LANGUAGE
Proununciation and transliteration In Serbian, almost every word is pronounced exactly as it is written. There are 30 letters in the Serbian alphabet, which is written in both Cyrillic and Latin forms. Roman Cyrillic Pronunciation
| A a А а | `a` as in ask |
| B b Б б | `b` as in boy |
| C c Ц ц | `c` as `ts` in flotsam |
| Č č Ч ч | `ch` as in church |
| Ć ć Ћ ћ | `tch` like the `t` in future |
| D d Д д | `d` as in dog |
| Dž dž Џ џ |
`j` as in just |
| Đ đ Ђ ђ | `dj` as in endure |
| E e Е е | `e` as in egg |
| F f Ф ф | `f` as in father |
| G g Г г |
`g` as in girl |
| H h Х х | `h` as in hot; as the `ch` in loch before another consonant |
| I i И и | `i` as in machine |
| J j Ј ј | `y` as in young |
| K k K k | `k` as in king |
| L l Л л | `l` as in like |
| LJ lj Љ љ | `ly` like the `lli` in million |
| M m М м | `m` as in man |
| N n Н н | `n` as in nest |
| Nj nj Њ њ | `nj` like the `ny` in canyon |
| O o O o | `o` between the `o` in bone and The `aw` in shawl |
| P p П п | `p` as in perfect |
| R r Р р | `r` as in rough |
| S s С с | `s` as in Serbia |
| Š š Ш ш | `sh` as in lush |
| T t Т т | `t` as in test |
| U u У у | `oo` as in boot |
| V v В в | `v` as in victory |
| Z z З з | `z` as in zebra |
| Ž ž Ж ж | `zh` like the `s` in pleasure |
There is no definite article in Serbian. Nouns may be masculine, feminine or neuter and are declined according to their function in a sentence. In their singular form, masculine nouns end with a consonant and generally end with an `i` in the plural. Most feminine nouns end in `-a` in the singular and `-e` in the plural. Neuter nouns end in either `-e` or `-o` in the singular; generally, the plural form ends in `-a`. Stress is usually on the first syllable but in some cases, as in words that have a prefix, stress is on the middle syllable. Stress never falls on the last syllable of a word.
Basics
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Yes-Da
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Sorry- Pardon, Izvinite
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No– Ne
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No problem – Nema problema
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Maybe– Možda
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Excuse me– Izvinite
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Hello-Zdravo
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May I?- Da li mogu?
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Goodbye– Doviđenja/Ćao
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Please give me… – Dajte mi…
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Good morning – Dobro jutro
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That`s fine – U redu je
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Good day/afternoon-Dobar dan
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Good – Dobar
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| Good evening-Dobro veče | Bad-loš |
| Good night-Laku noć | Little-malo |
| How are you?-Kako ste? | Today-danas |
| Well, thank you-Dobro, hvala | Yesterday-juče |
| Please-Molim | Tomorrow-sutra |
| Thank you-Hvala | Mr-Gospodin |
| I don`t understand-Ne razumem | Mrs-Gospođa |
| I don`t speak Serbian-Ne znam srpski | Miss-Gospođica |
Asking questions
| Where is…?-Gde je…? | Do you speak English?-Govorite li engleski? |
| How?-Kako? | How much is it?-Koliko košta? |
| When?-Kada? | What time is it?-Koliko je sati? |
| Which?-Koji? | What`s your name?-Kako se zovete? |
| Who?-Ko? | Where are you from?-Odakle ste? |
Introductions
| Entrance/exit -ulaz/izlaz УЛАЗ / ИЗЛАЗ |
| Open/closed-otvoreno/zatvoreno ОТВОРЕНО / ЗАТВОРЕНО |
| Information-informacije ИНФОРМАЦИЈЕ |
| Prohibited-zabranjeno ЗАБРАЊЕНО |
| Toilets-toalet ТОАЛЕТ |
| Men-muški МУШКИ |
| Women-ženski ЖЕНСКИ |
| Danger-opasnost ОПАСНОСТ |
| Arrival-dolazak ДОЛАЗАК |
| Departure-polazak ПОЛАЗАК |
| No smoking-zabranjeno pušenje ЗАБРАЊЕНО ПУШЕЊЕ |
| No entry-ulaz zabranjen УЛАЗ ЗАБРАЊЕН |
Getting around
| Where`s the… -Gde je… | bus station? -autobuska stanica? |
| Railway station? -železnička stanica? | Airport?- aerodrom? |
| How far is it to…? -koliko je daleko do…? | What time`s the next bus? -kada polazi sledeći autobus? |
| What time does the…leave/arrive?-Kada…polazi /dolazi? | I want to go to…-Želim da odem u… |
| I would like a…-Želim… | How do I get to…?-Kako mogu da dođem do…? |
| I want to get off!-Želim da siđem! | Is it near/far?-To je blizu/daleko? |
| Bus-autobus, train-voz, tram-tramvaj | aeroplane-avion, boat-brod |
| one-way ticket-karta u jednom pravcu | return ticket-povratna karta |
| 1st class-prva klasa, 2nd class-druga klasa | petrol(gas) station-benzinska stanica |
| hill/mountain/peak-brdo/planina/vrh | village/town-selo/grad |
Shopping
| bank-banka, newspaper-novine | bookshop-knjižara, post office-pošta |
| chemist (pharmacy)-apoteka | exchange office-menjačnica, shop-radnja |
| market-pijaca, souvenir-uspomena | money-novac |
Health
| apple-jabuka, lunch-ručak, baked-pečeno | meat-meso,bean-pasulj, milk-mleko |
| beef-govedina, mushrooms-pečurke | beefsteak-biftek,onion-luk, beer-pivo |
| bill-račun, pancake-palačinka, brandy-rakija | bread-hleb, peach-breskva, pear-kruška |
| breakfast-doručak, butter-puter | pepper-biber, cake-kolač_ torta |
| plum brandy-šljivovica, chicken-piletina | coffee-kafa, roasted meat-pečeno meso |
| cappuccino-kapućino, salad-salata | cup-šoljica, sausage-kobasica |
| dinner-večera, strawberry-jagoda | fish soup-riblja čorba, tea-čaj |
| tavern-konoba_nacionalni restoran | wine-vino, lamb-jagnje, juice-sok |
Numbers
| 0 nula | 1 jedan | 2 dva | 3 tri | 4 četiri | 5 Pet |
| 10 deset | 15 petnaest | 20 dvadeset | 100 sto | 1.000 hiljada | one million – milion |
