Phrases
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
| English | Local | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Merry Christmas | Sretan Bozic | — |
Croatian
Useful phrases and vocabulary.
Colors
| English | Local | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| White | Bijela | b’ye:lah |
| Black | Crna | ‘tzrnah |
| Red | Crvena | tzr’vēnah |
| Green | Zelena | ‘zēlēnah |
| Blue | Plava | ‘pla:vah |
| Yellow | Žuta | zhoota: |
| Orange | Narančasta | na’runnchāstah |
| Pink | Ružičasta | ‘rhoozheechustah |
| Purple | Ljubičasta | ‘lyoobeechustah |
Days
| English | Local | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | nedjelja | ne’dyelya |
| Monday | ponedjeljak | po’nedyelyuck |
| Tuesday | utorak | ‘utoruck |
| Wednesday | srijeda | s’ryeda |
| Thursday | cetvrtak | chet’vrtuck |
| Friday | petak | ‘pe:tuck |
| Saturday | subota | su’bōta |
Greeting
| English | Local | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Do you speak English? | Govorite li engleski? | govo’reete lee en’gleskee |
| Excuse me | Izpri | is’preechavam se |
| Fine / Good | Dobro | ‘dobro |
| Good afternoon | Dobar dan | dobar’da:n |
| Good evening | Dobro večer | dobra’veche:r |
| Good morning | Dobro j utro | dobro’jootro |
| Good night | Laku noc | lakoo’noch |
| Goodbye | Do viđenja | dovi’đenya |
| Happy New Year! | Srecna Nova godina! | ‘sretna’nova’go:deena |
| Hello | Zdravo or Bok | bōck |
| How are you? | Kako ste? | kak’osee |
| I'm pleased to meet you | Drago mi je vidjeti vas | dr’agomeeye’vidyeti’va:s |
| Merry Christmas | Sretan Bozic | ‘sretunn’bōzheech |
| Please | Molim te | ‘mōleemte |
| See you later | Vidimo se poslije | ve’deemōse’pōslye |
| Thank you | Hvala | h’va:la |
| Welcome | Dobro dosli | dobro’doshlee |
| What is your name? | Kako je Vase ime? | — |
| Yes / No | Da / Ne | dâ / nē |
Months
| English | Local | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| January | sijecanj | sy’echanŋ |
| February | Veljača | ve’lyacha |
| March | ožujak | o’zhuyuck |
| April | travanj | ‘tra:vaŋ |
| May | svibanj | ‘sveebaŋ |
| June | lipanj | ‘leepaŋ |
| July | srpanj | ‘srpaŋ |
| August | kolovoz | ‘kôlovo:z |
| September | rujan | ‘rooyan |
| October | listopad | ‘leestopa:d |
| November | studeni | s’toodenee |
| December | prosinec | pro’sinuts |
Numbers
| English | Local | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| One | Jedan | yedunn |
| Two | Dva | dva: |
| Three | Tri | tree |
| Four | Četiri | che’teree |
| Five | Pet | pet |
| Six | Šest | shest |
| Seven | Sedam | ‘sedumm |
| Eight | Osam | ‘osumm |
| Nine | Devet | ‘devett |
| Ten | Deset | ‘dessett |
| Eleven | Jedanaest | ye’dunnaest |
| Twelve | Dvanaest | ‘dvunnaest |
| Thirteen | Trinaest | tree’naest |
| Fourteen | Četrnaest | chet’rnaest |
| Fifteen | Petnaest | pet’naest |
| Sixteen | Šesnaest | shes’naest |
| Seventeen | Sedamnaest | s’dummnaest |
| Eighteen | Osamnaest | o’summnaest |
| Nineteen | Devetnaest | d’vettnaest |
| Twenty | Dvadeset | ‘dva:dessett |
| Twenty-one | Dvadesetijedan | ‘dvadessettyēdunn |
| Dvadesetijedan | Dvadesetidva | ‘dvadessettydva: |
| Twenty-three | Dvadesetitri | ‘dvadessettytree |
| Twenty-four | Dvadesetičetiri | ‘dvadessettyche’teere |
| Twenty-five | Dvadesetipet | ‘dvadessettypet |
| Twenty-six | Dvadesetišest | ‘dvadessetty’shest |
| Twenty-seven | Dvadesetisedam | ‘dvadessetty’sedumm |
| Twenty-eight | Dvadesetiosam | ‘dvadessetty’osumm |
| Twenty-nine | Dvadesetidevet | ‘dvadessetty’devett |
| Thirty | Trideset | tree’dessett |
| Thirty-one | Tridesetijedan | treedessety’edunn |
| Fifty | Pedeset | pe’dessett |
| One hundred | Stotina | s’tōteenah |
| Five hundred | Petsto | ‘petztō |
| One thousand | Tisuća | ‘tisutya |
Seasons
| English | Local | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Winter | Zima | z’eemuh |
| Fall | Jesen | ‘jese:n |
| Spring | Prolje | pro’lyetye |
| Summer | Ljeto | lyeto |
Sports
| English | Local | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Handball | Rukomet | — |
| Swimming | Plivanje | — |
| Waterpolo | Vaterpolo | — |
Serbian
Useful phrases and vocabulary.
Days
| English | Local | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | nedelja | — |
| Monday | ponedeljak | — |
| Tuesday | utorak | — |
| Wednesday | sreda | — |
| Thursday | cetvrtak | — |
| Friday | petak | — |
| Saturday | subota | — |
Greeting
| English | Local | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Merry Christmas | Hristos se rodi | — |
Months
| English | Local | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| January | januar | — |
| February | februar | — |
| March | mart | — |
| April | April | — |
| May | smjeti | — |
| June | juni | — |
| July | juli | — |
| August | Avgust | — |
| September | septembar | — |
| October | oktobra | — |
| November | novembar | — |
| December | decembar | — |
Serbo-Croatian
Useful phrases and vocabulary.
Greeting
| English | Local | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Do you speak English? | Govorite li engleski? | — |
| Excuse me | Izvinite | — |
| Fine / Good | Dobro | — |
| Good afternoon | Dobar dan | — |
| Good evening | Dobro vece | — |
| Good morning | Dobro j utro | — |
| Good night | Laku noc | — |
| Goodbye | Zbogom | — |
| Happy New Year! | Srecna Nova godina! | — |
| Hello | Zdravo | — |
| How are you? | Kako ste? | — |
| I'm pleased to meet you | Milo mi je da sam Vas upoznao | — |
| Merry Christmas | Sretam Bozic | — |
| Please | Molim | — |
| See you later | Dovidjenja | — |
| Thank you | Hvala | — |
| What is your name? | Kako je Vase ime? | — |
| Yes / No | Da / Ne | — |

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