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Useful Phrases in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Hello, numbers, days of the week, colors, and more in the languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosnian

Useful phrases and vocabulary.

Greeting

EnglishLocalPronunciation
Merry ChristmasSretan Bozic

Croatian

Useful phrases and vocabulary.

Colors

EnglishLocalPronunciation
WhiteBijelab’ye:lah
BlackCrna‘tzrnah
RedCrvenatzr’vēnah
GreenZelena‘zēlēnah
BluePlava‘pla:vah
YellowŽutazhoota:
OrangeNarančastana’runnchāstah
PinkRužičasta‘rhoozheechustah
PurpleLjubičasta‘lyoobeechustah

Days

EnglishLocalPronunciation
Sundaynedjeljane’dyelya
Mondayponedjeljakpo’nedyelyuck
Tuesdayutorak‘utoruck
Wednesdaysrijedas’ryeda
Thursdaycetvrtakchet’vrtuck
Fridaypetak‘pe:tuck
Saturdaysubotasu’bōta

Greeting

EnglishLocalPronunciation
Do you speak English?Govorite li engleski?govo&#8217reete lee en&#8217gleskee
Excuse meIzpriis’preechavam se
Fine / GoodDobro‘dobro
Good afternoonDobar dandobar’da:n
Good eveningDobro večerdobra’veche:r
Good morningDobro j utrodobro’jootro
Good nightLaku noclakoo’noch
GoodbyeDo viđenjadovi’đenya
Happy New Year!Srecna Nova godina!‘sretna’nova’go:deena
HelloZdravo or Bokbōck
How are you?Kako ste?kak’osee
I'm pleased to meet youDrago mi je vidjeti vasdr’agomeeye’vidyeti’va:s
Merry ChristmasSretan Bozic‘sretunn’bōzheech
PleaseMolim te‘mōleemte
See you laterVidimo se poslijeve’deemōse’pōslye
Thank youHvalah’va:la
WelcomeDobro doslidobro’doshlee
What is your name?Kako je Vase ime?
Yes / NoDa / Nedâ / nē

Months

EnglishLocalPronunciation
Januarysijecanjsy’echanŋ
FebruaryVeljačave’lyacha
Marchožujako’zhuyuck
Apriltravanj‘tra:vaŋ
Maysvibanj‘sveebaŋ
Junelipanj‘leepaŋ
Julysrpanj‘srpaŋ
Augustkolovoz‘kôlovo:z
Septemberrujan‘rooyan
Octoberlistopad‘leestopa:d
Novemberstudenis’toodenee
Decemberprosinecpro’sinuts

Numbers

EnglishLocalPronunciation
OneJedanyedunn
TwoDvadva:
ThreeTritree
FourČetiriche’teree
FivePetpet
SixŠestshest
SevenSedam‘sedumm
EightOsam‘osumm
NineDevet‘devett
TenDeset‘dessett
ElevenJedanaestye’dunnaest
TwelveDvanaest‘dvunnaest
ThirteenTrinaesttree’naest
FourteenČetrnaestchet’rnaest
FifteenPetnaestpet’naest
SixteenŠesnaestshes’naest
SeventeenSedamnaests’dummnaest
EighteenOsamnaesto’summnaest
NineteenDevetnaestd’vettnaest
TwentyDvadeset‘dva:dessett
Twenty-oneDvadesetijedan‘dvadessettyēdunn
DvadesetijedanDvadesetidva‘dvadessettydva:
Twenty-threeDvadesetitri‘dvadessettytree
Twenty-fourDvadesetičetiri‘dvadessettyche’teere
Twenty-fiveDvadesetipet‘dvadessettypet
Twenty-sixDvadesetišest‘dvadessetty’shest
Twenty-sevenDvadesetisedam‘dvadessetty’sedumm
Twenty-eightDvadesetiosam‘dvadessetty’osumm
Twenty-nineDvadesetidevet‘dvadessetty’devett
ThirtyTridesettree’dessett
Thirty-oneTridesetijedantreedessety’edunn
FiftyPedesetpe’dessett
One hundredStotinas’tōteenah
Five hundredPetsto‘petztō
One thousandTisuća‘tisutya

Seasons

EnglishLocalPronunciation
WinterZimaz’eemuh
FallJesen‘jese:n
SpringProljepro’lyetye
SummerLjetolyeto

Sports

EnglishLocalPronunciation
HandballRukomet
SwimmingPlivanje
WaterpoloVaterpolo

Serbian

Useful phrases and vocabulary.

Days

EnglishLocalPronunciation
Sundaynedelja
Mondayponedeljak
Tuesdayutorak
Wednesdaysreda
Thursdaycetvrtak
Fridaypetak
Saturdaysubota

Greeting

EnglishLocalPronunciation
Merry ChristmasHristos se rodi

Months

EnglishLocalPronunciation
Januaryjanuar
Februaryfebruar
Marchmart
AprilApril
Maysmjeti
Junejuni
Julyjuli
AugustAvgust
Septemberseptembar
Octoberoktobra
Novembernovembar
Decemberdecembar

Serbo-Croatian

Useful phrases and vocabulary.

Greeting

EnglishLocalPronunciation
Do you speak English?Govorite li engleski?
Excuse meIzvinite
Fine / GoodDobro
Good afternoonDobar dan
Good eveningDobro vece
Good morningDobro j utro
Good nightLaku noc
GoodbyeZbogom
Happy New Year!Srecna Nova godina!
HelloZdravo
How are you?Kako ste?
I'm pleased to meet youMilo mi je da sam Vas upoznao
Merry ChristmasSretam Bozic
PleaseMolim
See you laterDovidjenja
Thank youHvala
What is your name?Kako je Vase ime?
Yes / NoDa / Ne