Čekam ...
... voz
... avion
Koga čekaš? = Who are you waiting for?
TATA= dad, MAMA=mum, ĆERKA= daughter
Čekam tatu.
Čekam mamu.
Čekam ćerku.
PRIJATELJ=friend, BRAT = brother, KONOBAR = waiter
Čekam prijatelja.
Čekam brata.
Čekam konobara.
Now, its your turn... Who is he waiting for? He is waiting for...
Sada je red na vas... Koga on čeka? On čeka...
baba (granny), deda (grandpa), drug (friend), sestra (sister), šef (boss), dečko (boyfriend), devojka (girlfriend)
For the key, check the comments tomorrow
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For pronunciation, check our Talk Group at VoxoPop
The choice between šta and koga notices whether the expected object is a thing or a person. Begin with Šta čekaš ispred zatvorene prodavnice?; its scene gives the new language somewhere concrete to stand.
Speak from the memorable clue in sta cekas koga cekas
The choice between šta and koga notices whether the expected object is a thing or a person. Compare the five examples for meaning before analysing their forms. In Čekam važan telefonski poziv., 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 sta cekas koga cekas
| Latinica | Ćirilica | English |
|---|---|---|
| Šta čekaš ispred zatvorene prodavnice? | Шта чекаш испред затворене продавнице? | What are you waiting for outside the closed shop? |
| Koga čekaš kod glavnog ulaza? | Кога чекаш код главног улаза? | Whom are you waiting for at the main entrance? |
| Čekam važan telefonski poziv. | Чекам важан телефонски позив. | I am waiting for an important phone call. |
| Čekamo našu novu koleginicu. | Чекамо нашу нову колегиницу. | We are waiting for our new colleague. |
| Putnici strpljivo čekaju jutarnji voz. | Путници стрпљиво чекају јутарњи воз. | The passengers patiently wait for the morning train. |
From Koga čekaš kod glavnog ulaza? to independent speech
Read Putnici strpljivo čekaju jutarnji voz. 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 Koga čekaš kod glavnog ulaza? in a two-line exchange that could genuinely happen.
A five-step challenge shaped by Čekam važan telefonski poziv.
- Give the English meaning of Šta čekaš ispred zatvorene prodavnice?.
- Reconstruct in Serbian: “Whom are you waiting for at the main entrance?”
- Write Čekam važan telefonski poziv. in Cyrillic.
- Change one grammatical detail in Čekamo našu novu koleginicu..
- Ask a natural question that could produce Putnici strpljivo čekaju jutarnji voz. as an answer.
Answers waiting beyond Čekamo našu novu koleginicu.
- What are you waiting for outside the closed shop?
- Koga čekaš kod glavnog ulaza? / Кога чекаш код главног улаза?
- Чекам важан телефонски позив.
- More than one answer is possible; all connected forms must remain in agreement.
- Questions vary, but the final Serbian sentence must answer them naturally.