particle
jel'
is it? (opening a question); isn’t it?, right? (at the end; colloquial je li)
ли, что ли (в начале вопроса); не так ли?, да? (в конце; разгов. от je li)
With stress
jȅl'
In Cyrillic
јел'
Examples from the lessons
Nemo' da žuriš, sedi malo. Jel' si bio kod onog majstora?
Не спеши, посиди немного. Ты был у того мастера?
How people really talkIn phrasebooks
Appears in lessons
- Together vs apartIndirect questionsFormal correspondenceInterviews & formal encountersFormal vs informal registerHow people really talk
Next to it in the phrasebook
- vȁžīOK; deal (colloquial agreement)
- mȍžesure (agreeing); that works (colloquial); (he) can (form of moći)
- ȁjdecome on; let’s go; all right (giving in; colloquial; winding up…
- néma vȅzenever mind; it doesn’t matter
- u réduall right; OK (neutral register)
- sȕpergreat; super (colloquial, indeclinable)
- mȁ dȃjcome on! (in disbelief); you’re kidding!, no way! (colloquial)
- ȅvohere is, here are (near me); here you are (handing over); coming!…
- znȁčīso, that means; I mean (very common filler)
- stvȃrnoreally; seriously (as a reply: “really?”)