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Friday, May 26, 2017
Thursday, May 25, 2017
While in the previous simple Serbian cartoons we ppractised the prepositions followed by the Genitive:
Serbian Genitive Task
I'm going to write the translations of these captions. Your task is to match them with colours :)
Boje (colours) su: narandžasta (1), crvena (2), tamno plava (3), ljubičasta (4), tamno ljubičasta (5), zelena (6)
today we are revising the same case, with words, both in Masc. and Feminine Singular, such as:
- Rim, London, Pariz >>> iz RimA, iz LondonA, od ParizA - Sg. Masc.
- Srbija, Engleska >>> iz SrbijE, iz EngleskE - Sg. Fem.
However, this time I am also introducing demonstrative adjectives this and these in Serbian:
This and These in Serbian
- for "she" (like in "this girl" - devojčica) >>> Ova devojčica
- for "he" (like in "this boy" - dečko) >>>Ovaj dečko
- for "it" (like in "this sun" - sunce) >>> Ovo sunce
- for they Masc. Pl or Masc. and Fem. Pl. together (like in "these people" - ljudi) >>>Ovi ljudi
- for "they" Fem. Pl.(like in "these women" - žene) >>> Ove žene
- for "they" Neut. Pl. (like in "these kids" - deca) >>> Ova deca
Serbian Genitive Task
I'm going to write the translations of these captions. Your task is to match them with colours :)
Boje (colours) su: narandžasta (1), crvena (2), tamno plava (3), ljubičasta (4), tamno ljubičasta (5), zelena (6)
- a) My village is more beautiful than Paris (the preposition "than" in comparison always requires the Genitive case)
- b) This one with an umbrella is from London for sure (the preposition "from" requires the Genitive)
- c) If they are from Rome, we are from Paris!
- d) If this sun sees me, it must think I am from Paris!
- e) This little one (=a girl) is surely from Serbia!
- f) These postcards from Italy are funnier than the ones from France!
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Giving Directions in Serbian
- Izvinite = excuse me (although izvinite can mean sorry as well)
- da li = the way to start "yes -no" question
- ovo = this
- put = way
- za = to
- aerodrom = airport (masc. sg.)
- ali = but
- na raskrsnici = at the crossroads
- skrenite = turn (formal, informal is "skreni")
- desno = right
Saturday, May 20, 2017
Let me introduce you to one of my pets, a guinea pig called Beba. If it is a boy or a girl, you'll find out in our future lessons with it :)
The idea is for you to practice this short dialogue asking each other what you are having for breakfast:
a: Šta radiš = What are you doing?
b: Doručkujem = I'm having breakfast.
a: Šta doručkuješ? = What are you having for breakfast?
b: Doručkujem (travu) = I'm having grass for breakfast. (trava = grass)
For this, you'll need some knowledge about food & the accusative case. I'm sure this video will help:
Have fun!
The idea is for you to practice this short dialogue asking each other what you are having for breakfast:
a: Šta radiš = What are you doing?
b: Doručkujem = I'm having breakfast.
a: Šta doručkuješ? = What are you having for breakfast?
b: Doručkujem (travu) = I'm having grass for breakfast. (trava = grass)
For this, you'll need some knowledge about food & the accusative case. I'm sure this video will help:
Have fun!
Friday, May 19, 2017
If you mastered the word hungry: gladAN - gladNA, you are ready to deal with happiness :D
He is happy = On je srećan.
She is happy = Ona je srećna.
They are happy = Oni su srećni.
Now, for a more difficult task! How would you say the following phrases:
He is happy = On je srećan.
She is happy = Ona je srećna.
They are happy = Oni su srećni.
Now, for a more difficult task! How would you say the following phrases:
- I am happy (said by a girl)
- I am happy (said by a boy)
- We are happy (for a boy and girl)