Learning Macedonian can be a fascinating and rewarding experience, especially as you progress to the B1 level. At this intermediate stage, you’ll need to expand your vocabulary to better express yourself in more complex conversations and understand a broader range of topics. To help you on this journey, here are 50 essential words that you need to know for Macedonian at the B1 level. These words will help you navigate everyday situations, understand common phrases, and improve your overall comprehension and communication skills.

Common Verbs

1. **Разбирам** (Razbiram) – To understand
– Example: Јас те разбирам. (I understand you.)

2. **Заборавам** (Zaboravam) – To forget
– Example: Заборавив каде го оставив мојот телефон. (I forgot where I left my phone.)

3. **Патувам** (Patuvam) – To travel
– Example: Сакам да патувам низ светот. (I want to travel around the world.)

4. **Се среќавам** (Se srekavam) – To meet
– Example: Се среќавам со пријатели секој викенд. (I meet friends every weekend.)

5. **Чекам** (Chekam) – To wait
– Example: Морам да чекам на автобуската станица. (I have to wait at the bus stop.)

6. **Се радувам** (Se raduvam) – To be happy
– Example: Се радувам на летниот одмор. (I am happy about the summer vacation.)

7. **Се обидувам** (Se obiduvam) – To try
– Example: Се обидувам да научам нов јазик. (I am trying to learn a new language.)

8. **Се сеќавам** (Se sekavam) – To remember
– Example: Се сеќавам на нашата прва средба. (I remember our first meeting.)

9. **Завршувам** (Zavrshuvam) – To finish
– Example: Завршувам со работата во шест часот. (I finish work at six o’clock.)

10. **Започнувам** (Zapocnuvam) – To start
– Example: Започнувам нов проект следната недела. (I am starting a new project next week.)

Everyday Nouns

11. **Книга** (Kniga) – Book
– Example: Читам интересна книга. (I am reading an interesting book.)

12. **Автобус** (Avtobus) – Bus
– Example: Автобусот ќе пристигне наскоро. (The bus will arrive soon.)

13. **Град** (Grad) – City
– Example: Скопје е најголемиот град во Македонија. (Skopje is the largest city in Macedonia.)

14. **Дом** (Dom) – Home
– Example: Јас ќе бидам дома вечерва. (I will be home tonight.)

15. **Учител** (Ucitel) – Teacher
– Example: Мојот учител е многу добар. (My teacher is very good.)

16. **Пријател** (Prijatel) – Friend
– Example: Имам многу пријатели. (I have many friends.)

17. **Пат** (Pat) – Road
– Example: Патот до селото е долг. (The road to the village is long.)

18. **Пазар** (Pazar) – Market
– Example: Одиме на пазар во сабота. (We go to the market on Saturday.)

19. **Време** (Vreme) – Time
– Example: Немам време за губење. (I don’t have time to waste.)

20. **Ден** (Den) – Day
– Example: Денес е убав ден. (Today is a beautiful day.)

Adjectives

21. **Убав** (Ubav) – Beautiful
– Example: Убав ден за прошетка. (A beautiful day for a walk.)

22. **Тежок** (Tezhok) – Difficult
– Example: Ова е тежок проблем. (This is a difficult problem.)

23. **Среќен** (Sreken) – Happy
– Example: Среќен сум што те гледам. (I am happy to see you.)

24. **Брз** (Brz) – Fast
– Example: Автомобилот е многу брз. (The car is very fast.)

25. **Здрав** (Zdrav) – Healthy
– Example: Јадам здрави оброци. (I eat healthy meals.)

26. **Висок** (Visok) – Tall
– Example: Тој е многу висок. (He is very tall.)

27. **Скап** (Skap) – Expensive
– Example: Овој часовник е скап. (This watch is expensive.)

28. **Голем** (Golem) – Big
– Example: Имаме голем куќа. (We have a big house.)

29. **Мал** (Mal) – Small
– Example: Оваа соба е многу мала. (This room is very small.)

30. **Стар** (Star) – Old
– Example: Оваа книга е многу стара. (This book is very old.)

Adverbs

31. **Вчера** (Vchera) – Yesterday
– Example: Вчера беше убав ден. (Yesterday was a beautiful day.)

32. **Утре** (Utre) – Tomorrow
– Example: Утре ќе одиме на излет. (Tomorrow we will go on a trip.)

33. **Секогаш** (Sekogash) – Always
– Example: Секогаш сум точен. (I am always punctual.)

34. **Понекогаш** (Ponekogash) – Sometimes
– Example: Понекогаш одам на пливање. (Sometimes I go swimming.)

35. **Никогаш** (Nikogash) – Never
– Example: Никогаш не доцнам. (I am never late.)

36. **Брзо** (Brzo) – Quickly
– Example: Брзо го завршив задачата. (I finished the task quickly.)

37. **Таму** (Tamu) – There
– Example: Книгата е таму. (The book is there.)

38. **Овде** (Ovde) – Here
– Example: Овде е мојот дом. (Here is my home.)

39. **Дома** (Doma) – At home
– Example: Вечерва ќе бидам дома. (I will be at home tonight.)

40. **Навистина** (Navistina) – Really
– Example: Навистина ми се допаѓа. (I really like it.)

Prepositions

41. **Во** (Vo) – In
– Example: Во куќата има многу соби. (In the house, there are many rooms.)

42. **На** (Na) – On
– Example: Книгата е на масата. (The book is on the table.)

43. **Со** (So) – With
– Example: Доаѓам со моите пријатели. (I am coming with my friends.)

44. **До** (Do) – To
– Example: Одам до пазарот. (I am going to the market.)

45. **Од** (Od) – From
– Example: Јас сум од Македонија. (I am from Macedonia.)

46. **Под** (Pod) – Under
– Example: Мачката е под креветот. (The cat is under the bed.)

47. **Пред** (Pred) – Before
– Example: Доаѓам пред времето. (I am coming before the time.)

48. **После** (Posle) – After
– Example: Се гледаме после работа. (See you after work.)

49. **Меѓу** (Megju) – Between
– Example: Јас седам меѓу двајца пријатели. (I am sitting between two friends.)

50. **Без** (Bez) – Without
– Example: Не можам без тебе. (I can’t be without you.)

Conclusion

Learning these essential words will significantly enhance your ability to communicate effectively in Macedonian at the B1 level. By integrating these verbs, nouns, adjectives, adverbs, and prepositions into your everyday language practice, you’ll find that you can express yourself more clearly and understand more of what you read and hear. Remember, language learning is a gradual process, and consistent practice is key. Keep using these words in context, and you’ll see your skills improve over time. Happy learning!