A collection of useful phrases in Bosnian for almost every occasion.
See these phrases in any combination of two languages in the Phrase Finder. If you can provide recordings, corrections or additional translations, please contact me.
Key to abbreviations: inf = informal, frm = formal, >f = said to women, >m = said to men.
| English | Bosanski (Bosnian) |
|---|---|
| Welcome | Dobrodošli |
| Hello (General greeting) | Dobar dan (frm) Zdravo |
| Hello (on phone) | Halo Molim |
| How are you? | Kako si? (inf) Kako ste? (frm) |
| Reply to 'How are you?' | Hvala, dobro. A ti? (inf) Hvala, dobro. A vi? (frm) |
| Long time no see | Dugo se nismo vidjeli |
| What's your name? | Kako se zoveš? (inf) Kako se zovete? (frm) |
| Bosnian | Zovem se ... Ja sam .... |
| Where are you from? | Odakle dolazite? (frm) |
| I'm from ... | Ja sam iz ... |
| Pleased to meet you | Drago mi je Drago mi je da sam vas upoznala Drago mi je da sam vas upoznalo |
| Good morning (Morning greeting) |
Dobro jutro |
| Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting) |
Dobar dan |
| Good evening (Evening greeting) |
Dobro večer |
| Good night | Laku noć |
| Goodbye (Parting phrases) |
Zbogom Do viđenja Ćao Zdravo |
| Good luck! | Sretno! Sa srećom! (inf) |
| Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking) |
Živjeli! Na zdravlje! |
| Have a nice day | Želim ti ugodan dan (inf) Želim vam ugodan dan (frm) |
| Bon appetit / Have a nice meal |
Prijatno! |
| Bon voyage / Have a good journey |
Sretan put! |
| I understand | Razumijem |
| I don't understand | Ne razumijem |
| Please speak more slowly | Molim te, govori malo sporije! (inf) Molim vas, govorite malo sporije! (frm) |
| Please write it down | Molim te, napiši to! (inf) Molim vas, napišite to! (frm) |
| Do you speak Bosnian? | Govorite li bosanski? |
| Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?') |
Da, malo |
| I'm learning Bosnian | Učim bosanski |
| How do you say ... in Bosnian? | Kako se na bosanskom kaže ...? |
| Excuse me | Izvinite! Oprostite! (frm) Oprosti! (inf) |
| How much is this? | Koliko košta ovo? |
| Sorry | Oprostite |
| Please | Molim |
| Thank you | Hvala Hvala lijepa |
| Reply to thank you | Nema na čemu! |
| Where's the toilet / bathroom? | Gdje je toalet? Gdje je WC? |
| This gentleman will pay for everything | Ovaj gospodin će sve platiti |
| This lady will pay for everything | Ovaj gospodin će sve platiti |
| Would you like to dance with me? | Da li si za ples? Da li bi želila plesati sa mnom? (>f) Da li bi želio plesati sa mnom? (>m) |
| I love you | Volim te |
| Get well soon | Ozdravi brzo! (inf) Ozdravite brzo! (frm) |
| Leave me alone! | Pusti me na miru! |
| Help! | |
| Fire! | |
| Stop! | |
| Call the police! | Pozovite policiju! |
| Christmas greetings | Sretan Božić |
| New Year greetings | Sretan nova godina |
| Easter greetings | Sretan Uskrs! Sretan Vaskrs! |
| Birthday greetings | Sretan rođendan |
| Congratulations! | Čestitam! |
| One language is never enough | Jedan jezik nikad nije dosta |
| My hovercraft is full of eels | Moja lebdjelica je puna jegulja |
Corrections and translations by Diana Hrustanovic and Muhamed Mešić
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Bosnian | Phrases | Numbers | Time | Tower of Babel | Bosnian courses on: Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk [affilate links]
Other collections of Bosnian phrases (some with audio)
http://home.freeuk.net/iandart/elem_phrases.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/other/quickfix/bosnian.shtml
http://www.101languages.net/bosnian/basics.html
http://wikitravel.org/en/Bosnian_phrasebook
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