Learn Serbian ten words at a time
Ten short games: the 102 most useful Serbian words and expressions you could live on for years, from greetings and ordering food to numbers, small talk and getting around. Play a lesson in the box beside its words, and the next one starts itself.
Greetings and politeness
Hello, please, thank you, sorry: the ten openers everything else builds on.
- ZdravoZDRA-vo
- Hello
- Dobro jutroDOB-ro YOO-tro
- Good morning
- Dobro večeDOB-ro VE-che
- Good evening
- Doviđenjado-vee-JEN-ya
- Goodbye
- Vidimo seVEE-dee-moh seh
- See you
- Molim vasMO-leem vas
- Please
- HvalaHVA-la
- Thank you
- Nema na čemuNE-ma na CHE-moo
- You're welcome
- Žao mi jeZHA-o mee ye
- Sorry
- Izviniteeez-VEE-nee-te
- Excuse me
- Drago mi jeDRA-go mee ye
- Nice to meet you
Order anything by pointing
I would like, this one, how much, the bill: survive any counter or menu.
- Hteo bih...HTE-o bih
- I would like...
- OvajO-vay
- This one
- Koliko košta?KO-lee-ko KOSH-ta
- How much is it?
- Račun, molimRA-choon, MO-leem
- The bill, please
- KarticomKAR-tee-tsoom
- By card
- Keškesh
- In cash
- VodaVO-da
- Water
- KafaKA-fa
- Coffee
- Čajchai
- Tea
- PivoPEE-vo
- Beer
- Bez...bez
- Without...
Yes, no and the essentials
The small words that carry half of every conversation, and the ones that rescue it.
- Dada
- Yes
- Nene
- No
- OkejO-key
- Okay
- Ne razumemne ra-ZOO-mem
- I don't understand
- Da li govorite engleski?da lee go-VO-ree-te EN-gle-skee
- Do you speak English?
- Možete li da ponovite?MO-zhe-te lee da po-NO-vee-te
- Can you repeat that?
- Polako, molim vaspo-LA-ko, MO-leem vas
- Slowly, please
- Šta je ovo?SHTA ye O-vo
- What is this?
- Treba mi...TRE-ba mee
- I need...
- Možete li da mi pomognete?MO-zhe-te lee da mee po-MOG-ne-te
- Can you help me?
Counting to ten
One to ten, for prices, platforms, rooms and how many beers.
- JedanYE-dan
- One
- Dvadva
- Two
- Tritree
- Three
- ČetiriCHE-tee-ree
- Four
- Petpet
- Five
- Šestshest
- Six
- SedamSE-dam
- Seven
- OsamO-sam
- Eight
- DevetDE-vet
- Nine
- DesetDE-set
- Ten
Shops and hotels
Open, closed, a bag, the wifi password: the checkout and the front desk.
- Imate li...?EE-ma-te lee
- Do you have...?
- Gde je...?gde ye
- Where is...?
- OtvorenoOT-vo-re-no
- Open
- ZatvorenoZAT-vo-re-no
- Closed
- Kesu?KE-soo
- A bag?
- PreskupoPRE-skoo-po
- Too expensive
- Imam rezervacijuEE-mam re-zer-VA-tsee-yoo
- I have a reservation
- Da li je doručak uključen?da lee ye DO-roo-chak OOK-lyoo-chen
- Is breakfast included?
- Koja je šifra za WiFi?KO-ya ye SHEE-fra za WAI-fai
- What's the wifi password?
- Mogu li...?MO-goo lee
- Can I...?
Cafe and restaurant
A table, the menu, what you cannot eat, and a compliment to the kitchen.
- Sto za dvojesto za DVO-ye
- A table for two
- Meni, molimME-nee, MO-leem
- The menu, please
- Šta preporučujete?SHTA pre-po-ROO-choo-ye-te
- What do you recommend?
- Ne jedem...ne YE-dem
- I don't eat...
- Alergičan sam na...a-LER-gee-chan sam na
- I'm allergic to...
- MesoME-so
- Meat
- PiletinaPEE-le-tee-na
- Chicken
- RibaREE-ba
- Fish
- Ukusno jeoo-KOOS-no ye
- It's delicious
- Živeli!ZHEE-ve-lee
- Cheers
Meeting people
How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes.
- Kako ste?KA-ko ste
- How are you?
- Dobro samDOB-ro sam
- I'm fine, thanks
- A vi?a vee
- And you?
- Kako se zovete?KA-ko se ZO-ve-te
- What's your name?
- Zovem se...ZO-vem se
- My name is...
- Odakle ste?O-da-kle ste
- Where are you from?
- Ja sam iz...ya sam eez
- I'm from...
- Sviđa mi seSVEE-ja mee se
- I like it
- Prelepo jePRE-le-po ye
- It's beautiful
- Dobro došliDOB-ro DOSH-lee
- Welcome
Getting around
Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet.
- Gde je toalet?gde ye to-A-let
- Where is the toilet?
- Kako da stignem do...?KA-ko da STEEG-nem do
- How do I get to...?
- LevoLE-vo
- To the left
- DesnoDE-sno
- To the right
- PravoPRA-vo
- Straight ahead
- OvdeOV-de
- Here
- Železnička stanicazhe-lez-NEECH-ka STA-nee-tsa
- Train station
- AutobusAW-to-boos
- Bus
- AerodromA-e-ro-drom
- Airport
- Jednu kartu, molimYED-noo KAR-too, MO-leem
- One ticket, please
Time and days
Now, later, tomorrow, what time it opens and one moment please.
- SadaSA-da
- Now
- KasnijeKAS-nee-ye
- Later
- DanasDA-nas
- Today
- SutraSOO-tra
- Tomorrow
- Večerasve-CHE-ras
- Tonight
- Kada?KA-da
- When?
- Kada se otvara?KA-da se OT-va-ra
- What time does it open?
- Samo trenutakSA-mo tre-NOO-tak
- One moment, please
- MinutaMEE-noo-ta
- Minutes
- SatiSA-tee
- Hours
Help and emergencies
The words you hope to never need.
- Pomoć!PO-moch
- Help!
- Pozovite lekarapo-ZO-vee-te LE-ka-ra
- Call a doctor
- Policijapo-LEE-tsee-ya
- Police
- Apotekaa-po-TE-ka
- Pharmacy
- BolnicaBOL-nee-tsa
- Hospital
- Izgubio sam seeez-GOO-bee-o sam se
- I'm lost
- Nije mi dobroNEE-ye mee DOB-ro
- I don't feel well
- Ukrali su mioo-KRA-lee soo mee
- It was stolen
- Hitan slučajHEE-tan SLOO-chay
- It's an emergency
- Ostavite me na miruos-TA-vee-te me na MEE-roo
- Leave me alone