English–Bosnian Dictionary

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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
I	pronoun	ja	I am here now. Ja sam ovdje sada.
you	pronoun	ti	You are my friend. Ti si moj prijatelj.
he	pronoun	on	He is very tall. On je veoma visok.
she	pronoun	ona	She reads every morning. Ona čita svako jutro.
we	pronoun	mi	We live in the city. Mi živimo u gradu.
they	pronoun	oni	They work together daily. Oni rade zajedno svaki dan.
what	pronoun	šta	What is your name? Šta je tvoje ime?
where	adverb	gdje	Where do you live now? Gdje sada živiš?
when	adverb	kada	When does school start? Kada škola počinje?
who	pronoun	ko	Who is at the door? Ko je na vratima?
why	adverb	zašto	Why are you sad today? Zašto si danas tužan?
how	adverb	kako	How do you know that? Kako to znaš?
to be	verb	biti	They are very happy today. Oni su danas veoma sretni.
to have	verb	imati	I have a new book. Ja imam novu knjigu.
to do	verb	raditi	We do our work well. Mi dobro radimo svoj posao.
to go	verb	ići	I go to school daily. Ja idem u školu svaki dan.
to come	verb	doći	They come here every week. Oni dolaze ovdje svake sedmice.
to see	verb	vidjeti	I see the moon tonight. Ja večeras vidim mjesec.
to know	verb	znati	I know the answer now. Ja sada znam odgovor.
to think	verb	misliti	We think about the future. Mi mislimo o budućnosti.
to want	verb	htjeti	I want some hot tea. Ja hoću malo toplog čaja.
to need	verb	trebati	We need more time today. Nama danas treba više vremena.
to make	verb	praviti	She makes fresh bread daily. Ona pravi svjež hljeb svaki dan.
to take	verb	uzeti	Please take this book home. Molim te uzmi ovu knjigu kući.
to give	verb	dati	They give me some water. Oni mi daju malo vode.
to say	verb	reći	I say my name clearly. Ja jasno kažem svoje ime.
to tell	verb	reći	Please tell me the story. Molim te reci mi priču.
to ask	verb	pitati	I ask one simple question. Ja postavljam jedno jednostavno pitanje.
to find	verb	naći	We found the lost key. Mi smo našli izgubljeni ključ.
to look	verb	gledati	Look at the blue sky. Gledaj plavo nebo.
to use	verb	koristiti	I use this table daily. Ja koristim ovaj sto svaki dan.
to work	verb	raditi	They work in the city. Oni rade u gradu.
to eat	verb	jesti	We eat bread every morning. Mi jedemo hljeb svako jutro.
to drink	verb	piti	I drink coffee every morning. Ja pijem kafu svako jutro.
to sleep	verb	spavati	The child sleeps at night. Dijete spava noću.
to walk	verb	hodati	We walk to school together. Mi zajedno hodamo do škole.
to run	verb	trčati	The boy runs very fast. Dječak trči veoma brzo.
to read	verb	čitati	She reads a good book. Ona čita dobru knjigu.
to write	verb	pisati	I write my name here. Ja ovdje pišem svoje ime.
to speak	verb	govoriti	They speak Bosnian at home. Oni govore bosanski kod kuće.
to listen	verb	slušati	Please listen to the music. Molim te slušaj muziku.
to hear	verb	čuti	I hear the wind outside. Ja čujem vjetar vani.
to buy	verb	kupiti	We buy fresh fruit today. Mi danas kupujemo svježe voće.
to sell	verb	prodati	They sell bread and milk. Oni prodaju hljeb i mlijeko.
to pay	verb	platiti	I pay for the food. Ja plaćam hranu.
to help	verb	pomoći	Friends help each other often. Prijatelji često pomažu jedni drugima.
to love	verb	voljeti	I love my family deeply. Ja mnogo volim svoju porodicu.
to live	verb	živjeti	We live near the river. Mi živimo blizu rijeke.
to die	verb	umrijeti	All people die one day. Svi ljudi jednog dana umru.
to learn	verb	učiti	Children learn new words quickly. Djeca brzo uče nove riječi.
to teach	verb	učiti	They teach language at school. Oni uče jezik u školi.
to open	verb	otvoriti	Please open the door now. Molim te otvori vrata sada.
to close	verb	zatvoriti	Please close the window gently. Molim te nježno zatvori prozor.
person	noun	osoba	Every person needs water daily. Svaka osoba treba vodu svaki dan.
man	noun	muškarac	The man is my father. Taj muškarac je moj otac.
woman	noun	žena	The woman reads quietly inside. Žena tiho čita unutra.
child	noun	dijete	The child is very happy. Dijete je veoma sretno.
boy	noun	dječak	The boy runs to school. Dječak trči u školu.
girl	noun	djevojčica	The girl has a book. Djevojčica ima knjigu.
family	noun	porodica	My family lives here. Moja porodica živi ovdje.
mother	noun	majka	My mother makes good tea. Moja majka pravi dobar čaj.
father	noun	otac	His father works downtown. Njegov otac radi u centru.
friend	noun	prijatelj	She is my best friend. Ona je moja najbolja prijateljica.
house	noun	kuća	Their house is very big. Njihova kuća je veoma velika.
home	noun	dom	I am going home now. Ja sada idem kući.
school	noun	škola	The school is near home. Škola je blizu kuće.
city	noun	grad	This city never sleeps. Ovaj grad nikada ne spava.
country	noun	država	Our country is very beautiful. Naša država je veoma lijepa.
world	noun	svijet	The world is very large. Svijet je veoma velik.
street	noun	ulica	The street is very long. Ulica je veoma duga.
room	noun	soba	My room is small. Moja soba je mala.
time	noun	vrijeme	Time passes very quickly. Vrijeme prolazi veoma brzo.
day	noun	dan	Today is a good day. Danas je dobar dan.
night	noun	noć	The night is cold. Noć je hladna.
morning	noun	jutro	This morning feels fresh. Ovo jutro djeluje svježe.
evening	noun	veče	The evening is calm. Veče je mirno.
week	noun	sedmica	The week starts tomorrow. Sedmica počinje sutra.
month	noun	mjesec	This month is very busy. Ovaj mjesec je veoma zauzet.
year	noun	godina	This year feels different. Ova godina djeluje drugačije.
today	adverb	danas	I work at home today. Ja danas radim kod kuće.
tomorrow	adverb	sutra	We will go tomorrow. Mi ćemo ići sutra.
yesterday	adverb	jučer	Yesterday was very cold. Jučer je bilo veoma hladno.
now	adverb	sada	We need water now. Nama sada treba voda.
sun	noun	sunce	The sun is very bright. Sunce je veoma sjajno.
moon	noun	mjesec	The moon is full tonight. Mjesec je večeras pun.
star	noun	zvijezda	That star is very bright. Ta zvijezda je veoma sjajna.
sky	noun	nebo	The sky looks blue. Nebo izgleda plavo.
earth	noun	zemlja	The earth moves around the sun. Zemlja se kreće oko sunca.
fire	noun	vatra	The fire keeps us warm. Vatra nas grije.
water	noun	voda	Water is cold today. Voda je danas hladna.
rain	noun	kiša	The rain starts now. Kiša počinje sada.
wind	noun	vjetar	The wind is very strong. Vjetar je veoma jak.
tree	noun	drvo	That tree is very old. To drvo je veoma staro.
flower	noun	cvijet	This flower smells sweet. Ovaj cvijet miriše slatko.
mountain	noun	planina	The mountain is very high. Planina je veoma visoka.
river	noun	rijeka	The river flows quickly. Rijeka teče brzo.
sea	noun	more	The sea looks calm today. More danas izgleda mirno.
food	noun	hrana	The food smells wonderful. Hrana divno miriše.
bread	noun	hljeb	This bread is very fresh. Ovaj hljeb je veoma svjež.
rice	noun	riža	We eat rice often. Mi često jedemo rižu.
meat	noun	meso	The meat is still hot. Meso je još toplo.
fish	noun	riba	We cook fish tonight. Mi večeras kuhamo ribu.
egg	noun	jaje	The egg is on the table. Jaje je na stolu.
milk	noun	mlijeko	The milk is in the fridge. Mlijeko je u frižideru.
fruit	noun	voće	Fresh fruit is healthy. Svježe voće je zdravo.
tea	noun	čaj	The tea is very hot. Čaj je veoma vruć.
coffee	noun	kafa	This coffee tastes strong. Ova kafa ima jak ukus.
head	noun	glava	My head hurts today. Moja glava danas boli.
eye	noun	oko	Her eye is blue. Njeno oko je plavo.
ear	noun	uho	My ear hurts badly. Moje uho jako boli.
mouth	noun	usta	Open your mouth please. Otvori usta, molim te.
nose	noun	nos	His nose is red. Njegov nos je crven.
hand	noun	ruka	Wash your hand now. Operi ruku sada.
foot	noun	stopalo	My foot is cold. Moje stopalo je hladno.
heart	noun	srce	Her heart is strong. Njeno srce je jako.
name	noun	ime	My name is Amir. Moje ime je Amir.
book	noun	knjiga	This book is very old. Ova knjiga je veoma stara.
word	noun	riječ	This word is important. Ova riječ je važna.
language	noun	jezik	Bosnian is a Slavic language. Bosanski je slavenski jezik.
money	noun	novac	I need more money now. Meni sada treba više novca.
work	noun	posao	My work is hard. Moj posao je težak.
love	noun	ljubav	Love makes life beautiful. Ljubav čini život lijepim.
music	noun	muzika	This music sounds beautiful. Ova muzika zvuči lijepo.
story	noun	priča	Her story is very sad. Njena priča je veoma tužna.
way	noun	put	This way is easier. Ovaj put je lakši.
thing	noun	stvar	That thing is mine. Ta stvar je moja.
life	noun	život	Life is not always easy. Život nije uvijek lak.
door	noun	vrata	The door is open. Vrata su otvorena.
table	noun	sto	The book is on the table. Knjiga je na stolu.
chair	noun	stolica	The chair is near me. Stolica je blizu mene.
car	noun	auto	Their car is new. Njihov auto je nov.
good	adjective	dobar	This bread is good. Ovaj hljeb je dobar.
bad	adjective	loš	The weather is bad today. Vrijeme je danas loše.
big	adjective	velik	That house is big. Ta kuća je velika.
small	adjective	mali	My room is small. Moja soba je mala.
new	adjective	nov	I have a new car. Ja imam nov auto.
old	adjective	star	This book is old. Ova knjiga je stara.
long	adjective	dug	The street is long. Ulica je duga.
short	adjective	kratak	The story is short. Priča je kratka.
high	adjective	visok	That mountain is high. Ta planina je visoka.
low	adjective	nizak	The table is too low. Sto je prenizak.
hot	adjective	vruć	The tea is hot. Čaj je vruć.
cold	adjective	hladan	The water is cold. Voda je hladna.
happy	adjective	sretan	The child is happy. Dijete je sretno.
sad	adjective	tužan	She feels sad today. Ona se danas osjeća tužno.
beautiful	adjective	lijep	The sky is beautiful tonight. Nebo je večeras lijepo.
easy	adjective	lak	This work is easy. Ovaj posao je lak.
hard	adjective	težak	This question is hard. Ovo pitanje je teško.
fast	adjective	brz	That car is fast. Taj auto je brz.
slow	adjective	spor	The old car is slow. Stari auto je spor.
right	adjective	tačan	Your answer is right. Tvoj odgovor je tačan.
wrong	adjective	pogrešan	That answer is wrong. Taj odgovor je pogrešan.
important	adjective	važan	This book is important. Ova knjiga je važna.
true	adjective	istinit	That story is true. Ta priča je istinita.
full	adjective	pun	The glass is full. Čaša je puna.
empty	adjective	prazan	The room feels empty. Soba djeluje prazno.
young	adjective	mlad	He is still young. On je još mlad.
strong	adjective	jak	The wind is strong. Vjetar je jak.
weak	adjective	slab	He feels weak today. On se danas osjeća slabo.
red	adjective	crven	The flower is red. Cvijet je crven.
blue	adjective	plav	The sky is blue. Nebo je plavo.
green	adjective	zelen	The tree is green. Drvo je zeleno.
yellow	adjective	žut	The flower is yellow. Cvijet je žut.
black	adjective	crn	The car is black. Auto je crn.
white	adjective	bijel	The milk is white. Mlijeko je bijelo.
yes	interjection	da	Yes, I know him. Da, poznajem ga.
no	interjection	ne	No, I do not agree. Ne, ne slažem se.
not	adverb	ne	I am not ready. Ja nisam spreman.
and	conjunction	i	Tea and coffee are ready. Čaj i kafa su spremni.
or	conjunction	ili	Tea or coffee today? Čaj ili kafa danas?
but	conjunction	ali	I am tired but happy. Ja sam umoran, ali sretan.
if	conjunction	ako	If you come, we stay. Ako dođeš, mi ostajemo.
because	conjunction	jer	I stayed home because rain fell. Ostao sam kući jer je padala kiša.
with	preposition	s	I live with my family. Ja živim s porodicom.
without	preposition	bez	Tea without sugar is fine. Čaj bez šećera je u redu.
for	preposition	za	This gift is for you. Ovaj poklon je za tebe.
from	preposition	iz	She comes from the city. Ona dolazi iz grada.
to	preposition	u	We go to school daily. Mi idemo u školu svaki dan.