The Workplace – Macedonian Lesson
Work & Professions · Advanced
The Workplace in Macedonian
This free Macedonian lesson teaches the workplace as part of the Work & Professions course on OpaLingo. Talk about your job in Macedonian: professions in masculine and feminine forms (инженер / инженерка), the office, colleagues, meetings and your working day. You'll learn 6 Macedonian words, including канцеларија (office), колега (colleague (m.)), колешка (colleague (f.)), шеф (boss), состанок (meeting), 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
| Macedonian | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| канцеларија | kancelarija | office |
| колега | kolega | colleague (m.) |
| колешка | koleška | colleague (f.) |
| шеф | šef | boss |
| состанок | sostanok | meeting |
| плата | plata | salary |
Word by word
- канцеларија is the Macedonian for “office”, pronounced “kancelarija”.
- колега — pronounced “kolega” — means “colleague (m.)” in English.
- колешка means “colleague (f.)”. Say it as “koleška”, exactly as the Cyrillic is written.
- шеф translates to “boss” and is pronounced “šef”.
- состанок is the Macedonian for “meeting”, pronounced “sostanok”.
- плата — pronounced “plata” — means “salary” in English.
How to practice the workplace 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 Work & Professions module, explore all Macedonian course modules, or practice with language games on OpaLingo.