What language to learn to live in Monténégro ?

yannman16 Member

Member since 22 July 2022

yannman16Member22 July 2022 23:32:52

Hi,

I'm new people here and i have a question.

Which language should you learn first in order to live in Montenegro?

English ? Montenegrin ? Other ?

Thanks in advance.

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SimCityAT Expert

Member since 08 April 2014

SimCityATExpert23 July 2022 08:44:51

13646

Hi,

I'm new people here and i have a question.

Which language should you learn first in order to live in Montenegro?

English ? Montenegrin ? Other ?

Thanks in advance.
- @yannman16

Montenegrin

pbryant Member

Member since 01 November 2020

pbryantMember23 July 2022 12:30:48

Serbo-Croatian.

Leaning the language in the Latin alphabet is sufficient, but if you want to be thorough, I suggest also learning the Cyrillic alphabet as well. You will find mixed use of the alphabets here, even so far as seeing street signs in one alphabet on one corner, and the other alphabet on the opposite corner.

To avoid finding yourself in the middle of nationalistic arguments with Montenegrins, I suggest you refer to the language as "Lokalni" (Local Language) in conversation.

alexasavich Member

Member since 11 December 2014

alexasavichMember16 August 2022 07:17:54

@yannman16

The language you should learn is SERBIAN. On a scale of 1 to 5 in language difficulty, Serbian ranks 4, with only Chinese, Japanese, and Korean more difficult at 5, and German at 3. Serbian also uses two alphabets, the Cyrillic (like Russian) and the Latin (used in English and European languages). The Montenegrin language officially now uses the Latin alphabet.