Signs

1. Улаз

   U-laz

   Entrance

   Usage

   Marks the entrance of buildings, stations, and facilities; posted as "УЛАЗ" in Cyrillic or "ULAZ" in Latin. An admission ticket is an "улазница / ulaznica"

2. Излаз

   Iz-laz

   Exit

   Usage

   Exit sign on buildings, stations, and facilities: "ИЗЛАЗ" / "IZLAZ". On the motorway it also marks the exit slip road

3. Излаз у случају опасности

   Iz-laz u slu-ča-ju o-pas-nos-ti

   Emergency Exit

   Usage

   Emergency exit sign with the white-on-green running-man pictogram: "ИЗЛАЗ У СЛУЧАЈУ ОПАСНОСТИ" / "IZLAZ U SLUČAJU OPASNOSTI". "НУЖНИ ИЗЛАЗ" and "ИЗЛАЗ ЗА СЛУЧАЈ ОПАСНОСТИ" mean the same

4. Отворено

   O-tvo-re-no

   Open (door sign)

   Usage

   The "OPEN" side of the flip sign on a shop door: "ОТВОРЕНО" / "OTVORENO". It also appears inside an opening-hours notice ("РАДНО ВРЕМЕ")

5. Затворено

   Za-tvo-re-no

   Closed (door sign)

   Usage

   The "CLOSED" side of a shop door sign: "ЗАТВОРЕНО" / "ZATVORENO". It also marks closing days on an opening-hours notice; "НЕ РАДИ" (not operating) is used the same way

6. Радно време

   Rad-no vre-me

   Opening hours

   Usage

   The heading of the opening-hours notice on the door: "РАДНО ВРЕМЕ" / "RADNO VREME". Serbian has no separate "we are open for business" sign; you check either the "ОТВОРЕНО" flip sign or this timetable against the current time

7. Привремено затворено

   Pri-vre-me-no za-tvo-re-no

   Temporarily Closed

   Usage

   Posted as "ПРИВРЕМЕНО ЗАТВОРЕНО" / "PRIVREMENO ZATVORENO". Serbian has no exact equivalent of the Japanese "junbichuu" — this is the closest posted wording. A short break is "ПАУЗА" or "ОДМАХ СЕ ВРАЋАМ" (back soon), and a seasonal shutdown "ГОДИШЊИ ОДМОР" (annual holiday)

8. Мушки

   Muš-ki

   Men

   Usage

   Marks the men's restroom: "МУШКИ" / "MUŠKI". Also written "МУШКИ ТОАЛЕТ", "МУШКАРЦИ", or "ГОСПОДА"

9. Женски

   Žen-ski

   Women

   Usage

   Marks the women's restroom: "ЖЕНСКИ" / "ŽENSKI". Also written "ЖЕНСКИ ТОАЛЕТ", "ЖЕНЕ", or "ДАМЕ"

10. Забрањен улаз

    Za-bra-njen u-laz

    No Entry

    Usage

    Posted on doors and areas closed to the public: "ЗАБРАЊЕН УЛАЗ" / "ZABRANJEN ULAZ". "ЗАБРАЊЕН ПРИСТУП" and "САМО ЗА ЗАПОСЛЕНЕ" (staff only) mean the same

11. Забрањено пушење

    Za-bra-nje-no pu-še-nje

    No Smoking

    Usage

    No-smoking sign in stations, indoors, and in restaurants: "ЗАБРАЊЕНО ПУШЕЊЕ" / "ZABRANJENO PUŠENJE". "НЕПУШАЧКИ ПРОСТОР" marks a non-smoking area

12. Простор за пушаче

    Pros-tor za pu-ša-če

    Smoking Area

    Usage

    Marks a designated smoking area at airports and stations: "ПРОСТОР ЗА ПУШАЧЕ" / "PROSTOR ZA PUŠAČE"; an indoor smoking room is a "ПУШИОНИЦА". Smoking is legally banned in enclosed public places in Serbia, but café terraces usually still allow it

13. Степенице

    Ste-pe-ni-ce

    Stairs

    Usage

    Directional sign pointing to stairs: "СТЕПЕНИЦЕ" / "STEPENICE". A lift is "ЛИФТ" and an escalator "ПОКРЕТНЕ СТЕПЕНИЦЕ"

14. Гурни

    Gur-ni

    Push

    Usage

    Sign on a door meaning push: "ГУРНИ" / "GURNI". The polite "ГУРНИТЕ" and "ГУРАЈТЕ" appear in the same place

15. Вуци

    Vu-ci

    Pull

    Usage

    Sign on a door meaning pull: "ВУЦИ" / "VUCI"; the polite "ВУЦИТЕ" and "ПОВУЦИТЕ" appear too. The same spelling is also the plural of "вук" (wolf), but on a door it means pull

16. Радови у току

    Ra-do-vi u to-ku

    Work in Progress

    Usage

    Posted at construction and refurbishment sites: "РАДОВИ У ТОКУ" / "RADOVI U TOKU". A building site itself is signed "ГРАДИЛИШТЕ" and roadworks "РАДОВИ НА ПУТУ"

17. У квару

    U kva-ru

    Out of Order

    Usage

    Posted on lifts, ticket machines, or restrooms that are broken: "У КВАРУ" / "U KVARU". "НЕ РАДИ" (not working) appears in the same situations

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