Christmas in Serbian

Learn how to say Merry Christmas in Serbian and explore Badnje veče and Božić through a traditional song, pronunciation practice and cultural links.

Merry Christmas in Serbian

I am sure you are enjoying these festive days and moments with your family and friends, wherever you are! Let me wish you a peaceful and merry Christmas with this newest version of my favourite Christmas song "Oj Badnjače, Badnjače":

Learning more about Christmas in Serbian

I also want to share with you a list of great links which will help you learn more about Serbian tradition and Christmas in Serbian:

About Orthodox Christmas
How to pronounce the greetings for Christmas in Serbian
Beautiful Christmas songs - Anđeli pevaju & Zvezda se zasja

Useful Serbian Christmas phrases

Serbian	English
Srećan Božić!	Merry Christmas!
Mir Božji, Hristos se rodi!	God’s peace, Christ is born!
Vaistinu se rodi!	Indeed He is born!
Badnje veče	Christmas Eve

Quick practice

Read each greeting aloud twice.
Which reply matches Hristos se rodi?
Write one Christmas message to a Serbian-speaking friend.