govoriti

говорити

/ɡoʋǒriti/ · imperfective

VERB

to speak; to talk

Govori glasnije, ništa ne čujem. — Speak louder, I can't hear anything.

Često govorimo o politici. — We often talk about politics.
(of a language) to speak

Da li govorite engleski? — Do you speak English?

Ona tečno govori srpski. — She speaks Serbian fluently.
to say; to tell

Stalno ti govorim da ne kasniš. — I keep telling you not to be late.

Govori se da će poskupeti struja. — They say electricity is going to get more expensive.

Languages take no preposition: govoriti srpski; "with someone" is s + instr., "about" is o + loc.; the perfective counterpart is reći.

Synonyms:

pričati razgovarati kazivati

Forms

Past (masc.): govorio

Imperative: govori

Antonyms: ćutati