We have all heard them: Macedonian sayings that make sense to us, but never when translated into another language, especially English.
We at MakLink are compiling a list of these sayings and their translations… feel free in the comments to tell us some of your favorite Macedonian sayings or quotes and their funny translations, and pass this list around to your friends!
Sayings:
Macedonian – English
Majka Sajka – Mother Nail
Majmunot ne igra tamo – The monkey doesn’t play there
Majkati ne ti e tamo – Your mother isn’t in there
Mu gi stega – He’s squeezing them
Vodi racun – Lead your calculations
Mravje vo gashtina – Ants in your pants
Ke ti frknam edna – I’m going to slap you one
Kad ke ti kazem edno! – When I’m going to tell you one!
Machkina kashlitsa – Cat’s cough
Kuce da ti moca – May a dog urinate on you
Da Ti Mocam Od Garamadi – I will piss on you from the roof
Ogan Da Te Izgori – May fire burn you
Gjavol da te izedi – May the devil eat you
Nemam pari sol vo ochi da si turam – I don’t even have money to pour salt in my eyes
Toj sto bara rogovi, ostanuva bez ushi – He who seeks horns, becomes without ears
Rane te izelo – Wounds ate you
Tesko tebe – Heavy you
Pijan kako drvo – Drunk like wood
Selo gori baba se cesla = The village is burning, grandma is combing her hair
Ne se fakja riba so suv gaz – You can’t catch a fish with a dry butt
Ili ke te utepam – Or I’ll kill you
Magare java, magare bara – Donkey ride, donkey look
Ke ti gi razceknam vilicite – I am going to stretch your teeth
Zolckata mia pukna – You busted my appendix
Na babati gakite – Your grandmothers panties
Od trite podolgoto – The longest of the three
Mackite da te jade – May the cats eat you
Uci, Uci, Tikvata Buci – Learn, Learn the Melon makes noise
Odi Mocaj – Go Piss
Mesaj, mesaj, ne se cesaj – Mix, mix, don’t itch yourself
Uf lele majko sho te boli Trajko – Oh mother what hurts you Trajko
Ti dzam ke svitkas – You’re gonna bend glass
Turni go da kinisam – Push me so that I can go
Odi prodavai pufki – Go sell some lint
Krastajce krivi – Bent cucumbers
Kakva brada takov brich – What kind of beard, that kind of razor
Ne se smej ko zelena – Don’t laugh like you are green
Nema voda vo oci – No water in the eyes
Gazot ne znai da si go isbrishi – The ass doesn’t know how to wipe itself
Inaet Magareski – Stubborness like a donkey
Na neroden Petko kapa mu skroile – On unborn Petko a hat is sewn
Dobar konj i pod losho sedalo – Good horse even under a bad saddle
Brat brata ne rani , teshko koj go nema – Brother does not feed his brother but it is hard not having one
Rani kuce da ti laj – Feed the dog so it can bark at you
Ne znam koj pat da go fatam – Don’t know what road to take
Brat za Brat, Crenje za Pari – Brother for Brother, Cheese for Money
Ej babinati – Your grandmother’s
Gaz ti majcin – Your mother’s ass
Papagal ne ti ramno, dosta vise – A parakeet isn’t as flat/straight as you, enough already
Kako macka sto krije gomna, tace i ti – You hide your stuff, like a cat hides its litter
Kuce i matcka se mirisav? – Do a dog & cat smell/sniff each other?
Ut ni eden – You’re an owl
Adult sayings
Od Baba ti Frciloto – From your grandmother’s penis
Picka ti od Majka ti – From your mothers vagina
Ebi veter – Fuck wind
‘Ba si mu spechalo – Fuck his earnings
Da me brichish – Shave me
Da ti ebam plemeto – I’ll fuck your tribe
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