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Slavic false friends

Postby Saim » 2015-09-22, 11:26

sr: Svrha ove teme je obeležavanje svih lažnih prijatelja sa kojima se suočimo u učenju slovenskih jezika. Lažni prijetalji ne moraju obavezno da budu etimološki povezani, doduše ako znaš da nisu molim te napiši i pravu etimologiju

en: The goal of this topic is to note down all the false friends we come across while learning Slavic languages. These false friends don't necessarily have to be etymologically related; however, if you know that they're not please post their real etymology as well.

[flag=]sl[/flag] kaj - what (szl - co)
[flag=]szl[/flag] kaj - where (sl - kje)

[flag=]pl[/flag] dworzec - station (sr - stanica)
[flag=]sr[/flag] dvorac - palace (pl - pałac)

[flag=]pl[/flag] zwierze - animal (sr - životinja)
[flag=]sr[/flag] zver - beast (pl - bestia)

(Yiddishism)
[flag=]pl[/flag] frajer - ass, sucker
[flag=]sr[/flag] frajer - guy, hot guy

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Re: Slavic false friends

Postby Mutusen » 2015-09-23, 12:52

I create this page with most false friends I came across while learning Russian and Slovak: http://www.autour-des-langues.net/sk/faux-amis.php
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Re: Slavic false friends

Postby cHr0mChIk » 2015-10-16, 21:08

1.
[flag=]ru[/flag] врач /vrač/ = doctor - (in SR: лекар /lekar/)
[flag=]sr[/flag] врач /vrač/ = sorcerer; shaman - (in RU: колдун /koldun/)

2.
[flag=]ru[/flag] живот /život/ = stomach - (in SR: трбух /trbuh/)
[flag=]sr[/flag] живот /život/ = life - (in RU: жизнь /žizn'/)

3.
[flag=]ru[/flag] слово /slova/ = word - (in SR: реч /reč/)
[flag=]sr[/flag] слово /slovo/ = letter - (in RU: буква /bukva/)

4.
[flag=]ru[/flag] вредно /vriedna/ = harmful - (in SR: штетно /štetno/)
[flag=]sr[/flag] вредно /vredno/ = valuable - (in RU: ценный /cennyj/)

5.
[flag=]ru[/flag] ужина /užina/ = dinner - (in SR: вечера /večera/)
[flag=]sr[/flag] ужина /užina/ = snack - (in RU: полдник /poldnik/)

6.
[flag=]ru[/flag] обед /obied/ = lunch - (in SR: ручак /ručak/)
[flag=]sr[/flag] обед /obed/ = meal - (in RU: еда /jeda/)

7.
[flag=]ru[/flag] около /okala/ = beside; near; about - (in SR: поред; близу; до /pored; blizu; do/)
[flag=]sr[/flag] около /okolo/ = around - (in RU: вокруг /vokrug/)

8.
[flag=]ru[/flag] правда /pravda/ = truth - (in SR: истина /istina/)
[flag=]sr[/flag] правда /pravda/ = justice - (in RU: справедливость /spravedlivost'/)

9.
[flag=]ru[/flag] право /prava/ = rightward - (in SR: десно /desno/)
[flag=]sr[/flag] право /pravo/ = forward - (in RU: вперед /vpered/)

10.
[flag=]ru[/flag] магазин /magazin/ = store - (in SR: продавница /prodavnica/)
[flag=]sr[/flag] магазин /magazin/ = journal - (in RU: журнал /žurnal/)
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Re: Slavic false friends

Postby aaakknu » 2016-02-20, 12:45

cHr0mChIk wrote:4.
[flag=]ru[/flag] вредно /vriedna/ = harmful - (in SR: штетно /štetno/)
[flag=]sr[/flag] вредно /vredno/ = valuable - (in RU: ценный /cennyj/)

[flag=]uk[/flag] вредний - disobedient

[flag=]ru[/flag] уродливый - ugly
[flag=]uk[/flag] вродливий - beautiful

[flag=]uk[/flag] заказати - to abandon
[flag=]ru[/flag] заказать - to order

There are many more, but I cannot remember them at the moment. I will write them later.

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Re: Slavic false friends

Postby cHr0mChIk » 2016-02-22, 13:40

1.
[flag=]ru[/flag] страна /strana/ = country - (in SR: држава /država/)
[flag=]sr[/flag] страна /strana/ = side - (in RU: сторона /starana/)

2.
[flag=]ru[/flag] свет /sviet/ = light - (in SR: светлост /svetlost/)
[flag=]sr[/flag] свет /svet/ = world - (in RU: мир /mir/)

3.
[flag=]ru[/flag] олово /olava/ = tin - (in SR: калај /kalaj/)
[flag=]sr[/flag] олово /olovo/ = lead - (in RU: свинец /svinjec/)

4.
[flag=]ru[/flag] столица /staljica/ = capital - (in SR: престоница /prestonica/)
[flag=]sr[/flag] столица /stolica/ = chair - (in RU: стул /stul/)

5.
[flag=]ru[/flag] пушка /puška/ = cannon - (in SR: топ /top/)
[flag=]sr[/flag] пушка /puška/ = rifle - (in RU: винтовка /vintovka/)

6.
[flag=]ru[/flag] урок /urok/ = class/lesson - (in SR: час /čas/)
[flag=]sr[/flag] урок /urok/ = curse - (in RU: проклятие /prakljatjije/)

7.
[flag=]ru[/flag] гроб /grob/ = coffin - (in SR: ковчег; сандук /kovčeg; sanduk/)
[flag=]sr[/flag] гроб /grob/ = grave (in RU: могила /magila/)

8.
[flag=]ru[/flag] виноград /vinagrad/ = grapes - (in SR: грожђе /grožđe/)
[flag=]sr[/flag] виноград /vinograd/ = vineyard - (in RU: виноградник /vinagradnjik/)

9.
[flag=]ru[/flag] штука /štuka/ = thing (in SR: ствар /stvar/)
[flag=]sr[/flag] штука /štuka/ = pike (in RU: щука /ŝuka/)

10.
[flag=]ru[/flag] меч /meč/ = sword (in SR: мач /mač/)
[flag=]sr[/flag] меч /meč/ = match (in RU: матч /matč/)
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Re: Slavic false friends

Postby aaakknu » 2016-06-29, 18:48

cHr0mChIk wrote:9.
[flag=]ru[/flag] штука /štuka/ = thing (in SR: ствар /stvar/)
[flag=]sr[/flag] штука /štuka/ = pike (in RU: щука /ŝuka/)

[flag=]pl[/flag] sztuka = art
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Re: Slavic false friends

Postby cHr0mChIk » 2016-06-30, 20:25

1.
[flag=]ru[/flag] понос /panos/ = diarrhea - (in SR: пролив /proliv/)
[flag=]sr[/flag] понос /ponos/ = pride - (in RU: гордость /gordast'/)

2.
[flag=]ru[/flag] пролив /praljiv/ = strait, channel - (in SR: мореуз /moreuz/)
[flag=]sr[/flag] пролив /proliv/ = diarrhea - (in RU: понос /panos/)

3.
[flag=]ru[/flag] враг /vrag/ = enemy - (in SR: непријатељ /neprijatelj/)
[flag=]sr[/flag] враг /vrag/ = devil, demon, heck - (in RU: чёрт /čjort/)

4.
[flag=]ru[/flag] образ /obraz/ = image; manner - (in SR: слика; начин /slika; način/)
[flag=]sr[/flag] образ /obraz/ = cheek; face - (in RU: щека; лицо /ŝeka; ljico/)

5.
[flag=]ru[/flag] позор /pazor/ = shame - (in SR: брука /bruka/)
[flag=]sr[/flag] позор /pozor/ = attention - (in RU: внимание /vnjimanjije/)

6.
[flag=]ru[/flag] рок /rok/ = destiny, fate - (in SR: коб /kob/)
[flag=]sr[/flag] рок /rok/ = deadline, term - (in RU: срок /srok/)

7.
[flag=]ru[/flag] кал /kal/ = faeces, excrement - (in SR: измет /izmet/)
[flag=]sr[/flag] кал /kal/ = dirt, mud - (in RU: грязь /grjaz'/)

8.
[flag=]ru[/flag] шинаina/ = tyre - (in SR: гума /guma/)
[flag=]sr[/flag] шинаina/ = rail - (in RU: рельс /rel's/)

9.
[flag=]ru[/flag] пара /para/ = pair - (in SR: пар /par/)
[flag=]sr[/flag] пара /para/ = steam - (in RU: пар /par/)

10.
[flag=]ru[/flag] пар /par/ = steam - (in SR: пара /para/)
[flag=]sr[/flag] пар /par/ = pair - (in RU: пара /para/)
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Re: Slavic false friends

Postby aaakknu » 2017-04-08, 16:59

[flag=]bg[/flag] гора /gora/ = forest
[flag=]uk[/flag] гора /ɦora/ = mountain
[flag=]ru[/flag] гора /gara/ = mountain

[flag=]bg[/flag] искам /iskam/ = I want (there is no infinitive)
[flag=]ru[/flag] искать /iskatʲ/ = to seek, look for
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