Holiday Greetings

Level 3

Greetings use an adjective that agrees with the noun: Sretan Bajram, Sretan Božić, Sretna nova godina.

How It Works

GreetingGender
Sretan Bajram!masculine
Sretan Božić!masculine
Sretan rođendan!masculine
Sretna nova godina!feminine
Sretni praznici!masculine plural
Sretno!neuter, good luck

Neighbours often greet each other on holidays, whichever holiday it is. A friendly answer is Hvala, i tebi! (Thank you, and to you!). Some families also use a traditional greeting such as Bajram šerif mubarek olsun. You can keep it simple with Sretan Bajram.

The greeting is a short phrase and has no verb. Use a comma and the vocative to name the person: Sretan Bajram, komšijo!

Examples (5)

  1. Sretan Bajram, komšijo!

    Happy Bajram, neighbour!

    Sretan agrees with Bajram, and komšijo is the vocative.

  2. Sretan Božić, Marko!

    Merry Christmas, Marko!

    Božić is masculine, so sretan.

  3. Sretna nova godina svima!

    Happy New Year to everyone!

    Godina is feminine, so sretna.

  4. Sretan rođendan, Ajla!

    Happy birthday, Ajla!

    Rođendan is masculine, so sretan.

  5. Sretni praznici svima!

    Happy holidays to everyone!

    Praznici is plural, so sretni.

Common Mistakes

  • The adjective does not agree with the holiday.

    Sretna Bajram!
    Sretan Bajram!

    Bajram is masculine, so the adjective is sretan.

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Holiday GreetingsLevel 3

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Holidays are vocabulary.

Words in This Pattern

sretanBajramBožićpraznik