Lenguia | 1000 Most Common Serbian Words with Audio

Why these 1,000 words matter

Serbian vocabulary is astonishingly top-heavy: the 100 most frequent words make up about half of everything you will ever hear or read, and the top 1,000 cover roughly 85% of everyday speech. Learn these first and most sentences around you turn from noise into language.

The list below is ranked by how often each word actually occurs in spoken Serbian — dictionary forms, with concise English translations, the part of speech, the CEFR level at which learners typically meet the word, and audio for every word in a female and a male voice. Show the top 250, 500 or all 1,000, and flip to A–Z when you want to look something up.

#	Word	Translation	Part of speech	Level
1	i	and	conjunction	A1
2	je	is (3sg of to be)	verb	A1
3	se	oneself; (reflexive particle)	pronoun	A1
4	u	in; into	preposition	A1
5	na	on; onto; at	preposition	A1
6	da	that; yes; so that	conjunction	A1
7	su	are (3pl of to be)	verb	A1
8	ne	no; not	particle	A1
9	za	for; behind	preposition	A1
10	a	and; but; whereas	conjunction	A1
11	to	that; it	pronoun	A1
12	sam	I am (1sg of to be)	verb	A1
13	što	what; which; that	pronoun	A1
14	li	whether; (question particle)	particle	A1
15	ali	but	conjunction	A1
16	ako	if	conjunction	A1
17	kao	like; as	conjunction	A1
18	po	by; along; per	preposition	A1
19	ili	or	conjunction	A1
20	te	and; and then	conjunction	A1
21	s	with; from	preposition	A1
22	biti	to be	verb	A1
23	sa	with; from	preposition	A1
24	od	from; of; than	preposition	A1
25	do	to; until; up to	preposition	A1
26	koji	which; who; that	pronoun	A1
27	ovaj	this	determiner	A1
28	taj	that	determiner	A1
29	ja	I	pronoun	A1
30	kad	when	conjunction	A1
31	ću	I will (future auxiliary)	verb	A1
32	će	will (future auxiliary, 3sg)	verb	A1
33	sve	everything; all	pronoun	A1
34	niko	nobody; no one	pronoun	A2
35	ovo	this (thing)	pronoun	A1
36	kako	how	adverb	A1
37	kakav	what kind of; what a	determiner	A2
38	takav	such; that kind of	determiner	A2
39	moći	to be able to; can	verb	A1
40	samo	only; just	adverb	A1
41	kada	when	adverb	A1
42	jer	because	conjunction	A1
43	ovde	here	adverb	A1
44	imati	to have	verb	A1
45	bi	would (conditional auxiliary)	verb	A1
46	on	he	pronoun	A1
47	mi	we	pronoun	A1
48	moj	my	determiner	A1
49	ni	neither; nor; not even	conjunction	A1
50	već	already; but rather	adverb	A1
51	iz	from; out of	preposition	A1
52	nešto	something	pronoun	A1
53	ništa	nothing	pronoun	A1
54	ti	you (singular)	pronoun	A1
55	ko	who	pronoun	A1
56	šta	what (colloquial)	pronoun	A1
57	sada	now	adverb	A1
58	tako	so; thus; that way	adverb	A1
59	ona	she	pronoun	A1
60	ono	it; that (neuter)	pronoun	A2
61	čovek	man; person; human	noun	A1
62	reći	to say; to tell	verb	A1
63	hteti	to want; to intend	verb	A1
64	znati	to know	verb	A1
65	jedan	one; a certain	number	A1
66	gde	where	adverb	A1
67	dan	day	noun	A1
68	onaj	that (over there)	determiner	A1
69	sad	now (short form)	adverb	A1
70	više	more; no longer	adverb	A1
71	dobar	good	adjective	A1
72	vi	you (plural/formal)	pronoun	A1
73	ići	to go	verb	A1
74	sav	all; whole	determiner	A1
75	čak	even	adverb	A1
76	oni	they	pronoun	A1
77	one	they (feminine)	pronoun	A2
78	dati	to give	verb	A1
79	videti	to see	verb	A1
80	kod	at; by; at the house of	preposition	A1
81	nego	than; but rather	conjunction	A1
82	godina	year	noun	A1
83	ovako	like this; this way	adverb	A1
84	kroz	through	preposition	A1
85	baš	exactly; really; just	adverb	A1
86	evo	here (is); behold	particle	A1
87	nema	there is no; is not there	verb	A1
88	sama	alone; by herself (feminine)	adjective	A1
89	tu	here; there	adverb	A1
90	posle	after; afterwards	preposition	A1
91	žena	woman; wife	noun	A1
92	svako	everyone; each	pronoun	A1
93	svaki	every; each	determiner	A2
94	svi	everyone; all (plural)	pronoun	A1
95	neki	some; a certain	determiner	A1
96	neko	someone	pronoun	A2
97	pa	so; well; then	conjunction	A1
98	sat	hour; clock; watch	noun	A1
99	kuća	house; home	noun	A1
100	život	life	noun	A1
101	raditi	to work; to do	verb	A1
102	nikad	never	adverb	A1
103	doći	to come; to arrive	verb	A1
104	opet	again	adverb	A1
105	vreme	time; weather	noun	A1
106	dva	two	number	A1
107	hvala	thank you; thanks	interjection	A1
108	oči	eyes	noun	A1
109	stvar	thing; matter	noun	A1
110	reč	word	noun	A1
111	onda	then; in that case	adverb	A1
112	mnogo	much; many; a lot	adverb	A1
113	kuda	where to; which way	adverb	A2
114	zašto	why	adverb	A1
115	koliko	how much; how many	adverb	A2
116	ceo	whole; entire	adjective	A1
117	novi	new	adjective	A1
118	nov	new (short form)	adjective	A2
119	veliki	big; large; great	adjective	A1
120	mali	small; little	adjective	A1
121	prvi	first	number	A1
122	misliti	to think	verb	A1
123	hteo	wanted (past participle, masc.)	verb	A2
124	oko	around; about; eye	preposition	A1
125	ruka	hand; arm	noun	A1
126	deo	part; portion	noun	A1
127	zemlja	country; land; earth	noun	A1
128	grad	city; town	noun	A1
129	voleti	to love; to like	verb	A1
130	trebati	to need; to have to	verb	A1
131	lice	face; person	noun	A2
132	glava	head	noun	A1
133	znači	it means; so; in other words	adverb	A2
134	malo	a little; a bit	adverb	A1
135	noć	night	noun	A1
136	ostati	to stay; to remain	verb	A2
137	uvek	always	adverb	A1
138	čovečanstvo	humanity; mankind	noun	B1
139	reka	river	noun	A2
140	majka	mother	noun	A1
141	otac	father	noun	A1
142	dete	child	noun	A1
143	svet	world	noun	A1
144	mesto	place; spot; seat	noun	A1
145	put	road; way; journey; time (instance)	noun	A1
146	zvati	to call; to name	verb	A1
147	početi	to begin; to start	verb	A2
148	jedini	only; sole	adjective	A2
149	poslednji	last; final	adjective	A2
150	gospodin	gentleman; sir; Mr.	noun	A1
151	ljudi	people (plural of person)	noun	A1
152	deca	children	noun	A1
153	stajati	to stand; to cost	verb	A2
154	lep	beautiful; nice; handsome	adjective	A1
155	star	old	adjective	A1
156	mlad	young	adjective	A1
157	dobro	well; fine; good	adverb	A1
158	loš	bad	adjective	A1
159	čitav	entire; whole	adjective	A2
160	sledeći	next; following	adjective	A2
161	strana	side; page; direction	noun	A2
162	kraj	end; edge; region	noun	A1
163	broj	number	noun	A1
164	pitati	to ask	verb	A1
165	gledati	to look; to watch	verb	A1
166	čekati	to wait	verb	A1
167	razumeti	to understand	verb	A1
168	govoriti	to speak; to talk	verb	A1
169	pisati	to write	verb	A1
170	čitati	to read	verb	A1
171	jesti	to eat	verb	A1
172	piti	to drink	verb	A1
173	spavati	to sleep	verb	A1
174	živeti	to live	verb	A1
175	stvoriti	to create; to make	verb	B1
176	uzeti	to take	verb	A1
177	dobiti	to get; to receive; to win	verb	A2
178	nositi	to carry; to wear	verb	A1
179	igrati	to play	verb	A1
180	učiti	to learn; to study; to teach	verb	A1
181	kupiti	to buy	verb	A1
182	platiti	to pay	verb	A1
183	otvoriti	to open	verb	A1
184	zatvoriti	to close; to shut	verb	A1
185	početak	beginning; start	noun	A2
186	prijatelj	friend	noun	A1
187	porodica	family	noun	A1
188	posao	job; work; business	noun	A1
189	novac	money	noun	A1
190	voda	water	noun	A1
191	hleb	bread	noun	A1
192	mleko	milk	noun	A1
193	hrana	food	noun	A1
194	sto	table; hundred	noun	A1
195	hiljada	thousand	number	A2
196	vrata	door	noun	A1
197	prozor	window	noun	A1
198	soba	room	noun	A1
199	ulica	street	noun	A1
200	kola	car; carriage	noun	A1
201	auto	car; automobile	noun	A1
202	noga	leg; foot	noun	A1
203	srce	heart	noun	A1
204	ime	name	noun	A1
205	jezik	language; tongue	noun	A1
206	knjiga	book	noun	A1
207	škola	school	noun	A1
208	devojka	girl; young woman; girlfriend	noun	A1
209	sin	son	noun	A1
210	ćerka	daughter	noun	A1
211	brat	brother	noun	A1
212	sestra	sister	noun	A1
213	ljubav	love	noun	A2
214	danas	today	adverb	A1
215	sutra	tomorrow	adverb	A1
216	juče	yesterday	adverb	A1
217	tamo	there; over there	adverb	A1
218	ovamo	here; this way	adverb	A2
219	molim	please; you are welcome; pardon?	interjection	A1
220	izvini	sorry; excuse me	interjection	A1
221	zdravo	hello; hi; healthily	interjection	A1
222	sećati	to remember (se)	verb	A2
223	osećati	to feel (se)	verb	A2
224	nadati	to hope (se)	verb	A2
225	bojati	to be afraid (se)	verb	A2
226	smejati	to laugh (se)	verb	A2
227	nalaziti	to be located (se); to find	verb	B1
228	desiti	to happen (se)	verb	A2
229	dogoditi	to happen; to occur (se)	verb	B1
230	igra	game; play; dance	noun	A2
231	pesma	song; poem	noun	A2
232	muzika	music	noun	A1
233	film	film; movie	noun	A1
234	priča	story; tale	noun	A2
235	pismo	letter; writing; script	noun	A2
236	problem	problem	noun	A1
237	pitanje	question; issue	noun	A1
238	odgovor	answer; reply	noun	A1
239	razlog	reason	noun	B1
240	način	way; manner; method	noun	A2
241	primer	example	noun	A2
242	ideja	idea	noun	A2
243	cena	price; cost	noun	A1
244	radnja	shop; store; action	noun	A2
245	prodavnica	shop; store	noun	A2
246	država	state; country	noun	A2
247	selo	village	noun	A2
248	more	sea	noun	A1
249	planina	mountain	noun	A1
250	drvo	tree; wood	noun	A1
251	cvet	flower	noun	A1
252	sunce	sun	noun	A1
253	nebo	sky; heaven	noun	A1
254	sneg	snow	noun	A1
255	kiša	rain	noun	A1
256	vetar	wind	noun	A2
257	vazduh	air	noun	A2
258	vatra	fire	noun	A2
259	boja	color; paint	noun	A2
260	beo	white	adjective	A1
261	crn	black	adjective	A1
262	crven	red	adjective	A1
263	plav	blue; blond	adjective	A1
264	zelen	green	adjective	A1
265	žut	yellow	adjective	A1
266	tri	three	number	A1
267	četiri	four	number	A1
268	pet	five	number	A1
269	šest	six	number	A1
270	sedam	seven	number	A1
271	osam	eight	number	A1
272	devet	nine	number	A1
273	deset	ten	number	A1
274	nekoliko	a few; several	number	A2
275	drugi	second; other; another	number	A1
276	treći	third	number	A2
277	pola	half	number	A2
278	nedelja	week; Sunday	noun	A1
279	mesec	month; moon	noun	A1
280	jutro	morning	noun	A1
281	veče	evening	noun	A1
282	zima	winter; cold	noun	A2
283	leto	summer	noun	A2
284	proleće	spring	noun	A2
285	jesen	autumn; fall	noun	A2
286	ponedeljak	Monday	noun	A1
287	petak	Friday	noun	A2
288	subota	Saturday	noun	A2
289	januar	January	noun	A2
290	mart	March	noun	A2
291	trebalo	should have; was needed	verb	A2
292	pokušati	to try; to attempt	verb	A2
293	pomoći	to help	verb	A1
294	pomoć	help; aid	noun	A2
295	pokazati	to show; to point out	verb	A2
296	poznavati	to know (a person); to be acquainted	verb	B1
297	sresti	to meet	verb	A2
298	menjati	to change; to exchange	verb	B1
299	promeniti	to change (perfective)	verb	B1
300	tražiti	to look for; to seek; to demand	verb	A2
301	naći	to find	verb	A2
302	izgubiti	to lose	verb	A2
303	staviti	to put; to place	verb	A2
304	držati	to hold; to keep	verb	A2
305	voziti	to drive; to ride	verb	A2
306	putovati	to travel	verb	A2
307	stići	to arrive; to catch up; to manage in time	verb	B1
308	vratiti	to return; to give back	verb	A2
309	otići	to leave; to go away	verb	A2
310	ući	to enter; to go in	verb	A2
311	izaći	to go out; to exit	verb	A2
312	sedeti	to sit	verb	A2
313	ustati	to get up; to stand up	verb	A2
314	pasti	to fall	verb	A2
315	telo	body	noun	A2
316	kosa	hair	noun	A2
317	usta	mouth	noun	A2
318	zub	tooth	noun	A2
319	prst	finger; toe	noun	A2
320	krv	blood	noun	A2
321	koža	skin; leather	noun	B1
322	glas	voice; vote; sound	noun	A2
323	meso	meat	noun	A1
324	jaje	egg	noun	A2
325	sir	cheese	noun	A2
326	supa	soup	noun	A2
327	voće	fruit	noun	A2
328	povrće	vegetables	noun	A2
329	jabuka	apple	noun	A2
330	paradajz	tomato	noun	A2
331	krompir	potato	noun	A2
332	so	salt	noun	A2
333	šećer	sugar	noun	A2
334	kafa	coffee	noun	A1
335	čaj	tea	noun	A1
336	vino	wine	noun	A2
337	pivo	beer	noun	A2
338	ručak	lunch	noun	A2
339	doručak	breakfast	noun	A2
340	večera	dinner; supper	noun	A2
341	kuvati	to cook	verb	A2
342	oprati	to wash	verb	A2
343	obući	to dress; to put on (se)	verb	B1
344	odeća	clothes; clothing	noun	A2
345	cipela	shoe	noun	A2
346	košulja	shirt	noun	B1
347	kaput	coat	noun	B1
348	stolica	chair	noun	A2
349	krevet	bed	noun	A2
350	zid	wall	noun	A2
351	pod	floor (of a room)	noun	A2
352	ključ	key	noun	A2
353	torba	bag; handbag	noun	A2
354	telefon	telephone; phone	noun	A1
355	kompjuter	computer	noun	A2
356	računar	computer	noun	B1
357	televizor	television set; TV	noun	A2
358	radio	radio	noun	A2
359	novine	newspaper	noun	A2
360	vest	news; piece of news	noun	B1
361	slika	picture; image; painting	noun	A2
362	crtati	to draw	verb	B1
363	pevati	to sing	verb	A2
364	plesati	to dance	verb	B1
365	skočiti	to jump	verb	B1
366	trčati	to run	verb	A2
367	hodati	to walk	verb	A2
368	plivati	to swim	verb	A2
369	leteti	to fly	verb	B1
370	padati	to fall; to rain/snow (of precipitation)	verb	B1
371	dizati	to lift; to raise (se)	verb	B1
372	baciti	to throw	verb	A2
373	uhvatiti	to catch; to grab	verb	B1
374	udariti	to hit; to strike	verb	B1
375	lomiti	to break	verb	B1
376	graditi	to build	verb	B1
377	praviti	to make; to build	verb	A2
378	napraviti	to make; to do (perfective)	verb	A2
379	koristiti	to use; to be of use	verb	B1
380	popraviti	to fix; to repair	verb	B1
381	kvariti	to break; to spoil (se)	verb	B2
382	čistiti	to clean	verb	A2
383	spremati	to prepare; to tidy up (se)	verb	B1
384	brinuti	to worry; to take care (se)	verb	B1
385	čuvati	to guard; to keep; to look after	verb	B1
386	zdravlje	health	noun	B1
387	bolestan	sick; ill	adjective	A2
388	zdrav	healthy	adjective	A2
389	bol	pain; ache	noun	B1
390	lek	medicine; remedy	noun	B1
391	lekar	doctor; physician	noun	A2
392	bolnica	hospital	noun	A2
393	boleti	to hurt; to ache	verb	B1
394	umreti	to die	verb	A2
395	roditi	to give birth; to be born (se)	verb	B1
396	rasti	to grow	verb	B1
397	smrt	death	noun	B1
398	rat	war	noun	A2
399	mir	peace; calm	noun	A2
400	borba	fight; struggle; battle	noun	B1
401	boriti	to fight; to struggle (se)	verb	B1
402	braniti	to defend; to forbid	verb	B1
403	napasti	to attack	verb	B1
404	ubiti	to kill	verb	B1
405	vojska	army	noun	B1
406	vojnik	soldier	noun	B1
407	oružje	weapon; weapons	noun	B1
408	policija	police	noun	A2
409	vlada	government	noun	B1
410	narod	people; nation; folk	noun	A2
411	čovečnost	humanity; humaneness	noun	B2
412	moć	power; might	noun	B1
413	pravo	right; law; justice; straight	noun	A2
414	zakon	law	noun	B1
415	verovati	to believe; to trust	verb	B1
416	vera	faith; belief; religion	noun	B1
417	nada	hope	noun	B1
418	strah	fear	noun	B1
419	radost	joy; gladness	noun	B1
420	sreća	happiness; luck	noun	A2
421	tuga	sadness; sorrow	noun	B1
422	bes	anger; rage	noun	B1
423	osećaj	feeling; sense	noun	B1
424	misao	thought	noun	B1
425	um	mind; intellect	noun	B1
426	pamet	wits; intelligence	noun	B1
427	duša	soul	noun	B1
428	san	dream; sleep	noun	A2
429	sanjati	to dream	verb	B1
430	želja	wish; desire	noun	B1
431	želeti	to wish; to desire	verb	A2
432	potreba	need; necessity	noun	B1
433	cilj	goal; aim; target	noun	B1
434	plan	plan	noun	A2
435	planirati	to plan	verb	B1
436	odlučiti	to decide	verb	B1
437	odluka	decision	noun	B1
438	izabrati	to choose; to select; to elect	verb	B1
439	izbor	choice; selection; election	noun	B1
440	dozvoliti	to allow; to permit	verb	B1
441	zabraniti	to forbid; to ban	verb	B2
442	obećati	to promise	verb	B1
443	objasniti	to explain	verb	B1
444	opisati	to describe	verb	B1
445	javiti	to let know; to report (se)	verb	B1
446	odgovoriti	to answer; to reply	verb	A2
447	ponoviti	to repeat	verb	B1
448	zaboraviti	to forget	verb	A2
449	setiti	to recall; to remember (se)	verb	B1
450	primetiti	to notice	verb	B1
451	shvatiti	to realize; to grasp; to understand	verb	B1
452	saznati	to find out; to learn	verb	B1
453	znanje	knowledge	noun	B1
454	iskustvo	experience	noun	B1
455	nauka	science	noun	B1
456	istorija	history	noun	A2
457	umetnost	art	noun	B1
458	kultura	culture	noun	B1
459	društvo	society; company	noun	B1
460	zajednica	community	noun	B1
461	grupa	group	noun	A2
462	član	member; article (of a law)	noun	B1
463	sastanak	meeting; appointment	noun	B1
464	skup	gathering; expensive	noun	B1
465	okupiti	to gather; to assemble (se)	verb	B1
466	učestvovati	to participate; to take part	verb	B1
467	organizovati	to organize	verb	B1
468	sarađivati	to cooperate; to collaborate	verb	B2
469	dogovoriti	to agree; to arrange (se)	verb	B1
470	dogovor	agreement; arrangement	noun	B1
471	ugovor	contract; treaty	noun	B2
472	pravilo	rule	noun	B1
473	red	order; line; row; queue	noun	A2
474	sistem	system	noun	B1
475	vojni	military (adjective)	adjective	B2
476	granica	border; boundary; limit	noun	B1
477	stanovnik	inhabitant; resident	noun	B1
478	građanin	citizen	noun	B1
479	predsednik	president; chairman	noun	B1
480	kralj	king	noun	A2
481	car	emperor; tsar	noun	B1
482	vlast	authority; power; rule	noun	B1
483	stranka	party (political); client	noun	B1
484	glasati	to vote	verb	B2
485	vladati	to rule; to govern	verb	B2
486	sloboda	freedom; liberty	noun	B1
487	slobodan	free; available; vacant	adjective	A2
488	jednak	equal	adjective	B1
489	pravedan	fair; just; righteous	adjective	B2
490	pravda	justice	noun	B1
491	istina	truth	noun	A2
492	laž	lie; falsehood	noun	B1
493	lagati	to lie; to tell lies	verb	B1
494	greška	mistake; error	noun	A2
495	krivica	guilt; blame; fault	noun	B1
496	kriv	guilty; crooked	adjective	B1
497	nevin	innocent	adjective	B2
498	kazniti	to punish	verb	B2
499	kazna	punishment; penalty; fine	noun	B2
500	zatvor	prison; jail	noun	B1
501	krasti	to steal	verb	B1
502	lopov	thief	noun	B2
503	ubistvo	murder	noun	B2
504	opasan	dangerous	adjective	B1
505	opasnost	danger	noun	B1
506	siguran	safe; sure; certain	adjective	A2
507	sigurnost	safety; security; certainty	noun	B1
508	spasti	to save; to rescue	verb	B1
509	zaštititi	to protect	verb	B1
510	rizik	risk	noun	B2
511	nesreća	accident; misfortune	noun	B1
512	pomagati	to help; to assist	verb	B1
513	briga	worry; care; concern	noun	B1
514	pažnja	attention; care	noun	B1
515	firma	company; firm	noun	B1
516	preduzeće	enterprise; company	noun	B2
517	fabrika	factory	noun	B1
518	kancelarija	office	noun	B1
519	radnik	worker; employee	noun	B1
520	šef	boss; chief	noun	B1
521	direktor	director; manager	noun	B1
522	zaposliti	to employ; to get a job (se)	verb	B2
523	zarada	earnings; wage	noun	B2
524	plata	salary; pay	noun	B1
525	zaraditi	to earn	verb	B1
526	trošiti	to spend; to consume	verb	B1
527	trošak	expense; cost	noun	B2
528	banka	bank	noun	A2
529	dinar	dinar (Serbian currency)	noun	A2
530	kupovina	shopping; purchase	noun	B1
531	prodati	to sell	verb	A2
532	prodaja	sale; selling	noun	B1
533	roba	goods; merchandise	noun	B2
534	tržište	market	noun	B2
535	pijaca	market; marketplace	noun	B1
536	privreda	economy	noun	B2
537	porez	tax	noun	B2
538	dug	debt; long	noun	B1
539	bogat	rich; wealthy	adjective	A2
540	siromašan	poor	adjective	B1
541	jeftin	cheap; inexpensive	adjective	A2
542	učenik	pupil; student (school)	noun	A2
543	student	student (university)	noun	A2
544	učitelj	teacher (primary school)	noun	A2
545	profesor	professor; teacher	noun	A2
546	univerzitet	university	noun	B1
547	fakultet	faculty; university department	noun	B1
548	razred	grade; class (school year)	noun	B1
549	čas	lesson; class; hour; moment	noun	A2
550	ispit	exam; test	noun	B1
551	ocena	grade; mark; assessment	noun	B1
552	zadatak	task; assignment; problem	noun	B1
553	obrazovanje	education	noun	B2
554	sveska	notebook	noun	A2
555	olovka	pencil; pen	noun	A2
556	papir	paper	noun	A2
557	putovanje	trip; journey; travel	noun	B1
558	aerodrom	airport	noun	B1
559	avion	airplane	noun	A2
560	voz	train	noun	A2
561	autobus	bus	noun	A1
562	stanica	station; stop	noun	A2
563	karta	ticket; card; map	noun	A2
564	most	bridge	noun	A2
565	hotel	hotel	noun	A1
566	restoran	restaurant	noun	A1
567	kafić	café; coffee bar	noun	A2
568	odmor	rest; holiday; vacation	noun	A2
569	odmarati	to rest; to relax (se)	verb	B1
570	šetati	to walk; to stroll (se)	verb	B1
571	krenuti	to set off; to start moving	verb	B1
572	životinja	animal	noun	A2
573	pas	dog	noun	A1
574	mačka	cat	noun	A1
575	konj	horse	noun	A2
576	ptica	bird	noun	A2
577	riba	fish	noun	A1
578	krava	cow	noun	A2
579	svinja	pig	noun	B1
580	medved	bear	noun	B1
581	vuk	wolf	noun	B1
582	trava	grass	noun	A2
583	list	leaf; sheet (of paper)	noun	A2
584	šuma	forest; woods	noun	A2
585	polje	field	noun	B1
586	kamen	stone; rock	noun	A2
587	pesak	sand	noun	B1
588	zvezda	star	noun	A2
589	priroda	nature	noun	B1
590	okolina	surroundings; environment	noun	B2
591	sredina	middle; environment; medium	noun	B1
592	prostor	space; area	noun	B1
593	dubina	depth	noun	B2
594	visina	height; altitude	noun	B1
595	dužina	length	noun	B1
596	širina	width; breadth	noun	B2
597	težina	weight; difficulty	noun	B1
598	veličina	size; magnitude	noun	B2
599	oblik	shape; form	noun	B2
600	polovina	half; one half	noun	B1
601	komad	piece; item	noun	B1
602	par	pair; a couple (of)	noun	A2
603	gomila	pile; heap; crowd	noun	B2
604	količina	quantity; amount	noun	B2
605	stepen	degree; level	noun	B1
606	nivo	level	noun	B1
607	tačka	point; dot; period	noun	B1
608	linija	line	noun	B1
609	krug	circle	noun	B1
610	ugao	corner; angle	noun	B1
611	sredstvo	means; resource; medium	noun	B2
612	materijal	material	noun	B2
613	razgovor	conversation; talk	noun	A2
614	razgovarati	to talk; to have a conversation	verb	A2
615	poruka	message	noun	B1
616	poziv	call; invitation	noun	B1
617	pozvati	to call; to invite	verb	A2
618	zvoniti	to ring	verb	B1
619	javljati	to report; to answer (a call) (se)	verb	B2
620	obavestiti	to inform; to notify	verb	B2
621	obaveštenje	notice; information	noun	B2
622	podatak	datum; piece of data	noun	B2
623	informacija	information	noun	B1
624	izveštaj	report	noun	B2
625	članak	article (in a paper)	noun	B2
626	časopis	magazine; journal	noun	B1
627	medij	medium (of media)	noun	B1
628	program	program; schedule	noun	B1
629	emisija	broadcast; show	noun	B2
630	reklama	advertisement; commercial	noun	B1
631	internet	internet	noun	A2
632	mreža	network; net	noun	B1
633	ekran	screen	noun	B1
634	dugme	button	noun	B1
635	kliknuti	to click	verb	B2
636	snimiti	to record; to film	verb	B2
637	snimak	recording; footage	noun	B1
638	fotografija	photograph	noun	B1
639	kamera	camera	noun	A2
640	aparat	device; apparatus; camera	noun	B1
641	mašina	machine	noun	B1
642	alat	tool	noun	B1
643	motor	engine; motor; motorcycle	noun	B1
644	struja	electricity; current	noun	B1
645	energija	energy	noun	B1
646	snaga	strength; force; power	noun	B1
647	jak	strong	adjective	A2
648	slab	weak	adjective	A2
649	brz	fast; quick	adjective	A2
650	spor	slow	adjective	A2
651	težak	heavy; difficult	adjective	A2
652	lak	light; easy	adjective	A2
653	mek	soft	adjective	B1
654	tvrd	hard; firm	adjective	B1
655	topao	warm	adjective	A2
656	hladan	cold	adjective	A2
657	vruć	hot	adjective	A2
658	suv	dry	adjective	B1
659	mokar	wet	adjective	B1
660	čist	clean; pure	adjective	A2
661	prljav	dirty	adjective	B1
662	pun	full	adjective	A2
663	prazan	empty	adjective	A2
664	visok	tall; high	adjective	A2
665	nizak	low; short (height)	adjective	A2
666	dubok	deep	adjective	B1
667	širok	wide; broad	adjective	B1
668	uzak	narrow	adjective	B1
669	debeo	thick; fat	adjective	B1
670	tanak	thin	adjective	B1
671	okrugao	round	adjective	B1
672	ravan	flat; level; straight	adjective	B1
673	oštar	sharp	adjective	B1
674	sladak	sweet; cute	adjective	A2
675	gorak	bitter	adjective	B1
676	kiseo	sour	adjective	B2
677	slan	salty	adjective	B1
678	ukus	taste; flavor	noun	B1
679	miris	smell; scent	noun	B1
680	zvuk	sound	noun	B1
681	buka	noise	noun	B1
682	tišina	silence; quiet	noun	B1
683	svetlost	light (illumination)	noun	B1
684	senka	shadow; shade	noun	B1
685	mrak	darkness; dark	noun	B1
686	svetao	bright; light (in color)	adjective	B1
687	taman	dark	adjective	B1
688	osvetliti	to light up; to illuminate	verb	B1
689	sijati	to shine	verb	B1
690	goreti	to burn	verb	B1
691	ugasiti	to turn off; to extinguish	verb	B2
692	upaliti	to turn on; to light	verb	B2
693	zagrejati	to heat up; to warm	verb	B2
694	ohladiti	to cool; to chill (se)	verb	B2
695	smrznuti	to freeze (se)	verb	B2
696	temperatura	temperature	noun	B1
697	toplota	heat; warmth	noun	B1
698	hladnoća	cold; coldness	noun	B1
699	led	ice	noun	A2
700	oblak	cloud	noun	A2
701	magla	fog; mist	noun	B1
702	grom	thunder; lightning bolt	noun	B2
703	vlaga	humidity; moisture	noun	B1
704	klima	climate	noun	B1
705	godišnji	annual; yearly	adjective	B1
706	trenutak	moment; instant	noun	B1
707	sekunda	second (of time)	noun	B1
708	minut	minute	noun	A2
709	trenutno	currently; at the moment	adverb	B1
710	uskoro	soon	adverb	B1
711	odmah	immediately; right away	adverb	A2
712	ranije	earlier; before	adverb	B1
713	kasnije	later	adverb	A2
714	ponekad	sometimes	adverb	A2
715	često	often; frequently	adverb	A2
716	retko	rarely; seldom	adverb	B1
717	obično	usually	adverb	A2
718	možda	maybe; perhaps	adverb	A2
719	sigurno	surely; certainly	adverb	A2
720	verovatno	probably	adverb	B1
721	naravno	of course; naturally	adverb	A2
722	zaista	really; truly; indeed	adverb	B1
723	stvarno	really; truly	adverb	A2
724	potpuno	completely; fully	adverb	B1
725	skoro	almost; nearly; recently	adverb	A2
726	gotovo	almost; nearly; done	adverb	B1
727	jedva	barely; hardly	adverb	B2
728	previše	too much; too many	adverb	B1
729	dovoljno	enough; sufficiently	adverb	B1
730	manje	less; fewer	adverb	A2
731	naročito	especially; particularly	adverb	B2
732	posebno	especially; separately	adverb	B1
733	uglavnom	mostly; mainly	adverb	B2
734	takođe	also; as well	adverb	A2
735	zajedno	together	adverb	A2
736	zapravo	actually; in fact	adverb	B1
737	međutim	however	conjunction	B1
738	ipak	still; nevertheless	adverb	B1
739	dakle	so; therefore; thus	conjunction	B1
740	zato	therefore; that is why	conjunction	A2
741	stoga	therefore; hence	conjunction	B2
742	osim	except; besides	preposition	B1
743	umesto	instead of	preposition	B1
744	prema	towards; according to	preposition	B1
745	preko	over; across; via	preposition	A2
746	ispod	under; below	preposition	A2
747	iznad	above; over	preposition	A2
748	ispred	in front of	preposition	A2
749	iza	behind; after	preposition	A2
750	pored	next to; beside; besides	preposition	A2
751	između	between; among	preposition	A2
752	unutra	inside	adverb	B1
753	napolju	outside	adverb	B1
754	blizu	near; close	adverb	A2
755	daleko	far; far away	adverb	A2
756	levo	left; to the left	adverb	A2
757	desno	right; to the right	adverb	A2
758	gore	up; above; worse	adverb	A2
759	dole	down; below	adverb	A2
760	napred	forward; ahead	adverb	B1
761	nazad	back; backwards	adverb	B1
762	okolo	around	adverb	B1
763	ljut	angry; spicy	adjective	A2
764	srećan	happy	adjective	A1
765	tužan	sad	adjective	A2
766	umoran	tired	adjective	A2
767	gladan	hungry	adjective	A1
768	žedan	thirsty	adjective	A2
769	zadovoljan	satisfied; content	adjective	B1
770	ponosan	proud	adjective	B2
771	iznenađen	surprised	adjective	B2
772	uplašen	scared; frightened	adjective	B2
773	zabrinut	worried; concerned	adjective	B2
774	nervozan	nervous	adjective	B1
775	miran	calm; peaceful; quiet	adjective	B1
776	ozbiljan	serious	adjective	B1
777	smešan	funny; ridiculous	adjective	B1
778	zanimljiv	interesting	adjective	A2
779	dosadan	boring; annoying	adjective	B1
780	važan	important	adjective	A2
781	koristan	useful	adjective	B1
782	potreban	necessary; needed	adjective	B1
783	moguć	possible	adjective	B1
784	nemoguć	impossible	adjective	B2
785	stvaran	real; actual	adjective	B2
786	običan	ordinary; usual	adjective	B1
787	poseban	special; particular	adjective	B1
788	različit	different; various	adjective	B1
789	isti	same; identical	adjective	A2
790	sličan	similar	adjective	B1
791	razlika	difference	noun	B1
792	razlikovati	to differ; to distinguish (se)	verb	B2
793	porediti	to compare (se)	verb	B2
794	ličiti	to resemble; to look like	verb	B2
795	izgledati	to look; to appear; to seem	verb	A2
796	izgled	appearance; look	noun	B2
797	osoba	person	noun	A2
798	karakter	character; personality	noun	B2
799	ponašanje	behavior	noun	B2
800	ponašati	to behave (se)	verb	B1
801	navika	habit	noun	B1
802	pametan	smart; clever	adjective	A2
803	glup	stupid; silly	adjective	A2
804	lud	crazy; mad	adjective	B1
805	hrabar	brave; courageous	adjective	B1
806	ljubazan	kind; polite	adjective	B1
807	pošten	honest; fair	adjective	B2
808	strpljiv	patient	adjective	B2
809	vredan	hardworking; valuable	adjective	B1
810	lenj	lazy	adjective	B1
811	sposoban	capable; able	adjective	B2
812	sposobnost	ability; capability	noun	B2
813	talenat	talent	noun	B2
814	veština	skill	noun	B2
815	uspeh	success	noun	B1
816	uspeti	to succeed; to manage	verb	B1
817	neuspeh	failure	noun	B2
818	pobediti	to win; to defeat	verb	B1
819	pobeda	victory	noun	B1
820	poraz	defeat	noun	B2
821	takmičenje	competition; contest	noun	B2
822	sport	sport	noun	A2
823	fudbal	football; soccer	noun	A2
824	lopta	ball	noun	A2
825	igrač	player	noun	B1
826	tim	team	noun	B1
827	utakmica	match; game	noun	B1
828	trener	coach; trainer	noun	B2
829	trenirati	to train; to practice	verb	B2
830	trud	effort	noun	B2
831	truditi	to make an effort; to try hard (se)	verb	B2
832	vežbati	to exercise; to practice	verb	B1
833	vežba	exercise; practice	noun	B1
834	pokret	movement; motion	noun	B2
835	kretati	to move (se)	verb	B2
836	pomeriti	to move; to shift (se)	verb	B2
837	okrenuti	to turn; to rotate (se)	verb	B1
838	sakriti	to hide (se)	verb	B2
839	stati	to stop; to stand	verb	B1
840	zaustaviti	to stop; to halt (se)	verb	B2
841	nastaviti	to continue	verb	B1
842	nastavak	continuation; sequel	noun	B2
843	prekinuti	to interrupt; to break off	verb	B2
844	završiti	to finish; to complete	verb	A2
845	gotov	ready; finished; done	adjective	A2
846	spreman	ready; prepared	adjective	A2
847	pripremiti	to prepare (se)	verb	B1
848	priprema	preparation	noun	B2
849	stvarati	to create; to produce	verb	B2
850	proizvod	product	noun	B2
851	proizvesti	to produce; to manufacture	verb	B2
852	razviti	to develop (se)	verb	B2
853	razvoj	development	noun	B2
854	napredak	progress; advancement	noun	B2
855	napredovati	to progress; to advance	verb	B2
856	poboljšati	to improve (se)	verb	B2
857	promena	change	noun	B1
858	nastati	to arise; to come into being	verb	B2
859	pojaviti	to appear; to show up (se)	verb	B1
860	pojava	phenomenon; appearance	noun	B2
861	stanje	state; condition	noun	B1
862	situacija	situation	noun	B1
863	uslov	condition; requirement	noun	B2
864	mogućnost	possibility; option	noun	B1
865	prilika	opportunity; occasion	noun	B1
866	slučaj	case; instance; coincidence	noun	B1
867	događaj	event	noun	B1
868	posledica	consequence	noun	B2
869	uzrok	cause	noun	B2
870	uticaj	influence; impact	noun	B2
871	uticati	to influence; to affect	verb	B2
872	zavisiti	to depend	verb	B1
873	odnos	relation; relationship	noun	B1
874	veza	connection; link; relationship	noun	B1
875	povezati	to connect; to link (se)	verb	B2
876	značaj	significance; importance	noun	B2
877	značiti	to mean; to signify	verb	A2
878	značenje	meaning	noun	B1
879	smisao	sense; meaning; point	noun	B2
880	svrha	purpose	noun	B2
881	vrednost	value; worth	noun	B1
882	kvalitet	quality	noun	B1
883	prednost	advantage; priority	noun	B2
884	nedostatak	shortcoming; lack; defect	noun	B2
885	korist	benefit; use; profit	noun	B2
886	šteta	damage; harm; a pity	noun	B1
887	oštetiti	to damage	verb	B2
888	uništiti	to destroy	verb	B2
889	nestati	to disappear; to vanish	verb	B2
890	sačuvati	to preserve; to save	verb	B2
891	sadržati	to contain	verb	B2
892	sadržaj	content; contents	noun	B2
893	obuhvatiti	to encompass; to include	verb	B2
894	granični	border; boundary (adjective)	adjective	B2
895	osnova	basis; foundation	noun	B2
896	osnovni	basic; fundamental	adjective	B1
897	glavni	main; principal	adjective	A2
898	opšti	general; common	adjective	B2
899	pojedinačan	individual; single	adjective	B2
900	pojedinac	individual (person)	noun	B2
901	većina	majority; most	noun	B1
902	prosek	average	noun	B2
903	ukupno	in total; altogether	adverb	B1
904	iznos	amount; sum	noun	B2
905	meriti	to measure	verb	B1
906	mera	measure; extent	noun	B1
907	brojati	to count	verb	B1
908	računati	to calculate; to count (on)	verb	B1
909	račun	bill; account; calculation	noun	B1
910	iznajmiti	to rent; to lease	verb	B2
911	stan	apartment; flat	noun	A2
912	zgrada	building	noun	A2
913	sprat	floor; story (of a building)	noun	B1
914	krov	roof	noun	B1
915	dvorište	yard; courtyard	noun	B1
916	bašta	garden	noun	A2
917	kuhinja	kitchen	noun	A2
918	kupatilo	bathroom	noun	A2
919	nameštaj	furniture	noun	B1
920	ogledalo	mirror	noun	B2
921	sijalica	light bulb	noun	B2
922	grejanje	heating	noun	B2
923	komšija	neighbor	noun	B1
924	gost	guest	noun	A2
925	domaćin	host	noun	B2
926	poznanik	acquaintance	noun	B2
927	drug	friend; comrade	noun	A2
928	društven	social; sociable	adjective	B2
929	privatan	private	adjective	B1
930	javan	public	adjective	B2
931	zvaničan	official	adjective	B2
932	ustanova	institution	noun	B2
933	organizacija	organization	noun	B1
934	odeljenje	department; ward; section	noun	B2
935	služba	service; duty; job	noun	B2
936	dužnost	duty; obligation	noun	B2
937	obaveza	obligation; commitment	noun	B2
938	odgovornost	responsibility	noun	B2
939	odgovoran	responsible	adjective	B2
940	zvanje	title; occupation; rank	noun	B2
941	struka	profession; field of expertise	noun	B2
942	stručnjak	expert; specialist	noun	B2
943	inženjer	engineer	noun	B1
944	advokat	lawyer; attorney	noun	B2
945	sudija	judge; referee	noun	B2
946	sud	court; judgment; dish (vessel)	noun	B1
947	suditi	to judge; to try (in court)	verb	B2
948	presuda	verdict; sentence	noun	B2
949	dokaz	proof; evidence	noun	B2
950	dokazati	to prove	verb	B2
951	priznati	to admit; to recognize; to confess	verb	B2
952	optužiti	to accuse; to charge	verb	B2
953	sumnja	doubt; suspicion	noun	B2
954	sumnjati	to doubt; to suspect	verb	B2
955	proveriti	to check; to verify	verb	B1
956	ispitati	to examine; to interrogate; to test	verb	B2
957	istraživati	to research; to investigate	verb	B2
958	istraživanje	research; investigation	noun	B2
959	otkriti	to discover; to reveal	verb	B1
960	otkriće	discovery	noun	B2
961	pronaći	to find; to locate	verb	B1
962	izmisliti	to invent; to make up	verb	B2
963	tehnika	technique; technology	noun	B2
964	tehnologija	technology	noun	B2
965	metod	method	noun	B2
966	teorija	theory	noun	B2
967	primena	application; use	noun	B2
968	zaključak	conclusion	noun	B2
969	zaključiti	to conclude	verb	B2
970	tvrditi	to claim; to assert	verb	B2
971	mišljenje	opinion	noun	B1
972	stav	attitude; stance; paragraph	noun	B2
973	slagati	to agree; to arrange (se)	verb	B2
974	protiviti	to oppose; to object (se)	verb	B2
975	rasprava	debate; discussion	noun	B2
976	raspravljati	to debate; to discuss	verb	B2
977	ubediti	to convince; to persuade	verb	B2
978	predlog	proposal; suggestion; preposition	noun	B2
979	predložiti	to propose; to suggest	verb	B2
980	zahtev	request; demand	noun	B2
981	zahtevati	to require; to demand	verb	B2
982	molba	request; plea	noun	B2
983	moliti	to ask; to plead; to pray	verb	B1
984	zahvaliti	to thank (se)	verb	B1
985	čestitati	to congratulate	verb	B2
986	poklon	gift; present	noun	A2
987	pokloniti	to give (as a gift)	verb	B2
988	proslava	celebration	noun	B2
989	praznik	holiday; feast day	noun	B1
990	rođendan	birthday	noun	A2
991	venčanje	wedding	noun	B2
992	oženiti	to marry; to get married (se)	verb	B2
993	brak	marriage	noun	B1
994	suprug	husband; spouse	noun	B1
995	supruga	wife; spouse	noun	B1
996	deda	grandfather	noun	A2
997	baba	grandmother; old woman	noun	A2
998	unuk	grandson; grandchild	noun	B1
999	komšiluk	neighborhood	noun	B2
1000	oblast	region; area; field	noun	B2

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Why learn Serbian words by frequency?

Word frequency is brutally top-heavy: a small core of words does almost all the work in everyday speech. Learning in frequency order front-loads exactly those words, so every hour of study unlocks the largest possible share of real conversations, shows and books — instead of textbook chapter vocabulary you might not meet for months.

How many Serbian words do I need to understand conversations?

The 100 most common Serbian words already cover roughly half of everyday speech, the top 1,000 around 85%, and about 2,500–3,000 words push you past 95%. That last stretch is the long tail — but this list is the highest-value first mile: master it and most sentences you hear will be built from words you know.

What do the CEFR levels next to the words mean?

Each word carries the CEFR level (A1–B2) at which learners typically study it. Most of the top 1,000 is A1–A2 — high frequency and beginner vocabulary largely overlap — with the tail reaching into B1–B2. If the B1 and B2 words in the list feel unfamiliar, that is a normal place for an A2 learner to be.

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Is this a list of dictionary forms or word forms?

Serbian is shown here in the Latin alphabet. Verbs are listed in the infinitive (biti 'to be', imati 'to have', raditi 'to do'); reflexive verbs keep their se particle (zvati se). Nouns appear in the nominative singular. Serbian declines for seven cases, so you'll meet each lemma in many endings.

How should I study this list?

Don't memorize it top to bottom in one go. Work in slices (the Top 250 view is a good first target), listen to every word as you review it, and meet the same words in context as fast as possible — graded stories and podcasts at your level are where frequency vocabulary actually sticks. Spaced-repetition flashcards work well for the concrete nouns and verbs in the tail.

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