phrase
nema na čemu
you’re welcome
не за что
With stress
néma na čèmu
In Cyrillic
нема на чему
Examples from the lessons
Nema na čemu, komšija. Ajde, dođite jednom na kafu, tu smo na trećem.
Не за что, сосед. Слушайте, заходите как-нибудь на кофе, мы тут на третьем.
Politeness & tactIn phrasebooks
Appears in lessons
- Genitive of negationImpersonal constructionsWhich case a verb takesBasic negationGreetings & politeness lexisRequests & politeness
Next to it in the phrasebook
- mȍlīm vasplease (formal)
- mȍlīm teplease (informal)
- izvólitehere you are, here you go; how can I help? (in a shop); go ahead
- da li mògumay I, can I (the question opens with a particle)
- mògu limay I, can I (the question opens with the verb)
- mȍžete licould you, can you (formal)
- mȍžeš licould you, can you (informal)
- hvála lépothank you very much (literally: thanks nicely)
- nȃjlepše hválamany thanks (literally: most beautiful thanks)
- néma problémano problem