This site uses cookies. Some of these cookies are essential to the operation of the site, while others help to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used. For more information, please see the ProZ.com privacy policy.
Cookie settings
балансоутворюючі клієнти
СОЦІАЛЬНО НЕБЕЗПЕЧНІ ЗАХВОРЮВАННЯ

Glossary entry

Ukrainian term or phrase:

Здоровеньки булы, хлопцы

English translation:

Zdoroven'ki buly, khloptsi!

Added to glossary by Vladyslav Golovaty
May 31, 2018 06:09
6 yrs ago
1 viewer *
Ukrainian term

Здоровеньки булы, хлопцы

Ukrainian to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature transliteration and translation needed
Hope I've got the right language pair.
From the confessions of a disillusioned volunteer who went to fight for "Novorussia" (Donetsk oblast) to liberate itself from Ukraine.I need the meaning and the correct spelling in the Latin alphabet.
Proposed translations (English)
5 -1 Zdoroven'ki buly, khoptsi!
Change log

Jun 2, 2018 18:11: Vladyslav Golovaty Created KOG entry

Discussion

Erzsébet Czopyk Jun 1, 2018:
Mr Doughty https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/ukrainia.pdf
http://www.ukrainiansintheuk.info/eng/00/translit-e.htm
http://termcoord.eu/discover/transliteration-and-transcripti...

Proposed translations

-1
11 mins
Selected

Zdoroven'ki buly, khoptsi!

бути Explanatory (Uk-Uk)
Здоров був ; Здорова була ; Здоровенькі були (plural) — вітання під час зустрічі.
it is a usual greeting during the meeting

e,g,: Здоровеньки булы! Ну, как живете-поживаете? https://books.google.com.ua/books?id=ZN0_AQAAIAAJ&pg=PA11&lp...


--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 25 mins (2018-05-31 06:34:37 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

how are you?

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 5 hrs (2018-05-31 11:43:19 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Zdoroven'ki buly, khloptsi!
pardon, Igor's meticulous attention to detail

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 5 hrs (2018-05-31 11:55:50 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Здоров був ; Здорова була ; Здоровенькі були - he, she, they, respectively
https://uk.wiktionary.org/wiki/здоровенькі_були
https://zt.vkadri.com/video/tvradioztinfo-grd-zdorovenki-bul...
Здоровенькі були хлопці... http://vkmp3s.ru/mp3/Здоровенькі були/


--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 5 hrs (2018-05-31 12:03:53 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Hey guys!
http://xtremex3.com/music/amazingphil

Здоровенькі були хлопці. http://dchomelesspla.com/music/здоровенькі були


--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2 days 12 hrs (2018-06-02 18:12:05 GMT) Post-grading
--------------------------------------------------

Thank you so much, Jack!
Peer comment(s):
disagree Alexander Onishko : "how are you?" is incorrect translation
1 hr
Здоровеньки булы! Ну, как живете-поживаете (in Russian, see above)
neutral Igor Andreev : ...khLoptsi
4 hrs
Thank you very much, Igor!
neutral Erzsébet Czopyk : with Igor "and the correct spelling in the Latin alphabet" (I referred to the question itself)
1 day 2 hrs
what is YOUR Latin spelling, Erzsébet?
Something went wrong...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you very much!"
Close search
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search