once upon a time
köken: Literally, “once there was”.
there was once…; once upon a time, there was… (traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales)
eş: il y avait une fois
alternative form of érase una vez
once upon a time
köken: Literally, “there was once”.
Rusça 🔊 давны́м-давно́ , жи́ли-бы́ли
once upon a time
köken: Literally, “one was, one wasn't”. Compare the similar semantics of Turkish bir varmış, bir yokmuş, Persian یکی بود یکی نبود (yeki bud yeki nabud, “once upon a time/there was, there was not”), Armenian լինում է, չի լինում (linum ē, čʻi linum) and կար-չկար (kar-čʻkar, “once upon a time/there was, there was not”), Georgian იყო და არა იყო რა (iq̇o da ara iq̇o ra, “once upon a time/there was, there…
🔊 Biri var idi, bir yox idi, bir dənə qız var idi. Günlərin bir günündə, o...
The traditional beginning of fairy tales; once upon a time
🔊 Борон-борон заманда йәшәгән ти ҡарт менән ҡарсыҡ.
once upon a time there was
köken: Literally, “there was once”.
Portekizce 🔊 era uma vez , havia uma vez /ˈɛ.ɾɐ ˈũ.mɐ ˈve(j)s/ once upon a time
köken: Compare Spanish érase una vez.
once upon a time, there was ...
köken: det (“there”) + var (“was”) + en gång (“once [one time]”)
alternative form of dawno temu · once upon a time (traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales)
eş: pewnego razu, za górami, za lasami
köken: Literally, “long, long ago”.
Ukraynaca 🔊 давни́м-давно́ , жи́ли-були́
once upon a time there was
köken: oli -pa kerran
🔊 Olipa kerran susi...
once upon a time (traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales)
köken: Literally, “there was, there was not”.
🔊 bylo nebylo v jednom dalekém městě
Rumence 🔊 a fost odată , a fost odată ca niciodată /aˌfos.toˈda.tə/ once upon a time
Macarca 🔊 egyszer volt, hol nem volt , hol volt, hol nem volt
Endonezce 🔊 pada suatu hari , pada zaman dahulu
once upon a time
zıt: ngày nảy ngày nay
köken: Reduplication of ngày xưa (“formerly, in the past”). Compare the similar năm nảo năm nào.
🔊 Coordinate term: từ lúc gà mẹ cõng con đi đái
Bulgarca 🔊 и́мало едно́ вре́ме