Numbers

1. jedan, dva, tri

   one, two, three

   Usage

   Counting from one to three

   Grammar Note

   "Two" is dva for masculine and neuter and dvije for feminine (dvije karte); "one" also changes: jedan, jedna, jedno.

2. četiri, pet, šest

   four, five, six

   Usage

   Counting from four to six

   Grammar Note

   After 2 to 4 the noun is genitive singular (tri karte); from 5 on it is genitive plural (pet karata).

3. sedam, osam, devet, deset

   seven, eight, nine, ten

   Usage

   Counting from seven to ten

   Grammar Note

   Seven to ten are sedam, osam, devet, deset.

4. dvadeset, trideset, sto

   twenty, thirty, one hundred

   Usage

   Larger numbers for shopping, ages and so on

   Grammar Note

   sto means "100" and, spelled the same, also "table". A thousand is hiljadu.

5. Koliko je sati?

   What time is it?

   Usage

   Asks the time

   Grammar Note

   Literally "how many hours is it"; the answer is like "Pet je sati".

6. Dva kilograma jabuka, molim

   Two kilos of apples, please

   Usage

   Used at a market or shop to order a weight of food

   Grammar Note

   After 2 to 4 comes the genitive singular (kilograma), and the goods are in the genitive plural (jabuka).

7. Imam trideset godina

   I am thirty years old

   Usage

   Tells your age

   Grammar Note

   Age is expressed with "have", and numbers from 5 on take the genitive plural (godina).

8. Soba broj pet

   Room number five

   Usage

   Used to state or check a room number at a hotel

   Grammar Note

   The pattern noun plus broj plus number gives a numbered item.

9. Dajte mi kusur, molim

   Please give me my change

   Usage

   Asks for your change after paying

   Grammar Note

   kusur, from Turkish, is the everyday word for change. dajte is the polite Vi imperative.

10. Rezervacija za dva dana

    Reservation for two days

    Usage

    States the length of a stay when booking

    Grammar Note

    After 2 to 4 comes the genitive singular dana.

11. Ove godine navršavam dvadeset osam godina

    I turn 28 this year

    Usage

    States which age you turn this year

    Grammar Note

    "Ove godine" means "this year". navršavam is a verb of completing a period; composed from common words following regular grammar.

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