Common Serbian Words and Expressions
If you want to improve your basic Serbian language skills when it comes to the more common words and phrases of the language, then you've come to the right place. This page will help teach you several useful words and expressions, all presented as translations from Serbian to English.
First up you will find the translations for yes and no, then you will find a section with translations for please, thank you, and you're welcome, then you can learn about how to ask and answer about a person's wellbeing, then is a section for asking if a person speaks Serbian and English, and finally you'll find some other useful sentences that just didn't fit into other categories yet.
Basic Serbian Words and Phrases:
Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of common words from English to Serbian.
Saying Yes and No in Serbian
Da ➔ Yes
Ne ➔ No
Please, Thank You, and You're Welcome in Serbian
Molim ➔ Please
Molim Vas ➔ Please (more formal)
Hvala ➔ Thank you
Hvala Vam ➔ Thank you (more formal)
Nema na čemu. ➔ You're welcome.
Asking and Answering How Are You? in Serbian
Kako ste? ➔ How are you? or How do you do? (polite)
Kako si? ➔ How are you? (informal)
Dobro sam. ➔ I'm fine.
Dobro hvala. ➔ Fine, thanks.
Nisam dobro. ➔ I'm not fine.
Asking Do You Speak Serbian?
Da li govoriš srpski? ➔ Do you speak Serbian?
Da, ja govorim srpski. ➔ Yes, I speak Serbian.
Da li govoriš engleski? ➔ Do you speak English?
Da, malo. ➔ Yes, a little.
Ne razumem. ➔ I don't understand.
Govori polako. ➔ Speak slowly.
Other Useful Serbian Expressions
Izvinite. ➔ Excuse me.
Žao mi je. ➔ I'm sorry.
*Common Serbian words and phrases last updated: February 18, 2025.
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