Bosnian and Croatian: 1,811 words that are the same
Among the two thousand words each language uses most, these are written identically and carry the same meaning in both. If you have one of the two, this is the part you do not have to learn.
Bosnian Croatian
A shared word is not proof of a shared root. Two languages can land on the same spelling by borrowing from a third — that is all tren and bomba are — and a word that looks the same can still be said quite differently. What this list is good for is the head start.
| Word | In English | Bosnian | Croatian |
|---|---|---|---|
| da | that | #1 | #2 |
| je | of her | #2 | #1 |
| ne | not | #3 | #3 |
| se | myself | #4 | #4 |
| i | and | #5 | #5 |
| u | in, at | #6 | #6 |
| to | that, the aforementioned | #7 | #7 |
| sam | to be, to exist | #8 | #8 |
| na | on, at, in | #9 | #10 |
| ti | you | #10 | #11 |
| mi | we | #11 | #13 |
| za | for | #12 | #12 |
| si | to myself | #13 | #14 |
| li | question-forming interrogative particle | #14 | #15 |
| što | why | #15 | #9 |
| ja | I | #16 | #16 |
| su | third-person plural present of bȉti | #17 | #17 |
| šta | what | #18 | #91 |
| ali | but | #19 | #18 |
| sa | alternative form of s; used instead of s when the following… | #20 | #35 |
| nije | to be, to exist | #21 | #19 |
| ovo | this, this one | #22 | #27 |
| samo | just, only, only just, merely, solely | #23 | #21 |
| te | of you | #24 | #29 |
| me | of me | #25 | #23 |
| od | from, since | #26 | #24 |
| a | but, and | #27 | #25 |
| ga | of him | #28 | #22 |
| bi | to be, to exist | #29 | #26 |
| kako | how | #30 | #28 |
| o | on, against | #31 | #31 |
| dobro | well | #32 | #32 |
| ako | if | #33 | #33 |
| smo | to be, to exist | #34 | #34 |
| sve | Intensity amplifier, used exclusively in phrases | #35 | #36 |
| kao | as, like | #36 | #37 |
| će | third-person singular/plural present of htȅti/htjȅti | #37 | #30 |
| tako | so, like that, in such a way | #38 | #40 |
| znam | first-person singular present of znȁti | #39 | #41 |
| s | with, together with, along with | #40 | #20 |
| mogu | can, to be able to | #41 | #46 |
| nisam | to be, to exist | #42 | #43 |
| pa | then | #43 | #47 |
| ste | second-person plural present of bȉti | #44 | #42 |
| bio | to be, to exist | #45 | #45 |
| biti | to be, to exist | #46 | #39 |
| redu | row | #47 | #51 |
| on | he | #48 | #49 |
| zašto | why, what for | #49 | #48 |
| koji | which, what | #50 | #55 |
| još | more, another | #51 | #50 |
| bilo | generalization particle used before another word to express… | #52 | #52 |
| nešto | something | #53 | #53 |
| ću | first-person singular present of htȅti/htjȅti | #54 | #38 |
| vas | of you | #55 | #56 |
| kad | when | #56 | #54 |
| hvala | praise | #57 | #58 |
| iz | from, out of | #58 | #59 |
| mislim | to think | #59 | #57 |
| ima | he has, she has | #60 | #64 |
| ovdje | here, over here | #61 | #44 |
| ili | or | #62 | #60 |
| ih | of them | #63 | #62 |
| sada | genitive singular of sȃd | #64 | #69 |
| znaš | second-person singular present of znȁti | #65 | #67 |
| onda | then | #66 | #71 |
| moj | my, mine | #67 | #70 |
| do | only, except | #68 | #76 |
| vam | you | #69 | #65 |
| možda | perhaps, maybe | #70 | #61 |
| više | over, above | #71 | #66 |
| zar | used in tag questions, to ask for an affirmation to a polar… | #72 | #80 |
| rekao | to say | #73 | #68 |
| bila | to be, to exist | #74 | #78 |
| kada | bathtub | #75 | #89 |
| ona | she | #76 | #82 |
| nas | of us | #77 | #81 |
| bih | first-person singular aorist of bȉti | #78 | #72 |
| nema | mute, dumb | #79 | #77 |
| mu | to him | #80 | #74 |
| malo | little, few, some | #81 | #84 |
| mene | of me, long form | #82 | #85 |
| treba | girl, chick | #83 | #110 |
| ovde | here | #84 | #307 |
| molim | to ask, request, beg | #85 | #88 |
| ništa | nothing | #86 | #79 |
| tebe | of you | #87 | #94 |
| hajde | let's go | #88 | #112 |
| hej | hi | #89 | #95 |
| imam | to have, possess, own | #90 | #96 |
| tamo | there | #91 | #104 |
| sad | now | #92 | #98 |
| ni | even, either | #93 | #102 |
| gdje | where | #94 | #63 |
| ko | who | #95 | #340 |
| tu | here | #96 | #99 |
| nam | to us | #97 | #103 |
| jesi | second-person singular present of bȉti | #98 | #105 |
| zbog | because of, due to, owing to | #99 | #101 |
| želim | first-person singular present of žèljeti | #100 | #83 |
| možeš | can, to be able to | #101 | #97 |
| jer | because, for | #102 | #92 |
| može | can, to be able to | #103 | #86 |
| vi | you | #104 | #87 |
| ljudi | people, men | #105 | #106 |
| svi | everyone | #106 | #107 |
| stvarno | really, truly | #107 | #111 |
| po | half | #108 | #113 |
| moram | to have to; must | #109 | #108 |
| ćemo | first-person plural present of htȅti/htjȅti | #110 | #75 |
| zato | so, therefore, for that/this reason, ergo | #111 | #119 |
| koliko | how much, how many | #112 | #115 |
| jedan | one | #113 | #114 |
| idemo | to go, walk | #114 | #117 |
| misliš | to think | #115 | #118 |
| baš | at all, truly, really, exactly | #116 | #120 |
| koje | which, what | #117 | #127 |
| ćeš | second-person singular present of htȅti/htjȅti | #118 | #100 |
| nego | than | #119 | #121 |
| ono | it | #120 | #128 |
| dok | while, as long as | #121 | #126 |
| gde | where | #122 | #441 |
| bez | without, excluding, not counting | #123 | #123 |
| oni | they | #124 | #130 |
| joj | to her | #125 | #129 |
| ovaj | this, this one | #126 | #133 |
| već | already | #127 | #116 |
| naravno | of course | #128 | #137 |
| reći | to say | #129 | #90 |
| sto | hundred | #130 | #347 |
| toga | that, the aforementioned | #131 | #132 |
| imaš | to have, possess, own | #132 | #135 |
| tvoj | your, yours | #133 | #144 |
| taj | that, the aforementioned | #134 | #136 |
| koja | which, what | #135 | #140 |
| neće | to wish, want, desire | #136 | #122 |
| možemo | can, to be able to | #137 | #125 |
| prije | before, earlier | #138 | #93 |
| posao | job | #139 | #139 |
| imamo | to have, possess, own | #140 | #141 |
| dana | day | #141 | #142 |
| reci | river | #142 | #160 |
| radi | for, because of, for the sake of | #143 | #149 |
| žao | sorry | #144 | #134 |
| rekla | to say | #145 | #147 |
| nikad | never | #146 | #143 |
| kod | by, at, near, besides | #147 | #159 |
| zdravo | healthily | #148 | #210 |
| dan | day | #149 | #145 |
| godina | year | #150 | #150 |
| mama | mom | #151 | #163 |
| put | to, toward | #152 | #148 |
| mogao | can, to be able to | #153 | #138 |
| bolje | comparative degree of dòbro: in a better or superior manner | #154 | #151 |
| želiš | to wish, desire | #155 | #131 |
| neko | someone, somebody | #156 | #329 |
| nemoj | don't | #157 | #153 |
| mora | sea | #158 | #166 |
| mnogo | many, a lot, lots | #159 | #205 |
| jeste | emphatic yes | #160 | #162 |
| vidim | first-person singular present of videti and vidjeti | #161 | #181 |
| uvijek | always | #162 | #109 |
| bili | to be, to exist | #163 | #146 |
| meni | to me | #164 | #157 |
| radiš | to work | #165 | #175 |
| tata | dad, daddy | #166 | #173 |
| volim | to love | #167 | #177 |
| dobar | good | #168 | #164 |
| im | to them | #169 | #172 |
| svoje | one's own | #170 | #152 |
| stvar | thing | #171 | #169 |
| dva | two | #172 | #165 |
| idem | to go, walk | #173 | #199 |
| neću | to wish, want, desire | #174 | #155 |
| tko | who | #175 | #73 |
| vremena | time | #176 | #174 |
| vidi | third-person singular present | #177 | #235 |
| bude | third-person singular present of bȉti | #178 | #229 |
| nisu | to be, to exist | #179 | #170 |
| vrijeme | time | #180 | #124 |
| njega | of him | #181 | #167 |
| evo | look, see, behold | #182 | #201 |
| imao | to have, possess, own | #183 | #168 |
| danas | today | #184 | #184 |
| život | life | #185 | #171 |
| kažem | to say, to state | #186 | #231 |
| nikada | never | #187 | #183 |
| odmah | right now, immediately | #188 | #194 |
| zna | to know | #189 | #185 |
| kući | home, at home | #190 | #182 |
| puno | much, a lot, lots | #191 | #154 |
| ime | name | #192 | #195 |
| neka | let, may | #193 | #187 |
| tri | three | #194 | #198 |
| tim | team | #195 | #207 |
| upravo | exactly, precisely | #196 | #190 |
| možete | can, to be able to | #197 | #158 |
| tobom | with you | #198 | #213 |
| svoj | one's own | #199 | #191 |
| koju | which, what | #200 | #208 |
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The overlap is the easy part.
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