Nick Nasev
@nicknasev.bsky.social
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Macedonian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian and Montenegrin into English Translator
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Macedonian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian and Montenegrin into English Translator
Australian English Expert
Let's talk about Balkan and Aussie stuff!
nicknasev.com
Sad news. Tsvetan Atanasov, a passionate collector of all things Eastern Bloc and the founder of Retro Museum in Varna, Bulgaria, died from cancer yesterday.
If ever you're in Varna, do go to Retro Museum and see the impressively restored cars and everyday items from 1944-1989 Eastern Europe.
If ever you're in Varna, do go to Retro Museum and see the impressively restored cars and everyday items from 1944-1989 Eastern Europe.
December 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Sad news. Tsvetan Atanasov, a passionate collector of all things Eastern Bloc and the founder of Retro Museum in Varna, Bulgaria, died from cancer yesterday.
If ever you're in Varna, do go to Retro Museum and see the impressively restored cars and everyday items from 1944-1989 Eastern Europe.
If ever you're in Varna, do go to Retro Museum and see the impressively restored cars and everyday items from 1944-1989 Eastern Europe.
Среќен именден Свети Никола на сите кои го слават!
Срећан Никољдан свима који славе!
Срећан Никољдан свима који славе!
December 19, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Среќен именден Свети Никола на сите кои го слават!
Срећан Никољдан свима који славе!
Срећан Никољдан свима који славе!
December 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Tale of Silyan was very close to the bone for me. That's basically my family on screen there. Even more so because it's set in a village down the road from my father's birthplace.
Sorry to say but the translation and subtitles were rubbish. Often they bore little relation to what was being said.
Sorry to say but the translation and subtitles were rubbish. Often they bore little relation to what was being said.
December 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Tale of Silyan was very close to the bone for me. That's basically my family on screen there. Even more so because it's set in a village down the road from my father's birthplace.
Sorry to say but the translation and subtitles were rubbish. Often they bore little relation to what was being said.
Sorry to say but the translation and subtitles were rubbish. Often they bore little relation to what was being said.
Testament, the latest film by Mirza Begović from Bosnia and Herzegovina, is showing this weekend at Odeon cinemas in Acton, London (right where many from ex-Yugoslavia live), Birmingham and Coventry
And yes, it's subtitled.
www.odeon.co.uk/films/testam...
And yes, it's subtitled.
www.odeon.co.uk/films/testam...
December 9, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Testament, the latest film by Mirza Begović from Bosnia and Herzegovina, is showing this weekend at Odeon cinemas in Acton, London (right where many from ex-Yugoslavia live), Birmingham and Coventry
And yes, it's subtitled.
www.odeon.co.uk/films/testam...
And yes, it's subtitled.
www.odeon.co.uk/films/testam...
Ethnic Australian comedian troupe Sooshi Mango are going global again! This time they're also going to Skopje, Macedonia.
I have my tickets already for their London show. Basically it's like watching my parents and grandparents on stage 😆
#sooshimango
I have my tickets already for their London show. Basically it's like watching my parents and grandparents on stage 😆
#sooshimango
December 9, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Ethnic Australian comedian troupe Sooshi Mango are going global again! This time they're also going to Skopje, Macedonia.
I have my tickets already for their London show. Basically it's like watching my parents and grandparents on stage 😆
#sooshimango
I have my tickets already for their London show. Basically it's like watching my parents and grandparents on stage 😆
#sooshimango
Happy name day to everyone who has these names featured on this map of the EU... though where are the female names?
As for people from Old-Calendar Orthodox Christian countries, we know when the "real" St Nick's Day is on 😉😄
As for people from Old-Calendar Orthodox Christian countries, we know when the "real" St Nick's Day is on 😉😄
December 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Happy name day to everyone who has these names featured on this map of the EU... though where are the female names?
As for people from Old-Calendar Orthodox Christian countries, we know when the "real" St Nick's Day is on 😉😄
As for people from Old-Calendar Orthodox Christian countries, we know when the "real" St Nick's Day is on 😉😄
The international premiere of the documentary Sofka, the true story behind the Macedonian folk song, is on tomorrow in London, UK at the Cypriot Community Centre.
Tickets available here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sofka-docu...
Tickets available here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sofka-docu...
December 6, 2025 at 10:04 AM
The international premiere of the documentary Sofka, the true story behind the Macedonian folk song, is on tomorrow in London, UK at the Cypriot Community Centre.
Tickets available here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sofka-docu...
Tickets available here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sofka-docu...
Another 50th birthday today in #Bulgaria...
Sofia's Studentski Grad ("Student City"), a purpose-built suburb for university students, was opened on this day in 1975.
While still the centre for student living in Sofia, the area is now more notorious for its wild nightlife.
Pics of then and now...
Sofia's Studentski Grad ("Student City"), a purpose-built suburb for university students, was opened on this day in 1975.
While still the centre for student living in Sofia, the area is now more notorious for its wild nightlife.
Pics of then and now...
December 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Another 50th birthday today in #Bulgaria...
Sofia's Studentski Grad ("Student City"), a purpose-built suburb for university students, was opened on this day in 1975.
While still the centre for student living in Sofia, the area is now more notorious for its wild nightlife.
Pics of then and now...
Sofia's Studentski Grad ("Student City"), a purpose-built suburb for university students, was opened on this day in 1975.
While still the centre for student living in Sofia, the area is now more notorious for its wild nightlife.
Pics of then and now...
Happy 50th birthday today to Bulgaria's Sofi Marinova!
Proudly Roma, Sofi won the hearts of Bulgarians with her impressive vocal range, ability to sing in a variety of genres and her frank nature.
Her talent is on great display here with her rendition of the Bulgarian folk song 'Danyova mama'
Proudly Roma, Sofi won the hearts of Bulgarians with her impressive vocal range, ability to sing in a variety of genres and her frank nature.
Her talent is on great display here with her rendition of the Bulgarian folk song 'Danyova mama'
December 5, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Happy 50th birthday today to Bulgaria's Sofi Marinova!
Proudly Roma, Sofi won the hearts of Bulgarians with her impressive vocal range, ability to sing in a variety of genres and her frank nature.
Her talent is on great display here with her rendition of the Bulgarian folk song 'Danyova mama'
Proudly Roma, Sofi won the hearts of Bulgarians with her impressive vocal range, ability to sing in a variety of genres and her frank nature.
Her talent is on great display here with her rendition of the Bulgarian folk song 'Danyova mama'
Bulgarian Roma superstar Sofi Marinova tonight starts her series of arena concerts in Sofia to mark her 50th birthday on Friday.
Sofi is the first Bulgarian singer to sell out Bulgaria's largest arena four nights in a row!
Sofi is the first Bulgarian singer to sell out Bulgaria's largest arena four nights in a row!
December 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Bulgarian Roma superstar Sofi Marinova tonight starts her series of arena concerts in Sofia to mark her 50th birthday on Friday.
Sofi is the first Bulgarian singer to sell out Bulgaria's largest arena four nights in a row!
Sofi is the first Bulgarian singer to sell out Bulgaria's largest arena four nights in a row!
Deliberate confusion in Bulgaria?
Bulgarian social media is awash with notices for more protests this evening. However, Bulgaria's media (concentrated in the hands of "politician" Deyan Peevski) is claiming this protest is "fake" and implying "foreign meddling" is behind it.
Bulgarian social media is awash with notices for more protests this evening. However, Bulgaria's media (concentrated in the hands of "politician" Deyan Peevski) is claiming this protest is "fake" and implying "foreign meddling" is behind it.
December 3, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Deliberate confusion in Bulgaria?
Bulgarian social media is awash with notices for more protests this evening. However, Bulgaria's media (concentrated in the hands of "politician" Deyan Peevski) is claiming this protest is "fake" and implying "foreign meddling" is behind it.
Bulgarian social media is awash with notices for more protests this evening. However, Bulgaria's media (concentrated in the hands of "politician" Deyan Peevski) is claiming this protest is "fake" and implying "foreign meddling" is behind it.
Seeing that 29 November used to be Yugoslavia's national day, here are some pics I took last year of the Tito monument next to the Iron Gate border crossing between Serbia and Romania on the River Danube
November 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Seeing that 29 November used to be Yugoslavia's national day, here are some pics I took last year of the Tito monument next to the Iron Gate border crossing between Serbia and Romania on the River Danube
The unintentional irony of "hype" here, as in "promotional publicity of an extravagant and contrived kind"
November 27, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The unintentional irony of "hype" here, as in "promotional publicity of an extravagant and contrived kind"
Melbourne, Australia...
November 26, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Melbourne, Australia...
Translation tip:
Some languages put "quotes" for street or building names.
Not English: names in quotes otherwise denote a nickname or it's unofficial.
Small details like these can shift meaning more than you'd think.
Always use the target language's punctuation in translation.
#langsky #xl8n
Some languages put "quotes" for street or building names.
Not English: names in quotes otherwise denote a nickname or it's unofficial.
Small details like these can shift meaning more than you'd think.
Always use the target language's punctuation in translation.
#langsky #xl8n
November 24, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Maloj Mome: The Forgotten Voices of Girls
A performance of #Macedonian folk songs this evening in Salonika, Greece, featuring Kostas Novakis, Haroula Delidimoudi, Haroula Apostolidou and Pavlos Pavlidis.
A performance of #Macedonian folk songs this evening in Salonika, Greece, featuring Kostas Novakis, Haroula Delidimoudi, Haroula Apostolidou and Pavlos Pavlidis.
November 21, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Maloj Mome: The Forgotten Voices of Girls
A performance of #Macedonian folk songs this evening in Salonika, Greece, featuring Kostas Novakis, Haroula Delidimoudi, Haroula Apostolidou and Pavlos Pavlidis.
A performance of #Macedonian folk songs this evening in Salonika, Greece, featuring Kostas Novakis, Haroula Delidimoudi, Haroula Apostolidou and Pavlos Pavlidis.
Last night I and others presented our special items at the event held at @uclssees.bsky.social: The Balkans, its Diasporas, and the Stories of Material Culture, facilitated by Arbër Qerka-Gashi, @ailievskazavrsnik.bsky.social, Mirela Xhaferraj and @ramonagonczol.bsky.social.
Which were my items?
Which were my items?
November 19, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Last night I and others presented our special items at the event held at @uclssees.bsky.social: The Balkans, its Diasporas, and the Stories of Material Culture, facilitated by Arbër Qerka-Gashi, @ailievskazavrsnik.bsky.social, Mirela Xhaferraj and @ramonagonczol.bsky.social.
Which were my items?
Which were my items?
From this evening's event at UCL SSEES
November 18, 2025 at 9:44 PM
From this evening's event at UCL SSEES
How to say "Black Friday" in many parts of the world?
"Black Friday" (complete with English spelling)
Example: this poster advertising a Black Friday sale at a bookshop in Strumica, Macedonia
"Black Friday" (complete with English spelling)
Example: this poster advertising a Black Friday sale at a bookshop in Strumica, Macedonia
November 17, 2025 at 8:15 AM
How to say "Black Friday" in many parts of the world?
"Black Friday" (complete with English spelling)
Example: this poster advertising a Black Friday sale at a bookshop in Strumica, Macedonia
"Black Friday" (complete with English spelling)
Example: this poster advertising a Black Friday sale at a bookshop in Strumica, Macedonia
Glad to announce that Bop (Balkan bean soup) season is officially open!
Bop till you drop 🕺!
Bop till you drop 🕺!
November 15, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Glad to announce that Bop (Balkan bean soup) season is officially open!
Bop till you drop 🕺!
Bop till you drop 🕺!
OK, so that's one way to translate what should be "entry" 😂
Sign in Bulgaria
Credit: Помощ при преводи
Sign in Bulgaria
Credit: Помощ при преводи
November 14, 2025 at 10:11 AM
OK, so that's one way to translate what should be "entry" 😂
Sign in Bulgaria
Credit: Помощ при преводи
Sign in Bulgaria
Credit: Помощ при преводи
How come many of the Coke cans in Bulgaria are in Ukrainian?
November 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM
How come many of the Coke cans in Bulgaria are in Ukrainian?
Of course this coffee cup with beautiful Bulgarian motif...
is made in China
is made in China
November 13, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Of course this coffee cup with beautiful Bulgarian motif...
is made in China
is made in China