Transportation

1. Где је аутобуска станица?

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

   Where is the bus station?

   Usage

   Asking for the location of the bus station

   Grammar Note

   аутобуска is the feminine adjective from аутобус (bus). станица (station) is a feminine noun

2. Молим вас, једну карту до Новог Сада

   MO-lim vas, JED-nu KAR-tu do NO-vog SA-da

   One ticket to Novi Sad, please

   Usage

   Buying a ticket to Novi Sad at a station

   Grammar Note

   "До" governs the genitive: Нови Сад → Новог Сада. "Карта" is feminine, so the numeral agrees as the feminine accusative "једну" (the masculine form is "један"). Serbian nouns change in all 7 cases

3. Када полази следећи воз?

   KA-da po-LA-zi sle-DE-ći voz

   When does the next train depart?

   Usage

   Checking the departure time of the next train

   Grammar Note

   следећи is the masculine adjective "next." воз (train) is masculine, so следећи agrees with it

4. Колико кошта такси до центра?

   KO-li-ko KOŠ-ta TAK-si do CEN-tra

   How much is a taxi to the city center?

   Usage

   Checking the taxi fare to the city center

   Grammar Note

   центра is the genitive of центар (center). до + genitive indicates destination in Serbian

5. Зауставите овде, молим

   za-us-TA-vi-te OV-de, MO-lim

   Please stop here

   Usage

   Asking a taxi driver or bus driver to stop here

   Grammar Note

   зауставите is the formal imperative of зауставити (to stop). No object is needed: "Зауставите овде" means "Stop here"

6. Да ли иде овај аутобус до аеродрома?

   da li I-de O-vaj au-TO-bus do ae-ro-DRO-ma

   Does this bus go to the airport?

   Usage

   Checking if the bus goes to the airport

   Grammar Note

   да ли is a question particle forming yes/no questions. аеродрома is the genitive of аеродром (airport)

7. Где могу да купим карту за метро?

   GDE MO-gu da KU-pim KAR-tu za ME-tro

   Where can I buy a metro ticket?

   Usage

   Asking where to purchase metro tickets

   Grammar Note

   "Могу да" + present expresses ability; Serbian uses "да" + present in place of an infinitive. ⚠ The Belgrade metro is under construction and has never opened — see the header note in sr/the Vehicles category. The city-transit smart card is БусПлус (bus/tram/trolleybus), so on the ground ask "Где могу да купим БусПлус картицу?"

8. Колико времена треба до центра?

   KO-li-ko VRE-me-na TRE-ba do CEN-tra

   How long does it take to get to the city center?

   Usage

   Asking about travel time to the city center

   Grammar Note

   времена is the genitive of време (time, neuter). колико + genitive asks "how much/many" in Serbian

9. Изгубио сам се

   iz-GU-bio sam se

   I am lost

   Usage

   Used when you are lost and need help (male speaker)

   Grammar Note

   Serbian perfect tense: auxiliary сам + l-participle. изгубио is masculine; a female speaker says изгубила сам се

10. Да ли је ово прави пут за Калемегдан?

    da li je O-vo PRA-vi put za Ka-le-MEG-dan

    Is this the right way to Kalemegdan?

    Usage

    Confirming directions to Kalemegdan, Belgrade's famous fortress park

    Grammar Note

    прави is the masculine nominative of the adjective "right/straight." It agrees with пут (road, masculine)

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