Let’s talk about people, jobs and professions. These words and phrases will help you when talking about yourself and others, or when you’re planning to apply for a new job abroad.

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

People & Professions in Serbian

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People

EnglishSerbianSerbian
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
human (being) / personљудска бића
особа		ljudska bića
osoba		sr-sing_human-beingperson
sr-sing_human-beingperson-2
people / humansљуди ljudi sr-sing_peoplehumans
womanженаženasr-sing_woman2
manмушкарацmuškaracsr-sing_man2
childдетеdetesr-sing_child2
girlдевојчицаdevojčicasr-sing_girl
boyдечакdečaksr-sing_boy

Professions

EnglishSerbianSerbian
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
profession [Sg]занимањezanimanjesr-sing_profession
professions [Pl]занимањazanimanjasr-plur_profession
employee / workerзапосленик
радник		zaposlenik
radnik		sr-sing_employeeworker
sr-sing_employeeworker-2
clerk / officialсекретар
заступник		sekretar
zastupnik		sr-sing_clerkofficial
sr-sing_clerkofficial-2
colleagueколегаkolegasr-sing_colleague
pensioner / retireeпензионерpenzionersr-sing_pensionerretiree
unemployed person / jobseekerнезапослена особа nezaposlena osoba sr-sing_unemployed-personjobseeker
doctorдокторdoktorsr-sing_doctor
journalistновинарnovinarsr-sing_journalist
engineerинжињерinžinjersr-sing_engineer
bossшефšefsr-sing_boss
directorдиректорdirektorsr-sing_director
managerменаџерmenadžersr-sing_manager
secretaryсекретарsekretarsr-sing_secretary
driverвозачvozačsr-sing_driver
farmerземљорадникzemljoradniksr-sing_farmer
bakerпекарpekarsr-sing_baker
salesman, saleswomanпродавач, продавачицаprodavač, prodavačicasr-sing_salesman-saleswomansr-sing_salesman-saleswoman-2
nurseмедицинска сестраmedicinska sestrasr-sing_nurse
policeman, policewomanполицајац, полицајкаpolicajac, policajkasr-sing_policeman-policewomansr-sing_policeman-policewoman-2
cook / chefкухар
шеф кухиње		kuhar
šef kuhinje		sr-sing_cookchef
sr-sing_cookchef-2
teacher, female teacherучитељ, учитељица
наставник, наставница
професор, професорица		učitelj, učiteljica
nastavnik, nastavnica
profesor, profesorica		sr-sing_teacher-female-teachersr-sing_teacher-female-teacher-2
sr-sing_teacher-female-teacher-3sr-sing_teacher-female-teacher-4
sr-sing_teacher-female-teacher-5sr-sing_teacher-female-teacher-6
shoemaker [Sg]обућарobućarsr-sing_shoemaker
shoemakers [Pl]обућариobućarisr-plur_shoemaker
watchmaker [Sg]сајџијаsajdžijasr-sing_watchmaker
watchmakers [Pl]сајџијesajdžijesr-plur_watchmaker

Work & Application

EnglishSerbianSerbian
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
(to) workрадитиraditisr-sing_to-work
work / jobрад
посао		rad
posao		sr-sing_workjob
sr-sing_workjob-2
workplaceрадно местоradno mestosr-sing_workplace
employment / occupationзапослење
занимање		zaposlenje
zanimanje		sr-sing_employmentoccupation
sr-sing_employmentoccupation-2
officeканцеларијаkancelarijasr-sing_office
factoryфабрикаfabrikasr-sing_factory
construction siteбауштелаbauštelasr-sing_construction-site
salaryплатаplatasr-sing_salary
(to) earnзарадитиzaraditisr-sing_to-earn
(to) look for a jobтражити посаоtražiti posaosr-sing_to-look-for-a-job
(to) find a jobпронаћи посаоpronaći posaosr-sing_to-find-a-job
job interviewинтервју за посаоintervju za posaosr-sing_job-interview
CVбиографијаbiografijasr-sing_cv
educationобразовањеobrazovanjesr-sing_education
experienceискуствоiskustvosr-sing_experience

Notes:

1 elementary school#middle school#high school

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