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14:20 May 26, 2008

Bosnian to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Bosnian term or phrase: kuhati nije sala osobito kad je kuharica mala

I found a dish towel of my grandma's with this saying on it. I don't know what it says. My Grandma was slovak, polish, russian. Thank You

marlene vujevic

Summary of answers provided

the cook so little makes the art of cooking a riddle

lirka

cooking is not a joke especially when the cook is awfully small

Larisa Djuvelek-Ruggiero

It's not a game to grill/boil, specialy when the cook is too little

Kornelija

Discussion entries: 3

Answers

5 hrs confidence:

It's not a game to grill/boil, specialy when the cook is too little

Explanation:
It's only a suggestion.

Kornelija
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Local time: 00:39
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Bosnian,

Croatian

1 day8 hrs confidence:

cooking is not a joke especially when the cook is awfully small

Language variant: US

Explanation:
..and this is yet another suggestion...(also the ending can go as awfully young, as it is not quite clear what is being referred by "mala")

Larisa Djuvelek-Ruggiero
United States
Local time: 18:39
Native speaker of:

Bosnian

1 day17 hrs confidence:

the cook so little makes the art of cooking a riddle

Explanation:
I made it rhyme for fun....but the literal trnslation is "it is not easy to cook especially if the cook is small".

It is Croatian ( or Bosnian/Serbian)--can't tell the difference ( if theer is any).

lirka
Local time: 18:39
Native speaker of:

English,

Slovenian

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Changes made by editors

May 26, 2008 - Changes made by Veronica Prpic Uhing:
Term asked	kuhati nije sala osobito kad je kuharic mala => kuhati nije sala osobito kad je kuharica mala
Language pair	Hungarian to English => Bosnian to English
May 26, 2008 - Changes made by Kim Metzger:
Language pair	English => Hungarian to English

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