одев & јадев — Went & Ate – Macedonian Lesson
Past Tense · Practical
одев & јадев — Went & Ate in Macedonian
This free Macedonian lesson teaches одев & јадев — went & ate as part of the Past Tense course on OpaLingo. Learn the Macedonian past tense and tell stories about what happened — "I went" (одев), "she ate" (јадеше), "we were" (бевме). Master past forms of бев, одев, јадев, работев, пиев, спиев, and купував. You'll learn 14 Macedonian words, including Јас одев (I went), Ти одеше (You went), Тој одеше (He went), Ние одевме (We went), Тие одеа (They went), each with native audio pronunciation, interactive flashcards, and a quiz to check your progress. Macedonian is a South Slavic language written in the Cyrillic alphabet and spoken by about 1.5 million people, primarily in North Macedonia. It is fully phonetic — every letter makes a consistent sound — so once you learn the 31-letter alphabet you can read and pronounce any word.
Vocabulary in this lesson
| Macedonian | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| Јас одев | Jas odev | I went |
| Ти одеше | Ti odeše | You went |
| Тој одеше | Toj odeše | He went |
| Ние одевме | Nie odevme | We went |
| Тие одеа | Tie odea | They went |
| Јас јадев | Jas jadev | I ate |
| Тој јадеше | Toj jadeše | He ate |
| Вчера одев во продавница. | Včera odev vo prodavnica. | Yesterday I went to the shop. |
| Тој одеше на работа секој ден. | Toj odeše na rabota sekoj den. | He went to work every day. |
| Каде одеше вчера? | Kade odeše včera? | Where did you go yesterday? |
| Вчера јадев пица. | Včera jadev pica. | Yesterday I ate pizza. |
| Таа јадеше салата. | Taa jadeše salata. | She ate a salad. |
| Јадевме во ресторан. | Jadevme vo restoran. | We ate at a restaurant. |
| Што јадеше на ручек? | Što jadeše na ruček? | What did you eat for lunch? |
Word by word
- Јас одев is the Macedonian for “I went”, pronounced “Jas odev”.
- Ти одеше — pronounced “Ti odeše” — means “You went” in English.
- Тој одеше means “He went”. Say it as “Toj odeše”, exactly as the Cyrillic is written.
- Ние одевме translates to “We went” and is pronounced “Nie odevme”.
- Тие одеа is the Macedonian for “They went”, pronounced “Tie odea”.
- Јас јадев — pronounced “Jas jadev” — means “I ate” in English.
- Тој јадеше means “He ate”. Say it as “Toj jadeše”, exactly as the Cyrillic is written.
- Вчера одев во продавница. translates to “Yesterday I went to the shop.” and is pronounced “Včera odev vo prodavnica.”.
- Тој одеше на работа секој ден. is the Macedonian for “He went to work every day.”, pronounced “Toj odeše na rabota sekoj den.”.
- Каде одеше вчера? — pronounced “Kade odeše včera?” — means “Where did you go yesterday?” in English.
- Вчера јадев пица. means “Yesterday I ate pizza.”. Say it as “Včera jadev pica.”, exactly as the Cyrillic is written.
- Таа јадеше салата. translates to “She ate a salad.” and is pronounced “Taa jadeše salata.”.
- Јадевме во ресторан. is the Macedonian for “We ate at a restaurant.”, pronounced “Jadevme vo restoran.”.
- Што јадеше на ручек? — pronounced “Što jadeše na ruček?” — means “What did you eat for lunch?” in English.
How to practice одев & јадев — went & ate in Macedonian
Start by listening to the native audio for each word and repeating it out loud to build your pronunciation. Because Macedonian is written in Cyrillic and spelled phonetically, reading the words aloud is one of the fastest ways to remember them. This lesson then uses spaced flashcards and a short quiz to move the vocabulary into long-term memory — review it a few times across several days and you'll retain it far longer than from a single session. Every lesson on OpaLingo is free, works on mobile and desktop, and tracks your progress so you always know what to study next.
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