Bolivia (Plurinational State of Bolivia, Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia, Bulivya Mamallaqta, Wuliwya Suyu) has recognized the Republic of Macedonia under the constitutional name.

Bolivia's government has decided to use the Republic of Macedonia's constitutional name in future bilateral communications.

Bolivia was the first country from the South American continent to establish diplomatic relations with the Republic of Macedonia.

Bolivia is now the 131 country using the term Republic of Macedonia.

Links:
Bolivia on wikipedia
Macedonia on wikipedia

Zimbabwe (Republic of Zimbabwe, Southern Rhodesia, Rhodesia, the Republic of Rhodesia, Zimbabwe Rhodesia) has recognized the Republic of Macedonia under the constitutional name.

The countries' governments established diplomatic relations.

Zimbabwe is the 130th country which has recognized the Republic of Macedonia under the constitutional name.

Macedonia has established diplomatic ties with a total of 162 countries.

Links:
Zimbabwe on wikipedia
Macedonia on wikipedia

Syria (Syrian Arab Republic, الجمهورية العربية السورية, Al-Jumhūriyyah al-ʿArabiyyah as-Sūriyyah) and the Republic of Macedonia (Република Македонија), yesterday in New York during the 65th Session of the UN General Assembly, established diplomatic relations at ambassadorial level.

Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki and his Syrian counterpart Walid al-Muallem, has signed a joint communique, which under the UN protocol will be distributed to all member countries.

"Relations between the two countries, according to a communique will be developed according to the principles of mutual respect, friendship, and recognition of territorial integrity and sovereignty of both countries. Moreover, this act will open broad opportunities for cooperation between Syria and Macedonia in all spheres of mutual interest" said a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The initiative to establish official diplomatic ties with Damascus was launched in April 2007, during an official visit to Syria by Mr. Milososki.

Syria is the 129 th country to officially recognize the constitutional name of Macedonia.

Learn Macedonian - Basic expressions for Travelers

Here is a link for you to download an application I have just found, it is a speaking clock which tells the time in various languages including Macedonian.

Here is the link to download the application "Speaking clock": Speaking clock link
And this is the download link for the Macedonian language: Macedonian language link

First, you have to download the Speaking clock, then install it, after that, download the Macedonian language file and just run it and it will install.

The application is free! On the official website you can also find a deluxe (paid) version.

This is the official website for the application: http://www.lux-aeterna.com/

I recommend this application, I tried it and really like it.

Now this is a song in Macedonian for the Macedonians that had been expatriated from their homes in Greece. For the horrifying exodus that happened after the south Macedonia belonged to Greece in 1913.
A very sad one...

Постојам - I exist

Успешно ги скроив сите рани кои ги прави
таа коба длабоко во тебе.
With victory I tailored cuts that once were bleeding by the evil that you hide.

Онемев за твоите зборови за твоите немири
да ништиш мое сé
I stand mute before your restelesness that hunts you to destroy everything of mine.

Собирав љубов небесна...
Gathering love from Heavens

Собрав и снага да те гледам.
I gathered the strength to keep on watching

Можам да кажам сега, остана сé, зад мене.
Now I can say I've left all of it back and behind...

ПОСТОЈАМ!!!!
I EXIST!!!

Простено е сé,
I forgive you all,

од ова срце повтор штом те сретне.
with this heart of mine you won't see it moan.

Простено ти е ,
I forgive you all,

и твојта желба да ме нема веќе.
and your passion, urge, to see me gone.

...Израснав,
разбрав како да живеам...
...Growing up,
now I know how to live on...

Оф, ех, ах, ух, леле – for emotional reactions
Еј, бре, псст - for seeking attention or calling someone.

Ej – Hey
Ех, ах, - eh, ah…
Ух… – Uh…
Оф... – Oh…
Псст... – Psst…
Шшт....- Shttt…
Боже! – God!
Помош! – Help!
Срамота! – Shame!

-от –та –то –те
-ов –ва –во –ве
-он –на –но –не

The use of the suffixes depend of the gender and the number of the noun.

The suffixies –от, -ов, -он are added to the singular nouns in male gender that finnish at consonant (човекот, човеков, човекон)

The suffixes –та, -ва, -на belong to
- all the nouns of feminine gender in singular (книгата, пролетта...)
- the nouns of masculine gender that finnish with the vowel –a in singular (судијата…)
- nouns in plural of neutral gender that finnish with –а and –иња (селата, јагнињата,...)
- the plural nouns that finnish on –ја and –ишта (перјата, ридиштата)

The suffixes –то, -во, -но are added to
- all the nouns of neutral gender in singular (полето, детето)
- the nouns of masculine gender in singular that finnish on –о and –е (дедото, аташето)
- the plural nouns that finnish on –је (нивјето, снопјето)
- the plural noun луѓе (people) – луѓето (the people)

The suffixies –те, -ве, -не are added to all plural nouns that finnish on –и and –ови (столовите, броевите, масите, очите), and the plural nouns раце - hands, нозе - legs (рацете – the hands, нозете – the legs)

The definite articles despite the general determination act as space determination articles too. That space determination is made with these suffixies: -ов, -ва, -во, -ве and –он, -на, -но, -не, -от, -та, -то, те.
For example Дај ми ја книгата (Give me the book), means give me the book that is near to you.
The suffix –ов, -ва, -во, -ве is used when the object is close to the speaker.
For example Ти ја давам книгава (што ја држам), in english: I give you the book (that I’m holding).

The suffixies –он, -на, -но, -не are added if the object is far from the speaker, but the speaker can see it.
For example: Дај ми ја книгана (таа што е подалеку од тебе и од мене), in english: Give me the book (the one that is far from me and from you).

The personal names (nouns), almost all, are not added articles because thay are already determinated with its own personal name. When they are added an article, the speaker wants to show a special relation to them. Example: Марето, Надето, Стојнето. (The personal names are Маре – Марето, Наде – Надето, Стојне – Стојнето).

The geographic names are devided on nouns that can be added an determinate article (e.g. Балканот, Родопите), and that can not (Мариово, Црна Гора).

If the geographic names from the second group are added an article (e.g. Скопјево) then it shows a specific relation with the speaker. For example: Скопјево е прекрасно оваа вечер. – (The) Skopje is beautiful this night.

The colors in Macedonian....black, white, yellow, blue, green, red, brown, gray, pink, violet and orange....







So,
the color бело (white)
in male genere will be бел
in female gender will be бела
in neutral gender will be бело
in plural (for male, famale and neutral) will be бели

the same is for all the colors

Here are some examples:
Бела кола - White car (The noun 'car' is in female gender in Macedonian, so the color white will be Бела)

Црвен автобус - Red bus (The noun 'bus' is in male gender in Macedonian, so the color 'red' will be Црвен)

Сиво маче - Grey kitty (The noun 'kitty' is in neutral gender in Macedonian, so the color 'grey' will be Сиво)

Црни кондури - Black shoes (The noun shoes is in plural, so the color black will be Црни)


So here is the rule, lets take the color 'blue'
Син - for male gender
Сина - for female gender
Сино - for neutral gender
Сини - for plural

The same goes for all the colors!

Now we are going to learn the verb TO GO (Глаголот ОДАМ) in Macedonian

Present tense (Сегашно време)
I go - Јас одам (Jas odam)
You go - Ти одиш (Ti odish)
He goes - Тој оди (Toj odi)
She goes - Таа оди (Taa odi)
It goes - Тоа оди (Toa odi)

We go - Ние одиме (Nie odime)
You go - Вие одите (Vie odite)
They go - Тие одат (Tie odat)

Example:
I go for a walk - Јас одам да шетам
She goes for a walk - Таа оди да шета

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Past tense (Минато време)
I went - Јас одев (Jas odev)
You went - Ти одеше (Ti odeshe)
He went - Тој одеше (Toj odeshe)
She went - Таа одеше (Taa odeshe)
It went - Тоа одеше (Toa odeshe)

We went - Ние одевме (Nie odevme)
You went - Вие одевте (Vie odevte)
They went - Тие одеа (Tie odea)

Example:
I went for a walk - Јас одев да шетам
She went for a walk - Таа одеше да шета

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Present perfect tense (Сегашно свршено време)
I have gone - Јас сум одел (Jas sum odel)
You have gone - Ти си одел (Ti si odel)
He has gone - Тој е одел (Toj e odel)
She has gone - Таа е одела (Taa e odela)
It has gone - Тоа е одело (Toa e odelo)

We have gone - Ние сме оделе (Nie sme odele)
You have gone - Вие сте оделе (Vie ste odele)
They have gone - Тие се оделе (Tie se odele)

Example:
I have gone for a walk - Јас сум одел да шетам
She has gone for a walk - Таа е одела да шета

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Simple Future tense (Идно време)
I will go - Јас ќе одам (Jas ke odam)
You will go - Ти ќе одиш (Ti ke odish)
He will go - Тој ќе оди (Toj ke odi)
She will go - Таа ќе оди (Taa ke odi)
It will go - Тоа ќе оди (Toa ke odi)

We will go - Ние ќе одиме (Nie ke odime)
You will go - Вие ќе одите (Vie ke odite)
They will go - Тие ќе одат (Tie ke odat)

Example:
I will go for a walk - Јас ќе одам да шетам
She will go for a walk - Таа ќе оди да шета

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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:

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ENGLISH - MACEDONIAN CYRILLIC - MACEDONIAN LATIN

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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.

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ENGLISH - MACEDONIAN CYRILLIC - MACEDONIAN LATIN

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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

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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...

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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?

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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...

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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

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

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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

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

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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...