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slo: nižje pogovorno v SSKJ

A list of 350 words by rolig.

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Words listed as "low colloquial" in Slovar slovenskega knjižnega jezika (Dictionary of Standard Slovene).

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  • rolig "Nižje pogovorno" is a designation Slovene lexicographers give to non-"formal" words that are widely used and understood in conversation (i.e. "pogovorno" – "colloquial") but that indicate a lower level of education or social status (i.e. "nižje" – "lower" or perhaps "vulgar" in the classic sense). In fact many of these words are used by everybody, even university professors, in relaxed, informal settings. Slovenes often refer to such words as doma�?e – "domestic, for the home" – which is a little ironic since the vast majority are German imports (e.g. štant, "a stand or booth", from das Stand), whereas the formal Slovene (Slavic-root) word (here, stojnica) is often less widely used and can sound official and stilted.

    In Slovene classes, of course, they never teach you these "low-colloquial" expressions. And in Slovene schools, children are reprimanded when they use them, which, unsurprisingly, has its effects on the character. Feb 24, 2009

  • bilby And what's nižje pogovorno, rolmonster? Feb 24, 2009