The 100 Most Common Serbian Words

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How this list is ranked

This is the Flashcardly Serbian course in order: by frequency and everyday usefulness, with input from language teachers. It is not a raw corpus count, which is why words like “the” and “of” are not padding the top of the list, while “man” comes in at #13.

The list

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Zdravo Hello

Zdravo, kako si? Hello, how are you?
dobrodošli Welcome

Dobrodošli u naš dom. Welcome to our home.
Dobro jutro Good morning

Dobro jutro! Good morning!
da yes

Da, razumem. Yes, I understand.
Dobro veče Good evening

Dobro veče! Good evening!
ne no

Rekla je ne. She said no.
Doviđenja Goodbye

Doviđenja, Ana! Goodbye, Anna!
Dobar dan Good afternoon

Dobar dan! Good afternoon!
Vidimo se uskoro See you soon

Vidimo se uskoro, Mia! See you soon, Mia!
Vidimo se sutra See you tomorrow

Vidimo se sutra! See you tomorrow!
Drago mi je! Nice to meet you

Takođe, drago mi je! Nice to meet you too!
Kako si? How are you?

Kako si danas? How are you today?
muškarac man

Muškarac čita knjigu. The man reads the book.
žena woman

Žena nosi šešir. The woman wears a hat.
dečak boy

Dečak se igra igračkama. The boy plays with toys.
devojčica girl

Devojčica ima loptu. The girl has a ball.
osoba person

On je fina osoba. He is a nice person.
ljudi people

Ljudi su veoma srećni. The people are very happy.
odrasla osoba adult

Ja sam odrasla osoba. I am an adult.
beba baby

Bebi treba mleko. The baby needs milk.
gospodin Mr

Gospodin Smit voli da čita knjige. Mr. Smith likes to read books.
gospođa Mrs

Gospođa Smith je učiteljica. Mrs. Smith is a teacher.
komšija neighbor

Moj komšija je veoma ljubazan. My neighbor is very friendly.
prijatelj friend

Moj prijatelj voli da čita knjige. My friend likes to read books.
danas today

Danas je dobar dan. Today is a good day.
sutra tomorrow

Sutra je novi dan. Tomorrow is a new day.
juče yesterday

Video sam je juče. I saw her yesterday.
sada now

On to želi sada. He wants it now.
popodne afternoon

Volim popodne. I like the afternoon.
veče evening

Veče je tiho. The evening is quiet.
minut minute

Potrebno nam je pet minuta. We need five minutes.
jutro morning

Doručkujem ujutru. I eat breakfast in the morning.
kasnije later

Uradiću to kasnije. I will do it later.
rano early

Ona se budi rano. She wakes up early.
kasno late

On često dolazi kasno. He is often late.
sat hour

Čas traje jedan sat. The class lasts one hour.
Kako se zoveš? What's your name?

Kako se zoveš? What's your name?
Moje ime je My name is

Moje ime je Emily. My name is Emily.
Odakle si? Where are you from?

Odakle si? Where are you from?
Ja sam iz I'm from

Ja sam iz Nemačke. I'm from Germany.
Gde živiš? Where do you live?

Gde živiš? Where do you live?
Ja živim u I live in

Ja živim u Japanu. I live in Japan.
Koje jezike govoriš? What languages do you speak?

Koje jezike govoriš? What languages do you speak?
Ja govorim I speak

Ja govorim engleski dobro. I speak English well.
Govorim malo I speak a little

Govorim malo francuskog. I speak a little French.
Gde si rođen Where were you born

Gde si rođen? Where were you born?
Kako se prezivaš? What's your surname?

Kako se prezivaš? What's your surname?
Ovo je moja prijateljica This is my friend

Ovo je moja prijateljica Lisa. This is my friend Lisa.
praviti make

Ja pravim dobru kafu. I make good coffee.
dobiti get

On je dobio poklon. He got a present.
imati have

Ema ima auto. Emma has a car.
jesti eat

Oni jedu jabuke. They are eating apples.
piti drink

Piješ li kafu? Do you drink coffee?
spavati sleep

Želim da spavam sada. I want to sleep now.
videti see

Vidiš li kuću? Can you see the house?
gledati look at

Adam voli da gleda slike. Adam likes to look at pictures.
čitati read

Student čita knjige. The student reads books.
otvoriti open

Ona otvara prozor. She opens the window.
zatvoriti close

Zatvaram vrata. I close the door.
dolaziti come

Ti dolaziš ovde svaki dan. You come here every day.
Molim te Please.

Molim te, otvori vrata. Please open the door.
Hvala Thank you.

Hvala na pomoći. Thank you for your help.
Nema na čemu You're welcome.

Nema na čemu. You're welcome.
Izvinite Excuse me.

Izvinite, treba mi pomoć. Excuse me, I need help.
Žao mi je. Sorry.

Žao mi je. I am sorry.
Možeš li mi pomoći? Could you help me?

Možeš li mi pomoći? Could you help me?
Možeš li, molim te, da ponoviš? Could you please repeat?

Možeš li, molim te, da ponoviš to? Could you please repeat that?
Možete li govoriti sporije? Could you speak more slowly?

Možete li govoriti sporije? Could you speak more slowly?
Mogu li dobiti vodu, molim vas? Could I have ... please?

Mogu li dobiti vodu, molim vas? Could I have water please?
Hteo bih I'd like

Hteo bih još čaja. I'd like some more tea.
Mogu li...? May I...?

Mogu li dobiti malo vode? May I have some water?
Da li je u redu ako...? Is it okay if...?

Da li je u redu ako sednem? Is it okay if I sit?
nula zero

Nula je manje od jedan. Zero is less than one.
jedan one

Imam jednu jabuku. I have one apple.
dva two

Ima dve mačke. There are two cats.
tri three

Ne, tri je previše. No, three is too much.
četiri four

Daj mi četiri, molim te. Give me four, please.
pet five

Imam pet pasa. I have five dogs.
šest six

Došao je sa šest prijatelja. He came with six friends.
sedam seven

Trčim sedam kilometara. I am running seven kilometers.
osam eight

Pauk ima osam nogu. A spider has eight legs.
devet nine

Devet je moj srećan broj. Nine is my lucky number.
deset ten

Imamo deset prstiju. We have ten fingers.
plus plus

Dva plus dva je četiri. Two plus two is four.
Ne razumem. I don't understand.

Ne razumem. I don't understand.
Možeš li ponoviti to, molim te Could you repeat that please?

Možeš li ponoviti to, molim te? Could you repeat that please?
Sporije, molim vas. More slowly please.

Sporije, molim vas. More slowly please.
Šta to znači? What does that mean?

Šta to znači? What does that mean?
Kako se kaže to na...? How do you say that in ...?

Kako se kaže to na španskom? How do you say that in Spanish?
Kako se to speluje? How do you spell that?

Kako se to speluje? How do you spell that?
Možeš li to da zapišeš? Can you write it down?

Možeš li to da zapišeš, molim te? Can you write it down, please?
Možeš li mi pokazati? Can you show me?

Možeš li mi pokazati sliku? Can you show me the photo?
Da li govoriš Do you speak ...?

Da li govoriš engleski? Do you speak English?
Samo trenutak, molim. Just a moment please.

Samo trenutak, molim. Just a moment please.
Tako mislim. I think so.

I ja tako mislim. I think so too.
Ne znam. I don't know.

Ne znam. I don't know.
ovo this

Ovo je moj crveni auto. This is my red car.
taj that

Taj pas je veoma druželjubiv. That dog is very friendly.
ovde here

Volim da budem ovde. I like being here.
tamo there

Sastajemo se tamo posle posla. We meet there after work.