Basic Phrases of the Serbian Language

Serbia is situated in the Balkans. A democratic republic, Serbia has two autonomous provinces, Vojvodina and Kosovo-Metohija. Belgrade (the capital of Serbia) is the largest city of Serbia. Although landlocked, the country boasts of 2,000 km of navigable waterways on the Danube, Sava, Tisza and their canals. Serbia has temperate continental climate, which gradually transition between the four seasons of the year.

Serbian is the official language of Serbia, while Cyrillic is used as the official script in Serbia.

Some Basics Phrases

Yes	---	Da
No	---	Ne
Please	---	Molim
Thank you	---	Hvala
Thank you very much	---	Hvala lepo
Good	---	Dobro
Bad	---	Loše
Today	---	Danas
Now	---	Sada
Tomorrow	---	Sutra
Yesterday	---	Juče

Greetings

Hello	---	Zdrahvo
Good morning	---	Dobro jutro d
Good afternoon	---	Dobar dan
Good night	---	Laku noć
Good-bye	---	Doviđenja
Bye	---	Zbogom

Small Talk

What is your name?	---	Kako se zovete?
My name is...	---	Ime mi je...
How are you?	---	Kako ste?
Fine thanks, and you?	---	Dobro hvala, a vi?
Do you speak english?	---	Govorite li engleski?
I speak (little) serbian.	---	Govorim (malo) srpski jezik.
Where are you from	---	Odakle ste (polite) / si?
I’m from	---	Ja sam iz (country)

Food

I'm hungry	---	Gladan (m) / Gladna (f) /
I’m thirsty	---	Žedan (m) / Žedna (f) sam.
A beer please	---	Jedno pivo molim

Directions

Straight	---	Pravo
Left	---	Levo
Right	---	Desno.

Numbers

1	---	Jedan
2	---	Dva
3	---	Tri
4	---	Četiri
5	---	Pet
6	---	šest
7	---	Sedam
8	---	Osam
9	---	Devet
10	---	Deset

Days of the Week

Monday	---	Ponedeljak
Tuesday	---	Utorak
Wednesday	---	Sreda
Thursday	---	Četvrtak
Friday	---	Petak
Saturday	---	Subota
Sunday	---	Nedelja

A Few Other Handy Words

Can you help me?	---	Možete li da mi pomognete?
Where is the (bathroom/ pharmacy)?	---	Gde je (kupatilo / apoteka)?
I feel sick.	---	Loše se osećam.
I need a doctor	---	Treba mi doctor.

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