While teaching Serbian to speakers of other languages, I noticed that different students have different pronunciation problems with certain Serbian sounds/phonemes. In order to practise together, let's make most of this lovely online learning tool, where you can simply listen to me and other students pronouncing certain words or phrases.

You will always be able to access the recordings from this site and to add your short replies. Let's practise together:

Intro :
* Introduce yourself like this:

Zdravo, ja sam ______. Ja sam _______. Imam _______godina. Živim u _________u/i.

(Hi, I am .... I am a ... I am ... I live in ...)

Pronunciation:

*Ć - ću, ćeš, će, ćemo, ćete, će (= will)

*Č - čekaj (wait) čuvaj se (take care) čitaj (read)

*Š - šutni (kick) šališ se? (are you kidding?) šta? (what?)

*C - cev (pipe), car (tzar) cvet (flower)

*S - sve (all), svet (world), sutra (tomorrow)

*Đ - đak (pupil, student), đavo (devil), Đorđe (name)

*DŽ -džaba (for free, worthless), džemper (jumper, cardigan), džin (giant)

*NJ - njiva (field), Anja (Anya), šaliti se (to make/tell jokes)

*LJ - ljuljaška (swing), ljubav (love), biljka (plant)

*H - hrčak (hamster), hleb (bread), hladno (cold)

Serbian spelling rewards careful ears because nearly every written letter asks for one dependable sound. Begin with Čujem razliku između č i ć.; its scene gives the new language somewhere concrete to stand.

Shape with a doorway in how to pronounce letters in serbian

Serbian spelling rewards careful ears because nearly every written letter asks for one dependable sound. Compare the five examples for meaning before analysing their forms. In Spoji glasove lj bez prekida., 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 how to pronounce letters in serbian

LatinicaĆirilicaEnglish
Čujem razliku između č i ć.Чујем разлику између ч и ћ.I hear the difference between č and ć.
Đak polako izgovara reč đurđevak.Ђак полако изговара реч ђурђевак.The pupil slowly pronounces the word đurđevak.
Spoji glasove lj bez prekida.Споји гласове љ без прекида.Join the sounds lj without a break.
Žaba i šuma počinju različitim glasovima.Жаба и шума почињу различитим гласовима.Žaba and šuma begin with different sounds.
Srpsko r može da nosi ceo slog.Српско р може да носи цео слог.Serbian r can carry an entire syllable.

From Đak polako izgovara reč đurđevak. to independent speech

Read Srpsko r može da nosi ceo slog. 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 Đak polako izgovara reč đurđevak. in a two-line exchange that could genuinely happen.

A five-step challenge shaped by Spoji glasove lj bez prekida.

  1. Give the English meaning of Čujem razliku između č i ć..
  2. Reconstruct in Serbian: “The pupil slowly pronounces the word đurđevak.”
  3. Write Spoji glasove lj bez prekida. in Cyrillic.
  4. Change one grammatical detail in Žaba i šuma počinju različitim glasovima..
  5. Ask a natural question that could produce Srpsko r može da nosi ceo slog. as an answer.

Answers waiting beyond Žaba i šuma počinju različitim glasovima.

  1. I hear the difference between č and ć.
  2. Đak polako izgovara reč đurđevak. / Ђак полако изговара реч ђурђевак.
  3. Споји гласове љ без прекида.
  4. More than one answer is possible; all connected forms must remain in agreement.
  5. Questions vary, but the final Serbian sentence must answer them naturally.