🇷🇸 Serbian vocabulary
The 300 most common Serbian words
Learn these first: they make up a big share of everything you'll read. Ranked by frequency, with meanings, romanization and examples for the top 50.
| # | Serbian | Romanization | Meaning | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | да Да, наравно. — Yes, of course. | da | yes; that; to (da + verb) | particle |
| 2 | је Ово је мој брат. — This is my brother. | je | is (јесам); her | verb |
| 3 | не Не знам. — I don't know. | ne | not; no | particle |
| 4 | се Како се зовеш? — What's your name? | se | oneself, himself, herself (reflexive) | pronoun |
| 5 | и Хлеб и со. — Bread and salt. | i | and; also, too | conjunction |
| 6 | у Живим у Београду. — I live in Belgrade. | u | in, into, at | preposition |
| 7 | то То је истина. — That's true. | to | that, it | pronoun |
| 8 | сам Ја сам уморан. — I'm tired. | sam | am (ја сам); alone | verb |
| 9 | на Књига је на столу. — The book is on the table. | na | on, onto, at | preposition |
| 10 | ти Где си ти? — Where are you? | ti | you (informal); to you | pronoun |
| 11 | ми Ми идемо у биоскоп. — We're going to the cinema. | mi | we; to me | pronoun |
| 12 | за Ово је за тебе. — This is for you. | za | for; behind | preposition |
| 13 | си Ти си мој најбољи пријатељ. — You're my best friend. | si | are (ти си) | verb |
| 14 | ли Да ли говориш енглески? — Do you speak English? | li | (question particle) | particle |
| 15 | шта Шта радиш? — What are you doing? | šta | what | pronoun |
| 16 | ја Ја сам из Новог Сада. — I'm from Novi Sad. | ja | I | pronoun |
| 17 | али Скупо је, али добро. — It's expensive, but good. | ali | but | conjunction |
| 18 | са Идем са другом. — I'm going with a friend. | sa | with | preposition |
| 19 | су Они су код куће. — They're at home. | su | are (они су) | verb |
| 20 | није То није тачно. — That's not right. | nije | is not | verb |
| 21 | ово Шта је ово? — What is this? | ovo | this | pronoun |
| 22 | само Имам само пет минута. — I only have five minutes. | samo | only, just | adverb |
| 23 | ме Чекај ме! — Wait for me! | me | me | pronoun |
| 24 | те Волим те. — I love you. | te | you (informal, accusative); and | pronoun |
| 25 | од Ово је поклон од маме. — This is a present from mom. | od | from, of; than | preposition |
| 26 | а Ја сам код куће, а ти? — I'm at home, and you? | a | and, but, while | conjunction |
| 27 | га Знам га добро. — I know him well. | ga | him, it | pronoun |
| 28 | би Шта би ти урадио? — What would you do? | bi | would (conditional) | verb |
| 29 | како Како си? — How are you? | kako | how | adverb |
| 30 | о Причај ми о себи. — Tell me about yourself. | o | about, on | preposition |
| 31 | добро Добро сам, хвала. — I'm fine, thanks. | dobro | well, good, OK | adverb |
| 32 | ако Ако хоћеш, идемо заједно. — If you want, let's go together. | ako | if | conjunction |
| 33 | све Све је у реду. — Everything's OK. | sve | everything, all | pronoun |
| 34 | смо Ми смо гладни. — We're hungry. | smo | are (ми смо) | verb |
| 35 | као Изгледаш као твој отац. — You look like your father. | kao | like, as | conjunction |
| 36 | ће Она ће доћи сутра. — She'll come tomorrow. | će | will (он/она ће) | verb |
| 37 | тако Немој тако да причаш. — Don't talk like that. | tako | so, like that | adverb |
| 38 | знам Знам тај град. — I know that city. | znam | I know | verb |
| 39 | нисам Нисам гладан. — I'm not hungry. | nisam | I am not | verb |
| 40 | могу Могу ли да вам помогнем? — Can I help you? | mogu | I can | verb |
| 41 | сте Одакле сте? — Where are you from? | ste | are (ви сте) | verb |
| 42 | овде Ја радим овде. — I work here. | ovde | here | adverb |
| 43 | па Па, шта кажеш? — Well, what do you say? | pa | so, well; then | conjunction |
| 44 | био Јуче сам био у граду. — I was in town yesterday. | bio | was, been (masc.) | verb |
| 45 | зашто Зашто плачеш? — Why are you crying? | zašto | why | adverb |
| 46 | с Дођи с нама. — Come with us. | s | with | preposition |
| 47 | он Он је лекар. — He's a doctor. | on | he | pronoun |
| 48 | још Хоћеш још кафе? — Do you want more coffee? | još | still, yet; more | adverb |
| 49 | нешто Хоћеш нешто да попијеш? — Do you want something to drink? | nešto | something | pronoun |
| 50 | било Било је лепо. — It was nice. | bilo | was, been (neuter); any- | verb |
| 51 | реду | redu | order (у реду = OK, all right) | noun |
| 52 | бити | biti | to be | verb |
| 53 | који | koji | which, who | pronoun |
| 54 | кад | kad | when | adverb |
| 55 | вас | vas | you (formal/pl.) | pronoun |
| 56 | ћу | ću | will (ја ћу) | verb |
| 57 | хвала | hvala | thanks | interjection |
| 58 | из | iz | from, out of | preposition |
| 59 | мислим | mislim | I think | verb |
| 60 | има | ima | has; there is | verb |
| 61 | или | ili | or | conjunction |
| 62 | знаш | znaš | you know | verb |
| 63 | можда | možda | maybe | adverb |
| 64 | их | ih | them | pronoun |
| 65 | више | više | more | adverb |
| 66 | онда | onda | then | adverb |
| 67 | сада | sada | now | adverb |
| 68 | вам | vam | you, to you (formal/pl.) | pronoun |
| 69 | зар | zar | really? (surprised question) | particle |
| 70 | где | gde | where | adverb |
| 71 | до | do | to, until, next to | preposition |
| 72 | бих | bih | would (ја бих) | verb |
| 73 | треба | treba | need, should | verb |
| 74 | мој | moj | my, mine | pronoun |
| 75 | му | mu | him, to him | pronoun |
| 76 | рекао | rekao | said (masc.) | verb |
| 77 | била | bila | was (fem.) | verb |
| 78 | мало | malo | a little, few | adverb |
| 79 | када | kada | when | adverb |
| 80 | нема | nema | there is no; doesn't have | verb |
| 81 | ништа | ništa | nothing | pronoun |
| 82 | нас | nas | us | pronoun |
| 83 | мене | mene | me (stressed) | pronoun |
| 84 | ко | ko | who | pronoun |
| 85 | она | ona | she | pronoun |
| 86 | тебе | tebe | you (informal, stressed) | pronoun |
| 87 | молим | molim | please; you're welcome; pardon? | verb |
| 88 | сад | sad | now | adverb |
| 89 | ни | ni | nor, not even | particle |
| 90 | хајде | hajde | come on, let's | interjection |
| 91 | тамо | tamo | there | adverb |
| 92 | може | može | can; OK, sure | verb |
| 93 | можеш | možeš | you can | verb |
| 94 | имам | imam | I have | verb |
| 95 | због | zbog | because of | preposition |
| 96 | ви | vi | you (formal or plural) | pronoun |
| 97 | нам | nam | us, to us | pronoun |
| 98 | желим | želim | I want, I wish | verb |
| 99 | ту | tu | here, there | adverb |
| 100 | ниси | nisi | you are not | verb |
| 101 | стварно | stvarno | really | adverb |
| 102 | јеси | jesi | you are (stressed); are you? | verb |
| 103 | јер | jer | because | conjunction |
| 104 | сви | svi | all, everyone | pronoun |
| 105 | по | po | along, by, for | preposition |
| 106 | зато | zato | that's why, therefore | adverb |
| 107 | баш | baš | exactly, really | adverb |
| 108 | људи | ljudi | people | noun |
| 109 | морам | moram | I must | verb |
| 110 | колико | koliko | how much, how many | adverb |
| 111 | ћемо | ćemo | we will | verb |
| 112 | мислиш | misliš | you think | verb |
| 113 | већ | već | already; but rather | adverb |
| 114 | један | jedan | one | number |
| 115 | ствар | stvar | thing | noun |
| 116 | идемо | idemo | let's go; we go | verb |
| 117 | пре | pre | before, ago | preposition |
| 118 | моја | moja | my, mine (fem.) | pronoun |
| 119 | ћеш | ćeš | you will | verb |
| 120 | него | nego | than; but | conjunction |
| 121 | док | dok | while, until | conjunction |
| 122 | неће | neće | won't | verb |
| 123 | увек | uvek | always | adverb |
| 124 | без | bez | without | preposition |
| 125 | наравно | naravno | of course | adverb |
| 126 | оно | ono | that, it | pronoun |
| 127 | имаш | imaš | you have | verb |
| 128 | много | mnogo | a lot, many | adverb |
| 129 | јој | joj | her, to her | pronoun |
| 130 | можемо | možemo | we can | verb |
| 131 | овај | ovaj | this | pronoun |
| 132 | неко | neko | someone | pronoun |
| 133 | они | oni | they | pronoun |
| 134 | господин | gospodin | gentleman, sir, Mr. | noun |
| 135 | време | vreme | time; weather | noun |
| 136 | тај | taj | that | pronoun |
| 137 | дан | dan | day | noun |
| 138 | код | kod | at (someone's place), near | preposition |
| 139 | твој | tvoj | your, yours (informal) | pronoun |
| 140 | здраво | zdravo | hello; bye | interjection |
| 141 | рећи | reći | to say, to tell | verb |
| 142 | значи | znači | so, that means | verb |
| 143 | посао | posao | work, job | noun |
| 144 | никад | nikad | never | adverb |
| 145 | жао | žao | sorry (жао ми је = I'm sorry) | adverb |
| 146 | хоћеш | hoćeš | you want; will you | verb |
| 147 | рекла | rekla | said (fem.) | verb |
| 148 | боље | bolje | better | adverb |
| 149 | година | godina | year | noun |
| 150 | имамо | imamo | we have | verb |
| 151 | могао | mogao | could (masc.) | verb |
| 152 | пут | put | road, way; trip; time | noun |
| 153 | јесте | jeste | it is (emphatic); yes | verb |
| 154 | видим | vidim | I see | verb |
| 155 | мора | mora | must | verb |
| 156 | ради | radi | works, does | verb |
| 157 | изгледа | izgleda | seems, looks | verb |
| 158 | нећу | neću | I won't | verb |
| 159 | морамо | moramo | we must | verb |
| 160 | желиш | želiš | you want | verb |
| 161 | немој | nemoj | don't (command) | verb |
| 162 | буде | bude | be, will be (subjunctive) | verb |
| 163 | кажем | kažem | I say | verb |
| 164 | радиш | radiš | you work, you do | verb |
| 165 | мени | meni | me, to me (stressed) | pronoun |
| 166 | идем | idem | I go | verb |
| 167 | боже | bože | God! (exclamation) | interjection |
| 168 | мама | mama | mom | noun |
| 169 | мораш | moraš | you must | verb |
| 170 | дај | daj | give (command) | verb |
| 171 | добар | dobar | good | adjective |
| 172 | тата | tata | dad | noun |
| 173 | види | vidi | sees; look | verb |
| 174 | волим | volim | I love, I like | verb |
| 175 | им | im | them, to them | pronoun |
| 176 | живот | život | life | noun |
| 177 | кући | kući | home (at/to home) | noun |
| 178 | реци | reci | say, tell (command) | verb |
| 179 | свој | svoj | one's own | pronoun |
| 180 | два | dva | two | number |
| 181 | њега | njega | him (stressed) | pronoun |
| 182 | требало | trebalo | should have, needed | verb |
| 183 | нису | nisu | they are not | verb |
| 184 | мислио | mislio | thought (masc.) | verb |
| 185 | имао | imao | had (masc.) | verb |
| 186 | ево | evo | here (it is) | particle |
| 187 | данас | danas | today | adverb |
| 188 | знате | znate | you know (formal/pl.) | verb |
| 189 | никада | nikada | never | adverb |
| 190 | зна | zna | knows | verb |
| 191 | одмах | odmah | immediately | adverb |
| 192 | твоја | tvoja | your (fem., informal) | pronoun |
| 193 | можете | možete | you can (formal/pl.) | verb |
| 194 | толико | toliko | so much, so many | adverb |
| 195 | нека | neka | let (him/her/it) | particle |
| 196 | каже | kaže | says | verb |
| 197 | неки | neki | some, someone | pronoun |
| 198 | видео | video | saw (masc.) | verb |
| 199 | три | tri | three | number |
| 200 | чак | čak | even | particle |
| 201 | име | ime | name | noun |
| 202 | веома | veoma | very | adverb |
| 203 | хоћу | hoću | I want; I will | verb |
| 204 | нико | niko | nobody | pronoun |
| 205 | око | oko | around, about; eye | preposition |
| 206 | жена | žena | woman, wife | noun |
| 207 | опет | opet | again | adverb |
| 208 | управо | upravo | just, exactly | adverb |
| 209 | иде | ide | goes | verb |
| 210 | иди | idi | go (command) | verb |
| 211 | сигурно | sigurno | surely, certainly | adverb |
| 212 | видимо | vidimo | we see (видимо се = see you) | verb |
| 213 | једном | jednom | once | adverb |
| 214 | радим | radim | I work, I do | verb |
| 215 | год | god | -ever (ко год = whoever) | particle |
| 216 | видиш | vidiš | you see | verb |
| 217 | постоји | postoji | exists, there is | verb |
| 218 | немам | nemam | I don't have | verb |
| 219 | отац | otac | father | noun |
| 220 | кажеш | kažeš | you say | verb |
| 221 | човек | čovek | man, person | noun |
| 222 | пуно | puno | a lot | adverb |
| 223 | знао | znao | knew (masc.) | verb |
| 224 | лепо | lepo | nice, nicely, beautiful | adverb |
| 225 | жели | želi | wants | verb |
| 226 | чекај | čekaj | wait (command) | verb |
| 227 | праву | pravu | right (у праву си = you are right) | noun |
| 228 | јако | jako | very; strongly | adverb |
| 229 | први | prvi | first | adjective |
| 230 | новац | novac | money | noun |
| 231 | довољно | dovoljno | enough | adverb |
| 232 | сутра | sutra | tomorrow | adverb |
| 233 | извини | izvini | sorry (informal) | verb |
| 234 | даље | dalje | further, on | adverb |
| 235 | заједно | zajedno | together | adverb |
| 236 | душо | dušo | darling, honey | noun |
| 237 | себе | sebe | oneself | pronoun |
| 238 | други | drugi | other, second | adjective |
| 239 | дошао | došao | came (masc.) | verb |
| 240 | доста | dosta | enough; quite a lot | adverb |
| 241 | проблем | problem | problem | noun |
| 242 | према | prema | towards | preposition |
| 243 | одавде | odavde | from here | adverb |
| 244 | место | mesto | place | noun |
| 245 | овамо | ovamo | here (direction) | adverb |
| 246 | слушај | slušaj | listen | verb |
| 247 | врло | vrlo | very | adverb |
| 248 | драго | drago | glad (драго ми је = nice to meet you) | adjective |
| 249 | урадио | uradio | did (masc.) | verb |
| 250 | начин | način | way, manner | noun |
| 251 | десило | desilo | happened | verb |
| 252 | помоћи | pomoći | to help | verb |
| 253 | поново | ponovo | again | adverb |
| 254 | кроз | kroz | through | preposition |
| 255 | после | posle | after | preposition |
| 256 | заиста | zaista | really, indeed | adverb |
| 257 | хтео | hteo | wanted (masc.) | verb |
| 258 | врата | vrata | door | noun |
| 259 | брзо | brzo | quickly, fast | adverb |
| 260 | погледај | pogledaj | look (command) | verb |
| 261 | сигуран | siguran | sure (masc.) | adjective |
| 262 | дођи | dođi | come (command) | verb |
| 263 | неколико | nekoliko | several, a few | number |
| 264 | пар | par | pair, couple | noun |
| 265 | ноћ | noć | night | noun |
| 266 | дуго | dugo | long, for a long time | adverb |
| 267 | верујем | verujem | I believe | verb |
| 268 | под | pod | under | preposition |
| 269 | лоше | loše | badly, bad | adverb |
| 270 | превише | previše | too much | adverb |
| 271 | наш | naš | our, ours | pronoun |
| 272 | вечерас | večeras | tonight | adverb |
| 273 | овако | ovako | like this | adverb |
| 274 | извините | izvinite | excuse me, sorry (formal) | verb |
| 275 | ваш | vaš | your, yours (formal/pl.) | pronoun |
| 276 | горе | gore | up, upstairs; worse | adverb |
| 277 | исто | isto | same, likewise | adverb |
| 278 | након | nakon | after | preposition |
| 279 | тешко | teško | hard, difficult | adverb |
| 280 | сваки | svaki | each, every | pronoun |
| 281 | прво | prvo | first | adverb |
| 282 | надам | nadam | hope (надам се = I hope) | verb |
| 283 | против | protiv | against | preposition |
| 284 | супер | super | great | adjective |
| 285 | чуо | čuo | heard (masc.) | verb |
| 286 | мали | mali | small, little | adjective |
| 287 | касније | kasnije | later | adverb |
| 288 | минут | minut | minute | noun |
| 289 | унутра | unutra | inside | adverb |
| 290 | прави | pravi | real, true | adjective |
| 291 | сто | sto | hundred; table | number |
| 292 | знамо | znamo | we know | verb |
| 293 | дешава | dešava | happens (шта се дешава = what's going on) | verb |
| 294 | момци | momci | guys, boys | noun |
| 295 | мајка | majka | mother | noun |
| 296 | осим | osim | except | preposition |
| 297 | убио | ubio | killed (masc.) | verb |
| 298 | ћао | ćao | hi, bye | interjection |
| 299 | свиђа | sviđa | is pleasing (свиђа ми се = I like it) | verb |
| 300 | помоћ | pomoć | help | noun |
Frequency ranking based on OpenSubtitles 2018 subtitles (hermitdave/FrequencyWords).
Questions
What are the most common Serbian words?
The top ten are да (yes; that; to (da + verb)), је (is (јесам); her), не (not; no), се (oneself), и (and; also), у (in), то (that), сам (am (ја сам); alone), на (on), ти (you (informal); to you).
How many Serbian words do I need to know?
The few hundred most frequent words make up a large share of any everyday text, which is why they're the best place to start. To read graded stories comfortably you need roughly 1,000–2,000; for unadapted books, several thousand. Test yourself with the Serbian vocabulary size test.
Where does this list come from?
The ranking is based on OpenSubtitles 2018 subtitles (hermitdave/FrequencyWords), cleaned by hand to remove names, fragments and noise, with meanings added for learners.