What do you do in your free time?
---> Šta radiš u slobodno vreme?
What sport do you play in your free time?
---> Kojim se sportom baviš u slobodno vreme?
What do you like doing in your free time?
---> Šta voliš da radiš u slobodno vreme?
I play football.
---> Igram fudbal.
I don't play golf, but I play basketball.
---> Ne igram golf već košarku.
I go swimming and fishing.
---> Idem na plivanje i pecanje.
What about you? - A ti?
Sport supplies energetic verbs for training, winning, missing, passing and supporting a team. Begin with Subotom igram odbojku u školskoj sali.; its scene gives the new language somewhere concrete to stand.
Unpack beside the turning point in basic phrases about playing sport in
Sport supplies energetic verbs for training, winning, missing, passing and supporting a team. Compare the five examples for meaning before analysing their forms. In Dodaj mi loptu pre nego što sudija svira., 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 basic phrases about playing sport in
| Latinica | Ćirilica | English |
|---|---|---|
| Subotom igram odbojku u školskoj sali. | Суботом играм одбојку у школској сали. | On Saturdays I play volleyball in the school gym. |
| Naš tim trenira tri puta nedeljno. | Наш тим тренира три пута недељно. | Our team trains three times a week. |
| Dodaj mi loptu pre nego što sudija svira. | Додај ми лопту пре него што судија свира. | Pass me the ball before the referee whistles. |
| Juče smo izgubili za jedan poen. | Јуче смо изгубили за један поен. | Yesterday we lost by one point. |
| Navijači glasno bodre mlade igrače. | Навијачи гласно бодре младе играче. | The supporters loudly cheer the young players. |
From Naš tim trenira tri puta nedeljno. to independent speech
Read Navijači glasno bodre mlade igrače. 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 Naš tim trenira tri puta nedeljno. in a two-line exchange that could genuinely happen.
A five-step challenge shaped by Dodaj mi loptu pre nego što sudija svira.
- Give the English meaning of Subotom igram odbojku u školskoj sali..
- Reconstruct in Serbian: “Our team trains three times a week.”
- Write Dodaj mi loptu pre nego što sudija svira. in Cyrillic.
- Change one grammatical detail in Juče smo izgubili za jedan poen..
- Ask a natural question that could produce Navijači glasno bodre mlade igrače. as an answer.
Answers waiting beyond Juče smo izgubili za jedan poen.
- On Saturdays I play volleyball in the school gym.
- Naš tim trenira tri puta nedeljno. / Наш тим тренира три пута недељно.
- Додај ми лопту пре него што судија свира.
- More than one answer is possible; all connected forms must remain in agreement.
- Questions vary, but the final Serbian sentence must answer them naturally.