The sixth of June turns an ordinary date into advanced practice with numbers, events and carefully chosen endings.

I have always enjoyed doing short tasks based on authentic news and fun texts. That is why I want to create and share with you the same kind of exercises based on daily news, both in the Latin alphabet and Cyrillic script. Today I'm sharing with you one of the common news section called "Dogodilo se na današnji dan" - "On this day in history" from KratkeVesti :)

 Cyrillic version Latin alphabet version

A practical route into Advanced Serbian exercises - Sixth June

This lesson works best as a short sequence: notice the target form, connect it with meaning, and use it in a fresh sentence. In Advanced Serbian exercises - Sixth June, the original material remains the starting point; the additions below make its language easier to retrieve in real conversation.

Saying the date in Serbian

Numbers become reliable when attached to dates, scores, prices and quantities. Read them aloud in several contexts and notice when ordinal forms or case endings are required. In this particular lesson, use that principle to interpret the examples connected with Advanced Serbian exercises - Sixth June.

Five sentences with dates

Latin scriptCyrillic scriptEnglish
Rođen je dve hiljade prve godine.Рођен је две хиљаде прве године.He was born in 2001.
Trka traje devedeset minuta.Трка траје деведесет минута.The race lasts ninety minutes.
Na času je dvanaest učenika.На часу је дванаест ученика.There are twelve students in class.
Vidimo se dvadeset trećeg maja.Видимо се двадесет трећег маја.See you on the twenty-third of May.
Danas je peti jun.Данас је пети јун.Today is the fifth of June.

Move horizontally across one row, then vertically down each Serbian column. This change of direction prevents you from relying on position and strengthens independent recognition of both scripts. Apply that script strategy to the vocabulary in Advanced Serbian exercises - Sixth June.

Change the date and keep the pattern

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 Advanced Serbian exercises - Sixth June.

Check your Serbian: Advanced Serbian exercises - Sixth June

Turn each English line back into natural Serbian. After writing both scripts, read the completed Serbian sentence aloud once. Keep every answer connected with Advanced Serbian exercises - Sixth June.

  1. He was born in 2001.
  2. The race lasts ninety minutes.
  3. There are twelve students in class.
  4. See you on the twenty-third of May.
  5. Today is the fifth of June.

Answers for the date exercises

  1. Rođen je dve hiljade prve godine.
    Рођен је две хиљаде прве године.
  2. Trka traje devedeset minuta.
    Трка траје деведесет минута.
  3. Na času je dvanaest učenika.
    На часу је дванаест ученика.
  4. Vidimo se dvadeset trećeg maja.
    Видимо се двадесет трећег маја.
  5. Danas je peti jun.
    Данас је пети јун.