Vuk je hteo, gde god krene,
Da se ljudi opismene,
Za slobodu da se bore,
I za jezik kojim zbore.
Ostašte nam posle Vuka
Lepa slova i azbuka.
Sad ih piše svaka ruka
Sa radošću i bez muka.
Vuk je bio dobre volje,
Vuk je bio prepun sreće
Kad pobedi ono bolje,
Kad se stekne znanje veće.
Ranko Simović
For your homework:
Listen to this poem and try to copy it in Cyrillic script :)
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A direct address to Vuk Karadžić naturally leads to the vocative and dative forms carried by his name. Begin with Vuku, hvala ti za svaku sačuvanu reč.; its scene gives the new language somewhere concrete to stand.
Remember by the steady pulse in vuku karadzicu
A direct address to Vuk Karadžić naturally leads to the vocative and dative forms carried by his name. Compare the five examples for meaning before analysing their forms. In Njegov rad približio je knjige narodu., identify the word that carries the central idea; then notice how the remaining words make its person, place or time precise.
Five sentences that belong only to vuku karadzicu
| Latinica | Ćirilica | English |
|---|---|---|
| Vuku, hvala ti za svaku sačuvanu reč. | Вуку, хвала ти за сваку сачувану реч. | Vuk, thank you for every preserved word. |
| Pišemo Vuku o današnjem jeziku. | Пишемо Вуку о данашњем језику. | We are writing to Vuk about today’s language. |
| Njegov rad približio je knjige narodu. | Његов рад приближио је књиге народу. | His work brought books closer to the people. |
| Stare pesme žive zahvaljujući zapisivačima. | Старе песме живе захваљујући записивачима. | Old songs live thanks to collectors. |
| Jednostavno pravilo promenilo je srpsko pismo. | Једноставно правило променило је српско писмо. | A simple principle changed Serbian writing. |
From Pišemo Vuku o današnjem jeziku. to independent speech
Read Jednostavno pravilo promenilo je srpsko pismo. once as a statement with real intention. Next, change the subject or time phrase and repair every form affected by that choice. Finish by linking your new sentence to Pišemo Vuku o današnjem jeziku. in a two-line exchange that could genuinely happen.
A five-step challenge shaped by Njegov rad približio je knjige narodu.
- Give the English meaning of Vuku, hvala ti za svaku sačuvanu reč..
- Reconstruct in Serbian: “We are writing to Vuk about today’s language.”
- Write Njegov rad približio je knjige narodu. in Cyrillic.
- Change one grammatical detail in Stare pesme žive zahvaljujući zapisivačima..
- Ask a natural question that could produce Jednostavno pravilo promenilo je srpsko pismo. as an answer.
Answers waiting beyond Stare pesme žive zahvaljujući zapisivačima.
- Vuk, thank you for every preserved word.
- Pišemo Vuku o današnjem jeziku. / Пишемо Вуку о данашњем језику.
- Његов рад приближио је књиге народу.
- More than one answer is possible; all connected forms must remain in agreement.
- Questions vary, but the final Serbian sentence must answer them naturally.