Today’s location may be a city, a mountain or a tiny café, and each place asks Serbian for the right preposition and ending.

What do you want to do TODAY?
Šta želite da radite DANAS?

Today I am in Paris. I want to see the Mona Lisa.
DANAS sam u Parizu.  Želim da vidim Mona Lizu.

Made with ToonyTool.com While in the previous lesson we noticed that the Locative Singular ending was only -i, it was like that simply because we were in places which are in Feminine Singular (U Moskvi, Aziji, Evropi, Budimpešti...)

However, today we are in having fun  in places which are Masculine Singular and that's why we add the suffix -u at the end of each place:


  1. Ja sam danas u Parizu. = Danas sam u Parizu.
  2. ...Beograd >>> Beogradu
  3. ...Lisabon >>> Lisabonu
  4. ... Sidnej >>> Sidneju
  5. ... Niš >>> Nišu
  6. ...muzej >>> muzeju
  7. ... centar >>> centru 

Five answers to gde si danas?

Latin scriptCyrillic scriptEnglish
O Srbiji učim na času.О Србији учим на часу.I learn about Serbia in class.
Sastajemo se u malom kafiću.Састајемо се у малом кафићу.We are meeting in a small café.
Fotografija visi na belom zidu.Фотографија виси на белом зиду.The photograph hangs on the white wall.
Moja sestra živi u Londonu.Моја сестра живи у Лондону.My sister lives in London.
Telefon je u plavoj torbi.Телефон је у плавој торби.The phone is in the blue bag.

Listen for the place, then for the case

Treat Where are you today? Part 2 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.

The locative after u and na

The locative describes location or topic after prepositions such as u, na and o. Contrast gde? with kuda?: u gradu describes a position, while u grad describes movement towards a destination. In this particular lesson, use that principle to interpret the examples connected with Where are you today? Part 2.

Say where you are right now

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 Where are you today? Part 2.

Use the script pair as a reading workout: Latin first, Cyrillic second, then reverse the order. The Serbian message does not change, and neither should the pronunciation. Apply that script strategy to the vocabulary in Where are you today? Part 2.

Check your Serbian: Where are you today? Part 2

Complete this final recall check without copying the table. Write both Serbian scripts, then compare your forms carefully with the solutions. Keep every answer connected with Where are you today? Part 2.

  1. I learn about Serbia in class.
  2. We are meeting in a small café.
  3. The photograph hangs on the white wall.
  4. My sister lives in London.
  5. The phone is in the blue bag.

Answers for part two

  1. O Srbiji učim na času.
    О Србији учим на часу.
  2. Sastajemo se u malom kafiću.
    Састајемо се у малом кафићу.
  3. Fotografija visi na belom zidu.
    Фотографија виси на белом зиду.
  4. Moja sestra živi u Londonu.
    Моја сестра живи у Лондону.
  5. Telefon je u plavoj torbi.
    Телефон је у плавој торби.