School Basics – Macedonian Lesson
School & Education · Practical
School Basics in Macedonian
This free Macedonian lesson teaches school basics as part of the School & Education course on OpaLingo. Learn Macedonian vocabulary for school and education — classroom basics, school supplies, and learning activities. Describe your studies, talk about subjects, and navigate any educational setting. You'll learn 3 Macedonian words, including училиште (school), наставник (teacher), ученик (student), each with native 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
| Macedonian | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| училиште | učilište | school |
| наставник | nastavnik | teacher |
| ученик | učenik | student |
Word by word
- училиште is the Macedonian for “school”, pronounced “učilište”.
- наставник — pronounced “nastavnik” — means “teacher” in English.
- ученик means “student”. Say it as “učenik”, exactly as the Cyrillic is written.
How to practice school basics in Macedonian
The most effective approach is little and often: listen to each word's native recording, 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.
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