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Monday, January 09, 2023

Practicing Listening Skills with Serbian 201

Danas vežbamo srpski uz zanimljivu priču o lisicama :) 

Pre nego što odslušamo ovu priču, šta mislite šta su odgovori na ova pitanja:

  1. Šta znači reč "lisica"?
  2. Šta znači "lukav kao lisica"? 
  3. Kada Vi osećate hladnoću? 
  4. Šta vas najbolje greje zimi? 
  5. Šta se menja zimi? 
  6. Šta znači brižan?

Saturday, January 07, 2023

Srećan Božić = Merry Christmas

How to Greet People on Christmas Day in Serbia 

Merry Christmas & Srećan Božić with a few great blog posts from the previous years and  one brand new video about Christmas:

Video o Božiću u Srbiji 

Monday, November 21, 2022

Serbian 401 - Listening Exercise about Bread Museum

 Let me share with you one more listening comprehension exercise for intermediate Serbian, from the course Serbian 401

Poslušajmo Jeremijinu životnu priču o tome kako je napravio Muzej hleba. Posle slušanja pokušajte da odgovorite na pitanja i da uradite vežbu sa ključnim rečima. 


Vežba razumevanja na srpskom - Muzej hleba


Odgovori na pitanja



  1. Koliko godina je imao kada je upoznao svoju ženu?
  2. Gde su se on i žena preselili?
  3. Zašto su odlučili da se presele iz grada?
  4. O čemu priča Muzej hleba?
  5. Koliko vrsta pšenice je bilo? 
  6. Šta je ostalo neraskidivo do dan danas?
  7. Koliko sela je posetio?
  8. Kako su ga babe oslovljavale = Kako su mu se babe obraćale?
  9. Zašto je on išao tamo?
  10. Koliko predmeta je skupio posećujući sela po Srbiji?
  11. Kakvi su bili ljudi koje je zaticao po selima u Srbiji?

Vocabular exercise for Serbian 401






Saturday, October 15, 2022

Serbian 601 - Razgovor o životnom stilu

Danas delim sa vama jedan odličan video o životnim temama i sa odličnim vokabularom koji ćete sresti u svakodnevnim razgovorima na srpskom. Pravi autentični tekst, dušu dao za učenje i vežbanje srpskog :) 

O životu u Dubaiju

p.s. ako mislite da devojka prebrzo priča, slobodno izaberite 0.75 brzinu (dole desno)

  1. Listen to the first 7 minutes of the video once and decide what the advantages and disadvantages of living in Dubai are?
  2. Now, focus on the first 7 minutes and 30 seconds and jot down some useful phrases
  3. Speaking exercise: Focus on one topic and compare her impressions of Dubai with your own country or where you are currently living. 

Korisne fraze - životni stil

  • Prednosti i mane = advantages and disadvantages
  • Jedna od stvari koje te tako razmaze = one of the things that spoils you so much
  • Ovde je tako normalno = it is so normal over here
  • Džabe = free or free of charge
  • Smejurija (o ceni) = dirt cheap
  • biti razmažen = to be spoilt
  • biti svestan = to be aware 
  • u bilo kojem segmentu = in any sphere of life
  • stvari na koje obraćate pažnju = the things you pay attention to
  • teretane su pristojne / osrednje /sjajno opremljene = gyms are decent / moderately / exceptionally equipped 
  • kako se to u suštini zove = what it is essentially
  • ne morate da date novac na = there is no need to pay for
  • ovde je sasvim normalno = it is so normal to 
  • baš zbog toga što je cena toliko visoka = just because beca
  • relativno normalno zarađujete
  • činjenica da mogu = the fact that I can
  • život se svodi na to = the life comes down to 
  • kada se osvrnem = in retrospect
  • da biste imali određeni životni stil = in order for you to have a certain life style

Idiomi i fraze

  • Košta kao svetog Petra kajgana = to pay through the nose

Pridev - imenica

  • razmažen - razmaženost
  • ljubazan - ljubaznost
  • stabilan - stabilnost 

Vocabulary practice 


Friday, September 30, 2022

Question Words - Many Faces of Who

Are the words "koga, kome & kim" the same as who?

In the previous post about Question words in Serbian, I covered just the main bunch of questions, such as ko, šta, gde, kada, zašto, kako, čiji, koliko. Today we are focusing only on WHO and its many forms. To understand and start using them correctly, you'll need to practice them in context first.

Serbian WHO through cases

  1. KO  - who
  2. KOGA - of whom
  3. KOME - to whom
  4. KOGA - whom
  5. SA KIM - with whom
  6. O KOME - about whom
The question words in Serbian take the case endings similar to adjectives, so once you learn how adjectives change through cases, this would come natural. Also, you can learn the question forms first  they will help you when start learning about how adjectives change through cases. However, when learning Serbian, always start from drilling, playing language games and having fun, and only later try to dwell on grammar, when drilling through Quizlet games helps you achieve  fluency :) 

Translation of Various Who Forms

Explanation


  • KO UČI SRPSKI? - Who is learning Serbian?
  • KO JE UČIO SRPSKI? - Who was learning Serbian?
  • KO ĆE UČITI SRPSKI? - Who will learn Serbian?
  • KOGA SE PLAŠIŠ? - Who are you afraid of?
  • KOGA SMO SE PLAŠILI? - Who were we afraid of?
  • KOGA ĆEMO SE PLAŠITI? - Who will we be afraid of?
  • KOME ODGOVARATE? - Who are you answering to?
  • KOME SMO ODGOVORILI? - Who did we answer to?
  • KOME ĆEMO ODGOVORITI? - Who will we answer?
  • KOGA VIDIŠ? -Who do you see?
  • KOGA STE VIDELI? - Who did you see?
  • KOGA ĆETE VIDETI? - Who will you see?
  • SA KIM IDEŠ NA MORE? - Who are you going to the seaside with?
  • SA KIM SI IŠAO NA MORE? - Who did you go / were you going to the seaside?
  • SA KIM ĆEŠ IĆI NA MORE? - Who will you go / will you be going to the seaside with?
  • O KOME PRIČAŠ? - Who are you talking about?
  • O KOME SI PRIČALA? - Who did you talk / were you talking about?
  • O KOME ĆEŠ PRIČATI?  - Who will you talk about?

Exercises with Who: ko - koga - kome - sa kim - o kome

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Video Lesson with Who in Serbian 


Additional Exercises with All the Question words as well as Who Forms

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Advanced Serbian - Srpski kao drugi jezik

Gde je ključ? Где је кључ? - Učimo srpski sa Marinom
Gde je ključ? ...
Where is the Key?-...
By Marina Petrović
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