How to Say “Good Morning” in Bosnian
Good morning in Bosnian is dobro jutro. You use dobro jutro when seeing someone for the first time in the morning.
About Bosnian
Bosnian is one of the three official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina, together with Croatian and Serbian. The three are standard forms of the same South Slavic language, and their speakers understand each other easily. Bosnian is also used in Montenegro and by Bosniak communities in Serbia and abroad. It has more words borrowed from Turkish, Arabic and Persian than Croatian or Serbian, and merhaba is a common informal hello.
Bosnian is written as it sounds, one letter for each sound. C sounds like the ts in "cats", č and ć are two kinds of ch, š is sh, ž is like the s in "measure" and j is like the y in "yes". Use Vi as the polite "you" with strangers and older people and ti with friends.
| Family | Indo-European, South Slavic |
|---|---|
| Official in | Bosnia and Herzegovina (with Croatian and Serbian) |
| Script | Latin alphabet, also Cyrillic |
| Codes | bs (ISO 639-1), bos (ISO 639-3) |
Classification: Wikidata. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
How to Say “Where Is the Bathroom?” in Bosnian
The English phrase “where is the bathroom?” is translated into Bosnian as Gdje je toalet? This phrase is used to ask for the location of a toilet.
How to Say “Cousin” in Bosnian
The Bosnian word for cousin is rođak. The term rođak is used to refer to a cousin, the child of a person’s parent’s brother or sister.
How to Say “Dad” in Bosnian
In Bosnian, the word for dad is tata. tata is an informal noun used to refer to a father.
How to Say “Stupid” in Bosnian
The English word “stupid” is translated into Bosnian as glup. The primary way to describe someone lacking intelligence is with the adjective glup.
How to Say “Cat” in Bosnian
The word for cat in Bosnian is mačka. The word is used to refer to the domestic species of cat.
How to Say “Stop” in Bosnian
To say stop in Bosnian, use stani. The word is used to tell someone to cease a physical movement or to stop an action.
How to Say “Hello” in Bosnian
The English phrase “hello” can be translated into Bosnian using several forms, most commonly zdravo.
How to Say “Monkey” in Bosnian
The Bosnian word for monkey is majmun. The term majmun refers to a primate.
How to Say “Eat” in Bosnian
The English verb ‘eat’ is translated into Bosnian as jesti. The word jesti is used to describe the act of eating a meal.