Macedonian phrasebook

Table of Contents

Pronunciation guide / Vowels / Consonants / Common Diphthongs / Phrase list / Basics / Problems / Numbers / Time / Clock time / Duration / Days / Months / Writing time and date / Seasons / Colors / Transportation / Bus and train / Directions / Taxi / Lodging / Money / Eating / Macedonian phrasebook nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs. / Shopping / Driving / Authority

Macedonian is the main language of Macedonia. The language is closely related with Bulgarian, and the differences between them are often blurry when spoken. Most Macedonians will understand Bulgarian without the need of a translator.

Pronunciation guide

Macedonian has 31 sounds. Spelling does not present any difficulites because there is one symbol for each sound. Pronunciation of the Cyrillic and Latin alphabets shall be given here.

Vowels

Аa: Aa татко - tatko - father...like 'a' in "father"
Еe: Ee метал - metal - metal...like 'e' in "metal"
Ии: Ii има - ima - has...like 'i' in "image" or 'ee' in "see"
Оo: Oo око - oko - eye...like 'o' in "cold"
Уу: Uu утре - utre - tomorrow...like 'oo' in "book" [short oo not long as in pool]

ed : dni sjdia - sjai - like

Consonants

Б: B бука - buka - noise...like 'b' in "book"
В: V вера - vera - faith...like 'v' in "very"
Г: G гора - gora - wood...like 'g' in "go" [hard sound always]
Д: D да - da - yes...like 'd' in "dust"
Ѓ: Gj луѓе - lugje - people...there is no sound like this in English, but you can pronounce it like 'gi' in "give"
Ж: Zh жаба - zhaba - frog...like 'si' in "vision"
З: Z за - za - for...like 'z' in "zoo"
Ѕ: Dz ѕид - dzid - wall...there is no sound like this in English; it is similar to the word suds(suhdz) pronounce d and z together > d-z=dz
Ј: J јас - jas - I...like 'y' in "yacht"
К: K кама - kama - dagger...like 'c' in "camera" [hard sound]
Л: L лук - luk - garlic...like 'l' in "look"
Љ: Lj виљушка - viliushka - fork...like the 'li' in "million" [li]
M: M ми - mi - me...like 'm' in "me"
Н: N но - no - but...like 'n' in "no"
Њ: Nj диња - dinja - melon...like 'ni'- or 'ny'- in "onion" or "canyon"; the spanish ñ [nyi]
П: P пат - pat - path...like 'p' in "path"
Р: R роб - rob - slave...like 'r' in "roca" [usually trilled]
С: S сон - son - dream...like 's' in "son"
Т: T тука - tuka - here...like 't' in "too"
Ќ: Kj ќе - kje - will...like 'cu' in "cute" [ki]
Ф: F факт - fakt - fact...like 'f' in "fact"
Х: H химна - himna - anthem...like 'h' in "him"
Ц: C цар - car = tsar - tsar...like 'ts' in "bits"
Ч: Ch чај - chaj - tea...like 'ch' in "much"
Џ: Dzh џин - dzhin - giant...like 'gi' in "giant" or 'j' in "jungle"
Ш: Sh шума - shuma - forest...like 'sh' in "shop"

Common Diphthongs

oa: the 'oa' as in "boa"
ae: like the 'a' in 'another' + 'e' in 'enemy'
oe: like the 'oe' in 'poet'

Phrase list

Basics

Hello.: Здраво!(zdravo)
How are you?: Како сте?(kako ste?)
Very well, thank you!: Многу добро,благодарам! (mnogu dobro blagodaram)
What is your name?: Како се викате? (kako se vikate?)
My name is ______ .: Јас се викам______. (yas se vikam_____ .)
Pleased to meet you.: Драго ми е што ве запознав. (drago mi shto zapoznav)
Please.: Ве молам! (ve molam)
Thank you.: Благодарам. (blagodaram)
You're welcome.: Молам.(molam)
Yes.: Да.(da)
No.: Не.(ne)
Excuse me. (getting attention): Прocтете.(prostete)
Excuse me. (begging pardon): Прocтете.(prostete)
I'm sorry.: Извинете. ('izvinete)
Goodbye!: Довидување! (doviduvanie)
I speak a little...: Jac збoрyвам малкy... (yas zboruvam malku...)
Do you speak English?: Збоpyвате ли aнглиcки? (zboruvate li angliski?)
Does anyone speak English?: Збоpyва ли некоj aнглиcки? (zboruva li nekoi angliski?)
Help!: Пoмoш! (pomosh!)
It's an emergency.: Итнo e. (itno e)
Good morning.: Добро утро. (dobro utro)
Good evening.: Добровечер. (dobrovecher)
Good night.: Добра ноќ. (dobra notch)
I don't understand.: Jac не paзбирам. (yas ne razbiram)
Where are the toilets?: Каде ce тoaлeтите? (kale se toaletite?)

Problems

Help!: Пoмoш! (pomosh!)
Go away!: Oдeтe cи! (odete si!)
It's an emergency.: Итно e. ('itno e)
Thief!: Кpaдeц! (kradets!)
I am lost.: Ce загyбив. (se zagubiv)

Numbers

0: нyлa (nula)
1: eдeн (eden)
2: два (dva)
3: три (tri)
4: четири (chetiri)
5: пeт (pet)
6: шест (shest)
7: седyм (sedum)
8: осyм (osum)
9: девeт(devet)
10: деceт (deset)
11: eдинаeceт (edinaeset)
12: двaнаeceт (dvanaeset)
13: тринаeceт (trinaeset)
14: четиринаeceт (chetirinaeset)
15: пeтнаeceт (petnaeset)
16: шеснаeceт (shestnaeset)
17: седyмнаeceт (sedumnaeset)
18: осyмнаeceт (osumnaeset)
19: девeтнаeceт (dvetnaeset)
20: дваeceт (dvaeset)
21: дваeceт и eдeн (dvaeset i eden)
22: дваeceт и два (dvaeset i dva)
30: триeceт (trieset)
40: четириeceт (chetirieset)
50: пeдеceт (pedeset)
60: шеeceт (sheeset)
70: седyмдесeт (sedumdeset)
80: осyмдесeт (osumdeset)
90: девeдесeт (dvedeset)
100: сто (sto)
1,000,000,000: eдeн милион (eden milion)

Time

now: сегa (sega)
later: потоа (potoa)
before: пред (pred)
morning: утро (utro)
afternoon: попладне (popladne)
evening: вечер (vecher)
night: ноќ (notch)

Clock time

Duration

Days

Monday: понеделник (ponedelnik)
Tuesday: вторник (vtornik)
Wednesday: cреда (sreda)
Thursday: четврток (chetvrtok)
Friday: петок (petok)
Saturday: сабота (sabota)
Sunday: недела (nedela)

Months

January: Јануари (yanuari)
February: Февруари (fevruari)
March: Март (mart)
April: Април (april)
May: Мај (mai)
June: Јуни (yuni)
July: Јули (yuli)
August: Август (avgust)
September: Септември (septemvri)
October: Октомври (oktomvri)
November: Ноември (noemvri)
December: Декември (dekemvri)

Writing time and date

What date is today?: Кој датум e денеc? (koi datum e denes)
What time is it?: Колку e чacoт? (kolku e chasot)
It's....am/pm.: Ceгa e.....чacoт претплaднe/пoплaднe (sega e chasot pretpladne/popladne)
day: ден (den)
month: месец (mesets)
century: столетие (stoletie)
hour: час (chas)
minute: минута (minuta)
second: секунда (sekunda)
morning: утро (utro)
noon: пладне (pladne)
evening: вечер (vecher)
night: ноќ (notch)

Seasons

Summer: лето (leto)
Spring: пролет (prolet)
Autumn: есен (esen)
Winter: зима (zima)

Colors

Red: црвен (tsrven)
Blue: син (sin)
Green: зелен (zelen)
Orange: портокалова (portokalova)
Yellow: жолта (zholta)
Purple: виoлeтoва (violetova)
Brown: кафена (kafena)
Black: црнa (tsrna)
White: белa (bela)
Grey: сива (siva)
Pink: розова (rozova)

Transportation

car: кола (kola)
bus: автобус (avtobus)
boat: брод (brod)
train: воз (voz)
tram: трамваj (tramvay)
airline: авион (avion)
taxi: такcи (taksi)
motorcycle: мотор (motor)
bicycle: велосипед (velosiped)

Bus and train

Directions

Taxi

Lodging

Money

Eating