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Why learn Bosnian?
Knowing Bosnian opens the door to art, music, dance, fashion, cuisine, film, philosophy, and science Your marketable skills in the global economy are improved when you master Bosnian. Skills like problem solving, dealing with abstract concepts, are increased when you study Bosnian. Learning another language is part of a liberal education.
How Long Does it Take to Learn Bosnian?
*** NOTES *** Bosnian is one of three official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina and is also spoken in Serbia, Croatia and Montenegro. It has strong similarities to Croatian and Serbian, the other official languages in Bosnia, and all three are mutually understandable. But there are differences in pronunciation and the use of some words. For example, Bosnian speakers who follow the Muslim faith and are typically known as Bosniaks, use more Turkish, Persian and Arabic loan words.
Bosnian Alphabet & Pronunciation
[a]
[b]
[ts]
[tʃ]
[tɕ]
[d]
[dʒ]
[dʑ]
[e]
[f]
[ɡ]
[x]
[i]
[j]
[k]
[l]
[ʎ]
[m]
[n]
[ɲ]
[o]
[p]
[r]
[s]
[ʃ]
[t]
[u]
[v]
[z]
[ʒ]
Basic Phrases in Bosnian
Hello | Zdravo |
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Goodbye | Zbogom |
Yes | Da |
No | Ne |
Excuse me | Oprostite |
Please | Molim te |
Thank you | Hvala ti |
You are welcome | Nema na čemu |
Do you speak english | Govoriš li engleski? |
Do you understand | Da li razumiješ? |
I understand | Razumijem |
I do not understand | Ne razumijem |
How are you | Kako si? |
Fine thanks | Dobro, hvala! |
What is your name | Kako se zoves? |
My name is | Moje ime je |
Pleased to meet you | Drago mi je što smo se upoznali |
Bosnian Grammar
Bosnian Nouns
Man | čoveče |
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Woman | žena |
Boy | Dečko |
Girl | Djevojka |
Cat | Mačka |
Dog | Pas |
Fish | Riba |
Water | Voda |
Milk | Mlijeko |
Egg | Jaje |
House | Kuca |
Flower | Cvijet |
Tree | Drvo |
Shirt | Košulja |
Pants | Hlače |
Bosnian Adjectives
Colors in Bosnian
Black | Crna |
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White | Bela |
Red | Crveno |
Orange | Narandžasta |
Yellow | žuto |
Green | Zeleno |
Blue | Plava |
Purple | Ljubičasta |
Pink | Roze |
Gray | Siva |
Brown | Smeđa |
Numbers in Bosnian
Zero | Nula |
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One | Jedan |
Two | Dva |
Three | Tri |
Four | Četiri |
Five | Pet |
Six | Šest |
Seven | Sedam |
Eight | Osam |
Nine | Devet |
Ten | Imati |
Eleven | Jedanaest |
Twelve | Dvanaest |
Twenty | Dvadeset |
Thirty | Trideset |
Forty | četrdeset |
Fifty | Pedeset |
Sixty | šezdeset |
Seventy | Sedamdeset |
Eighty | Osamdeset |
Ninety | Devedeset |
Hundred | Sto |
Thousand | Hiljadu |
Bosnian Verbs
To be | Biti |
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To have | Imati |
To want | željeti |
To need | Trebati |
To help | Pomoći |
To go | Ići |
To come | Doći |
To eat | Jesti |
To drink | Piti |
To speak | Govoriti |
Building Simple Sentences
More Complex Bosnian Sentences
And | I |
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Or | Ili |
But | Ali |
Because | Jer |
With | Sa |
Also | Takođe |
However | Kako god |
Neither | Ni jedno ni drugo |
Nor | Niti |
If | Ako |
Then | Onda |
Useful Bosnian Vocabulary
Bosnian Questions
Who | Ko |
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What | šta |
When | Kada |
Where | Gde |
Why | Zašto |
How | Kako |
How many | Koliko |
How much | Koliko |
Days of the Week in Bosnian
Monday | Ponedeljak |
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Tuesday | Utorak |
Wednesday | Srijeda |
Thursday | Četvrtak |
Friday | Petak |
Saturday | Subota |
Sunday | Nedjelja |
Yesterday | Jučer |
Today | Danas |
Tomorrow | Sutra |
Months in Bosnian
January | Januara |
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February | Februar |
March | Marta |
April | Aprila |
May | Maja |
June | Juna |
July | Jula |
August | Avgusta |
September | Septembra |
October | Oktobar |
November | Novembra |
December | Prosinca |
Seasons in Bosnian
Winter | Zimi |
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Spring | Proljeće |
Summer | Leto |
Autumn | Jesen |
Telling Time in Bosnian
What time is it | Koliko je sati? |
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Hours | Sata |
Minutes | Minuta |
Seconds | Sekundi |
O clock | Sati |
Half | Polovina |
Quarter past | četvrt prošlosti |
Before | Prije |
After | Posle |