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This video is actually the audio version of this blog post covering BITI conjugations in different tenses in Serbian.
Showing posts with label Serbian pronunciation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Serbian pronunciation. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 08, 2010
This video is actually the audio version of this blog post covering BITI conjugations in different tenses in Serbian.
Wednesday, December 01, 2010
Pronoun for the First Person Plural:
WE = mi
mi
nas (from us)
nama (to us)
nas (us)
mi
s nama (with us)
o nama (about us)
Possessive Adjective for the
First Person Plural:
OUR = naš
Singular
Fem. naša sestra
Masc. naš brat
Neuter. naše dete
Plural
Fem. našE sestrE
Masc. našA braćA
Neuter. našA decA
Now, enjoy listening to this 'ancient' song and filling the gaps:
Ljubav _______ (to us) više nije prijatelj
ponekad svrati ___________ (only) kao gost
zašto se ljubav gubi _________ (without) traga
__________ (my) draga?
Do juče smo se lepo __________ (we lied)
i verovali slepo u ________ __________ (that lie)
____________ (why) se ljubav gubi bez traga
moja ________________ (darling)?
Chorus:
_________ (where) je sad tvoj Beograd
gde _________ (is) sad moj Beograd
_________ _______ (where is) sad tvoj Beograd
a gde _______ (are) sada _____ (you)
a gde _______ (am) sada ______ (I) ?
Sreća nam _________ (more) nije dobar drug
sa __________ (us) trči poslednji put
zašto se ljubav ___________ (it disappears) bez traga
________ (my) draga?
Sad život __________ (our) ne vredi kao pre
a i vreme kao da _____________ (to us) izmiče
zašto se ljubav gubi bez ____________ (trace)
___________ (my) draga ?
Chorus
WE = mi
mi
nas (from us)
nama (to us)
nas (us)
mi
s nama (with us)
o nama (about us)
Possessive Adjective for the
First Person Plural:
OUR = naš
Singular
Fem. naša sestra
Masc. naš brat
Neuter. naše dete
Plural
Fem. našE sestrE
Masc. našA braćA
Neuter. našA decA
Now, enjoy listening to this 'ancient' song and filling the gaps:
Ljubav _______ (to us) više nije prijatelj
ponekad svrati ___________ (only) kao gost
zašto se ljubav gubi _________ (without) traga
__________ (my) draga?
Do juče smo se lepo __________ (we lied)
i verovali slepo u ________ __________ (that lie)
____________ (why) se ljubav gubi bez traga
moja ________________ (darling)?
Chorus:
_________ (where) je sad tvoj Beograd
gde _________ (is) sad moj Beograd
_________ _______ (where is) sad tvoj Beograd
a gde _______ (are) sada _____ (you)
a gde _______ (am) sada ______ (I) ?
Sreća nam _________ (more) nije dobar drug
sa __________ (us) trči poslednji put
zašto se ljubav ___________ (it disappears) bez traga
________ (my) draga?
Sad život __________ (our) ne vredi kao pre
a i vreme kao da _____________ (to us) izmiče
zašto se ljubav gubi bez ____________ (trace)
___________ (my) draga ?
Chorus
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Imao otac sedam sinova, sedam sva_alica. Sva_ajući se zanemariše sav ku_ni posao i sve im po_e naopako.
Bilo je sebi_nih i r_avih suseda koji su se radovali njihovom sva_anju i njihov nazadak skretali su na svoju korist. Lako je grabiti onde gde nema ko da _uva, kad se _uvari me_u sobom sva_aju.
Videvši da će biti zlo i naopako, otac se veoma zabrinu. Jedanput skupi sinove oko sebe, pa im pokaza sedam prutova povezanih u jedan snop i re_e:
- Koji od vas ovaj snop prelomi, onome _u dati deset dukata.
Sedam sinova pokuša da prelomi snop:probali su ovako i onako. I naposletku svaki re_e da ne može.
A otac će im onda:
- _udim se da ne možete, jer je to sasvim lako.
On odreši uzicu kojom je bio snop vezan, štapi_i se razmakoše i on jedan po jedan prelomi bez po muke.
Sinovi su se nasmejali:
- E, to je lako! Tako bi moglo i nejako dete!
Otac završi:
- Evo vam, deco, slike i prilike vaše. Ne budete li snop, bi_ete sedam prutova koje, kao što ste sami rekli, može slomiti i nejako dete.
Bilo je sebi_nih i r_avih suseda koji su se radovali njihovom sva_anju i njihov nazadak skretali su na svoju korist. Lako je grabiti onde gde nema ko da _uva, kad se _uvari me_u sobom sva_aju.
Videvši da će biti zlo i naopako, otac se veoma zabrinu. Jedanput skupi sinove oko sebe, pa im pokaza sedam prutova povezanih u jedan snop i re_e:
- Koji od vas ovaj snop prelomi, onome _u dati deset dukata.
Sedam sinova pokuša da prelomi snop:probali su ovako i onako. I naposletku svaki re_e da ne može.
A otac će im onda:
- _udim se da ne možete, jer je to sasvim lako.
On odreši uzicu kojom je bio snop vezan, štapi_i se razmakoše i on jedan po jedan prelomi bez po muke.
Sinovi su se nasmejali:
- E, to je lako! Tako bi moglo i nejako dete!
Otac završi:
- Evo vam, deco, slike i prilike vaše. Ne budete li snop, bi_ete sedam prutova koje, kao što ste sami rekli, može slomiti i nejako dete.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
There are five vowels in the Serbian language: a, e, i, o, u.
*A: ako (if), tavan (attic), ali (but), auto (car)
*E: evo (here), ekser (nail), med (honey), lep (beautiful)
*I: imati (to have), ili (or), iako (although), ići (to go)
*O: ovo (this), ono (that), oko (eye), brod (ship)
*U: u (in), uvo (ear), zub (tooth), uspeh (success)
However, in some words, the so called 'syllable forming r' (slogotvorno r) plays the vowel role. That's why some words in Serbian are difficult to pronounce. Let's practise together on our Pronunciation Site:
* R : prst (finger), krst (cross), srce (heart), Srpski (Serbian), pržiti (to fry)
*A: ako (if), tavan (attic), ali (but), auto (car)
*E: evo (here), ekser (nail), med (honey), lep (beautiful)
*I: imati (to have), ili (or), iako (although), ići (to go)
*O: ovo (this), ono (that), oko (eye), brod (ship)
*U: u (in), uvo (ear), zub (tooth), uspeh (success)
However, in some words, the so called 'syllable forming r' (slogotvorno r) plays the vowel role. That's why some words in Serbian are difficult to pronounce. Let's practise together on our Pronunciation Site:
* R : prst (finger), krst (cross), srce (heart), Srpski (Serbian), pržiti (to fry)
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
While teaching Serbian to speakers of other languages, I noticed that different students have different pronunciation problems with certain Serbian sounds/phonemes. In order to practise together, let's make most of this lovely online learning tool, where you can simply listen to me and other students pronouncing certain words or phrases.
You will always be able to access the recordings from this site and to add your short replies. Let's practise together:
Intro :
* Introduce yourself like this:
Zdravo, ja sam ______. Ja sam _______. Imam _______godina. Živim u _________u/i.
(Hi, I am .... I am a ... I am ... I live in ...)
Pronunciation:
*Ć - ću, ćeš, će, ćemo, ćete, će (= will)
*Č - čekaj (wait) čuvaj se (take care) čitaj (read)
*Š - šutni (kick) šališ se? (are you kidding?) šta? (what?)
*C - cev (pipe), car (tzar) cvet (flower)
*S - sve (all), svet (world), sutra (tomorrow)
*Đ - đak (pupil, student), đavo (devil), Đorđe (name)
*DŽ -džaba (for free, worthless), džemper (jumper, cardigan), džin (giant)
*NJ - njiva (field), Anja (Anya), šaliti se (to make/tell jokes)
*LJ - ljuljaška (swing), ljubav (love), biljka (plant)
*H - hrčak (hamster), hleb (bread), hladno (cold)
You will always be able to access the recordings from this site and to add your short replies. Let's practise together:
Intro :
* Introduce yourself like this:
Zdravo, ja sam ______. Ja sam _______. Imam _______godina. Živim u _________u/i.
(Hi, I am .... I am a ... I am ... I live in ...)
Pronunciation:
*Ć - ću, ćeš, će, ćemo, ćete, će (= will)
*Č - čekaj (wait) čuvaj se (take care) čitaj (read)
*Š - šutni (kick) šališ se? (are you kidding?) šta? (what?)
*C - cev (pipe), car (tzar) cvet (flower)
*S - sve (all), svet (world), sutra (tomorrow)
*Đ - đak (pupil, student), đavo (devil), Đorđe (name)
*DŽ -džaba (for free, worthless), džemper (jumper, cardigan), džin (giant)
*NJ - njiva (field), Anja (Anya), šaliti se (to make/tell jokes)
*LJ - ljuljaška (swing), ljubav (love), biljka (plant)
*H - hrčak (hamster), hleb (bread), hladno (cold)
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