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Serbian Vocabulary → Introduction to Serbian Vocabulary → Numbers and Counting

Numbers and counting are essential parts of any language, and Serbian is no exception. In this lesson, we will learn how to count and use numbers in Serbian.

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Basic Numbers

Let's start with the basics. Here are the numbers from one to ten in Serbian:

Serbian	Pronunciation	English
један	YED-an	one
два	dva	two
три	tree	three
четири	CHEH-tea-ree	four
пет	pet	five
шест	shest	six
седам	SEH-dam	seven
осам	OH-sam	eight
девет	DEH-vet	nine
десет	DEH-set	ten

As you can see, Serbian numbers are straightforward to learn, with some unique pronunciations to note. From here, counting higher is relatively easy.

Counting Higher Numbers

To count higher numbers, let's learn some Serbian number rules. In Serbian, you add numbers together to form higher numbers. Here are the Serbian numbers for 11-20:

Serbian	Pronunciation	English
једанаест	YED-a-na-est	eleven
дванаест	DV-a-na-est	twelve
тринаест	trinaest	thirteen
четрнаест	chet-r-na-est	fourteen
петнаест	pet-na-est	fifteen
шеснаест	shees-na-est	sixteen
седамнаест	seh-dam-na-est	seventeen
осамнаест	OH-sam-na-est	eighteen
деветнаест	DEH-vet-na-est	nineteen
двадесет	dv-a-des-et	twenty

After twenty, you simply join several numbers to make a larger number. For example, to say "56" in Serbian, you say "petdeset šest," which means "50 six." Here are some examples of counting higher numbers in Serbian:

Serbian	Pronunciation	English
тридесет три	tree-des-et tree	thirty-three
четрдесет пет	chet-r-des-et pet	forty-five
шездесет шест	shez-des-et shest	sixty-six
седамдесет девет	seh-dam-des-et DEH-vet	seventy-nine
сто десет	stoh DEH-set	one hundred ten

Note that Serbian uses the Latin script, so it may be easier for many people to read.

Fractions and Decimals

To say fractions in Serbian, use the word "deo" to indicate the fraction. For example:

пола (po-la) - half
трећина (tresh-ti-na) - one-third
четвртина (chet-vr-ti-na) - one-fourth

To express decimals, Serbian uses a comma instead of a period. For example, to say "3.14" in Serbian, you would say "tri zarez jedanaest četvrtina" (three comma eleven quarters).

Conclusion

Numbers and counting are all around us, and it’s essential to know how to use them in every language we learn. In this lesson, we learned how to count and use numbers in Serbian, and we hope it was helpful to you.

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