Category: Complete Course

Complete Course Lesson 29

Let’s review what we learned last time. =
Hajde da proverimo šta smo naučili prošli put.
at the grocery store
at the hospital
at the hotel
We don’t use “at” or “to”, we just use “in” = “u”, or “on” = “na”
So how we translate at the grocery store?
grocery store – prodavnica
That is nominativ, but here we need lokativ. So we say:
at the grocery store = u prodavnici; u supermarketu
at the hospital = u bolnici
at the hotel = u hotelu
Now, let’s translate a dialogue. = Sada, hajde da prevedemo dijalog.
At the grocery store = U prodavnici
This is a dialogue between Ana and the shop assistant. = Ovo je dijalog između Ane i prodavca.
How may I help you? = Izvolite, kako vam mogu pomoći?
Remember:
izvoli (sing) / izvolite (plural, forrmal)
– answering when someone calls your name
– offering someone something
– “there you go”/”here you go”
– “how may I help you”
– allowing someone to come inside: “please, come in”
I don’t speak Serbian well. = Ne govorim dobro srpski.
Do you speak English? = Da li vi govorite engleski?
I am sorry, I don’t. = Žao mi je, ne govorim.
But you speak Serbian very well! = Ali, vi govorite srpski veoma dobro!
Thank you, I’m trying. = Hvala vam, pokušavam.
I am living and working in Belgrade at the moment, and I’m studying Serbian. = Sada živim i radim u
Beogradu i učim srpski. *at the moment, now – sada
I want to buy a dictionary. = Želim da kupim rečnik.
This is a good Serbian-English dictionary. Here you go! = Ovo je dobar srpsko-engleski rečnik. Izvolite!
Thank you very much! = Hvala puno! / Hvala mnogo! / Hvala lepo!
to want = želeti
she wants = ona želi
at the store = u prodavnici (singular)
at the shops = u prodavnicama (plural)
crowd, crowded = gužva
people = ljudi
at the university = ba fakultetu
at the universities = na fakultetima
school student (pupil) = učenik
college student = student
at school = u školi
at schools = u školama
but = ali
shop assistant = prodavac
well; good = dobro
English = engleski
Englishman = Englez
Englishwoman = Engleskinja
to live = živeti
I live = živim
to work = raditi
I work = radim
Маy I help you? = Izvolite?
I’m sorry. = Žao mi je.
Unfortunately = nažalost
Just a little bit = vrlo malo
Thank you very much = Hvala lepo
LOKATIV – PLURAL
Where are they? = Gde su oni?
The students are at colleges. = Studenti su na fakultetima.
Muški i srednji rod
at the hotels = u hotelima
at the cities = u gradovima
at villages = u selima
at colleges = na fakultetima
Ženski rod
on the streets = na ulicama
in the rooms = u sobama
at the stores = u prodavnicama

100 most common Serbian verbs:
1) to be – biti
2) to have – imati
3) to do – raditi
4) to say – kazati
5) to go – ići
6) to get – dobiti
7) to make – praviti
8) to know – znati
9) to think – misliti
10) to take – uzeti
11) to see – videti
12) to come – doći
13) to want – želeti
14) to look – gledati
15) to use – koristiti
16) to find – naći
17) to give – dati
18) to tell – reći, it’s basically the same as verb number 4, kazati
19) to work – raditi, we use the same word for ‘work’ and ‘do’ – raditi
20) to call – zvati
21) to try – pokušati
22) to ask – pitati
23) to need – trebati
24) to feel – osećati
25) to become – postati
26) to leave – otići
27) to put – staviti
28) to think – misliti
29) to keep – čuvati
30) to let – pustiti
31) to begin – početi
32) to seem – činiti se
33) to help – pomoći
34) to talk – pričati
35) to turn – okrenuti
36) to start – početi
37) to show – pokazati
38) to hear – čuti
39) to play – igrati
40) to run – trčati
41) to move – kretati se
42) to like – sviđati se
I like – sviđa mi se
43) to live – živeti
44) to believe – verovati
45) to hold – držati
46) to bring – doneti
47) to happen – desiti se
48) to write – pisati
49) to provide – obezbediti
50) to sit – sedeti
51) to stand – stajati
52) to lose – izgubiti
53) to pay – platiti
54) to meet – upoznati
55) to include – obuhvatiti
56) to continue – nastaviti
57) to set – postaviti
58) to study, to learn – učiti
59) to change – promeniti
60) to lead – voditi
61) to understand – razumeti
62) to watch – gledati
63) to follow – pratiti
64) to stop – stajati
65) to create – napraviti
66) to speak – pričati
67) to read – čitati
68) to allow – dopustiti
69) to add – dodati
70) to spend – potrošiti
71) to grow – rasti
72) to open – otvoriti
73) to walk – hodati
74) to win – pobediti
75) to offer – ponuditi
76) to remember – zapamtiti
77) to love – voleti
78) to consider – razmotriti
79) to appear – pojaviti se
80) to buy – kupiti
81) to wait – čekati
82) to serve – služiti
83) to die – umreti
84) to send – poslati
85) to expect – očekivati
86) to build – graditi
87) to stay – ostati
88) to fall – pasti
89) to cut – seći
90) to reach – dostići
91) to kill – ubiti
92) to remain – ostati, we use the same verb as for the ‘stay’
93) to suggest – predložiti
94) to raise – podići
95) to pass – proći
96) to sell – prodati
97) to require – zahtevati
98) to report – prijaviti
99) to decide – odlučiti
100) to pull – vući

Body parts – Delovi tela
body – telo
head – glava
face – lice
shoulder – rame
neck – vrat
chest – grudi
arm – ruka
hand – šaka
leg – noga
knee – koleno
ankle – članak
foot – stopalo
elbow – lakat
thigh – butina
calf – list
heel – peta
hair – kosa
forehead – čelo
eye – oko
nose – nos
ear – uvo
mouth – usta
cheek – obraz
chin – brada
beard – brada
thumb – palac
finger – prst
index finger – kažiprst
middle finger – srednji prst
ring finger – domali prst
little finger – mali prst
joint, knuckle – zglob
Plural forms:
bodies – tela
heads – glave
faces – lica
shoulders – ramena
necks – vratovi
arms – rukehands – šake
legs – noge
knees – kolena
ankles – članci
feet – stopala
elbows – laktovi
thighs – butine
calves – listovi
heels – pete
foreheads – čela
eyes – oči
noses – nosevi
ears – uši
cheeks – obrazi
chins – brade
beards – brade
thumbs – palčevi
fingers – prsti
joints – zglobovi

weather – vreme
forecast – prognoza
to fall – padati
cloud – oblak
cloudy – oblačno
The weather is cloudy. = Vreme je oblačno.
It is cloudy. = Oblačno je.
flood – poplava
The city is flooded. = Grad je poplavljen.
fog – magla
foggy – maglovit (masculine), maglovita (feminine), maglovito (neuter)
The weather is foggy. = Vreme je maglovito.
hail – grad
It is hailing. = Pada grad.
hurricane – uragan
ice – led
icy, freezing – leden, ledena, ledeno
lightning – munja
rain – kiša
rainy – kišovit, kišovita, kišovito
It is raining. = Pada kiša.
rainbow – duga
snow – sneg
snowy – snežan, snežna, snežno
It is snowing. = Pada sneg.
storm – oluja
stormy – olujan, olujna, olujno
a stormy night – olujna noć
sun – sunce
sunny – sunčan, sunčana, sunčano
a sunny day – sunčan dan
thunder (singular) – grom
thunder, thunderstorm – grmljavina
tornado – tornado
wind – vetar
windy – vetrovit, vetrovita, vetrovito
It is windy today. = Danas je vetrovito.
heat – vrućina
hot – vruće
The weather is hot. = Vreme je vruće.
warmth – toplinawarm – topao, topla, toplo
cool, chilly – prohladan, prohladna, prohladno
cold (noun) – hladnoća
cold (adjective) – hladan, hladna, hladno
damp, humid – vlažan, vlažna, vlažno
to drizzle – rositi
It is drizzling. = Kiša rosi.
downpour – pljusak
blizzard – mećava
frost – mraz
snowflake – pahuljica
breeze – povetarac
drought – suša
puddle – bara
smog – smog
sleet – susnežica
It is usually chilly and damp in autumn. =
Obično je prohladno i vlažno u jesen.
It is so humid that I’ve had to change my shirt twice already. =
Toliko je vlažno da sam morao/morala da presvučem majicu već dva puta.
I hate the rain but I love the sun. =
Mrzim kišu ali volim sunce.
How is the weather in Germany? =
Kako je vreme u Nemačkoj?
What’s the forecast for tomorrow? =
Kakva je prognoza za sutra?
It’s pretty hot. What is the temperature? =
Prilično je vruće. Kolika je temperatura?
What is the weather like here in the summer? =
Kakvo je vreme ovde leti?

jobs – poslovi
job – posao
accountant – računovođa
actor – glumac
actress – glumica
architect – arhitekta
astronomer – astronom
author – pisac
baker – pekar
bricklayer – zidar
driver – vozač
butcher – mesar
carpenter – stolar
chef, cook – kuvar
cleaner – čistač
dentist – zubar
designer – dizajner
doctor – doktor, lekar
garbage man – đubretar
electrician – električar
engineer – inženjer
factory worker – radnik u fabrici
farmer – zemljoradnik
firefighter – vatrogasac
fisherman – ribar
florist – cvećar
gardener – baštovan
hairdresse, barber – frizer
journalist – novinar
judge – sudija
lawyer – advokat
lecturer – predavač
librarian – bibliotekar
lifeguard – spasilac
mechanic – mehaničar
model – model, maneken/manekenka
newsreader – spiker
nurse – medicinska sestra
optician – optičar
painter – slikar
pharmacist – farmaceut
photographer – fotograf
cameraman – snimatelj, kamerman
pilot – pilot
plumber – vodoinstalater
politician – političar
police officer – policajac
postman – poštar
real estate agent – agent za nekretnine
receptionist – recepcioner
scientist – naučnik
secretary – sekretarica
shop assistant – prodavac
soldier – vojnik
tailor – krojač
taxi driver – taksista
teacher (1-4 grade) – učitelj / učiteljica
teacher (middle & high) – nastavnik / nastavnica
professor – profesor
translator – prevodilac
travel agent – turistički agent
veterinarian – veterinar
waiter – konobar
waitress – konobarica
surgeon – hirurg
psychiatrist – psihijatar
programmer – programer
office worker – kancelarijski radnik
web designer – veb dizajner
athlete – sportista
coach – trener
manager – upravnik, menadžer

house – kuća
furniture – nameštaj
living room – dnevna soba
bedroom – spavaća soba
kitchen – kuhinja
bathroom – kupatilo
dining room – trpezarija
hall – hodnik
basement – podrum
attic – tavan
roof – krov
stairs – stepenice
balcony – terasa
garden – dvorište
garage – garaža
television, TV – televizija, TV
coffee table – stočić
sofa, couch – kauč
cushion, pillow – jastuk
bookshelf – polica za knjige
carpet, rug – tepih
armchair – fotelja
lamp – lampa
plant – biljka
painting – slika
curtain – zavesa
speaker – zvučnik
bed – krevet
air-conditioner – klima uređaj
crib – krevetac
wardrobe – ormar
clock, watch – sat
fan – ventilator
mirror – ogledalo
phone – telefon
nightstand – noćni stočić
fridge – frižider
stove – šporet
oven – rerna
cooker hood – aspirator
dishwasher – mašina za sudovedrawer – fioka
table – sto
tablecloth – stolnjak
chair – stolica
cabinet – kredenac
chandelier – luster
washing machine – mašina za veš
water heater – bojler
toilet – šolja
sink in the bathroom – lavabo
sink in the kitchen – sudopera
bathtub – kada
shower – tuš
towel – peškir
toilet paper – toalet papir
brush – četka
shampoo – šampon
hair dryer – fen
mop – džoger
bucket – kofa
hanger – ofinger
clothespin – štipaljka
soap – sapun
toothbrush – četkica za zube
toothpaste – pasta za zube
clothes dryer – mašina za sušenje
detergent – deterdžent

kitchenware – kuhinjsko posuđe
kitchen – kuhinja
toaster – toster
kettle – čajnik
mixer – mikser
blender – blender
microwave – mikrotalasna
trash can – kanta za smeće
scale – vaga
basket – korpa
bowl – činija
grater – rende
oven glove – rukavica za rernu
napkin – salveta
chopsticks – štapići
apron – kecelja
chopping board – daska za seckanje
rolling pin – oklagija
cleaver – mesarski nož
strainer – cediljka
ladle – kutlača
fork – viljuška
knife – nož
spoon – kašika
cutlery – escajg
plate – tanjir
frying pan – tiganj
pot, saucepan – lonac, šerpa
corkscrew – vadičep
spatula – špatula
measuring cup – merica
baking tray – tepsija

nationality – nacionalnost
★ Note that there are different singular and plural forms.
Also, there are different masculine and feminine forms.
The following forms are masculine singular (one male individual):
Serb, Serbian – Srbin
American – Amerikanac
Brit, British – Britanac
Irishman – Irac
Englishman – Englez
Portuguese – Portugalac
Spanish – Španac
French – Francuz
German – Nemac
Belgian – Belgijanac
Danish – Danac
Norwegian – Norvežanin
Finish – Finac
Swedish – Šveđanin
Italian – Italijan
Austrian – Austrijanac
Czech – Čeh
Polish – Poljak
Lithuanian – Litvanac
Latvian – Letonac
Ukrainian – Ukrajinac
Slovakian – Slovak
Hungarian – Mađar
Romanian – Rumun
Bulgarian – Bugarin
Bosnian – Bosanac
Greek – Grk
Turkish – Turčin
Russian – Rus
Saudi Arabian – Saudijski Arapin
Egyptian – Egipćanin
Libyan – Libijac
Indian – Indijac
Chinese – Kinez
Japanese – Japanac
Australian – Australijanac
Canadian – Kanađanin
Mexican – Meksikanac
Venezuelan – Venecueljanin
Colombian – Kolumbijac
Peruvian – Peruanac
Brazilian – Brazilac
Bolivian – Bolivijanac
Paraguayan – Paragvajac
Chilean – Čileanac
Argentinian – Argentinac
Thai – Tajlanđanin
Montenegrin – Crnogorac
Croat, Croatian – Hrvat
Slovenian – Slovenac
European – Evropljanin
Asian – Azijac
African – Afrikanac

country – država, zemlja
Serbia – Srbija
America – Amerika
United Kingdom – Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo
Great Britain – Velika Britanija
England – Engleska
Portugal – Portugal
Spain – Španija
France – Francuska
Germany – Nemačka
Belgium – Belgija
Denmark – Danska
Norway – Norveška
Finland – Finska
Sweden – Švedska
Italy – Italija
Austria – Austrija
Czechia – Češka
Poland – Poljska
Lithuania – Litvanija
Latvia – Letonija
Ukraine – Ukrajina
Slovakia – Slovačka
Hungary – Mađarska
Romania – Rumunija
Bulgaria – Bugarska
Bosnia – Bosna
Greece – Grčka
Turkey – Turska
Russia – Rusija
Saudi Arabia – Saudijska Arabija
Egypt – Egipat
Libya – Libija
India – Indija
China – Kina
Japan – Japan
Australia – Australija
Canada – Kanada
Mexico – Meksiko
Venezuela – Venecuela
Colombia – Kolumbija
Peru – Peru
Brazil – Brazil
Bolivia – Bolivija
Paraguay – Paragvaj
Chile – Čile
Argentina – Argentina
Thailand – Tajland
Montenegro – Crna Gora
Croatia – Hrvatska
Slovenia – Slovenija
continent – kontinent
Europe – Evropa
North America – Severna Amerika
South America – Južna Amerika
Asia – Azija
Africa – Afrika
Australia – Australija
Antarctica – Antarktik

animals – životinje
animal – životinja
ant – mrav
antelope – antilopa
alligator – aligator
bat – šišmiš
bear – medved
bird – ptica
butterfly – leptir
bee – pčela
cat – mačka
caterpillar – gusenica
chicken – kokoška
cow – krava
camel – kamila
dog – pas
dolphin – delfin
donkey – magarac
deer – jelen
duck – patka
eagle – orao
elephant – slon
eel – jegulja
fish – riba
fly – mušica
fox – lisica
frog – žaba
flamingo – flamingo
goose – guska
gorilla – gorila
giraffe – žirafa
goat – koza
gazelle – gazela
grasshopper – skakavac
grizzly bear – grizli medved
guinea pig – morsko prase
horse – konj
hamster – hrčak
hedgehog – jež
hippo – nilski konj
hummingbird – kolibri
hyena – hijena
iguana – iguana
impala – impala
jaguar – jaguar
jellyfish – meduza
kangaroo – kengur
koala – koala
leopard – leopard
lion – lav
lizard – gušter
llama – lama
lobster – jastog
monkey – majmun
mosquito – komarac
mouse – miš
octopus – hobotnica
ostrich – noj
otter – vidra
owl – sova
oyster – ostriga
panda – panda
panther – panter
parrot – papagaj
penguin – pingvin
pig – svinja
pigeon – golub
polar bear – polarni medved
puma – puma
rabbit – zec
raccoon – rakun
rat – pacov
reindeer – irvas
rhino – nosorog
scorpion – škorpija
seal – foka
shark – ajkula
sheep – ovca
shrimp – škamp
skunk – tvor
sloth – lenjivac
snail – puž
snake – zmija
spider – pauk
squirrel – veverica
tiger – tigar
tortoise, turtle – kornjača
turkey – ćurka
unicorn – jednorog
walrus – morž
whale – kit
wolf – vuk
worm – crv
zebra – zebra
dinosaur – dinosaurus

vegetables – povrće
artichoke – artičoka
asparagus – špargla
eggplant – patlidžan
avocado – avokado
beetroot – cvekla
bell pepper – paprika
broccoli – brokoli
Brussels sprouts – prokulica (singular), prokulice (plural)
cabbage – kupus
carrot – šargarepa
cauliflower – karfiol
celery – celer
chickpeas – leblebija
corn – kukuruz
cucumber – krastavac
garlic – beli luk
ginger – đumbir
green beans – boranija
kale – kelj
leek – praziluk
lentils – sočivo
lettuce – zelena salata
mushrooms – pečurke
olive – maslina
olives – masline
onion – crni luk
peas – grašak
potato – krompir
pumpkin – bundeva
radish – rotkvica
rhubarb – rabarbara
spinach – spanać
spring onion – mladi luk
squash – tikva
tomato – paradajz
zucchini – tikvica

fruit – voće
apple – jabuka
apricot – kajsija
banana – banana
blackberry – kupina
blackcurrant – crna ribizla
redcurrant – crvena ribizla
blueberry – borovnica
sour cherry – višnja
sweet cherry – trešnja
coconut – kokos
cranberry – brusnica
date – urma
fig – smokva
gooseberry – ogrozd
grapes – grožđe
grapefruit – grejpfrut
kiwi – kivi
lemon – limun
lime – limeta
lychee – liči
mandarin – mandarina
mango – mango
melon – dinja
nectarine – nektarina
orange – narandža
papaya – papaja
passion fruit – marakuja
peach – breskva
pear – kruška
pineapple – ananas
plum – šljiva
pomegranate – nar
quince – dunja
raspberry – malina
strawberry – jagoda
tangerine – mandarina
watermelon – lubenica

colors – boje
color – boja
red – crvena
blue – plava
green – zelena
yellow – žuta
orange – narandžasta
purple – ljubičasta
black – crna
white – bela
brown – braon
pink – roze
gray – siva
gold – zlatna
silver – srebrna
crimson – grimizna
turquoise – tirkizna
dark – tamno
light – svetlo
dark blue – tamno plava
light green – svetlo zelena
beige – bež

Note that the words I wrote are in feminine form: “red color – crvena boja”, because the word “color” (boja) is feminine.
Adjectives have three genders and they have to match the noun they describe:
a red phone – crveni telefon (masculine)
a red book – crvena knjiga (feminine)
the red sea – Crveno more (neuter)

Masculine forms end in -i (red – crveni)
Feminine forms end in -a (green – zelena)
Neuter forms end in -o (yellow – žuto)

Masculine forms:
red – crveni
blue – plavi
green – zeleni
yellow – žuti
orange – narandžasti
purple – ljubačasti
black – crni
white – beli

Neuter forms:
red – crveno
blue – plavo
green – zeleno
yellow – žuto
orange – narandžasto
purple – ljubičasto
black – crno
white – belo

Possessive adjectives – Prisvojni pridevi
my – moj, moja, moje
your – tvoj, tvoja, tvoje
his – njegov, njegova, njegovo
her – njen, njena, njeno
its – njegov, njegova, njegovo
our – naš, naša, naše
your (plural) – vaš, vaša, vaše
their – njihov, njihova, njihovo
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my passport – moj pasoš (masculine)
my book – moja knjiga (feminine)
my last name – moje prezime (neuter)

your passport – tvoj pasoš
your book – tvoja knjiga
your last name – tvoje prezime

This is my dictionary. = Ovo je moj rečnik.
This is my watch. = Ovo je moj sat.
This is my notebook. = Ovo je moja sveska.
This is your home. = Ovo je tvoj dom.
This is your book. = Ovo je tvoja knjiga.
This is your bag. = Ovo je tvoja torba.
This is her suitcase. = Ovo je njen kofer.
This is our pen. = Ovo je naša olovka.
This is your (plural) phone. = Ovo je vaš telefon.
This is their mother. = Ovo je njihova majka.

Possessive pronouns – Prisvojne zamenice
They are the same as the possessive adjectives in Serbian.
mine – moj, moja, moje
yours – tvoj, tvoja, tvoje
his – njegov, njegova, njegovo
her – njen, njena, njeno
its – njegov, njegova, njegovo
our – naš, naša, naše
yours (plural) – vaš, vaša, vaše
theirs – njihov, njihova, njihovo

This is my dictionary. = Ovo je moj rečnik.
This dictionary is mine. = Ovaj rečnik je moj.
This is your home. = Ovo je tvoj dom.
This home is yours. = Ovaj dom je tvoj.
This is his passport. = Ovo je njegov pasoš.
This passport is his. = Ovaj pasoš je njegov.
This is their book. = Ovo je njihova knjiga.
This book is theirs. = Ova knjiga je njihova.

Formal and informal speech
When we talk in formal situations, or with elderly people, or we just want to be respectful, we use the formal speech. It has the same form as “you plural”.
It sounds the same as if we are addressing more people.
Sometimes we have to figure out from the context whether someone is addressing more people or just one person formally.
your home – tvoj dom (informal)
your home – vaš dom (formal)
your mom – tvoja mama (informal)
your mom – vaša mama (formal)
your name – tvoje ime (informal)
your name – vaše ime (formal)

This is Nikola. = Ovo je Nikola.
This is Maria. = Ovo je Marija.
He is an architect, and she is a doctor. =
On je arhitekta, a ona je doktor.
Is Marko an architect? Yes, he is. =
Da li je Marko arhitekta? Jeste.
Is Maria a doctor? No, she isn’t. =
Da li je Marija doktor. Nije.

Verb “to be” – short answers:
yes, I am – jesam
yes, you are – jesi
yes, he is – jeste
yes, she is – jeste
yes, it is – jeste
yes, we are – jesmo
yes, you are (plural) – jeste
yes, they are – jesu
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no, I’m not – nisam
no, you’re not – nisi
no, he’s not – nije
no, she’s not – nije
no, it’s not – nije
no, we’re not – nismo
no, you’re not (plural) – niste
no, they’re not – nisu

airport – aerodrom
Good afternoon. Welcome!
Sir, your passport please. =
Dobar dan. Dobro došli!
Gospodine, vaš pasoš molim vas.
Here you go! = Izvolite!
This is not your passport! = Ovo nije vaš pasoš!
I apologize! This is my sister Milica. =
Izvnite! Ovo je moja sestra Milica.
That is her passport, and this is mine. =
To je njen pasoš, a ovo je moj.
Are you in Serbia for the first time? =
Da li ste u Srbiji prvi put?
Yes, we are here for the first time. =
Da, mi smo ovde prvi put.
Here you go! Everything is all right! Goodbye! =
Izvolite! Sve je u redu! Doviđenja!

There are three genders in Serbian – masculine, feminine, and neuter.
Masculine nouns usually end in a consonant:
gospodin – sir
park – park
telefon – phone
Feminine nouns usually end in “a”:
gospođa – Mrs
lekcija – lesson
žena – woman
Neuter nouns usually end in either “o” or “e”:
jutro – morning
more – sea
prezime – last name

Additional vocabulary:
home – dom
book – knjiga
bag – torba
passport – pasoš
watch – sat
dictionary – rečnik
suitcase – kofer
notebook – sveska
pen – olovka
telefon – phone

Verb “to be” – biti
I am – ja sam
you are – ti si
he is – on je
she is – ona je
it is – ono je
we are – mi smo
you are (plural) – vi ste
they are – oni su

I am a student. = Ja sam student.
You are a student. = Ti si student.
He is a student. = On je student.
She is a student. = Ona je student.
It is a student. = Ono je student.
We are students. = Mi smo studenti.
You are students. = Vi ste studenti.
They are students. = Oni su studenti.
*****
I am not a student. = Ja nisam student.
You are not a student. = Ti nisi student.
He is not a student. = On nije student.
She is not a student. = Ona nije student.
It is not a student. = Ono nije student.
We are not students. = Mi nismo studenti.
You are not students. = Vi niste studenti.
They are not students. = Oni nisu studenti.
*****
Am I a student? = Da li sam ja student?
Are you a student? = Da li si ti student?
Is he a student? = Da li je on student?
Is she a student? = Da li je ona student?
Is it a student? = Da li je ono student?
Are we students? = Da li smo mi studenti?
Are you students? = Da li ste vi studenti?
Are they students? = Da li su oni studenti?

a drink – piće
I am thirsty. = Ja sam žedan.
I drink – pijem
water – voda
coffee – kafa
tea – čaj
milk – mleko
juice – sok
soda (sugary drink) – gazirani sok
beer – pivo
wine – vino
orange juice – sok od narandže
soda water – kisela voda
coke – koka-kola
lemonade – limunada
Serbian style schnapps – rakija
cocktail – koktel
mineral water – mineralna voda
whiskey – viski
milkshake – milkšejk
ice tea – ledeni čaj
squeezed juice – ceđeni sok
hot chocolate – topla čokolada
vodka – votka
gin – džin
rum – rum
tequila – tekila
ice – led
glass – čaša
cup – šoljica
mug – šolja
cold – hladno
fizzy, carbonated – gazirano
a can – limenka
bottle – flaša

food – hrana
I am hungry. = Ja sam gladan.
breakfast – doručak
lunch – ručak
dinner – večera
snack – užina
bread – hleb
rice – pirinač
wheat – pšenica
oats – ovas
meat – meso
cheese – sir
chicken – piletina
pork – svinjetina
beef – govedina
sour cream – pavlaka
pizza – pica
spaghetti – špageti
hamburger – hamburger
Serbian style hamburger – pljeskavica
Serbian style meat fingers – ćevapi
pie – pita
Serbian style meat/cheese pie – burek
egg – jaje
sausage – kobasica
salt – so
sugar – šećer
ice cream – sladoled
French fries – pomfrit
sandwich – sendvič
fish – riba
soup – supa
salad – salata
chicken thigh – pileći batak
bacon – slanina
pancake – palačinka
butter – puter / maslac
flour – brašno
cake – torta
cookies – kolačići
chocolate – čokolada
lamb – jagnjetina
stew – paprikaš
ketchup – kečap
mayo – majonez
biscuit – keks
jam – džem
salty – slano
sweet – slatko
bitter – gorko
sour – kiselo
chilly pepper-hot – ljuto
warm – toplo
high temp-hot – vruće

family – porodica
family member – član porodice
family members – članovi porodice
mother – majka
mom – mama
father – otac
dad – tata
parent – roditelj
sister – sestra
brother – brat
daughter – ćerka
son – sin
grandfather – deda
grandpa – deka
grandmother – baba
grandma – baka
uncle (father’s brother) – stric
uncle (mother’s brother) – ujak (informally ujka)
aunt – tetka
wife – žena
husband – muž
daughter-in-law – snaja
son-in-law – zet
grandson – unuk
granddauhter – unuka
cousin – brat/sestra od strica/ujaka/tetke
relative – rođak

number – broj
numbers – brojevi
zero – nula
one – jedan
two – dva
three – tri
four – četiri
five – pet
six – šest
seven – sedam
eight – osam
nine – devet
ten – deset
eleven – jedanaest
twelve – dvanaest
thirteen – trinaest
fourteen – četrnaest
fifteen – petnaest
sixteen – šesnaest
seventeen – sedamnaest
eighteen – osamnaest
nineteen – devetnaest
twenty – dvadeset
twenty one – dvadeset jedan
twenty two – dvadeset dva
twenty three – dvadeset tri
twenty four – dvadeset četiri
twenty five – dvadeset pet
thirty – trideset
forty – četrdeset
fifty – pedeset
sixty – šezdeset
seventy – sedamdeset
eighty – osamdeset
ninety – devedeset
one hundred – sto
one thousand – hiljada
ten thousand – deset hiljada
one hundred thousand – sto hiljada
one million – milion
one billion – milijarda

Subject pronouns:
I – ja
you – ti
he – on
she – ona
it – ono
we – mi
you (plural) – vi
they – oni

Present Tense – Sadašnje vreme
to study – učiti
I study – ja učim
you study – ti učiš
he studies – on uči
she studies – ona uči
it studies – ono uči
we study – mi učimo
you (plural) study – vi učite
they study – oni uče

In order to form the present tense, the suffix “ti” is omitted from the infinitive (učiti), and that is how the stem is formed (uči). We apply the suffixes to a stem in order to form the present tense:
-m -mo
-š -te
/ -e/-u/-ju
The suffixes for all the persons except for the third person plural are always the same, for all the verbs. The third person plural can end in three different ways: “e”, “u”, or “ju” – depending on the last letter of the stem.
1) If the stem ends in “i”:
he works – radi
– “they” form ends in “e”:
they work – rade
2) If the stem ends in “e”:
he eats – jede
– “they” form ends in “u”:
they eat – jedu
3) If the stem ends in “a”:
he sleeps – spava
– “they” form ends in “ju”
they sleep – spavaju

to read – čitati
I read – ja čitam
you read – ti čitaš
he reads – on čita
she reads – ona čita
it reads – ono čita
we read – mi čitamo
you (plural) read – vi čitate
they read – oni čitaju

to write – pisati
I write – ja pišem
you write – ti pišeš
he writes – on piše
she writes – ona piše
it writes – ono piše
we write – mi pišemo
you write (plural) – vi pišete
they write – oni pišu

to be – biti
I am – ja sam
to have – imati
I have – imam
to read – čitati
I read – čitam
to cook – kuvati
I cook – kuvam
to sing – pevati
I sing – pevam
to work – raditi
I work – radim
to swim – plivati
I swim – plivam
to sleep – spavati
I sleep – spavam
to study – učiti
I study – učim
to drive – voziti
I drive – vozim
to run – trčati
I run – trčim
to lie down – ležati
I lie down – ležim
to eat – jesti
I eat – jedem
to write – pisati
I write – pišem
to drink – piti
I drink – pijem
to cry – plakati
I cry – plačem
to watch – gledati
I watch – gledam
to jump – skakati
I jump – skačem
to go – ići
I go – idem
to travel – putovati
I travel – putujem

My name is Ana. = Ja se zovem Ana.
I am from Serbia. = Ja sam iz Srbije.
I don’t understand – ne razumem
Could you speak slower, please? = Možeš li pričati sporije, molim te?
What does this mean? = Šta ovo znači?
What do you mean? = Kako to misliš?
What is your name? = Kako se zoveš?
How are you? = Kako si?
What are you doing? = Šta radiš?
What do you do for a living? = Čime se baviš?
phone number – broj telefona
What do you think? = Šta misliš?
sounds good – zvuči dobro
never mind – nema veze
I am learning Serbian. = Učim srpski.
Can you help me? = Da li mi možeš pomoći?
I am looking for _________. = Tražim _________.
How much does this cost? = Koliko ovo košta?
How can I help you? = Kako vam mogu pomoći?
What time is it? = Koliko je sati?
How is the weather? = Kako je vreme?
I speak English. = Pričam engleski.
I live in Belgrade. = Živim u Beogradu.
I travel to America. = Putujem u Ameriku.
welcome – dobro došao (masculine), dobro došla (feminine), dobro došli (plural, formal)

yes – da
no – ne
maybe – možda
hi, hello, bye – zdravo, ćao
good morning – dobro jutro
good afternoon – dobar dan
good evening – dobro veče
good night – laku noć
goodbue – doviđenja
see you – vidimo se
see you later – vidimo se kasnije
see you next time – vidimo se sledeći put
see you tomorrow – vidimo se sutra
take care – čuvaj se
what’s up – šta ima
okay – okej
good – dobro
bad – loše
all right – u redu
thank you – hvala
thank you very much – hvala puno
you’re welcome – nema na čemu
excuse me, sorry – izvini
I’m sorry – žao mi je
nice to meet you – drago mi je
of course – naravno
please – molim te
yes?, pardon me? – molim?
sure – sigurno
great – sjajno

The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet is a variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language, adapted in 1818 by the Serbian philologist and linguist Vuk Karadžić. It is one of the two alphabets used to write modern standard Serbian, the other being Latin alphabet (abeceda).
Cyrillic alphabet – azbuka
Cyrillic script – ćirilica

Karadžić based his alphabet on the previous Slavonic-Serbian script, following the principle of “write as you speak and read as it is written”, removing obsolete letters.

Medieval Serbian Cyrillic
Vuk Stefanović Karadžić fled Serbia during the Serbian Revolution in 1813, to Vienna. There he met Jernej Kopitar, a linguist with interest in slavistics. Kopitar and Sava Mrkalj helped Vuk to reform Serbian and its orthography. He finalized the alphabet in 1818 with the Serbian Dictionary.
Karadžić reformed standard Serbian and standardised the Serbian Cyrillic alphabet by following strict phonemic principles on the Johann Christoph Adelung’ model and Jan Hus’ Czech alphabet. Karadžić’s reforms of standard Serbian modernised it and distanced it from Serbian and Russian Church Slavonic, instead bringing it closer to common folk speech, specifically, to the dialect of Eastern Herzegovina which he spoke. Karadžić was, together with Đuro Daničić, the main Serbian signatory to the Vienna Literary Agreement of 1850 which, encouraged by Austrian authorities, laid the foundation for Serbian, various forms of which are used by Serbs in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia today. Karadžić also translated the New Testament into Serbian, which was published in 1868.

Differences from other Cyrillic alphabets
Serbian Cyrillic does not use several letters encountered in other Slavic Cyrillic alphabets. It does not use hard sign (ъ) and soft sign (ь), but the aforementioned soft-sign ligatures instead. It does not have Russian/Belarusian Э, Ukrainian/Belarusian І, the semi-vowels Й or Ў, nor the iotated letters Я (Russian/Bulgarian ya), Є (Ukrainian ye), Ї (yi), Ё (Russian yo) or Ю (yu), which are instead written as two separate letters: Ја, Је, Ји, Јо, Ју. Ј can also be used as a semi-vowel, in place of й. The letter Щ is not used. When necessary, it is transliterated as either ШЧ, ШЋ or ШТ.
In other words, Serbian alphabet is modernised and as a result simpler. We only have the letter/sound “j”, everything else can be added to form the sound that is needed.

The Serbian Latin alphabet is one of the writing systems used to write the Serbian language. It consists of 30 letters, which are similar to the Latin script used for English and many other languages. Here’s a brief overview of the Serbian Latin alphabet:

A B C Č Ć D Dž Đ E F G H I J K L Lj M N Nj O P R S Š T U V Z Ž
a b c č ć d dž đ e f g h i j k l lj m n nj o p r s š t u v z ž

Latin alphabet, also known as abeceda, is the form of the Latin script (latinica) used for writing Serbo-Croatian and all of its standard varieties: Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin, and Serbian.
Digraphs ⟨dž⟩, ⟨lj⟩ and ⟨nj⟩ are considered to be single letters.
There are 22 letters that are the same as in English, and there are 8 letters unique for the Serbian writing system: Č, Ć, Dž, Đ, Nj, Š, Ž.
The four English letter we don’t have in the Serbian alphabet are: X, Y, W, Q.

Pronunciation
There is a rule in Serbian that goes:
Write as you say, read as it is written.
Serbian (and the other three standard varietes of our language) is 100% phonetic. One letter equals one sound. There are no silent letters. There are no double letters. One letter always has the same sound. No exceptions.
For example, letter “k” always has the sound like in key or kangaroo. The letter “c” can never sound like that.
Take a look at the pronunciation of our letters:

Č, č       church / čovek – man (harder)
Ć, ć       gotcha / ćao – hi (softer)
Ž, ž       pleasure / žena – woman
Dž, dž   junk / džem – jam (harder)
Đ, đ       juice / đak – pupil (softer)
Š, š       shoes / šta – what
Nj, nj     onion, piñata / konj – horse
Lj, lj      million, Ljubljana / ljubav – love

The “c” letter has the /ts/ sound, like in gigahertz and Fitzgerald.
“A” is just /a/, like in bun, honey, or mushroom.
“E” is just /e/, like cat, pet, met.
“I” is /i/, like sit, meet, pit.
“O” is /o/, like ball, mop, shop.
“U” is /u/, like shoot, put, suit.

The letters we don’t have (X, Y, Q, W) we also have to pronounce somehow.
X – iks
Y – ipsilon
Q – ku
W – duplo ve [literally “double V”]