Hantec
hantec
PronunciationCzech pronunciation: [ˈɦan.tɛts]
RegionBrno
Czech alphabet
Language codes
ISO 639-3
IETFcs-u-sd-cz642

Hantec (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦan.tɛts]) is a unique dialect previously spoken among lower classes in Brno, Czech Republic during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It developed from the mixing of the Czech language as spoken in Moravia with the languages of other residents of Brno, including Germans and Jews. Today Hantec exists in its original form only among some elderly people, but many words and expressions have become a part of Czech spoken in Brno.

Phrases

Hantec[1]Standard CzechUsageEnglish
Zdar jak sviňa!Přeji hezký den!Generic greetingHave a Good Day!
Betálný ŠtatlNádherné město BrnoUsed when referring to Brno CityBeautiful Brno
Zoncna rublujeSlunce ostře svítíComplain about it being too hot todaySun is shining
Jak šwimhozny na prigluJako plavky na Brněnské přehraděComparison to say that someone/something is uselessLike swimsuit on Brno Reservoir
Hodit čuz na filáčeKoukat se po ženáchTo say that you are here to look at women or generic phrase to avoid explaining what you are doingLooking at women
Vozubená koňaKrásná dívkasaying that a girl is beautifulA horse with a lot of teeth
Kde tu máte retych?Kde tu máte záchod?self-explanatoryWhere is the toilet?
Kudy se tu dostanu na rolu?Jak se dostanu na hlavní nádraží?self-explanatoryWhere is the main train station?

Nouns

Hantec[2]Standard Czechorigin of phraseEnglish
zoncnasluncefrom German Sonnesun
šalinatramvajfrom German "elektrische Linie" - "electric line"tramway
augleočifrom German Augeneyes
gómatchápat; mysletfrom Czech koumatto understand; to think
lochecsmíchfrom German Lachenlaugh
lovepenízefrom Romani lovemoney
retychzáchod/WCfrom Austrian Rettichtoilet
rolavlakové nádražífrom German Rollenrailway station
priglBrněnská přehradafrom German PrielBrno Reservoir
švimhóznyplavkyfrom German Schwimmhose, from schwimmen and Hoseswimsuit
štatlcentrum městafrom German Stadt(down)town
Štatlcentrum města Brnafrom German StadtBrno City (centre)
šlofnótspátfrom German schlafento sleep
cajzl Pražák from German Zeisig a Praguer
škopek půllitr from Czech škopek (bucket) a half-litre of beer

See also

References

  1. Kopřiva, Pavel. Velký Slovník Hantecu, FT Records Brno, 3rd ed. 2004
  2. Kopřiva, Pavel. Velký Slovník Hantecu, FT Records Brno, 3rd ed. 2004


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