"Koji ti je andrak?" (what's the matter with you? what is wrong with you?) ... a blast from the past ! I was so happy when I came across this phrase which I haven't heard for ages :o) Where do words hide when they grow old?
The Serbian question about a problem changes with closeness, formality and whether you are asking about health or emotion. Begin with Šta ti je, zašto ćutiš?; its scene gives the new language somewhere concrete to stand.
Trace across the living detail in whats matter with you in serbian
The Serbian question about a problem changes with closeness, formality and whether you are asking about health or emotion. Compare the five examples for meaning before analysing their forms. In Boli me grlo i imam temperaturu., 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 whats matter with you in serbian
| Latinica | Ćirilica | English |
|---|---|---|
| Šta ti je, zašto ćutiš? | Шта ти је, зашто ћутиш? | What is wrong, why are you silent? |
| Šta vam se dogodilo na putu? | Шта вам се догодило на путу? | What happened to you on the journey? |
| Boli me grlo i imam temperaturu. | Боли ме грло и имам температуру. | My throat hurts and I have a temperature. |
| Danas sam samo veoma umorna. | Данас сам само веома уморна. | Today I am simply very tired. |
| Ne brini, uskoro ću biti bolje. | Не брини, ускоро ћу бити боље. | Do not worry; I will feel better soon. |
From Šta vam se dogodilo na putu? to independent speech
Read Ne brini, uskoro ću biti bolje. 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 Šta vam se dogodilo na putu? in a two-line exchange that could genuinely happen.
A five-step challenge shaped by Boli me grlo i imam temperaturu.
- Give the English meaning of Šta ti je, zašto ćutiš?.
- Reconstruct in Serbian: “What happened to you on the journey?”
- Write Boli me grlo i imam temperaturu. in Cyrillic.
- Change one grammatical detail in Danas sam samo veoma umorna..
- Ask a natural question that could produce Ne brini, uskoro ću biti bolje. as an answer.
Answers waiting beyond Danas sam samo veoma umorna.
- What is wrong, why are you silent?
- Šta vam se dogodilo na putu? / Шта вам се догодило на путу?
- Боли ме грло и имам температуру.
- More than one answer is possible; all connected forms must remain in agreement.
- Questions vary, but the final Serbian sentence must answer them naturally.