izgovarati

1. to pronounce
   Stranci teško izgovaraju glas „ć“. — Foreigners find it hard to pronounce the sound «ć».
   Kako se izgovara tvoje prezime? — How do you pronounce your surname?
2. to say; to utter
   Nikad ne izgovara njeno ime. — He never says her name.
   Izgovarao je svaku reč polako i jasno. — He was saying every word slowly and clearly.
3. (izgovarati se) to make excuses; to use as an excuse
   Uvek se izgovara da nema vremena. — He always makes the excuse that he has no time.
   Izgovarala se glavoboljom i ostala kod kuće. — She used a headache as an excuse and stayed home.

«Izgovarati se» takes the instrumental or a «da» clause: izgovara se bolešću, izgovara se da je bolestan.