Vladimir Zhobov
Prestoj
1 (VZh) And did you work at fruit-growing? In orchards?
| and | fruit.growing sg n | work sg m L.part I | interr clt | 2sg pres aux clt | fruit tree pl f |
2 (a) [0:04] Shoes?
| shoe pl f |
3 (VZh) No, fruit-growing. Trees.
| no | [...] | fruit.growing sg n | tree pl n |
4 (a) [0:07] Well, fruit-growing –
| disc | fruit.growing sg n |
5 (VZh) Fruit.
| fruit pl m |
6 (a) [0:07] to the extent that we had any. We made marmalade, plums, fruit leather –
| how.much rel | 1pl pres aux clt | have pl L.part I | make 1pl impf I | marmelade sg m | plum pl f | fruit.leather sg m |
7 (VZh) Fruit leather.
| fruit.leather sg m |
8 (a) [0:12] Fruit leather, for instance.
| fruit.leather sg m | for.example adv |
9 (VZh) [Ah,] fruit leather. What do you make that from?
| fruit.leather sg m | nom m 3sg | from | what sg n interr | acc refl clt | make 3sg pres I |
10 (a) [0:14] Well, from plums!
| disc | and | from | plum pl f |
11 (VZh) How?
| how interr |
12 (a) [0:16] [For] fruit leather you take – these - there were these pans, big copper pans [that hold]
| hes | fruit.leather sg m def | take 3sg pres I | acc refl clt | nom 3pl | exist impf | one pl adj | pan pl f | big pl adj | pan pl f | copper pl adj |
13 (a) [0:23] three hundred or three-hundred fifty kilos each, and there’s even bigger ones –
| by | three.hundred | three.hundred | and | fifty | kilogram ct m | gather 3pl pres I | and | pres exist | and | more | big pl adj |
14 (a) [0:27] but [you take] an average one, like those they had around the village.
| but | middle sg n adj | this pl adj | which pl rel adj | acc 3pl clt | exist impf | around | village sg n |
15 (a) [0:30] So you take the plums and pour them out, filling up the kettle, and cook them.
| disc | take 3pl pres I | acc refl clt | plum pl f def | pour 3pl pres I | acc refl clt | pan sg f def | acc refl clt | fill 3sg pres I | acc refl clt | cook 3pl pres I |
16 (a) [0:36] You pour in a bit of water so they don’t burn when you put them on the fire.
| pour 3sg pres I | acc refl clt | little adv | water sg f | comp | neg | burn 3pl pres | when conj | acc 3pl clt | fire.up 3pl pres P |
17 (a) [0:39] You prepare the entire hearth for the kettle, and put the pan on top
| make 3sg pres I | acc refl clt | entire sg n adj | hearth sg n | for | pan sg f def | nom f 3sg | acc refl clt | put 3sg pres I | pan sg f def | above adv |
18 (a) [0:44] on the hearth, and then pour in the plums, and light the fire.
| on | hearth sg n | and | already adv | pour 3pl pres I | plum pl f def | light 3pl pres P | fire sg m def |
19 (a) [0:48] There are some [facilities] built over towards Stanchov Han, and people go there.
| and | there adv | behind | pres exist | build pl P.part P | toward | to | Stanchov.Han sg m place | and | go 3pl pres I | there adv |
20 (a) [0:53] It’s quite a large center, there’s lots of villages in the area higher up …
| disc | entirely adv | much adv | center sg m | disc | near | acc m 3sg | pres exist | there adv | many adv | village pl n | above adv |
21 (GK) Uh huh.
| bkch |
22 (a) [0:57] … near Stanchov Han. [So] for a few – about an hour and a half or two hours –
| near | Stanchov.Han sg m place | several adv | around | hour sg m | and | half sg f | two m | hour ct m |
23 (a) [1:02] you set the fire low, and the plums steam,
| fire up 3sg pres I | acc refl clt | weak sg m adj | fire sg m | plum pl f def | acc refl clt | steam 3pl pres I |
24 (a) [1:06] and begin to release juice. They – the juice is called “varak” (juice concentrate).
| and | begin 3pl pres I | comp | release 3pl pres I | and | nom 3pl | juice sg m | juice sg m def | acc refl clt | say 3sg pres I | concentrate sg m |
25 (GK) Uh huh – concentrate.
| bkch | concentrate sg m |
26 (a) [1:01] Something like the syrups there are now from [sour] cherries and plums,
| something sg n | like | present pl def adj | syrup pl m | which pl rel adj | now adv | pres exist | from | sour.cherry pl f | from | plum pl f |
27 (GK) Uh huh.
| bkch |
28 (a) [1:16] that sort of thing – a concentrate.
| such sg n adj | thing sg n | concentrate sg m |
29 (GK) [cough]
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30 (a) [1:17] It’s very sweet, and we kids liked it most of all when the concentrate was ready,
| very adv | sweet sg n adj | and | child pl n def | most | like 1pl impf I | this sg m adj | when conj | become 3sg pres P | concentrate sg m def |
31 (a) [1:22] and they would go to scoop it out with ladles and pour it
| with | ladle pl n | fut | go 3pl pres P | fut | grab 3pl pres P | fut | pour 3pl pres P | there adv |
32 (a) [1:25] into some sort of mug. Then we drink it and are very happy.
| in | some sg n adj | mug sg n | disc | and | nom 1pl | drink 1pl pres I | and | acc refl clt | rejoice 1pl pres I |
33 (a) [1:29] And when there gets to be more concentrate
| when conj | already adv | start 3sg pres I | still adv | more adv | comp | become 3sg pres P | concentrate sg m def |
34 (a) [1:33] such that the plums settle, you start to stir it.
| thus adv | comp | acc refl clt | settle 3pl pres P | plum pl f def | begin 3sg pres I | acc refl clt | stir 3sg pres I |
35 (GK) Uh huh.
| bkch |
36 (a) [1:36] You stir and stir it all until it becomes a mash
| stir 3sg pres I | acc refl clt | stir up 3sg pres I | become 3sg pres I | to | gruel sg f |
37 (GK) Uh huh.
| bkch |
38 (a) [1:39] When the plums get – when all of them get to be mush, there’s a special thing -
| when conj | become 3sg pres P | plum pl f def | when conj | become 3pl pres P | to | gruel sg f | all pl def adj | pres exist | one pl adj | special sg n adj | thing sg n |
39 (a) [1:43] they call it a “tagar” (sieve), or they call it “darmon” (big sieve),
| like | sieve sg m | dat m 3sg clt | say 3pl pres I | and | hes | sieve sg m | dat m 3sg clt | say 3pl pres I |
40 (a) [1:49] [made] specifically for plums.
| hes | exactly adv | by | for | plum pl f def |
41 (GK) Hm.
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42 (a) [1:52] The bottom of it is copper, with little holes.
| bottom sg n def | 3sg pres cop clt | copper sg n adj | with | hole pl f |
43 (GK) Uh huh.
| bkch |
44 (a) [1:55] A sieve.
| sieve sg n |
45 (GK) Uh huh.
| bkch |
46 (a) [1:56] They pour this kasha from the –
| pour 3pl pres I | this sg f adj | gruel sg f | from |
47 (GK) sieve –
| [...] |
48 (a) [1:58] Um – they pour it from the pan into the sieve, [which is placed]
| disc | from | hes | pan sg f def | pour 3pl pres I | in | sieve sg m def |
49 (a) [2:01] over a barrel. It strains through and so that the pits fall out.
| over | one sg n adj | barrel sg n | strain 3sg pres P | acc refl clt | and | comp | fall 3pl pres P | pit pl f def |
50 (GK) Uh huh.
| bkch |
51 (a) [2:05] After the pits fall out, you return it back to the pan
| when conj | fall 3pl pres P | pit pl f def | acc refl clt | return 3sg pres I | back adv | again adv | in | pan sg f def |
52 (a) [2:08] and it boils until it’s as thick as you want it to be.
| and | acc refl clt | boil 3sg pres I | already adv | until conj | hes | as much rel | want 2sg pres I | comp | acc n 3sg clt | thicken 2sg pres P |
53 (GK) Uh huh.
| bkch |
54 (a) [2:14] Now for fruit leather, for fruit leather you make racks – boards on a sawhorse,
| and | hes | fruit.leather sg m def | fruit.leather sg m def | acc refl clt | make 3pl pres I | rack pl f | on | sawhorse pl n | and | board pl f |
55 (a) [2:20] laid out in order usually on threshing floors – they call [one] a threshing floor –
| arrange pl P.part P | along | threshing.floor pl m def | usually adv | threshing.floor sg m | acc m 3sg clt | say 3pl pres I |
56 (a) [2:23] boards on sawhorses arranged on the threshing floor, and the fruit leather –
| on | threshing.floor sg m def | order pl P.part P | sawhorse pl n | and | board pl f def | and | fruit.leather sg m |
57 (a) [2:28] after it turns to mush and they strain it, they don’t put it back
| and | when conj | become 3sg pres P | to | gruel sg f | comp | acc m 3sg clt | strain 3pl pres I | neg | acc m 3sg clt | return 3pl pres I |
58 (a) [2:31] to boil any more, but rather pour it out onto the boards.
| comp | acc m 3sg clt | boil 3pl pres I | already adv | disc | pour 3pl pres I | on | board pl f def |
59 (GK) Uh huh.
| bkch |
60 (a) [2:34] Today they pour out one row on all the boards, let’s say you have twenty or thirty boards
| today adv | pour 3pl pres P | one sg m adj | row sg m | all pl def adj | board pl f | comp | say 1pl pres P | twenty | thirty | board pl f | have 2sg pres I |
61 (a) [2:39] [depending on] how many boards you’ve laid out, you calculate [how much] to pour.
| how.many interr | board pl f | 2sg pres aux clt | put sg m L.part P | make 2sg pres P | account sg f | comp | acc m 3sg clt | pour 2sg pres P |
62 (a) [2:42] You pour out one row, and they leave it to dry during the day.
| pour 2sg pres I | one sg m adj | row sg m | and | acc m 3sg clt | leave 3pl pres I | comp | dry 3sg pres P | during | day sg m def |
63 (a) [2:49] it dries throughout the whole day. This usually happens in the morning. It dries all day.
| entire sg m def adj | day sg m | dry 3sg pres P | this sg n adj | usually adv | become 3sg pres I | morning sg f | entire sg m def adj | day sg m | dry 3sg pres P |
64 (a) [2:53] morning the same thing: you pour a second time,
| on | other sg m def adj | day sg m | morning sg f def | same sg f adj | thing sg f | pour 2sg pres I | second sg m adj | time sg m |
65 (a) [2:58] a third layer – You pour as many [times] as you want to get it [as] thick [as you want].
| third sg m adj | layer sg m | and | how.many rel | want 2sg pres I | comp | acc m 3sg clt | make 2sg pres P | thick sg n adj | pour 2sg pres I |
66 (GK) Uh huh.
| bkch |
67 (a) [3:01] And it dries. At the end you leave it to dry.
| and | nom n 3sg | dry 3sg pres P | at | end sg m def | acc m 3sg clt | leave 3sg pres I | comp | dat refl clt | dry 3sg pres P |
68 (a) [3:04] When it’s dry, they scrape it off, but it has to be really nice and dry.
| when conj | dry 3sg pres P | unstick 3pl pres I | acc m 3sg clt | from | but | nicely adv | need pres imprs | comp | dry 3sg pres P |
69 (a) [3:07] They scrape it off of the board with knives – there are special paddles [for this]
| unstick 3pl pres I | acc m 3sg clt | from | board sg f def | with | knife pl m def | shovel pl m | dat refl clt | special pl adj | pres exist |
70 (a) [3:11] they scrape it off and roll it up into – into a ball.
| unstick 3pl pres P | acc m 3sg clt | and | acc m 3sg clt | wind 3sg pres I | in | in | ball sg n |
71 (GK) Uh huh.
| bkch |
72 (a) [3:16] Like when they roll up [that] plastic [sheeting].
| when conj | plastic sg m def | how interr | acc m 3sg clt | wind 3pl pres I |
73 (GK) Uh huh.
| bkch |
74 (a) [3:18] You roll it up and it gets to be more or less this wide.
| [...] | wind 3sg pres P | acc m 3sg clt | nom n 3sg | become 3sg pres I | below adv | above adv | ost | so.much adv | wide sg n adj |
75 (a) [3:21] And they roll it up in a ball and put it away.
| and | wind 3pl pres I | acc m 3sg clt | in | ball sg f | and | acc m 3sg clt | put 3pl pres I |
76 (a) [3:24] It crystallizes and turns red and –
| nom m 3sg | acc refl clt | crystallize 3sg pres I | and | acc refl clt | turn.red 3sg pres I | and |
77 (GK) Do they leave it in the sun again?
| in | sun sg n | again adv | interr clt | acc m 3sg clt | leave 3pl pres I |
78 (a) [3:28] No, now it has to be in a dry place and to be well ventilated.
| no | already adv | dry sg n adj | location sg n | need pres imprs | comp | 3sg pres cop clt | and | comp | 3sg pres cop clt | airy sg n adj |
79 (a) [3:33] And it stays like that. It can stay even for five years.
| and | thus adv | dat refl clt | sit 3sg pres I | can pres imprs | comp | sit 3sg pres I | and | five | year pl f |
80 (a) [3:36] It gets red on top, and crystallizes,
| nom m 3sg | acc refl clt | redden 3sg pres I | above adv | acc refl clt | crystallize 3sg pres I |
81 (a) [3:39] and you sell it when you [decide you] want to.
| when rel | want 2sg pres I | then adv | fut | acc m 3sg clt | sell 2sg pres I |