verb stems that end in “v”, “r” or “l” and some in “n” are conjugated by “d” + ending:

to do/make - te kerel
I did - me kerdem we did - ame kerdam
you did - tu kerdan you did - tume kerdan
he/she did - vov/voj kerdas they did - vov kerde

to dance - te khelel
I danced - me kheldem we danced - ame kheldam
you danced - tu kheldan you danced - tume kheldan
he/she danced - vov/voj kheldas they danced - vov khelde

to hit - te malavel
I hit - me maladem we hit - ame maladam
you hit - tu maladan you hit - tume maladan
he/she hit - vov/voj maladas they hit - vov malade

Verbs that have “y” sounds preceding the final syllable of the verb stem may be conjugated using “-ilem” endings:

to drink - te pijel
I drank - me pilem we drank - ame pilam
you drank - pilan you drank - tume pilan
he/she drank - vov/voj pilas they drank - vov pile

to become drunk - te matjol
me matjilem ame matjilam
tu matjilan tume matjilan
vov/voj matjilas vov matjile

>>405270
https://gypsylyrics.net/2011/09/29/dobri-dien-romale/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1l3GaDji63E

Dobriy Den’ Romale, Spozaranku
Izvinite man, polson bagan
Ne poumayte so pal tumende
Pal sere remnder rakirav

To san za bokalsko al’ sibirsko
Al’ rosiysko romane chavo
Rikir pe pri obshestve dostoyna
Na mangavt me bolshe nichego

Ranshe roma piena, gulenena
Nasis sodele neseve
Sozh kerdiape okana romale
napalasa gek ekhesa me

To san za bokalsko al’ sibirsko
Al’ rosiysko romane chavo
Rikir pe pri obshestve dostoyna
Na mangavt me bolshe nichego

Dobriy Den’ Romale, Spozaranku
Izvinite man, polson bagan
Ne poumayte so pal tumende
Pal sere remnder rakirav

>>405270
https://tekstovoi.ru/text/26929466_2561787p976950646_text_pesni_dobryj_den_romalje_s_pazaranku.html

Добрый день, ромалэ, спозаранку
Извините ман палсо багав,
Не подумайте, со пал тумэндэ –
Пал сарэ ромэндэ ракирав.

Пожелаю мэ тумэнгэ счастья,
Тэ дживэн семьенца фэдыдыр,
Тэ дживэн семьенца – веселиться,
Э лаче ромэн тэ на бистрэн.

Раньше рома пьенас-гулинэнас,
На исыс о делы нисавэ,
Со ж кэрдяпэ акана, ромалэ,
На поласа екх екхэс амэ.

Ту сан забайкальско ром сибирско,
Аль росийско романо чяво,
Рикирпэ при обществе достойно,
На мангав мэ больше ничего.

перевод Н. Бессонова, взят с его сайта:

Добрый день, ромалэ, спозаранку
Извините, что я вам пою.
Не судите, люди, слишком строго,
Что при всех цыганах говорю.
Раньше люди пили, веселились
Нам заботы были нипочём.
Что ж теперь, цыгане, приключилось?
Отчего друг друга не поймём?
Будь ты забайкальский, иль сибирский
Иль российский "романо чаво",
Ты держись при обществе достойно,
Не прошу я больше ничего!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tMah34VhbA