Wine & Spirits

1. Могу ли видети карту вина?

   MO-gu li vi-DE-ti KAR-tu VI-na?

   May I see the wine list?

   Usage

   Used to request a wine list at a restaurant or bar

   Grammar Note

   карта вина uses the genitive of possession: "list of wine". карту is the accusative form as direct object

2. Можете ли препоручити неко локално вино?

   MO-že-te li pre-po-RU-či-ti NE-ko lo-KAL-no VI-no?

   Can you recommend a local wine?

   Usage

   Used to ask for a local wine recommendation

   Grammar Note

   неко is an indefinite pronoun (some/a certain) agreeing with the neuter noun вино

3. Желео бих чашу црвеног вина.

   ŽE-le-o bih ČA-šu crve-NOG VI-na.

   I'd like a glass of red wine.

   Usage

   Used to order a glass of red wine. Substitute белог/ружичастог for white/rosé

   Grammar Note

   чашу вина is accusative + genitive (a glass of wine). желео бих is the polite conditional for male speakers

4. Желим флашу, молим вас.

   ŽE-lim FLA-šu, MO-lim vas.

   I'd like a bottle, please.

   Usage

   Used to order a full bottle rather than a glass

   Grammar Note

   молим вас (please) literally means "I beg you"; adding вас makes it more polite than молим alone

5. Шта пристаје уз ово јело?

   ŠTA pri-STA-je uz O-vo JE-lo?

   What pairs well with this dish?

   Usage

   Used to ask what wine goes well with a particular dish

   Grammar Note

   пристаје уз (pairs with) is an idiomatic phrase. уз governs the accusative case

6. Колики је проценат алкохола?

   KO-li-ki je pro-CE-nat al-KO-ho-la?

   What is the alcohol content?

   Usage

   Used to ask about the alcohol percentage

   Grammar Note

   алкохола is the genitive of алкохол. проценат алкохола = the percentage of alcohol

7. Ово вино је суво / воћно / нежно.

   O-vo VI-no je SU-vo / VOĆ-no / NEŽ-no.

   This wine is dry / fruity / smooth.

   Usage

   Used to describe the taste profile of a wine

   Grammar Note

   суво, воћно, нежно are neuter predicative adjectives agreeing with вино (neuter noun)

8. Желео бих дегустацију вина.

   ŽE-le-o bih de-gus-TA-ci-ju VI-na.

   I'd like to do a wine tasting.

   Usage

   Used to sign up for a wine tasting at a winery or bar

   Grammar Note

   желео бих is the polite conditional (I would like). Female speakers use желела бих

9. Да ли нудите пробне узорке?

   da li NU-di-te PROB-ne U-zor-ke?

   Do you offer tasting samples?

   Usage

   Used to ask if tasting samples are available

   Grammar Note

   нудити (to offer) is transitive, taking an accusative object. пробне узорке is the accusative plural of пробни узорак

10. Није сувише слатко, молим.

    NI-je su-VI-še SLA-tko, MO-lim.

    Not too sweet, please.

    Usage

    Used to specify you prefer a less sweet wine

    Grammar Note

    није сувише слатко is a negated predicate meaning "not too sweet". није is the negated form of је

11. Које је вино куће?

    KO-je je VI-no KU-će?

    What's the house wine?

    Usage

    Used to ask about the restaurant's or bar's house wine

    Grammar Note

    вино куће uses the genitive of possession: "wine of the house". кућа (house) → куће in genitive

12. Из ког региона је ово вино?

    iz KOG re-GI-o-na je O-vo VI-no?

    What region is this wine from?

    Usage

    Used to ask about the wine's region of origin

    Grammar Note

    из + genitive expresses origin. kog is the genitive masculine form of who/which (koj)

13. Живели!

    ŽI-ve-li!

    Cheers!

    Usage

    The most popular toast in Serbian-speaking countries

    Grammar Note

    живели is the plural imperative of живети (to live), meaning "may you (all) live (long)" — a celebratory toast

14. Да ли је вино расхлађено?

    da li je VI-no ras-HLA-đe-no?

    Is the wine chilled?

    Usage

    Used to check if white or sparkling wine is properly chilled

    Grammar Note

    расхлађено is a past passive participle agreeing with the neuter noun вино

15. Да ли имате безалкохолне опције?

    da li I-ma-te be-zal-ko-HOL-ne op-CI-je?

    Do you have non-alcoholic options?

    Usage

    Used to ask about alcohol-free alternatives

    Grammar Note

    без- is a prefix meaning "without". безалкохолне means non-alcoholic (without alcohol)

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