B1 — intermediategrammar30 words
Colloquial speech
| Serbian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vȁžī | OK; deal (colloquial agreement) |
| mȍže | sure (agreeing); that works (colloquial); (he) can (form of moći) |
| ȁjde | come on; let’s go; all right (giving in; colloquial; winding up: right then, bye: Ajde, čujemo se!) |
| néma vȅze | never mind; it doesn’t matter |
| u rédu | all right; OK (neutral register) |
| jȅl' | is it? (opening a question); isn’t it?, right? (at the end; colloquial je li) |
| sȕper | great; super (colloquial, indeclinable) |
| mȁ dȃj | come on! (in disbelief); you’re kidding!, no way! (colloquial) |
| ȅvo | here is, here are (near me); here you are (handing over); coming! (just a sec) |
| znȁčī | so, that means; I mean (very common filler) |
| stvȃrno | really; seriously (as a reply: “really?”) |
| brȅ | mate, man (emphatic particle; very colloquial, friends only) |
| néma šánse | no way; not a chance (colloquial) |
| svejèdno | all the same; either way |
| štȍ da ne | why not |
| kȗl | cool (slang, indeclinable) |
| ȅkstra | excellent; awesome (colloquial, indeclinable); extra (additional) |
| štȁ ȉmā | what’s up?, what’s new? (casual greeting among friends) |
| pȏjma némām | I have no idea, no idea |
| bez vȅze | lame; pointless, for no reason (colloquial; literally ‘unconnected’) |
| néma fȑke | no problem; no worries (colloquial) |
| kȁko da ne | of course!; yeah, right! (often ironic) |
| nȅgo štȁ | you bet!; of course (colloquial) |
| mȑzī me | I can’t be bothered; I’m too lazy (impersonal) |
| bȁš me brȉga | I don’t care (blunt, colloquial) |
| svȁka čȁst | well done!; hats off, respect (praise); ironic after a blunder: well done, I must say |
| mȁ nèmōj | you don’t say!; no way! (surprise, often ironic) |
| zȅzati se | to joke around; to kid (colloquial) |
| kapírati | to get it; to understand (colloquial) |
| u fazónu | like (he was like…); in the style of (slang) |
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