Vocabulary – some useful words and phrases
Greeting
Dobro jutro – Good morning
Dobar dan – Good morning/Good afternoon!
Dobro vece – Good evening
Laku noc – Good night
Zdravo – Hello
Kako ste? – How are you?
Dobro sam – I am all right
Vrlo ste ljubazni – You are very kind
Drago mi je – Pleased to meet you
Ja se zovem… – My name is…
Ja sam stranac – I am foreigner
Ja sam iz… Engleske – I am from England
Dobro – All right
Nema problema – No problem
Dovidjenja – Good-by
Useful Phrases
Da! Ne! Hvala! – Yes! No! Thank you!
Oprostite, Izvinite – Sorry, Excuse me!
Ne razumem – I don’t understand
Ne znam srpski – I don’t speak Serbian
Govorite engleski? – Do you speak English?
Da li neko govori engleski? – Does anybody here speak English?
Pozurite malo – Hurry up, please!
Lepo mi je ovde – I have a good time here
Ponovite, molim – Will you, please, repeat that?
Pokazite mi – Please point to…
Dajte mi – Please give me…
Recite mi – Please tell me…
Koliko kosta? – How much is it?
Samo gledam – I’m just looking
Gde je… – Where is…
Blizu, Daleko – nearby, far
Apoteka – Pharmacy
Lekar, Zubar, Bolnica – Doctor, Dentist, Hospital
Prodavnica, Bakalnica, Robna kuca – Shop, Grocery, Department store
Signs & Warnings
Zabranjeno! – Forbidden!
Nije dozvoljeno! – Not allowed!
Paznja! – Attention!
Slobodno – Free
Zauzeto – Occupied
WC- Muski, Zenski – Men’s room, Ladies’ room
Jedan smer – One way
Ne ulazite! – No Entrance!
Ulica – Street
Bulevar – Avenue
Trg – Square
Spomenik – Monument
Radno vreme – Working hours
Otvoreno – Open
Zatvoreno – Closed
Ne radimo – Closed
Samousluzivanje – Self service
Zabranjeno pusenje – No smoking
Levo – Left
Desno – Right
Pravo – Straight ahead
Menue of a Typical Restaurant
Dorucak – Breakfast
Rucak – Lunch
Vecera – Dinner
Pedjela / Hors d’oeuvre
Govedja supa – Beef soup
Pileca supa – Chicken soup
Corba od povrca – Vegetable soup
Riblja corba – Fish soup
Sir – Cheese
Kajmak – Butter cream spread
Buter, Sunka, Jaja – Butter, Ham, Eggs
Kuvano jaje – Boiled egg
Glavno jelo / Main dish
Teleca snicla – Veal steak
Svinjska snicla – Pork steak
Biftek – Beef-steak
Becka snicla – Wiener schnitzel
Mleveno meso – Minced meat
Peceno meso – Roasted meat
Telece pecenje – Roast veal
Svinjsko pecenje – Roast pork
Pecena piletina – Roast chicken
Kuvano meso – Soup meat
Prilozi / Vegetables
Pirinac, Krompir, Pomfrit – Rise, Potatoes, French fries
Sargarepa, Grasak, Boranija – Carrot, Peas, Beans
Kupus, Paprika – Cabbage, Paprika
Mesana salata – Mixed salad
Zelena salata – Lettuce
Paradajz, Krastavac – Tomato, Cucumber
Nacionalna jela / National dishes
Cevapcici – Minced meat rolls, grilled
Pljeskavica – Hamburger served with onion
Raznjici – Pieces of veal/pork grilled
Medaljoni – Veal steak
Culbastija – Grilled veal or pork
Pasulj prebranac – Serbian beans
Prasetina na raznju – Spit-roasted (suckling) pig
Jagnjetina na raznju – Spit-roasted lamb
Gibanica – Pastry leaves mixed with eggs, cheese and then baked
Podvarak – Roast meat en sauerkraut
Kiseo kupus – Sauerkraut
Sarma – Minced beef/pork with rice enveloped in pickled cabbage or vine leaves
Punjena paprika – Stuffed paprika (with minced meat and rice)
Riba / Fish
Lignje, Sardele – Squid, Sardines
Skampi, Jastog – Shrimps, Lobster
Skusa, Saran, Pastrmka – Mackerel, Carp, Trout
Bakalar, Brodet – Cod, Cod stew (brodetto)
Alkoholna pica / Alcoholic beverages
Pivo – Beer
Belo vino (suvo) – White wine (dry)
Crno vino – Red wine
Slivovica – Plum brandy
Lozovaca – Grape brandy
Konjak – Cognac
Bezalkoholna pica & kolaci / Non-alcoholic beverages & cakes
Limunada, Sok od pomorandze – Lemon juice, Orange juice
Sok od paradajza – Tomato juice
Sok od… jagode – Strawberry juice…
Turska kafa – Turkish coffee
Espreso – Espresso
Sladoled, Kolac,Torta – Ice cream, Cookie, Cake
Palacinke – Pancakes
Secer – Sugar