B2 — upper-intermediateculture25 words
Germanisms & Hungarianisms
| Serbian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| kífla | crescent roll, kifla (bakery staple) |
| paràdajz | tomato |
| vìršla | frankfurter, hot-dog sausage (the everyday word, usu. pl. viršle) |
| vȅš | laundry, washing (the everyday word; rublje is rare) |
| šlȃg | whipped cream (sa šlagom — with cream) |
| fióka | drawer (the normal Serbian word; ladica is Croatian) |
| vȉc | joke (pričati vic — to tell a joke) |
| fȃrba | paint |
| fȃrbati | to paint; to dye (hair); colloq. to kid, to fool someone |
| štȅker | plug (colloquial); often also the socket — standard utikač / utičnica |
| rolètna | roller shutter, window blind (usu. pl. roletne) |
| šràfcīger | screwdriver (the everyday word; standard odvijač) |
| gȕlāš | goulash (thick meat stew) |
| pȁprikāš | paprikaš, paprika stew (riblji paprikaš — a Vojvodina speciality) |
| šnȉcla | schnitzel, cutlet (bečka šnicla — Wiener schnitzel) |
| bȗnda | fur coat (the everyday word) |
| cȉmer | roommate, flatmate (fem. cimerka) |
| špȁjz | pantry, larder (colloquial; standard ostava) |
| àuspuh | exhaust pipe, muffler |
| cȅh | the bill (in a kafana); platiti ceh — to foot the bill; to pay the price |
| švȅrcovati se | to fare-dodge, ride without a ticket (colloquial; švercovati — to smuggle) |
| šlȁmpav | sloppy, untidy; slapdash |
| èscajg | cutlery (colloquial, more northern; standard pribor za jelo) |
| fòranga | curtain (Vojvodina, colloquial; standard zavesa) |
| gȁnc | completely (colloquial, almost only in ganc nov — brand new) |
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