Verbs describe movement or action. You’ll need them whenever you want to talk about what you, somebody or something else does, did or wants to do. Essential stuff. Memorize the verbs below and you’ll be well equipped for most basic Bosnian conversations.

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Bosnian“.

Basic Words & Phrases: Verbs

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Important verbs

EnglishBosnianPronunciation
(Audio)
(to) bebiti
(to) haveimati
(to) do / (to) makeraditi
praviti
can / (to) know how tomoći
znati
(to) know (how)znati (kako)
(to) know / (to) be acquainted withznati
poznavati
(to) understandrazumjeti
(to) speak / (to) talkpričati
govoriti
(to) listen toslušati
(to) hearčuti
(to) seevidjeti
(to) feelosjetiti
(to) liveživjeti
(to) wanthtjeti
željeti
(to) needtrebati
(to) likesviđati se
(to) lovevoljeti
(to) givedati
davati
(to) takeuzeti
uzimati
(to) playigrati (se)
svirati
(to) laughsmijati se
(to) comedoći
stići
(to) goići
(to) go by […] (e.g. by car)putovati
(to) writepisati
(to) readčitati
(to) countbrojati
(to) pronounceizgovoriti
(to) spellspelovati
(to) conjugatekonjugirati
(to) remembersjetiti se
zapamtiti
(to) forgetzaboraviti
(to) eatjesti
(to) trypokušati
probati
(to) usekoristiti
upotrijebiti
(to) openotvoriti
(to) closezatvoriti
(to) greet / (to) welcomepozdraviti
poželjeti dobrodošlicu
(to) beginpočeti
(to) endzavršiti

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