Macedonian Adjectives
Welcome to the second Macedonian lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Macedonian to help you practice your daily phrases. To hear the pronunciation, just click on the sound icon.
black  црн [tzrn] | grey сив [siv] | white бел [byel] | blue син [sin] |
green зелен [zyelyen] | yellow жолт [ʐolt] | red црвен [tzrvyen] | brown кафен [kafyen] |
Adjectives Grammar Rules
In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.
| Grammar Rules | Macedonian + Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| my house is white [noun + adjective] | мојата куќа е бела [moјata kookja ye byela] |
| your country is big [noun + adjective] | вашата земја е голема [vashata zyemјa ye guolyema] |
| new books are expensive [plural + adjective] | новите книги се скапи [novitye knigui sye skapi] |
| we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] | ние сме среќни тука [niye smye sryekjni tooka] |
| she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] | таа има три мали кучиња [taa ima tri mali koochiњa] |
| this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] | овој јазик е многу лесен [ovoј јazik ye mnoguoo lyesyen] |
| I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] | имам мала стаклена градина [imam mala staklyena guradina] |
We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.
cold ладно [ladno] | hot жешко [ʐyeshko] | cloudy облачно [oblachno] | rainy врнежливо [vrnyeʐlivo] |
snowy снежно [snyeʐno] | sunny сончево [sonchyevo] | windy ветровито [vyetrovito] | warm топло [toplo] |
Conversation in Macedonian
Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.
| English | Macedonian | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| hi | здраво! | [zdravo!] |
| how are you? | како сте? | [kako stye?] |
| I'm good, thank you | добро сум, благодарам! | [dobro soom, blaguodaram!] |
| and you? | а вие? | [a viye?] |
| what is your name? | како се викате? | [kako sye vikatye?] |
| my name is Maya | моето име е маја | [moyeto imye ye maјa] |
| nice to meet you | мило ми е! | [milo mi ye!] |
I hope you enjoyed this lesson about adjectives in Macedonian. If you have any question about this lesson please contact me here. The next lesson is below.
| Macedonian Nouns |
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