A first speaking challenge needs only a voice, a clear idea and permission to continue after a mistake.

Here comes a fun slider to help you improve your speaking skills while describing these two photos:



Useful conjugations:


  1. RAZMIŠLJATI: razmišljAM - razmišljAŠ - razmišljA /// razmišljAMO - razmišljATE - razmišljAJU
  2. RAZGOVARATI: razgovarAM ... razgovarAJU
  3. RADITI: radIM - radIŠ - radi /// radIMO - radITE - radE
  4. MISLITI: mislim - misliš - misli /// mislimo - mislite - misle
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What is the difference between MISLITI and RAZMIŠLJATI?
Common collocations with translations will certainly help:
  1. Mislim na tebe = I am thinking of you
  2. Razmišljam / Mislim o tebi = I am thinking of you
  3. Mislim da je knjiga dosadna = I think that the book is boring
  4. Razmišljam da te nešto pitam = I've been thinking to ask you something

Your First Serbian Speaking Circuit

Serbian Speaking Exercise 001 is expanded here through Building the first speaking exercise around complete thoughts. Start with the original post, then use the new material to notice form, meaning and the situation in which a Serbian speaker would naturally choose it.

Five Prompts That Deserve Full Sentences

For active practice, change one meaningful detail in each model while preserving the target structure. Say the altered line aloud, write it in the other Serbian script and explain what changed. This turns the focus of Serbian Speaking Exercise 001 into language you can retrieve independently.

Answer, Extend and Ask Back

Latin scriptCyrillic scriptEnglish
Zovem se Lara i dolazim iz Kanade.Зовем се Лара и долазим из Канаде.My name is Lara and I come from Canada.
Srpski učim zbog porodice mog muža.Српски учим због породице мог мужа.I am learning Serbian because of my husband’s family.
Najviše volim časove sa kratkim pričama.Највише волим часове са кратким причама.I most enjoy lessons with short stories.
Prošlog leta sam posetila Zlatibor.Прошлог лета сам посетила Златибор.Last summer I visited Zlatibor.
Sledeće godine želim da vidim Novi Sad.Следеће године желим да видим Нови Сад.Next year I want to see Novi Sad.

Read these five sentences horizontally to compare Latin, Cyrillic and English. Then read only the Serbian columns vertically. Every example belongs specifically to the subject of Serbian Speaking Exercise 001, so keep that context when you adapt it.

Complete Speaking Check 001

Complete this active-recall test for Serbian Speaking Exercise 001 without copying the table. Accuracy of Serbian endings, Cyrillic letters and Latin diacritics all count.

  1. My name is Lara and I come from Canada.
  2. I am learning Serbian because of my husband’s family.
  3. I most enjoy lessons with short stories.
  4. Last summer I visited Zlatibor.
  5. Next year I want to see Novi Sad.

Answers for Serbian Speaking Exercise 001

  1. Zovem se Lara i dolazim iz Kanade.
    Зовем се Лара и долазим из Канаде.
  2. Srpski učim zbog porodice mog muža.
    Српски учим због породице мог мужа.
  3. Najviše volim časove sa kratkim pričama.
    Највише волим часове са кратким причама.
  4. Prošlog leta sam posetila Zlatibor.
    Прошлог лета сам посетила Златибор.
  5. Sledeće godine želim da vidim Novi Sad.
    Следеће године желим да видим Нови Сад.