Serbian Adjectives

Welcome to the second Serbian lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Serbian to help you practice your daily phrases. To hear the pronunciation, just click on the sound icon.

black црна [tzrna]

grey сива [siva]

white бела [byela]

blue плава [plava]

green зелена [zyelyena]

yellow жута [ʐoota]

red црвена [tzrvyena]

brown браон [braon]

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 - Serbian + Pronunciation
my house is white [noun + adjective] моја кућа је бела [moјa kooća јye byela]
your country is big [noun + adjective] ваша земља је велика [vasha zyemlja јye vyelika]
new books are expensive [plural + adjective] нове књиге су скупе [novye kњiguye soo skoopye]
we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] ми смо срећни овде [mi smo sryećni ovdye]
she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] она има три мала пса [ona ima tri mala psa]
this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] овај језик је веома лак [ovaј јyezik јye vyeoma lak]
I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] имам малу стаклену башту [imam maloo staklyenoo bashtoo]

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 хладно [khladno]

hot вруће [vrooćye]

cloudy облачно [oblachno]

rainy кишовито [kishovito]

snowy снежне падавине [snyeʐnye padavinye]

sunny сунчано [soonchano]

windy ветровито [vyetrovito]

warm топло [toplo]

Conversation in Serbian

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 - Serbian - Pronunciation
hi здраво! [zdravo!]
how are you? како сте? [kako stye?]
I'm good, thank you добро сам, хвала! [dobro sam, khvala!]
and you? а ви? [a vi?]
what is your name? како се зовеш? [kako sye zovyesh?]
my name is Maya моје име је маја [moјye imye јye maјa]
nice to meet you драго ми је! [draguo mi јye!]

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