kuhati nije sala osobito kad je kuharica mala

14:20 May 26, 2008
Bosnian to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Bosnian term or phrase: kuhati nije sala osobito kad je kuharica mala
I found a dish towel of my grandma's with this saying on it. I don't know what it says. My Grandma was slovak, polish, russian. Thank You
marlene vujevic


Summary of answers provided
4the cook so little makes the art of cooking a riddle
Lirka
3It's not a game to grill/boil, specialy when the cook is too little
Kornelija Karalic
3cooking is not a joke especially when the cook is awfully small
Larisa Djuvelek-Ruggiero (X)


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It's not a game to grill/boil, specialy when the cook is too little


Explanation:
It's only a suggestion.

Kornelija Karalic
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Local time: 14:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in BosnianBosnian, Native in CroatianCroatian
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1 day 8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
cooking is not a joke especially when the cook is awfully small


Language variant: US

Explanation:
..and this is yet another suggestion...(also the ending can go as awfully young, as it is not quite clear what is being referred by "mala")

Larisa Djuvelek-Ruggiero (X)
United States
Local time: 08:40
Native speaker of: Native in BosnianBosnian
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1 day 17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the cook so little makes the art of cooking a riddle


Explanation:
I made it rhyme for fun....but the literal trnslation is "it is not easy to cook especially if the cook is small".

It is Croatian ( or Bosnian/Serbian)--can't tell the difference ( if theer is any).


Lirka
Austria
Local time: 14:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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