ba

hey; come on (familiar emphatic particle, softer than bre; follows the addressed word: Šta radiš, ba?; especially characteristic of Bosnia; informal only)

эй; да ну (фамильярный усилитель, как bre, но мягче; ставится после слова-обращения: Šta radiš, ba?; особенно характерен для Боснии; только со своими)

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Colloquial particles

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Politeness & face

Next to it in the phrasebook

• mȁoh come on; nah (dismissal, disagreement; clause-initial only: Ma…
• bȁšexactly, just; really (intensifier)
• vàljdapresumably, I suppose
• brȅemphatic particle (very colloquial; informal only)
• ȅtothere you go; so (clause-initial, sums up: Eto, to je sve; the trio…
• jȁoouch!; oh no! (pain, alarm, sympathy; clause-initial: Jao, izvini!)
• zȁrreally?; surely not
• dȅcome on; go on (coaxing; placed before an imperative: De, reci mi!…
• ȅnothere (pointing at something distant, + genitive: Eno ga! — 'There he…
• čȕjlisten; hey (attention-getter, clause-initial; Čuj njega! — 'Listen…

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