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Sunday, November 24, 2019

Serbian 101 - Serbian Tests


Serbian 101 - Serbian Tests


With this set of exercises you can test your knowledge for Serbian 101. If you pass all the tests with 80% or more, you are ready for Serbian 102!

Tests in Serbian


LEKCIJA 1

LEKCIJA 2
  • Describing members of your family = Opisati članove tvoje porodice - ko se kako zove i koliko ima godina

LEKCIJA 3 

LEKCIJA 4

LEKCIJA 5 

LEKCIJA 6 


LEKCIJA 7 

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Serbian 102 - Nominative, Accusative and Locative


Let me tell you that the fifth book for learning Serbian is ready to be published. Here comes one exercise based from it. Let me know if it is useful and if you need more of these?



Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Dialects in Serbian - O dijalektima u srpskom jeziku

O dijalektima u srpskom jeziku


 

U ovoj odličnoj video lekciji možete da čujete detaljna objašnjenja šta su to različiti dijalekti u srpskom, sa mnogo  primera i objašnjenja.  Primeri su iz književnih dela,  ali verujem da ste čuli neke od ovih karakterističnih reči u svakodnevnom govoru. Napišite u komentaru ako ste čuli neku od pomenutih varijanti i gde ili od koga?

Monday, November 18, 2019

Serbian Vocabulary - Graciozno i Lepo

Simply watch the first minute of this PePa Prase cartoon and try to imagine what "graciozno" and "lepo" means. Are the little ballet dancers dancing gracefully (graciozno) and finely/nicely/ beautifully (lepo)?

Serbian Vocabulary - Graciozno i Lepo




Serbian Vocabulary - Graciozno i Lepo in Context

Let me ask you a few questions:
  1. Da li je Pepa graciozna i lepa?
  2. Da li su njene nove prijateljice graciozne i lepe?
  3. Da li je učiteljica graciozna i lepa?
  4. Da li je bitno da baletani i balerine budu graciozni i lepi?
  5. Da li su prasići igrali graciozno i lepo?
  6. Kako vi plešete, da li plešete graciozno i lepo?
  7. Koga bi opisali kao gracioznog i lepog?
  8. Da li ste nekad videli graciozno prase?
  9. Da li ste nekad videli gracioznu balerinu?
  10. Da li ste nekad videli gracioznog baletana?
  11. Da li ste nekad plesali sa gracioznom devojkom?
  12. Da li bi sebe nazvali gracioznim i lepim / gracioznom i lepom?

Saturday, November 16, 2019

Listening Comprehension Exercises - Advanced Serbian

Evo stiže jedna malo teža vežba, ali sam sigurna da ćete uživati radeći je! Potrebno je da odslušate samo prvi minut ovog videa i razumete šta pet Beograđana misli o tome da li možete naterati nekoga da uradi nešto što neće! Da li zvuči komplikovano? Ako znate šta znače sledeće reči, uopšte nije teško!


Listening Comprehension Exercises - Advanced Serbian



Savet = Tip:  Jednostavno usporite video na 0.75 i biće puno lakše!

Listening Comprehension Exercises in Serbian - Vocabulary

Korisne reči uz ovu vežbu su sledeće:
  • MOTIVACIJA = motivation
  • OBJAŠNJENJE = explanation
  • LJUBAV = love
  • UPORNOST = perseverance
  • INTERES = interest
  • UBEDLJIVOST = persuasiveness
  • MANIPULACIJA = manipulation 

Listening Comprehension Exercises in Serbian - Exercise

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Serbian 501 - Passive Voice, Verb Forms

The Passive Voice in Serbian - Verb Forms


Let me give you some examples of the Passive Voice in Serbian, and then you can have fun practicing with a few Quizlet exercises!

  • Zgrada je sagrađena prošle godine - the building was built last year
  • Rata je uplaćena - the installment was paid
  • Nove kancelarije su otvorene pre dva dana - the new offices were opened two days ago

  1. OSNOVAN - OSNOVATI (TO ESTABLISH)
  2. SMEŠTEN - SMESTITI (TO PLACE/LOCATE/SITUATE)
  3. SAGRAĐEN - SAGRADITI (TO BUILD PERF.)
  4. ZAVRŠEN - ZAVRŠITI (TO FINISH)
  5. IZVEDEN - IZVESTI (TO UNDERTAKE/DO)
  6. ORGANIZOVAN - ORGANIZOVATI (ORGANIZED)
  7. SPISKAN - SPISKATI (TO SPEND=WASTE MONEY)
  8. PRIHVAĆEN - PRIHVATITI (TO ACCEPT)
  9. POVUČEN - POVUĆI (TO WITHDRAW)
  10. UVRŠTEN - UVRSTITI (TO INCLUDE)
  11. DOBIJEN - DOBITI (TO GET)
  12. ANGAŽOVAN - ANGAŽOVATI (TO ENGAGE)
  13. DAT - DATI (TO GIVE)
  14. PRESELJEN - PRESELITI (TO MOVE)
  15. PROCENJEN - PROCENITI (TO ESTIMATE)
  16. UPLAĆEN - UPLATITI (TO PAY)
  17. SPOMINJAN - SPOMINJATI (TO MENTION)
  18. IMENOVAN - IMENTOVATI (TO NAME)
  19. RASPISAN - RASPISATI (TO ANNOUNCE IN WRITTEN FORM)
  20. ZADUŽEN - ZADUŽITI (TO BE IN CHARGE)
  21. OTVOREN - OTVORITI (TO OPEN)
  22. IZDVOJEN - IZDVOJITI (TO ALLOCATE)

The Passive Voice in Serbian - Exercises




The Passive Voice in Serbian - Test





Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Serbian 401 - Must in Serbian

Must and Had to in Serbian - Serbian 401 

There is a series of lessons in Serbian 401 course about Dragana, Zvonko and Boris. This is an introductory one where your task is to guess what they do for living based on the short text. 

The first step would be to see which of the following modal verbs are missing in these three short texts:

MORATI  (have to ) - SMETI  (be allowed to) - MOĆI (can) 
NE MORATI (not have to ) - NE SMETI (mustn't) - NE MOĆI (cannot)



Must be  = mora da je 

  • Ako Dragana radi u operacionoj sali, znači da radi u bolnici i  može biti lekar, medicinska sestra ili anesteziolog. 
  • Ako Zvonko radi u sudu, ali samo po pozivu, onda mora da je sudski veštak.
  • Ako boris puno putuje, upoznaje puno uspešnih ljudi i mora da trenira mozak svakog dana, može biti ili menadžer/direktor ili simultani prevodilac. 

Must, Can and Mustn't in Serbian - Exercise



Monday, November 11, 2019

Serbian 301 - Asking Questions

Serbian 301 - Asking Questions with Verbs which Require Accusative


In the previous lessons of Serbian 301, you practiced:

Serbian 301 - Asking Questions


Now, let's practice asking questions about these photos! Let me give you a few examples.


  1. Šta žena čita? Ona čita novine.
  2. Gde sedi žena koja čita novine?  Sedi u kafiću.
  3. Da li žena  koja  sedi u kafiću pije kafu ili vino? Ona pije kafu.
  4. Šta nosi žena  koja  čita novine? Nosi beretku.
  5. Gde ide žena koja  nosi kafu? Ide na posao.
  6. Gde su ljudi? Oni su u muzeju.
  7. Šta ljudi  koji su u muzeju gledaju? Gledaju veliku sliku.
  8. Gde su ove devojčice? One su u vozu.
  9. Šta čitaju devojčice  koje su u vozu? Čitaju Hari Potera
  10. Gde je ova crkva? Na Novom Zelandu.
  11. Kako izgledaju ljudi koji idu u crkvu? Ljudi koji posećuju crkvu su stari.

Serbian 301 - Asking Questions in Cyrillic Script

Let's fill in the gaps while reading the same questions in the Cyrillic script.







Wednesday, November 06, 2019

Serbian 201 - Present and Past of Raditi

One of the best ways to practice different tenses is to contrast them.  Today, the focus is on the verb TO WORK = raditi. Can you figure out which one is PAST and which one is PRESENT tense?

  1. Šta radiš?
  2. Šta si radila?
  3. Radimo u školi. 
  4. Radili smo u bolnici. 
  5. Sada ništa ne radim.
  6. Nisam ništa radila.
Yes, I am sure you guessed that 1-3-5 sentences are in the present tense and the others are in the past. Now, let's do one exercise to choose the verb which is missing

Present and Past of Raditi - Exercise




Exercise with Present and Past of Raditi


Game with Present and Past of Raditi


Present and Past of Raditi - Test





Monday, November 04, 2019

Serbian 101 - Telling Time in Serbian Exercise

Telling Time in Serbian - Exercises


Let's practice telling the time in Serbian with the following series of exercises:



Telling Time in Serbian - Learning



Telling Time in Serbian - Game



Telling Time in Serbian - Test






Friday, November 01, 2019

Srpski 102 - Lokativ, drugi deo

I am sure you managed to find all the page numbers in the book Ko je ko? Here comes a mobile friendly exercise to help you with pages number 28 to 26. Have fun



Don't forget to flick through the pages in the sample version. If you like it, the book can be purchased through Amazon, or at a special price for the bulk purchase, for the followers of the blog through my BookMe page :)

Sunday, October 27, 2019

Serbian for Kids - Locative Case Fun Way




Serbian for Kids - Locative Case

There are two parts in this video. In the first part you are just listening to me searching for and finding numbers. In the second part, I added the answer key to the left and right, so you can see why some words get an "i" at the end, and the others get an "u" at the end. 
So, whenever you want to say that you are somewhere, we use the Locative case which will change the ending of the word which describes your the location. The same is with the numbers in this video. 

Locative Case Fun Way

Words ending in -a (most of Feminine, Singular)
GDE su brojevi stranica? 
OGRADA -  4 je na ogradi
ČARAPA - 6 je na čarapi
TRAVA - 8 je na travi
PATIKA - 10 je na patici
MAJICA - 14 je na majici
KOŠULJA - 14 je na košulji
ŠKOLA - 16 je na školi
KLACKALICA - 18 je na klackalici
PALMA -  20 je na palmi
KOSA - 22 je na kosi
TRAMPOLINA - 24 je na trampolini 
 Words ending in a consonant (Masc. Sg.) or -E/O (Neut. Sg.)
BALON - 5 je na balonu
OBLAK - 7 je na oblaku
CVET  - 9 je na cvetu
DRVO - 11 je na drvetu
ŠORC  - 13 je na šorcu
TOBOGAN - 15 je na toboganu
CIRKUS - 21 je na cirkusu
KROV - 21 je na krovu
OBRAZ - 23 je na obrazu
LICE  - 23 je na licu
U potrazi za ostalim brojevima = Searching for other numbers
Now it's time for you to search the other part of the book and write in the comments where all the other numbers are... I'm curious! Jedva čekam vaše odgovore :)

Advanced Serbian - Srpski kao drugi jezik

Gde je ključ? Где је кључ? - Učimo srpski sa Marinom
Gde je ključ? ...
Where is the Key?-...
By Marina Petrović
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