Phrases & Vocabulary

Basics

Hello/Good Day.
Dobar dan (DOH-bahr dahn)

Hello. (informal)
Zdravo. (ZDRAH-voh) or Merhaba (MEHR-hah bah)

How are you?
Kako ste? (formal), (KAH-koh steh) Kako si? (informal) (KAH-koh see)

Fine, thank you.
Dobro sam, hvala. (DOH-broh sahm, HVAH-lah)

What is your name?
Kako se zovete? (formal) (KAH-koh seh ZOH-veh-teh)

What is your name?
Kako se zoveš? (informal) (KAH-koh seh ZOH-vehsh)

My name is ______ .
Zovem se ______ . (ZOH-vehm seh____.)

I am _____.
Ja sam ______. (yah sahm)

Nice to meet you.
Drago mi je. (DRAH-goh mee yeh)

Please.
Molim. (MOH-leem)

Thank you.
Hvala. (HVAH-lah)

Thank you very much
Hvala lijepo (HVAH-lah LEE-yeh-poh)

You're welcome.
Nema na čemu. (NEH-mah nah CHEH-moo)

Yes ("formal")
Da (dah)

Yes ("informal")
Ja (yah)

No
Ne (neh)

Excuse me. (getting attention)
Oprostite. (oh-prohs-TEE-teh)

Excuse me. (begging pardon)
Izvinite. (EEZ-vee-nee-teh)

I'm sorry.
Oprostite. (oh-prohs-TEE-teh)

I'm sorry. ("expressing condolence")
Žao mi je. (zhao mee yeh)

Goodbye
Alahimanet (religious implication) or Zbogom.

Goodbye (informal)
do viđenja (doh vee-jeh-nyah) or ćao (chaoo) or Zdravo. (ZDRAH-voh

I can't speak Bosnian [well].
Ne govorim dobro bosanski. (neh goh-VOH-reem DOH-broh boh SAHN-skee)

Do you speak English?
Da li govorite engleski? (dah lee goh-VOH-ree-teh ehn-GLEHS-kee)

Is there someone here who speaks English?
Da li iko ovdje govori engleski? (dah lee EE-koh ohvd-yeh GOH-voh-ree ehn-GLEES-kee)

Help!
Upomoć! (OOPOH-mohtch)

Look out!
Pazite! (PAH-zee-teh)

Good morning.
Dobro jutro. (DOH-broh YOO-troh)

Good evening.
Dobro većer. (DOH-broh VEH-chehr)

Good night.
Laku noć. (LAH-koo nohtch)

Good night (to sleep)
Laku noć. (LAH-koo nohtch)

I don't understand.
Ne razumijem. (neh RAH-zoo-mee-yehn)

Where is the toilet?
Gdje je WC? (gdyeh yeh WC?)