Verb "to like" (сакам) – Macedonian Lesson
Pronouns & Basic Verbs · Beginner
Verb "to like" (сакам) in Macedonian
This free Macedonian lesson teaches verb "to like" (сакам) as part of the Pronouns & Basic Verbs course on OpaLingo. Learn Macedonian personal pronouns — јас, ти, тој, таа — and conjugate your first verb, сакам (to like/want), across all six pronouns. Build the grammatical foundation for every sentence you'll ever make. You'll learn 6 Macedonian words, including Јас сакам (I like), Ти сакаш (You like), Тој сака (He likes), Таа сака (She likes), Ние сакаме (We like), 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 сакам | Jas sakam | I like |
| Ти сакаш | Ti sakaš | You like |
| Тој сака | Toj saka | He likes |
| Таа сака | Taa saka | She likes |
| Ние сакаме | Nie sakame | We like |
| Тие сакаат | Tie sakaat | They like |
Word by word
- Јас сакам is the Macedonian for “I like”, pronounced “Jas sakam”.
- Ти сакаш — pronounced “Ti sakaš” — means “You like” in English.
- Тој сака means “He likes”. Say it as “Toj saka”, exactly as the Cyrillic is written.
- Таа сака translates to “She likes” and is pronounced “Taa saka”.
- Ние сакаме is the Macedonian for “We like”, pronounced “Nie sakame”.
- Тие сакаат — pronounced “Tie sakaat” — means “They like” in English.
How to practice verb "to like" (сакам) 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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