Learn Bosnian

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

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

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

This is a recap episode for numbers.

This episode focuses on you, me, they, and them.

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

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.

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

In this episode we touch a bit on conjugation and talk mostly about ownership and how to say I had, and you have. Ja imam i ti imas.

In this episode we talk about what you like to do and what you are doing?

Good Morning: Bosnian: Dobro jutro Pronunciation: DOH-bro YOO-tro Good Afternoon: Bosnian: Dobar dan Pronunciation: DOH-bar dan Good Evening: Bosnian: Dobra večer Pronunciation: DOH-bra VE-chehr How are you: Bosnian: Kako si? Pronunciation: KAH-ko see Good: Bosnian: Dobro Pronunciation: DOH-bro Not Bad: Bosnian: Nije loše Pronunciation: NEE-yeh LOH-sheh Hello: Bosnian: Zdravo Pronunciation: ZDRAH-vo How can I help you/What can I get you: Bosnian: Izvolite? Pronunciation: IZ-vo-lee-teh Can we get a table for two: Bosnian: Možemo li dobiti sto za dvoje? Pronunciation: MOH-zheh-mo lee DOH-bee-tee stoh zah DVOH-yeh Yes, you can: Bosnian: Da, može. Pronunciation: Dah, MOH-zheh. Can I have two coffees: Bosnian: Mogu li dobiti dvije kafe? Pronunciation: MOH-goo lee DOH-bee-tee DVYEH KAH-feh Can I get sugar: Bosnian: Mogu li dobiti šećer? Pronunciation: MOH-goo lee DOH-bee-tee SHEH-cher Can I get milk: Bosnian: Mogu li dobiti mlijeko? Pronunciation: MOH-goo lee DOH-bee-tee MLYEH-ko Can I get two beers: Bosnian: Mogu li dobiti dvije pive? Pronunciation: MOH-goo lee DOH-bee-tee DVYEH PEE-veh Can I get three portions of ćevapi: Bosnian: Mogu li dobiti tri porcije ćevapa? Pronunciation: MOH-goo lee DOH-bee-tee TREE POR-tsyeh CHAY-va-pa Can I get two coffees and three portions of ćevapi: Bosnian: Mogu li dobiti dvije kafe i tri porcije ćevapa? Pronunciation: MOH-goo lee DOH-bee-tee DVYEH KAH-feh ee TREE POR-tsyeh CHAY-va-pa

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 ---|---|--- 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 ---|---|--- 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. Dobro jutro (Doh-bro yoo-tro) - Good morning 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 you today? Jesi li dobro? (Yes-ee lee doh-bro?) - Are you good? 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 the bathroom? Izvinite, gdje je WC? (Eez-vee-nee-teh, gd-ye vey-cey?) - Excuse me, where is the bathroom? Tamo? (Ta-mo?) - Over there? Ovdje (Ovd-ye) - Here   Pardon, gdje je muzej? (Par-don, gd-ye ye moo-zey?) - Pardon, where is the museum? Pardon, gdje je hotel? (Par-don, gd-ye ye ho-tel?) - Pardon, where is the hotel? Pravo (Pra-vo) - Straight Pardon, gdje je Hotel Internation? (Par-don, gd-ye ye Ho-tel In-ter-na-tsyon?) - Pardon, where is Hotel Internation? Tamo, pravo (Ta-mo, pra-vo) - There, straight Pardon, gdje je banka? (Par-don, gd-ye ye ban-ka?) - Pardon, where is the bank? Lijevo (Lee-ye-vo) - Left Banka je lijevo (Ban-ka ye lee-ye-vo) - The bank is left Izvinite, gdje je WC? (Eez-vee-nee-teh, gd-ye vey-cey?) - Pardon, where is the bathroom? WC je pravo i desno (Vey-cey ye pra-vo ee des-no) - The bathroom is straight and right Desno (Des-no) - Right Pardon, gdje je Hotel Internation? (Par-don, gd-ye ye Ho-tel In-ter-na-tsyon?) - Pardon, where is Hotel Internation? Lijevo (Lee-ye-vo) - Left Pardon, je li hotel lijevo? (Par-don, ye lee ho-tel lee-ye-vo?) - Pardon, is the hotel to the left? Ne, on je lijevo (Ne, on ye lee-ye-vo) - No, it is to the left Hvala vam (Hva-la vam) - Thank you Nema problema (Ne-ma pro-ble-ma) - No problem/It's nothing Nema na čemu (Ne-ma na che-moo) - You're welcome Da (Da) - Yes Ne (Ne) - No 100 metara lijevo i 20 metara desno (Sto metara lee-ye-vo ee dvay-de-set metara des-no) - 100m left and 20m right

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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