о

wow (used to express approving amazement)


е

and? (used when the speaker is following what the interlocutor is saying and is asking for further information)


у

У!

У, шо?


да

Веќе не сакам зима. ― Да?


море

An interjection used to threaten someone or reprimand him jokingly.

An interjection used to reinforce a vocative phrase directed at a man.


папа

(colloquial, childish) alternative form of па-па! (pa-pa!, “bye-bye”)


бре

Possibly from Ottoman Turkish بره (bre), from Byzantine Greek βρέ (bré) (compare Turkish bre, Serbo-Croatian бре, Albanian bre, and Greek μωρέ (moré), βρε (vre) and ρε (re)), probably shortened from μωρέ (mōré, “man!”, literally “fool!”), in which case it would be a doublet of море (more).

(intensifier) used to express aggression, impatience, fervor or similar emotions

(intensifier) used to intensify vocatives, conveying the emotions explained above


проклетство

прок лет ство


ја

Used to object to being made a fool of or to attempted deception or trickery; to reject something disagreeable which someone wishes to impose on the speaker.


марш

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марш • (marš)

Ultimately from French marche (“march”).


цап

Onomatopoeic. Inherited from Proto-Slavic *capъ.


пис

shoo!, go away! (used to chase a cat away)


ди

giddyup, gee up, gee; move forward; go faster (when commanding a horse)

proot, gee; move forward; go faster (when commanding a donkey)


еби се

еби се ! (canonical)
ebi se! (romanization)


мац

мац! (canonical)
mac! (romanization)
мац-мац (alternative)


браво

bravo (romanization)
бравос (alternative)
брао (alternative)
браос (alternative)


штета

штета • (šteta)


аман

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آمان (aman), from Arabic اَمَان (amān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”).

der

by God, for goodness' sake (in amazement, frustration, or asking for mercy)


трк

running (mostly used to tell someone to run somewhere or to describe running snappily)


поздрав

bye (used primarily in informal written correspondence, e.g. at the end of a mail, post or message)


сиктер

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish سیكدیر (sikdir).

bor+

(vulgar) to fuck off, to get off, begone


ох

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *oxъ, possibly from Proto-Slavic *o, ultimately of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Latin oh, German oh.


повели

yes? (used to ask politely what one wants)


честито

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честито • (čestito)


ајде

а́јде • (ájde)

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish هایده (hayde), هایدی (haydi).

bor+

An interjection used to caution one about what one is saying.

An interjection used to acknowledge that one's interlocutor is right to be asking the question he is asking, that he is right to be surprised or to object.

An interjection used to introduce and accept a supposition, similar to "let's say" in English.


ма

(vulgar, derogatory) Placed at the end of an utterance as an offensive intensifier (usually when addressing women)


ај

used to reinforce imperative and exhortative constructions


о боже

о боже ! (canonical)
o bože! (romanization)

alternative letter-case form of о Боже! (o Bože!)


пази

(often ironic) mind you, can you believe it, wait till you've heard this


по ѓаволите

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по ѓаволите • (po ǵavolite)

damn it, dammit, fuck, curses, for fuck's sake


да му се сневиди

(mild oath) damn it, fuck, curses (lit. may it go blind)


збогум

goodbye, farewell (said at major separations, especially when the speaker doesn't expect to see the other person(s) soon)


догледање

[dɔˈɡlɛdaɲɛ]

до гледање
до гледање#Macedonian


довидување

до видување
до видување#Macedonian

misspelling of до видување (do viduvanje)


добредојдовте

(informal plural, formal singular & plural) welcome


на здравје

Gesundheit, bless you; said after someone sneezes.

said while someone is eating or drinking or after they have finished (but not before they have started)


еј

hey (expressing disapproval, frustration, or surprise)


леле мори мајко

for God's sake!, for Christ’s sake!, holy Moses!, holy smoke!, for crying out loud!


леле

Perhaps related to Ancient Greek ἐλελεῦ.


машала

ма́шала • (mášala)

ма́шала (canonical)
mášala (romanization)

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish [Term?] (Turkish maşallah), from Arabic مَا شَاءَ ٱللَّه (mā šāʔa l-lah, “God has willed it”).

der

مَا شَاءَ ٱللَّه

(colloquial) To express admiration, praise.

Пу, пу, ма́шала!

(colloquial) Used against the evil eye. (folk chant)


за срамота

Немој да викаш! За срамота!


чаос

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чаос • (čaos)


фала

фа́ла • (fála)

Фа́ла му на Го́спода!

Фа́ла ти, бра́те!


молам

you're welcome, don't mention it, not at all


абе

hey (to attract someone's attention introduce a suggestion)

well (to stall or express partial disagreement)


мрш

(nonstandard) go away, get lost, beat it


затка

(slang) Used when the person one is arguing with has run out of things to say, as a way of gloating (sometimes, there's an accompanying hand gesture)


мори

An interjection used to threaten a woman or reprimand her jokingly.

An interjection used to reinforce a vocative phrase directed at a woman.


гитла

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish [Term?]. Compare modern Turkish git, imperative form of gitmek (“to go”).


пуф

onomatopoeia for sudden appearance or disappеarance, poof


шмат

шмат • (šmat)


бујрум

(colloquial) be my guest, go ahead, knock yourself out


чук-чук

чук-чук • (čuk-čuk)


чибу

shoo!, go away! (used to chase a dog away)


џив-џив

Onomatopoeic. Cognate with Bulgarian джив-джив (dživ-dživ). Compare also Proto-Slavic *divъ (“tweet, chirp”).


мац-мац

mac-mac (romanization)
мац (alternative)


охо

used to indicate that the degree or extent of something discussed is more than enough


ехе

used to indicate that the degree or extent of something discussed is more than the interlocutor has assumed


опа

used to express surprise at something daring on the part of the interlocutor, as a way to tease him


ждриг

ждриг • (ždrig)


апчиха

апчиха • (apčiha)


сус

Borrowed from: imperative of Ottoman Turkish صوسمق (susmak) (see Turkish sus).


да ти ебам

да ти е́бам • (da ti ébam)

да ти е́бам (canonical)
da ti ébam (romanization)

*Literally meaning "let me fuck something of yours"

шо́ / што́ правиш, да ти е́бам?

What are you doing, let me fuck something of yours

да ти е́бам!

да ти е́бам ма́јката

(colloquial, vulgar, idiomatic) fuck, for fuck's sake, shit (versatile expression that can signify uncertainty, frustration, sometimes a lax informal atmosphere, etc.)

Да ти е́бам денот

да ти ебам кучката!

(vulgar, offensive) fucking, fuck (expresses contempt towards the following noun, which may also refer to the addressee)


бог да чува

бог да чува • (bog da čuva)

bog da čuva (romanization)
Бог да чува (alternative)

Literally "may God watch over us/guard us/save us".

И ми рече да се самоубијам. Бог да чува!

I mi reče da se samoubijam. Bog da čuva!

And he told me I should kill myself. Jesus Christ!

(idiomatic) oh my God, heavens, Jesus Christ


без везе

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian bez veze (“without any relation/connection”).

bor+

(colloquial) Exclamatory response to a minor disappointment.


елате

From ела (ela, “come”), interpreted as a verbal stem, and the second-person plural ending -те.


ќешки

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ќешки • (ḱeški)

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish کاشکه (keşke) (Turkish keşke), from Persian کاش که (kâš ke, “I wish, if only”).


сполај

Borrowed from Greek εἰς πολλὰ ἔτη (eis pollà étē). Phrase from the chant Ton Despotin.

bor+

εἰς πολλὰ ἔτη

Сполај му на Господа!

Сполај ти, брате!


скар

From се скара.

(colloquial, often childish) A declaration that a friendship or relationship has temporarily or permanently ended.


алал

used to congratulate, often sarcastically, in combination with dative clitics


алал ти вера

bravo, congratulations (often sarcastic)


благодарам

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благо́дарам • (blagódaram)

благо́дарам (canonical)
blagódaram (romanization)

бла го да рам


Бог да чува

Бог да чува • (Bog da čuva)

бог да чува
бог да чува#Macedonian

alternative form of бог да чува (bog da čuva)


штуц

штуц • (štuc)


гуш-гуш

гуш-гуш • (guš-guš)


нејсе

be that as it may, whatever, anyway, anywho


шипинки

шипинки • (šipinki)

(figuratively) Used to express contemptuously that one will give nothing or to report that one has received nothing.

(by extension) Used to refer to a situation which has not produced the expected result.


чао чао

чао чао • (čao čao)

[ˈt͡ʃaɔ ˈt͡ʃaɔ]


у пичку матер

у пичку матер • (u pičku mater)

(idiomatic, vulgar, slang) Expression of terror, awe, surprise, shock, etc.


баш ти фала

баш ти фала • (baš ti fala)

(ironic) thanks a lot, thanks for nothing


труц

Onomatopoeia used to refer to passing over a bump on the road or a similar obstacle.


шлап

шлап • (šlap)


мајко му стара

majko mu stara (romanization)
мајка му стара (alternative)
мајку му стара (alternative)

for crying out loud, for Pete's sake (mild oath used to express vexation or impatience)


хо, хо, хо

ho, ho, ho (a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus)


ајдете

From ајде (ajde), interpreted as a verbal stem, and the second-person plural ending -те.


ишала

и́шала • (íšala)

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish انشاءاللّه (inşallah), from Arabic إن شاء الله (ʔin šāʔ allāh).

der

Arabic إن شاء الله (ʔin šāʔ allāh)


ќукш

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ќукш! • (ḱukš!)

ќукш! (canonical)
ḱukš! (romanization)
чукш (alternative)

stop; calm down; slow down (when commanding a donkey)


чукш

чукш! • (čukš!)

alternative form of ќукш (ḱukš): stop; calm down; slow down (when commanding a donkey)


котрр

котрр! (canonical)
kotrr! (romanization)


о Боже

о Боже ! (canonical)
o Bože! (romanization)


до гледање

[dɔ ˈɡlɛdaɲɛ]


здрожио

здрожио • (zdrožio)

zdrožio (romanization)
здраожио (alternative)

здраво-живо здраво-живо#Macedonian

(dialectal) nonstandard form of здраво-живо (zdravo-živo)


здраожио

здраожио • (zdraožio)

zdraožio (romanization)
здрожио (alternative)

здраво-живо здраво-живо#Macedonian


па-па

па-па! (canonical)
pa-pa! (romanization)
папа! (alternative)


евала

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ایوالله (eyvallah)


ебете се

ебете се ! (canonical)
ebete se! (romanization)

(vulgar, offensive) fuck you (plural or formal)


фала за ништо

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фала за ништо • (fala za ništo)

(idiomatic, ironic) thanks for nothing (unhappy for actual unhelpfulness)