Vladimir Zhobov
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Dolno Draglište 3
1 (a) [0:00] In the old days, we would make our own bread.
| one sg n adj | time sg n | dat refl clt | knead 1pl impf I | nom 1pl | bread sg m def |
2 (VZh) [How did you bake the bread?]
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3 (a) [0:03] How do I bake it?
| how interr | acc m 3sg clt | bake 1sg pres I | interr clt |
4 (a) [0:05] Haven’t you seen the outdoor oven tenders [who] bake it over there?
| disc | disc | oven.tender pl m def | neg | 2sg pres aux clt | interr clt | see sg m L.part P | ost | bake 3pl pres I |
5 (a) [0:07] And we [also] bake it that way. Like this: we knead it in the kneading trough,
| and | nom 1pl | thus adv | bake 1pl impf I | ost | thus adv | knead 1pl pres I | acc m 3sg clt | in | kneading.trough pl.t def |
6 (a) [0:10] and then we’ll shape it into loaves, put them on a board
| after adv | fut | acc m 3sg clt | knead 1pl pres P | in | small.loaf pl n | put 1pl pres I | to | one f sg adj | board sg f adj |
7 (a) [0:14] [to let them] rise, and then toss them in the oven with a peel.
| comp | rise 3sg pres P | there adv | and | shovel sg f def | throw 1pl pres I | in | oven sg f def |
8 (a) [0:18] We called it “pesh”. Not “furna” (outdoor oven) but “pesh” (home oven).
| stove sg f | acc n 3sg clt | call 1pl impf I | nom 1pl | neg | oven sg f | but | stove sg f def |
9 (a) [0:20] And then we would make some smaller loaves, we call them “fudulchi”.
| and | after adv | again adv | make 1pl impf I | dat refl clt | one pl adj | small.loaf pl f | dat n 3sg clt | call 1pl pres I | nom 1pl |
10 (a) [0:25] Back then [we made] “fudulchi” because they bake fast, while the oven is heating up.
| small.loaf pl f | at.one.time adv | for | fast adv | comp | become 3sg pres P | while conj | burn 3sg pres I | stove sg f def |
11 (a) [0:27] When we put the bread into one end [of the oven],
| and | when conj | throw 1pl pres P | bread sg m def | in | that sg m adj | end sg m |
12 (a) [0:29] they bake at the other end. They’re flattened thin –
| from | this sg m adj | region m sg | acc refl clt | bake 3pl pres P | flatten pl P.part P | such pl adj | to | thin adv |
13 (a) [0:32] we flatten out the bread [dough into] – “fudulchi” –
| from | bread sg n def | dat refl clt | flatten 1pl pres P | small.loaf pl f |
14 (VZh) [0:34] Yes?
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15 (a) [0:34] "fuduli, fuduli"
| small.loaf pl f | small.loaf pl f |
16 (VZh) [0:35] Yes, [that’s the word].
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17 (a) [0:36] While the bread is baking, we [take] them – when we toss the bread in,
| while conj | acc refl clt | bake 3sg pres P | bread sg m def | nom 1pl | acc 3pl clt | while conj | throw 1pl pres P | bread sg m def |
18 (a) [0:38] we take them out, and eat [them]. The bread bakes after that.
| nom 1pl | acc 3pl clt | extract 1pl pres P | and | eat 1pl pres I | bread sg m def | acc refl clt | bake 3sg pres I | after adv |
19 (a) [0:40] It takes more hours to bake. And we take it out
| nom m 3sg | acc refl clt | bake 3sg pres I | more adv | hour pl m | there adv | and | extract 1pl pres I |
20 (a) [0:43] and then we eat [it]. That’s how it was.
| later adv | comp | eat 1pl pres I | this sg n adj | 3sg impf cop |
21 (VZh) [Where did you knead the dough?]
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22 (a) [0:44] [In] the kneading trough. We would knead [dough] in the kneading trough,
| kneading.trough pl.t def | kneading.trough pl.t def | knead 1pl impf I |
23 (a) [0:47] [In] a kneading trough this big! We put in the flour, add salt and water to it,
| and | ost | big pl adj | kneading.trough pl.t | put 1pl pres P | flour sg n def | put 1pl pres I | salt sg f | water sg f | there adv |
24 (a) [0:52] and stir and stir. We knead it in the evening so it’ll ferment;
| stir 1pl pres I | stir 1pl pres I | evening sg f | knead 1pl pres P | comp | ferment 3sg pres I |
25 (a) [0:54] in the morning we get up, add flour, knead it again, it ferments again,
| morning sg f | arise 1pl pres P | again adv | put 1pl pres P | flour sg n | again adv | knead 1pl pres I | again adv | fut | ferment 3sg pres I |
26 (a) [0:58] then you’ll make it into small loaves, and that’s that.
| after adv | fut | acc m 3sg clt | make 2sg pres I | in | small.loaf pl n |
27 (a) [1:01] Like that. In the old days [bread] was [made] with starter, there was no yeast.
| and | disc | this sg n adj | 3sg pres cop clt | one sg n adj | time sg n | 3sg impf cop | with | leavening sg m | impf neg exist | yeast sg f |
28 (a) [1:04] We mix it up with starter, and when we knead the bread,
| with | leavening sg m | dat refl clt | mix 1pl pres P | there adv | and | when conj | knead 1pl pres I | bread sg m def |
29 (a) [1:07] we set aside a piece of bread dough the size of a small bun
| leave 1pl pres P | dat refl clt | such.size sg n adj | bun sg n | from | bread sg m def | dough sg n |
30 (a) [1:09] and it awaits the next week for when we make bread again.
| fut | wait 3sg pres I | and | for | other sg f def adj | week sg f | again adv | comp | knead 1pl pres I | bread sg m |
31 (VZh) [When did you roast lambs?]
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32 (a) [1:12] We get together, as many from the neighborhood as have [food to cook]
| gather 1pl pres P | acc refl clt | from | neighborhood sg f def | how.many rel | people pl | pres exist |
33 (a) [1:15] particularly when there’s a celebration. On St. George’s Day
| especially adv | when rel | pres exist | sacrifice sg m | to | St.George’s.day |
34 (a) [1:17] five or six of us gather together, and fire up the large communal oven,
| gather 1pl pres P | acc refl clt | five | six | people pl | light 1pl pres P | oven sg f def |
35 (a) [1:20] the oven there. We sweep it out, and then shove the pans inside
| there adv | stove sg f def | and | sweep 1pl pres P | acc f 3sg clt | throw 1pl pres P | pan pl f def | inside adv |
36 (a) [1:24] so the lambs will roast. In the evening we take them out [when] ready,
| comp | acc refl clt | bake 3pl pres P | lamb pl n def | evening sg f | extract 1pl pres P | acc 3pl clt | ready pl adj |
37 (a) [1:27] and carry [them] to the church for the priest to bless them. [laughter]
| carry 1pl pres I | in | church sg f | priest sg m def | acc 3pl clt | bless 3sg pres P |
38 (VZh) [How do you know when it’s done?]
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39 (a) [1:32] How do you know when it’s ready? Well, don’t we turn it over
| disc | how interr | acc n 3sg clt | know 2sg pres I | disc | interr | acc n 3sg clt | turn 1pl pres P |
40 (a) [1:35] [when] it’s gotten red on top, [when] it’s nicely roasted?
| redden 3sg pres P | acc refl clt | above adv | become 3sg pres P | nicely adv | bake sg n P.part I |
41 (a) [1:37] Later we turn it over [again] and add rice.
| after adv | acc n 3sg clt | turn 1pl pres P | put 1pl pres P | rice sg m def |