немам / нема – Macedonian Lesson
Negation — не / немам / нема · Vocabulary
немам / нема in Macedonian
This free Macedonian lesson teaches немам / нема as part of the Negation — не / немам / нема course on OpaLingo. Master Macedonian negation — не + verb for "I don't want / know / go", немам for "I don't have", нема for "there is no". Add никогаш не for "never" and flip every positive sentence you know. You'll learn 8 Macedonian words, including Немам пари. (I don't have money.), Немам куче. (I don't have a dog.), Немам работа. (I don't have a job.), Немам идеја. (I have no idea.), Нема проблем. (No problem.), each with native audio pronunciation, interactive flashcards, and a quiz to check your progress. Spoken by roughly 1.5 million people, mainly in North Macedonia, Macedonian is a South Slavic language with a 31-letter Cyrillic alphabet. Its spelling is completely phonetic: each letter always represents the same sound, so reading and pronunciation come quickly once you know the alphabet.
Vocabulary in this lesson
| Macedonian | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| Немам пари. | Nemam pari. | I don't have money. |
| Немам куче. | Nemam kuče. | I don't have a dog. |
| Немам работа. | Nemam rabota. | I don't have a job. |
| Немам идеја. | Nemam ideja. | I have no idea. |
| Нема проблем. | Nema problem. | No problem. |
| Нема никој. | Nema nikoj. | There's nobody. |
| Нема леб. | Nema leb. | There's no bread. |
| Нема повеќе. | Nema poveḱe. | There's no more. |
Word by word
- Немам пари. is the Macedonian for “I don't have money.”, pronounced “Nemam pari.”.
- Немам куче. — pronounced “Nemam kuče.” — means “I don't have a dog.” in English.
- Немам работа. means “I don't have a job.”. Say it as “Nemam rabota.”, exactly as the Cyrillic is written.
- Немам идеја. translates to “I have no idea.” and is pronounced “Nemam ideja.”.
- Нема проблем. is the Macedonian for “No problem.”, pronounced “Nema problem.”.
- Нема никој. — pronounced “Nema nikoj.” — means “There's nobody.” in English.
- Нема леб. means “There's no bread.”. Say it as “Nema leb.”, exactly as the Cyrillic is written.
- Нема повеќе. translates to “There's no more.” and is pronounced “Nema poveḱe.”.
How to practice немам / нема in Macedonian
Play the native audio for each entry and say it aloud — hearing and speaking together builds pronunciation much faster than silent reading. Macedonian's phonetic Cyrillic spelling means what you see is exactly what you say, so sounding words out reinforces both reading and memory at once. After the introduction, the lesson moves into interactive flashcards and finishes with a quick quiz; coming back for a short review over the next few days locks the material into long-term memory. OpaLingo lessons are free, run on any device, and remember where you left off.
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