Relationships – Macedonian Lesson

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Relationships in Macedonian

This free Macedonian lesson teaches relationships as part of the Love & Romance course on OpaLingo. Say how you feel in Macedonian: Те сакам, Ми недостигаш, compliments, dating, and the words for relationships, engagements and weddings. You'll learn 5 Macedonian words, including дечко (boyfriend), девојка (girlfriend), Имаш ли дечко? (Do you have a boyfriend?), веридба (engagement), свадба (wedding), each with audio pronunciation, interactive flashcards, and a quiz to check your progress. Macedonian belongs to the South Slavic language family and is the official language of North Macedonia, with about 1.5 million speakers. Because it is written phonetically in a 31-letter Cyrillic alphabet, every word is pronounced exactly as it is spelled — a big head start for new learners.

Vocabulary in this lesson

MacedonianPronunciationEnglish
дечкоdečkoboyfriend
девојкаdevojkagirlfriend
Имаш ли дечко?Imaš li dečko?Do you have a boyfriend?
веридбаveridbaengagement
свадбаsvadbawedding

Word by word

  • дечко is the Macedonian for “boyfriend”, pronounced “dečko”.
  • девојка — pronounced “devojka” — means “girlfriend” in English.
  • Имаш ли дечко? means “Do you have a boyfriend?”. Say it as “Imaš li dečko?”, exactly as the Cyrillic is written.
  • веридба translates to “engagement” and is pronounced “veridba”.
  • свадба is the Macedonian for “wedding”, pronounced “svadba”.

How to practice relationships in Macedonian

The most effective approach is little and often: listen to each word's audio, repeat it out loud, and let the phonetic Cyrillic spelling guide your pronunciation — Macedonian has no silent letters or irregular spellings to trip you up. The flashcard and quiz stages that follow are designed for spaced repetition, so revisiting this lesson a few times across the week beats one long session. Everything here is free to use on mobile or desktop, and your progress is saved so the course always shows you what to study next.

Continue with more lessons in the Love & Romance module, explore all Macedonian course modules, or practice with language games on OpaLingo.