Transportation

1. Gdje je autobuska stanica?

   Where is the bus station?

   Usage

   Asks where the bus station is

   Grammar Note

   Bosnian spells gdje in the ijekavian way. Intercity buses mostly leave from the autobuska stanica.

2. Jednu kartu do Mostara, molim

   One ticket to Mostar, please

   Usage

   Used to buy a bus or train ticket; swap in your own destination

   Grammar Note

   After "do" the genitive is used (Mostar becomes Mostara). karta is feminine, so the accusative is kartu and the numeral jednu.

3. Kada polazi sljedeći voz?

   When does the next train leave?

   Usage

   Asks when the next train departs

   Grammar Note

   Bosnian says voz for "train" (Croatian uses vlak). Colloquially kad replaces kada.

4. Možete li me odvesti na aerodrom?

   Can you take me to the airport?

   Usage

   Asks a taxi driver to take you to the airport

   Grammar Note

   The short pronoun me sits in second position. aerodrom is the standard Bosnian word for airport.

5. Koliko košta vožnja do centra?

   How much does the ride to the center cost?

   Usage

   Asks the fare before a ride

   Grammar Note

   After "do" the genitive is used (centar becomes centra).

6. Stanite ovdje, molim

   Stop here, please

   Usage

   Politely tells a driver where to stop

   Grammar Note

   The polite plural imperative of stati; to someone you address as "ti" say "Stani".

7. Na kojem peronu je voz za Sarajevo?

   Which platform is the train to Sarajevo on?

   Usage

   Asks which platform a train is on

   Grammar Note

   The platform is peron. After "na" for a location the locative is used (peron becomes peronu).

8. Izgubio sam se

   I got lost

   Usage

   Used when you are lost and need help (male speaker)

   Grammar Note

   The form for a male speaker; a woman says "Izgubila sam se".

9. Možete li mi pokazati na karti?

   Can you show me on the map?

   Usage

   Asks someone to point out a place on the map

   Grammar Note

   karta means "map", "ticket" or "card". After "na" the locative karti is used.

10. Treba mi taksi

    I need a taxi

    Usage

    Used to ask someone to call or arrange a taxi

    Grammar Note

    The pattern is Treba mi plus the thing needed, which acts as the subject. taksi does not inflect.

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