пиво
Cyrillic, neuter
beer in Serbian is пиво or pivo.
Meaning: alcoholic drink made of malt (noun)
Ways to say it
| Serbian | Note |
|---|---|
| пиво | Cyrillic, neuter |
| pivo | Latin, neuter |
The word refers to the alcoholic drink made of malt.
Which one should you use?
The word can be written in the Cyrillic script as пиво or in the Latin script as pivo.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form пива is used for the genitive singular, such as when saying 'a glass of beer' and also for the nominative plural, such as when saying 'beers'.
Did you know?
- The word pivo is actually a linguistic relative of the English word 'food'. While we use it for a drink, its ancient Proto-Slavic root refers more broadly to 'sustenance' or 'nourishment'.
- In Serbia, it is a common social custom to buy a 'round' for the whole table, and it is often considered impolite to let one person pay for all the pivo.
- While pivo is the standard word, you may hear the slang term pivko. The suffix -ko makes the beer sound small, cute or like a friendly treat.
Examples in context
- Хоће ли Том пиво?Does Tom want a beer?This sentence shows how to ask if someone wants a пиво.Tatoeba #8842032 by Lebad, translation #8828907 by CK
- 'Oće li neko pivo?Anybody want a beer?This sentence shows how to ask if anybody wants a pivo.Tatoeba #4324610 by Lebad, translation #3731475 by CM
- Daj da ti kupim pivo.Let me buy you a beer.This sentence shows how to offer to buy someone a pivo.Tatoeba #4251372 by Lebad, translation #3150665 by CK
- Molim vas, jedno pivo, hvala.I would like a beer, please.
- Koji sve tipovi piva imate?What types of beer do you have?
- Ovo pivo je ukusno!This beer is delicious!
- 26 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Milica and Luka are at a restaurant.
- MilicaШта ћеш пити, Лука?What will you drink, Luka?
- LukaЖелим једно хладно пиво.I want a cold beer.
- MilicaИ ја ћу истако.I'll have the same.
- LukaОдлично, наручимо два пива.Great, let's order two beers.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “beer” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries пиво, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
