TATA
Tata (dad =father)
Tatin tata (dad's dad = grandfather)
Tatinog tate tata (dad of dad's dad = great grandfather)
Tatinog tate tatin tata (dad's dad of dad's dad great-great grandfather)
Tatinog tate tatin tata tata (dad's dad of dad's dad dad - whatever)
Sto komada tata (a hundred of dads)
Dok se rodi jedan (until one ('tata-mata') is born)
Tata-mata. (any ideas how to translate 'tata-mata'?)
by Dušan Radović
Listen for the contrast before naming the rule. The word tata belongs to family stories, daily routines and affectionate memories rather than to a list by itself.
Follow the compass inside father tata
The word tata belongs to family stories, daily routines and affectionate memories rather than to a list by itself. Picture the scene before choosing an ending. 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 spoken lines for father tata
| Latinica | Ćirilica | English |
|---|---|---|
| Moj tata rano odlazi na posao. | Мој тата рано одлази на посао. | My dad leaves for work early. |
| Tata subotom popravlja stari radio. | Тата суботом поправља стари радио. | Dad repairs the old radio on Saturdays. |
| Pokazala sam ocu fotografije sa puta. | Показала сам оцу фотографије са пута. | I showed Father the travel photographs. |
| Deca su tati nacrtala veliku kuću. | Деца су тати нацртала велику кућу. | The children drew a large house for Dad. |
| Sa ocem često šetam pored kanala. | Са оцем често шетам поред канала. | I often walk beside the canal with my father. |
A mirror from recognition to speech with father tata
Move from Moj tata rano odlazi na posao. towards Sa ocem često šetam pored kanala., but stop at the sentence that feels least comfortable. Cover the english and recover the serbian, 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 rhythm disappears from father tata
- Translate into English: Moj tata rano odlazi na posao.
- Rebuild in Serbian from memory: “Dad repairs the old radio on Saturdays.”
- Write the third sentence in Cyrillic without copying it.
- Change one detail in Deca su tati nacrtala veliku kuću. and keep the sentence grammatical.
- Create a new question connected with Sa ocem često šetam pored kanala..
Check the trail you have made through father tata
- My dad leaves for work early.
- Tata subotom popravlja stari radio. / Тата суботом поправља стари радио.
- Показала сам оцу фотографије са пута.
- Answers vary; the changed word must still agree with the rest of the sentence.
- Answers vary; keep the question directly connected with the situation.