Seasons - Годишни времиња /Godishni vreminja/

Spring - Пролет /Prolet/
Summer - Лето /Leto/
Autumn - Есен /Esen/
Winter - Зима /Zima/

What season it is? - Кое годишно време е? /Koe godishno vreme e?/
It is spring. - Пролет е. /Prolet e./




Year -
Година /Godina/
Years - Години /Godini/

year 2008 - Две илјади и osma година /Dve iljadi i osma godina/
year 2000 - Две илјада /Dve iljada/
year 1995 - Илјада деветстотини деведесет и петта /Iljada devetstotini, devedeset i petta godina/
year 1990 - Илјада деветстотини и деведесета /Iljada devetstotini i devedeseta godina/
year 1985 - Илјада деветстотини, осумдесет и петта /Iljada devetstotini, osumdeset i petta godina/
year 1720 - Илјада седумстотини и дваесетта /Iljada sedumstotini i dvaesetta godina/
year 560 - Петстотини и шеесетта година /Petstotini i sheesetta godina/
year 373 BC - Триста седумдесет и трета година пред нашата ера (ПНЕ) /Trista sedumdeset i treta godina pred nashata era (PNE)/

What year is it? - Која година е? /Koja godina e?/
It is year 2008 - Две илјади и осма година е. /Dve iljadi i osma godina e./
It is the 5th of November 2008 - Петти ноември, две илјади и осма година. /Petti noemvri, dve iljadi i osma godina./

The months of the year - Месеците во годината /Mesecite vo godinata/

Month - Месец /Mesec/
Months - Месеци /Meseci/
Year - Година /Godina/
Weekend - Години /Godini/

January -
Јануари /Januari/
February - Февруари /Fevruari/
March - Март /Mart/
April - Април /April/
May - Мај /Maj/
June - Јуни /Juni/
July - Јули /Juli/
August - Август /Avgust/
September - Септември /Septemvri/
October - Октомври /Oktomvri/
November - Ноември /Noemvri/
December - Декември /Dekemvri/

What month is it? - Кој месец е? /Koj mesec e?/
It is March - Март /Mart/

The days of the week - Деновите во седмицата /Denovite vo sedmicata/

Day - Ден /Den/
Days - Денови /Denovi/
Week - Седмица /Sedmica/
Weekend - Викенд /Vikend/

Monday -
Понеделник /Ponedelnik/
Tuesday - Вторник /Vtornik/
Wednesday - Среда /Sreda/
Thursday - Четврток /Chetvrtok/
Friday - Петок /Petok/
Saturday - Сабота /Sabota/
Sunday - Недела /Nedela/

What day is it today? - Кој ден е денес? /Koj den e denes?/
Today is Monday - Денес е понеделник. /Denes e ponedelnik./

Now we are going to learn the verb TO HAVE (Глаголот ИМАМ) in Macedonian

Present tense (Сегашно време)
I have - Јас имам (Jas imam)
You have - Ти имаш (Ti imash)
He has - Тој има (Toj ima)
She has - Таа има (Taa ima)
It has - Тоа има (Toa ima)

We have - Ние имаме (Nie imame)
You have - Вие имате (Vie imate)
They have - Тие имаат (Tie imaat)

Example:
I have a dog - Јас имам куче
She has a doll - Таа има кукла



Past tense (Минато време)
I had - Јас имав (Jas imav)
You had - Ти имаше (Ti imashe)
He had - Тој имаше (Toj imashe)
She had - Таа имаше (Taa imashe)
It had - Тоа имаше (Toa imashe)

We had - Ние имавме (Nie imavme)
You had - Вие имавте (Vie imavte)
They had - Тие имаа (Tie imaa)


Example:
I had a dog - Јас имав куче
She had a doll - Таа имаше кукла



Past perfect tense (Минато свршено време)
I have had - Јас сум имал (Jas sum imal)
You have had - Ти си имал (Ti si imal)
He has had - Тој е имал (Toj e imal)
She has had - Таа е имала (Taa e imala)
It has had - Тоа е имало (Toa e imalo)

We have had - Ние сме имале (Nie sme imale)
You have had - Вие сте имале (Vie ste imale)
They have had - Тие се имале (Tie se imale)


Example:
I have had a headache - Јас сум имал(m)/имала(f) главоболка
She has had a headache - Таа е имала главоболка



Simple Future tense (Идно време)
I will have - Јас ќе имам (Jas ke imam)
You will have - Ти ќе имаш (Ti ke imash)
He will have - Тој ќе има (Toj ke ima)
She will have - Таа ќе има (Taa ke ima)
It will have - Тоа ќе има (Toa ke ima)

We will have - Ние ќе имаме (Nie ke imame)
You will have - Вие ќе имате (Vie ke imate)
They will have - Тие ќе имаат (Tie ke imaat)


Example:
I will have a dog - Јас ќе имам куче
She will have a doll - Таа ќе има кукла

Ok, there are some prepositions in Macedonian, if you want to ask me for another preposition in Macedonian feel free to leave a comment and ask me...

без /bez/ = without
близу /blizu/ = near
додека, дo /dodeka, do/ = to, until
долж /dolz/ = along
под /pod/ = under
пред /pred/ = in front of
зад /zad/ = behind
помеѓу /pomegu/ = between
над /nad/ = on top of, above, over
вон /von/ = outside of, beyond
кон /kon/ = toward
кај /kaj/ = at
покрај /pokraj/ = by, beside, near, alongside
накрај /nakraj/ = at the end of
низ /niz/ = through
меѓу /megu/ = among, between
на /na/ = on, at
наместо, место /namesto, mesto/ = instead of, in place of
наспроти, спроти /nasproti, sproti/ = opposite
низ /niz/ = downwards
за /za/ = about
од /od/ = from, since
околу /okolu/ = around, about
освен /osven/ = except
по /po/ = per, by
после, по /posle, po/ = after
преку /preku/ = above, over, beyond
при /pri/ = at, over, by
против /protiv/ = against
поради /poradi/ = because of, for the sake of
со /so/ = with, by
слично /slicno/ = similar, like
сред /sred/ = midst, in the middle
дури /duri/ = even, while
во /vo/ = in
наспроти /nasproti/ = in defiance of
внатре /vnatre/ = inside, within
за /za/ = for, after
заради /zaradi/ = because of, due to
зашто /zasto/ = because, since

Now we are going to learn the verb TO BE (Глаголот СУМ) in Macedonian

Present tense (Сегашно време)
I am - Јас сум (Jas sum)
You are - Ти си (Ti si)
He is - Тој е (Toj e)
She is - Таа е (Taa e)
It is - Тоа е (Toa e)

We are - Ние сме (Nie sme)
You are - Вие сте (Vie ste)
They are - Тие се (Tie se)

Example:
I am a student - Јас сум студент
She is hungry - Таа е гладна



Past tense (Минато време)
I was - Јас бев (Jas bev)
You were - Ти беше (Ti beshe)
He was - Тој беше (Toj beshe)
She was - Таа беше (Taa beshe)
It was - Тоа беше (Toa beshe)

We were - Ние бевме (Nie bevme)
You were - Вие бевте (Vie bevte)
They were - Тие беа (Tie bea)


Example:
I was a student - Јас бев студент
She was hungry - Таа беше гладна



Past perfect tense (Минато свршено време)
I have been - Јас сум бил (Jas bev)
You have been - Ти си бил (Ti beshe)
He has been - Тој е бил (Toj beshe)
She has been - Таа е била (Taa beshe)
It has been - Тоа е било (Toa beshe)

We have been - Ние сме биле (Nie sme bile)
You have been - Вие сте биле (Vie ste bile)
They have been - Тие се биле (Tie se bile)


Example:
I have been employed - Јас сум бил вработен
She has been employed - Таа е била вработена



Simple Future tense (Идно време)
I will be - Јас ќе бидам (Jas ke bidam)
You will be - Ти ќе бидеш (Ti ke bidesh)
He will be - Тој ќе биде (Toj ke bide)
She will be - Таа ќе биде (Taa ke bide)
It will be - Тоа ќе биде (Toa ke bide)

We will be - Ние ќе бидеме (Nie ke bideme)
You will be - Вие ќе бидете (Vie ke bidete)
They will be - Тие ќе бидат (Tie ke bidat)


Example:
I will be a student - Јас ќе бидам студент (male)
She will be a student - Таа ќе биде студентка

In the third lesson you are going to learn how to say numbers from 1 to 10 (including zero) in Macedonian:


ENGLISH - MACEDONIAN CYRILLIC - MACEDONIAN LATIN

ZERO - НУЛА - NULA
ONE - ЕДЕН - EDEN
TWO - ДВА - DVA
THREE - ТРИ - TRI
FOUR - ЧЕТИРИ - CHETIRI
FIVE - ПЕТ - PET
SEX - ШЕСТ - SHEST
SEVEN - СЕДУМ - SEDUM
EIGHT - ОСУМ - OSUM
NINE - ДЕВЕТ - DEVET
TEN - ДЕСЕТ - DESET

And now here is the video...

In the second lesson "Greetings" we are going to learn some basic words and phrases in Macedonian.


ENGLISH - MACEDONIAN CYRILLIC - MACEDONIAN LATIN

YES - ДА - DA
NO - НЕ - NE
HELLO - ЗДРАВО - ZDRAVO
GOOD MORNING - ДОБРО УТРО - DOBRO UTRO
GOOD AFTERNOON - ДОБАР ДЕН - DOBAR DEN
GOOD EVENING - ДОБРА ВЕЧЕР - DOBRA VECHER
GOOD NIGHT - ДОБРА НОЌ - DOBRA NOK
GOOD BYE - ПРИЈАТНО - PRIJATNO
BYE BYE - ЧАО - CHAO
SEE YOU SOON - ДОВИДУВАЊЕ - DOVIDUVANJE

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
informal 2nd person singular: КАКО СЕ ВИКАШ? - KAKO SE VIKASH?
formal 2nd person plural: КАКО СЕ ВИКАТЕ? - KAKO SE VIKATE?
MY NAME IS... - ЈАС СЕ ВИКАМ... - JAS SE VIKAM...

HOW ARE YOU?
informal 2nd person singular: КАКО СИ? - KAKO SI?
formal 2nd person plural: КАКО СТЕ? - KAKO STE?
FINE, AND YOU? - ДОБРО, А ВИЕ? - DOBRO, A VIE?

HOW OLD ARE YOU?
informal 2nd person singular: КОЛКУ ГОДИНИ СИ? - KOLKU GODINI SI?
formal 2nd person plural: КОЛКУ ГОДИНИ СТЕ? - KOLKU GODINI STE?
I'M ... YEARS OLD - ЈАС СУМ ГОДИНИ... - JAS SUM GODINI...

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
informal 2nd person singular: ОД КАДЕ СИ? - OD KADE SI?
formal 2nd person plural: ОД КАДЕ СТЕ? - OD KADE STE?
I'M FROM MACEDONIA - ЈАС СУМ ОД МАКЕДОНИЈА - JAS SUM OD MAKEDONIJA

DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH?
informal 2nd person singular: ЗБОРУВАШ АНГЛИСКИ? - ZBORUVASH ANGLISKI?
formal 2nd person plural: ЗБОРУВАТЕ АНГЛИСКИ? - ZBORUVATE ANGLISKI?

DO YOU SPEAK MACEDONIAN?
informal 2nd person singular: ЗБОРУВАШ МАКЕДОНСКИ? - ZBORUVASH MAKEDONSKI?
formal 2nd person plural: ЗБОРУВАТЕ МАКЕДОНСКИ? - ZBORUVATE MAKEDONSKI?
YES, I SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MACEDONIAN - ДА, ЗБОРУВАМ МАЛКУ МАКЕДОНСКИ - DA, ZBORUVAM MALKU MAKEDONSKI

PLEASE!
informal 2nd person singular: ТЕ МОЛАМ! - TE MOLAM!
formal 2nd person plural: ВЕ МОЛАМ! - VE MOLAM!

THANK YOU - БЛАГОДАРАМ - BLAGODARAM
WELCOME! - ДОБРОДОЈДОВТЕ! - DOBRODOJDOVTE!
EXCUSE ME! - ИЗВИНЕТЕ! - IZVINETE!
GOOD LUCK! - СО СРЕЌА! - SO SREKA!
CONGRATULATIONS! - ЧЕСТИТКИ! - CHESTITKI!

BYE BYE AND SEE YOU NEXT TIME! - ЧАО И ДОВИДУВАЊЕ ДО СЛЕДНИОТ ПАТ! - CHAO I DOVIDUVANJE DO SLEDNIOT PAT!

And now here is the video...

Macedonian is official language of the Republic of Macedonia and is an Indo-European language from the family of Slavic languages which belongs to the South-Slavic group. At the same time, it is a Balkan language.

It was established as the official language of the Republic of Macedonia at the First Session of the Assembly for the National Liberation of Macedonia, held on August 2, 1944. The closest relative of Macedonian language is Bulgarian. Macedonian Standard language is based on the central variants of the western dialects, although there are other dialects (variants).

The Macedonian language uses the Cyrillic alphabet. There are 31 sounds in the Macedonian language. In the Macedonian Cyrillic alphabet, there is one symbol for each sound, that is, there are as many letters as sounds /31/, which means it is completely phonetic. Spelling in Macedonian is not difficult since there is one symbol for each sound. That's why Macedonian is one of the easiest languages to learn to read and write.


The Macedonian Cyrillic alphabet has 31 letters that correspond to the 31 sounds (5 vowels and 26 consonants).


The Letters of the Macedonian alphabet are:


А а , Б б , В в , Г г , Д д , Ѓ ѓ , Е е , Ж ж , З з , Ѕ ѕ , И и ,

Ј ј , К к , Л л , Љ љ , М м , Н н , Њ њ , О о , П п , Р р ,

С с , Т т , Ќ ќ , У у , Ф ф , Х х , Ц ц , Ч ч , Џ џ , Ш ш .


In this video you can hear and see every letter how is pronounced and how is written:


Why learn Macedonian?

Posted by M | 9:23 PM | 0 comments »

There are so many reasons why you should learn Macedonian language, for example:

1. Macedonian is spoken by 2 million people in the Republic of Macedonia, and also by Macedonian minority in the neighbor countries: Greece, Bulgaria, Albania and Serbia, and by the Macedonian diaspora in USA, Canada, Australia and Europe.

2. If you can speak or understand Macedonian you would be also understood in Bulgaria, Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Macedonia is closely related to the languages spoken in those countries as they are from the same linguistic group (South Slavic).

3. Learning Macedonian you would have the opportunity to learn more about an ancient nation, its culture, traditions and history, from Alexander the Great till today.

4. Knowing Macedonian you can follow the daily news and politics in all Slavic speaking Balkan countries.

5. You will learn another alphabet, the Cyrillic. Macedonian uses Cyrillic. But don't be afraid at all, it is a very easy alphabet to learn and use. All characters that are written are pronounced and it will be very easy for you to read and write.

6. There is not a case system, making it Macedonian even easier. And Macedonian has regulated stress, which means you won't have any problems with the accent.

Just there are so many reasons why you should start learning Macedonian. I encourage you to start learning it right now! I'm here to help you with any problem you might have!!!!!

Just enjoy learning an ancient nation language! Enjoy learning Macedonian!