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Bosnian greetings & small talk words

Pozdravi

11 Bosnian greetings & small talk words, each spoken by Nana. Tap a word to hear it, or open it for examples.

The words

AudioBosnianEnglish
zdravohello / hi
dobro jutrogood morning
dobar dangood day / good afternoon
dobro večegood evening
laku noćgood night
kako si?how are you?
kako ste?how are you? (polite/plural)
drago mi jenice to meet you
hvalathank you
molimplease / you're welcome
doviđenjagoodbye (polite)

Use them in a sentence

Words stick when you learn them inside a phrase. These come from the Bosanski course:

AudioBosnianEnglish
dobro samI'm good / I'm well
kako se zoveš?what's your name?
kako ste svi?how are you all?
kako si, nano?how are you, nana?
neću, hvalano thanks / I do not want it
meni, molimfor me, please
jednu kahvu, molimone coffee, please
hvala na usluzithanks for the service

How to learn them

Listen to each word, then say it out loud before you play it again. Come back tomorrow and try the list without looking at the English. In the app, Nana brings each word back right before you would forget it, and checks your pronunciation when you say it.

More: all Bosnian words · common phrases · the free course