Recently I came across this great site called MAL (Master Any Language) with flash cards, games and lists of words in Serbian and English. It is obviously in an early phase, and there are a few mistakes, which really made me laugh. For instance, for the word 'train' we use 'voz', never 'komora' or for 'hot' we say 'vruć' not 'gorući', and for the part of the body called 'calf', we use 'list', never 'batak' (this is used for poultry or for women's legs in sleng, usu. in Pl 'koji bataci', but this is not suitable translation for a flash card at an official language learning site) :o) Nevertheless, I am sure these mistakes will be corrected.


"noga" or "list" not "batak"!

Put the new words into motion. The small word malo and its relatives can soften quantity, describe size or change the tone of a request.

Test the key inside mal for serbian

The small word malo and its relatives can soften quantity, describe size or change the tone of a request. Let the situation carry the grammar. Read the Serbian examples as complete thoughts, not as containers for isolated vocabulary. Notice which word changes the meaning most strongly, and allow the surrounding words to show its grammatical job.

Five natural lines for mal for serbian

LatinicaĆirilicaEnglish
Sipaj mi samo malo vode.Сипај ми само мало воде.Pour me just a little water.
Mala prodavnica radi do osam.Мала продавница ради до осам.The small shop is open until eight.
Sačekaj me još malčice.Сачекај ме још малчице.Wait for me just a little longer.
Imamo premalo vremena za pauzu.Имамо премало времена за паузу.We have too little time for a break.
Najmlađi brat se zove Luka.Најмлађи брат се зове Лука.The youngest brother is called Luka.

A echo from recognition to speech with mal for serbian

Move from Sipaj mi samo malo vode. towards Najmlađi brat se zove Luka., but stop at the sentence that feels least comfortable. Circle the word carrying the key information, and then use that thought as the beginning of a two-line exchange. Tomorrow, return through a different sentence so that the order of the table cannot do the remembering for you.

Five moves before the notebook disappears from mal for serbian

  1. Translate into English: Sipaj mi samo malo vode.
  2. Rebuild in Serbian from memory: “The small shop is open until eight.”
  3. Write the third sentence in Cyrillic without copying it.
  4. Change one detail in Imamo premalo vremena za pauzu. and keep the sentence grammatical.
  5. Create a new question connected with Najmlađi brat se zove Luka..

Check the bridge you have made through mal for serbian

  1. Pour me just a little water.
  2. Mala prodavnica radi do osam. / Мала продавница ради до осам.
  3. Сачекај ме још малчице.
  4. Answers vary; the changed word must still agree with the rest of the sentence.
  5. Answers vary; keep the question directly connected with the situation.