B1 — intermediateculture30 words
Words from Turkish
| Serbian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| kòmšija | a neighbour; the person next door (the everyday word; neutral sused) |
| kàšika | spoon |
| sȃt | hour; clock; watch |
| bòja | a colour; paint (boji: also “paints”, from bojiti: Boji ogradu) |
| džȅp | |
| jàstuk | pillow; cushion |
| pàra | money (colloquial, plural pare); a para (a hundredth of a dinar); steam (another word, pȁra) |
| kȅsa | plastic bag, carrier bag; bag (from a shop) |
| ćóšak | a corner (of a street; colloquial; neutral ugao) |
| bȁš | exactly, just (so); really (intensifier); not really, not exactly (with a negative: nisam baš siguran) |
| táman | just right, exactly (of fit or timing; colloquial) |
| džȁbe | for free; for nothing, in vain (colloquial) |
| čàrapa | sock; stocking |
| dùgme | a button (neuter; plural dugmad) |
| šèćer | sugar |
| bášta | garden; a café’s outdoor terrace (letnja bašta) |
| kùsūr | change (money returned) |
| dùćān | a shop; a small shop (colloquial, dated; neutral: prodavnica) |
| čàršāv | bedsheet |
| jòrgan | duvet; quilt |
| kàpija | gate (of a yard or building) |
| àvlija | a yard, a courtyard (colloquial, folksy; neutral: dvorište) |
| sànduk | crate, chest; coffin (colloquial) |
| zànāt | a craft, a trade (an occupation) |
| òrtāk | a mate (colloquial), a pal; a partner (in business), an associate |
| dùvān | tobacco |
| bàkar | copper |
| ìnāt | spite, defiant stubbornness |
| mèrak | delight, pleasure, relish (colloquial) |
| sèvdah | love-longing, sweet longing (bookish; the mood of Bosnian love songs) |
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