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UNIT 1
Macedonian, the official language of the Republic of Macedonia, is an Indo-European language from
the family of Slavic languages belonging to the South-Slavic group. At the same time, it is a Balkan
language. It was proclaimed 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. Macedonian Standard
is based on the central variants of the western dialects.
Macedonian shares a set of grammatical features that set it apart from all other Slavic languages
except the Bulgarian language:
a suffixed definite article that comes after the noun, the adjective or the possessive pronoun (kniga
- book; knigata - the book);
the loss of case forms, except the vocative form in some situations (zemja - land; zemjo moja you, my land);
analytic declination - in Macedonian, as in English, prepositions have replaced cases as a way of
showing the grammatical relationships between different parts of a sentence (Daj mu ja knigata na
deteto! - Give the book to the child!; Knigata za deteto. - The book about the child.);
three-syllable accent (the accent always falls on the third syllable from the end in words of three
syllables or more) and the clear pronunciation of unaccented vowels; (pla-ni-na ; pla-ni-na-ta ; plani-na-ri-te);
double object (Jas ja sakam nea. - I love her.; Jas go sakam nego. - I love him.);
constructions with ima / nema - has / hasn't (Imam videno... - I have seen...; Nemam videno... - I
have not seen...);
constructions with sum (to be) + verb-adjective (Ne sum jaden utrovo. - I didn't eat this
morning.), etc.
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), making it completely phonetic. Spelling in Macedonian does not
present any difficulties since there is one symbol for each sound. Thus, Macedonian is surely one of
the easiest languages to learn to read and write
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1.3 PRONUNCIATION
THE PRONUNCIATION OF THE VOWELS
The vowels , , , , are pronounced like their English equivalents in the following words:
Macedonian
Cyrillic
Latin
equivalent
Pronunciation
A
E
I
O
U
NOTE: The consonant (latin equivalent: R) in some positions in a word has a vowel function. In
some of those positions, when a word begins with or when there is a vowel before the , then the
letter is writen using the sign " ' " before it: '. When (latin equivalent: r) has a vowel function it
sounds much like the middle sound in the English words girl, bird or serve:
For example, the consonant has a vowel function in these words:
/prst/ - finger > pronunciation: something like perst (pirst) ; like ir in English first
/prv/ - first > pronunciation: something like perv
/drvo/ - tree > pronunciation: something like dervo
/chetvrtok/ - Thursday > pronunciation: something like chet-ver-talk
' /'rzh/ - rye > pronunciation: something like erzh
' /'rbet/ - back, backbone > pronunciation: something like erbet
' /za'rzhi/ - to start neighing > pronunciation: something like zah-er-zhee *green
is the accent
The vocal schwa [] that appears in some dialects and words is written using the sign '`': `
[ksmet], ` [sska], ` [fstak], ` [tnka], ` [tga], ` [Vlkov] etc.
Pronunciation
B
V
G
D
Gj
Zh
Z
Dz
J
K
L
Lj
M
N
Nj
P
R
S
T
Kj
F
H
C / Ts
Ch
Dzh
Sh
UNIT 2
2.1 Dialogue I
- ! (Hello!)
* Jana Zdravo!
- ! (Hi!)
* Aleksandar Zdravo!
- . . , ? (I am a
Macedonian. My name is Jana Petrova. What is your name, please?)
* Jana - Jas sum makedonka. Moeto ime e Jana Petrova. Koj ste vie, ve molam?
- . . (I am a
Macedonian. My name is Aleksandar Markovski)
* Aleksandar - Jas sum makedonec. Moeto ime e Aleksandar Markovski.
- , ? (And who is he?)
* Jana - A, koj e toj?
- . . (He is an American, his name is
John Smith)
* Aleksandar - Toj e amerikanec. Se vika Dzhon Smit.
- ? (Is she an American as well?)
* Jana - I taa e amerikanka?
- , . . (Yes, she is an
American too, her name is Anna Brown)
* Aleksandar - Da, i taa e amerikanka. Nejzinoto ime e Ana Braun.
- , ? (And who are they?)
* Jana - A, koi se tie?
- . (They are English)
* Aleksandar - Tie se anglichani.
2.2 Dialogue II
: ! (Hello!)
* Ana: Zdravo!
: ! (Hi!)
* Dzhon: Zdravo!
: (Are you English?)
* Ana: Vie ste anglichanec?
: , , . . ,
? (No, I am not English, I am American. My name is John Smith. What
about you, are you American?)
* Dzhon: Ne, ne sum anglichanec, jas sum amerikanec. Moeto ime e Dzhon Smit. A, vie
amerikanka ste?
: , . . (Yes, I am an American as well.
My name is Anna Brown.)
* Ana: Da, i jas sum amerikanka. Moeto ime e Ana Braun.
Singular - Plural -
- I
- we
- you
- you
- he
- she
- it
- they
Plural -
- I am
- we are
- you are
- you are
Plural -
- I was
- we were
- you were
- you were
, , - he, she, it
was
- they were
Plural -
- I shall be
- we shall be
- you will bw
- you will be
- they will be
be
Samples:
. - I am Macedonian.
. - You are a Macedonian.
. - We are Macedonians. ...
. - I was in Macedonia.
. - You were in Macedonia.
. - She was in Macedonia. ...
. - I shall be a teacher.
. - He will be a teacher.
. - She will be a teacher.
Forming of Plural
- The plural of masculine nouns is formed by adding - or -, - to the singular:
- ; - ; - ... (mazh - mazhi, moliv - molivi, kompjuter
- kompjuteri...)
- ; - ; - ... (stol - stolovi, grad - gradovi, kluch - kluchevi...)
If there are two objects the plural of masculine nouns is formed by adding -to the singular:
1 - 2 ; 1 - 2 ; 1 - 2 ...
- The plural of feminine nouns is formed by adding - to the singular without -a or -:
- ; - ; - ... (zhena - zheni, kniga - knigi, masa - masi...)
- ; - ... (lekcija - lekcii, organizacija - organizacii...)
2.6 ACCENT
The accent is a characteristic feature of the Macedonian literary standard language. There is threesyllable accent (the accent always falls on the third syllable from the end in words of three syllables or
more). Unaccented vowels are clear pronounced.
Sample: /Makednija/ - Macedonia > pronunciation: mah-keh-doh-nee-yah *green is
the accent
/vropa/ - Europe > pronunciation: eh-vro-pah
In two-syllable words the accent falls on the second syllable from the end in word.
Sample: /zhna/ - a woman > pronunciation: zheh-nah
but, /zhnata/ - the woman > pronunciation: zheh-nah-ta ; see lesson 3: Definite
Article
In some foreign origin words the three-syllable accent rule is not used.
Sample: /renom/ - reputation > pronunciation: reh-no-meh
/kultra/ - culture > pronunciation: cool-too-rah
2.7 Vocabulary
/me/ - name
/kj/ - who
/ve mlam/ - please
/me/ - my
/se vka/ - its name is
/makdonec = makdonets/ - Macedonian (man)
/makdonka/ - Macedonian (woman)
/makdonski/ - Macedonian (like adverb or adjective)
/amerkanec/ - American (man)
/amerkanka/ - American (woman)
/njzino/ - her
/vo/ - in
/chitel/ - a teacher
/uchtelka/ - a teacher (woman)
/mazh/ - man
/mliv/ - penpencil
/kompjuter/ - computer
/stol/ - chair
/grad/ - town, city
/kluch/ - key
/zhna/ - woman
/knga/ - book
/msa/ - table
/lkcija = lktsija/ - lesson
/organizcija/ - organization
/slo/ - village,country
/psmo/ - letter
/ple/ - chicken
/kche/ - dog
Note: The vocabulary words are listed not by alphabetical order, but in order of their appearance in the
text.
UNIT 3
3.1 Text I
. - This is mine.
. - Take my book.
. - This book is mine.
. - Take my pencil.
. - This pencil is mine.
3.2 Text II
. - I have a new book.
. - The book is very interesting.
. - The book is mine.
. or . - This is my book. ; This book is mine.
. or . - That is my book. ; That book is mine.
. - This is your book.
. - Take this book.
. / . - Take that book.
Plural -
, , , - my / mine
, , , - our / ours
, , , - your / yours
, , , - your / yours
, , , - his / his
, , , - her / hers
, , , - its / its
, , , - their / theirs
Note:
, , , , , , go with singular masculine nouns
, , , , , , go with singular feminine nouns
, , , , , , go with singular neuter nouns
, , , , , , go with plural nouns of the three grammatical
genders
Sample:
- masculine noun - key :
gender -
Singular
masculine
-he
- this
- that
feminine
- she
- this
- that
neuter
- it
- this
- that
Plural -
- they
- these
- those
gender -
masculine
Singular
Plural -
-
-
-
-
feminine
neuter
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sample 1:
. (Ima kniga na masata.) - There is a book on the table.
. (Knigata e na masata.) - The book is on the table.
Sample 2:
- masculine noun - key :
. - The key is mine. / That key is mine.
. - This key is mine.
. - That key is mine. ...
- feminine noun - book : . - The book is mine. / That book is mine.
. - This book is mine.
. - That book is mine.
. - The books are mine. ...
- neuter noun - dog : . - The dog is mine. / That dog is mine.
. - This dog is mine.
. - That dog is mine.
. - These dogs are mine.
. - Those dogs are mine.
Note: When adjective or possessive pronoun is used before the noun then the Definite Articles go to
the adjective or to the possessive pronoun.
Sample 3:
- noun - dog ; - noun,plural - dogs
- adjective - white ; - adjective,plural - white
- possessive pronoun - my, mine
. - The dog is mine.
. - The white dog is mine.
. - This dog is mine.
. - This white dog is mine.
. - These white dogs are mine.
. - My dog is white.
The most used preposition in the Macedonian language is the preposition (NA). This preposition
has a lot of grammatical functions and meanings:
a) . (Jana e na uchilishte.) - Jana is at school.
a) . (Na Bozhik.) - At Christmas.
a) . (Na masata.) - On the table.
b) . (Toa go kazhav na shega.) - I said it as a joke.
c) . (Kje odam na plivanje.) - I will go to swim ("to take a swim").
d) . (Ova e kolata na Georgi.) - This is the Georgi's car (the car of Georgi).
e) ? (Na kogo mu go kazha toa?) - To whom did you tell it?
f) . (Mu kazhav na Gerogi.) - I told (to) Georgi.
UNIT 4
4.1 NUMERALS
The cardinal and ordinal numbers in Macedonian are:
number
ordinal numbers
cardinal numbers
masculine
feminine
neuter
0 /nula/
/eden/ m.
1 /edna/ f.
/edno/ neut.
3 /tri/
4 /chetiri/
5 /pet/
6 /shest/
7 /sedum/
8 /osum/
9 /devet/
10 /deset/
11 /edinaeset/
12
13
/dva/ m.
/dve/ f. neut.
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
30
31
32
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
101
102
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
999
1000
1001
2000
1000000
/ponedelnik/ - Monday
/vtornik/ - Tuesday
/sreda/ - Wednesday
/chetvrtok/ - Thursday
/petok/ - Friday
/sabota/ - Saturday
/nedela/ - Sunday
Months:
/januari/ - January
/fevruari/ - February
/mart/ - March
/april/ - April
/maj/ - May
/juni/ - June
/juli/ - July
/avgust/ - August
/septemvri/ - September
/oktomvri/ - October
/noemvri/ - November
/dekemvri/ - December
UNIT 5
5.1 INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES WITH THE INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS
Some interrogative sentences are formed using the interrogative pronouns: (Who) , (What)
and (Whose), and placing the subject after the linking verb , for example:
- /masculine singular/ , /feminine singular/, /neuter singular/, /plural/ - Who
. - I am John Smith.
? - Who am I?
. - He is Aleksandar Markovski.
? - Who is he?
. - She is Jana Petrova.
? - Who is she?
. - They are my friends.
? - Who are they?
- , , - Who / Whom / To whom
? - Who are you waiting for?
? - Whom/Who did you see?
? - Who/Whom did you give it to?
? - To whom did you give it?
- - What
. - Aleksandar is Macedonian.
? - What is Aleksandar?
. - Jana is Macedonian.
? - What is Jana?
The negative in Macedonian is expressed with the help of word (no , not), for example:
? - He is American?
, . - No, he is not merican.
? - You are a journalist?
, . - No, I am not a journalist.
Plural -
+ = - We read ; We are
reading
Samples: - speak
. or . - I speak macedonian.
. - I speak Macedonian very well.
. - I am speaking about it (now).
. - You speak Macedonian very well.
. - You are speaking about it (now).
. - They speak Macedonian very well.
. - They are speaking about it (now).
Plural -
+ = - I was reading
+ = - We were reading
Plural -
+ = - I shall read
+ = - We shall read
UNIT 6
6.1 General
! /da/ - Yes!
! /ne/ - No!
/ i / - and
/ili/ - or
/no/ - but
or /ni, nitu/ - neither; nor
! /zdrvo/ - Hello!; Hi!; Hello there!
/pzdrav/ - Regards
! /chao/ - Bye!
! /te skam/ - I love you!
! / jas te skam/ - I love you too!
! /te mlam/ - Please!
! /zvini/ - I am sorry! ; Sorry!
/oblaci/ - clouds
/veter/ - wind
/vozduh/ - air
/dozhd/ - rain
/sneg/ - snow
/mraz/ - ice
, , /vinozhito, dzunica, bozhilak/ rainbow
/mleko/ - milk
/jogurt/ - yogurt
/sok/ - juice
/chaj/ - tea
/kafe/ - coffee
/pivo/ - beer
/rakija/ - brandy, plum-brandy
/viski/ - whisky
/vino/ - wine
Country name in
Macedonian
()
Nationality
Czech
Denmark
Egypt
England
Estonia
Europe
Finland
France
Germany
Great Britain
Greece
Hungary
India
Iraq
Iran
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Kenya
Korea
Macedonia
Mexico
Morocco
Netherlands
Nigeria
Norway
Pakistan
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Scotland
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Turkey
Ukraine