zdravo
hello, hi; bye (neutral: fine with acquaintances; to older people dobar dan is politer)
привет, здравствуй(те); пока (нейтрально: и малознакомым; старшим вежливее dobar dan)
With stress
zdrȁvo
In Cyrillic
здраво
Examples from the lessons
In phrasebooks
Appears in lessons
- Voicing assimilationRunning a conversationGreetings & politeness lexisGreeting & leave-takingPhone & online communicationFormal correspondenceFormal vs informal registerHow people really talk
Appears in immersion pieces
Bread swaps and the 80/20 mindset · Trendy breakfast: bowls, Benedicts & juices · Lemon turns milk into cheese · Old-fashioned wafer cake: what it is and how to make it · Why diet plans fail: build a structure · How it all led to late-night beans · Why village life beats the big city · Eat slowly, eat on schedule: the basics · Just milk and lemon—and cheese is ready · Finished goat cheese: slice, serve, salt · US Food: Dyes, Marketing, and 'Parrots' · Barefoot training and the sneaker story · Hunting Serbia’s funniest village names: the start · 2–3 weeks off sugar: how not to relapse
Next to it in the phrasebook
- ćȁohi; bye (informal: friends, peers, colleagues)
- dȍbar dȃngood afternoon, good day; hello (polite, by day)
- dȍbro jȕtrogood morning
- dȍbro vȅčegood evening
- lȁku nȏćgood night
- dovìđenjagoodbye
- hválathank you, thanks
- mȍlīmplease; you’re welcome; pardon? (didn’t catch that); yes? (answering…
- izvíniteexcuse me; sorry
- opròstitesorry, pardon, forgive me (slightly weightier than izvinite)