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Lesson 5 of 10

Shops and hotels in Macedonian

Open, closed, a bag, the wifi password: the checkout and the front desk. Play the ten Macedonian words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.

Saint Sophia’s Church in Ohrid
Shops and hotels
10 words · 20 seconds each · 8 of 10 to pass
What it meansHow to say it
Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

All 10 Macedonian phrases in this lesson

Имате ли...?I-ma-teh li
Do you have...?

The polite way to ask if a product is in stock. Follow it with the item name or simply show a picture on your phone. Works in any shop, market or pharmacy.

Каде е...?KA-deh eh
Where is...?

Point or gesture after saying this to show what you are looking for. In larger supermarkets staff will often walk you to the aisle rather than just pointing.

ОтвореноOT-vo-reh-no
Open
ЗатвореноZAT-vo-reh-no
Closed
Кеса?KEH-sa
A bag?

Plastic bags cost a small fee at checkout, so the cashier will ask "кеса?" Bring a reusable bag or just say "Да" if you need one and hand over a few denars.

Многу скапоMNO-goo SKA-po
Too expensive
Имам резервацијаI-mam re-zer-VA-tsi-ya
I have a reservation
Дали е вклучен појадокот?DA-li eh VKLU-chen PO-ya-do-kot
Is breakfast included?
Која е лозинката за wifi?KO-ya eh lo-ZIN-ka-ta za VAI-fai
What's the wifi password?
Може ли...?MO-zheh li
Can I...?

Literally "is it possible?".

Where Macedonian is spoken

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