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Meaning of ганак | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
[ˈɡanak]

Definitions

  1. porch (a covered entrance to a building forming a sort of vestibule)
  2. Taraškievica spelling of га́нак (hának).
    Taraškievica, alt-of

Equivalents

English Porch

Examples

“Ty moj miły Sinku Awramku, Obac swoho Tatonka z ganku”

My dear son Awramka, Look at your daddy from the porch

“I — dziéle tahó — s gánka slúżkám dau prykázy”

And — for that purpose — standing on the porch, he gave orders to servants

“Ґанак (дзе і рэч адбываецца) каменны, на шасьці слупох — па тры с кожнага боку.”

The porch (where this happens) is made of stone, supported by six columns — three on each side.

“Prywiała huślara z jaho niŭnych sialib Dwornia kniaziawa ŭ choram bahaty, Pasadzili na hanku, miž klonaŭ i lip, Na cehlanym parozi mahnata.”

A guslar bard was brought from his rural settlement To a rich mansion by the prince's courtmen. They sat him on a porch, between maples and lindens, On the bricks of the magnate's doorstep.

“Woś na ganak swoj krok Śkierawała prytnom, Kab paczuć, jak dziadok Budzie hrać pad waknom.”

Now towards the porch She quickly directed her steps, In order to hear, how the gramps Is going to play music under the window.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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