Bulgarianness for gramaryecabocaApril 21 2007, 23:53:52 UTC
Recipient: gramarye1971 Prompt: Hermione attempts to learn Bulgarian so she can write a letter to Viktor without the help of magic. Word count: 300, exxxactly Rating: G? PG? Scary foreign letterses. Potentially vulgar misuse of Bulgarian grammar. (nah, I looked it up, nothing more vulgar than horrid tense-handling) D/N: Much thanks to Wiki and this site for needed info. While I am certainly brilliant, Bulgarian is not alasfully one of the multiple Slavic languages I speak. *modest* I do wish it was, because, dude? Clitic doubling rox them sox.
Здравей, Виктор.
Как си? Добре съм. Какво правиш? Aз пиша писмо... you seem to have impossibly many forms of the word "write". I think this dictionary may be a bit outdated, and the phrasebook only contains block letters, of course, so I had to look up the cursive equivalents - joined-up writing, you know? I hope you'll be able to read the English part too. I know you mentioned you had trouble reading English - I never would have guessed, you seemed so well-read! Your vocabulary is very good. I would never have imagined you learned it all by listening to WWN, I thought all wizards are as uninterested in music as Ron is. Honestly, he only ever turns the radio on to listen to Quidditch commentary, and that's so boring.
Oh, I didn't mean Quidditch was boring, I meant listening to it without actually watching. But then, it could be fascinating, I suppose, if it really interested you, all the strategy and ploys and things... almost like chess, maybe
Are you well? I am. I already mentioned that, I think. The place I'm currenty residing contains a large library; it reminded me of what you decribed Durmstrang's library looked like. Anyway, there is a big Major European Languages and Language Charms book, but I don't feel quite comfortable with using those spells, b
Hermione sighed and elegantly placed the parchment in the rubbish bin, which swallowed it hungrily. She really had to stop mentioning Grimmauld Place. This had been her sixth painful attempt (which made no sense, she usually wrote her letters briskly and with enjoyment). Maybe if she skimmed through that phrase book again... a Ron deep inside her snickered woefully. She would do that - tomorrow, yes, certainly. Right now, she rather felt like playing chess and criticising Quidditch.
Re: Bulgarianness for gramaryeeeyore9990April 23 2007, 18:34:50 UTC
Absolutely wonderful! I love the letter, how seemingly awkward but really just Hermione's mind unable to stay on one subject too long. Brilliant writing.
Prompt: Hermione attempts to learn Bulgarian so she can write a letter to Viktor without the help of magic.
Word count: 300, exxxactly
Rating: G? PG? Scary foreign letterses. Potentially vulgar misuse of Bulgarian grammar. (nah, I looked it up, nothing more vulgar than horrid tense-handling)
D/N: Much thanks to Wiki and this site for needed info. While I am certainly brilliant, Bulgarian is not alasfully one of the multiple Slavic languages I speak. *modest* I do wish it was, because, dude? Clitic doubling rox them sox.
Здравей, Виктор.
Как си? Добре съм. Какво правиш? Aз пиша писмо...
you seem to have impossibly many forms of the word "write". I think this dictionary may be a bit outdated, and the phrasebook only contains block letters, of course, so I had to look up the cursive equivalents - joined-up writing, you know? I hope you'll be able to read the English part too. I know you mentioned you had trouble reading English - I never would have guessed, you seemed so well-read! Your vocabulary is very good. I would never have imagined you learned it all by listening to WWN, I thought all wizards are as uninterested in music as Ron is. Honestly, he only ever turns the radio on to listen to Quidditch commentary, and that's so boring.
Oh, I didn't mean Quidditch was boring, I meant listening to it without actually watching. But then, it could be fascinating, I suppose, if it really interested you, all the strategy and ploys and things... almost like chess, maybe
Are you well? I am. I already mentioned that, I think. The place I'm currenty residing contains a large library; it reminded me of what you decribed Durmstrang's library looked like. Anyway, there is a big Major European Languages and Language Charms book, but I don't feel quite comfortable with using those spells, b
Hermione sighed and elegantly placed the parchment in the rubbish bin, which swallowed it hungrily. She really had to stop mentioning Grimmauld Place. This had been her sixth painful attempt (which made no sense, she usually wrote her letters briskly and with enjoyment). Maybe if she skimmed through that phrase book again... a Ron deep inside her snickered woefully. She would do that - tomorrow, yes, certainly. Right now, she rather felt like playing chess and criticising Quidditch.
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