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Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian are close enough that speakers understand each other completely; they are counted separately here because the subtitle corpora are separate. Bosnian is written in Latin script and inflects across seven cases.

The most common words in Bosnian, most frequent first, with IPA pronunciations and English meanings.
#WordIn English
1da /ˈda/that
2je /je/of her
3ne /ne/not
4se /se/myself
5i /ˈi/and
6u /u/in, at
7to /tôː/that, the aforementioned
8sam /ˈsɐm/to be, to exist
9na /na/on, at, in
10ti /tîː/you
11mi /mîː/we
12za /za/for
13si /si/to myself
14li /li/question-forming interrogative particle
15što /ʃtô/why
16ja /jâː/I
17su /ˈsʊ/third-person plural present of bȉti
18šta /ʃtâ/what
19ali /âli/but
20sa /ˈsa/alternative form of s; used instead of s when the following…
21nije /ˈnije/to be, to exist
22ovo /ǒʋoː/this, this one
23samo /sâmo/just, only, only just, merely, solely
24te /ˈtɛ/of you
25me /ˈmɛ/of me
26od /ôd/from, since
27a /a/but, and
28ga /ˈɡa/of him
29bi /ˈbi/to be, to exist
30kako /kâko/how
31o /o/on, against
32dobro /dǒbro/well
33ako /âko/if
34smo /ˈsmo/to be, to exist
35sve /sʋê/Intensity amplifier, used exclusively in phrases
36kao /kâo/as, like
37će /ˈtɕɛ/third-person singular/plural present of htȅti/htjȅti
38tako /tǎkoː/so, like that, in such a way
39znam /ˈznam/first-person singular present of znȁti
40s /s/with, together with, along with
41mogu /ˈmoɡʊ/can, to be able to
42nisam /nǐːsam/to be, to exist
43pa /pa/then
44ste /ˈstɛ/second-person plural present of bȉti
45bio /bîo/to be, to exist
46biti /bîti/to be, to exist
47redu /ˈrɛdʊ/row
48on /ôːn/he
49zašto /zâʃto/why, what for
50koji /kǒjiː/which, what
51još /jôʂ/more, another
52bilo /bîlo/generalization particle used before another word to express…
53nešto /nêʃto/something
54ću /ˈtɕu/first-person singular present of htȅti/htjȅti
55vas /ʋâːs/of you
56kad /kâd/when
57hvala /xʋǎːla/praise
58iz /îz/from, out of
59mislim /ˈmislɪm/to think
60ima /ˈimɐ/he has, she has
61ovdje /ǒːʋdje/here, over here
62ili /îli/or
63ih /ix/of them
64sada /sâda/genitive singular of sȃd
65znaš /ˈznaʃ/second-person singular present of znȁti
66onda /ôndaː/then
67moj /môːj/my, mine
68do /dô/only, except
69vam /ˈvam/you
70možda /mǒʒda/perhaps, maybe
71više /ʋîʃe/over, above
72zar /zâr/used in tag questions, to ask for an affirmation to a polar…
73rekao /ˈrɛkɐo/to say
74bila /ˈbɪlɐ/to be, to exist
75kada /kǎda/bathtub
76ona /ǒna/she
77nas /nâːs/of us
78bih /ˈbih/first-person singular aorist of bȉti
79nema /ˈnɛmɐ/mute, dumb
80mu /ˈmu/to him
81malo /mâlo/little, few, some
82mene /mêne/of me, long form
83treba /trěːba/girl, chick
84ovde /ǒːʋde/here
85molim /ˈmolɪm/to ask, request, beg
86ništa /nîʃta/nothing
87tebe /têbe/of you
88hajde /xǎjde/let's go
89hej /ɦɛj/hi
90imam /ˈimɐm/to have, possess, own
91tamo /tâmo/there
92sad /sâd/now
93ni /ˈni/even, either
94gdje /ɡdjê/where
95ko /kô/who
96tu /ˈtu/here
97nam /ˈnam/to us
98jesi /ˈjesɪ/second-person singular present of bȉti
99zbog /zbôɡ/because of, due to, owing to
100želim /ˈʒɛlɪm/first-person singular present of žèljeti
101možeš /ˈmoʒɛʃ/can, to be able to
102jer /jêr/because, for
103može /moʒe/can, to be able to
104vi /ʋîː/you
105ljudi /ʎûːdi/people, men
106svi /ˈsvi/everyone
107stvarno /stʋâːrno/really, truly
108po /pôː/half
109moram /ˈmôːraːm/to have to; must
110ćemo /ˈtɕɛmo/first-person plural present of htȅti/htjȅti
111zato /zǎtoː/so, therefore, for that/this reason, ergo
112koliko /kolǐko/how much, how many
113jedan /jědan/one
114idemo /ˈidɛmo/to go, walk
115misliš /ˈmislɪʃ/to think
116baš /bâʃ/at all, truly, really, exactly
117koje /kǒjeː/which, what
118ćeš /ˈtɕɛʃ/second-person singular present of htȅti/htjȅti
119nego /nêɡo/than
120ono /ǒno/it
121dok /dôk/while, as long as
122gde /ɡdê/where
123bez /bêz/without, excluding, not counting
124oni /ǒni/they
125joj /joj/to her
126ovaj /ǒʋaːj/this, this one
127već /ʋêt͡ɕ/already
128naravno /nǎːraʋno/of course
129reći /rêt͡ɕi/to say
130sto /stôː/hundred
131toga /tǒːɡa/that, the aforementioned
132imaš /ˈimɐʃ/to have, possess, own
133tvoj /tʋôːj/your, yours
134taj /tâːj/that, the aforementioned
135koja /kǒjaː/which, what
136neće /nêːt͡ɕeː/to wish, want, desire
137možemo /ˈmoʒɛmo/can, to be able to
138prije /prîje/before, earlier
139posao /pǒsao/job
140imamo /ˈimɐmo/to have, possess, own
141dana /ˈdanɐ/day
142reci /ˈrɛtsɪ/river
143radi /râdi/for, because of, for the sake of
144žao /ʒâo/sorry
145rekla /ˈrɛklɐ/to say
146nikad /nîkad/never
147kod /kôd/by, at, near, besides
148zdravo /zdrâʋo/healthily
149dan /dâːn/day
150godina /ɡôdina/year
151mama /mâma/mom
152put /pûːt/to, toward
153mogao /ˈmoɡɐo/can, to be able to
154bolje /bôʎeː/comparative degree of dòbro: in a better or superior manner
155želiš /ˈʒɛlɪʃ/to wish, desire
156neko /nêko/someone, somebody
157nemoj /ˈnɛmoj/don't
158mora /môra/sea
159mnogo /m̩nôɡo/many, a lot, lots
160jeste /ˈjestɛ/emphatic yes
161vidim /ˈvidɪm/first-person singular present of videti and vidjeti
162uvijek /ûʋjeːk/always
163bili /ˈbɪlɪ/to be, to exist
164meni /měniː/to me
165radiš /ˈradɪʃ/to work
166tata /tâta/dad, daddy
167volim /ˈvolɪm/to love
168dobar /dôbar/good
169im /im/to them
170svoje /ˈsvoje/one's own
171stvar /stʋâːr/thing
172dva /dʋâː/two
173idem /ˈidɛm/to go, walk
174neću /něːt͡ɕu/to wish, want, desire
175tko /tkô/who
176vremena /ˈvrɛmɛnɐ/time
177vidi /ˈvidɪ/third-person singular present
178bude /bûdeː/third-person singular present of bȉti
179nisu /nǐːsu/to be, to exist
180vrijeme /ʋrjěːme/time
181njega /ɲêɡa/of him
182evo /ˈɛvo/look, see, behold
183imao /ˈimɐo/to have, possess, own
184danas /dǎnas/today
185život /ʒǐʋot/life
186kažem /ˈkaʒɛm/to say, to state
187nikada /nîkada/never
188odmah /ôdmaːx/right now, immediately
189zna /ˈzna/to know
190kući /kût͡ɕi/home, at home
191puno /pûno/much, a lot, lots
192ime /îme/name
193neka /ˈnɛkɐ/let, may
194tri /trîː/three
195tim /ˈtim/team
196upravo /upraʋo/exactly, precisely
197možete /ˈmoʒɛtɛ/can, to be able to
198tobom /tôboːm/with you
199svoj /ˈsvoj/one's own
200koju /ˈkojʊ/which, what
201svoju /ˈsvojʊ/feminine accusative singular of svȏj
202pre /prê/before, earlier
203toliko /tolǐkoː/that much/many, so much/many, as much/many
204uvek /ûʋeːk/always
205neki /nêkiː/some
206mnom /mnôːm/me
207oko /ôko/around, about, roughly, approximately
208opet /ôpeːt/again
209kaže /ˈkaʒɛ/to say, to state
210jesam /ˈjesɐm/first-person singular present of bȉti
211god /ɡôːd/generalization particle
212ide /ˈidɛ/to go, walk
213sranje /srǎːɲe/A very difficult situation, big trouble
214jednom /jědnoːm/once, one time
215radim /ˈradɪm/to work
216čak /t͡ʃâk/even
217nismo /nǐːsmo/to be, to exist
218čemu /t͡ʃěmu/whereto, whither; to what
219sigurno /sîɡuːrno/certainly
220žena /ʒěna/woman
221vidimo /ˈvidɪmo/first-person plural present
222postoji /ˈpostojɪ/to be, exist
223nemam /ˈnɛmɐm/not to have
224ta /tâː/that, the aforementioned
225godine /ˈɡodɪnɛ/year
226novac /nǒʋat͡s/money
227jako /jâːko/very, very much, really
228znao /ˈznao/to know
229tebi /têbi/to you
230trebao /ˈtrɛbɐo/to be needed, to be required
231otac /ǒtat͡s/father
232vreme /ʋrěːme/time
233prvi /př̩ʋiː/first
234dovoljno /dôʋoːʎno/enough, sufficiently
235veoma /ʋěoma/very, very much, extremely
236ovamo /ǒʋaːmo/hither, this way
237želi /ˈʒɛlɪ/to wish, desire
238puta /pǔːtaː/times
239pravu /ˈpravʊ/pure, true, genuine
240drugi /drûɡiː/second
241njih /ɲîːx/of them
242prema /prêma/towards, at
243imate /ˈimɐtɛ/to have, possess, own
244dalje /dâʎeː/far
245jedna /ˈjednɐ/one
246sutra /sûtra/tomorrow
247problem /prǒbleːm/problem
248pomoći /pomǒt͡ɕi/help
249vrlo /ʋr̂lo/very, extremely
250nakon /nǎkon/after
251zajedno /zâjedno/together
252vidiš /ˈvidɪʃ/second-person singular present of videti and vidjeti
253niko /nîko/no one, nobody
254dušo /ˈduʃo/soul
255sebe /sêbe/myself
256ova /ǒʋaː/feminine nominative singular
257dosta /dôsta/enough, sufficiently
258odavde /ôdaːʋde/from here
259ma /mâ/bah, whatever
260kroz /krôz/through
261drago /drâːɡo/to be glad, pleased, delighted
262vrata /ʋrǎːta/neck
263vidio /ˈvidɪo/to see
264koga /kǒɡa/of whom
265nekoliko /nêkoliko/some, several, a few
266siguran /sîɡuːran/sure, certain
267mogla /ˈmoɡlɐ/can, to be able to
268došao /ˈdoʃɐo/to come, arrive
269brzo /br̂ːzo/quickly, rapidly
270način /nǎːt͡ʃin/way, method, approach, manner
271njim /ɲîːm/him
272pod /pôd/under, beneath
273vidjeti /ʋîdjeti/to see
274zaista /zâista/indeed
275svaki /sʋâkiː/every, each
276par /pâːr/pair, couple
277gore /ɡôre/up, above
278unutra /ǔnuːtra/inside, indoors, in
279dođi /ˈdodʑɪ/to come, arrive
280ovu /ˈovʊ/this, this one
281ići /ǐt͡ɕi/to go, walk
282dugo /dûɡo/for a long time
283desilo /ˈdɛsɪlo/to happen, occur
284ponovo /pônoʋo/repeatedly, once again
285mali /ˈmalɪ/small
286mogli /ˈmoɡlɪ/can, to be able to
287minuta /minǔːta/minute
288protiv /prôtiʋ/against
289pravo /prâʋo/straight
290isto /ˈisto/as well, also, too, likewise
291nama /nâma/to us
292previše /prêʋiʃeː/too much / too many
293naš /nâʃ/our, ours
294ćete /ˈtɕɛtɛ/second-person plural present of htȅti/htjȅti
295mog /ˈmoɡ/genitive masculine/neuter
296ovako /oʋǎkoː/in this way, thus, like so
297imaju /ˈimɑjʊ/to have, possess, own
298prvo /ˈprvo/that which is the first
299noć /nôːt͡ɕ/night, nighttime
300nećeš /nêːt͡ɕeːʃ/to wish, want, desire
301loše /ˈloʃɛ/bad, malicious
302imala /ˈimɐlɐ/to have, possess, own
303pusti /ˈpustɪ/to let, let go, release
304preko /prêko/over
305osim /ôsiːm/except, besides
306vaš /ʋâʃ/your, yours
307mjesto /mjêsto/instead of
308vama /ʋâma/to you
309imati /ǐmati/to have, possess, own
310kasnije /kǎsnijeː/later on, afterwards
311majka /mâːjka/mother
312naći /nǎːt͡ɕi/to find, discover
313večeras /ʋet͡ʃěras/this evening
314ovom /ˈovom/this, this one
315momci /ˈmomtsɪ/a young man, lad
316dakle /dâkleː/so, thus, therefore
317budem /ˈbudɛm/to be, to exist
318pravi /prâːʋiː/pure, true, genuine
319auto /ǎuto/car, automobile
320video /ˈvidɛo/to see
321teško /têːʃko/heavily
322niste /nǐːste/to be, to exist
323doći /dôːt͡ɕi/to come, arrive
324vratiti /ʋrǎːtiti/to return, come back
325čovjek /t͡ʃǒʋjek/man, person
326one /ǒne/they; nonvirile third-person plural pronoun, used for all…
327ljude /ˈʎudɛ/people, men
328želite /ˈʒɛlɪtɛ/to wish, desire
329broj /brôːj/number
330čuo /ˈtʃuo/to hear
331radio /râːdio/to work
332imali /ˈimɐlɪ/to have, possess, own
333njegov /ɲěɡoʋ/his
334istina /îstina/truth
335zapravo /zâpraʋo/in fact, really, actually
336mislite /ˈmislɪtɛ/to think
337znati /znâti/to know
338zove /zǒʋe/to call, to be called
339misli /ˈmislɪ/to think
340sviđa /ˈsvidʑɐ/to like, please
341budi /ˈbudɪ/second-person singular imperative of bȉti
342pomoć /pômoːt͡ɕ/help
343ruke /ˈrukɛ/arm
344ju /ju/her
345kakav /kǎkaːʋ/what kind of
346tip /tîːp/type
347nju /ɲûː/her
348pet /pêːt/five
349netko /nêtko/someone, somebody
350dobiti /dǒbiti/profit
351uz /uz/up, upward
352izvinite /ˈizvɪˌnɪtɛ/sorry!
353ideš /ˈidɛʃ/to go, walk
354rekli /ˈrɛklɪ/to say
355onaj /ˈonɑj/that, that one
356čini /ˈtʃinɪ/third-person present singular of čìniti
357mrtav /mřtaʋ/dead, deceased
358kuće /ˈkutɕɛ/house
359vezi /ˈvɛzɪ/connection, link
360oprosti /ˈoprostɪ/sorry!
361prijatelj /prîjateʎ/friend
362svojim /ˈsvojɪm/one's own
363novi /ˈnovɪ/new
364ubiti /ǔbiti/to kill, murder
365raditi /rǎːditi/to work
366iza /iza/behind
367no /no/but, however
368lepo /lêːpo/beautifully, nicely
369bit /bîːt/essence
370svog /ˈsvoɡ/one's own
371lijepo /ljêːpo/beautifully, nicely
372veze /ˈvɛzɛ/connection, link
373dobio /ˈdobɪo/to receive, get, obtain, acquire
374otišao /ˈotɪˌʃɐo/to leave, part, depart
375otići /otǐːt͡ɕi/to leave, part, depart
376sebi /sêbi/to myself
377posla /ˈposlɐ/job
378jednostavno /jêdnostaːʋno/simply
379e /ˈɛ/hey
380znala /ˈznalɐ/to know
381nekoga /nêkoɡa/genitive of nȅtko / nȅko
382života /ˈʒivotɐ/life
383sin /sîːn/son
384govori /ˈɡovorɪ/speech
385bismo /ˈbismo/first-person plural aorist of bȉti
386njima /ɲîma/to them
387sama /ˈsamɐ/self
388poput /pôpuːt/like, as, such as
389ipak /îpaːk/still, however, but, yet, anyway, nevertheless,…
390oprostite /oprǒstite/sorry!
391njom /ɲôːm/her
392pitanje /pǐːtaːɲe/question
393nekog /nêkoɡ/genitive of nȅtko / nȅko
394ćao /t͡ɕâːo/hi!
395budeš /ˈbudɛʃ/to be, to exist
396srce /sr̩̂t͡se/a heart
397voli /ˈvolɪ/to love
398skoro /skǒro/soon
399nazad /nâzaːd/back, backwards
400učiniti /ut͡ʃǐniti/to do, make
401uraditi /urǎːditi/to do, make
402priča /prîːt͡ʃa/story, tale
403halo /ˈxalo/hello
404vidite /ˈvidɪtɛ/second-person plural present
405radimo /ˈradɪmo/to work
406gotovo /ɡǒtoʋo/almost, hardly
407dati /dâti/to give
408briga /brîɡa/worry, concern
409van /ʋân/except
410dio /dîo/part
411žene /ˈʒɛnɛ/genitive singular
412bar /bâːr/at least
413razgovarati /razɡoʋǎːrati/to cheer up sb
414ovoga /ǒʋoɡaː/filled pause; er, uh, um
415njemu /ɲêmu/to him
416sjajno /sjâːjno/great, magnificently, excellently
417posle /ˈposlɛ/later
418najbolje /nâːjboʎe/superlative degree of dòbro
419biće /bǐːt͡ɕe/to be, to exist
420jutro /jûtro/morning
421spreman /sprêman/ready, prepared
422jedini /jědiːniː/sole, only
423strane /ˈstranɛ/side
424došli /ˈdoʃlɪ/to come, arrive
425dvije /dʋîje/two
426drži /ˈdrʒi/to hold, grasp
427mesto /mêsto/instead of
428brini /ˈbrinɪ/to worry
429uskoro /ûskoro/soon
430tačno /tât͡ʃno/exactly, correctly
431dijete /djěːte/child, kid
432nitko /nîtko/no one, nobody
433potpuno /pǒtpuno/completely, entirely, wholly
434dole /dôle/down
435trenutak /trenǔːtak/moment
436stari /ˈstɑrɪ/old
437bog /bôːɡ/god, deity
438oca /ˈotsɐ/father
439mala /ˈmalɐ/small
440tada /tǎdaː/then, at that time
441sat /sâːt/clock, watch
442važno /ʋâːʒno/importantly
443čovek /t͡ʃôʋek/man, person
444pitam /ˈpitɐm/to ask
445ostati /ǒstati/to stay, remain
446stalno /stâːlno/continuously
447rade /ˈradɛ/to work
448ozbiljno /ôzbiːʎno/seriously
449ideja /iděːja/idea
450morao /ˈmorɐo/to have to; must
451vjerujem /ˈvjerʊjem/to believe, have faith in
452tek /têk/only, only just, hardly, barely
453ljubav /ʎǔːbaʋ/love, affection
454ranije /ˈranɪje/early
455grad /ɡrâːd/city, town
456ponekad /pǒnekad/sometimes
457došla /dǒʃla/feminine singular active past participle
458odlično /ôdlit͡ʃno/excellently, terrifically
459bok /bôːk/side
460pola /pǒːla/half
461nemaš /ˈnɛmɐʃ/not to have
462lako /lâko/easily
463napraviti /naˈpraʋiti/to do, commit
464našao /ˈnaʃɐo/to find, discover
465između /îzmed͡ʑu/between
466osoba /ôsoba/person
467pazi /ˈpazɪ/to beware, watch out, be careful
468sata /ˈsatɐ/clock, watch
469velika /ˈvɛlɪkɐ/big, large
470vise /ˈvisɛ/third-person plural present of vȉsiti
471radite /ˈradɪtɛ/to work
472ovoj /ǒʋoj/wrapping, shell, casing, covering
473jasno /jâsno/clearly, obviously
474najbolji /ˈnɑjboʎɪ/good
475napravio /ˈnaprɐˌvɪo/to do, commit
476valjda /ʋǎʎda/probably, likely
477nemamo /ˈnɛmɐmo/not to have
478ruku /ˈrukʊ/arm
479pred /prêd/before, just before, shortly before
480ženu /ˈʒɛnʊ/woman
481prava /ˈpravɐ/pure, true, genuine
482čega /t͡ʃěɡa/of what
483dvoje /dʋôje/two
484ikada /îkada/ever, at any time
485svih /ˈsvih/all, complete, whole
486blizu /blǐːzu/near, close
487brat /brât/brother
488kraj /krâːj/near, next to, beside
489policija /polǐt͡sija/police
490ljudima /ˈʎudɪmɐ/people, men
491životu /ˈʒivotʊ/life
492kuću /ˈkutɕʊ/house
493plan /plâːn/plan
494noći /ˈnotɕɪ/night, nighttime
495polako /polǎːko/slowly
496draga /drâɡa/bay, gulf
497slučaj /slût͡ʃaːj/case, occurrence, event, incident
498lice /lǐːt͡se/face
499pojma /ˈpojmɐ/concept, idea, notion
500moći /môt͡ɕi/can, to be able to
501pored /pôred/beside, next to, alongside
502novca /ˈnoftsɐ/money
503živi /ˈʒivɪ/live, alive
504kraju /ˈkrɑjʊ/end, ending
505dve /dʋêː/two
506svom /ˈsvom/one's own
507oči /ˈotʃɪ/eye
508brod /brôːd/ship
509kažu /ˈkaʒʊ/to say, to state
510voliš /ˈvolɪʃ/to love
511odakle /ôdaːkle/whence, from where
512vodi /ˈvodɪ/water
513vratio /ˈvratɪo/to return, come back
514nećemo /nêːt͡ɕeːmo/to wish, want, desire
515sobu /ˈsobʊ/room
516ha /xâ/expresses laughter
517biste /ˈbistɛ/genitive singular
518svega /ˈsvɛɡɐ/masculine genitive singular
519čudno /t͡ʃûdno/oddly, weirdly, strangely
520žele /ʒěleː/jelly
521laku /ˈlakʊ/easy
522poslije /ˈposlɪje/later
523sina /ˈsinɐ/shadow; shade
524manje /maɲe/less
525nje /ɲêː/of her
526prilično /prǐːlit͡ʃno/rather, pretty, quite, fairly
527uzeti /ǔzeːti/to take
528oružje /ǒruːʒje/weapon
529razlog /rǎːzloɡ/reason, cause
530daleko /dalěko/far
531momak /mǒmak/a young man, lad
532pištolj /ˈpiʃtoʎ/pistol, handgun
533smrt /smr̩̂t/death
534vjerovati /ʋjêroʋati/to believe, have faith in
535četiri /t͡ʃětri/four
536sobi /ˈsobɪ/room
537svima /ˈsvimɐ/everyone, everybody
538takođe /takǒːd͡ʑe/also, too
539jesu /ˈjesʊ/third-person plural present of bȉti
540vode /ˈvodɛ/water
541šanse /ˈʃansɛ/chance, opportunity
542ikad /îkad/ever, at any time
543ispod /îspod/below, under, beneath
544čujem /ˈtʃujem/to hear
545njen /ɲêːn/her, hers
546neku /ˈnɛkʊ/some
547našli /ˈnaʃlɪ/to find, discover
548dolje /dôʎe/down
549telefon /telěfoːn/telephone
550spremni /ˈsprɛmnɪ/ready, prepared
551bile /bǐle/moreover, even
552ostani /ˈostɐnɪ/to stay, remain
553nekako /nêkaːko/somehow
554dajte /ˈdɑjtɛ/to give
555moguće /môɡuːt͡ɕe/possibly
556gradu /ˈɡradʊ/city, town
557zovem /zǒʋem/to call, to be called
558poruku /ˈporʊkʊ/message
559ovi /ˈovɪ/this, this one
560sinoć /sînoːt͡ɕ/last night, yesterday night; yesterday evening
561kojeg /ˈkojeɡ/masculine genitive singular
562njoj /ɲôːj/to her
563šest /ʃêːst/six
564verovatno /ʋêroʋaːtno/probably
565rat /rât/war
566njegove /ˈɲeɡovɛ/his
567otišla /ˈotɪʃlɐ/to leave, part, depart
568sastanak /sǎstanak/tryst
569želio /ˈʒɛlɪo/to wish, desire
570ispred /îspred/in front of, before
571volio /ˈvolɪo/to love
572dragi /ˈdraɡɪ/dear
573umro /ˈumro/to die
574čula /ˈtʃulɐ/to hear
575sestra /sěstra/sister
576ovome /ˈovomɛ/this, this one
577svijet /sʋjêːt/world
578uzeo /ˈuzɛo/to take
579ovih /ˈovɪh/masculine genitive plural
580dete /ˈdɛtɛ/child, kid
581jedina /ˈjedɪnɐ/sole, only
582sine /ˈsinɛ/son
583oboje /ˈoboje/both
584kola /kôla/cart, wagon, vehicle
585jedino /jědiːno/only, solely
586nekim /nêkiːm/instrumental of nȅtko / nȅko
587deo /dêo/part
588igra /ǐɡra/to play
589uopšte /ǔopʃte/generally, in general
590iako /îako/albeit, although, even though
591dečko /dêt͡ʃko/boy
592dođe /ˈdodʑɛ/to come, arrive
593putu /ˈputʊ/road
594pogledajte /ˈpoɡlɛˌdɑjtɛ/to look, glance, cast an eye upon
595krv /kr̩̂ːʋ/blood
596dali /ˈdalɪ/masculine plural active past participle of dȁti
597čim /t͡ʃim/the, as
598zemlji /ˈzɛmʎɪ/earth
599djevojka /djěʋoːjka/girl, maiden
600točno /tôt͡ʃno/exactly, correctly
601morati /mǒːrati/to have to; must
602brate /brâte/brother
603želimo /ˈʒɛlɪmo/to wish, desire
604svim /ˈsvim/masculine/neuter instrumental singular
605isti /îstiː/same
606svijetu /ˈsvijetʊ/world
607kome /kǒme/to whom
608boli /ˈbolɪ/to stab
609deset /dêset/ten
610san /sân/sleep
611pitao /ˈpitɐo/to ask
612zemlju /ˈzɛmʎʊ/earth
613vjerojatno /ʋjêrojaːtno/probably
614poslu /ˈposlʊ/job
615drugu /drûːɡu/friend
616vidjeli /ˈvidjelɪ/to see
617druga /drûːɡa/friend
618piće /pǐːt͡ɕe/drink, beverage
619takav /tǎkaːʋ/such, of such kind
620videla /ˈvidɛlɐ/to see
621devojka /děʋoːjka/girl, maiden
622poziv /pǒːziʋ/call
623jebeno /jěbeno/fucking
624postoje /ˈpostoje/to retain a position
625barem /bǎrem/at least
626eto /ˈɛto/look, see, behold
627film /ˈfilm/film
628pronaći /prǒnaːt͡ɕi/to find
629niti /nîti/nor
630negdje /nêɡdje/somewhere
631kim /kîm/whom
632sretan /srêtan/happy, merry
633ostali /ǒstaːliː/to stay, remain
634miru /ˈmirʊ/peace
635muž /mûːʒ/husband
636nastavi /ˈnastɐvɪ/to continue
637odem /ˈodɛm/to leave, part, depart
638poslao /ˈposlɐo/to send
639svako /sʋâko/everyone, everybody
640kuća /kût͡ɕa/house
641lud /lûːd/crazy
642znali /ˈznalɪ/to know
643drugom /drûːɡom/friend
644pitanju /ˈpitɐɲʊ/question
645tih /tîx/quiet, silent
646ostalo /ˈostɐlo/the other
647krevet /krěʋet/bed
648doktor /dôktor/doctor, physician
649k /ˈkə/to
650kraja /ˈkrɑjɐ/end, ending
651natrag /nâtraːɡ/back, backwards
652budu /bûdu/to be, to exist
653mjesta /ˈmjestɐ/place
654nova /nôːʋa/new
655čuješ /ˈtʃujeʃ/to hear
656napolje /nâpoʎe/outside
657stan /stâːn/flat, apartment
658pošto /pôʃto/after
659jedva /jêdʋa/barely, hardly, scarcely, only just
660vani /ʋǎni/outside, outdoors, out
661tražio /ˈtraʒɪo/to seek, look for, search
662bas /bâs/bass
663grada /ˈɡradɐ/city, town
664zemlje /ˈzɛmʎe/earth
665jutros /jûtroːs/this morning
666shvatio /ˈshvatɪo/to understand, comprehend, grasp, conceive
667posebno /pǒːsebno/individually, separately
668dobila /ˈdobɪlɐ/to receive, get, obtain, acquire
669ujutro /ûjutro/in the morning
670budemo /ˈbudɛmo/first-person plural present of bȉti
671hajdemo /xǎjdemo/let's go
672roditelji /ˈrodɪˌtɛʎɪ/parent
673djeca /ˈdjetsɐ/children
674također /takǒːd͡ʑer/likewise, also, too
675odgovor /ôdɡoʋoːr/answer
676brata /ˈbratɐ/brother
677godinu /ˈɡodɪnʊ/year
678riječ /rjêːt͡ʃ/word
679noge /ˈnoɡɛ/leg
680zanima /ˈzanɪmɐ/to interest
681ostaviti /ǒstaʋiti/to leave
682red /rêːd/row
683porodica /pǒrodit͡sa/family
684dobri /ˈdobrɪ/good
685važi /ˈvaʒɪ/to weigh
686zao /zâo/evil, malicious, bad, mean, wicked
687tijelo /tjêːlo/body
688priliku /ˈprilɪkʊ/opportunity
689the /ˈthɛ/alternative spelling of da
690živ /ʒîːʋ/live, alive
691gospodin /ɡospǒdin/gentleman
692jesmo /ˈjesmo/first-person plural present of bȉti
693pravila /ˈpravɪlɐ/rule
694strani /ˈstranɪ/side
695bitno /bîtno/essentially, in essence
696misle /ˈmislɛ/to think
697obitelj /obǐːteʎ/family
698nosi /ˈnosɪ/to carry, bring
699mjestu /ˈmjestʊ/place
700čeka /ˈtʃɛkɐ/to wait, await
701pričati /prǐːt͡ʃati/to narrate, tell
702pitati /pǐːtati/to ask
703piše /ˈpiʃɛ/to write
704zadnji /zâdɲiː/back, rear, hind
705radila /ˈradɪlɐ/to work
706bolji /ˈboʎɪ/good
707time /ˈtimɛ/masculine/neuter instrumental singular of tȃj
708sobom /sôboːm/myself
709sedam /sêdam/seven
710idu /ˈidʊ/to go, walk
711um /ûːm/mind
712zbogom /zbôɡom/goodbye, farewell
713svetu /ˈsvɛtʊ/holy, saint
714nove /ˈnovɛ/new
715hranu /ˈxranʊ/food
716vrsta /ʋř̩ːsta/kind, sort
717kunem /ˈkunɛm/to curse
718ajde /ǎjde/alternative form of hàjde
719napad /nǎːpad/attack, assault, aggression
720umrijeti /ǔmrjeːti/to die
721policajac /polit͡sǎːjat͡s/policeman
722obično /ǒbit͡ʃno/usually, commonly, ordinarily
723ceo /t͡sêo/whole
724godinama /ɡôdinama/for years; in years
725konačno /kǒnat͡ʃno/finally, at last
726trenutno /trênuːtno/currently
727svakako /sʋâkaːko/certainly, of course
728vjerovatno /ʋjêroʋaːtno/probably
729iskreno /îskreno/sincerely, honestly
730glavni /ɡlǎʋniː/main, chief, principal
731kasno /kâsno/late
732među /mêd͡ʑu/between
733kriv /krîːʋ/guilty, culpable
734kurac /kûrat͡s/penis, dick, cock
735zatvor /zǎːtʋor/prison, jail
736stara /ˈstɑrɐ/old
737slike /ˈslikɛ/picture, image
738vodu /ˈvodʊ/water
739videti /ʋîdeti/to see
740savršeno /sǎʋrːʃeno/perfectly
741pustiti /pǔstiti/to let, let go, release
742prokletstvo /ˈproklɛtstvo/curse
743negde /nêɡde/somewhere
744čuli /ˈtʃulɪ/to hear
745dom /dôːm/home, house
746soba /ˈsobɐ/room
747usta /ǔːsta/mouth
748našla /ˈnaʃlɐ/to find, discover
749nekad /nêkad/once, in former times
750svet /sʋêːt/holy, saint
751veče /ʋêt͡ʃeː/evening
752strašno /strǎːʃno/terribly, awfully, horribly
753ka /ˈka/as, like
754jest /ˈjest/third-person singular present of bȉti
755tokom /tôːkom/during
756stigao /ˈstiɡɐo/to arrive, reach
757imena /ˈimɛnɐ/genitive singular of ȉme
758kojim /ˈkojɪm/which, what
759vole /ˈvolɛ/ox
760razgovor /râzɡoʋoːr/talk, conversation
761odvesti /odʋěsti/to take, take away
762gledati /ɡlêdati/to watch, look, see
763novu /ˈnovʊ/new
764glas /ɡlâːs/voice
765seks /sêks/sex
766loš /lôʃ/bad, malicious
767kralj /krâːʎ/king
768uradili /ˈurɐˌdɪlɪ/to do, make
769uopće /ǔopt͡ɕe/generally, in general
770zoveš /zǒʋeʃ/to call, to be called
771šef /ʃêf/chief, boss, manager, director, head
772znak /znâːk/sign
773nećete /nêːt͡ɕeːte/to wish, want, desire
774društvo /ˈdruʃtvo/society
775pas /pâs/dog
776inače /înaːt͡ʃe/otherwise
777greška /ˈɡrɛʃkɐ/fault
778zovi /ˈzovɪ/to call, to be called
779smiješno /smijěːʃno/ridiculously, funnily
780sedi /ˈsɛdɪ/grey
781pare /ˈpɑrɛ/money
782rad /râd/willing
783rođendan /rôd͡ʑendaːn/birthday
784kladim /ˈkladɪm/to bet, wager
785svaka /ˈsvakɐ/brother-in-law
786izaći /izǎːt͡ɕi/to go out, leave, come out, get out
787rukama /ˈrukɐmɐ/arm
788čuti /t͡ʃûti/to hear
789smeta /ˈsmɛtɐ/to mind, care about
790pogrešno /pǒɡreʃno/wrongly, erroneously
791iznad /îznad/above, over
792nemate /ˈnɛmɐtɛ/not to have
793zemlja /zěmʎa/earth
794ubica /ǔbit͡sa/murderer, killer
795često /t͡ʃêːsto/often
796pokušaj /pôkuʃaːj/attempt, try
797završio /ˈzavrʃɪo/to end, end up, wind up
798kuda /ˈkudɐ/which way, in what direction
799videli /ˈvidɛlɪ/to see
800poklon /pǒklon/gift, present
801ulazi /ˈulɐzɪ/entrance
802drugačije /druɡǎt͡ʃijeː/differently
803leđa /lěːd͡ʑa/back
804dupe /dûpe/ass
805osam /ôsam/eight
806oče /ˈotʃɛ/father
807slika /slîka/picture, image
808druže /drûːʒe/to associate, socialize with
809sasvim /sǎsʋiːm/completely, entirely, wholly
810deca /ˈdɛtsɐ/children
811kojem /ˈkojem/which, what
812nemoguće /nêmoɡuːt͡ɕe/impossibly
813kapetan /kapětaːn/captain
814jebote /ˈjebotɛ/fuck, holy shit, for fuck's sake
815šteta /ʃtêta/damage, harm
816zatim /zǎtiːm/then, afterwards
817kakvo /ˈkakvo/what kind of
818pismo /pǐːsmo/alphabet
819izbor /ǐzbor/choice
820zovu /zǒʋu/to call, to be called
821prestati /prěstati/to stop, quit
822dokaz /dôkaːz/proof, evidence
823muškarac /muʃkǎːrat͡s/male, man
824okolo /ôkolo/around
825pokazati /pokǎːzati/to show, demonstrate
826nekom /nêkom/dative of nȅtko / nȅko
827očigledno /ôt͡ʃiɡleːdno/obviously
828trenutku /ˈtrɛnʊtkʊ/moment
829pogled /pôɡleːd/view
830ubistvo /ˈubɪstvo/murder
831onu /ǒnuː/feminine accusative singular of ònāj
832kaži /ˈkaʒɪ/to say, to state
833tiče /tîːt͡ʃeː/bird
834njihov /ɲîxoʋ/their, theirs
835beba /běːba/baby
836sav /sâʋ/all, complete, whole
837knjigu /ˈkɲiɡʊ/book
838nekada /nêkada/once, in former times
839agent /ǎɡent/agent
840mozak /môzak/brain
841nemaju /ˈnɛmɑjʊ/not to have
842gledao /ˈɡlɛdɐo/to watch, look, see
843novo /ˈnovo/new
844definitivno /dêfinitiːʋno/definitely
845zaustaviti /zaǔstaʋiti/to stop
846naši /ˈnaʃɪ/our, ours
847naprijed /nâprjeːd/forward, forwards
848zakon /zǎːkon/law, rule
849sistem /sǐsteːm/system
850išta /îʃta/any
851apsolutno /âpsoluːtno/absolutely
852dogovor /dôɡoʋoːr/agreement, deal
853kreni /ˈkrɛnɪ/to move, set in motion
854nađem /ˈnadʑɛm/to find, discover
855luda /lûda/madman, insane person
856vide /ˈvidɛ/third-person plural present
857decu /ˈdɛtsʊ/children
858pivo /pîːʋo/beer
859glupo /ˈɡlupo/stupid, foolish
860počinje /ˈpotʃɪɲe/to begin, start, commence
861vijesti /ˈvijestɪ/news
862uđi /ˈudʑɪ/to enter, go into, come in
863budite /ˈbudɪtɛ/to be, to exist
864ovuda /ǒʋuda/this way, in this direction
865potreban /pôtreban/necessary
866završiti /zaʋřːʃiti/to end, end up, wind up
867okej /ˈokej/okay, all right, fine
868rata /rǎːta/war
869govoriti /ɡoʋǒriti/to speak, talk, converse
870loša /ˈloʃɐ/bad, malicious
871srećan /srêt͡ɕan/happy
872ludo /lûːdo/crazily, insanely
873dogoditi /doɡǒditi/to happen
874stigli /ˈstiɡlɪ/masculine plural past active participle of stignuti pf
875voda /ʋǒda/water
876hrane /ˈxranɛ/food
877nazvati /nǎzʋati/to name
878išao /ˈiʃɐo/to go, walk
879nađemo /ˈnadʑɛmo/to find, discover
880platiti /plǎːtiti/to pay
881napred /nâpreːd/forward, forwards
882ostatak /ostǎːtak/remainder, rest
883umjesto /ǔmjesto/instead of
884postati /pǒstati/to become, turn, get
885saznati /sǎznati/to find out, come to know
886auta /ˈaʊtɐ/car, automobile
887njegovog /ˈɲeɡovoɡ/his
888spasiti /spǎːsiti/to save, salvage
889ista /ˈistɐ/same
890desi /ˈdɛsɪ/to happen, occur
891ući /ǔːt͡ɕi/to enter, go into, come in
892zvati /zʋâti/to call, to be called
893nad /nâd/over, above
894poslednji /pǒsledɲiː/final
895slobodno /slôbodno/freely
896svuda /sʋǔda/everywhere
897avion /aʋǐoːn/aeroplane
898malu /ˈmalʊ/small
899prošli /prôʃliː/past, gone by
900sir /sîr/cheese
901živjeti /ʒǐːʋjeti/to live, exist, be alive
902izgubiti /izɡǔbiti/to lose, misplace
903čast /t͡ʃâːst/honour
904male /ˈmalɛ/small
905ključ /kʎûːt͡ʃ/key
906dvojica /dʋǒjit͡sa/two men
907tv /ˈtəˌvə/TV
908jeli /ˈjelɪ/to eat, consume
909kamo /kâmo/where, in which direction, whither
910tjedan /tjêdan/week
911doma /dôma/at home, home
912stanju /ˈstaɲʊ/condition, state
913reč /rêːt͡ʃ/word
914jaja /ˈjɑjɐ/egg
915idete /ˈidɛtɛ/to go, walk
916početi /pǒt͡ʃeːti/to begin, start, commence
917djece /ˈdjetsɛ/children
918igru /ˈiɡrʊ/play
919srediti /srěːditi/to arrange, settle, put in order
920lepa /ˈlɛpɐ/nice, pretty
921mjesec /mjêseːt͡s/moon
922vezu /ˈvɛzʊ/to embroider
923žive /ˈʒivɛ/live, alive
924prevod /prěːʋod/translation
925bol /bôːl/pain, aching
926ponovno /pônoːʋno/repeatedly, once again
927odjednom /odjědnoːm/suddenly, unexpectedly, at once
928reči /ˈrɛtʃi/to say
929njegovom /ˈɲeɡovom/his
930napolju /nâpoʎu/outdoors, outside
931izvan /ǐzʋan/outside, out of
932baci /ˈbatsɪ/to throw, cast
933desiti /dêsiti/to happen, occur
934prati /prâti/to follow
935dečki /ˈdɛtʃkɪ/boy
936prijateljica /prijatěʎit͡sa/friend
937ostale /ˈostɐlɛ/the other
938pokaži /ˈpokɐʒɪ/to show, demonstrate
939m /ˈmə/masculine gender
940knjige /ˈkɲiɡɛ/book
941užasno /ûʒaːsno/terribly
942telo /ˈtɛlo/body
943stoji /ˈstojɪ/third-person singular present of stàjati
944sobe /ˈsobɛ/room
945izvući /izʋǔːt͡ɕi/to pull out, draw out
946putem /pǔːtem/by means of, by way of, through
947duboko /dubǒko/deeply
948zbilja /zbîʎa/indeed
949korak /kôraːk/step
950igrati /ǐɡrati/to play
951osjećaj /ôsjet͡ɕaːj/feeling
952većina /ʋet͡ɕǐna/majority, most
953zauvijek /zǎuʋijeːk/forever
954odgovara /ˈodɡoˌvɑrɐ/third-person singular present of odgovárati
955nogu /ˈnoɡʊ/leg
956pun /pûn/full, filled
957moć /môːt͡ɕ/power
958prozor /prǒːzor/window
959zabava /ˈzabɐvɐ/fun, amusement
960momka /ˈmomkɐ/a young man, lad
961prave /ˈpravɛ/pure, true, genuine
962glava /ɡlǎːʋa/head
963izgubila /ˈizɡʊˌbɪlɐ/to lose, misplace
964brinuti /brînuti/to worry
965čekati /t͡ʃêkati/to wait, await
966kupiti /kǔːpiti/to buy, purchase
967završi /ˈzavrʃɪ/to end, end up, wind up
968gotov /ɡǒtoʋ/ready, prepared
969govore /ˈɡovorɛ/speech
970cura /t͡sûra/girl
971poslati /pǒslati/to send
972sveta /ˈsvɛtɐ/holy, saint
973lica /ˈlitsɐ/face
974ionako /ionǎkoː/anyway, anyhow
975pokušati /pǒkuʃati/to try, attempt
976nastaviti /nǎstaʋiti/to continue
977zaboraviti /zabǒraʋiti/to forget
978budućnost /budǔːt͡ɕnoːst/future
979prokleti /prǒkleːti/to curse
980budete /ˈbudɛtɛ/second-person plural present of bȉti
981tajna /tâːjna/secret
982niz /nîz/down, along
983upoznati /upǒznati/to familiarize, get to know, get acquainted with
984lično /lît͡ʃno/personally
985zadovoljstvo /zadoʋǒʎstʋo/pleasure
986de /ˈdɛ/where
987krevetu /ˈkrɛvɛtʊ/bed
988pomalo /pǒmalo/a little bit
989račun /rǎt͡ʃuːn/calculus
990pitala /ˈpitɐlɐ/to ask
991ručak /rǔːt͡ʃak/lunch, dinner, usually the main meal of the day
992knjiga /kɲîɡa/book
993duh /dûx/ghost, spirit
994ostao /ˈostɐo/to stay, remain
995pao /ˈpao/active past participle of pȁsti
996slobodan /slôbodan/free
997mlada /mlâːda/young
998donesi /ˈdonɛsɪ/to bring, carry
999trag /trâːɡ/trace
1,000ostane /ˈostɐnɛ/to stay, remain

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