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Lesson 7 of 10
Meeting people in Serbian
How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes. Play the ten Serbian words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Serbian phrases in this lesson
- 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
The formal version. Use with people you do not know well, older people, or in professional settings.
The standard positive reply. "Odlično sam" means I am excellent if you want to be enthusiastic.
Use "a ti?" with someone you address informally. Returning the question is considered polite.