phrase
kako da ti kažem
how shall I put it (before an awkward answer)
как бы тебе сказать (перед неудобным ответом)
With stress
kȁko da ti kȃžēm
In Cyrillic
како да ти кажем
In phrasebooks
Next to it in the phrasebook
- tȏ je tȏthat’s it, that’s that (closing a matter); just the thing (approving)
- néma fȑkeno problem; no worries (colloquial)
- svȁka čȁstwell done!; hats off, respect (praise); ironic after a blunder: well…
- kȕd kòjī mȉlī mòjieveryone scattered in all directions (jocular)
- štȍ je tȗ jeit is what it is
- dȏđē mi daI feel like (doing something: + da and a verb)
- ni lȕk jȅo ni lȕk mìrisaoto have had nothing to do with it, to be in no way at fault
- néma vȅzenever mind; it doesn’t matter
- štȁ da se rȃdīwhat can you do
- tàkō ti je tȏthat’s how it is, that’s the way it is (a philosophical sign-off)