BosanskiWork & School
Posao i škola
Posao: Work
Goal: I can say what I do for work and ask others.
| Audio | Bosnian | English |
|---|---|---|
| posao | job / work | |
| radim | I work / I do | |
| gdje radiš? | where do you work? | |
| firma | company / firm | |
| kancelarija | office | |
| šef | boss | |
| kolega / kolegica | colleague (m. / f.) | |
| plata | salary / pay | |
| naporno | hard / exhausting | |
| šta radiš? | what do you do? / what are you doing? |
Škola i studije: School & Studies
Goal: I can talk about studying and school life.
| Audio | Bosnian | English |
|---|---|---|
| škola | school | |
| fakultet | university / college | |
| student / studentica | student (m. / f.) | |
| učim | I study / I learn | |
| studiram | I study (a subject at uni) | |
| ispit | exam | |
| profesor / profesorica | teacher / professor (m. / f.) | |
| zadaća | homework | |
| teško / lako | hard / easy | |
| diploma | diploma / degree | |
| predmet | subject (school) | |
| biblioteka | library | |
| ocjena | grade / mark | |
| položio sam ispit | I passed the exam | |
| učim bosanski | I am studying Bosnian | |
| idem na fakultet | I go to university |
Radni sto: The Desk: School & Work Things
Goal: I can name the things on a desk: pen, notebook, book, backpack.
Unit 8 taught you škola, fakultet and zadaća, the ideas. These are the things your hands actually reach for: the olovka, the sveska, the ruksak by the door. gets you any of them.
| Audio | Bosnian | English |
|---|---|---|
| olovka | pen / pencil | |
| sveska | notebook | |
| knjiga | book | |
| papir | paper | |
| torba | bag | |
| ruksak | backpack | |
| naočale | glasses | |
| treba mi olovka | I need a pen |
Svakodnevica: Daily Routine
Goal: I can describe my daily routine in simple sentences.
| Audio | Bosnian | English |
|---|---|---|
| ustajem | I get up | |
| doručkujem | I have breakfast | |
| idem | I go | |
| vraćam se | I come back / return | |
| spavam | I sleep | |
| cijeli dan | all day | |
| zauzet / zauzeta | busy (m. / f.) | |
| slobodan / slobodna | free / available (m. / f.) | |
| rano | early | |
| kasno | late |
Planovi: Making Plans
Goal: I can suggest doing something and agree on a plan.
| Audio | Bosnian | English |
|---|---|---|
| šta radiš danas? | what are you doing today? | |
| imam posla | I have things to do / I'm busy | |
| slobodan sam | I'm free | |
| hajde da... | let's... | |
| možemo li...? | can we...? | |
| sutra | tomorrow | |
| vikend | weekend | |
| odmor | break / time off / vacation | |
| dogovoreno | deal / agreed / it's settled | |
| vidimo se | see you | |
| imaš li vremena? | do you have time? | |
| nazovi me kasnije | call me later | |
| vidimo se uveče | see you in the evening | |
| zauzet / zauzeta | busy | |
| sastanak | meeting | |
| kasnim | I'm running late |
Šta radiš svaki dan?: What Do You Do Every Day?
Goal: Read a connected first-person routine paragraph, then narrate your own day.
This is Lejla's real day: kahva, posao, and the call to nana at night. Once you can tell yours, you can tell nana how you spend your days when she asks (she will ask).
| Audio | Bosnian | English |
|---|---|---|
| ujutro | in the morning | |
| onda | then / after that |
Next unit: Work & Professions.