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Monday, September 09, 2019

Serbian Intermediate - Listening Comprehension, King's Chicken

Marina intermediate Serbian , Listening comprehension

Besides a wonderful recipe for King's Chicken, you will hear three stories about the origin of this simple and tasty dish. Let's listen the following video first.

You can listen to the video as many times as you want, try to listen to it a bit slower (change speed to 0.75) and write down at least one short story on our joint Padlet :) Simply click twice on the background and start writing. There is no need for you to write your name! Have fun :)

Prva priča - link
Druga priča - link
Treća priča - link

Foreigners in Serbia - Part 7

Marina Foreigners in Serbia , Listening comprehension

A few years ago I shared with you a few posts about foreigners in Serbia. Since there are so many beautiful stories about this topic on RTS youtube channel, I decided to share all them and make some additional exercises.

Srbija je haos sa nekim čudnim redom

Današnja priča je o Sine iz Norveške. Odgledajte ovu prelepu priču i odgovorite na pitanja ispod:

Kako se ona zove?
Odakle je?
Zašto je došla prvi put u Srbiju?
Kako se zove prijatelj iz Srbije kog je prvo upoznala?
Šta joj se svidelo prvi put kad je bila u Srbiji?
Šta nije uobičajeno u Srbiji posle plivanja, a što je normalno u Norveškoj?
Kada pričamo o tašnama i torbama, šta u Srbiji ljudi nikad ne rade, dok je u Norveškoj to normalno?
Da li je Sine udata i da li će se udavati?
Gde ona živi sada?
Gde ona radi sada?
Šta je studirala u Norveškoj?
Šta je studirala u Srbiji?
Čime se sve bavi?
Kakvi su joj planovi za budućnost?
Zašto?

What is so special about 3, 6 and 9?

Marina comprehension exercises , Listening comprehension

Numbers and Addition in Serbian

Let's watch the video where you can see and hear numbers being added in Serbian. If you click CC you will be able to follow the English translation as well. If you decrease the speed, from normal to 0.75, you can practice your pronunciation :) Have fun!

For more advanced learners, there are a few, actually 3, questions:
1. Can you recognize the accent? Which one is it - Serbian or Bosnian or Montenegrin?
2. Could you hear the name of the famous scientist who is mentioned in the video?
3. Why are numbers 3, 6, and 9 magical?

Ordinal Numbers in Serbian - Part 1

Marina Learn Serbian online , Serbian online

Ordinal numbers in Serbian behave as adjectives, so they change according to the noun's:

number (singular or plural - prva kolona vs. prve kolone)
gender (masc. fem or neuter - prvi red vs. prvA kolona vs. prvO mesto)
case (after the basic form of Nominative, there will be all six cases - prvi čovek - prvog čoveka - prvom čoveku - prvog čoveka / prvi hamburger - prvi čoveče - sa prvim čovekom - o prvom čoveku)

That's why we are starting just with a very simple list of 12 ordinal numbers in masc. sg. Nominative to learn the form, hear it, pronounce it and practice it.

In our next lessons we'll be practicing more complex structures with the ordinal numbers in Serbian :)

I know it looks complicated, but it can be fun, and it is certainly good for your brain!

The list of exercises both in the Latin and Cyrillic script can be found on my Patreon page.

Verb HTETI - to want

Marina exercises in Serbian , modal verbs in Serbian

What do they want?

Hajde da slušamo ovu zabavnu pesmu i da odlučimo ko šta želi da jede? = Let's listen to this fun song and decide who wants to eat what?

VOCABULARY

Tulumbe = Tulumba or Bamiyeh is a deep-fried dessert
kolač = a cake
čokolada = chocolate
šlag = whipped cream
jagode = strawberries
kolač sa čokoladom = a chocolate cake
kolač sa šlagom i jagodama = a cake with whipped cream and strawberries
hteti = to want to
Hoću - hoćeš - hoće ---- hoćemo - hoćete - hoće
Hoću da uzmem = I want to have

EXERCISE

Maksim hoće da uzme ...
Mama hoće da uzme...
Tata hoće da uzme ...

KVIZ

TRANSLATION

Poslastičarnica "Tumbe-tulumbe" = A sweetshop "Tumbe-tulumbe"
Dobar dan x 10 = Good afternoon
Izvolite, šta želite? = Can I help you, what do you want = would you like?
Mi bismo baš voleli da probamo vaše kolače. = We would really like to try your cakes.
Evo neka Maksim prvi izabere. = Here, let Maxim be the first to choose.
Mama, tata, ja ću ovaj kolačić sa čokoladom. = Mom, dad, I'll take this cake with chocolate.
Odličan izbor, Maksime, izvoli! = Excellent choice, Maxim, here you are!
Hvala. = Thanks.
A meni ćete dati ovu sa šlagom i jagodama. = And to me you will give this one with whipped cream and strawberries.
Svakako gospođo. Izvolite. = Sure, madam. Here you are.
Jao hvala Vam, baš ste ljubazni! Oh, thank You, you are so kind!
A ti tata, koji kolač ćeš ti da uzmeš? = And you daddy, which cake will you take?
Tumbe - tulumbe! = (I'll take) Tulumbe
Ah, izvolite. = Here you are.
Hvala. = Thanks.
...
Oprostite, ako mogu da dobijem još samo pet komada? = Excuse me, if I could get only five more pieces?

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Monday, September 09, 2019

Serbian Intermediate - Listening Comprehension, King's Chicken

Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Foreigners in Serbia - Part 7

Srbija je haos sa nekim čudnim redom

Sunday, July 21, 2019

What is so special about 3, 6 and 9?

Numbers and Addition in Serbian

Monday, July 15, 2019

Ordinal Numbers in Serbian - Part 1

Saturday, July 13, 2019