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

tjedan / sedmica

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

tržnica / pijaca

shop

trgovina / prodavnica

expensive

skupo

cheap

jeftino

sale

sniženje

ATM

bankomat

clearance

rasprodaja

shopping

kupovina

Getting around

ahead, behind

ispred, iza

open, closed

otvoreno, zatvoreno

arrival, departure

dolazak, polazak

petrol

benzin

bus

autobus

petrol station

benzinska pumpa

bus station, airport, airplane

autobusna stanica, aerodrom, avion

car

auto

taxi

taxi

road, bridge

put, most

east, west, north, south

istok, zapad, 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

vlak ,  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

kava/ kafa/ kahva (don’t even ask)

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

mineralna voda / kisela 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

dobar tek / prijatno

bread

Kruh / 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

juha / supa

cabbage

kupus

cake

kolač

cheese

sir

chicken

piletina

French fries

pomfrit

cucumber

krastavac

sugar

šećer

tomato

paradajz

veal

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