A Serbian text begins to breathe when punctuation guides the pace and meaning carries the reader past unfamiliar words.

A real fun and easy way to practice reading in Serbian. In the first part you will try to add the appropriate form of the following verbs:
biti - to be jesti - to eat piti - to drink

Later on you will be able to see if your answers were correct. Can you make a similar story about yourself? 







Let the Serbian Text Set the Pace

Serbian Language - Reading Practice is expanded here through Reading Serbian for meaning, rhythm and detail. 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.

Read Once for the Message

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 Language - Reading Practice, so keep that context when you adapt it.

Latin scriptCyrillic scriptEnglish
Kratka vest opisuje letnju oluju.Кратка вест описује летњу олују.The short news item describes a summer storm.
U drugom pasusu pojavljuje se novi lik.У другом пасусу појављује се нови лик.A new character appears in the second paragraph.
Dugačka rečenica ima tri važne celine.Дугачка реченица има три важне целине.The long sentence has three important parts.
Nepoznatu reč zaključujem iz konteksta.Непознату реч закључујем из контекста.I infer the unfamiliar word from context.
Naslov drugačije razumem posle čitanja.Наслов другачије разумем после читања.I understand the title differently after reading.

Five Sentences for Fluent Reading

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 Language - Reading Practice into language you can retrieve independently.

Prove What You Understood

Rebuild the five sentences from their English meanings in Serbian Language - Reading Practice. Write Latin first, transliterate into Cyrillic and open the solutions only after finishing the set.

  1. The short news item describes a summer storm.
  2. A new character appears in the second paragraph.
  3. The long sentence has three important parts.
  4. I infer the unfamiliar word from context.
  5. I understand the title differently after reading.

Answers for Serbian Language - Reading Practice

  1. Kratka vest opisuje letnju oluju.
    Кратка вест описује летњу олују.
  2. U drugom pasusu pojavljuje se novi lik.
    У другом пасусу појављује се нови лик.
  3. Dugačka rečenica ima tri važne celine.
    Дугачка реченица има три важне целине.
  4. Nepoznatu reč zaključujem iz konteksta.
    Непознату реч закључујем из контекста.
  5. Naslov drugačije razumem posle čitanja.
    Наслов другачије разумем после читања.