Useful Phrases

1. Ову апликацију сам ја направио / направила

   O-vu a-pli-KA-ci-ju sam ja NA-pra-vio / NA-pra-vi-la

   I made this app

   Usage

   Used when introducing an app you created

   Grammar Note

   Serbian past tense: auxiliary "сам" (sam) + L-participle

2. Ова апликација је бесплатна

   O-va a-pli-KA-ci-ja je BES-plat-na

   This app is free

   Usage

   Used to inform someone the app is free of charge

   Grammar Note

   "бесплатна" (besplatna) combines "без" (without) and "плата" (payment)

3. Пробајте да је преузмете

   PRO-baj-te da je pre-UZ-me-te

   Please try downloading it

   Usage

   Used to encourage someone to download the app

   Grammar Note

   "пробајте" (probajte) is the polite imperative of "пробати" (to try)

4. Ја сам Јапанац / Јапанка

   ja sam JA-pa-nac / JA-pan-ka

   I'm Japanese

   Usage

   Basic phrase for introducing your nationality

   Grammar Note

   "сам" (sam) is the first-person present of "бити" (to be)

5. Ја сам путник / путница

   ja sam PUT-nik / PUT-ni-ca

   I'm a traveler

   Usage

   Used to identify yourself as a tourist/traveler

   Grammar Note

   "путник" (putnik) is derived from "пут" (road/journey)

6. Путујем сам / сама

   PU-tu-jem sam / SA-ma

   I'm traveling alone

   Usage

   Used to say you are traveling by yourself

   Grammar Note

   "сам" (sam) here is an adjective meaning "alone" and agrees with the subject's gender and number (masc. "сам", fem. "сама", pl. "сами") — a different word from the copula "сам"

7. Ово ми је први пут овде

   O-vo mi je PR-vi put OV-de

   It's my first time here

   Usage

   Common phrase when visiting a place for the first time

   Grammar Note

   "први пут" (prvi put) means the first time/occasion

8. Могу ли да усликам?

   MO-gu li da US-li-kam?

   May I take a photo?

   Usage

   Used when asking permission to take a photo

   Grammar Note

   "могу ли" (mogu li) is the Serbian permission-asking question form

9. Можемо ли да се сликамо заједно?

   MO-že-mo li da se SLI-ka-mo ZA-jed-no?

   Shall we take a photo together?

   Usage

   Used to suggest taking a photo together

   Grammar Note

   "заједно" (zajedno) means together in Serbian

10. Молим вас скенирајте QR код

    MO-lim vas ske-NI-raj-te QR kod

    Please scan the QR code

    Usage

    Used when asking someone to scan a QR code

    Grammar Note

    "молим вас" (molim vas) means "I beg you" = please

11. Немој да ме превариш!

    Ne-moj da me pre-va-riš!

    Don't cheat me / Stop ripping me off

    Usage

    Used when protesting an unfair price or being cheated

    Grammar Note

    "немој да" is the Serbian negative imperative construction, combined with the subjunctive "да превариш"

12. Немој да ме потцењујеш!

    Ne-moj da me pot-ce-nju-ješ!

    Don't underestimate me / Don't look down on me

    Usage

    Used when someone is underestimating or disrespecting you

    Grammar Note

    "потцењивати" is a compound verb from "pot-" (under) + "цењивати" (to value/appreciate)

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