Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
tji
English translation:
"no such luck", or "that didn't work".
Added to glossary by
Charlesp
Nov 30, 2005 00:52
19 yrs ago
Swedish term
tji
Swedish to English
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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
"men där fick man tji"
(another one of these exclimations!)
(another one of these exclimations!)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +6 | no such luck |
EKM
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| 3 -1 | tji-hi/laugh |
Rebecca Barath
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Proposed translations
+6
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Swedish term (edited):
där fick man tji
Selected
no such luck
or "that didn't work". Colloquial expression.
Peer comment(s):
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Anders G
1 hr
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Tack Anders!
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Rebecca Barath
: very cool......
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Thank you, Becky! :-)
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| agree |
Lars Jelking
: "That got you!"
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Tack Lars! :-)
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| agree |
Sven Petersson
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Tack Sven! :-)
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| agree |
Michele Fauble
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Tack Michele! :-)
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| agree |
George Hopkins
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Tack George! :-)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "great!"
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30 mins
Rebecca Barath
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tji-hi/laugh
Well, I know tji-hi is a giggle....:) could it be the same???
Peer comment(s):
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asptech
: "tji" is a Romani (gypsy) language word, meaning "nothing", that got incorporated into the Stockholm argot about 100 years ago.
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