Language
The Bosnian alphabet is based on the Latin alphabet. The Cyrillic alphabet is accepted, but seldom used in today's practice.
Special Pronunciations
c – as the ‘ts’ in ‘cats’
ć - as the ‘tch’ in ‘future’
č - as the ‘ch’ in ‘chop’
đ - as the ‘dy’ in ‘verdure’
dž - as the ‘j’ in ‘just’
j - as the ‘y’ in ‘young’
lj - as the ‘lli’ in ‘million’
nj - as the ‘ny’ in ‘canyon’
š – as the ‘sh’ in ‘hush’
ž - as the ‘s’ in ‘pleasure’
Basics
Do you speak English? – Govorite li engleski (Goh-voh-REE-tay En-GLES-ki)?
My name is… - Zovem se… (Zoh-vem say)
Yes – Da (Dah)
No – Ne (Nay)
Hello – Zdravo (Z-drah-voh)
Good Morning – Dobro Jutro (Doh-broh Yoo-troh)
Good Day – Dobar Dan (DOH-bar Dahn)
Good Night – Laku Noć (La-Koh Noch)
Excuse me/Sorry – Oprostite (Oh-PROS-tee-tay)
I don’t understand – Ja ne razumijem (Yah Neh ra-ZOO-mehm)
I am from… – Ja sam iz…(Yah sam eez)
Days
Monday – Ponedeljak (POH-neh-dehl-yak)
Tuesday - Utorak (Oo-tor-ak)
Wednesday – Srijeda (Sry-dah)
Thursday – četvrtak (chuh-tveh-tuck)
Friday – Petak (peh-tuck)
Saturday – Subota (su-BOH-tah)
Sunday – Nedelja (neh-DEHL-yah)
Questions
Who? – Ko? (Koh)
What? – šta? (Sh-tah)
Where? – Gdje? (G-che)
When? – Kad? (Kah-d)
How much is it…? – Koliko košta (KOH-LEE-KOH KOSH-TAH)?
Places
Croatia – Hrvatska
England – Engleska
Germany – Njemačka
Hungary – Mađarska
Ireland – Irska
Netherlands – Nizozemska
Scotland – škotska
Slovenia – Slovenija
Post
One stamp, please – Jednu markicu, molim vas (Yeh-dnoo mark-ee-tsoo, moh-leem-vas)
For postcard - za razglednicu (Zah raz-GLEHD-neet-tsoo)
For letter - Za pismo (Zah pees-moh)
Signs
Open – Otvoren (Oht-for-en)
Closed – Zatvoren (Zat-for-en)
Entrance – Ulaz (Oo-laz)
Exit – Izlaz (Eez-laz)
Push – Guraj (Goo-ry)
Pull – Vući (Voo-chi)
Travelling
Bus – Autobus (AW-toh-booz)
Train – Voz (Voh-z)
I am looking for… - Ja tražim (Yah trah-zeem)
One ticket, please - Jednu kartu, molim vas (Yeh-dnoo car-too, moh-leem-vas)
Times
Now – Sad (Sah-d)
Later – Kasnije (Kah-snee-yeh)
Today – Danas (Dahn-as)
Tomorrow – Sutra (SOO-tra)
Yesterday – Juče (Yoo-treh)
In the morning - U jutro (Oo YOO-troh)
In the afternoon – Popodne (Poh-POD-neh)
In the eveing – Naveče (Nah-veh-cheh)
At night - Po noći (Poh Noh-chee)
Restaurant Talk
Menu, please - Meni, molim vas (Meh-nee moh-leem-vas)
Bill, please – Račun, molim vas (Rah-CHOON moh-leem-vas)
Do you have vegetarian food? - Da li imate vegeterijansku hranu (Dah lee ee-may-tay veh-geh-tey-ree-ahn-skoo h-rah-noo)?
Bar Talk
One coffee, please - Jednu kafu, molim vas (Yeh-dnoo kah-foo, moh-leem-vas)
One beer, please - Jedno pivo, molim vas (Yeh-dnoh pee-voh, moh-leem-vas)
Cheers! – Živjeli (Zeev-yeh-lee)!
You have beautiful eyes - Imate ljepe oči (EE-mah-tay lyeh-peh oh-chee)
Can I have your number? Mogu li dobiti tvoj broj telefona (Moh-goo lee doh-bee-tee t-voy b-roy teh-leh-FOHN-ah)?