The ABCs
| Latin | Cyrillic | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| A, a | A,a | as in party |
| B, b | Б, б | as in bad |
| C, c | Ц, ц | as in bats |
| Č, č | Ч, ч | as in vulture |
| Ć, ć | Ћ, ћ | as in cheese |
| D, d | Д, д | as in dad |
| Dž, dž | Џ, џ | as in jam |
| Đ, đ | Ђ, ђ | as in jazz |
| E, e | Е, е | as in bet |
| F, f | Ф, ф | as in free |
| G, g | Г, г | as in go |
| H, h | Х, х | as in hot |
| I, i | И, и | as in meet |
| J, j | Ј, ј | as in yes |
| K, k | К, к | as in kiss |
| L, l | Л, л | as in lock |
| Lj, lj | Љ, љ | as in Ljubljana |
| M, m | М, м | as in mom |
| N, n | Н, н | as in not |
| Nj, nj | Њ, њ | as in neutral |
| O, o | О, о | as in pot |
| P, p | П, п | as in pipe |
| R, r | Р, р | as in rare |
| S, s | С, с | as in sane |
| Š, š | Ш, ш | as in shout |
| T, t | Т, т | as intoke |
| U, u | У, у | as in loser |
| V, v | В, в | as in very |
| Z, z | З, з | as in zoo |
| Ž, ž | Ж, ж | as in measure |
Basics
| Please | molim vas |
| Thank you | hvala |
| You’re welcome | molim |
| Yes | da |
| No | ne |
| Excuse me | oprostite |
| I don’t understand | ne razumijem |
| How? | kako? |
| How much? | koliko? |
| There is no … | nema |
| How much (cost)? | koliko košta? |
| What is …? | Šta je…? |
| What? (question) | Molim? |
| What’s this (called)? | kako se kaže? |
| Who? | ko? |
| When? | kada? |
| Where? | gdje? |
| From where? | odakle? |
| Where is? | gdje je? |
| Do you know? | znate li? |
| I don’t know | ne znam |
| I would like | volio bih |
| I like to | želim |
| Good | dobro/dobra/dobro (m/f/n) |
| Give me | dajte mi |
| Perhaps | možda |
Pleasantries
| Good morning | Dobro jutro |
| Good afternoon | Dobar dan |
| Good evening | Dobro veče, Dobra večer |
| Good night | Laku noć |
| Hello/Goodbye | Ćao (easy) Zdravo/Doviđenja |
| What is your name? | Kako se zoveš?
(informal) Kako se zovete? (formal) |
| My name is … | Zovem se …. |
| How are you? | Kako si? (informal) Kako ste? (formal) |
| I’m fine, thanks | Dobro sam, hvala |
Days
| Monday | ponedeljak |
| Tuesday | utorak |
| Wednesday | srijeda |
| Thursday | četvrtak |
| Friday | petak |
| Saturday | subota |
| Sunday | nedjelja |
Time
| hour | sat |
| O’clock | sat (sati, sata) |
| minute | minuta |
| today | danas |
| tomorrow | sutra |
| week | sedmica/tjedan |
| day | dan |
| yesterday | jučer |
| year | godina |
| month | mjesec |
| morning | jutro |
| now | sada |
| afternoon | poslijepodne |
| soon | uskoro |
| evening | večer, veče |
| night | noć |
1,2,3s
| one | jedan |
| two | dva |
| three | tri |
| four | četiri |
| five | pet |
| six | šest |
| seven | sedam |
| eight | osam |
| nine | devet |
| ten | deset |
| eleven | jedanaest |
| sixteen | šestnaest |
| twenty | dvadeset |
| thirty-one | trideset i jedan |
| one hundred | stotina |
| one thousand | hiljada or tisuća |
Shopping
| bank | banka |
| money | novac |
| bookstore | knjižara |
| postcard | razglednica |
| pharmacy | apoteka |
| post office | pošta |
| market | pijaca |
| shop | prodavnica |
| expensive | skupo |
| cheap | jeftino |
| sale | sniženje |
| ATM | bankomat |
| clearance | rasprodaja |
| shopping | kupovina |
Getting around
| ahead/behind | naprijed/iza |
| open/closed | otvoreno/zatvoreno |
| arrival/departure | dolazak/polazak |
| petrol | benzin |
| bus | autobus |
| petrol station | benzinska pumpa |
| bus station | autobusna stanica plane/airport avion/aerodrom |
| car | auto |
| taxi | taxi |
| road/bridge | put/most |
| east/west | istok/zapad north/south sjever/jug |
| straight | pravo |
| entrance/exit | ulaz/izlaz |
| train station | željeznička stanica |
| here/there | ovdje/tamo |
| under/over | ispod/iznad |
| hill/mountain | brdo/planina |
| up/down | gore/dolje |
| left/right | lijevo/desno |
| village/town | selo/grad |
| near/far | blizu/daleko |
| waterfall | vodopad |
| train | voz/vlak |
Dreaming
| hotel | hotel |
| accommodation | smještaj |
| bed | krevet |
| single room | jednokrevetna |
| double room | dvokrevetna |
| pillow | jastuk |
| sat TV | satelitska tv |
| mini bar | mini bar |
| air conditioner | klima uređaj |
| sleep | spavati |
| dream | sanjati |
| with breakfast? | sa doručkom? |
| vegetables | povrće |
Drinking
| beer | pivo |
| coffee | kafa or kava |
| brandy | rakija |
| drink (noun) | piće |
| drink (verb) | piti |
| spirit | žestoka pića |
| tea | čaj |
| water | voda |
| wine | vino |
| red wine | crno vino |
| white wine | bijelo vino |
| sparkling water | kisela voda or mineralna voda |
| orange juice | đus |
| draft beer | točeno pivo |
| juice | sok |
What’s on the menu?
| breakfast | doručak |
| lunch | ručak |
| dinner | večera |
| to eat | jesti |
| restaurant | restoran |
| baked | pečeno |
| beans | grah |
| beef | govedina |
| boiled | kuhano or kuvano |
| bon appétit | prijatno or dobar tek |
| bread | hljeb |
| eggs | jaja |
| fish | riba |
| fried | prženo |
| fruit | voće |
| grilled | sa roštilja |
| homemade | domaće |
| lamb | janjetina |
| lemon | limun |
| meat | meso |
| milk | mlijeko |
| onion | luk |
| orange | naranča |
| pasta | tjestenina |
| peaches | breskve |
| pears | kruške |
| plums | šljive |
| pork | svinjetina |
| potato | krompir |
| rice | riža |
| salt | so |
| soup | supa |
| cabbage | kupus |
| cake | kolač |
| cheese | sir |
| chicken | piletina |
| French fries | pomfrit |
| cucumber | krastavac |
| sugar | šećer |
| tomato | paradajz |
| veal | teletina |
