The Serbian course
Learn Serbian ten words at a time
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Ten games of ten words: the hundred 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.
Serbian challenge
Do you know the essentials? 25 quick questions from across the course. Score high and you are ready for the trip.
Serbian · Lesson 1 of 10
Greetings and politeness
Hello, thanks, please: the ten openers everything else builds on.
- ZdravoZDRA-vo
- Hello
- Hejhey
- Hi
- Dobro jutroDOB-ro YOO-tro
- Good morning
- Laku noćLA-koo noch
- Good night
- Hvala lepoHVA-la LE-po
- Thank you very much
- HvalaHVA-la
- Thanks
- MolimMO-leem
- You're welcome
- Molim vasMO-leem vas
- Please
- Izviniteeez-VEE-nee-te
- Excuse me
- Doviđenjado-vee-JEN-ya
- Goodbye
Serbian · Lesson 2 of 10
Order anything by pointing
One beer please, one of these please, the bill: survive any menu.
- Jedno pivo, molimYED-no PEE-vo, MO-leem
- One beer please
- Jedno od ovoga, molimYED-no od O-vo-ga, MO-leem
- One of these please
- Jednu kafu, molimYED-noo KA-foo, MO-leem
- One coffee please
- Dva, molimdva, MO-leem
- Two please
- Još jedno, molimyosh YED-no, MO-leem
- One more please
- Koliko košta?KO-lee-ko KOSH-ta
- How much is it?
- Račun, molimRA-choon, MO-leem
- The bill please
- Mogu li...?MO-goo lee
- May I...?
- Živeli!ZHEE-ve-lee
- Cheers!
- Nazdravlje!naz-DRAH-vlye
- Bless you
Serbian · Lesson 3 of 10
Yes, no and the essentials
The tiny words that carry half of every conversation.
- Dada
- Yes
- Nene
- No
- OkejO-key
- Okay
- Naravno, nema problemana-RAV-no, NE-ma pro-BLE-ma
- Sure, no problem
- Ne znamne znam
- I don't know
- 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?
- MaloMA-lo
- A little
- Naravnona-RAV-no
- Of course
- Sve je u redusve ye oo RE-doo
- Everything is fine
Serbian · Lesson 4 of 10
Numbers and money
Counting, prices, paying by card or cash.
- JedanYE-dan
- One
- Dvadva
- Two
- Tritree
- Three
- ČetiriCHE-tee-ree
- Four
- Petpet
- Five
- DesetDE-set
- Ten
- Stosto
- One hundred
- DinarDEE-nar
- Dinar
- KarticomKAR-tee-tsoom
- By card
- Keškesh
- In cash
Serbian · Lesson 5 of 10
At the supermarket
Bread, milk, a bag, nothing else thanks: the checkout routine.
- Hlebhleb
- Bread
- MlekoMLE-ko
- Milk
- Sirseer
- Cheese
- VodaVO-da
- Water
- Kesu?KE-soo
- A bag?
- Imate li...?EE-ma-te lee
- Do you have...?
- Gde je...?gde ye
- Where is...?
- OvajO-vay
- This one
- Ništa drugoNEESH-ta DROO-go
- Nothing else
- Prijatan danpree-YA-tan dan
- Have a nice day
Serbian · Lesson 6 of 10
Cafe and restaurant
A table, the menu, a compliment to the kitchen.
- Sto za dvojesto za DVO-ye
- A table for two
- Meni, molimME-nee, MO-leem
- The menu please
- Domaća kafado-MA-cha KA-fa
- Serbian coffee
- Čašu vinaCHA-shoo VEE-na
- A glass of wine
- RakijaRA-kee-ya
- Rakija
- Ćevapiche-VA-pee
- Ćevapi
- Ukusno jeoo-KOOS-no ye
- It's delicious
- Bez šećerabez SHE-che-ra
- Without sugar
- Za ponetiza PO-ne-tee
- To take away
- Zadržite kusurza-DR-zhee-te KOO-soor
- Keep the change
Serbian · Lesson 7 of 10
Small talk and neighbors
How are you, nice day, see you soon: superficial and proud of it.
- Kako ste?KA-ko ste
- How are you? (polite)
- Kako si?KA-ko see
- How are you? (casual)
- Dobro samDOB-ro sam
- I'm fine
- A vi?a vee
- And you?
- Šta ima novo?shta EE-ma NO-vo
- What's new?
- Lepo vreme, zar ne?LE-po VRE-me, zar ne
- Nice weather, huh?
- Vidimo seVEE-dee-mo se
- See you soon
- Lepo večeLE-po VE-che
- Have a nice evening
- Pozdravite porodicupoz-DRA-vee-te po-RO-dee-tsoo
- Say hi to the family
- Sve najboljesve NAY-bol-ye
- All the best
Serbian · Lesson 8 of 10
Getting around
Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet.
- Gde je toalet?gde ye to-A-let
- Where is the toilet?
- LevoLE-vo
- Left
- DesnoDE-sno
- Right
- PravoPRA-vo
- Straight ahead
- OvdeOV-de
- Here
- TamoTA-mo
- There
- AutobusAW-to-boos
- Bus
- Železnička stanicazhe-lez-NEECH-ka STA-nee-tsa
- Train station
- Jednu kartu, molimYED-noo KAR-too, MO-leem
- One ticket please
- Stanite ovde, molimSTA-nee-te OV-de, MO-leem
- Stop here please
Serbian · Lesson 9 of 10
Time and days
Today, tomorrow, later, the weekend.
- DanasDA-nas
- Today
- SutraSOO-tra
- Tomorrow
- JučeYOO-che
- Yesterday
- SadaSA-da
- Now
- KasnijeKAS-nee-ye
- Later
- Koliko je sati?KO-lee-ko ye SA-tee
- What time is it?
- Ponedeljakpo-ne-DEL-yak
- Monday
- SubotaSOO-bo-ta
- Saturday
- Nedeljane-DEL-ya
- Sunday
- VikendVEE-kend
- The weekend
Serbian · Lesson 10 of 10
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
- Moja torbaMO-ya TOR-ba
- My bag
- Ukrali su mioo-KRA-lee soo mee
- It was stolen
- Hitno jeHEET-no ye
- It's urgent