The smallest Serbian words often perform the busiest work, replacing people and objects while keeping conversation light.

Before watching the video try to figure out which words are missing in this short exercise:
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From spotting pronouns to using them

Recognising the answer in Fun Serbian - Pronouns is only the first stage. The goal is to recall it quickly, pronounce it clearly and adjust it for a different person, place or time. Use the new examples as stepping stones.

Cover a column and rebuild the sentence

Read down the Latin column, then switch to Cyrillic without returning to English. Choose two examples, turn one into a question and make the other negative. Say both versions naturally. For this post, keep your final version connected with the situation in Fun Serbian - Pronouns.

The little words that carry the sentence

Serbian pronouns reveal person, gender and case, while short unstressed forms usually occupy an early position in the sentence. Compare full and clitic forms in context instead of translating English pronouns mechanically. In this particular lesson, use that principle to interpret the examples connected with Fun Serbian - Pronouns.

Compare long and short forms

Latin scriptCyrillic scriptEnglish
Ovo je za tebe, ne za njega.Ово је за тебе, не за њега.This is for you, not for him.
Ona nas često zove telefonom.Она нас често зове телефоном.She often calls us on the phone.
Reci mu da kasnimo pola sata.Реци му да каснимо пола сата.Tell him we are half an hour late.
Njima se ovaj film jako dopao.Њима се овај филм јако допао.They liked this film very much.
Vidiš li ih tamo kod ulaza?Видиш ли их тамо код улаза?Do you see them there by the entrance?

Choose one row and copy it in both scripts without looking back. When you check it, correct letters and diacritics first; only afterwards consider speed. Apply that script strategy to the vocabulary in Fun Serbian - Pronouns.

Check your Serbian: Fun Serbian - Pronouns

Finish with five short translations. Keep the vocabulary and grammatical relationship from this lesson consistent in both Serbian scripts. Keep every answer connected with Fun Serbian - Pronouns.

  1. I am going to the concert with him.
  2. I talk with her every day.
  3. This is his book.
  4. That is her blue bag.
  5. Ana is sending us a message.

Answers for the pronoun game

  1. Idem sa njim na koncert.
    Идем са њим на концерт.
  2. Razgovaram sa njom svakog dana.
    Разговарам са њом сваког дана.
  3. Ovo je njegova knjiga.
    Ово је његова књига.
  4. To je njena plava torba.
    То је њена плава торба.
  5. Ana nam šalje poruku.
    Ана нам шаље поруку.