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Serbian 501 - Collocations about News

1. DATI IZJAVU ZA ŠTAMPU - to put out or send out a press release
2. DRŽATI KONFERENCIJU ZA ŠTAMPU - to have a meeting where a person or organisation makes a public statement and reporters can ask questions
3. IZAĆI IZ ŠTAMPE - when a newspaper or magazine is printed
4. IZBITI NA NASLOVNU STRANU - a story printed on the first page of a newspaper
5. IZJAVA ZA ŠTAMPU - a statement given to the press to publish if they wish
6. IZVEŠTAVANJE - the reporting of a particular important event or subject
7. KLEVETA - writing which contains bad information about someone that is not true
8. MEDIJA - the main means of communication viewed collectively (broadcasting, publishing and the Internet)
9. NAJNOVIJE VESTI - hot news
10. OBJAVITI PRIČU - to print/publish a story
11. ODLIČNE VESTI - excellent / great news
12. OHRABRUJUĆE VESTI - encouraging news
13. POSLEDNJE VEST - latest news
14. PRATITI VESTI - to keep up to date with the news
15. STARA VEST - old news
16. TRAGIČNE VESTI - tragic news
17. TRAŽITI PAŽNJU JAVNOSTI - to want to appear in the media and attract a lot of attention
18. TUŽITI ZA KLEVETU - to take legal action against somebody or an organisation for writing false information
19. TUŽNE VESTI - sad news
20. UŽASNE VESTI - terrible news

Collocations about News - Games

Serbian 501 - Collocations about News, Exercises

Hvala na podršci u pravljenju svakodnevnih lekcija za učenje srpskog na svim nivoima!

Serbian 401 - Short History of Serbia, part 3

If you liked learning Serbian with the beautiful mini-series Mala istorija Srbije, you'll surely love the third episode dedicated to the famous song "Why are my thoughts struggling". Although we all know of this song, rarely does anyone know who wrote it and who it was dedicated to! Let us learn more about it, together :)

Ako vam se svidelo da učite srpski uz prelepu mini seriju "Mala istorija Srbije", sigurno ćete uživati u trećoj epizodi koja je posvećena čuvenoj pesmi "Što se bore misli moje". Iako svi znamo ovu pesmu, retko da iko zna ko ju je napisao i kome je posvećena! Hajde zajedno da saznamo nešto više :)

Serbian 401 - Video 

Serbian 401 - Pesma

Short History of Serbia, episode 3 - Exercise

Što se bore _______ moje
iskustvo mi ćutat' _______
bez'te sada vi _______
nek' mi _______ govori

Prvi _______ oka tvoga
sjajnom _______ podoban
plenio je _______ moje
učinio _______ ga

Ja te ljubim, ah, _______
celom _______ kazaću
samo od tebe, ah, _______
ovu _______ sakriću.

This series of Quizlet exercises are based on the previous two lessons from my course Serbian 301:

1. Lekcija 1
2. Vežba 1 

Serbian 301 - Verbs in Context

Serbian 301 - Practicing Verbs in Context

Serbian 301 - Playing with Verbs in Context

In case you need  a list of the most important car parts in Serbian, here is the list of useful words with additional exercises, games and tests :)

Expanding Serbian Vocabulary - Car Parts

Car Parts in Serbian - Exercises

Car Parts in Serbian - Test

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!

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?

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

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

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

Must and Had to in Serbian - Serbian 401 

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

Serbian 301 - Asking Questions with Verbs which Require Accusative

In the previous lessons of Serbian 301, you practiced:

• using the accusative case of the nouns following the verb VIDETI = TO SEE
• using the relative clauses with KOJI /KOJA/ KOJI/ KOJE = who
• listening comprehension task in this post

Serbian 301 - Asking Questions

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.

Exercise with Present and Past of Raditi

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

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