Serbian Vocabulary

The Serbian vocabulary is the backbone for learning. Below we picked 70% of the most commonly used words. Therefore memorizing them will give you a 70% boost in the language. This is the smarter way of online learning. Learn only what you need. We start with commonly used numbers.

One: један  [јyedan]	Two: два  [dva]
Three: три  [tri]	Four: четири  [chyetiri]
Five: пет  [pyet]	Six: шест  [shyest]
Seven: седам  [syedam]	Eight: осам  [osam]
Nine: девет  [dyevyet]	Ten: десет  [dyesyet]
First: први  [prvi]	Second: други  [droogui]

Time Expressions

Days of the week and time expressions:

Monday: понедељак  [ponyedyeljak]	Tuesday: уторак  [ootorak]
Wednesday: среда  [sryeda]	Thursday: четвртак  [chyetvrtak]
Friday: петак  [pyetak]	Saturday: субота  [soobota]
Sunday: недеља  [nyedyelja]	Now: сада  [sada]
Yesterday: јуче  [јoochye]	Today: данас  [danas]
Tonight: вечерас  [vyechyeras]	Tomorrow: сутра  [sootra]

Most popular fruits and vegetables:

Fruits: воће  [voćye]	Apples: јабуке  [јabookye]
Bananas: банане  [bananye]	Tomatoes: парадајз  [paradaјz]
Potatoes: кромпир  [krompir]	Onions: лук  [look]

Red: црвена  [tzrvyena]	Green: зелена  [zyelyena]
Blue: плава  [plava]	White: бела  [byela]
Black: црна  [tzrna]	Grey: сива  [siva]

Some words related to food:

Breakfast: доручак  [doroochak]	Lunch: ручак  [roochak]
Dinner: вечера  [vyechyera]	Milk: млеко  [mlyeko]
Coffee: кафа  [kafa]	Bread: хлеб  [khlyeb]

Weather terms and sensations:

Sunny: сунчано  [soonchano]	Windy: ветровито  [vyetrovito]
Rainy: кишовито  [kishovito]	Snowy: снежне падавине  [snyeʐnye padavinye]
Cold: хладно  [khladno]	Hot: вруће  [vrooćye]

Words related to family and relatives:

Boy: дечак  [dyechak]	Girl: девојчица  [dyevoјchitza]
Son: син  [sin]	Daughter: ћерка  [ćyerka]
Brother: брат  [brat]	Sister: сестра  [syestra]
Man: мушкарац  [mooshkaratz]	Woman: жена  [ʐyena]
Father: отац  [otatz]	Mother: мајка  [maјka]
Grandfather: деда  [dyeda]	Grandmother: баба  [baba]

Locations in the house which are talked about more during the day:

House: кућа  [kooća]	Toilet: тоалет  [toalyet]
Room: соба  [soba]	Bedroom: спаваћа соба  [spavaća soba]
Kitchen: кухиња  [kookhiњa]	Table: сто  [sto]

Animals and pets popular to everyone:

Cat: мачка  [machka]	Dog: пас  [pas]
Mouse: миш  [mish]	Bird: птица  [ptitza]
Cow: крава  [krava]	Horse: коњ  [koњ]

The clothes most worn by most people:

Socks: чарапе  [charapye]	Shoes: ципеле  [tzipyelye]
Trousers: панталоне  [pantalonye]	Shirt: кошуља  [koshoolja]
Sweater: џемпер  [dʒyempyer]	Coat: капут  [kapoot]

Most popular languages in the world:

English: енглески  [yengulyeski]	French: француски  [frantzooski]
German: немачки  [nyemachki]	Spanish: шпански  [shpanski]
Italian: италијански  [italiјanski]	Portuguese: португалски  [portoogualski]
Greek: грчки  [gurchki]	Russian: руски  [rooski]
Arabic: арапски  [arapski]	Hindi: хинду  [khindoo]
Chinese: кинески  [kinyeski]	Japanese: јапански  [јapanski]

Travel Vocabulary

Most popular terms when traveling:

Taxi: такси  [taksi]	Bus: аутобус  [aootoboos]
Hotel: хотел  [khotyel]	Reservation: резервација  [ryezyervatziјa]
Airport: аеродром  [ayerodrom]	Passport: пасош  [pasosh]

Words you can use in class or talking about school:

Student: ученик  [oochyenik]	Teacher: наставник  [nastavnik]
Pen: хемијска оловка  [khyemiјska olovka]	Books: књиге  [kњiguye]
Page: страна  [strana]	Dictionary: речник  [ryechnik]

Body parts which are talked about more often:

Hand: шака  [shaka]	Feet: ноге  [noguye]
Hair: коса  [kosa]	Eye: око  [oko]
Mouth: уста  [oosta]	Nose: нос  [nos]

Emergency vocabulary to ask for help or offer help when needed:

Ambulance: хитна помоћ  [khitna pomoć]	Doctor: лекар  [lyekar]
Hospital: болница  [bolnitza]	Pharmacy: апотека  [apotyeka]
Police: полиција  [politziјa]	Stomach Ache: бол у стомаку  [bol oo stomakoo]

As you can see, this Serbian vocabulary is something you will need every day. You can use our Vocabulary Trainer to help you memorize these words.