Southeast Europe
Video Chat with People from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina mixes river valleys, mountains and lively old towns. Your chat partner might live in Sarajevo near the copper workshops of Baščaršija, in Mostar by its arched Old Bridge, in Banja Luka, Tuzla or Zenica, or in smaller places like Jajce, Trebinje and Bihać on the Una River. Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian are all official and mutually intelligible, and you'll see both Latin and Cyrillic letters. Many people in their twenties and thirties chat easily in English, and German is fairly widely known.
Sarajevo runs six hours ahead of New York, meaning a late dinner there coincides with an East Coast afternoon. Ask about ćevapi in fresh somun bread, flaky pita pies (and why only the meat one is called burek), or Bosnian coffee served in a copper džezva with a sugar cube on the side. Sevdalinka, the region's soulful traditional song, is worth asking about, as are football, basketball and rafting on the Neretva or Una. Practicing the language? Our Croatian and Serbian pages work here too, and the country filter can narrow matches to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosnia and Herzegovina at a glance
How to say hello
A few words of Bosnian make a great first impression, even if you switch to English right after.
| Language | Phrase | Say it | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnian / Croatian / Serbian | Zdravo! | ZDRAH-voh | Hi! |
| Bosnian | Šta ima? | shtah EE-mah | What's up? |
| Bosnian | Dobro veče! | DOH-broh VEH-cheh | Good evening! |
| Serbian (Cyrillic) | Како си? | KAH-koh see | How are you? |
Tips for chatting with people from Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Coffee is a ritual rather than a quick drink, so asking how someone makes Bosnian coffee, or where they like to sit for one, is a friendly start.
- People may call their language Bosnian, Croatian or Serbian; if it comes up, simply use the name they use.
- Outdoor spots make easy, visual topics: rafting, the Kravica waterfall, or the waterfall right in the middle of Jajce.
- Skiers love talking about Jahorina and Bjelašnica, the mountains near Sarajevo that hosted events at the 1984 Winter Olympics.
Only meet people from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Omlet matches you Worldwide by default. To meet only people from Bosnia and Herzegovina, use the country filter, the only filter Omlet has:
- Open Omlet and press Country on the control panel.
- Search for Bosnia and Herzegovina and select it.
- Press Start. Press Next to meet someone else from Bosnia and Herzegovina, or switch back to Worldwide any time.
Your first day is free: you add a card through Stripe to start it, and nothing is charged that day. When the 24 hours end, the country filter costs $3 one time, charged to that card, unless you cancel before then in Settings (if you cancel, you can still pick a country until the day ends). It's not a subscription, and it stays unlocked on that device and browser. It doesn't carry over to other devices or browsers, and clearing your browser data removes it. There's one free day per device, home network and card. Payment goes through Stripe, so Omlet never sees your card number.
The filter works both ways, and matching can be slower when fewer people from Bosnia and Herzegovina are online. Chatting itself is free, and Worldwide matching never costs anything.
Your own country is detected automatically and shown to the people you meet as a flag.
Neighboring countries
Bosnia and Herzegovina borders 3 countries. Curious about the people next door? Meet them too: