Serbian Gender

Welcome to the fifth Serbian lesson about gender. This time we will view a list of people, feminine and masculine, followed by grammar rules, finally a list of expressions in Serbian to help you practice your daily phrases. To hear the pronunciation, just click on the sound icon.

man мушкарац [mooshkaratz]

woman жена [ʐyena]

husband муж [mooʐ]

wife жена [ʐyena]

boy дечак [dyechak]

girl девојчица [dyevoјchitza]

father отац [otatz]

mother мајка [maјka]

Gender Grammar Rules

In general, gender is used to distinguish between male and female, sometimes referred to as masculine and feminine. For example: my son and daughter are students the noun [son] is masculine, while [daughter] is feminine. The following examples use gender in different ways and places to demonstrate their behavior.

Grammar + Rules - Serbian + Pronunciation
my son is a student [masculine + noun] мој син је студент [moј sin јye stoodyent]
her daughter is a student [feminine + noun] њена ћерка је студент [њyena ćyerka јye stoodyent]
he has a tall brother [adjective + masculine] он има високог брата [on ima visokogu brata]
she has a tall sister [adjective + feminine] она има високу сестру [ona ima visokoo syestroo]
his brothers are young [plural masculine + adjective] његова браћа су млада [njyeguova braća soo mlada]
his sisters are young [plural feminine + adjective] његове сестре су младе [njyeguovye syestrye soo mladye]

The list below will probably provide more clarification. These are family members (males and females). I think it would be wise to memorize them as part of your important vocabulary list.

son син [sin]

daughter ћерка [ćyerka]

brother брат [brat]

sister сестра [syestra]

grandfather деда [dyeda]

grandmother баба [baba]

child дете [dyetye]

children деца [dyetza]

Expressions in Serbian

Now it's time to practice expressions used in daily conversations. If you're a beginner in learning Serbian, then the phrases below are something you would want to know.

English - Serbian - Pronunciation
What do you mean? како то мислиш? [kako to mislish?]
I don't understand не разумем [nye razoomyem]
I don't know не знам [nye znam]
What is that called in Serbian? како се то каже на српском? [kako sye to kaʐye na srpskom?]
What is this? шта је ово? [shta јye ovo?]
What does that word mean in English? шта та реч значи на енглеском? [shta ta ryech znachi na yengulyeskom?]
Sorry (if you made a mistake) извини [izvini]

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