Food & Drinks

1. Sto za dvoje, molim

   A table for two, please

   Usage

   Used when you enter a restaurant and ask for a table

   Grammar Note

   Bosnian "table" is sto. The collective numeral dvoje is used for a pair of people.

2. Jelovnik, molim

   The menu, please

   Usage

   Used to ask for the menu in a restaurant or café

   Grammar Note

   A bare noun plus molim is enough to ask.

3. Šta preporučujete?

   What do you recommend?

   Usage

   Asks the waiter what they recommend

   Grammar Note

   Bosnian uses šta for "what". The verb is in the polite Vi form.

4. Imam alergiju na orašaste plodove

   I am allergic to nuts

   Usage

   To state a food allergy; the wording works for any speaker

   Grammar Note

   The pattern is imam alergiju na plus the accusative. It does not change with the speaker's gender.

5. Račun, molim

   The bill, please

   Usage

   Used to ask for the bill after a meal

   Grammar Note

   račun means both "bill" and "account".

6. Ovo je ukusno

   This is delicious

   Usage

   Said while eating to compliment the dish

   Grammar Note

   ovo is neuter, so the predicate takes the neuter form ukusno.

7. Imam rezervaciju

   I have a reservation

   Usage

   Tells the host you have a booking

   Grammar Note

   The accusative of rezervacija; the subject ja is dropped.

8. Možete li to napraviti bez mesa?

   Can you make it without meat?

   Usage

   For vegetarians or anyone avoiding meat for religious reasons

   Grammar Note

   bez takes the genitive (meso becomes mesa).

9. Jedno pivo, molim

   One beer, please

   Usage

   Used to order a beer in a bar or restaurant

   Grammar Note

   pivo is neuter, hence jedno. For something non-alcoholic ask "Imate li bezalkoholno?".

10. Gdje je najbliži restoran?

    Where is the nearest restaurant?

    Usage

    Asks a passer-by for the nearest restaurant

    Grammar Note

    najbliži is the superlative of blizak.

11. Hljeb

    Bread

    Usage

    Shows the word for bread; the flat round bread is called somun

    Grammar Note

    Bosnian says hljeb, not the Croatian kruh.

12. Pirinač

    Rice

    Usage

    Shows the word for rice when ordering

    Grammar Note

    pirinač is the everyday word for rice; a rice dish is often called pilav.

13. Tjestenina

    Pasta / noodles

    Usage

    The word for pasta and noodle dishes

    Grammar Note

    A collective noun for pasta.

14. Čorba

    Soup

    Usage

    Shows the word for soup; supa is also used

    Grammar Note

    čorba, from Turkish, is the everyday word. Begova čorba is a well-known local soup.

15. Sir

    Cheese

    Usage

    Shows the word for cheese when ordering or checking ingredients

    Grammar Note

    A cheese-filled pie is called sirnica.

16. Jogurt

    Yoghurt

    Usage

    Shows the word for yoghurt when buying or ordering

    Grammar Note

    A loanword spelled as it is pronounced.

17. Ljuto

    Spicy hot

    Usage

    To ask whether a dish is spicy hot or to ask for it not spicy

    Grammar Note

    The neuter of ljut, used like an adverb: "Je li ljuto?" asks if it is hot.

18. Sirovo

    Raw (uncooked)

    Usage

    Shows the word for raw, to check whether food is cooked

    Grammar Note

    The neuter of sirov: "Je li ovo sirovo?" asks if it is raw.

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