Serbian words starting with H
- hadžijaa pilgrim (to Mecca; for Orthodox Serbs, to Jerusalem)
- hairbenefit, the good of it (regional)
- hajdecome on, let’s (go)
- hajdemolet’s go, come on (calling others to join)
- hàjdūkan outlaw rebel (a hajduk of Ottoman times, a hero of folk epic)
- hakovatito hack (an account)
- hálahall (sports or exhibition hall)
- hàljinadress
- halohello? (on the phone)
- halvahalva
- hamama hammam, a bathhouse
- hanan inn for travellers, a caravanserai (historical)
- hanumaa lady (old-fashioned)
- hȁoschaos; a blast, awesome (slang: of a party, an event)
- hȁpšēnjearrest
- háratito ravage
- hȁrd dȉska hard disk, hard drive (not RAM)
- hartijapaper (also papir)
- Hàzārskī rȇčnīkDictionary of the Khazars (Pavić’s novel in the form of a lexicon)
- hejhey!; hi (colloquial)
- hejtonline hate (slang)
- hȅjterhater (someone who trashes you in the comments)
- hȅjtovatito hate on, to trash (in the comments)
- helikoptera helicopter
- hémijachemistry
- hémījskīchemical (the feminine used as a noun is a ballpoint pen)
- heroja hero (of a real deed)
- hȅštaghashtag
- heštega hashtag
- higijénahygiene
- higijènskī úlošcisanitary pads, sanitary towels
- hijeràrhijaa hierarchy (spelled with h in Serbian)
- HilàndarHilandar (the Serbian monastery on Mount Athos, founded in the…
- hiljadaa thousand
- hiljadarkaa 1,000-dinar note (colloquial)
- himnaan anthem
- hiperaktivanhyperactive
- hipèrbolahyperbole (everyday exaggeration is preterivanje)
- hipermarketa hypermarket
- hipotékaa mortgage (a charge on property; the loan is stambeni kredit)
- hipotézahypothesis
- hìrurgsurgeon
- hȉthit
- hȉtanurgent, pressing; emergency (before a noun; colloquial hitna, the…
- hȉtan slȕčājan emergency
- hȉtarnimble, swift; fast (in movement; brz is fast in general, hitan is…
- hȉtatito hurry (bookish; the everyday word is žuriti)
- hȉtnā intervèncijaemergency call-out
- hȉtnā pȍmōćambulance
- hȉtnā pròdajaurgent sale
- hȉtnourgently
- hȉtno ùseljivoimmediately available
- hȉtnōsturgency (feminine; from hitan)
- hládancold (in temperature; and of a manner or an answer)
- hládan kȁo lȇdcold as ice, ice-cold (also of a person)
- hládnocold (it is cold)
- hladovinashade
- hlȅbbread
- hljebbread (the ijekavian form; Serbian hleb)
- hȍbihobby
- hoću da kažemwhat I mean is
- hódatito walk (on foot; imperfective; “I go to work” is idem na posao)
- hȍdnīkhallway; corridor
- hodžaa hodja, a Muslim cleric or teacher
- hokejhockey
- homografa homograph (a word spelled like another)
- honòrāra fee (for a one-off job), an honorarium (not a salary)
- honòrārnoon a fee basis, freelance, on the side (not on the staff)
- hȏrchoir
- horìzonthorizon
- hȍrora horror film; horror (the genre)
- hòstelhostel
- hòtelhotel
- hrábarbrave
- hrabrostcourage, bravery
- hrȃma temple; a church (a cathedral)
- hránafood
- hrána za psȅdog food
- hránitito feed
- hrȃstoak
- hrišćanina Christian (plural hrišćani)
- hrišćanskiChristian (adj.)
- HristosChrist
- hròničanchronic
- hronikaa chronicle; news in brief
- hronološkichronological (obrnutim hronološkim redom, in reverse order)
- HrvatCroat (man)
- Hr̀vātskāCroatia
- hr̀vātskīCroatian (the standard used in Croatia: kruh, tjedan, tisuća)
- htȅtito want
- humanìtārnā pȍmōćhumanitarian aid
- humorhumour (crni humor, black humour)
- hválathank you, thanks
- hvála bȍguthank God, thank goodness
- hvála lépothank you very much (literally: thanks nicely)
- hvála ùnaprēdthanks in advance, thank you in advance (same word order as in…
- hvatatito catch (imperfective; hvatati beleške, to take notes)
- hvatati belešketo take notes (while listening)