10 Montenegrin phrases from Montenegro language

To connect with Montenegrin people very fast we will teach you 10 or more phrases from Montenegro language and some Montenegrin customs.  But if you need help to learn it better, you can contact us and we will find you a teacher 🙂

Montenegro is a country with beautiful weather, a lot of sunny days, nice climate, wild nature, great wine. So you must guess, Montenegrin people have easy going spirit, relax way of life and warm heart. We speak loud, a lot and we like to hug and to kiss when we meet with each other. When you are visiting family for example of your girlfriend/boyfriend by old Montenegrin custom you are kissing three times in the cheeks. While with friends only once and you can give them a hug as well. When you come in someone’s house they will offer you Turkish coffee and grappa. Grappa of course for circulation and better mood. Although in Turkey they will never offer you this strong coffee what we drink 🙂

  Montenegrin custom kissing three times in the cheeks or one time when you meet a friends.

Montenegro language is not too hard. When we say it is not hard, well depending which language(s) you speak. Montenegro language is from the Slavic roots and we have two alphabet Cyrillic and Latin.

What language do Montenegro speak?

We speak Montenegrin. A lot of you ask us is it the same like Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian? Yes, almost the same, we completely understand each other. We will give you this Montenegrin phrases most often used. Let’s go to work :

• Ćao (Ciao)- we use this for unofficial Hi and Buy, in most of a situation you can use Ćao, that is Hello in Montenegro
• Dobar dan Good afternoon is more polite 
• Dovidjenja Goodbye
• Da / Ne means Yes/No 
• Živeli Cheers you must know this, after all we are wine region
• Rakija our local alcoholic drink with more than 40% of alcohol, healing everything. Also one old custom is to drink rakija (grrapa) on empty stomach in the morning, you will reach 100 years old in health
• Hvala Thank you, always show your gradidute
• Vidimo se See you later
• Koliko košta How much does it cost, you need this if you visiting green market and you can’t see prices shown  
• Divno When you want to express that something is beautiful 
• Lepa si / Lep si When you want to tell to a woman she is beautiful / to a man he is beautiful 
• Idemo Let’s go , this also can be when you order some song, local and words touch you in the heart 🙂 
• Dobrodošli Welcome in our beautiful country

This are some tips you should know, but don’t hesitate to explain or ask Montenegrin people something with hands, after all that is more funny.