здраво и добродошли
zdravo i dobrodošli
The Serbian phrase for "hello and welcome" is здраво и добродошли (zdravo i dobrodošli).
This phrase is a greeting used to welcome one or more people to a place or an event.
How does it change in a sentence?
If you are welcoming only one woman, the second word changes to the feminine singular form dobrodošla.
How do you pronounce it?
zdravo i dobrodošli
Did you know?
- In Serbian culture, a welcome is often accompanied by the offering of ракија, a potent fruit brandy, regardless of the time of day.
- The Serbian language uses two different alphabets, meaning this phrase can be written in Cyrillic as здраво и добродошли or in Latin as zdravo i dobrodošli.
- The word добродошли is a fossilized verb form. It literally means 'you have arrived well', treating the welcome as a completed action.
Examples in context
- Здраво и добродошли у наш ресторан.Hello and welcome to our restaurant.
- Здраво и добродошли на састанак.Hello and welcome to the meeting.
Example conversation
Milica welcomes Nikola to a professional workshop.
- MilicaЗдраво и добродошли на семинар, Никола.Hello and welcome to the seminar, Nikola.
- NikolaХвала вам много, Милице.Thank you very much, Milica.
- MilicaРадо вас видимо овде.We are glad to see you here.
- NikolaЗаиста се радујем овом курсу.I am really looking forward to this course.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries добродошли, и, CC BY-SA 4.0.
