Numbers in Serbian

Learning numbers in Serbian – first steps

Statistically, the first thing people usually learn in a foreign language, is counting to 10. If you’re on this page, you’re probably already familiar with some, if not most, of the Serbian numbers.

If we know nothing of a language, we learn numbers 1 to 10 (and bad words, but that’s another topic). We teach our children to count to 10 in Italian, German or French, or all three.

Counting is very easy. It’s like learning a nursery rhyme of 10 words. Just keep repeating until you’ve learned it:

1. jedan
2. dva
3. tri
4. četiri
5. pet
6. šest
7. sedam
8. osam
9. devet
10. deset

And repeat, counting your fingers to feel the number. That’s the first step.

Use the audio recordings on this page. Click play by the numbers, listen to the sound and repeat aloud to get the pronunciation right.

Learn numbers in Serbian from 0 to 10

Read the word and click on the play icon to listen to the native speaker and practice pronunciation. Click next to do exercises.

Learn numbers in Serbian: 11 to 19

Learn numbers from 11 to 19 in Serbian. Note: when you learn the basic numbers 1 to 10, you just add -naest. In some teens, we also change a couple of letters. With a basic number + naest, you’re understood, but to learn them properly: read, listen and repeat aloud!

Learn numbers in Serbian: decades

Learn all decades, or desetice in Serbian: 10, 20, 30, … up to 100. When you learn the basic numbers 2 to 9, just add -deset. In some decades, we also change a couple of letters. With a “basic number + deset” formulation, you’re understood. But if you want to learn these numbers properly, here they are below.

Learn numbers in Serbian: hundreds

Learn all Serbian hundreds or stotine in Serbian, from 100 (sto) to 1000 (hiljadu).