Learn Bosnian

Hello. → Zdravo!
(ZDRAH-vo)

What is your name? → Kako se zoveš?
(KAH-ko seh ZO-vesh)

My name is...? → Zovem se...?
(ZO-vem seh...?)

Where are you from? → Odakle si?
(OH-dah-kleh see?)

I am from Morocco. → Ja sam iz Maroka.
(YAH sahm eez MAH-roh-kah)

What are you doing in Sarajevo? → Šta radiš u Sarajevu?
(SHTAH RAH-deesh oo SAH-rah-yeh-voo?)

I am studying psychology. → Studiram psihologiju.
(STOO-dee-rahm psee-HO-loh-gee-yoo)

How old are you? → Koliko imaš godina?
(KOH-lee-koh EE-mahsh GOH-dee-nah?)

I am 75. → Imam sedamdeset pet godina.
(EE-mahm SEH-dahm-deh-set peht GOH-dee-nah)

Are you not too old to be studying? → Zar nisi prestar dastudiraš?
(ZAHR NEE-see PREH-star dah STOO-deer-ash?)

You are never too old to study. → Nikada nisi prestar daučiš.
(NEE-kah-dah NEE-see PREH-star dah OO-cheesh)

I love exploring Sarajevo and trying new food. → Volimistraživati Sarajevo i probavati novu hranu.
(VOH-leem eess-trah-ZHEE-vah-tee SAH-rah-yeh-voh ee proh-BAH-vah-tee NOH-vooHRAH-noo)

In this episode we will try to combine some of the words and phrases we used to chat at a caffe and order a coffee.

• How do you say that? → Kako kažeš to? (KAH-koh KAH-zhe-sh toh?)
• How is it said? → Kako se kaže? (KAH-koh seh KAH-zhe?)
• How are you? → Kako si? (KAH-koh see?) (informal) / Kako ste? (KAH-koh steh?) (formal/plural)
• How do you say…? → Kako se kaže…? (KAH-koh seh KAH-zhe…?)
• How may I help you? / What would you like? → Izvolite? (EEZ-voh-lee-teh?)
• How much does this cost? → Koliko ovo košta? (KOH-lee-koh OH-voh KOSH-tah?)

• Doctor → Doktor (DOK-tor)
• Outside → Vani (VAH-nee)
• It’s said as… → Kaže se… (KAH-zhe seh…)
• Food → Hrana (HRAH-nah)
• This → Ovo (OH-voh)

• Hello, how are you? → Zdravo, kako si? (ZDRAH-voh, KAH-koh see?) (informal) / Zdravo, kako ste? (ZDRAH-voh, KAH-koh steh?) (formal/plural)
• Good → Dobro (DOH-broh)
• Not bad → Nije loše (NEE-yeh LOH-sheh)
• Good, how are you? (singular) → Dobro, kako si? (DOH-broh, KAH-koh see?)
• Good, how are you? (plural/formal) → Dobro, kako ste? (DOH-broh, KAH-koh steh?)
• Good day → Dobar dan (DOH-bar dahn)
• Good evening → Dobra večer (DOH-brah VEH-chehr)

• I want a coffee → Hoću kafu (HOH-choo KAH-foo)
• I want a cappuccino → Hoću kapućino (HOH-choo KAH-poo-CHEE-noh)
• I want a coffee, please → Hoću kafu, molim (HOH-choo KAH-foo, MOH-leem)
• Can I get a coffee? → Mogu li dobiti kafu? (MOH-goo lee DOH-bee-tee KAH-foo?)
• May I? → Može? (MOH-zhe?)
• Can I help you? → Izvolite? (EEZ-voh-lee-teh?)

• Može kafa → (MOH-zhe KAH-fah?) (Can I have a coffee?)
• Može sok → (MOH-zhe SOK?) (Can I have a juice?)
• Može hljeb → (MOH-zhe HLYEB?) (Can I have some bread?)
• Može to → (MOH-zhe TOH?) (Can I have that?)

• Lamp → Lampa (LAHM-pah)

In this episode we ask where are you going and we answer.

• How are you? → Kako si? (kah-koh see?) [informal] / Kako ste? (kah-koh steh?) [formal/plural]
• Good → Dobro (doh-broh)
• Ok → U redu (oo reh-doo)
• Not bad → Nije loše (nee-yeh lo-sheh)

• Where are you going? → Gdje ideš? (gdye ee-desh?) [informal] / Gdje idete? (gdye ee-deh-teh?) [formal/plural]
• Where going? → Gdje ideš? (gdye ee-desh?)
• I am going → Ja idem (yah ee-dem)
• I going → Idem (ee-dem)
• You (informal) → Ti (tee)
• To go → Ići (ee-chee)
• You are going → Ti ideš (tee ee-desh) [informal] / Vi idete (vee ee-deh-teh) [formal/plural]
• They are going → Oni idu (oh-nee ee-doo)

• I am going to learn Bosnian → Idem učiti bosanski (ee-dem oo-chee-tee boh-sahn-skee)
• Not English → Ne engleski (neh eng-lehs-kee)
• To learn → Učiti (oo-chee-tee)
• I am going shopping → Idem u kupovinu (ee-dem oo koo-poh-vee-noo)
• Inside → Unutra (oo-noo-trah)
• I am going on the roof → Idem na krov (ee-dem nah krohv)
• On → Na (nah)
• Roof → Krov (krohv)
• I am going to the movie theatre → Idem u kino (ee-dem oo kee-noh)
• Where are you going? (plural) → Gdje idete? (gdye ee-deh-teh?)
• To go (infinitive) → Ići (ee-chee)

• Where are you going tonight? → Gdje ideš večeras? (gdye ee-desh veh-cheh-rahs?)
• I am going to the sea → Idem na more (ee-dem nah moh-reh)
• To the sea → Na more (nah moh-reh)
• Where are you going? → Kuda ideš? (koo-dah ee-desh?)
• I am going outside → Idem vani (ee-dem vah-nee)
• I am going to the movie theatre → Idem u kino (ee-dem oo kee-noh)
• Hello, where are you going? → Zdravo, gdje ideš? (zdrah-voh, gdye ee-desh?)
• Super → Super (soo-pehr)
• I am going for a coffee → Idem na kafu (ee-dem nah kah-foo)

In this episode we are going to practice asking simple questions and getting responses.

• Hello hello everyone → Zdravo zdravo svima (Zdrah-voh zdrah-voh svee-mah)
• Welcome → Dobrodošli (Doh-broh-doh-shlee)
• Season two, Episode eight → Sezona dva, Epizoda osam (Seh-zoh-nah dvah, Eh-pee-zoh-dah oh-sahm)
• What → Šta (Shta)
• What is up → Šta ima (Shta ee-mah)
• Nothing → Ništa (Nee-shta)
• Why → Zašto (Zah-shto)
• Why are you here → Zašto si ovdje (Zah-shto see ohv-dyeh)
• What is going on with you → Šta se dešava s tobom (Shta seh deh-sha-vah s toh-bom)
• I do not know → Ne znam (Neh znam)
• Here → Ovdje (Ohv-dyeh)

• Who → Ko (Koh)
• Who are you → Ko si ti (Koh see tee)
• I → Ja (Yah)
• I am the doctor → Ja sam doktor (Yah sahm dok-tor)
• Where → Gdje (Gdyeh)
• Where is the hotel → Gdje je hotel (Gdyeh yeh ho-tel)
• When → Kada (Kah-dah)
• When is the train → Kada je voz (Kah-dah yeh voz)

• Is → Je (Yeh)
• Train → Voz (Voz)
• Who → Ko (Koh)
• How → Kako (Kah-koh)
• How are you → Kako si (Kah-koh see)
• How is the weather → Kakvo je vrijeme (Kah-kvo yeh vree-yeh-meh)
• Weather → Vrijeme (Vree-yeh-meh)
• Is the weather nice → Je li lijepo vrijeme (Yeh lee lee-yeh-poh vree-yeh-meh)
• It is → Jeste (Yes-teh)
• Nije → It is not (Nee-yeh)

This is a recap episode for numbers.

Here’s the list with Bosnian translations, English meanings, and proper formatting for easy copying and pasting.

• Season two, Episode 7 → Sezona dva, Epizoda sedam
• Zero → Nula
• One → Jedan
• Two → Dva
• Three → Tri
• Four → Četiri
• Five → Pet
• Six → Šest
• Seven → Sedam
• Eight → Osam
• Nine → Devet
• Ten → Deset
• Eleven → Jedanaest
• Twelve → Dvanaest
• Thirteen → Trinaest
• Fourteen → Četrnaest
• Fifteen → Petnaest
• Sixteen → Šesnaest
• Seventeen → Sedamnaest
• Eighteen → Osamnaest
• Nineteen → Devetnaest
• Twenty → Dvadeset

• Twenty-one → Dvadeset jedan
• Twenty-two → Dvadeset dva
• Twenty-eight → Dvadeset osam
• Thirty → Trideset
• Thirty-three → Trideset tri
• Thirty-eight → Trideset osam
• Forty → Četrdeset
• Forty-four → Četrdeset četiri
• Fifty → Pedeset
• Sixty → Šezdeset
• Seventy → Sedamdeset
• Eighty → Osamdeset
• Ninety → Devedeset
• One hundred → Sto

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.)

In this episode we are going back in time to do some basic refreshers.

Here’s the list with Bosnian translations, English meanings, and proper conjugations, formatted for easy copying and pasting.

Greetings & Basic Phrases:

• Hello → Zdravo
• How are you? → Kako si? (informal) / Kako ste? (formal)
• Good → Dobro
• Not bad → Nije loše
• Super → Super
• Thank you → Hvala
• Good morning → Dobro jutro
• Good day → Dobar dan
• Good evening → Dobra večer
• Good night → Laku noć

Introductions:

• What is your name? → Kako se zoveš? (informal) / Kako se zovete? (formal)
• What are you called? → Kako te zovu? (informal) / Kako vas zovu? (formal)
• I am Ana. → Ja sam Ana.
• I am called Luka. → Zovem se Luka.
• I am Luka. → Ja sam Luka.
• What do they call you? → Kako te zovu? (informal) / Kako vas zovu? (formal)

Feelings & States:

• I am hungry. → Ja sam gladan. (male) / Ja sam gladna. (female)
• Are you hungry? → Jesi li gladan? (to a male) / Jesi li gladna? (to a female)
• I am not hungry. → Nisam gladan. (male) / Nisam gladna. (female)
• Are you sleepy? → Jesi li pospan? (to a male) / Jesi li pospana? (to a female)
• I am sleepy. → Ja sam pospan. (male) / Ja sam pospana. (female)
• Hungry → Gladan (male) / Gladna (female)
• Sleepy → Pospan (male) / Pospana (female)
• I am tired. → Ja sam umoran. (male) / Ja sam umorna. (female)
• I am in a good mood. → Ja sam dobro raspoložen. (male) / Ja sam dobro raspoložena. (female)
• I am happy. → Ja sam sretan. (male) / Ja sam sretna. (female)
• Are you happy? → Jesi li sretan? (to a male) / Jesi li sretna? (to a female)
• I am sad. → Ja sam tužan. (male) / Ja sam tužna. (female)

Other:

• Good morning → Dobro jutro
• How are you? → Kako si? (informal) / Kako ste? (formal)
• But → Ali

In this episode we focus on verbs to build up a little bit of vocabulary. There is a small introduction to conjugation to get us familiar with it.

Four:

o Bosnian: Četiri

o Pronunciation: CHEH-tee-ree

Season Two:

o Bosnian: Sezona dva

o Pronunciation: SEH-zoh-nah DVAH

Run:

o Bosnian: Trčati

o Pronunciation: TR-chah-tee

I run:

o Bosnian: Ja trčim

o Pronunciation: Yah TR-cheem

You run:

o Bosnian: Ti trčiš

o Pronunciation: Tee TR-cheesh

I am talking:

o Bosnian: Ja pričam

o Pronunciation: Yah PREE-chahm

Talking:

o Bosnian: Pričanje

o Pronunciation: PREE-cha-nyeh

You are talking:

o Bosnian: Ti pričaš

o Pronunciation: Tee PREE-chahsh

Listening:

o Bosnian: Slušanje

o Pronunciation: SLOO-shah-nyeh

You are listening:

o Bosnian: Ti slušaš

o Pronunciation: Tee SLOO-shahsh

Sitting:

o Bosnian: Sjedenje

o Pronunciation: SYEH-dehn-yeh

I am sitting:

o Bosnian: Ja sjedim

o Pronunciation: Yah SYEH-deem

You are sitting:

o Bosnian: Ti sjediš

o Pronunciation: Tee SYEH-deesh

Singing:

o Bosnian: Pjevanje

o Pronunciation: PYEH-vah-nyeh

I am singing:

o Bosnian: Ja pjevam

o Pronunciation: Yah PYEH-vahm

I can’t sing:

o Bosnian: Ne mogu pjevati

o Pronunciation: Neh MOH-goo PYEH-vah-tee

You are singing:

o Bosnian: Ti pjevaš

o Pronunciation: Tee PYEH-vahsh

You are not singing:

o Bosnian: Ti ne pjevaš

o Pronunciation: Tee neh PYEH-vahsh

How:

o Bosnian: Kako

o Pronunciation: KAH-koh

And:

o Bosnian: I

o Pronunciation: Ee

How are you running?:

o Bosnian: Kako trčiš?

o Pronunciation: KAH-koh TR-cheesh

Looking:

o Bosnian: Gledanje

o Pronunciation: GLEH-dah-nyeh

I see:

o Bosnian: Ja vidim

o Pronunciation: Yah VEE-deem

You see:

o Bosnian: Ti vidiš

o Pronunciation: Tee VEE-deesh

You are seeing:

o Bosnian: Ti gledaš

o Pronunciation: Tee GLEH-dahsh

You are seeing a dog:

o Bosnian: Ti gledaš cuku

o Pronunciation: Tee GLEH-dahsh TSOO-koo

I am speaking:

o Bosnian: Ja pricam

o Pronunciation: Yah pre-cham

You are speaking:

o Bosnian: Ti pricas

o Pronunciation: Tee pre-cash

In this episode we learn how to say a few names of domestic animals.

Here are the translations into Bosnian with pronunciations:

Bosnian: Pas

Pronunciation: PAHS

Bosnian: Imam psa

Pronunciation: EE-mahm PSAH

Bosnian: Mačka

Pronunciation: MAHCH-kah

Bosnian: Mače

Pronunciation: MAH-cheh

Bosnian: Imam mačku

Pronunciation: EE-mahm MAHCH-koo

Bosnian: Krava

Pronunciation: KRAH-vah

Bosnian: Krave

Pronunciation: KRAH-veh

Bosnian: Konj

Pronunciation: KOH-ny

Bosnian: Konji

Pronunciation: KOH-nyee

Bosnian: Srebro

Pronunciation: SEH-bro

Bosnian: Drvo

Pronunciation: DR-voh

Bosnian: Drveće

Pronunciation: DR-veh-cheh

Bosnian: Kokoš

Pronunciation: KOH-kosh

Bosnian: Kokoške

Pronunciation: KOH-kosh-keh

Bosnian: Imam deset kokoški

Pronunciation: EE-mahm DEH-set KOH-kosh-kee

Bosnian: Imaš li kokoši?

Pronunciation: EE-mahsh lee KOH-koh-shee?

Bosnian: Svinja

Pronunciation: SVEEN-yah

Bosnian: Svinje

Pronunciation: SVEEN-yeh

Bosnian: Ovca

Pronunciation: OHV-tsah

Bosnian: Pogledaj, ovca!

Pronunciation: POH-gleh-dai OHV-tsah

Bosnian: Jagnje

Pronunciation: YAH-gnyeh

Bosnian: Koze

Pronunciation: KOH-zeh

Bosnian: Pogledaj, konj!

Pronunciation: POH-gleh-dai KOH-ny

Bosnian: Pogledaj, krava!

Pronunciation: POH-gleh-dai KRAH-vah