Electronics

1. Мобилни телефон

   Mo-bil-ni te-le-fon

   Mobile phone

   Usage

   "Мобилни" alone is enough in speech; this is the word at a shop or repair counter

2. Таблет

   Tab-let

   Tablet

   Usage

   Useful at a security check when you are asked to take it out of the bag

3. Лаптоп

   Lap-top

   Laptop

   Usage

   Ask in a café: "Могу ли да радим на лаптопу овде?". A computer in general is "рачунар"

4. Пуњач

   Pu-njač

   Charger

   Usage

   Show it at a hotel desk: "Имате ли пуњач?" — do you have a charger?

5. Кабл за пуњење

   Kabl za pu-nje-nje

   Charging cable

   Usage

   The connector names "USB-C" and "Lightning" are used as they are

6. Помоћна батерија

   Po-moć-na ba-te-ri-ja

   Power bank

   Usage

   Literally "auxiliary battery"; many people just say "пауер банк". It must go in your carry-on, never the hold

7. Адаптер за утичницу

   A-dap-ter za u-tič-ni-cu

   Plug adapter

   Usage

   Serbia runs 230V/50Hz on round two-pin type C and F sockets, so a Japanese plug will not fit

8. Утичница

   U-tič-ni-ca

   Power socket

   Usage

   The same word as in "Да ли има утичница овде?" in the Internet & WiFi category

9. Утикач

   U-ti-kač

   Plug

   Usage

   The male half of the pair; "утичница" is the socket. The two words look alike, so read carefully

10. Батерије

    Ba-te-ri-je

    Batteries

    Usage

    Say the sizes "AA" and "AAA" as they are; supermarkets and kiosks stock them

11. Бежични интернет

    Be-žič-ni in-ter-net

    Wi-Fi

    Usage

    Literally "wireless internet"; in speech people just say Wi-Fi

12. Лозинка за интернет

    Lo-zin-ka za in-ter-net

    Internet password

    Usage

    Show it at a café or a hotel; it means the same as "Која је лозинка за Wi-Fi?" in the Internet & WiFi category

13. СИМ картица

    SIM kar-ti-ca

    SIM card

    Usage

    A prepaid SIM is "припејд картица", and you must show your passport to buy one

14. Меморијска картица

    Me-mo-rij-ska kar-ti-ca

    Memory card

    Usage

    For buying an SD card for a camera; people also say "SD картица"

15. Слушалице

    Slu-ša-li-ce

    Earphones / Headphones

    Usage

    One word for both, and normally used in the plural

16. Фотоапарат

    Fo-to-a-pa-rat

    Camera

    Usage

    Monasteries and museums often ban photography — ask "Може ли фотоапарат?"

17. Батеријска лампа

    Ba-te-rij-ska lam-pa

    Flashlight

    Usage

    Needed for caves and mountain huts, and villages often have no street lighting at all

18. Клима уређај

    Kli-ma u-re-đaj

    Air conditioner

    Usage

    "Клима" alone is enough: "Има ли клима?" when booking a room. The same unit heats in winter

19. Даљински управљач

    Da-ljin-ski u-prav-ljač

    Remote control

    Usage

    "Даљински" alone is enough; show it at reception when you cannot find one

20. Вентилатор

    Ven-ti-la-tor

    Fan

    Usage

    Where there is no air conditioning you can often borrow one: "Може ли вентилатор?"

21. Фрижидер

    Fri-ži-der

    Refrigerator

    Usage

    If medicine needs cooling, say "Треба ми фрижидер за лек"

    Grammar Note

    Croatian uses a different word for the same thing, "hladnjak"

22. Телевизор

    Te-le-vi-zor

    Television

    Usage

    The set itself; broadcasting as a medium is the separate word "телевизија"

23. Микроталасна

    Mi-kro-ta-las-na

    Microwave oven

    Usage

    Formally "микроталасна пећница". To have food warmed, ask "Можете ли да подгрејете ово?"

    Grammar Note

    Croatian builds the word on a different stem, "mikrovalna"

24. Бојлер

    Boj-ler

    Water heater

    Usage

    In much of the former Yugoslavia you must switch the bathroom heater on and wait twenty to thirty minutes. Ask "Да ли треба да укључим бојлер?"

25. Веш машина

    Veš ma-ši-na

    Washing machine

    Usage

    Literally "laundry machine"; worth checking when you book a longer stay, since launderettes are rare outside the big cities

26. Пегла

    Pe-gla

    Iron

    Usage

    Usually available from reception: "Имате ли пеглу?"

    Grammar Note

    Croatian uses an entirely different word, "glačalo"

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