particle
bogami
by God; honestly (emphatic assertion; colloquial but not rude; also bogme)
ей-богу; честное слово (усиливает утверждение; разг., но не грубо; тж. bogme)
With stress
bȍgami
In Cyrillic
богами
Examples from the lessons
Bogami. Boga mi. Bogme.
ей-богу — самое частое; лёгкое, годится почти всем
Taboo, swearing & euphemismNeću, bogami. Meni je dovoljno i ovo prvo.
Не буду, ей-богу. Мне и первого хватает.
Taboo, swearing & euphemismIn phrasebooks
Appears in lessons
Next to it in the phrasebook
- mȁoh come on; nah (dismissal, disagreement; clause-initial only: Ma…
- bȁšexactly, just; really (intensifier)
- vàljdapresumably, I suppose
- brȅemphatic particle (very colloquial; informal only)
- ȅtothere you go; so (clause-initial, sums up: Eto, to je sve; the trio…
- jȁoouch!; oh no! (pain, alarm, sympathy; clause-initial: Jao, izvini!)
- zȁrreally?; surely not
- dȅcome on; go on (coaxing; placed before an imperative: De, reci mi!…
- ȅnothere (pointing at something distant, + genitive: Eno ga! — 'There he…
- čȕjlisten; hey (attention-getter, clause-initial; Čuj njega! — 'Listen…