phrase
ni pet ni šest
without a second thought, without further ado, on the spot
недолго думая, тут же, без лишних слов (не «ни то ни сё»)
With stress
ni pȇt ni šȇst
In Cyrillic
ни пет ни шест
Examples from the lessons
Lako je tebi. On ni pet ni šest, odmah se naljuti.
Тебе легко говорить. Он недолго думая сразу злится.
Idioms and sayingsIn phrasebooks
Appears in lessons
Next to it in the phrasebook
- ìći nȅkome na žívceto get on someone’s nerves, to annoy
- prȁviti od mȕve slònato make a mountain out of a molehill, to blow things out of proportion
- ne pȁdā mi na pȁmētI wouldn’t dream of it, no way, it wouldn’t even occur to me
- prȁviti se lȗdto play dumb, pretend not to understand
- ìmati pȕne rȗke pòslato have one’s hands full, to be snowed under (with work)
- bòlī me ȕvoI couldn’t care less, I don’t give a damn (literally ‘my ear hurts’)
- vúći nȅkoga za nȏsto string someone along, to lead someone up the garden path
- dȉći rȗke od nȅčegato give up on something, to throw in the towel
- razbíjati glávuto rack one’s brains
- pȕna mi je kȁpaI’ve had it up to here, I’m fed up (literally ‘my cap is full’)