B2 — upper-intermediateculture35 words
Literature & books
| Serbian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| knjȉga | book |
| písac | writer |
| ròmān | novel (a book — not 'a Roman') |
| čìtalac | reader (person) |
| àutor | author |
| pȅsma | song; poem |
| pȅsnīk | poet |
| knjȉžēvnōst | literature (the art form; a reading list is literatura) |
| prȉpovētka | short story (a story or tale in general is priča) |
| pòēzija | poetry |
| próza | prose |
| stȉh | line of verse (a whole poem is pesma) |
| žȁnr | genre |
| náslov | headline; title (of a book or film) |
| strána | page; side (not 'country') |
| pòglāvlje | chapter |
| lȋk | character (in a book); figure, appearance |
| jùnāk | hero; protagonist |
| rádnja | shop; plot, action (of a book or play) |
| zàplet | plot, storyline |
| dòpadā mi se | I like it |
| dȍsādan | boring; annoying (of a person) |
| nȁpēt | tense; gripping |
| preporúčiti | to recommend |
| tȅško se čìtā | it's a hard read |
| bibliotéka | library |
| knjìžara | bookshop (not a library — that is biblioteka) |
| pozájmiti | to lend; to borrow |
| izdàvāč | publisher |
| izdánje | edition |
| prevodílac | translator, interpreter |
| kȍrice | book cover (plural-only noun) |
| òdlomak | excerpt, passage |
| bèleška | note; annotation, footnote |
| knjìžēvnīk | literary author, man of letters (formal) |
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