Learning Cyrillic with Greetings in Serbian

Language focus: reading across two scripts

Serbian Latin and Cyrillic represent the same language. Most letters correspond directly, while lj, nj and dž map to single Cyrillic letters. Read for meaning first, then use a second pass to notice the script correspondence without translating word by word. In this particular lesson, use that principle to interpret the examples connected with Learning Cyrillic with Greetings in Serbian.

Thirty letters, one sound each

Begin Learning Cyrillic with Greetings in Serbian 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.

Write your own name in Cyrillic

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 Learning Cyrillic with Greetings in Serbian.

Greetings letter by letter in both alphabets

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 Learning Cyrillic with Greetings in Serbian.