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Food and drinks are a recurring talking point, not only while eating out on vacation. So let’s learn the most common words and phrases related to this topic.
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This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Serbian“.
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Basic Food & Spices
| English | Serbian | Serbian (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|
| bread [Sg] | хлеб | hleb | breads [Pl] | хлебови | hlebovi |
| roll [Sg] | плетеница | pletenica | rolls [Pl] | плетенице | pletenice |
| butter | путер | puter | |
| cheese | сир | sir | |
| honey | мед | med | |
| jam [Sg] | џем | džem | jams [Pl] | џемови | džemovi |
| egg [Sg] | јаје | jaje | eggs [Pl] | јаја | jaja |
| noodles | нудле | nudle | |
| rice | пиринач | pirinač | |
| yoghurt [Sg] | јогурт | jogurt | yoghurts [Pl] | јогурти | jogurti |
| sugar | шећер | šećer | |
| salt | со | so | |
| pepper | бибер | biber | |
| spice [Sg] | зачин | začin | spices [Pl] | зачини | začini |
| oil | уље | ulje |
Basic Words & Phrases
| English | Serbian | Serbian (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|
| (to) eat | јести појести | jesti pojesti | |
| food | храна | hrana | |
| (to) drink | пити | piti | |
| drink [Sg] | пиће | piće | drinks [Pl] | пића | pića |
| hungry | гладан | gladan | |
| hunger | глад | glad | |
| thirsty | жедан | žedan | |
| thirst | жеђ | žeđ | |
| (to) cook | кувати | kuhati | |
| (to) taste | пробати | probati | |
| tasty | укусно | ukusno | |
| delicious | укусно | ukusno | |
| Bon appetit! / Enjoy your meal! | Пријатно! | Prijatno! | |
| Cheers! / To your health! | Наздравље! | Nazdravlje! | |
| breakfast | доручак | doručak | |
| lunch | ручак | ručak | |
| dinner | вечера | večera | |
| restaurant [Sg] | ресторан | restoran | restaurants [Pl] | ресторани | restorani |
| bar [Sg] | бар | bar | bars [Pl] | барови | barovi |
| café [Sg] | кафић | kafić | cafés [Pl] | кафићи | kafići |
Dishes
| English | Serbian | Serbian (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|
| soup [Sg] | супа | supa | soups [Pl] | супе | supe |
| salad [Sg] | салата | salata | salads [Pl] | салате | salate |
| french fries / chips | помфрит чипс | pomfrit čips |
Dishes & Cutlery
| English | Serbian | Serbian (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|
| cutlery | есцајг | escajg | |
| fork | виљушка | viljuška | |
| spoon | кашика | kašika | |
| knife | нож | nož | |
| plate | тањир | tanjir | |
| glass | чаша | čaša | |
| cup | шољица | šoljica | |
| mug | шоља | šolja |
Drinks
| English | Serbian | Serbian (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|
| water | вода | voda | |
| mineral water | минерална вода | mineralna voda | |
| soda water / sparkling water | сода газирана вода | soda gazirana voda | |
| still water | дестилована вода | destilovana voda | |
| juice [Sg] | сок | sok | juices [Pl] | сокови | sokovi |
| beer | пива | piva | |
| wine | вино | vino | |
| champagne | шампањац | šampanjac | |
| cocktail | коктел | koktel | |
| milk | млеко | mleko | |
| cocoa | какао | kakao | |
| coffee | кафа | kafa | |
| tea | an | čaj |
Flavors
| English | Serbian | Serbian (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|
| sweet | слатко | slatko | |
| sour | кисело | kiselo | |
| spicy | љуто | ljuto | |
| salty | слано | slano | |
| bitter | горко | gorko |
Fruit & Vegetables
| English | Serbian | Serbian (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|
| fruit | воће | voće | |
| vegetables | поврће | povrće | |
| apple [Sg] | јабука | jabuka | apples [Pl] | јабуке | jabuke |
| orange [Sg] | наранџа | narandža | oranges [Pl] | наранџе | narandže |
| strawberry [Sg] | јагода | jagoda | strawberries [Pl] | јагоде | jagode |
| banana [Sg] | банана | banana | bananas [Pl] | банане | banane |
| potato [Sg] | кромпир | krompir | potatoes [Pl] | кромпири | krompiri |
| cucumber [Sg] | краставац | krastavac | cucumbers [Pl] | краставци | krastavci |
Meat & Sausages
| English | Serbian | Serbian (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|
| meat | месо | meso | |
| sausage [Sg] | кобасица | kobasica | sausages [Pl] | кобасице | kobasice |
| small sausage [Sg] | мала кобасица | mala kobasica | small sausages [Pl] | мале кобасице | male kobasice |
| ham [Sg] | шунка | šunka | hams [Pl] | шунке | šunke |
| chicken [Sg] | пиле | pile | chicken [Pl] | пилад | pilad |
| fish [Sg] | риба | riba | fish [Pl] | рибе | ribe |
| beef | говедина | govedina | |
| lamb | јагњетина | jagnjetina |
Sweets
| English | Serbian | Serbian (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|
| chocolate | чоколада | čokolada | |
| pie [Sg] | пита | pita | pies [Pl] | пите | pite |
| cake [Sg] | торта | torta | cakes [Pl] | торте | torte |
| biscuit [Sg] | бисквит | biskvit | biscuits [Pl] | бисквити | biskviti |
| icecream [Sg] | сладолед | sladoled | icecream [Pl] | сладоледи | sladoledi |
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