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In Bulgaria what do the words zdraveyte and zdrasti mean?

Question #20388. Asked by rhonda.
Last updated Aug 22 2016.

Related Trivia Topics: Linguistics   Vocabulary  
Kainantu
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Kainantu

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When meeting someone, Bulgarians usually shake hands. Formal greetings include Kak ste? (How are you?) or Zdraveite (Hello). The informal equivalents, Kak si? and Zdrasti or Zdravo (Health), are used among friends, relatives, and colleagues. Other phrases include Dobro utro (Good morning), Dobar den (Good day), Dobar vetcher (Good evening), or Leka nosht (Good night).

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My search on zdraveyte shows that this is a geranium or a wedding bouquet thrown on the ground as the bridal couple walks over.

Response last updated by zorba_scank on Aug 22 2016.
Jul 07 2002, 10:32 AM
birdsworth
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birdsworth

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I was reading the title of a website, and along side zdraveyte was the French word 'bonjour' which means hello in English, and along side zdrasti was the French word 'adieu' which means goodbye in English, so the answers could be 'hello' and 'goodbye'.

Jul 28 2002, 7:03 PM
lalexbg
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lalexbg

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"Zdraveyte" means hello in Bulgarian and it is derived from zdrave, which means health. Etymologically "zdraveite" means "be healthy".
"Zdrasti" is a shortened, familiar form and is equivalent to "hi" in English.

to Kainantu: The word for geranuim is very similar to what you found but it's "zdravetz". It was called so because it was believed to bring health to people.

Jul 12 2007, 11:19 AM
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