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Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Singular and Plural in Serbian


Neki ljudi svoje kućne ljubimce posmatraju kao decu.

1. NEKI - some
2. LJUDI - people
3. SVOJ - possesive pronoun like my/your /his /her/its /our/your /their, used when the possesion refers to the subject
4. KUĆNI LJUBIMAC - pet
5. POSMATRATI - to watch, regard as, think of
6. KAO - as, like (there is no distinction between AS and LIKE in Serbian)
7. DECA - children


PA...TATA, IMAŠ LI TESTAMENT?

1. PA... - well...
2. TATA - dad
3. IMATI - to have
4. LI - used for question forms in all tenses
5. TESTAMENT - the will (a legal declaration of a person's wishes as to the disposition of his or her property or estate after death, usually written and signed by the testator and attested by witnesses)


Translation:
Some people regard their pets as children.
Well, daddy, do you have the will ?

Practice. FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR Singular - Plural Exercise

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Exit Novi Sad

FROM THE NEWS REPORT, FOLLOW THE LINK

Američka televizija Si-En-En uvrstila je ovogodišnji "Egzit", koji se od 9. do 12. jula održava u Novom Sadu, među 12 najboljih muzičkih festivala na svetu u 2009. godini.
Novosadski festival "Egzit" (EXIT) uvršten je među 12 najboljih u godišnjem vodiču američke televizije Si-En-En."Egzit", koji će ove godine doživeti svoje jubilarno 10. izdanje, nalazi se na spisku "Vodič do najboljih svetskih muzičkih festivala".

“Egzit“ na listi najboljih festivala

****************** objašnjenje reč po reč :
1. NA - on

2. LISTA - a list

3. na listI - on a list


4. NAJBOLJI - the best (dobar-bolji- najbolji)




Američka televizija Si-En-En uvrstila je ovogodišnji "Egzit", koji se od 9. do 12. jula održava u Novom Sadu, među 12 najboljih muzičkih festivala na svetu u 2009. godini.

****************** objašnjenje reč po reč :

5. AMERIKA - AMERIČKI : America - American

6. TELEVIZIJA : Television

7. SI-EN-EN: CNN

8. UVRSTITI : include, insert, shortlist

9. JE UVRSTILA: past tense of 'uvrstiti' (TV je uvrstila Exit ... TV included EXIT ...)

10. OVOGODIŠNJI: this year's

11. EGZIT : exit

12. KOJI : which

13. ODRŽAVATI SE : to take place (Egzit se održava ove godine... Exit takes place this year...)

14. OD... DO : from ... to

15. U : in

16. MEĐU : among/between

17. MUZIČKI FESTIVAL: music festival (među muzičkim festivalima - among music festivals)

18. SVET : world (na svetu : in the world)

19. GODINA : year (u ... godini : in ... year)

Novosadski festival "Egzit" (EXIT) uvršten je među 12 najboljih u godišnjem vodiču američke televizije Si-En-En.

****************** objašnjenje reč po reč :

(this is almost the same sentence as the first one, but in the passive voice)

ACTIVE:

CNN je uvrstila Exit među 12 najboljih muzičkih festivala. (notice the active ending 'LA')

PASSIVE:

Exit je uvršten među 12 najboljih muzičkih festivala. (notice the passive ending 'N' )


"Egzit", koji će ove godine doživeti svoje jubilarno 10. izdanje, nalazi se na spisku "Vodič do najboljih svetskih muzičkih festivala".

****************** objašnjenje reč po reč :

20. ĆE : will (Conjugation of the aux. vb. 'will' in Serbian: ĆU, ĆEŠ, ĆE, ĆEMO, ĆETE, ĆE )

21. OVE: this (Sg. Nominative: OVAJ masculine, OVA fem. , OVO neuter)

22. SVOJE : its

23. JUBILARNO: in Serbian often used as 'milestone/important/10year"

24. IZDANJE: issue / release /publication / edition / (here 'event')

25. NALAZITI SE : be somewhere

26. SPISAK: list

27. VODIČ : guide

Tuesday, July 07, 2009

Useful phrases and links for tourists coming to Novi Sad

AUTOBUS - bus / coach

VOZ - train

TROLEJBUS - trolley-bus


TRAMVAJ -tram


BICIKL - bicycle

AVION - plane




AUTOBUSKA STANICA - bus/ coach station
POLAZAK / POLASCI - departure
DOLAZAK / DOLASCI - arrivals
ŽELEZNIČKA STANICA - railway station
AERODROM - airport

KOLIKO KOŠTA ... - how much is ...

AUTOBUSKA KARTA - bus ticket
VOZNA KARTA - railway ticket
ULAZNICA - entrance fee
RENTIRANJE - renting of



ULICA - street


GLAVNA ULICA - main street


MOST -bridge


PARK - park


REKA - river


ŠKOLA - school


HOTEL - hotel


CRKVA - church

KATEDRALA - cathedral

MUZEJ - museum


POZORIŠTE - theatre

RESTORAN - restaurant

PAB - pub

KAFE - cafe

BOLNICA - hospital


CENTAR GRADA - city centre/ downtown


ZOOLOŠKI VRT - zoo


PIJACA - market


ŠOPING CENTAR - shopping centre


KAMP - camp

EXIT - izlaz

ENTRANCE - ulaz


TVRĐAVA - fortress



PETROVARADINSKA TVRĐAVA - Petrovaradin Fortress

POLICAJAC - policeman

POLICIJSKA STANICA - police station


KONZULAT - consulate


AMBASADA -embassy


******************* phrases in context:
questions:
HOW MUCH IS...? - koliko košta ...?
WHERE IS ... ? - gde je ... ?
(for pronunciation check this video)
possible answers :
THERE - tamo
TURN - skreni
(ON THE) LEFT - levo
(ON THE) RIGHT - desno
GO - idi / idite
STRAIGHT - pravo

Sunday, June 28, 2009

MAL for Serbian

Recently I came across this great site called MAL (Master Any Language) with flash cards, games and lists of words in Serbian and English. It is obviously in an early phase, and there are a few mistakes, which really made me laugh. For instance, for the word 'train' we use 'voz', never 'komora' or for 'hot' we say 'vruć' not 'gorući', and for the part of the body called 'calf', we use 'list', never 'batak' (this is used for poultry or for women's legs in sleng, usu. in Pl 'koji bataci', but this is not suitable translation for a flash card at an official language learning site) :o) Nevertheless, I am sure these mistakes will be corrected.


"noga" or "list" not "batak"!

Friday, June 19, 2009

Clothes in Serbian 2



Part two combines asking questions from part no. 1 (gde je / gde su) with answers (ona je u + ormanU (suffix '-u' for masc. nouns denotes the locative case). Take a look at the example examples:

1. CIPELE (Fem - Pl)
a. Gde su cipele? (Where are the shoes)
b. One su u ormanu. (They are in the cupboard)

2. KUPAĆI KOSTIM (Masc. - Sg)
a. Gde je kupaći kostim?
b. On je u ormanu.

5. ODELO (Neuter - Sg)
a. Gde je odelo?
b. Ono je u ormanu.

Now you can continue:

3. JAKNA (Fem - Sg)
4. CIPELE (Fem - Pl)
5. ODELO (Neut - Sg)
6. ŠAL (Masc - Sg)
7. HALJINA (Fem - Sg)
8 / 10. GAĆE (Fem - Pl)
9. POTKOŠULJA (Fem - Sg)
11. RUKAVICE (Fem - Pl)
12. ŠORC (Masc - Sg)
13. ČARAPE (Fem - Pl)
14. ČIZME (Fem - Pl)
15. PRSLUK (Masc - Sg)
**************************

Sg Masculine (he) ON
Sg Feminine (she) ONA
Sg Neuter (it) ONO
Pl Masculine (they) ONI
Pl Feminine (they) ONE
Pl Neuter (they) ONA

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