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Phrases
Basics
Do you speak English, German, French, Spanish? – Da li govorite engleski, njemački, francuski, španski? (Daw lee go-vor-ee-tay En-glay-ski? Nyay-match-key? Frants-oo-ski? Shpawnski?)
How are you? – Kako ste? (Kaw-co stay?)
My name is… - Ja se zovem… (Yaw say zo-vim . . .) or Moje ime je... (Moy-ay ee-may yay)
Yes – Da (Daw)
No – Ne (Nay)
Thank you – Hvala (Hvaw-law)
Please - Molim vas (Mo-leem vaws)
Hello, Hi, Bye - Ćao, Zdravo (Chow, Zdraw-vo)
Good morning – Dobro jutro (Dough-bro you-tro)
Good day – Dobar dan (Dough-bar dawn)
Good evening - Dobro veče (Dough-bro vay-chay)
Good night – Laku noć (Lock-oo no-ch)
Excuse me/Sorry – Izvinite/Oprostite (Iz-vee-knee-tay/Oh-pro-stee-tay)
I don’t understand – Ne razumijem (Nay ray-zoom-ee-yem)
I am from… – Ja sam iz.. (Yaw sawm eez)
I need… - Ja trebam…(Yaw tray-bomb)
I do not need… - Ne trebam…(Nay tray-bomb)
I am looking for… - Ja tražim…(Yaw tra-zheem)
How do I find?...- Kako da nađem...(Kaw-co daw naw-gem?)
Restaurant Talk
Please give me a menu. - Molim vas, dajte mi jelovnik. (Mo-leem voss, die-tay me yellow-vnick.)
Please give me the bill. – Molim vas, dajte mi račun. (Mo-leem voss, die-tay me raw-choon.)
One coffee, please. – Jednu kafu, molim vas. (Yed-new cough-oo, mo-leem voss.)
Rare – Rijetko (Ree-yeh-tkoh)
Medium well - Srednje pečeno (Sred-knee-yay pay-chain-no)
Well done - Dobro pečeno (Dough-bro pay-chain-no)
How long? – Koliko dugo? (Co-lee-co dew-go?)
Translation Services
Days of the Week
Monday – Ponedeljak (Po-ne-day-lyack)
Tuesday - Utorak (Oo-tor-ak)
Wednesday – Srijeda (Sree-yeh-daw)
Thursday – Četvrtak (Chet-ver-tock)
Friday – Petak (Pay-tock)
Saturday – Subota (Sue-bow-tah)
Sunday – Nedelja (Neh-dale-yaw)
Transport
Bus – Autobus (Ah-oo-tow-boos)
Train – Voz (Voze)
Plain – Avion (Ah-vee-own)
Taxi – Taksi (Tawk-see)
Bicycle - Bicikla (Beet-seek-la)
Ticket – Karta (Carta)
Times
Now – Sad (Sod)
Later – Kasnije (Kass-knee-yay)
Yesterday – Juče (You-chay)
Today – Danas (Dawn-us)
Tomorrow – Sutra (Sue-truh)
In the morning - Ujutru (Oo-you-true)
In the afternoon – Popodne (Poe-poed-nay)
In the evening – Naveče, Uveče (Nah-vay-chay, Oo-vay-chay)
At night - Po noći, U noći (Poe no-chee, Oo no-chee)
Learning Aids
Sounds
Special Pronounciations (using the latin script)
c – as the ‘ts’ in ‘bats’
ć - as the ‘ch’ in ‘patch’
č - as the ‘ch’ in ‘child’
đ - as the ‘ge’ in ‘verge’
dž - as the ‘j’ in ‘judge’
j - as the ‘y’ in ‘yes’
lj - as the ‘lli’ in ‘million’
nj - as the ‘nio’ in ‘onion’
š – as the ‘sh’ in ‘crush’
ž - as the ‘si’ in ‘vision’
Words
Basic Questions
Who? – Ko? (Co?)
What? – Šta? (Shtaw?)
Where? – Gdje? (Gd-yay?) or Kuda? (Koo-daw?)
When? – Kad? (cad?)
Why? – Zašto? (Zaw-shtow?) or Zbog čega? (Zbow-g Chay-gaw?)
How much does it cost? – Koliko košta? (Co-lee-co co-shtaw?)
Numbers
One – Jedan (Yeh-dawn)
Two – Dva (Dvaw)
Three – Tri (Tree)
Four – Četiri (Cheh-tear-ee)
Five – Pet (Payt)
Six – Šest (Shayst)
Seven – Sedam (Seh-dawm)
Eight – Osam (O-sawm)
Nine – Devet (Deh-vet)
Ten – Deset (Deh-set)
Signs
Open – Otvoreno (Oat-vor-eh-no)
Closed – Zatvoreno (Zawt-vor-eh-no)
Entrance – Ulaz (OO-lawz)
Exit – Izlaz (Eez-lawz)
At the Post Office
Stamp – Markica (Mark-eats-uh)
Postcard - Razglednica (Rawz-gled-neat-saw)
Letter – Pismo (Peace-mo)
Package – Paket (Paw-ket)
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