Krasimir Mirčev
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Arčar 1
1 (a) [0:00] Well, [it's clear] that the farm is modern. Modern, [with cow-]beds and such.
| disc | adrs | that conj | farm sg f def | 3sg pres cop clt | modern sg f adj | modern sg f adj | there adv | bed pl n | disc |
2 (a) [0:04] Why should I go all over the place to do [the work] for them?
| disc | from | where interr | to | where interr | fut | go 1sg pres P | comp | dat 3pl clt | make 1sg pres I | this sg n adj |
3 (a) [0:07] Those [others] didn’t finish their job! In the place where the cow beds are
| that pl adj | neg | 3pl pres aux clt | dat refl clt | finish pl L.part P | work sg f def | where inter.rel | 3pl pres cop clt | bed pl n def | for | cow pl f def |
4 (a) [0:10] those pipes fell off, from here all the way to over there.
| fall pl L.part P | that pl adj | pipe pl f | from.here adv | thus adv | ost | to | that sg n adj |
5 (a) [0:15] I go there on another job, and they say “Do that!” “Wait a minute” [I say]
| nom 1sg | go 1sg pres I | to | other sg f adj | work sg f | that sg m adj | call 3sg pres I | do pl imv I | this sg n adj | wait sg imv I | adrs |
6 (a) [0:17] “Why should I [do that]?” So I begin to take measures so we can wedge it in
| nom 1sg | what.kind sg m adj | 1sg pres cop clt | nom 1sg | begin 1sg pres I | comp | measure 1sg pres I | comp | wedge 1pl pres P |
7 (a) [0:20] We cemented it before noon, and then we went off to clean the grain.
| cement 1pl aor I | to | noon sg m | this sg n adj | and | after adv | go 1pl aor P | comp | clean 1pl pres I | grain sg n |
8 (KM) Uh huh.
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9 (b) [0:26] [Well,] he hired you …
| nom m 3sg | acc 2pl clt | 3sg pres aux clt | hire sg m L.part P |
10 (a) [0:26] Wait, though –
| disc | wait sg imv I |
11 (b) [0:27] … as workers.
| as | worker pl m |
12 (a) [0:28] But he – he’s got these Romanians [there],
| but | nom m 3sg | hes | nom m 3sg | [...] | one pl adj | Romanian pl m |
13 (a) [0:30] and I can’t understand them!
| nom 1sg | neg | can 1sg pres I | acc refl clt | understand 1sg pres I | with | acc 3pl |
14 (KM) Oh my!
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15 (a) [0:32] But [these are] Romanians from Romania!
| but | Romanian pl m | from | Romania sg f place |
16 (KM) Not “Vlachs” (Bulgarian Romanians).
| neg | 3sg pres cop clt | Vlach pl m |
17 (a) [0:34] No, they’re [proper] Romanians!
| Romanian pl m | dat refl clt | adrs |
18 (KM) No shit!
| fuck 1sg aor P | acc n 3sg clt |
19 (a) [0:36] No, no! They were working on something else.
| no | adrs | nom 3pl | hes | other sg n adj | work 3pl impf I |
20 (KM) Aha.
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21 (a) [0:38] But they (the Romanians) are the ones that should be overseeing this.
| but | disc | interr | should pres I imprs | comp | acc n 3sg clt | supervise 3pl pres I | nom 3pl |
22 (KM) Aha.
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23 (a) [0:40] If a Romanian comes by, we start with gestures, and more or less communicate.
| Romanian sg m def | go 3sg pres P | and | nom 1pl | begin 1pl pres I | by | mimicry pl f | more.or.less adv | acc refl clt | understand 1pl pres I |
24 (KM) Oh my.
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25 (a) [0:44] And he (the Romanian) won’t talk to that other boy, he only seeks me out.
| nom m 3sg | with | that sg n adj | boy sg n | neg | speak 3sg pres I | only adv | acc 1sg | seek 3sg pres I |
26 (a) [0:46] And so on. Fine, I say, I’ve turned into the “engineer” (expert) here!
| disc | thus adv | thus adv | O.K. adv | nom 1sg | call 1sg pres I | nom 1sg | become 1sg aor P | here adv | disc | engineer sg m | adrs |
27 (KM) [laughter]
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28 (a) [0:50] So then he comes up to the farm, and I go off
| after | this sg n adj | come 3sg pres I | above adv | to | farm sg f def | and | nom 1sg | go 1sg pres I |
29 (a) [0:52] to cut wood for Johnny, up in the hills, and Krasi comes along and says
| comp | cut 1sg pres I | for | Johnny sg m name | wood pl n | above adv | in | slope sg m def | Krasi sg m name | come 3sg pres I | call 3sg pres I |
30 (a) [0:55] “Start this.” “Wait a minute,” I say. “I’m paying you,” he says.
| begin sg imv I | this sg n adj | call 1sg pres I | wait sg imv I | nom m 3sg | call 3sg pres I | nom 1sg | dat 2sg clt | pay 1sg pres I |
31 (a) [0:58] But Johnny and I hadn’t worked out how things were supposed to go.
| but | nom 1pl | neg | 1pl pres aux clt | acc refl clt | understand pl L.part P | with | Johnny sg m name | what sg n interr | must pres I imprs | comp | be 3sg pres P |
32 (KM) Um hm.
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33 (a) [1:02] So I stood up to him after that. I said “Well, OK [if you want], but
| disc | nom 1sg | dat 1sg clt | acc refl clt | snarl 1sg aor P | after adv | call 1sg pres I | hort | O.K. adv | disc |
34 (a) [1:04] I don’t know what this is all about.” And I said, “Well Johnny, my man,
| nom 1sg | neg | know 1sg pres I | about | what.kind sg f adj | 3sg pres cop clt | work sg f def | call 1sg pres I | adrs | adrs | Johnny sg m name |
35 (a) [1:07] one guy ran off here and the other one there, and what am I doing now?
| that sg m adj | escape 3sg aor P | to.there adv | this sg m adj | escape 3sg aor P | to.there adv | and | nom 1sg | what sg n interr | do 1sg pres I | now adv |
36 (a) [1:10] Am I the one that’ll make these cow beds for him? With these thick pipes,
| nom 1sg | comp | dat m 3sg clt | make 1sg pres I | bed pl n def | for | cow pl f def | disc | pipe pl f | thick pl adj |
37 (a) [1:14] these flimsy beams." And you know what these other guys did? They didn’t cement them!
| one pl adj | beam pl f | such pl adj | disc | that pl adj | know 2sg pres I | what sg n interr | neg | 3pl pres aux clt | acc 3pl clt | cement pl L.part I |
38 (a) [1:18] Instead they just threw in some dry stuff, leftover sand, and this ersatz
| but | 3pl pres aux clt | throw pl L.part P | one sg n adj | material sg m | dry sg m adj | disc | inter.rel | remain sg n L.part P | sand sg m | and | disc |
39 (a) [1:23] cement, and smoothed it off. And it fell off. The cows bumped against it and it fell off.
| and | cement sg m | smooth pl L.part P | nom n 3sg | fall sg n L.part P | and | cow pl f def | when conj | strike 3pl pres I | and | nom n 3sg | fall sg n L.part P |
40 (b) [1:27] They didn’t do it the way they should have.
| disc | neg | 3pl pres aux clt | acc n 3sg clt | make pl L.part P | as conj | must pres I imprs |
41 (a) [1:28] Well it just wasn’t done! Elsewhere [in the building] it was fine, [but here]
| disc | adrs | neg | 3sg pres cop clt | make sg n P.part P | further adv | dat refl clt | 3sg pres cop clt | firm sg n adj |
42 (a) [1:31] six – or seven was it – pipes were damaged. I took them down,
| disc | six | interr clt | seven | pipe pl f | take.down 1sg aor P | acc 3pl clt | nom 1sg | anew adv |
43 (a) [1:36] and disassembled them [together] with that kid.
| with | that sg n adj | boy sg n | disjoint 1pl pres P |
44 (b) [1:38] So as to cement it [properly].
| comp | cement 2pl pres I |
45 (a) [1:39] We cleaned out the holes, and they brought ready-made cement from somewhere. [laughter]
| clean 1pl pres P | hole pl f def | bring.in 3pl aor P | cement sg m | from.somewhere adv | ready sg m adj |
46 (b) [1:43] They bring it from Vidin.
| drive 3pl pres I | from | Vidin sg m place |
47 (a) [1:44] No, no, [it’s] Itong (brand name) cement.
| no | no | from | cement sg m |
48 (b) [1:45] Yuton, beton [whatever].
| Yuton sg m name | cement sg m |
49 (a) [49] Yes! And they brought it there ready-made, and [just] poured it out.
| yes | adrs | ready sg m adj | bring.in 3pl aor P | there adv | pour.out 3sg aor P | acc m 3sg clt |
50 (KM) [inaudible]
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51 (c) [1:49] Ah, but he [seems to have] left.
| disc | disc | nom m 3sg | set.out sg m L.part P |
52 (KM) Aha.
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53 (a) [1:51] Some freight carrier poured it out. It wasn’t much, but it was enough.
| one f sg adj | freight.carrier sg f | acc m 3sg clt | pour.out 3sg aor P | there adv | nom n 3sg | neg | 3sg impf cop | much adv | but | suffice 3sg aor P |
54 (b) [1:54] The guy is coming.
| nom m 3sg | fut | come 3sg pres P | person sg m def |
55 (c) [1:55] But I’m on my way.
| disc | nom 1sg | dat refl clt | set.out 1sg pres I |
56 (a) [1:55] No problem. Then they scooped it up.
| pres neg exist | nothing sg n | after adv | dat refl clt | acc m 3sg clt | scrape.up 3pl aor P |