Basic Greetings

Hello.

Zdravo. (zdra-vo)

Good morning.

Dobro utro. (do-bro oo-tro)

Good evening.

Dobra večer. (do-bra ve-cher)

Good night.

Dobra nokj. (do-bra noky)

Goodbye.

Doviduvanje. (do-vi-doo-van-ye)

See you later.

Kje se vidime podocna. (kye se vi-di-me po-dots-na)

Nice to meet you.

Milo mi e. (mi-lo mi e)

Welcome.

Dobredojdovte. (do-bre-doy-dov-te)

How are you?

Kako ste? (ka-ko ste)

I’m fine.

Dobro sum. (do-bro soom)

And you?

A vie? (a vi-ye)

Have a nice day.

Imajte ubav den. (i-may-te oo-bav den)

See you tomorrow.

Se gledame utre. (se gle-da-me oo-tre)

See you soon.

Se gledame naskoro. (se gle-da-me nas-ko-ro)

It is a pleasure to meet you.

Zadovolstvo mi e da ve zapoznaam. (za-do-vol-stvo mi e da ve za-poz-naam)

How have you been?

Kako ste vo posledno vreme? (ka-ko ste vo pos-led-no vre-me)

I am doing well.

Odlično sum. (od-lich-no soom)

Not bad.

Ne e lošo. (ne e lo-sho)

Welcome to Macedonia.

Dobredojdovte vo Makedonija. (do-bre-doy-dov-te vo ma-ke-do-ni-ya)

Take care.

Čuvajte se. (choo-vay-te se)

Politeness & Basics

Please.

Ve molam. (ve mo-lam)

Thank you.

Blagodaram. (bla-go-da-ram)

Thank you very much.

Mnogu vi blagodaram. (mno-goo vi bla-go-da-ram)

You’re welcome.

Nema na što. (ne-ma na shto)

Excuse me.

Izvinete. (iz-vi-ne-te)

I’m sorry.

Žal mi e. (zhal mi e)

No problem.

Nema problem. (ne-ma pro-blem)

That’s okay.

Vo red e. (vo red e)

Of course.

Sekako. (se-ka-ko)

Don’t worry.

Ne grižete se. (ne gri-zhe-te se)

Yes.

Da. (da)

No.

Ne. (ne)

Maybe.

Možebi. (mo-zhe-bi)

Please forgive me.

Ve molam prostete mi. (ve mo-lam pros-te-te mi)

I don't know.

Ne znam. (ne znam)

Do you speak English?

Zboruvate li angliski? (zbo-roo-va-te li an-glis-ki)

I speak a little Macedonian.

Zboruvam malku makedonski. (zbo-roo-vam mal-koo ma-ke-don-ski)

I don't understand.

Ne razbiram. (ne raz-bi-ram)

Please write it down.

Ve molam zapišete go. (ve mo-lam za-pi-she-te go)

Could you repeat that, please?

Može li da povtorite ve molam? (mo-zhe li da pov-to-ri-te ve mo-lam)

Core Survival Patterns

Pattern: I need …

I need help.

Mi treba pomoš. (mi tre-ba po-mosh)

I need a doctor.

Mi treba lekar. (mi tre-ba le-kar)

I need water.

Mi treba voda. (mi tre-ba vo-da)

I need time.

Mi treba vreme. (mi tre-ba vre-me)

I need a phone.

Mi treba telefon. (mi tre-ba te-le-fon)

Pattern: I want …

I want a ticket.

Sakam bilet. (sa-kam bi-let)

I want this.

Go sakam ova. (go sa-kam o-va)

I want to pay.

Sakam da platam. (sa-kam da pla-tam)

I want to eat.

Sakam da jadam. (sa-kam da ya-dam)

I want to rest.

Sakam da se odmoram. (sa-kam da se od-mo-ram)

Pattern: I would like …

I would like a coffee.

Male Form: Bi sakal kafe. (bi sa-kal ka-fe)

Female Form: Bi sakala kafe. (bi sa-ka-la ka-fe)

I would like to order.

Male Form: Bi sakal da naračam. (bi sa-kal da na-ra-cham)

Female Form: Bi sakala da naračam. (bi sa-ka-la da na-ra-cham)

I would like the bill.

Male Form: Bi ja sakal smetkata. (bi ya sa-kal smet-ka-ta)

Female Form: Bi ja sakala smetkata. (bi ya sa-ka-la smet-ka-ta)

I would like some water.

Male Form: Bi sakal malku voda. (bi sa-kal mal-koo vo-da)

Female Form: Bi sakala malku voda. (bi sa-ka-la mal-koo vo-da)

I would like to go.

Male Form: Bi sakal da odam. (bi sa-kal da o-dam)

Female Form: Bi sakala da odam. (bi sa-ka-la da o-dam)

Pattern: Can you …?

Can you help me?

Možete li da mi pomognete? (mo-zhe-te li da mi po-mog-ne-te)

Can you translate this?

Možete li da go prevedete ova? (mo-zhe-te li da go pre-ve-de-te o-va)

Can you tell me?

Možete li da mi kažete? (mo-zhe-te li da mi ka-zhe-te)

Can you wait?

Možete li da počekate? (mo-zhe-te li da po-che-ka-te)

Can you show me?

Možete li da mi pokažete? (mo-zhe-te li da mi po-ka-zhe-te)

Pattern: Where is …?

Where is the toilet?

Kade e toaletot? (ka-de e to-a-le-tot)

Where is the exit?

Kade e izlezot? (ka-de e iz-le-zot)

Where is the entrance?

Kade e vlezot? (ka-de e vle-zot)

Where is the station?

Kade e stanicata? (ka-de e sta-ni-tsa-ta)

Where is my room?

Kade e mojata soba? (ka-de e mo-ya-ta so-ba)