Ovo mesto je blizu stanice.

Because mesto is a neuter singular noun in Serbian. The demonstrative this has to agree with the noun’s gender and number:

• ovaj for masculine singular
• ova for feminine singular
• ovo for neuter singular

So:

• ovaj grad = this city
• ova kuća = this house
• ovo mesto = this place

Mesto usually means place or spot. In this sentence, it means place/location.

Depending on context, mesto can also mean other things, such as:

• seat or position
• job/post
• town in some contexts

But in Ovo mesto je blizu stanice, the natural meaning is simply this place.

Because blizu normally takes the genitive case.

The basic dictionary form is stanica = station.
Its genitive singular form is stanice.

So:

• stanica = station
• blizu stanice = near the station

This is one of the key things to learn with Serbian: certain words require certain cases, and blizu is one of the words that usually requires genitive.

It is often treated as an adverb or a preposition-like word, depending on the grammar explanation you are using. For a learner, the most important practical fact is:

• blizu means near/close
• when followed by a noun, that noun is usually in the genitive

Examples:

• blizu kuće = near the house
• blizu škole = near the school
• blizu stanice = near the station

So even if different grammar books label it slightly differently, the usage pattern is what matters most.

Because Serbian does not have articles like English a/an/the.

So stanice can mean:

• of a station
• of the station

The exact meaning comes from context. In this sentence, English naturally uses the station, but Serbian does not need a separate word for that.

Je is the 3rd person singular present tense of biti = to be.

So:

• ja sam = I am
• ti si = you are
• on/ona/ono je = he/she/it is

In Ovo mesto je blizu stanice, je means is.

Yes. Serbian word order is more flexible than English word order.

The neutral, straightforward order is:

• Ovo mesto je blizu stanice.

But you may also hear variations such as:

• Blizu stanice je ovo mesto.
• Ovo je mesto blizu stanice.
  This can sound slightly different in focus and may mean This is a place near the station.

Even though several orders are possible, Ovo mesto je blizu stanice is the most natural basic version for a learner to use.

No. The correct form is blizu, not blizo.

So the sentence is:

• Ovo mesto je blizu stanice.

This is just a vocabulary item you need to memorize.

A simple approximate pronunciation is:

• Ovo ≈ OH-voh
• mesto ≈ MEHS-toh
• je ≈ yeh
• blizu ≈ BLEE-zoo
• stanice ≈ STAH-nee-tseh

So the whole sentence sounds roughly like:

OH-voh MEHS-toh yeh BLEE-zoo STAH-nee-tseh

This is only an approximation for an English speaker, but it is good enough as a starting point.

No. Stanica can mean different kinds of station, depending on context, for example:

• železnička stanica = train station
• autobuska stanica = bus station
• tramvajska stanica = tram stop/station

If the sentence only says stanica, the exact type of station is understood from context.

Yes, a common alternative is blizak/bliska/blisko in some structures, but that works differently and is not the most direct substitute here.

For simple location, blizu + genitive is the most natural pattern:

• Ovo mesto je blizu stanice.

You can also say:

• Ovo mesto je blizu železničke stanice. = This place is near the train station.
• Ovo mesto nije blizu stanice. = This place is not near the station.
• Da li je ovo mesto blizu stanice? = Is this place near the station?

So blizu is the basic and very useful word to learn here.

If you want to say These places are near the station, you would change the words that need to agree:

• Ova mesta su blizu stanice.

Changes:

• ovo → ova for neuter plural
• mesto → mesta plural
• je → su = are

But stanice stays the same here because it is still genitive singular after blizu.

A very useful pattern is:

demonstrative + noun + je/su + blizu + genitive

Examples:

• Ova kuća je blizu škole. = This house is near the school.
• Ovaj hotel je blizu centra. = This hotel is near the center.
• Ovo selo je blizu reke. = This village is near the river.

So from this sentence, the big takeaway is:

1. demonstratives agree with the noun
2. blizu is followed by genitive
3. Serbian has no articles like the