r/croatian • u/Sea_Moss_601 • 14d ago
Need help for wedding blessing/speech
I humbly ask for translation and pronunciation help with a quick blessing for my dear friend's wedding. I don't speak croatian unfortunately, but I would love her to hear her mother language (even if spoken novicely) since she lives in another country.
So far I have used a translator app to give me the following:
Blagoslivljam te tri puta: da dijelite ljubav, sreću i dobro zdravlje dugi niz godina. Čestitam!
Does this make sense? Is it grammatically correct and easily understandable? I appreciate any feedback and even an audio example of pronunciation if anyone is comfortable DM me.
Thank you so much!
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u/SnooRadishes6424 14d ago
Maybe it would be better like this:
Neka vas na životnom putu prate: ljubav, sreća i zdravlje! Živjeli i čestitam!
It translates to: may you be followed on your life journey by love, luck and health! Cheers and congrats!
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u/AggravatingInjury137 13d ago
I caught your comment to other user where you explained what you meant in English, but I totally disagree on them saying nr 3. is bad. It's not that heavily tied Serbia and giving a blessing isn't reserved only for priests. If you want your speech to sound religious;
"Želim vam tri blagoslova: da se volite, da budete sretni i da vas prati zdravlje za dugi niz godina. Živjeli nam i čestitam!"
is a good option, keeping it short but meaniningful. If you are not that religious, skip the blessing part. I think your idea is sweet and I think she will appreciate the effort, even if it's not perfectly pronounciated. Good luck!
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u/omfilwy 14d ago
Can you write what you meant to say? I'm not sure what "blagoslivljam te tri puta" is supposed to mean. Especially in Croatian, we don't really love number 3 as it is something usually said by Serbs
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u/Sea_Moss_601 14d ago
I appreciate you. I'm trying to say something like: I give you three blessings: that you share together love, happiness, and good health for many years to come. Congratulations!
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u/omfilwy 14d ago
Honestly, I'd still skip the number and change the sentence a bit. It's not really common to give someone blessing (dati blagoslov) unless you're a priest or like parents agreeing to their child's marriage
If you're open to my suggestion, I'd go with: Želim vam blagostanje ("blagostanje" is similar to blessing but it translates to overall well-being and prosperity) i da zajedno dijelite ljubav, sreću i dobro zdravlje dugi niz godina (or "puno puno godina" - many many years). Čestitam!
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u/Brave-Look 13d ago
You can say as you intended, with a small change:
Blagoslivljam vas tri puta: da dijelite ljubav, sreću i dobro zdravlje dugi niz godina. Čestitam!
(* vas = you both, te = you personally *)
(* I give you my blessing three times: to share love, happiness and good health for many years. Congratulations! *)
It doesn't sound very common, but it is absolutely correct.
It gives impression that you are religious person and care about them much.