Bosnian Vocabulary
Learning the Bosnian Vocabulary is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Bosnian language. But first we need to know what the role of Vocabulary is in the structure of the grammar in Bosnian.
Bosnian vocabulary is the set of words you should be familiar with. A vocabulary usually grows and evolves with age, and serves as a useful and fundamental tool for communication and acquiring knowledge. Here are some examples:
| English Vocabulary | Bosnian Vocabulary |
| Vocabulary | |
| colors | boje |
| black | crnac |
| blue | plava boja |
| brown | smeđa |
| gray | siv |
| green | zelen |
| orange | naranča |
| purple | purple |
| red | crven |
| white | bijel |
| yellow | žut |
List of Vocabulary in Bosnian
Below is a list of the vocabulary and expressions in Bosnian placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Bosnian vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Bosnian Vocabulary |
| sizes | Veličine |
| big | velik |
| deep | duboko |
| long | dug |
| narrow | uzak |
| short | kratak |
| small | mali |
| tall | visok |
| thick | debeo |
| thin | tanak |
| wide | širok |
| |
| tastes | okusa |
| bitter | gorak |
| fresh | svjež |
| salty | slan |
| sour | kiseo |
| spicy | začinjen |
| sweet | sladak |
| |
| qualities | kvalitete |
| bad | loš |
| clean | čist |
| dark | crn |
| difficult | težak |
| dirty | prljav |
| dry | suho |
| easy | lako |
| empty | prazan |
| expensive | skup |
| fast | brzo |
| foreign | inozemni |
| full | pun |
| good | dobro |
| hard | tvrd |
| heavy | težak |
| inexpensive | jeftin |
| light | svjetlo |
| local | lokalne |
| new | novo |
| noisy | bučan |
| old | star |
| powerful | snažan |
| quiet | tiho |
| correct | ispravan |
| slow | trom |
| soft | mekan |
| very | vrlo |
| weak | slab |
| wet | mokar |
| wrong | nepravda |
| young | mlad |
| |
| food | hrana |
| almonds | bademi |
| bread | kruh |
| breakfast | doručak |
| butter | maslac |
| candy | bombon |
| cheese | sir |
| chicken | piletina |
| cumin | kim |
| dessert | desert |
| dinner | večera |
| fish | riba |
| fruit | voće |
| ice cream | sladoled |
| lamb | janjetina |
| lemon | limun |
| lunch | ručak |
| meal | obrok |
| meat | meso |
| oven | pećnica |
| pepper | papar |
| plants | bilje |
| pork | svinjetina |
| salad | salata |
| salt | sol |
| sandwich | sendvič |
| sausage | kobasica |
| soup | juha |
| sugar | šećer |
| supper | večera |
| turkey | Turska |
| apple | jabuka |
| banana | banana |
| oranges | naranče |
| peaches | breskve |
| peanut | kikiriki |
| pears | kruške |
| pineapple | ananas |
| grapes | grožđe |
| strawberries | jagode |
| vegetables | povrće |
| carrot | mrkva |
| corn | kukuruz |
| cucumber | krastavac |
| garlic | češnjak |
| lettuce | zelena salata |
| olives | masline |
| onions | luk |
| peppers | paprike |
| potatoes | krumpir |
| pumpkin | bundeva |
| beans | grah |
| tomatoes | rajčice |
| |
| alligator | aligator |
| alligators | aligatori |
| bear | medvjed |
| bears | medvjeda |
| bird | ptica |
| birds | ptice |
| bull | bik |
| bulls | bikova |
| cat | mačka |
| cats | mačke |
| cow | krava |
| cows | krava |
| deer | jelen |
| many deer | mnogi jelena |
| dog | pas |
| dogs | psi |
| donkey | magarac |
| donkeys | magarci |
| eagle | orao |
| eagles | orlova |
| elephant | slon |
| elephants | slonovi |
| giraffe | žirafa |
| giraffes | giraffes |
| goat | koza |
| goats | koza |
| horse | konj |
| horses | konje |
| lion | lav |
| lions | lava |
| monkey | majmun |
| monkeys | majmuni |
| mouse | miš |
| mice | miševa |
| rabbit | zec |
| rabbits | kunići |
| snake | zmija |
| snakes | zmije |
| tiger | tigar |
| tigers | tigrovi |
| wolf | vuk |
| wolves | vukovi |
| |
| objects | objekata |
| bathroom | kupaonica |
| bed | krevet |
| bedroom | spavaća soba |
| ceiling | strop |
| chair | stolica |
| clothes | odjeća |
| coat | kaput |
| cup | pehar |
| desk | radni stol |
| dress | haljina |
| floor | kat |
| fork | viljuška |
| furniture | namještaj |
| glass | staklo |
| hat | šešir |
| house | kuća |
| ink | tinte |
| jacket | jakna |
| kitchen | kuhinja |
| knife | nož |
| lamp | lampa |
| letter | pismo |
| map | karta |
| newspaper | novine |
| notebook | bilježnica |
| pants | hlače |
| paper | papir |
| pen | pero |
| pencil | olovka |
| pharmacy | ljekarna |
| picture | slika |
| plate | ploča |
| refrigerator | hladnjak |
| restaurant | restoran |
| roof | krov |
| room | soba |
| rug | tepih |
| scissors | škare |
| shampoo | šampon |
| shirt | košulja |
| shoes | cipele |
| soap | sapun |
| socks | čarape |
| spoon | žlica |
| table | stol |
| toilet | WC |
| toothbrush | četkica za zube |
| toothpaste | pasta za zube |
| towel | ručnik |
| umbrella | kišobran |
| underwear | donje rublje |
| wall | zid |
| wallet | novčanik |
| window | prozor |
| telephone | telefonski |
| |
| this | ovo |
| that | da |
| these | tih |
| those | tih |
| |
| Questions | Pitanja |
| how? | kako? |
| what? | što? |
| who? | tko? |
| why? | zašto? |
| where? | gdje? |
| |
| different objects | raznih predmeta |
| art | umjetnost |
| bank | banka |
| beach | plaža |
| book | knjiga |
| by bicycle | biciklom |
| by bus | autobusom |
| by car | automobilom |
| by train | vlakom |
| cafe | kafić |
| country | zemlja |
| desert | pustinja |
| dictionary | rječnik |
| earth | Zemlja |
| flowers | cvijeće |
| football | nogomet |
| forest | šuma |
| game | igra |
| garden | vrt |
| geography | geografija |
| history | povijest |
| house | kuća |
| island | otok |
| lake | jezero |
| library | knjižnica |
| math | matematika |
| moon | mjesec |
| mountain | planina |
| movies | kino |
| music | glazba |
| ocean | oceana |
| office | ured |
| on foot | pješice |
| player | igrač |
| river | rijeka |
| science | znanost |
| sea | more |
| sky | nebo |
| soccer | nogomet |
| stars | zvijezda |
| supermarket | supermarket |
| swimming pool | bazen |
| theater | kazalište |
| tree | drvo |
| |
| weather | vrijeme |
| bad weather | loše vrijeme |
| cloudy | oblačan |
| cold | hladan |
| cool | svjež |
| foggy | maglovit |
| hot | vruć |
| nice weather | lijepo vrijeme |
| pouring | koji lije |
| rain | kiša |
| raining | kiša |
| snow | snijeg |
| snowing | snijeg |
| ice | led |
| sunny | sunčani |
| windy | vjetrovit |
| spring | proljeće |
| summer | ljeto |
| autumn | jesen |
| winter | zima |
| |
| people | ljudi |
| aunt | tetka |
| baby | beba |
| brother | brat |
| cousin | rođak |
| daughter | kći |
| dentist | zubar |
| doctor | liječnik |
| father | otac |
| grandfather | djed |
| grandmother | baka |
| husband | suprug |
| mother | majka |
| nephew | nećak |
| niece | nećakinja |
| nurse | medicinska sestra |
| policeman | policajac |
| postman | poštar |
| professor | profesor |
| son | sin |
| teacher | učitelj |
| uncle | ujak |
| wife | supruga |
Vocabulary and expressions have a very important role in Bosnian, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with the Bosniac Vocabulary, you might want to check the rest of our Bosnian lessons here: Learn Bosnian. Don't forget to bookmark this page.