Verbal Aspect in Serbian

Listen to the song and decide which phrases you hear.


Finished/Completed (Perfective) - In progress or repetitive (Imperfective)

Sunce me probudi - Sunce me budi

Žurno se obučem - Žurno se oblačim

Popijem kafu = Pijem kafu

Oči protrljam = Oči trljam

Zaspao sam = Spavam

Gurnem vrata = Guram vrata

Pogledam ptice = Gledam ptice

Odem brzo = Odlazim brzo

Osvrnem se = Osvrćem se

Otplovim = Plovim

Vocabulary:

1. probuditi = to wake up
2. oblačiti = get dressed
3. piti = to drink
4. nestajati = disappear
5. trljati = rub
6. zaspati = to fall asleep
7. gurati = push
8. gledati = look  / watch
9. odlaziti = to go away
10. odzvanjati = to echo
11. osvrtati = to look back
12. kretati = to move
13. puštati = pustiti = let go
14. spavati = sleep
15. sanjariti = to daydream
16. otploviti = to sail away

Try to fill in the gaps before listening to the song:
_____________  me sunce (to wake up)
Kroz prozore prljave, musave
_____________ se žurno (to get dressed)
Kafu ______________, nestajem (to drink)

Trljam oči sanjive
Da mi ne bi ___________ (to fall asleep)
Vrata _____________ nervozno (to push)
Ptice _____________ slobodne (to watch)
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/y/yu_grupa/odlazim.html ]
__________, dok još drugi spavaju (to leave)
Koraci, pločnikom odzvanjaju

Osvrćem se okolo
________________ puste ulice (to look/watch)
_____________ stazom poznatom (to go/leave for)
____________ misli slobodne (to let go)
__________, dok još drugi spavaju (to leave)
Koraci, pločnikom odzvanjaju

Na obali začaran ja _____________ (to daydream)
Kao ladje velike da _______________ (to sail away)