electricity

Breste 1

39 (a) nèma kòj ti e imàlo takìvi tòkove̥ bòže bòže tòkove̥

There was no – whoever had this electric current. Goodness – current!

Kralevo 2

64 (b) segɛ̀ segɛ̀ s tòk na tok

Now it’s electric …

65 (c) zətvòreno

[All] closed [off].

66 (b) nə tòk burɨ̀lu

… it’s an electric churn …

68 (b) tòkə gu bɤ̀rkə

… and the current does the churning.

69 (a) sigɛ̀ sə nə tòkə sə fkl’ùčvə i sə bɤ̀rkə

Now it’s electricity, you plug it in and it churns.

70 (a) kət piràl’ničkə peràlnə

Like a washing machine.

73 (a) tùrvəž gu s’ènniš nə tòkə

You put it [there] and [then] sit [and watch it. It works] on electricity.

89 (a) jà gl’èdəm sigɛ̀ pək ìkəm tvà kɤ̀k je stòrenu

I look at this thing and I say [to myself] how is this thing made? –

90 (a) tvà tvà siɛ̀ tòo tòk sɨ̀čkite tèz ràpti ìkəm

this electric thing, and all these things. I say,

Stikŭl 3

83 (a) ìma tùka takòva dètu əa tuvà be dètu za za tò̝ka

and then there’s this thing here where – ah, where there’s – it’s for, for electricity.

84 (a) za tò̝ka dètu nəlì grad’ɔ̀t ednò visòku

For electricity, you know, where they build this tall –

85 (KP) trafopòst

Electricity distributor.

86 (a) anəvà visò̝kunu dènu za tò̝kan i tò̝ sa gràbna i nò̝lkuva beše

That tall thing that’s for electricity. And he took hold of it. And he was this old –

87 (a) katu na petnàes šesnàes gudìni mumč’èncətu i tò fàna ta sa dràpna

a boy of maybe fifteen or sixteen years, and he went and pulled back,

88 (a) tà sa fàna i izgurɛ̀ cɛ̀lku i gu pùsnaha i pàdna

and then grabbed [it] and burnt all up. And they released him, and he fell.

Sŭrnica 4

75 (a) štòtu n’e jè kətu seà də ìmə tòk də ìmə svetìlu

Because it wasn’t like now, when you’ve got electricity and lights

Sveta Petka 2

20 (a) pә pә s làmbite dujdè pә tòko hà pa tòko fәnà:me

So then along with the lamps, electricity came in and we got electricity

22 (MM) znàči pòmnite kogà e došɤ̀l tòko

So you remember when electricity came.

Tihomir 1

140 (a) səgà da vìdiš kanà pràvet as tòka li kimì s kanà

just see what they do now! With electrical power [they do] God knows what all.

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