Now let’s learn some basic Serbian conversation. This lesson will teach you how to introduce yourself, as well as simple words and phrases like yes, no, excuse me and I don’t understand. Learn these and you’ll be ready to conduct short conversations in Serbian.
Contents
This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Serbian“.
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Basic conversation
English | Serbian | Serbian (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
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yes | да | da | |
no | не | ne | |
please / you’re welcome | молим нема на чему | molim nema na čemu | |
you’re very welcome | нема на чему | nema na čemu | |
thank you | хвала | hvala | |
thank you very much | хвала пуно | hvala puno | |
thanks | хвала | hvala | |
Excuse me! | Извињавам се! | Izvinjavam se! |
Communication
English | Serbian | Serbian (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
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I understand. | Разумијем. | Razumijem. | |
I don’t understand. | Не разумијем. | Ne razumijem. | |
Hello? (on the phone) / I beg your pardon? | Хало? | Halo? | |
What does that mean? | Шта то значи? | Šta to znači? | |
I don’t know. | Не знам. | Ne znam. | |
I don’t speak Polish. | Ја не знам пољски. | Ja ne znam poljski. | |
I speak a little Polish. | Знам мало пољског. | Znam malo poljskog. | |
Do you speak English? (informal) | Да ли знаш енглески? | Da li znaš engleski? | |
Do you speak English? (formal) | Знаш ли причати енглески? | Znaš li pričati engleski? | |
Yes, I do speak English. | Да, знам причати енглески. | Da, znam pričati engleski. | |
No, I don’t speak English. | Не, не знам причати енглески. | Ne, ne znam pričati engleski. |
Making acquaintances
English | Serbian | Serbian (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
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Please talk more slowly! | Молим те, причај спорије! | Molim te, pričaj sporije! | |
Nice to meet you! | Драго ми је да смо се упознали! | Drago mi je da smo se upoznali! | |
How are you? | Како сте? | Kako ste? | |
Good, thank you! | Добро, хвала! | Dobro, hvala! | |
I’m well, thanks! | Добро сам, хвала! | Dobro sam, hvala! | |
Not bad, thanks! | Није лоше, хвала! | Nije loše, hvala! | |
very bad | веома лоше | veoma loše | |
What’s your name? | Како се зовеш? | Kako se zoveš? | |
My name is [...]. | Зовем се [...]. | Zovem se [...]. | |
What’s your first name? | Коje је ваше име? | Kako je vaše ime? | |
My first name is [...] | Моје име је [...]. | Moje ime je [...]. | |
How old are you? | Колико имаш година? | Koliko imaš godina? | |
I’m [...] years old. | Ја имам [...] година. | Ja imam [...] godina. | |
What are your hobbies? | Који су твоји хобији? | Koji su tvoji hobiji? | |
What do you like doing? | Шта волиш радити? | Šta voliš raditi? | |
What are you doing (at the moment)? | Шта (тренутно) радиш? | Šta (trenutno) radiš? | |
Where do you live? | Гђе живиш? Гђе станујеш? | Gdje živiš? Gdje stanuješ? | |
I live in [...]. | Живим у [...]. | Živim u [...]. | |
I’m from England | Ја сам из Енглеске. | Ja sam iz Engleske. | |
I’m English | Ја сам Енглез. | Ja sam Englez. |
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