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Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Gde? Kada? U koliko sati?

This is a listening comprehension exercise. While listening to this 34sec long video, try to answer the following questions: 

Video Quiz 



Exercise (write numbers) 



Or 

  • Where is the event taking place? Gde se održava ovaj koncert? ______________________
  • When, What date ? Kada, Kog datuma? _____________________ 
  • What time? Tačno vreme? ________________

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Mine or Yours in Serbian


Listen to this song and try to figure out which gaps with  numbers are for  "moj" (mine or my for Masc.sg.) and where "tvoj" (yours or your for Masc.sg.) and for the gaps with letters, you will notice that the verb TO BE is missing.


Apsolutno __1__ (apsolutno __2____)
Samo mi ___a____ taj (genijalan spoj)
Apsolutno  ___3___ život je  ___4___

Permanentno  ___5___ (permanentno  ___6___)
Samo ti ____b_____ taj (specijalan broj)
Permanentno  ___7___ život je  __8____

Apsolutno ___9____ si broj
Aposlutno ja   __c__   _10____
Genijalan mi ___d____ spoj
Permanentno biću ___11____
Since this is  a part of Serbian101 lesson, feel free to send me your answers there.

Serbian TO BE with the song "Čokolada"


Remember the verb TO BE in Serbian ?
Listen to this song and try to add the missing 
Ti ___1____ moja čokolada
Ja ___2___ tvoja čokolada
I da ____3____ tako mlada, _____4____ bih te ljubio x2
__5__ bih te ljubio...
__6__ bih te ljubio x10
--- When you send me the reply, you'll receive the vocabulary and translation :-)
Enjoy singing the song because "ko peva zlo ne misli" :)

Essential Serbian on AudioBoo

Interactive Essential Serbian on Audioboo

Radim, živim, volim = I work, I live, I love/like

Rad, živ, vol = You work, you live, you love/like

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Živim u Beogradu.

A ti? ______________

Radim u Subotici.

A ti? ______________

Ja volim mamu, tatu, brata, sestru, sina, ćerku, muža.

A ti? Koga ti voliš? _______________________

Volim srpski, nemački, engleski i francuski jezik. (language)

A ti? Šta ti voliš? _________________________

Volim da jedem hamburger, hot-dog i sendvič.

A ti ? Šta voliš da jedeš? ___________________

Volim da pijem vodu, mleko i đus.

A ti? Šta voliš da piješ? ___________________

Monday, August 30, 2010

Looking 4 Best Translation

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Present Simple Verbs and Infinitives in Serbian, gap filling exercise



Fijaker stari ulicama ________ ( wanders)
i sobom ___________ (carries ) zaljubljeni par
cele noći sneg polako ____________ (falls)
a dvoje mladih _________ (warms ) srca žar (x2)

Prošla je noć ta kao oka treptaj
i zora rana ___________ ( leaves =ostaviti) svoj trag
ja ________ (leave = napustiti ) najmiliju dragu
sve divne noći i taj Sombor grad. (x2)

Samo da mi se lastom __________ (to become)
i još da mogu nebom ___________ (to fly)
leteo _______ (would) ceo dan i noć
samo da mogu svojoj dragoj ________ (to come) (x2)

Fijaker stari sad više _____ ___________ (doesn't wander)
i ____ _________ (is not heard) onog vranca bat
zaboravit' ____________ (have to) svoju dragu
sve divne noći i taj Sombor grad. (x2)

Friday, August 27, 2010

Public Signs in Serbian

Let's start from the most common ones:

улаз, ULAZ = entrance
излаз, IZLAZ = exit
улаз је слободан, ULAZ JE SLOBODAN = free admission
заузето, ZAUZETO = occupied
затворено, ZATVORENO = closed
отворено, OTVORENO = opened
дозвољено, DOZVOLJENO = allowed
забрањено,ZABRANJENO = forbidden
пушачи, PUŠAČI =  smokers
непушачи, NEPUŠAČI = non-smokers
мушки, MUŠKI (toalet) = gentlemen (toilet)
женски, ŽENSKI (toalet)= ladies
на продају, NA PRODAJU = for sale
соба за издавање, SOBA ZA IZDAVANJE = a room for rent
звонити, ZVONITI! = ring!
затварај врата, ZATVARAJ VRATA = close the door
не узнемиравај, NE UZNEMIRAVAJ = do not disturb
пази, PAZI! OPASNOST! = watch out! danger!
чувај се, ČUVAJ SE PSA = beware  of the dog!
стој, STOJ! = stand still!
тишина, TIŠINA = be silent
вуци, VUCI = pull
гурај, GURAJ = push
затвори врата, ZATVORI VRATA = close the door
не дирај, NE DIRAJ = do not touch! If you are never sure how to pronounce these words, you can hear the slow pronunciation in some of my videos on Youtube or Serbian Phrases Cyrillic version of the course.

Advanced Serbian - Srpski kao drugi jezik

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