Markets & Souvenirs

1. Koliko ovo košta?

   How much does this cost?

   Usage

   Asking how much this costs

   Grammar Note

   The most basic way to ask a price while pointing at an item.

2. Možemo li se pogoditi oko cijene?

   Can I bargain on the price?

   Usage

   Proposing to haggle over the price

   Grammar Note

   Pogoditi se is a reflexive verb meaning "to strike a deal". "Oko" takes the genitive.

3. Nudim dvadeset maraka.

   I'll offer twenty marks (KM)

   Usage

   Offering twenty marks when haggling

   Grammar Note

   The currency is the konvertibilna marka (KM). After numbers from five up the genitive plural is used (maraka).

4. Možete li mi dati popust?

   Can you give me a discount?

   Usage

   Asking for a discount

   Grammar Note

   "Dati popust" means to give a discount.

5. Da li je ovo ručni rad?

   Is this handmade?

   Usage

   Asking whether this is handmade

   Grammar Note

   "Ručni rad" means a handmade item.

6. Od kojeg materijala je ovo napravljeno?

   What material is this made of?

   Usage

   Asking what material this is made of

   Grammar Note

   "Od + genitive" gives the material. Napravljeno agrees with the neuter ovo.

7. Možete li ovo upakovati kao poklon?

   Can you gift-wrap this?

   Usage

   Asking for something to be wrapped as a gift

   Grammar Note

   Poklon means gift. Upakovati is perfective.

8. Mogu li dobiti račun?

   Can I have a receipt?

   Usage

   Asking for a receipt

   Grammar Note

   In shops račun is the receipt.

9. Kada radi pijaca?

   When is the market open?

   Usage

   Asking when the market is open

   Grammar Note

   "Raditi" also means that a shop or market is open.

10. Samo razgledam, hvala.

    I'm just looking, thank you

    Usage

    Telling a seller you are just looking

    Grammar Note

    The sentence does not reveal gender.

11. Prihvatate li kartice?

    Do you accept cards?

    Usage

    Asking whether cards are accepted

    Grammar Note

    Prihvatati means "to accept".

12. Ovo kupujem kao suvenir za prijatelja.

    I'm buying this as a souvenir for a friend

    Usage

    Saying you are buying this as a souvenir for a friend

    Grammar Note

    Prijatelja is the accusative of prijatelj (male friend); for a female friend say prijateljicu.

13. Može li se ovo poslati u inostranstvo?

    Can this be shipped internationally?

    Usage

    Asking whether this can be shipped abroad

    Grammar Note

    Direction uses "u + accusative" (u inostranstvo). Inostranstvo means "abroad".

14. Koji vam je najbolji proizvod?

    What is your best item?

    Usage

    Asking which is your best product

    Grammar Note

    Najbolji is the irregular superlative of dobar.

15. Može li se pregovarati o cijeni?

    Is the price negotiable?

    Usage

    Asking whether the price is negotiable

    Grammar Note

    "Pregovarati o + locative" means "to negotiate about". Cijena is the ijekavian spelling.

16. Imate li drugu veličinu?

    Do you have a different size?

    Usage

    Asking whether there is another size

    Grammar Note

    Veličina is feminine; the accusative is veličinu.

17. Ovo je preskupo.

    This is too expensive

    Usage

    Saying that this is too expensive

    Grammar Note

    The prefix pre- means "too".

18. Voće

    Fruit

    Usage

    Naming fruit

    Grammar Note

    Neuter collective noun.

19. Bijeli luk

    Garlic

    Usage

    Naming garlic

    Grammar Note

    Bijeli is the ijekavian spelling (ekavian: beli). Luk alone is onion.

20. Luk

    Onion

    Usage

    Naming onion

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun.

21. Ljuta paprika

    Chilli pepper

    Usage

    Naming chilli pepper

    Grammar Note

    Ljuta (hot) plus paprika (pepper).

22. Svježi korijander

    Fresh coriander (cilantro)

    Usage

    Naming fresh coriander

    Grammar Note

    Svježi is the ijekavian spelling (ekavian: sveži). Masculine noun.

23. Đumbir

    Ginger

    Usage

    Naming ginger

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun. Note the letter đ.

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