Laundry

1. Где је најближа перионица?

   GDE je NAJ-bli-ža pe-ri-O-ni-ca

   Where is the nearest laundromat?

   Usage

   Used to find the nearest laundromat

   Grammar Note

   најближа is the feminine superlative of близак (near), agreeing with feminine перионица

2. Ову мајицу треба опрати на тридесет степени

   O-vu ma-JI-cu TRE-ba o-PRA-ti na tri-DE-set STE-pe-ni

   This T-shirt needs to be washed at thirty degrees

   Usage

   Used to give washing instructions when handing over laundry

   Grammar Note

   треба + infinitive is the impersonal construction for "needs to be done." мајица (T-shirt, feminine) → accusative мајицу

3. Да ли нудите услугу сушења?

   da li NU-di-te U-slu-gu SU-še-nja

   Do you offer a drying service?

   Usage

   Used to check if a laundry service includes drying

   Grammar Note

   услуга (service, feminine) → accusative услугу. сушење (drying, gerund) → genitive сушења as a modifier

4. Када ће веш бити готов?

   KA-da će veš BI-ti GO-tov

   When will the laundry be ready?

   Usage

   Used to ask when laundry will be ready for pick-up

   Grammar Note

   ће бити is the future tense (auxiliary ће + бити). готов is the masculine adjective agreeing with веш

5. Ово је нежан материјал

   O-vo je NE-žan ma-te-RI-jal

   This is a delicate material

   Usage

   Used to indicate a garment requires special care due to delicate fabric

   Grammar Note

   нежан is the masculine predicate adjective agreeing with the masculine noun материјал

6. Молим вас, немојте сушити у машини

   MO-lim vas, NE-moj-te SU-ši-ti u ma-ŠI-ni

   Please do not tumble dry

   Usage

   Used to instruct that a garment cannot go in the dryer

   Grammar Note

   немојте + infinitive forms the polite negative imperative. машина (machine, feminine) → locative машини

7. Колико кошта прање по килограму?

   KO-li-ko KO-šta PRA-nje po ki-lo-GRA-mu

   How much is the washing per kilogram?

   Usage

   Used to check pricing at a laundry service that charges by weight

   Grammar Note

   по + locative expresses "per / each." килограм (kilogram) → locative килограму

8. Веш се мора пеглати

   veš se MO-ra PE-gla-ti

   The laundry needs to be ironed

   Usage

   Used to indicate that ironing is required for the laundry

   Grammar Note

   морати is the obligation modal verb. се мора + infinitive is an impersonal passive construction

9. Ова флека се не скида

   O-va FLE-ka se ne SKI-da

   This stain does not come out

   Usage

   Used to explain a stubborn stain to a laundry service

   Grammar Note

   скидати се is a reflexive verb meaning "to come off." The negative form is не скида се

10. Да ли имате кесу за прљав веш?

    da li I-ma-te KE-su za PR-ljav veš

    Do you have a laundry bag?

    Usage

    Used to request a laundry bag at a hotel or accommodation

    Grammar Note

    кеса (bag, feminine) → accusative кесу. прљав веш (dirty laundry) follows за to express purpose

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