Translate English to Macedonian
Macedonian is spoken by about 2 million people in North Macedonia and by diaspora communities in Australia, Canada, and Europe. It is a South Slavic language written in Cyrillic script. Whether you are communicating with a partner in Skopje, reading government documents, or connecting with Macedonian-speaking family, paste your English text above.
Common English to Macedonian translations
| English | Macedonian | Pronunciation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hello | Здраво | ZDRAH-voh | ||
| Good morning | Добро утро | DOH-broh OO-troh | ||
| Thank you | Благодарам | blah-goh-DAH-rahm | ||
| Please | Ве молам | veh MOH-lahm | ||
| How much is this? | Колку чини ова? | KOL-koo CHEE-nee OH-vah | ||
| Where is the bathroom? | Каде е тоалетот? | KAH-deh eh toh-ah-LEH-tot | ||
| I do not understand | Не разбирам | neh rahz-BEE-rahm | ||
| Can you help me? | Може ли да ми помогнете? | MOH-zheh lee dah mee poh-MOG-neh-teh | ||
| I would like coffee | Сакам кафе | SAH-kahm KAH-feh | ||
| The bill, please | Сметка, ве молам | SMET-kah veh MOH-lahm | ||
| Nice to meet you | Мило ми е | MEE-loh mee eh | ||
| Goodbye | Довидување | doh-vee-doo-VAH-nyeh | ||
| I need a doctor | Ми треба доктор | mee TREH-bah DOK-tor | ||
| Excuse me | Извинете | eez-vee-NEH-teh |
Tips for English to Macedonian translation
Macedonian uses a Cyrillic alphabet with 31 letters, including Ј (J), Љ (LJ), Њ (NJ), Ѓ (GJ), Ќ (KJ), and Џ (DZ), which are unique or modified characters. Each letter represents exactly one sound, making Macedonian spelling completely phonetic.
Unlike most other Slavic languages, Macedonian has lost the grammatical case system. Nouns do not change endings for nominative, accusative, or dative. Instead, Macedonian uses prepositions and word order, much like English. This makes Macedonian grammar simpler than Serbian, Croatian, or Russian in this respect.
Macedonian has a definite article, but it attaches to the end of the noun rather than standing separately. Куќа (house) becomes куќата (the house). This suffix article system is similar to Bulgarian, Romanian, and the Scandinavian languages but unlike most other Slavic languages.
Macedonian verbs do not use infinitives. Where other languages say “I want to go,” Macedonian uses a construction with the particle да: Сакам да одам (I want that I go). This structure appears in almost every Macedonian sentence involving intention or desire.
About the Macedonian language
Macedonian is a South Slavic language and the official language of North Macedonia. It is closely related to Bulgarian and more distantly to Serbian and Croatian. The modern literary standard was established in 1945 when Macedonian was recognized as a separate language from the broader South Slavic continuum. It is written in a variant of Cyrillic with several unique characters.
North Macedonia has about 2 million people and is a candidate for EU membership. The country is named after the ancient region of Macedonia and has a cultural heritage that blends Slavic, Ottoman, and Byzantine influences. Ohrid, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is home to one of the oldest Slavic literary traditions, dating back to the 9th century and the work of Saints Cyril and Methodius.
Three ways to say “the”
Macedonian does something no other Slavic language does: it has three definite articles, and they encode distance. Куќата is simply “the house,” куќава is “this house here by me,” куќана is “that house over there.” Translations use the neutral -та set, which is always correct. The -ва and -на forms live in speech and in dialogue-heavy writing, so when you meet them in a Macedonian text, read them as pointing gestures built into the word.
Stress you can predict, names you can read back
Macedonian stress is fixed: in words of three or more syllables it falls on the third syllable from the end, every time. That regular rhythm is why the audio playback sounds so even, and it means you can pronounce a written word correctly without ever having heard it.
Foreign names are respelled in Cyrillic by sound. John becomes Џон, and your own name gets the same treatment in the output. For anything official, keep the Latin original alongside the Cyrillic version.
Frequently asked questions
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Yes. Proper Macedonian Cyrillic with all unique characters.
Yes. Click the speaker icon. Macedonian pronunciation is very regular.
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No. Unlike most Slavic languages, Macedonian lost the case system.
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Yes.
Macedonian adds -от/-та/-то to the end of nouns to mean “the.”
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They are the near and far definite articles: куќава is “this house near me,” куќана is “that house over there.” The translation itself sticks to the neutral -та forms, which work in every context.
Count from the end. In words of three or more syllables the stress sits on the third syllable from the end. Shorter words carry it on the first. Play the audio and you will hear the pattern repeat.
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