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**How are you?**

**Kako si?** (KAH-koh see?)

**To have**

**Imati** (EE-mah-tee)

**I have**

**Imam** (EE-mahm)

**I have twenty-six years**

**Imam dvadeset šest godina** (EE-mahm DVAH-deh-set shest GOH-dee-nah)

**Year**

**Godina** (GOH-dee-nah)

**Years**

**Godine** (GOH-dee-neh)

**I have a dog**

**Imam psa** (EE-mahm psa)

**I have a car**

**Imam auto** (EE-mahm OW-toh)

**I have a sister**

**Imam sestru** (EE-mahm SEHS-tru)

**I have a house**

**Imam kuću** (EE-mahm KOO-choo)

**I have a bicycle**

**Imam bicikl** (EE-mahm BEE-tseekl)

**You**

**Ti** (tee)

**You have a cat**

**Ti imaš mačku** (tee EE-mash MAH-chkoo)

**You have nice eyes**

**Imaš lijepe oči** (EE-mash LEE-yeh-peh OH-chee)

**I have**

**Imam** (EE-mahm)

**You have**

**Ti imaš** (tee EE-mash)

**I had**

**Imao sam** (EE-mah-oh sahm)

**I had two dogs**

**Imao sam dva psa** (EE-mah-oh sahm DVAH psa)

**I will have**

**Imat ću** (EE-maht choo)

**I had two flowers**

**Imao sam dva cvijeta** (EE-mah-oh sahm DVAH TSVYAH-tah)

**What do you have?**

**Šta imaš?** (SHTAH EE-mash?)

**Do you have a garden?**

**Da li imaš vrt?** (DAH lee EE-mash VRT?)

**I have a dog**

**Imam psa** (EE-mahm psa)

**I have a sister**

**Imam sestru** (EE-mahm SEHS-tru)

**I have a husband**

**Imam muža** (EE-mahm MOO-zha)

**I have a wife**

**Imam ženu** (EE-mahm ZHEH-noo)

**I have a girlfriend**

**Imam djevojku** (EE-mahm DYAY-voy-koo)

**I have a TV**

**Imam TV** (EE-mahm TEH-veh)

**What do you have?**

**Šta imaš?** (SHTAH EE-mash?)

**Do you have a TV?**

**Da li imaš TV?** (DAH lee EE-mash TEH-veh?)

**Do you have a car?**

**Da li imaš auto?** (DAH lee EE-mash OW-toh?)

**You have a boyfriend?**

**Ti imaš dečka?** (tee EE-mash DECH-kah?)

**Do you have a ride home?**

**Da li imaš prijevoz kući?** (DAH lee EE-mash PREE-yeh-vohs KOO-chee?)

In episode ten we ask a few questions to get to know a person and we practice responding.

Here are the translations of the phrases into Bosnian along with pronunciation:

English | Bosnian | Pronunciation

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Hello and good afternoon | Zdravo i dobar dan | Zdrah-voh ee doh-bahr dahn

Your family | Tvoja porodica | Tvo-yah poh-roh-dee-tsah

How are you | Kako si | Kah-koh see

Are you good | Jesi li dobro | Yes-ee lee doh-broh

Are you ok | Jesi li u redu | Yes-ee lee oo reh-doo

Do you have kids | Imaš li djecu | Ee-mahsh lee djeht-soo

Yes | Da | Dah

No | Ne | Neh

Yes, I have two sons | Da, imam dva sina | Dah, ee-mahm dvah see-nah

Do you have any daughters | Imaš li kćeri | Ee-mahsh lee kch-eh-ree

I do have | Imam | Ee-mahm

I don't have | Nemam | Neh-mahm

How many | Koliko | Koh-lee-koh

I have two daughters | Imam dvije kćeri | Ee-mahm dvee-yeh kch-eh-ree

I have a dog | Imam psa | Ee-mahm psah

I have a cat | Imam mačku | Ee-mahm mach-koo

Do you have a wife | Imaš li ženu | Ee-mahsh lee zheh-noo

Do you have a spouse | Imaš li partnera | Ee-mahsh lee pahr-tneh-rah

Do you have a husband | Imaš li muža | Ee-mahsh lee moo-zhah

Do you have a grandma | Imaš li babu | Ee-mahsh lee bah-boo

Do you have a brother or a sister | Imaš li brata ili sestru | Ee-mahsh lee brah-tah ee-lee seh-stroo

Brother | Brat | Braht

Sister | Sestra | Sehs-trah

Brothers | Braća | Braht-chah

Sisters | Sestre | Sehs-treh

Do you have kids | Imaš li djecu | Ee-mahsh lee djeht-soo

Kids | Djeca | Djeht-sah

What is the name of your cat | Kako se zove tvoja mačka | Kah-koh seh zoh-veh tvo-yah mach-kah

In Episode 9: Episoda broj devet we do a small recap and we learn to ask and respond when someone asks where are you from

Please note the below translations are slightly different from the episode. This will help you learn slightly different phrasing.

English | Bosnian | Pronunciation

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Hello and how are you all? | Zdravo i kako ste svi? | Zdrah-voh ee kah-koh steh svee?

Are you good? | Da li ste dobro? | Dah lee steh doh-bro?

Episode number nine | Epizoda broj devet | Eh-pee-zoh-dah broh-y deh-vet

Zero | Nula | Noo-lah

One | Jedan | Yeh-dahn

Two | Dva | Dvah

Three | Tri | Tree

Four | Četiri | Cheh-tee-ree

Five | Pet | Peh-t

Six | Šest | Shehst

Seven | Sedam | Seh-dahm

Eight | Osam | Oh-sahm

Nine | Devet | Deh-vet

Ten | Deset | Deh-seht

Twenty | Dvadeset | Dvah-deh-seht

Thirty | Trideset | Tree-deh-seht

Forty | Četrdeset | Cheh-tr-deh-seht

Fifty | Pedeset | Peh-deh-seht

Sixty | Šezdeset | Sheh-zdeh-seht

Seventy | Sedamdeset | Seh-dahm-deh-seht

Eighty | Osamdeset | Oh-sahm-deh-seht

Ninety | Devedeset | Deh-veh-deh-seht

One hundred | Sto | Stoh

Fifty-three | Pedeset i tri | Peh-deh-seht ee tree

Seventy-eight | Sedamdeset i osam | Seh-dahm-deh-seht ee oh-sahm

Episode number nine | Epizoda broj devet | Eh-pee-zoh-dah broh-y deh-vet

Where are you from? | Odakle ste? | Oh-dah-kleh steh?

I am from Sarajevo | Ja sam iz Sarajeva | Yah sahm eez Sah-rah-yeh-vah

But where are you from | Ali, odakle ste? | Ah-lee, oh-dah-kleh steh?

What do they call you | Kako se zovete? | Kah-koh seh zoh-veh-teh?

They call me | Zovu me | Zoh-voo meh

I am | Ja sam | Yah sahm

How old are you/ How many years do you have | Koliko imate godina? | Koh-lee-koh ee-mah-teh goh-dee-nah?

I am 32 years old | Imam trideset dvije godine | Ee-mahm tree-deh-seht dvee-yeh goh-dee-neh

Years | Godine | Goh-dee-neh

Year | Godina | Goh-dee-nah

Hello | Zdravo | Zdrah-voh

Nice to meet you/Glad to meet you | Drago mi je da vas upoznam | Drah-goh mee yeh dah vahs oo-pohz-nahm

I am fifty-five years old | Imam pedeset pet godina | Ee-mahm peh-deh-seht peht goh-dee-nah

In Episode 8: Episode broj osam we learn about food, hunger, and yes/no

Zdravo, kako si? (Zdra-vo, ka-ko see?) - Hello, how are you?

Hrana (Hra-na) - Food

Jesti (Yes-tee) - To eat

Jesi li gladan? (Yes-ee lee gla-dan?) - Are you hungry? (masculine)

Jesi li gladna? (Yes-ee lee gla-dna?) - Are you hungry? (feminine)

Gladan (Gla-dan) - Hungry

Da (Da) - Yes

Ne (Ne) - No

Ja sam (Ya sam) - I am

Ja nisam (Ya nee-sam) - I am not

Želiš li jesti? (Zhe-lee-sh lee yes-tee?) - Do you want to eat?

Hoću (Ho-choo) - I do/I will

Neću (Ne-choo) - I won’t/I don’t

Supa (Soo-pa) - Soup

Želiš li supu? (Zhe-lee-sh lee soo-poo?) - Do you want soup?

Da (Da) - Yes

Ne (Ne) - No

Hoću (Ho-choo) - I do

Neću (Ne-choo) - I don’t

Želim supu (Zhe-leem soo-poo) - I want soup

Ne želim supu (Ne zhe-leem soo-poo) - I don’t want soup

Pita (Pee-ta) - Pita

Jesi li gladan? (Yes-ee lee gla-dan?) - Are you hungry?

Hoćeš li pitu? (Ho-ches lee pee-too?) - Do you want pita?

Hoćeš li ćevape? (Ho-ches lee che-va-peh?) - Do you want ćevapi?

Hoćeš li sarmu? (Ho-ches lee sar-moo?) - Do you want cabbage rolls?

Sarma (Sar-ma) - Cabbage rolls

In Episode 7: Episoda broj 7 we are going to learn about the weather and the seasons.

Dobar dan (Doh-bar dahn) - Good afternoon

Zdravo (Zdra-vo) - Hello

Kako si? (Ka-ko see?) - How are you?

Dobro? (Doh-bro?) - Good?

Ok? (Ok?) - Ok?

Super? (Su-per?) - Super?

Nije loše? (Ni-ye lo-she?) - Not bad?

Kakvo je vrijeme? (Kak-vo ye vree-yemeh?) - How is the weather?

Vruće (Vroo-cheh) - Hot

Hladno (Hlad-no) - Cold

Zima/Hladno (Zee-ma/Hlad-no) - Winter/Cold

Hladno je (Hlad-no ye) - It’s cold

Ljeto (Lyeh-to) - Summer

Jesen (Ye-sen) - Fall

Proljeće (Prol-yech-eh) - Spring

Kakvo je vrijeme u Sarajevu? (Kak-vo ye vree-yemeh oo Sa-ra-ye-voo?) - How is the weather in Sarajevo?

Fino (Fee-no) or Lijepo (Lee-ye-po) - Nice

Gdje si? (Gd-ye see?) - Where are you?

Kakvo je vrijeme gdje si ti? (Kak-vo ye vree-yemeh gd-ye see tee?) - How is the weather where you are?

Je li hladno? (Ye lee hlad-no?) - Is it cold?

Je li vruće? (Ye lee vroo-cheh?) - Is it hot?

Koje sezona je? (Ko-ye say-zona ye?) - Which season is it?

Koje je sezona je gdje si ti? (Ko-ye say-zona ye gd-ye see tee?) - What is the season where you are?

In Episode 6 - Episoda broj 6 we will learn how to ask for directions.

Kako si danas? (Ka-ko see da-nas?) - How are

Jesi li dobro? (Yes-ee lee doh-bro?) - Are you

Dobro? (Doh-bro?) - Good?

Pardon? (Par-doune?) - Excuse me?

Gdje je? (Gd-ye ye?) - Where is?

Gdje je toalet? (Gd-ye ye toa-let?) - Where is

Izvinite, gdje je WC? (Eez-vee-nee-teh, gd-ye vey-cey?)

Tamo? (Ta-mo?) - Over there?

Ovdje (Ovd-ye) - Here  

Pardon, gdje je muzej? (Par-don, gd-ye ye

Pardon, gdje je hotel? (Par-don, gd-ye ye

Pravo (Pra-vo) - Straight

Pardon, gdje je Hotel Internation? (Par-don,

Tamo, pravo (Ta-mo, pra-vo) - There, straight

Pardon, gdje je banka? (Par-don, gd-ye ye

Lijevo (Lee-ye-vo) - Left

Banka je lijevo (Ban-ka ye lee-ye-vo) - The

Izvinite, gdje je WC? (Eez-vee-nee-teh, gd-ye vey-cey?)

WC je pravo i desno (Vey-cey ye pra-vo ee

Desno (Des-no) - Right

Pardon, gdje je Hotel Internation? (Par-don,

Lijevo (Lee-ye-vo) - Left

Pardon, je li hotel lijevo? (Par-don, ye lee

Hvala vam (Hva-la vam) - Thank you

Nema problema (Ne-ma pro-ble-ma) - No

Nema na čemu (Ne-ma na che-moo) - You're

Da (Da) - Yes

Ne (Ne) - No

100 metara lijevo i 20 metara desno (Sto metara

In Episode 4 - In "Epizoda Broj Cetri" we will learn numbers

Welcome: Dobro Dosli (Dob-ro dosh-lee)

Number: Broj (bro-y)

Numbers: Brojevi (bro-yevi)

Zero: Nula (Nu-la)

One: Jedan (YEH-dan)

Two: Dva (DVAH)

Three: Tri (TREE)

Four: Četiri (CHEH-tee-ree)

Five: Pet (PEHT)

Six: Šest (SHESHT)

Seven: Sedam (SEH-dam)

Eight: Osam (OH-sam)

Nine: Devet (DEH-vet)

Ten: Deset (DEH-set)

As you continue counting, you can use the same pattern by combining the words for the tens and units. For example:

Eleven: Jedanaest (YEH-da-na-est)

Twelve: Dvanaest (DVAnaest)

...

Twenty: Dvadeset (DVA-de-set)

...

Thirty: Trideset (TREE-de-set)

...

Forty: Četrdeset (CHEH-tr-de-set)

...

Fifty: Pedeset (PEH-de-set)

...

Sixty: Šezdeset (SHEZ-de-set)

...

Seventy: Sedamdeset (SEH-dam-de-set)

...

Eighty: Osamdeset (OH-sam-de-set)

...

Ninety: Devedeset (DEH-ve-de-set)

To form larger numbers, you can combine the words for hundreds, thousands, and so on, following a similar pattern.

In Episode 3 we learn how to introduce ourselves and how to say goodbye

Ja sam - I am

Mene zovu - I am called

Drago mi je - Nice to meet you

Vidimose - See you later

Do videnja - Goodbye (Until we meet again)

Slang

Vozdra - Hello

Bok - Hello

Desi - What's up?

Sta ima - What's going on?

Nista - Nothing

Repeat from Episode 2

Kako ste - How are you?

Cao - Hello or goodbye

Dobro vece - Good evening

Hvala - Thank you

In Episode 2 we will ask people how they are and then reply ourselves.

Repeat from Episode 1

- Cao - Hello

- Zdravo - Hello (formal)

(Informal)

Kako si? - How are you? (Singular and/or informal)

Dobro - Good

Kako si ti? - How are YOU?

Super - I'm great

Ok - Ok

Nisam lose - Not bad

Formal

Kako ste? - How are you (Formal and/or plural)

Dobro - Good

Kako ste vi? - How are YOU (Formal and/or plural)

Hvala - Thank you

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