Public Transport

1. Где је аутобуска станица?

   GDE je au-TO-bus-ka STA-ni-ca

   Where is the bus stop?

   Usage

   Basic phrase for asking where to find a bus stop

   Grammar Note

   аутобуска is the feminine adjective derived from аутобус (bus), agreeing with the feminine noun станица

2. Молим вас, једну карту до центра

   MO-lim vas, JED-nu KAR-tu do CEN-tra

   One ticket to the city centre, please

   Usage

   Used when buying a ticket at a bus or tram counter

   Grammar Note

   карта (ticket) is feminine; its accusative form is карту. Objects and destinations use genitive with до

3. Да ли овај воз иде до аеродрома?

   da li O-vaj voz I-de do ae-ro-DRO-ma

   Does this train go to the airport?

   Usage

   Used to confirm whether a train goes to a specific destination

   Grammar Note

   да ли introduces yes/no questions in Serbian. The preposition до (to/until) governs the genitive case

4. Када креће следећи аутобус?

   KA-da KRE-će SLE-de-ći au-TO-bus

   When does the next bus leave?

   Usage

   Used to find out the departure time of the next bus

   Grammar Note

   следећи is the masculine nominative adjective agreeing with аутобус

5. Колико кошта карта?

   KO-li-ko KO-šta KAR-ta

   How much does the ticket cost?

   Usage

   Used to ask the price of a transport ticket

   Grammar Note

   коштати (to cost) is an irregular verb. колико (how much) is an interrogative adverb

6. Молим вас, реците ми кад да сиђем

   MO-lim vas, RE-ci-te mi kad da SI-đem

   Please tell me when to get off

   Usage

   Used when asking a driver or fellow passenger to alert you at the right stop

   Grammar Note

   реците is the formal imperative of рећи (to say). да + present tense forms a subjunctive structure

7. Да ли постоји директна линија до музеја?

   da li PO-sto-ji di-REK-tna LI-ni-ja do mu-ZE-ja

   Is there a direct line to the museum?

   Usage

   Used to ask if there is a direct route without transfers

   Grammar Note

   директна is the feminine adjective agreeing with линија. постоји is the 3rd person singular of постојати

8. Где могу да купим БусПлус картицу?

   GDE MO-gu da KU-pim BUS-plus KAR-ti-cu

   Where can I buy a BusPlus card?

   Usage

   Used to ask where to buy the BusPlus card for Belgrade buses, trams and trolleybuses

   Grammar Note

   "Могу да" + present-tense verb expresses "I can". "Картица" (card, feminine) takes the accusative "картицу". БусПлус is the smart card for Belgrade buses, trams and trolleybuses. Belgrade has no metro (see the header note in sr/the Vehicles category)

9. Овај воз касни

   O-vaj voz KAS-ni

   This train is delayed

   Usage

   Used to inform others about a train delay

   Grammar Note

   каснити (to be late) is a regular verb; its 3rd person singular is касни. Serbian present tense has 6 person forms

10. Где да преседнем за линију три?

    GDE da pre-SED-nem za LI-ni-ju tri

    Where do I transfer to line three?

    Usage

    Used to ask where to change to a specific transit line

    Grammar Note

    "Где да" + verb asks "where should I …". "Линија" (feminine) takes the accusative "-у" after "за". Changing vehicles is "пресести" (1sg "преседнем"); "пресадити" ("пресадим") means "to transplant / replant"

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