Breakfast sounds more inviting when Serbian names the steaming coffee, fresh bread and whatever is waiting beside them.
Let me introduce you to one of my pets, a guinea pig called Beba. If it is a boy or a girl, you'll find out in our future lessons with it :)The idea is for you to practice this short dialogue asking each other what you are having for breakfast:
a: Šta radiš = What are you doing?
b: Doručkujem = I'm having breakfast.
a: Šta doručkuješ? = What are you having for breakfast?
b: Doručkujem (travu) = I'm having grass for breakfast. (trava = grass)
For this, you'll need some knowledge about food & the accusative case. I'm sure this video will help:
Have fun!
Ordering and describing breakfast
The central idea in What are you having for breakfast? becomes memorable when it is attached to a situation. Imagine who is speaking, where the exchange happens and what response follows. The table below gives you models that can be adapted immediately.
Compare what you eat and what you are eating
| Latin script | Cyrillic script | English |
|---|---|---|
| Za doručak jedem hleb i sir. | За доручак једем хлеб и сир. | I eat bread and cheese for breakfast. |
| Pijem kafu sa mlekom. | Пијем кафу са млеком. | I drink coffee with milk. |
| Ona voli jogurt i voće. | Она воли јогурт и воће. | She likes yoghurt and fruit. |
| Ne jedem slatkiše ujutru. | Не једем слаткише ујутру. | I do not eat sweets in the morning. |
| Da li želiš kuvano jaje? | Да ли желиш кувано јаје? | Would you like a boiled egg? |
Language focus: everyday food language
Meals provide a natural setting for the accusative, instrumental and quantity expressions. Say what you eat or drink, what you add, and what you avoid, keeping each noun in a complete phrase. In this particular lesson, use that principle to interpret the examples connected with What are you having for breakfast?.
Read the Latin and Cyrillic columns as two views of the same Serbian. In this set, protect the diacritics č, ć, š, ž and đ, then move directly from either script to meaning without an English detour. Apply that script strategy to the vocabulary in What are you having for breakfast?.
Build your own breakfast from the table
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 What are you having for breakfast?.
Check your Serbian: What are you having for breakfast?
Translate the five prompts into Serbian. Give each answer first in Latin script and then in Cyrillic, preserving the lesson’s target pattern. Keep every answer connected with What are you having for breakfast?.
- I eat bread and cheese for breakfast.
- I drink coffee with milk.
- She likes yoghurt and fruit.
- I do not eat sweets in the morning.
- Would you like a boiled egg?
Answers for the breakfast lesson
- Za doručak jedem hleb i sir.
За доручак једем хлеб и сир. - Pijem kafu sa mlekom.
Пијем кафу са млеком. - Ona voli jogurt i voće.
Она воли јогурт и воће. - Ne jedem slatkiše ujutru.
Не једем слаткише ујутру. - Da li želiš kuvano jaje?
Да ли желиш кувано јаје?