наранџа
Cyrillic, feminine
The English word orange (the fruit) is translated into Serbian as наранџа (narandža). Wiktionary also lists поморанџа and narandža.
Meaning: fruit (noun)
Ways to say it
| Serbian | Note |
|---|---|
| наранџа | Cyrillic, feminine |
| поморанџа | Cyrillic, feminine |
| narandža | Latin, feminine |
| pomorandža | Latin, feminine |
| naranča | Latin, feminine |
| pomoranča | Latin, feminine |
The primary meaning of these words is the citrus fruit. While the nouns refer to the fruit, you should use the adjective наранџаст (narandžast) if you want to describe the color orange.
Which one should you use?
The form наранџа (narandža) is the standard word used in Serbian for the fruit. Other variations such as поморанџа (pomorandža) or naranča also exist and refer to the same fruit.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
All forms of the noun for the fruit are feminine. The adjective for the color is наранџаст (narandžast).
Did you know?
- The word поморанџа (pomorandža) contains the root мор (mor), meaning 'sea', reflecting the fruit's historical origin as a product from across the sea.
- The word наранџа (narandža) is an example of a loanword that entered the language via the Ottoman Empire's influence, rather than directly from Latin.
- If you are in a Croatian-speaking area, you will almost exclusively hear naranča instead of the Serbian narandža, despite them being mutually intelligible.
Examples in context
- Na reci ima puno narandžastih pecaroša.There are many orange fishes in the river.This sentence illustrates the use of the adjective related to the form narandža.Tatoeba #4239859 by Lebad, translation #4230753 by Adelpa
- Molim vas, da li možete doneti narandže?Excuse me, can you bring some oranges, please?
- Da li imate slatkih pomorandži u prodavnici?Do you have sweet oranges in the store?
- Hoćemo li kupiti nekoliko portokala za sok?Shall we buy some oranges for juice?
- Donesi mi jednu naranču!Bring me one orange!
- Наранџа је веома слатка.The orange is very sweet.
Example conversation
Milica and Stefan are in the kitchen.
- MilicaСтефане, да ли имамо наранџа?Stefan, do we have oranges?
- StefanМислим да је остала једна.I think there is one left.
- MilicaМожеш ли ми је донети?Can you bring it to me?
- StefanЕво твоје наранџе.Here is your orange.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “orange” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
