добро јутро
dòbro jȕtro/dǒbro jûtro/Cyrillic
Good morning in Serbian is добро јутро (dòbro jȕtro). Wiktionary also lists dobro jutro.
Meaning: when seeing someone for the first time in the morning (intj)
Ways to say it
| Serbian | Romanization (Wiktionary) | IPA | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| добро јутро | dòbro jȕtro | /dǒbro jûtro/ | Cyrillic |
| dobro jutro | /dǒbro jûtro/ | Latin |
dobro jutro is the most common and standard way to say "good morning" in Serbian. It is typically used from the early morning until around 10:00 or 11:00 AM.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the adjective dobro (good) and the neuter noun jutro (morning).
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective dobro is in the neuter gender form to agree with the neuter noun jutro.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is dòbro jȕtro. The IPA is /dǒbro jûtro/.
Did you know?
- The word jutro shares a distant linguistic ancestor with the English word 'east', as both stem from the Proto-Indo-European root for 'dawn'.
- Serbian is one of the few languages that uses two official scripts, meaning you will see добро јутро in Cyrillic and dobro jutro in Latin letters with equal frequency.
- The greeting dobro jutro is strictly for the early hours, and transitioning too late into the day with it can signal that you have just woken up or are being ironic.
Examples in context
- Dobro jutro. Kako si?Good morning. How are you?This sentence is useful for following up a greeting with a question about how someone is using dobro jutro.Tatoeba #5991026 by dzoja, translation #434812 by lukaszpp
- Добро јутро.Good morning.This sentence is a simple way to say добро јутро.Tatoeba #8842134 by Lebad, translation #2258234 by _undertoad
- Здраво, Том. Добро јутро.Hello, Tom. Good morning.This sentence shows how to include добро јутро in a greeting for a specific person.Tatoeba #398836 by FeuDRenais, translation #30314 by CM
- Dobro jutro, kako ste?Good morning, how are you?
- 4 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Marko and Marija meet in the kitchen for breakfast.
- MarkoДобро јутро, Марија.Good morning, Marija.
- MarijaДобро јутро, Марко. Јеси ли спавао?Good morning, Marko. Did you sleep?
- MarkoЈесам, одморио сам се.Yes, I rested.
- MarijaДрago ми је. Хајде на кафу.I am glad. Let's have some coffee.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “good morning” translations and entries добро јутро, dobro jutro, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries dobro, jutro, добро, јутро, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
