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Sunday, October 11, 2015

Listening Exercise about Large Kolo for Guinness

Marina Listening comprehension , serbian kolo

Let me introduce you to my nephew Aca who participated in the event called "Large Kolo for Guinness" which took place exactly a week ago in Novi Sad, Serbia. While watching and listening to this video you can do the following tasks:

A. Watch the video without listening to it at first (mute the audio) and try to guess:

Kako se Aca oseća?
Po čemu znate da se Aca tako oseća?

B. Now watch and listen to the video focusing on the words and phrases which confirm your previous answers.

C. Now watch and listen to the video for the third time and try to answer the following questions:

Odakle je Aca?
Kako je sve proteklo?
Čega su se učesnici bojali?
Zašto je ova manifestacija bitna?
Koje izraze Aca koristi da iskaže zahvalnost što je sve dobro pošlo?

D. To expand your vocabulary try to recall which synonyms and phrases Aca uses instead of:

"proteklo"
"bojati se"
"bitan"

Grammar Exercise:

Guinness World Record Largest Folk Dance in Serbia

Marina Folk Dance in Serbia , serbian kolo

Guinness World Record Largest Folk Dance in Serbia

Over 12.000 participants prepares to break the Guinness World Record by simultaneously dancing a Kolo (a traditional dance from the Balkan states) in Novi Sad. The same string of participants stretched for kilometers and encircled several city blocks.

The organization of the Veliko Kolo (Great Kolo) took months and it gathered organizations from 12 different countries in the region. The participants were coordinated by local staff and by a system of loudspeakers. Additionally, all those participating were assigned a barcode, which was then read by the event's officials at the end of the event and the results sent to the Guinness commission.

Preparation for Guinness Largest Kolo

Serbian Kolo, Novi Sad 4th October 2015

Listening Comprehension Exercise

Koliko folkloraša učestvuje u Velikom kolu?
Gde se održava svečano otvaranje?
Iz kojih zemalja su učesnici?
Koliko kilometara je dugačko kolo?
Kada će biti završena ova manifestacija?

Koliko autobusa je pristiglo u Novi Sad 4. 10. 2015.?
Kog uzrasta su učesnici?
Koliko kola su folkloraši igrali?
Odakle je prvi sagovornik?
Odakle je drugi sagovornik?
Odakle je treći sagovornik?
Iz koliko ukupno zemalja su učesnici?
Koji uslovi moraju da se ispune da bi se oborio rekord?
Kada će se dobiti zvanični izveštaj da li je rekord oboren?

Speaking Exercise

While watching the following video try do describe what you can see and what you know about this event:

Relative Pronoun and Question Word Koji in Serbian

Marina question word koji , relative pronoun koji

If you ever wondered how to practice when to use kojI, kojA, kojE etc. both when asking questions and connecting sentences, here comes an easy exercise, based on the intro video about animals:

There is a similar video, where you have to fill in the gaps with "koji", but in the appropriate form:

Along with an online exercise:

Verb to be in Serbian - Video Exercise

Marina verb to be in Serbian ,

If you liked the video about animals I posted last month, I bet you'll enjoy practising* the verb TO BE with the following video. *The verb forms which are missing are as follows:

JE
SU
NIJE
NISU

If you are not sure about the answers, you can check it here:

Songs in Serbian with Lyrics: I Miss our Love

Marina serbian songs ,

Friday is such a beautiful day to practice Serbian with songs, isn't it?

Of course, there's always an exercise to do :)

... hope you don't mind?*

*Petak je tako lep dan za vežbanje srpskog uz pesme, zar ne? Naravno, tu se uvek nađe i vežba :) ...nadam se da ne zamerate?

Studying Serbian with Short Stories

Marina Short stories in Serbian ,

Here comes a new video lesson covering the following vocabulary:

Animals:

taj pas / ti psi= dog/dogs
taj konj / ti konji = horse/horses
to jagnje / ta jagnjad = lamb/lambs
ta ovca / te ovce = sheep/sheep
taj ovan / ti ovnovi = ram/rams
ta žirafa /te žirafe = giraffe/giraffes
ta pčela / te pčele = bee/bees
taj pauk / ti pauci = spider/spiders
ta riba / te ribe = fish/fishes
taj delfin / ti deflfini = dolphin/dolphins
to mače / ti mačići = kitten /kittens
ta mačka / te mačke = cat/cats
taj mačak / ti mačori = tomcat/tomcats
taj tigar / ti tigrovi = tiger/tigers
ta zebra / te zebre = zebra/zebras

Verbs:

je = is
su = are
sviđati se = to like (sviđa mi se ovaj pas = I like this dog)
videti = to see
zvati se = to be called
porasti = to grow up
leteti = to fly

Functions used when expressing certainty/probability:

ovo je... = this is...
možda = maybe
sigurno = certainly/ for sure
ovo je sigurno... = this is a ... for sure
ovo je možda... = this is maybe a ...

Check out the previous lesson for beginners about rooms in a flat.

Bear's Wedding in Serbian with Explanation

Marina Short stories in Serbian ,

If you liked the first part of the story of Dundo Bear's Wedding, I am sure you've been eagerly waiting for its sequel :) Here it comes, but this time you'll be able to read the explanation, English translation and you'll have to answer a few questions before you hear what happened in the second part:

Let me know if you like it?
Javi mi da li ti se sviđa?

What do you think what is the next animal Dundo bear will come across?
Šta misliš na koju životinju će medo Dundo naići?

na vučicu?
na medvedicu?
na lasicu?
na zečicu?
na vevericu?

I really recommend Marina as an online teacher. She provides comprehensive lessons combining study and fun. You never know what to expect next so you never get bored. She's a professional who knows how to transfer knowledge to others.
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She is the best teacher of Serbian as a Foreign Language! She is patient and loves teaching. I recommend Marina as teacher! Ioanna, Greece, 2009

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