A match on the fifth of June combines scores, dates, competition and the compact drama of sports Serbian.
Let's work on our sports vocabulary today :)Numbers, scores and dates in sport
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 - Sports Events on 5th June 2017.
Ordinal numbers behave like adjectives
Begin Advanced Serbian - Sports Events on 5th June 2017 by looking for a pattern rather than translating every word. Mark the element that changes, say the complete Serbian phrase aloud, and only then compare it with English. That order keeps the lesson focused on Serbian structure.
Describe a match you watched
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 Advanced Serbian - Sports Events on 5th June 2017.
Sports sentences in both alphabets
| Latin script | Cyrillic script | English |
|---|---|---|
| Utakmica počinje u osam sati. | Утакмица почиње у осам сати. | The match starts at eight o’clock. |
| Rezultat je dva prema jedan. | Резултат је два према један. | The score is two to one. |
| Kupila sam šest karata. | Купила сам шест карата. | I bought six tickets. |
| Finale je odigrano petog juna. | Финале је одиграно петог јуна. | The final was played on the fifth of June. |
| Naš tim je pobedio sa tri gola razlike. | Наш тим је победио са три гола разлике. | Our team won by three goals. |
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 Advanced Serbian - Sports Events on 5th June 2017.
Check your Serbian: Advanced Serbian - Sports Events on 5th June 2017
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 Advanced Serbian - Sports Events on 5th June 2017.
- The match starts at eight o’clock.
- The score is two to one.
- I bought six tickets.
- He was born in 2001.
- The race lasts ninety minutes.
Answers for the sports lesson
- Utakmica počinje u osam sati.
Утакмица почиње у осам сати. - Rezultat je dva prema jedan.
Резултат је два према један. - Kupila sam šest karata.
Купила сам шест карата. - Rođen je dve hiljade prve godine.
Рођен је две хиљаде прве године. - Trka traje devedeset minuta.
Трка траје деведесет минута.