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 :)

Serbian for Kids - Locative Case

Locative Case Fun Way

Serbian 401 - Mala istorija Srbije, drugi deo

Sigurna sam da ste uživali vežbajući srpski uz Malu istoriju Srbije, prvi deo. Danas stiže drugi deo da vidim koliko se sećate i šta ste naučili do sada ;)

Mala istorija Srbije - vežba, Serbian 401

Perfective and imperfective "se" verbs in  Serbian 401 - Mala istorija Srbije, drugi deo

In Serbian 301 one is practicing to confidently ask and answer questions about some past tense events. This can be practiced in different ways:

• talking about your past, or past events in your life
• talking about your friends and family and their experiences
• retelling a short story that we have previously learnt
• retelling an interesting film/book plot

Retelling Story in Serbian - Song 

Retelling Story in Serbian

Retelling Story by asking questions

In the previous post we practiced the phrase "what's your name" or "how are you called" = "kako se zoveš" in Present Tense. Today we are practicing the same phrase but in the past tense with the family vocabulary :)

Zvati se in Past Tense - MATCH

Learning Zvati se in Past  

Test with zvati se in Past

It can be tricky to learn how to cope with some simple sentences and questions when this "se" word shows up. The best way to cope with it is to practice with a set of familiar phrases:

Word order with SE - Learn

Word order with SE - Flashcards

Word order with SE - Match

Asking Questions about different topics

In the previous posts there are a bunch of exercises to practice asking questions in Serbian. You can find all of them here.

Today, I'll add some exercises for you to practice and play with:

Asking Questions with Ti 

Match

Asking Questions with Vi 

Flashcards

Match

One of the common and very productive ways of expanding a verb meaning is the process of "prefixation" in Serbian. While in English this additional meaning is conveyed through use of different tenses or prepositions in phrasal verbs, at a sentence level, in Serbian it is achieved through only one word, at the lexicology level.

Today we are talking about PO- prefix and its meanings.

Meaning of Po- Prefix in Serbian

There are five main meanings of PO- prefix when added to a verb. These are as follows:

1. making a perfective verb out of an imperfective one: jesti - pojesti
2. adding up "distributive meaning", often combined with the word "sve": krasti - pokrasti (there will be a special post dedicated to this)
3. beginning of the action: leteti -  poleteti
4. spatial meaning (additional meaning "over") : bacati -  pobacati
5. action which lasts for a long time: živeti - poživeti

Exercise with Po- Prefix in Serbian

Examples with Po- Prefix in Serbian Literature

- What is the meaning of the noun ZLATO and verb POzlatiTI?
- What meaning(s) does this prefix add?
- What is the gist of the story?

Most Common Mistakes in Serbian

I'm sure you've seen a lot of interesting photos which explain most common mistakes in the Serbian language, such as this one:

Video with Most Common Mistakes in Serbian

Today, I've come across this great video with similar examples. I am sure you'll enjoy watching it! 

Serbian Pronouns in Accusative

• Feminine singular: Vidim ribu, vidim je!

• Masculine and Neuter Sg: Vidim hleb / meso, vidim ga!

• Plural, all genders: Vidim jaja, vidim ih! 

Useful Vocabulary

• Ananas = pineapple
• Grožđe = grapes
• Dinja = melon
• Višnje = sour cherries
• Trešnje = sweet cherries

Stiže još jedan / još jedna set of exercises to practice one of the lessons from Serbian 102 course!

Past tense of To be Explained

You can find the pronunciation and the form of the verb to be in Serbian in this post published earlier.

Past tense of To be with Exercises

Past tense of To be - Games

What do you see in Serbian?  

Srpski 401 se bazira na preslatkoj mini seriji koja se zove Mala istorija Srbije, o kojoj sam pisala pre pet godina (vreme baš leti = time really flies by)!
Don't forget that for more exercises like this one with explanations and video lessons with slow pronunciation you can join Patreon page, tier one.

This is, These are - in Serbian

Let's jump with joy each time we come across a phrase or two which are easier in Serbian than in English.

There is no need for you to think how to say THIS and THESE, simply say OVO and it covers both categories!

Ovo je haljina = this is a dress

Ovo su čizme = these are boots

The only thing we are actually practicing is IS and ARE in Serbian, in different contexts:

1. Odeća = Clothes
2. Životinje = Animals 
3. Hrana = Food
4. Poslovi = Jobs 

Ovo je, ovo su with Clothes

This is, These are -Exercises

This is, These are - Games

Glagol BITI - značenje (meaning)

Even if you are really familiar with the verb to be in Serbian, let's simply review what we know with tthese fun exercises:

Glagol BITI - vežbe (exercise)

Glagol BITI - igre (games)

Glagol BITI - additional exercises

One of the useful phrases when learning Serbian is IZIVINTE = ИЗВИНИТЕ = excuse me.

Excuse me, where is ... in Serbian

After this phrase, you have certainly attracted someone's attention, so you can ask a follow up question. Today we are practicing the phrase GDE JE = ГДЕ ЈЕ = where is?

How to pronounce IZVINITE, GDE JE in Serbian

• Excuse me, where is the exit? = Izvinite, gde je izlaz? 

After practicing with the Flashcards, you are ready to play and win :D

I am happy to announce that my third book with easy texts both in Cyrillic and Latin alphabet, Who is Who, has been published!

Let me remind you of the first two books, which you can read along with me on my Youtube channel and Patreon page:

Easy to Read -  Šta možemo da vidimo na selu?

This book called "What you can see on the farm" is just the first part of the series covering animal and farm vocabulary,  together with  the most common verbs in Serbian.

Easy to Read -  Gde je ključ? 

In this second book, Where is the Key? I continue using the most common verbs which require the accusative case. We are also practicing introducing ourselves and our friends.  There is also a task for you to find ONE hidden key. If you are having problems finding it, do let me know!

Easy to Read -  Ko je ko?

In the third book, Who is Who, we are dealing with some similar names like Jovan and Jovana or Ivan and Ivana. Since they can be a bit confusing, we are trying to figure out who is who, by following our friends in search of one another. At the end of the book there is an Activity book where you need to find the hidden page numbers... a little bit of Locative case will always prove useful in the days to come :D

The Fourth Easy to Read book 

The name of the fourth book is "What we like" and it is all about games and seasons we like. It is to be published in October. This one is the easiest of all, and I am sure you'll love it! Watch this space :D

Learning Serbian with Songs

• Super Easy - Boje 
• Super Easy - Čokolada 
• Elementary - Whistle at 8 = Zvižduk u 8 
• Pre-intermediate, Present Simple Verbs - Da li čuješ? 
• Intermediate, Genitive - Još volim te 

In one of the more advanced Serbian language courses, you can learn how to use the following set of phrases to talk about yourself and important occasions when you want to:https://www.learnserbianblog.com/2018/09/serbian-advanced-course.html

• treat someone = častiti  / počastiti nekog
• take someone out to a restaurant = izvesit nekog u restoran

Serbian 701 - Exercises

Exercises with Lesson1, Serbian 701

Hajde da vežbamo ove glagole u prošlom vremenu

Practicing Serbian Daily

Let me share with you a few good posts and resources with great ideas how to learn and practice Serbian on a daily basis:

1. With Youtube videos  
2. Practicing Pronunciation
3. Listening to Serbian authentic resources
4. Doing exercises on my old website SerbianLesson.com and a new one SerbianLessons.com
5. Practicing reading easy and fun books in Serbian Cyrillic and Latin alphabet
6. Joining one of my Serbian language learning courses on Udemy

It is a good idea to use at least two Serbian phrases from the very first lesson:

• Šta znači? = What does ... mean?
• Molim? = Pardon?

Why Step by Step Serbian?

Having made hundreds of quizzes and exercises in Serbian, I thought of posting them here on this blog on a daily basis, starting from the easiest ones. This will make it easier for you to learn regularly and have some kind of continuity.

How Step by Step Serbian?

First, you can read more about these two alphabets in the previous posts:

• Listening and seeing both alphabets, published back in 2008 :)
• Super easy guide to Serbian Cyrillic Script, from 2009
• Switching from the Latin alphabet to the Cyrillic script and back, dated 2010