Learn Serbian with Suzana

Learn Serbian with Suzana

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This page is for all people who speak English and would like to study Serbian. With this page you're First of all, this is a fb page for learning Serbian.

Apart of Serbian, you can learn any language of ex Yugoslavia: Bosnian, Croatian, etc since they are very similar. This is a page where you can learn all of these languages in a very interesting and funny way. Most of all you're going to get some video materials and photos (prepared by me or downloaded) that are going to be very useful. Sometimes you're going to have some textual explanations, so

17/02/2026

bald - ćelav/a
broke - švorc
no cloths - neobučen/a (idiom: "Biti kao od majke rođen/a" - lit. "to be like you have been given the life by your mom")
no shoes - bos

31/01/2026

Marital Status in Serbian – Complete & Practical Guide

Serbian uses a wider and more nuanced set of expressions for marital status than English. Below is a clear and practical overview of the most common and important terms.

Being single

Бити сингл / бити сам/сама
Biti singl / biti sam/sama
→ to be single

Немати дечка/девојку (немати никога)
Nemati dečka/devojku (nemati nikoga)
→ to have no boyfriend/girlfriend

Бити неожењен / неудата
Biti neoženjen / neudata
not to be married

Being in a relationship

Бити у љубавној вези
Biti u ljubavnoj vezi
→ to be in a romantic relationship

Имати дечка / девојку
Imati dečka / devojku
→ to have a boyfriend / girlfriend

Proposal & engagement

(За)просити девојку
(Za)prositi devojku
→ to propose

⚠️ Note: The verb prositi literally means to beg for money on the street, so context matters.

Верити се
Veriti se
→ to get engaged

Бити верен / верена
Biti veren / verena
→ to be engaged

Getting married

Узети се
Uzeti se
→ to get married (both genders)

Венчавати се / венчати се
Venčavati se / venčati se
→ to get married (formal, both genders)

Удавати се / удати се
Udavati se / udati se
→ to get married (woman)

Женити се / оженити се
Ženiti se / oženiti se
→ to get married (man)

Poetic expression

Упловљавати / упловити у брачне воде
Uplovljavati / uploviti u bračne vode
→ to get married (poetic expression)

Being married

Бити у браку
Biti u braku
→ to be married

Бити у брачним водама
Biti u bračnim vodama
→ to be married (idiomatic, poetic)

If the marriage ends

Бити удовац / удовица
Biti udovac / udovica
→ widower / widow

Бити разведен / разведена
Biti razveden / razvedena
→ to be divorced

Разводити се / развести се
Razvoditi se / razvesti se
→ to get divorced

✨ Have a nice language journey!
Serbian relationship vocabulary reflects tradition, emotion, and life stages.

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