May 13, 2002 14:36
22 yrs ago
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Bosnian term
masala
Bosnian to English
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We are having hard time translating:
Masala
Thanks in advance
Masala
Thanks in advance
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +3 | Thank God |
Kemal Mustajbegovic
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| 5 | Well done, good for you, that's the spirit, etc. |
Mark Daniels
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| 4 | but there is another usage |
slavist
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| 4 | KNOCK WOOD! |
Sladjana Stojanovic
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Proposed translations
+3
14 mins
Kemal Mustajbegovic
quality is never an accident
Native in: Croatian
Works in: English to Croatian, Croatian to English, English to Bosnian, and 1 more.
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36
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Thank God
Maala comes from Arabic and means "Thank God" - Hvala Bogu.
Regards!
Regards!
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks everyone for your help. All of the input was more than useful, but in the context of what we were doing, Thanks God is the best solution
I am honored to have you all as my peers"
1 hr
but there is another usage
Yes, Mashala means thank God,
but in everyday use it means smth different:
ex. Good for you!
meaning U are realy good at doing smth
expressing admirations about one's behaviour, conduct, work etc.
but in everyday use it means smth different:
ex. Good for you!
meaning U are realy good at doing smth
expressing admirations about one's behaviour, conduct, work etc.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Mark Daniels
: Agree, as in 'Maala mala!'
1 hr
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Tako je. I ovo je prema meni najfrekventnije
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| disagree |
hrvaska
: No this is wrong-masala in every day langage means hvala bogu.
97 days
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masala definitely means also Good for you and even more often:))
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3 hrs
Mark Daniels
Native in English
Professional Serbian-English translation
Native in: English 
Works in: Serbian to English, Serbo-Croat to English, Croatian to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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20
Well done, good for you, that's the spirit, etc.
Comes from Arabic via Turkish, and literally means Thank God, but in common use is an expression of approval, as above.
Mark
Mark
18 hrs
Sladjana Stojanovic
Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro
Works in: English to French, English to Serbo-Croat, French to Bosnian, and 10 more.
KNOCK WOOD!
or maala is used like: when is something good for example
when you finished good job.
and second menaing of word in english knock wood.
when you finished good job.
and second menaing of word in english knock wood.
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