In this post, you will learn how to say ‘how are you?’ in Macedonian. You’ll also learn common responses so you can respond if you’re asked this question. This can be really useful if you’re speaking with someone from North Macedonia or if you’re travelling there.
Macedonian is an Eastern South Slavic language spoken in North Macedonia. There are around 2 million speakers with most residing in North Macedonia.
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How To Say ‘How Are You?’ In Macedonian
There are a few different ways to ask ‘how are you?’. Here are the most common:
English | Macedonian | Pronunciation |
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How are you? (informal) | Како си? | Kako si |
How are you? (formal) | Како сте? | Kako ste |
How To Respond To ‘How Are You?’ In Macedonian
There are many different ways that you can reply to this question. Below are the most common responses to this question. I’ve also included how to say ‘thank you’ as it’s polite to thank someone if they ask how you are.
English | Macedonian | Pronunciation |
---|---|---|
Thank you | Благодарам | Blagodaram |
I’m fine | Добро сум | Dobro sum |
Fine | Добро | Dobro |
I’m not well | Не сум добро | Ne sum dobro |
Very well | Многу добро | Mnogu dobro |
I’m happy (male speaker) | Сум среќен | Sum sreken |
I’m happy (female speaker) | Сум среќна | Sum srekna |
I feel sick | Не ми е добро | Ne mi e dobro |
I don’t feel good (female speaker) | Jас сум болна | Yas sum bol-nah |
I don’t feel good (male speaker) | Jас сум болен | Yas sum bol-en |
I’m tired | Уморен сум | Umoren sum |
I’m sad | Тажен сум | Tazhen sum |
It’s also useful to know how to say ‘and you?’ or ‘what about you?’ to find out how someone else is if they ask you.
English | Macedonian | Pronunciation |
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And you? (informal) | И ти? | A ti? |
And you? (formal) | А Вие? | A vie? |
Check out the below video to hear the pronunciation of some of these phrases:
Example Conversation:
Person 1: Kako si? (How are you?)
Person 2: Dobro sum, blagodaram. A ti? (I’m fine, thank you. And you?)
Person 1: Dobro sum (I’m fine)
Thanks for reading this post.
You should now know how to say ‘how are you?’ in Macedonian and you should also be able to respond if you’re asked!
You can’t go wrong with these simple phrases.
If you found this post useful, you may also want to learn how to say I love you in Macedonian.
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