Macedonian Gender

Welcome to the fifth Macedonian lesson about gender. This time we will view a list of people, feminine and masculine, followed by grammar rules, finally a list of expressions in Macedonian to help you practice your daily phrases. To hear the pronunciation, just click on the sound icon.

man маж [maʐ]

woman жена [ʐyena]

husband сопруг [soproogu]

wife жена [ʐyena]

boy момче [momchye]

girl девојче [dyevoјchye]

father татко [tatko]

mother мајка [maјka]

Gender Grammar Rules

In general, gender is used to distinguish between male and female, sometimes referred to as masculine and feminine. For example: my son and daughter are students the noun [son] is masculine, while [daughter] is feminine. The following examples use gender in different ways and places to demonstrate their behavior.

Grammar + Rules - Macedonian + Pronunciation
my son is a student [masculine + noun] син ми е студент [sin mi ye stoodyent]
her daughter is a student [feminine + noun] нејзината ќерка е студентка [nyeјzinata kjyerka ye stoodyentka]
he has a tall brother [adjective + masculine] тој има висок брат [toј ima visok brat]
she has a tall sister [adjective + feminine] таа има висок сестра [taa ima visok syestra]
his brothers are young [plural masculine + adjective] неговите браќа се млади [nyeguovitye brakja sye mladi]
his sisters are young [plural feminine + adjective] неговите сестри се млади [nyeguovitye syestri sye mladi]

The list below will probably provide more clarification. These are family members (males and females). I think it would be wise to memorize them as part of your important vocabulary list.

son син [sin]

daughter ќерка [kjyerka]

brother брат [brat]

sister сестра [syestra]

grandfather дедо [dyedo]

grandmother баба [baba]

child дете [dyetye]

children деца [dyetza]

Expressions in Macedonian

Now it's time to practice expressions used in daily conversations. If you're a beginner in learning Macedonian, then the phrases below are something you would want to know.

English - Macedonian - Pronunciation
What do you mean? што мислите? [shto mislitye?]
I don't understand не разбирам! [nye razbiram!]
I don't know не знам! [nye znam!]
What is that called in Macedonian? како се вели тоа на македонски? [kako sye vyeli toa na makyedonski?]
What is this? што е ова? [shto ye ova?]
What does that word mean in English? што значи тој збор на англиски? [shto znachi toј zbor na anguliski?]
Sorry (if you made a mistake) извини [izvini]

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