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Serbian is written in both Cyrillic and Latin, and this list comes from Latin-script subtitles. Grammatically it is the same language as Bosnian and Croatian: seven cases, no articles, three genders.

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

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