A family photograph quickly becomes a map of relationships once mama, stric, ujna and drugarica begin to speak.
- mama = mother
- tata = father
- sestra = sister
- brat = brother
- sin = son
- ćerka = daughter
- drug = close friend masc.
- drugarica = close friend fem.
- prijatelj = friend masc.
- prijateljica = friend fem.
- kolega =colleague masc.
- koleginica = colleague fem.
Best Way to Learn
A Speaking Task for my Patrons
Five sentences about family and friends
| Latin script | Cyrillic script | English |
|---|---|---|
| Moji roditelji dolaze u nedelju. | Моји родитељи долазе у недељу. | My parents are coming on Sunday. |
| Upoznajem njegovu veliku porodicu. | Упознајем његову велику породицу. | I am meeting his large family. |
| Njihov unuk uči srpski. | Њихов унук учи српски. | Their grandson is learning Serbian. |
| Moja drugarica ima dve sestre. | Моја другарица има две сестре. | My friend has two sisters. |
| Porodica ruča zajedno. | Породица руча заједно. | The family eats lunch together. |
Listen for who is who
Treat Family Members and Friends in Serbian as spoken language before analysing it on the page. Read or play the original once for the main message, return for the key forms, and finish by producing one sentence without looking.
Naming the people around you
Family vocabulary becomes useful when it is combined with possession, age, place and everyday actions. Serbian also distinguishes several relationships more precisely than English, so learn each noun through a small personal sentence. In this particular lesson, use that principle to interpret the examples connected with Family Members and Friends in Serbian.
Describe your own family
Select the sentence closest to your life and make it true for you. Add a reason or time expression, ask another person a related question, and answer it without reading. For this post, keep your final version connected with the situation in Family Members and Friends in Serbian.
Keep Serbian sounds stable while the alphabet changes. Read the Latin form accurately, including all kvačice, and reproduce the same rhythm from the Cyrillic line. Apply that script strategy to the vocabulary in Family Members and Friends in Serbian.
Check your Serbian: Family Members and Friends in Serbian
Work from meaning to form. Produce the Serbian answer in Latin script, transliterate it into Cyrillic, and only then check the supplied solution. Keep every answer connected with Family Members and Friends in Serbian.
- My parents are coming on Sunday.
- I am meeting his large family.
- Their grandson is learning Serbian.
- My friend has two sisters.
- The family eats lunch together.
Answers for the family lesson
- Moji roditelji dolaze u nedelju.
Моји родитељи долазе у недељу. - Upoznajem njegovu veliku porodicu.
Упознајем његову велику породицу. - Njihov unuk uči srpski.
Њихов унук учи српски. - Moja drugarica ima dve sestre.
Моја другарица има две сестре. - Porodica ruča zajedno.
Породица руча заједно.