Let's learn the following words in context:

piano = taj klavir,
sea = to more,
bell = to zvono,
clock = taj sat,

violin =ta violina
guitar = ta gitara
song = ta pesma

So, let's see what happens with the noun after the verb
HEAR = ČUTI

Šta čuješ? Čujem...
...klavir.


... more
... zvono

... sat

Šta ona čuje? (What can she hear?)
Ona čuje...

... gitaru

... violinu

... pesmu

Now, you try the same with 'ON'' (HE) "Šta on čuje? ..." and record it via VoxoPop

Listening verbs turn the surrounding world into language: a bell rings, leaves rustle and somebody whispers nearby. Begin with Čujem kišu kako udara o krov.; its scene gives the new language somewhere concrete to stand.

Notice inside a practical path in sta cujes what can you hear

Listening verbs turn the surrounding world into language: a bell rings, leaves rustle and somebody whispers nearby. Compare the five examples for meaning before analysing their forms. In Da li čuješ zvono na ulaznim vratima?, 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 cujes what can you hear

LatinicaĆirilicaEnglish
Čujem kišu kako udara o krov.Чујем кишу како удара о кров.I hear the rain hitting the roof.
Iz susedne sobe dopire tih razgovor.Из суседне собе допире тих разговор.A quiet conversation comes from the next room.
Da li čuješ zvono na ulaznim vratima?Да ли чујеш звоно на улазним вратима?Can you hear the doorbell?
U šumi slušamo šuštanje suvog lišća.У шуми слушамо шуштање сувог лишћа.In the forest we listen to dry leaves rustling.
Noćni voz se čuje iz velike daljine.Ноћни воз се чује из велике даљине.The night train can be heard from far away.

From Iz susedne sobe dopire tih razgovor. to independent speech

Read Noćni voz se čuje iz velike daljine. 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 Iz susedne sobe dopire tih razgovor. in a two-line exchange that could genuinely happen.

A five-step challenge shaped by Da li čuješ zvono na ulaznim vratima?

  1. Give the English meaning of Čujem kišu kako udara o krov..
  2. Reconstruct in Serbian: “A quiet conversation comes from the next room.”
  3. Write Da li čuješ zvono na ulaznim vratima? in Cyrillic.
  4. Change one grammatical detail in U šumi slušamo šuštanje suvog lišća..
  5. Ask a natural question that could produce Noćni voz se čuje iz velike daljine. as an answer.

Answers waiting beyond U šumi slušamo šuštanje suvog lišća.

  1. I hear the rain hitting the roof.
  2. Iz susedne sobe dopire tih razgovor. / Из суседне собе допире тих разговор.
  3. Да ли чујеш звоно на улазним вратима?
  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.