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
people / humansљуди ljudi
womanженаžena
manмушкарацmuškarac
childдетеdete
girlдевојчицаdevojčica
boyдечакdečak

Professions

EnglishSerbianSerbian
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
profession [Sg]занимањezanimanje
professions [Pl]занимањazanimanja
employee / workerзапосленик
радник		zaposlenik
radnik
clerk / officialсекретар
заступник		sekretar
zastupnik
colleagueколегаkolega
pensioner / retireeпензионерpenzioner
unemployed person / jobseekerнезапослена особа nezaposlena osoba
doctorдокторdoktor
journalistновинарnovinar
engineerинжињерinžinjer
bossшефšef
directorдиректорdirektor
managerменаџерmenadžer
secretaryсекретарsekretar
driverвозачvozač
farmerземљорадникzemljoradnik
bakerпекарpekar
salesman (m), saleswoman (f)продавач, продавачицаprodavač (m), prodavačica (f)
nurseмедицинска сестраmedicinska sestra
policeman (m), policewoman (f)полицајац, полицајкаpolicajac (m), policajka (f)
cook / chefкухар
шеф кухиње		kuhar
šef kuhinje
teacher (m), female teacher (f)учитељ, учитељица
наставник, наставница
професор, професорица		učitelj (m) [1], učiteljica (f) [2]
nastavnik (m) [3], nastavnica (f) [4]
profesor (m) [5], profesorica (f) [6]

shoemaker [Sg]обућарobućar
shoemakers [Pl]обућариobućari
watchmaker [Sg]сајџијаsajdžija
watchmakers [Pl]сајџијesajdžije

Work & Application

EnglishSerbianSerbian
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
(to) workрадитиraditi
work / jobрад
посао		rad
posao
workplaceрадно местоradno mesto
employment / occupationзапослење
занимање		zaposlenje
zanimanje
officeканцеларијаkancelarija
factoryфабрикаfabrika
construction siteбауштелаbauštela
salaryплатаplata
(to) earnзарадитиzaraditi
(to) look for a jobтражити посаоtražiti posao
(to) find a jobпронаћи посаоpronaći posao
job interviewинтервју за посаоintervju za posao
CVбиографијаbiografija
educationобразовањеobrazovanje
experienceискуствоiskustvo

Notes:

1 elementary school 2 middle school 3 high school

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