Greetings & Basic Phrases:
• Hello → Zdravo (Zdrah-voh)
• Welcome →
• Dobrodošao (Doh-broh-doh-shah-oh) (to a male)
• Dobrodošla (Doh-broh-doh-shlah) (to a female)
• Dobrodošli (Doh-broh-doh-shlee) (plural or formal)
• I am good → Ja sam dobro (Yah sahm doh-broh)
• It’s hot → Vruće je (Vroo-cheh yeh)
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Pronouns & Forms of "To Be":
• I → Ja (Yah)
• I am → Ja sam (Yah sahm)
• I am good → Ja sam dobro (Yah sahm doh-broh)
• You → Ti (Tee) *(informal) / Vi (Vee) (formal or plural)
• They →
• Oni (Oh-nee) (group with at least one male)
• One (Oh-neh) (group of all females)
• You are →
• Ti si (Tee see) (informal)
• Vi ste (Vee steh) (formal or plural)
• He → On (Own)
• Her →
• Nju / Ju (Nyoo / Yoo) (accusative case)
• Nje (Nyeh) (genitive case)
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Questions & Answers:
• How are they? →
• Kako su oni? (Kah-koh soo oh-nee?) (for a mixed or male-only group)
• Kako su one? (Kah-koh soo oh-neh?) (for a female-only group)
• They are good →
• Oni su dobro. (Oh-nee soo doh-broh.) (for a mixed or male-only group)
• One su dobro. (Oh-neh soo doh-broh.) (for a female-only group)
• How is she? → Kako je ona? (Kah-koh yeh oh-nah?)
• She is good → Ona je dobro. (Oh-nah yeh doh-broh.)
• They are hungry →
• Oni su gladni. (Oh-nee soo glad-nee.) (for a mixed or male-only group)
• One su gladne. (Oh-neh soo glad-neh.) (for a female-only group)
• How is he? → Kako je on? (Kah-koh yeh own?)
• He is sleepy → On je pospan. (Own yeh pos-pahn.)
• He is tired → On je umoran. (Own yeh oo-moh-rahn.)
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Location & Presence:
• She is here → Ona je ovdje. (Oh-nah yeh ohv-dyeh.)
• Here → Ovdje / Tu (Ohv-dyeh / Too)
• He is here → On je ovdje. (Own yeh ohv-dyeh.)
• They are here →
• Oni su ovdje. (Oh-nee soo ohv-dyeh.) (for mixed or male-only groups)
• One su ovdje. (Oh-neh soo ohv-dyeh.) (for female-only groups)
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Feelings & Emotions:
• She is tired → Ona je umorna. (Oh-nah yeh oo-mor-nah.)
• Sleepy →
• Pospan (Pos-pahn.) (for a male)
• Pospana (Pos-pah-nah.) (for a female)
• Hungry →
• Gladan (Glah-dahn.) (for a male)
• Gladna (Glahd-nah.) (for a female)
• Sad →
• Tužan (Too-zhan.) (for a male)
• Tužna (Too-zh-nah.) (for a female)
• I am sad →
• Ja sam tužan. (Yah sahm too-zhan.) (if male)
• Ja sam tužna. (Yah sahm too-zh-nah.) (if female)
• Happy →
• Sretan (Sreh-tahn.) (for a male)
• Sretna (Sreh-t-nah.) (for a female)
• He is happy → On je sretan. (Own yeh sreh-tahn.)
• They are happy →
• Oni su sretni. (Oh-nee soo sreh-tnee.) (for a mixed or male-only group)
• One su sretne. (Oh-neh soo sreh-t-neh.) (for a female-only group)
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Other Words:
• But → Ali (Ah-lee.)
• I → Ja (Yah.)
• Them → Njih (Nyeeh.)
• You →
• Ti (Tee.) (informal)
• Vi (Vee.) (formal or plural)
• Here → Ovdje / Tu (Ohv-dyeh / Too.)
