Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Bosnian term or phrase:
eto me sacu, sve letim
English translation:
I'm coming.....on the next available flight.
Added to glossary by
Nedzad Selmanovic
May 12, 2005 03:22
19 yrs ago
Bosnian term
kasey
eto me sacu, sve letim
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I'm coming.....on the next available flight.
This is stated by someone who is on a short distance from his/her partner, but is not in a good mood and is partially or not at all ready to comply as per the request.
Both phrases can be spoken out loud (in case person is in the worst mpossible mood), or the second phrase spoken out softly (a person is still in a bad mood but do not want to argue or awaits for further comments from his/her partner)
Good luck
Both phrases can be spoken out loud (in case person is in the worst mpossible mood), or the second phrase spoken out softly (a person is still in a bad mood but do not want to argue or awaits for further comments from his/her partner)
Good luck
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Goran Senic
: Nedzad made a good point, there could be an ironic connotation as for the second part of the expression - it depends in which tone of voice it is pronounced if it's ironic, the second part of the translation makes perfect sense.
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thanks/hvala
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2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "i think the first part makes sense as to im coming but i dont agree with the whole flight part.. thanx for your help tho"
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I am coming, very very fast
Declined
Sve letim - literal translation would be "I am flying": I am going so fast that I am flying.
8 hrs
ironic connotation
Declined
Sve letim has an ironic connotation. As if you were saying you have no intention of doing what you said.
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Marijana Vujkov
Works in field
Your First Port of Call
Native in: Serbian 
Works in: English to Serbian, French to Serbian, Serbian to English, and 11 more.
Yeah, right, am comming... No, look I am flying...
Declined
This sentence has got a negative conotation, as Marija has already suggested.
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Goran Senic
: In Bosnia 'letim' very often has the meaning 'I'm moving very fast' or 'I'm running'. It cannot be translated literarily as 'I'm flying'.
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Hvala Gorane. Dakle, nema ironicne konotacije whatsoever. Bas me zanima da li je Marija sa srpskog govornog podrucja, buduci da smo slicno mislile...
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Kornelija Karalic
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Native in Bosnian
Specializes in field
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Translation... I just love it!!!
Native in: Bosnian , Croatian
Works in: English to Bosnian, English to Croatian, English to Serbo-Croat
Here I am,... I’m flying
I am coming, like I flying.
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