Pomoć!
Help!
Usage
Shouting for help
Grammar Note
The noun pomoć ("help") used alone; feminine.
Zovite hitnu pomoć!
Call an ambulance!
Usage
Asking someone to call an ambulance
Grammar Note
"Hitna pomoć" means ambulance/emergency medical service. In Bosnia and Herzegovina the ambulance number is 124.
Zovite policiju!
Call the police!
Usage
Asking someone to call the police
Grammar Note
The police number in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 122. Zovite is the polite imperative.
Ukrali su mi novčanik
My wallet was stolen
Usage
Reporting that your wallet was stolen
Grammar Note
"Ukrali su" is an impersonal "they stole"; it does not depend on the speaker's gender.
Treba mi ljekar
I need a doctor
Usage
Saying you need a doctor
Grammar Note
In Bosnian (ijekavian) the word is ljekar, not the Croatian liječnik.
Gdje je najbliža bolnica?
Where is the nearest hospital?
Usage
Asking where the nearest hospital is
Grammar Note
"Gdje" is the ijekavian form (Serbian has gde). The superlative is formed with naj-.
Imam alergiju na penicilin
I am allergic to penicillin
Usage
Telling a doctor or pharmacist about a penicillin allergy
Grammar Note
"Imam alergiju" is gender-neutral; "alergičan/alergična sam" is also possible.
Izgubio/Izgubila sam pasoš
I lost my passport
Usage
Reporting a lost passport
Grammar Note
The form depends on the speaker: Izgubio (m), Izgubila (f). The Bosnian word is pasoš, not Croatian putovnica.
Boli me ovdje
It hurts here
Usage
Pointing to where it hurts
Grammar Note
"Boli me" + noun means "my … hurts". Ovdje is the ijekavian form (Serbian ovde).
Moram kontaktirati ambasadu
I need to contact the embassy
Usage
Saying you must contact your embassy
Grammar Note
In Bosnian ambasada is the usual word; Croatian uses veleposlanstvo.
Prestanite!
Stop it!
Usage
Telling someone to stop
Grammar Note
Polite/plural imperative; to one familiar person use Prestani!.
Ne dirajte me!
Don't touch me!
Usage
Telling someone not to touch you
Grammar Note
A negative command is "ne + imperative".
Pokrali su me
I've been robbed
Usage
Telling people you have been robbed
Grammar Note
The impersonal "Pokrali su me" does not depend on the speaker's gender.
Izgubio/Izgubila sam se
I'm lost
Usage
Saying you are lost
Grammar Note
The form depends on the speaker: Izgubio (m), Izgubila (f). The reflexive se is required.
Požar!
Fire
Usage
Warning people of a fire
Grammar Note
Masculine noun.
Lopov!
Thief
Usage
Shouting that someone is a thief
Grammar Note
Masculine noun.
Pljačka!
Robbery
Usage
When you suffer or witness a robbery
Grammar Note
Feminine noun.
Džepni lopov!
Pickpocket
Usage
When you spot a pickpocket
Grammar Note
Composed from common words with regular grammar. Literally "pocket thief".
Otmica
Kidnapping
Usage
Reporting a kidnapping
Grammar Note
Feminine noun.
Požar! Bježite!
Fire! Run!
Usage
Urging people to flee from a fire
Grammar Note
Bježati is the ijekavian form (Serbian bežati).
Lopov! Uhvatite ga!
Thief! Catch him!
Usage
Asking bystanders to catch a thief
Grammar Note
The pronoun ga is the masculine accusative.
Zovite vatrogasce!
Please call the firefighters
Usage
Asking someone to call the fire brigade
Grammar Note
The fire brigade number in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 123. Vatrogasci are firefighters.
Gdje je policijska stanica?
Where is the police station?
Usage
Asking where the police station is
Grammar Note
Bosnian uses policijska stanica (Croatian uses postaja).
Da li neko govori japanski?
Is there anyone who speaks Japanese?
Usage
Looking for someone who speaks Japanese
Grammar Note
Language names are lower case. Neko is the Bosnian form (Croatian netko).
Ova osoba je bez svijesti
This person is unconscious
Usage
Reporting an unconscious person
Grammar Note
"Bez" takes the genitive; svijest ("consciousness") is feminine.
Neko se utapa!
Someone is drowning
Usage
Calling out that someone is drowning
Grammar Note
Utapati se is a reflexive verb.
Pretučen/Pretučena sam
I was beaten
Usage
Saying you were beaten up
Grammar Note
The form depends on the speaker: Pretučen (m), Pretučena (f).
Izboden/Izbodena sam
I was stabbed
Usage
Saying you were stabbed
Grammar Note
The form depends on the speaker: Izboden (m), Izbodena (f).
Provalili su mi u sobu
My room was broken into
Usage
Reporting that someone broke into your room
Grammar Note
Provaliti u + accusative means "to break into".
Ta osoba je krivac
That person is the culprit
Usage
Pointing out the person responsible
Grammar Note
Krivac is masculine, though the subject osoba ("person") is feminine.
Prevarili su me
I was deceived
Usage
Saying you have been cheated
Grammar Note
Impersonal wording that does not depend on the speaker's gender.
Nešto sam zaboravio/zaboravila
I left it behind
Usage
Saying you left something behind
Grammar Note
The form depends on the speaker: zaboravio (m), zaboravila (f).
Udario me auto
I was hit by a car
Usage
Saying you were hit by a car
Grammar Note
Udariti means "to hit/strike"; auto is the masculine subject.
Bježite kroz izlaz u slučaju opasnosti!
Please escape through the emergency exit
Usage
Telling people to leave through the emergency exit
Grammar Note
Composed from common words with regular grammar. The emergency exit is called "izlaz u slučaju opasnosti".
Pazite!
Watch out!
Usage
Warning of danger
Grammar Note
Polite imperative; to someone familiar use Pazi!.
Požurite, molim vas
Please hurry
Usage
Asking someone to hurry
Grammar Note
"Molim vas" is the polite "please".
Dođite odmah, molim vas
Please come right away
Usage
Asking someone to come right away
Grammar Note
Dođite is the polite imperative of doći ("to come").
Hitno je
It's an emergency
Usage
Saying it is an emergency
Grammar Note
The impersonal neuter form "Hitno je".
Odvezite me u bolnicu, molim vas
Please take me to a hospital
Usage
Asking to be taken to a hospital
Grammar Note
"U + accusative" shows direction (to the hospital).
Treba mi potvrda o krađi
I need a theft report
Usage
Asking for a theft report from the police
Grammar Note
"O + locative" means "about"; krađa ("theft") is feminine.
Dogodila se saobraćajna nesreća
There has been a traffic accident
Usage
Reporting that a traffic accident has happened
Grammar Note
Bosnian uses saobraćajna nesreća (Croatian prometna).
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