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Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Learning Cyrillic with Greetings in Serbian

While I am working on my new series of courses, let me share with you some beautiful photos with short dialogues written both in the Serbian Cyrillic and Latin script. Based on the photo below, can you tell me what is missing in the gaps in the first photo?

Useful vocabulary:

to bi bilo - that would be
sve - all
laku noć - good night
hvala - thanks
poseta - visit
hvala na poseti - thanks for the visit
hvala što ste nas posetili - thanks for visiting us

For the pronunciation of some words, check out this video:

Modal Verbs in Serbian - Can 2

Marina modal verbs in Serbian , verb conjugations in Serbian

In the one of the previous lessons we practiced the verb CAN in the Present Tense in Serbian. Let's revise it once again:

When you practised the verb MOĆI long enough, you are ready to solve the following mystery:

Which words are missing?

p.s. The response you can see here is from the famous song by Zdravko Čolić. If you like the song, let's learn how to sing it together :)

Adjectives in Serbian - Part 6

Marina Serbian adjectives ,

While I am working on my new series of Serbian language courses, I prepared for you a video lesson with a bunch of adjectives, with the verb TO BE and forming simple sentences such as:

DA LI SI LEP/LEPA? - Are you beautiful?
DA LI JE ON UPLAŠEN? - Are you scared?
DA LI STE ZDRAVI? - Are you healthy?
DA LI JE TVOJ SIN GLADAN? - Is your son hungry?
DA LI JE TVOJA ĆERKA GLADNA? - Is your daughter hungry?
DA LI SU TVOJE ĆERKE GLADNE? -Are your daughters hungry?
DA LI SU TVOJI SINOVI GLADNI? - Are your sons hungry?
DA LI JE TVOJ AUTO STAR? - Is your car old?
DA LI JE HLEB JEFTIN? - Is bread cheap?
DA LI SU PSI STARI? - Are the dogs old?

Although I didn't write down my short answers, pay attention to them :)

JESAM - NISAM
JESI - NISI
JESTE -NIJE

JESMO -NISMO
JESTE - NISTE
JESU - NISU

For all of you who told me you LOOOOOVE my new cartoons, here's one covering this topic:

Your task is to figure out which word is missing?

Serbian Greetings Challenge

Marina Serbian course , serbian online course

Maybe you have noticed that I started creating a series of different video lessons recently. They are going to make up a completely new course, which is based on all your wishes and needs you've been sharing with me since January.

The idea behind the course is for you to:

learn the vocabulary sets first
try to guess what's missing in the series of fun and colourful comics with captions in Serbian Cyrillic, Latin script and English.
do lots of fun exercises based on the dialogues and texts
become proactive by sending me your short texts, dialogues and voice recordings to get my feedback.

Hope you like my first video lesson. Before to listening to me, mute the audio first and try to guess which words are missing :) Have fun!

Why not Having Fun Learning Serbian Verbs?

Marina Conjugations , learning to conjugate

Having Fun Learning Serbian Verbs

Yes, it's possible. See how:

In order for you to do the same, I'd suggest you start first with the flashcards, and then to move onto games and finally the test:

Flashcards:

Games:

Tests:

Verb Conjugations in Serbian - Present Tense of Go

Marina Conjugations , learning to conjugate

Present Tense of to Go

Here comes a short lesson with the verb IĆI = TO GO to in the Simple Present tense. The conjugations are as follows:

Ja idem - ti ideš - on/ona/ono ide ///// mi idemo - vi idete - oni / one / ona idu

Common Serbian Phrases with this Verb

How can you use the verb IĆI to create the most common phrases:

Gde ideš? = Where are you going?
Kada ideš u školu? = When are you going to school?
Gde ideš u kupovinu/prodavnicu? = Where are you going shopping?
Zašto ideš na posao tako kasno? = Why are you going to work so late?
Gde ideš na odmor svake godine? = Where do you go on holiday every year?
Kad idete na odmor? = When are you going on holiday?
Ko ide u školu? = Who is going to school?
Ko ide sa mnom? = Who is going with me?
Ko ide ka Beogradu? = Who is going to (towards) Belgrade?
Kada ideš u Beograd sa mamom? = When are you going to Belgrade with me?

As you can see, this is a tricky verb, because it can be followed by nouns in different cases. The most common are:

1. Accusative with the preposition "u / na" = in or to, as in GO TO

examples:

a. Idem na posao.

b. Idemo u školu u 8 ujutro.

c. Idemo na odmor u avgustu.

d. Svake godine idem na odmor u Grčku.

e. Sutra idem u Beograd sa tobom.

f. Idem ( u Beograd) sa mamom u petak.

g. Deca idu u školu.

2. Instrumental with the preposition "sa" =with, as in GO with a friend

examples:

h. Baka ide sa mnom.

i. Idem ( u Beograd) sa mamom u petak.

j. Zato što idem biciklom.

3. Less frequently it will be followed by the Dative, with the preposition "ka / prema" = towards, as in GO TOWARDS.

examples:

k. Mi idemo ka Beogradu. Možete li da nas povedete?

Your task

Try to match the questions 1 to 10 with the answers a to k. and record them with www.Vocaroo.com. You can send them to me and get your replies via Patreon.

Daily Routines in Serbian

Marina Conjugations , serbian conjugations

Daily Routines in Serbian

1. PRATI RUKE = to wash hands
2. PRATI SUDOVE = to wash the dishes
3. SPAVATI = to sleep
4. UČITI = to learn
5. DRUŽITE SE = to hang out (with friends)
6. DORUČKOVATI = to have breakfast
7. RUČATI = to have lunch
8. VEČERATI = to have dinner
9. PITI VODU = to drink water

For the video lesson, check out my Patreon blog. Thanks for learning with my lessons :D HVALA! .

Let's Practice DAily Routines with Quizlet

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She is the best teacher of Serbian as a Foreign Language! She is patient and loves teaching. I recommend Marina as teacher! Ioanna, Greece, 2009

I'm loving this course so far and am enjoying the examples. I like how much you learn in such a short time.
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Marina is brilliant. Her classes are filled with a positive feeling atmosphere, which makes me feel comfortable and relaxed. I have thoroughly enjoyed our lessons, and thus have made noticeable and swift inroads with my progress. I look forward to many more lessons in the coming weeks. Vladan, Australia, 2011

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Marina has been a fantastic teacher. She has taken me from knowing absolutely no Serbian and brought me to a level where I am excited to live and thrive in a country where they speak Serbian. I have recommended her and will continue to pass her name along for other students who are interested in learning. I look forward to continuing to keep in touch with her. Katie, USA, 2014

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Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Learning Cyrillic with Greetings in Serbian

Tuesday, July 04, 2017

Modal Verbs in Serbian - Can 2

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Adjectives in Serbian - Part 6

Thursday, June 22, 2017

Serbian Greetings Challenge

Tuesday, June 20, 2017