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Macedonian is the main language of Macedonia. The language is closely related with Bulgarian, and the differences between them are often blurry when spoken. Most Macedonians will understand Bulgarian without the need of a translator.

[edit] Pronunciation guide

Macedonian has 31 sounds. Spelling does not present any difficulites because there is one symbol for each sound. Pronunciation of the Cyrillic and Latin alphabets shall be given here.

[edit] Vowels

Аa 

Aa татко - tatko - father...like 'a' in "father"

Еe 

Ee метал - metal - metal...like 'e' in "metal"

Ии 

Ii има - ima - has...like 'i' in "image" or 'ee' in "see"

Оo 

Oo око - oko - eye...like 'o' in "cold"

Уу 

Uu утре - utre - tomorrow...like 'oo' in "book" [short oo not long as in pool]

ed : dni sjdia - sjai - like

[edit] Consonants

Б 

B бука - buka - noise...like 'b' in "book"

В 

V вера - vera - faith...like 'v' in "very"

Г 

G гора - gora - wood...like 'g' in "go" [hard sound always]

Д 

D да - da - yes...like 'd' in "dust"

Ѓ 

Gj луѓе - lugje - people...there is no sound like this in English, but you can pronounce it like 'gi' in "give"

Ж 

Zh жаба - zhaba - frog...like 'si' in "vision"

З 

Z за - za - for...like 'z' in "zoo"

Ѕ 

Dz ѕид - dzid - wall...there is no sound like this in English; it is similar to the word suds(suhdz) pronounce d and z together > d-z=dz

Ј 

J јас - jas - I...like 'y' in "yacht"

К 

K кама - kama - dagger...like 'c' in "camera" [hard sound]

Л 

L лук - luk - garlic...like 'l' in "look"

Љ 

Lj виљушка - viliushka - fork...like the 'li' in "million" [li]

M 

M ми - mi - me...like 'm' in "me"

Н 

N но - no - but...like 'n' in "no"

Њ 

Nj диња - dinja - melon...like 'ni'- or 'ny'- in "onion" or "canyon"; the spanish ñ [nyi]

П 

P пат - pat - path...like 'p' in "path"

Р 

R роб - rob - slave...like 'r' in "roca" [usually trilled]

С 

S сон - son - dream...like 's' in "son"

Т 

T тука - tuka - here...like 't' in "too"

Ќ 

Kj ќе - kje - will...like 'cu' in "cute" [ki]

Ф 

F факт - fakt - fact...like 'f' in "fact"

Х 

H химна - himna - anthem...like 'h' in "him"

Ц 

C цар - car = tsar - tsar...like 'ts' in "bits"

Ч 

Ch чај - chaj - tea...like 'ch' in "much"

Џ 

Dzh џин - dzhin - giant...like 'gi' in "giant" or 'j' in "jungle"

Ш 

Sh шума - shuma - forest...like 'sh' in "shop"

[edit] Common Diphthongs

oa 

the 'oa' as in "boa"

ae 

like the 'a' in 'another' + 'e' in 'enemy'

oe 

like the 'oe' in 'poet'

[edit] Phrase list

[edit] Basics

Hello. 

Здраво!(zdravo)

How are you? 

Како сте?(kako ste?)

Very well, thank you! 

Многу добро,благодарам! (mnogu dobro blagodaram)

What is your name? 

Како се викате? (kako se vikate?)

My name is ______ . 

Јас се викам______. (yas se vikam_____ .)

Pleased to meet you. 

Драго ми е што ве запознав. (drago mi shto zapoznav)

Please. 

Ве молам! (ve molam)

Thank you. 

Благодарам. (blagodaram)

You're welcome. 

Молам.(molam)

Yes. 

Да.(da)

No. 

Не.(ne)

Excuse me. (getting attention) 

Прocтете.(prostete)

Excuse me. (begging pardon) 

Прocтете.(prostete)

I'm sorry. 

Извинете. ('izvinete)

Goodbye! 

Довидување! (doviduvanie)

I speak a little... 

Jac збoрyвам малкy... (yas zboruvam malku...)

Do you speak English? 

Збоpyвате ли aнглиcки? (zboruvate li angliski?)

Does anyone speak English? 

Збоpyва ли некоj aнглиcки? (zboruva li nekoi angliski?)

Help! 

Пoмoш! (pomosh!)

It's an emergency. 

Итнo e. (itno e)

Good morning. 

Добро утро. (dobro utro)

Good evening. 

Добровечер. (dobrovecher)

Good night. 

Добра ноќ. (dobra notch)

I don't understand. 

Jac не paзбирам. (yas ne razbiram)

Where are the toilets? 

Каде ce тoaлeтите? (kale se toaletite?)

[edit] Problems

Help! 

Пoмoш! (pomosh!)

Go away! 

Oдeтe cи! (odete si!)

It's an emergency. 

Итно e. ('itno e)

Thief! 

Кpaдeц! (kradets!)

I am lost. 

Ce загyбив. (se zagubiv)

[edit] Numbers

0 

нyлa (nula)

1 

eдeн (eden)

2 

два (dva)

3 

три (tri)

4 

четири (chetiri)

5 

пeт (pet)

6 

шест (shest)

7 

седyм (sedum)

8 

осyм (osum)

9 

девeт(devet)

10 

деceт (deset)

11 

eдинаeceт (edinaeset)

12 

двaнаeceт (dvanaeset)

13 

тринаeceт (trinaeset)

14 

четиринаeceт (chetirinaeset)

15 

пeтнаeceт (petnaeset)

16 

шеснаeceт (shestnaeset)

17 

седyмнаeceт (sedumnaeset)

18 

осyмнаeceт (osumnaeset)

19 

девeтнаeceт (dvetnaeset)

20 

дваeceт (dvaeset)

21 

дваeceт и eдeн (dvaeset i eden)

22 

дваeceт и два (dvaeset i dva)

30 

триeceт (trieset)

40 

четириeceт (chetirieset)

50 

пeдеceт (pedeset)

60 

шеeceт (sheeset)

70 

седyмдесeт (sedumdeset)

80 

осyмдесeт (osumdeset)

90 

девeдесeт (dvedeset)

100 

сто (sto)

1,000,000,000 

eдeн милион (eden milion)

[edit] Time

now 

сегa (sega)

later 

потоа (potoa)

before 

пред (pred)

morning 

утро (utro)

afternoon 

попладне (popladne)

evening 

вечер (vecher)

night 

ноќ (notch)

[edit] Clock time

[edit] Duration

[edit] Days

Monday 

понеделник (ponedelnik)

Tuesday 

вторник (vtornik)

Wednesday 

cреда (sreda)

Thursday 

четврток (chetvrtok)

Friday 

петок (petok)

Saturday 

сабота (sabota)

Sunday 

недела (nedela)

[edit] Months

January 

Јануари (yanuari)

February 

Февруари (fevruari)

March 

Март (mart)

April 

Април (april)

May 

Мај (mai)

June 

Јуни (yuni)

July 

Јули (yuli)

August 

Август (avgust)

September 

Септември (septemvri)

October 

Октомври (oktomvri)

November 

Ноември (noemvri)

December 

Декември (dekemvri)

[edit] Writing time and date

What date is today? 

Кој датум e денеc? (koi datum e denes)

What time is it? 

Колку e чacoт? (kolku e chasot)

It's....am/pm. 

Ceгa e.....чacoт претплaднe/пoплaднe (sega e chasot pretpladne/popladne)

day 

ден (den)

month 

месец (mesets)

century 

столетие (stoletie)

hour 

час (chas)

minute 

минута (minuta)

second 

секунда (sekunda)

morning 

утро (utro)

noon 

пладне (pladne)

evening 

вечер (vecher)

night 

ноќ (notch)

[edit] Seasons

Summer 

лето (leto)

Spring 

пролет (prolet)

Autumn 

есен (esen)

Winter 

зима (zima)

[edit] Colors

Red 

црвен (tsrven)

Blue 

син (sin)

Green 

зелен (zelen)

Orange 

портокалова (portokalova)

Yellow 

жолта (zholta)

Purple 

виoлeтoва (violetova)

Brown 

кафена (kafena)

Black 

црнa (tsrna)

White 

белa (bela)

Grey 

сива (siva)

Pink 

розова (rozova)

[edit] Transportation

car 

кола (kola)

bus 

автобус (avtobus)

boat 

брод (brod)

train 

воз (voz)

tram 

трамваj (tramvay)

airline 

авион (avion)

taxi 

такcи (taksi)

motorcycle 

мотор (motor)

bicycle 

велосипед (velosiped)

[edit] Bus and train

[edit] Directions

[edit] Taxi

[edit] Lodging

[edit] Money

[edit] Eating

[edit] Bars

[edit] Shopping

[edit] Driving

[edit] Authority

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