Naš vozač nas sada čeka ispred hotela.

Naš means our, and vozač means driver.

In Serbian, possessive words like moj (my), tvoj (your), naš (our), etc. usually come before the noun, just like in English.

Also, naš has to agree with the noun:

• vozač is masculine singular
• so the correct form is naš

If the noun were feminine or plural, the form would change:

• naša soba = our room
• naši prijatelji = our friends

Serbian does not have articles like the or a/an.

So Serbian simply says:

• vozač = driver / the driver / a driver
• hotel = hotel / the hotel / a hotel

You understand whether it means a or the from the context. In this sentence, naš vozač naturally means our driver, and ispred hotela means in front of the hotel.

Because nas is the accusative form of mi (we).

Here is the basic idea:

• mi = we (subject form)
• nas = us (object form)
• nama = to us / for us

In this sentence, the driver is doing the action, and we/us receive the action:

• Naš vozač = the subject
• nas = the direct object

So:

• Naš vozač nas čeka = Our driver is waiting for us

This is very similar to English:

• we wait
• someone waits for us

In Serbian, the present tense often covers both:

• waits
• is waiting

So čeka can mean:

• waits
• is waiting

The exact meaning depends on context. In this sentence, with sada (now), the natural English translation is is waiting:

• Naš vozač nas sada čeka = Our driver is waiting for us now

Serbian does not need a separate construction like English is waiting.

Čeka is the 3rd person singular present tense of čekati (to wait).

It is 3rd person singular because the subject is naš vozač (our driver), which is:

• one person
• not I
• not you

A quick comparison:

• ja čekam = I wait / am waiting
• ti čekaš = you wait / are waiting
• on/ona čeka = he/she waits / is waiting

So:

• Naš vozač čeka = Our driver waits / is waiting

Sada means now. It adds the idea that the action is happening at this moment.

Serbian word order is more flexible than English, so sada can often move around:

• Naš vozač nas sada čeka
• Naš vozač sada čeka nas
• Sada nas naš vozač čeka

However, not all versions sound equally natural in everyday speech. The original sentence sounds normal and clear.

In general, Serbian often moves words around for:

• emphasis
• rhythm
• style

But the basic meaning stays the same.

Because ispred requires the genitive case.

So after ispred (in front of), the noun changes form:

• hotel = nominative
• hotela = genitive

That is why you get:

• ispred hotela = in front of the hotel

This is a very important pattern in Serbian: many prepositions require a specific case.

Some other examples:

• blizu hotela = near the hotel
• kod hotela = by the hotel
• pored hotela = beside the hotel

Yes. This is a good example of how Serbian and English structure things differently.

In English, you usually say:

• wait for someone

In Serbian, čekati normally takes a direct object:

• čekati nekoga = to wait for someone

So:

• čeka nas literally looks like waits us
• but idiomatically it means is waiting for us

This is very common in language learning: the meaning matches, but the grammar pattern is different.

These letters are pronounced differently from plain c and s.

• č sounds like ch in church
• š sounds like sh in shoe

So:

• naš sounds roughly like nash
• vozač ends with a ch sound
• čeka starts with a ch sound

A rough pronunciation of the whole sentence is:

• Nash VO-zach nas SA-da CHE-ka IS-pred ho-TE-la

The stress marks are not usually written in normal Serbian spelling, so learners usually pick them up by listening.

Yes. You can say:

• Naš vozač nas čeka.

That means:

• Our driver is waiting for us
• or Our driver waits for us, depending on context

Adding sada makes it more specific:

• right now
• at the moment

So the version with sada emphasizes that this is happening now, not earlier or later.

Čekati is an imperfective verb.

That means it is used for:

• ongoing actions
• repeated actions
• general situations

So it fits well with a sentence like this, where someone is currently waiting:

• Naš vozač nas sada čeka.

If you are learning aspect, this is the normal verb you would expect here. Serbian uses imperfective verbs very often in the present for actions in progress.