Spoken numbers hide inside prices, dates and statistics, where a single missed syllable can change the entire message.
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From hearing numbers to saying them
Recognising the answer in Listening Comprehension - Advanced Serbian, Numbers 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.
Say each number before you read it
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 Listening Comprehension - Advanced Serbian, Numbers.
Numbers at speaking speed
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 Listening Comprehension - Advanced Serbian, Numbers.
Check what you heard against the text
| Latin script | Cyrillic script | English |
|---|---|---|
| Cena je hiljadu dvesta dinara. | Цена је хиљаду двеста динара. | The price is one thousand two hundred dinars. |
| Voz kreće u sedamnaest i deset. | Воз креће у седамнаест и десет. | The train leaves at 17:10. |
| U sali ima oko četiristo ljudi. | У сали има око четиристо људи. | There are about four hundred people in the hall. |
| Temperatura je pala na minus pet. | Температура је пала на минус пет. | The temperature has fallen to minus five. |
| Stanujem na trećem spratu. | Станујем на трећем спрату. | I live on the third floor. |
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 Listening Comprehension - Advanced Serbian, Numbers.
Check your Serbian: Listening Comprehension - Advanced Serbian, Numbers
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 Listening Comprehension - Advanced Serbian, Numbers.
- Today is the fifth of June.
- The match starts at eight o’clock.
- The score is two to one.
- I bought six tickets.
- He was born in 2001.
Answers for the listening exercise
- Danas je peti jun.
Данас је пети јун. - 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.