наизуст

Univerbation of на (na) + literally “out of mouth” изу́ст (izúst).

• IPA^(key): [nɐizˈust]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -ust
• Syllabification^(key): на‧и‧зуст
• Hyphenation^(key): на‧изуст

наизу́ст • (naizúst) (not comparable)

1. (off) by heart
2. (colloquial) extremely well; like the back of one's hand

   Аз ги знам ти́я у́лици наизу́ст. Ко́лко пъ́ти сме хо́дили по тях като́ бя́хме деца́…

   Az gi znam tíja úlici naizúst. Kólko pǎ́ti sme hódili po tjah kató bjáhme decá…

   I know these streets like the back of my hand. How many times we walked down them when we were children…

3. (informal) impromptu; extemporaneously, with no preparation; off the cuff

   Ба́те, това́ е пъ́рвата ти ра́бота. Тря́бва ма́лко по-серио́зно! Не мо́же да се яви́ш и про́сто да гово́риш наизу́ст!

   Báte, tová e pǎ́rvata ti rábota. Trjábva málko po-seriózno! Ne móže da se javíš i prósto da govóriš naizúst!

   Bro, this is your first job. You gotta take it a bit more seriously! You can't just show up and talk all off the cuff!

• “наизуст”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “наизуст”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “изу́ст”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 57

• IPA^(key): [ˈnaizust]

наизуст • (naizust) (not comparable)

1. by heart