Serbian Numbers

Welcome to the sixth Serbian lesson about numbers. This time we will learn about cardinal and ordinal numbers, followed by grammar rules, then animal names, finally a conversation in Serbian to help you practice your daily phrases. Click on the sound icon to hear the words.

Cardinal and Ordinal - Serbian - Pronunciation
one један [јyedan]
first први [prvi]
two два [dva]
second други [droogui]
three три [tri]
third трећи [tryeći]
four четири [chyetiri]
fourth четврти [chyetvrti]
five пет [pyet]
fifth пети [pyeti]
six шест [shyest]
sixth шести [shyesti]
seven седам [syedam]
seventh седми [syedmi]
eight осам [osam]
eighth осми [osmi]
nine девет [dyevyet]
ninth девети [dyevyeti]
ten десет [dyesyet]
tenth десети [dyesyeti]
eleven једанаест [јyedanayest]
eleventh једанаести [јyedanayesti]
twelve дванаест [dvanayest]
twelfth дванаести [dvanayesti]
thirteen тринаест [trinayest]
thirteenth тринаести [trinayesti]
fourteen четрнаест [chyetrnayest]
once једном [јyednom]
fifteen петнаест [pyetnayest]
twice двапут [dvapoot]
sixteen шеснаест [shyesnayest]
Monday понедељак [ponyedyeljak]
seventeen седамнаест [syedamnayest]
Tuesday уторак [ootorak]
eighteen осамнаест [osamnayest]
Wednesday среда [sryeda]
nineteen деветнаест [dyevyetnayest]
Thursday четвртак [chyetvrtak]
twenty двадесет [dvadyesyet]
Friday петак [pyetak]
seventy one седамдесет један [syedamdyesyet јyedan]
Saturday субота [soobota]
one hundred сто [sto]
Sunday недеља [nyedyelja]

Numbers Grammar Rules

Serbian cardinal numbers refer to the counting numbers, because they show quantity. For example: I speak two languages. Ordinal numbers on the other hand tell the order of things and their rank: my first language is Serbian. The examples below use numbers in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar + Rules - Serbian + Pronunciation
I have three dogs [number + noun] имам три пса [imam tri psa]
my daughter has two cats [number + noun] моја ћерка има две мачке [moјa ćyerka ima dvye machkye]
she speaks seven languages [verb + number] она говори седам језика [ona guovori syedam јyezika]
my brother has one son [number + singular noun] мој брат има једног сина [moј brat ima јyednogu sina]
this is my second lesson [ordinal number + noun] ово је моја друга лекција [ovo јye moјa droogua lyektziјa]
did you read the third book? [ordinal number + noun] да ли си прочитао/ сте прочитали трећу књигу? [da li si prochitao/ stye prochitali tryećoo kњiguoo?]

We're not done yet! The following is a list of animals.

cow крава [krava]

goat коза [koza]

donkey магарац [maguaratz]

horse коњ [koњ]

dog пас [pas]

cat мачка [machka]

mouse миш [mish]

bird птица [ptitza]

Conversation in Serbian

Now we finally reach the last part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.

English - Serbian - Pronunciation
Where are you from? одакле си? [odaklye si?]
I'm from the U.S ја сам из сад [јa sam iz sad]
I'm American ја сам американац [јa sam amyerikanatz]
Where do you live? где живиш? [gudye ʐivish?]
I live in the U.S ја живим у сад [јa ʐivim oo sad]
What do you do for a living? чиме се бавиш? [chimye sye bavish?]
I'm a student ја сам студент [јa sam stoodyent]

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