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Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Serbian Fun Expressions and Idioms

In one of my more advanced Serbian lessons there came up a few expressions which I wanted to share with you today. I will copy-paste a part of the text about Jeremija, with whom you can learn Serbian from the very start.  I'll list the tasks below this short excerpt:

Jeremija je bio veoma srećan tog jutra, jer je bio potpuno siguran da će dobiti povišicu na poslu. Njegov šef je u nekoliko navrata natuknuo Jeremiji da će od sledećeg meseca omastiti brk, kao i da je to potpuno zaslužio. Jeremija se pravio lud i uspešno se uzdržavao da ne vuče šefa za rukav i postavlja dodatna pitanja. Bio je svestan da sve što bude dobio jeste rezultat njegovog sopstvenog rada i da nije jednostavno palo s neba. Posebno mu je bilo milo što ovaj put nije morao da se kiti tuđim perjem. Njegova zasluga je bila očigledna. Kada je tog jutra stigao na posao i otvorio svoju kancelariju, imao je šta da vidi. Na stolu je stajao potpuno nov kompjuter i pored njega još noviji mobilni, a šef je sav sijao od sreće! "Šta sam ti rekao? Borio sam za tebe kao vučica... i izborio sam se! Najnoviji model? Hm? Šta kažeš?" Jeremija nije morao da se pretvara - na njegovom licu se videlo da su mu sve lađe potonule... Bio je 100% siguran da će dobiti veću platu, a sada mu je postalo jasno da je ostao kratkih rukava! Šta će mu sada Spomenka reći?
Right, now there are three tasks for you:
  1. The easiest task: Can you find the synonyms for these words in the text:
  • drago
  • aludirao
  • apsolutno
  • pravi
  • narednog
  • jako
  • blesav
  • totalno
  • puta
  • shvatio
  • sasvim
  • samo
     2. The more difficult task: which phrases and idioms mean:
  • down in the dumps/ in the doldrums
  • fight like a wolf
  • to be absolutely certain about something
  • keep asking for something
  • get a raise
  • take an advantage of something
  • to deck oneself in  borrowed finery
  • to get the worst of a bargain/ to come away empty-handed
     3. The most difficult task: what will Spomenka say to him when he arrives back home? Try to come      up with a suitable idiom or expression. Let me help you with a few ideas, and you try to guess                which ones are the most appropriate:
  • ko drugome jamu kopa sam u nju upada
  • svako nosi svoj krst
  • nema ti ravna
  • prvo skoči pa reci hop
  • nije zlato sve što sija
  • ko rano rani dve sreće grabi
  • doterao je cara do duvara
  • poklonu se u zube ne gleda



Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Serbian Phrases through Songs

If you're learning Serbian, you'll surely need these commonly used phrases (on a daily basis LOL):
  • Ostaviti (nekoga) na miru = Leave (someone) alone (e.g. ostavi me na miru! = leave me alone)
  • Poludeću = I'll go crazy
  • Učiniću sve da + present tense = I'll do everything to...
  • Možda i grešim = maybe I'm mistaken
  • Samo nebo zna koliko + phrase = (only) heaven knows how much ...
Let's learn them while singing this oldie song by Oliver Mandić:

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Studying Serbian with Songs

Friday, August 09, 2013

In Novi Sad Tonight ? Don't Miss it!

If you happen to be visiting Serbia and Novi Sad, don't miss this magnificent event, taking place tonight:

You can find all the info on this link and do the following reading comprehension exercise:
  1. What kind of event is it ? 
  2. Who are braća Teofilović ?
  3. When is the concert taking place ?
  4. Where is it taking place ?
  5. How much does the ticket cost ?
  6. Where and how can you buy tickets ? Can you buy them online ?
  7. Is it too late for you to buy them ?
  8. How can you check if the tickets are still being sold ?


Friday, November 04, 2011

Practise Gerund in Serbian



Try to make the following sentences while watching this video:

Volim / ne volim /obožavam / mrzim + the verb in the form of the Gerund (add -nje)

For example:  Pevati (to sing)
You say:        Volim pevanje

Feel free to use the Gerund forms which follow this video:

  1. voziti se - vožnja
  2. svirati - sviranje
  3. kuglati se - kuglanje
  4. fotografisati - fotografisanje
  5. surfovati - surfovanje
  6. plesati - plesanje
  7. igrati - igranje (mini-golfa)
  8. šetati - šetanje
  9. plivati - plivanje
  10. slikati - slikanje
  11. pecati - pecanje
  12. skupljati - skupljanje (markica)

Advanced Serbian - Srpski kao drugi jezik

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