Bosnian for Beginners: Starter Vocabulary and Grammar Guide

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering the Bosnian alphabet, greetings, fundamental words, numbers, colors, and common everyday objects.

Abeceda

The Bosnian alphabet, consisting of $30$ letters written in the Latin script, where each letter has a single fixed pronunciation.

Zdravo!

Hello! (Pronounced: ZDRAH-voh)

Dobar dan

Good day / afternoon (Pronounced: DOH-bar dahn)

Dobro jutro

Good morning (Pronounced: DOH-broh YOO-troh)

Dobra večer

Good evening (Pronounced: DOH-brah VEH-cher)

Dobro došli!

Welcome! (Pronounced: DOH-broh DOSH-lee)

Ćao!

Hi! / Bye! (informal) (Pronounced: chaow)

Doviđenja

Goodbye (Pronounced: doh-vee-JEN-yah)

Laku noć

Good night (Pronounced: LAH-koo notch)

Hvala (lijepo)

Thank you (very much) (Pronounced: HVAH-lah LEE-yeh-poh)

Nema na čemu

You're welcome (Pronounced: NEH-mah na CHEH-moo)

Izvinite

Excuse me / Sorry (formal) (Pronounced: eez-VEE-nee-teh)

Izvini

Sorry (informal) (Pronounced: eez-VEE-nee)

Molim

Please / You're welcome (Pronounced: MOH-leem)

Da / Ne

Yes / No (Pronounced: dah / neh)

Možda

Maybe (Pronounced: MOZH-dah)

Dobro / Loše

Good / Bad (Pronounced: DOH-broh / LOH-sheh)

Veliko / Malo

Big / Small (Pronounced: veh-LEE-koh / MAH-loh)

Vruće / Hladno

Hot / Cold (Pronounced: VROO-cheh / HLAHD-noh)

Novo / Staro

New / Old (Pronounced: NOH-voh / STAH-roh)

Ovdje / Tamo

Here / There (Pronounced: OV-dyeh / TAH-moh)

Sada / Kasnije

Now / Later (Pronounced: SAH-dah / KAHS-nyeh)

Danas / Sutra / Jučer

Today / Tomorrow / Yesterday (Pronounced: DAH-nas / SOO-trah / YOO-cher)

Ja / Ti / On / Ona

Personal pronouns: I / You / He / She (Pronounced: yah / tee / ohn / OH-nah)

Mi / Vi / Oni

Personal pronouns: We / You (plural) / They (Pronounced: mee / vee / OH-nee)

Šta? / Gdje? / Kada?

Question words: What? / Where? / When?

Zašto? / Kako? / Ko?

Question words: Why? / How? / Who?

Koliko?

How much / many? (Pronounced: KOH-lee-koh)

Razumijem / Ne razumijem

I understand / I don't understand (Pronounced: rah-ZOO-mee-yem)

Govorite li engleski?

Do you speak English? (Pronounced: goh-VOH-ree-teh lee EN-glehs-kee)

jedan

The number $1$ (Pronounced: YEH-dahn)

tri

The number $3$ (Pronounced: tree)

pet

The number $5$ (Pronounced: pet)

sedam

The number $7$ (Pronounced: SEH-dahm)

devet

The number $9$ (Pronounced: DEH-vet)

jedanaest

The number $11$ (Pronounced: yeh-DAH-nahest)

tri… devet + naest

Pattern for teen numbers from $13$ to $19$ formed by combining the base digit with '-naest' (e.g., trinaest = $13$).

dvadeset jedan

The number $21$ (Pronounced: DVAH-deh-set YEH-dahn)

sto

The number $100$ (Pronounced: stoh)

hiljada

The number $1{,}000$ (Pronounced: HEEL-yah-dah)

crvena

Red (Pronounced: TSR-veh-nah)

zelena

Green (Pronounced: ZEH-leh-nah)

crna

Black (Pronounced: TSR-nah)

siva

Gray (Pronounced: SEE-vah)

narandžasta

Orange (Pronounced: nah-rahn-JAHS-tah)

roza

Pink (Pronounced: ROH-zah)

plava / žuta / bijela

Colors: blue / yellow / white

smeđa / ljubičasta

Colors: brown / purple

kuća

House (Pronounced: KOO-chah)

stan

Apartment (Pronounced: stahn)

voda

Water (Pronounced: VOH-dah)

hljeb / kruh

Bread (Pronounced: hlyeb / krooh)

kahva / kafa

Coffee (Pronounced: KAH H-vah / KAH-fah)

čaj

Tea (Pronounced: chigh)

knjiga

Book (Pronounced: KNYEE-gah)

računar

Computer (Pronounced: rah-CHOO-nar)

stolica

Chair (Pronounced: STOH-lee-tsah)

stol

Table (Pronounced: stohl)

auto / kola

Car (Pronounced: OW-toh / KOH-lah)

novac

Money (Pronounced: NOH-vats)

mačka

Cat (Pronounced: MAHCH-kah)

pas / ptica

Dog / Bird

cvijet

Flower (Pronounced: TSVEE-yet)

drvo

Tree / wood (Pronounced: DR-voh)

sunce

Sun (Pronounced: SOON-tseh)

kiša

Rain (Pronounced: KEE-shah)

grad

City / town (Pronounced: graht)

posao

Job / work (Pronounced: POH-sah-oh)

prijatelj

Friend (Pronounced: PREE-yah-tely)

glazba / muzika

Music (Pronounced: GLAHZ-bah / MOO-zee-kah)