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Before I continue creating new songs+exercises, such as this one, let me give you a short review of the past songs and grammar points which my students really loved:
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Saturday, February 16, 2013
Before I continue creating new songs+exercises, such as this one, let me give you a short review of the past songs and grammar points which my students really loved:
Sunday, January 02, 2022
Practicing Serbian with Songs
In the previous blog post you practiced Serbian with the song Donesi vina, krčmarice! Now I am adding the second part to it, a new exercise and a list of words to practice with this song.
Practicing Serbian Word Order with Songs
Practicing Vocabulary Serbian Songs
- Doneti = to bring
- Donesi = bring! informal
- Donesite = bring! formal or plural
- Vino = wine
- Krčmarica = waitress arch. (Voc. case - krčmarice)
- Rumen = red, flush
- lice = face
- Daj = give! informal
- Dajte = give! formal or plural
- piti = to drink (pijem = first person sg in present simple)
- tuga = sorrow
- razbiti = to break, shatter
- srce = heart
- boleti = to hurt
- hteti = to want/ will (hoću, hoćeš, hoće - sg. present simple)
- izgoreti = to burn (izgorim, izgoriš, izgori - sg. present simple)
- ružica = ruža = rose
- oči = eyes
- crn = black
- žeravica = ember
- celo selo = The whole village
- zaneti se = to get carried away
- svi = everybody
- Bog = god
- Bože = Voc case of Bog
- stvoriti = To create (što je stvori =why have you created her)
- mlad = young
- momak = young man
- mučiti = to torture
- moriti = to torture/torment
Exercises with These Words
Flashcards Exercise
Test Exercise
Thursday, September 15, 2016
A few weeks ago I started creating simple lessons for children who are learning Serbian across the world. At first I thought there would be lack of simple and fun songs for the first few lessons, but as it transpired I was wrong. On Nykk Deetronic's Youtube channel I came across a few great songs, such as:
Which words are missing? (More about the verb TO BE in Serbian)
Piju, piju, piju - piju, piju, piju x 3
Mi ____ pilići
Piju, piju, piju
Mali radosni
Jupi, jupi piju x3
Mama govori "Koko roko koko da"
Mi ____ pilići
Piju, piju, piju
Mali radosni
Jupi, jupi piju
________ govori "Kukuriku kukuku"
Mi ____ pilići
Piju, piju, piju
Mali radosni
Jupi, jupi piju
________ govori "av, av, av, av, av"
Mi ____ pilići
Piju, piju, piju
Mali radosni
Jupi, jupi piju
________ govori "mjau x5"
Mi ____ pilići
Piju, piju, piju
Mali radosni
Jupi, jupi piju
________ govori "mu, mu, mu, mu,mu"
Mi ____ pilići
Piju, piju, piju
Mali radosni
Jupi, jupi piju
________ govori "grok, grok, grok, grok, grok"
Mi ____ pilići
Piju, piju, piju
Mali radosni
Jupi, jupi piju
________ govori "me, me, me, me,me"
Mi ____ pilići
Piju, piju, piju
Mali radosni
Jupi, jupi piju
________ govori "kva, kva, kva, kva, kva"
Lekcija 7 - Glagol biti
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as well as easy to understand short cartoons, such as
Today I would like to share a version of Nykk's "Pilići smo mi" by IDJKids, with additional fun exercises I created:
Serbian for Children with Songs
Which words are missing? (More about the verb TO BE in Serbian)
Piju, piju, piju - piju, piju, piju x 3
Mi ____ pilići
Piju, piju, piju
Mali radosni
Jupi, jupi piju x3
Mama govori "Koko roko koko da"
Mi ____ pilići
Piju, piju, piju
Mali radosni
Jupi, jupi piju
________ govori "Kukuriku kukuku"
Mi ____ pilići
Piju, piju, piju
Mali radosni
Jupi, jupi piju
________ govori "av, av, av, av, av"
Mi ____ pilići
Piju, piju, piju
Mali radosni
Jupi, jupi piju
________ govori "mjau x5"
Mi ____ pilići
Piju, piju, piju
Mali radosni
Jupi, jupi piju
________ govori "mu, mu, mu, mu,mu"
Mi ____ pilići
Piju, piju, piju
Mali radosni
Jupi, jupi piju
________ govori "grok, grok, grok, grok, grok"
Mi ____ pilići
Piju, piju, piju
Mali radosni
Jupi, jupi piju
________ govori "me, me, me, me,me"
Mi ____ pilići
Piju, piju, piju
Mali radosni
Jupi, jupi piju
________ govori "kva, kva, kva, kva, kva"
Exercise for Serbian for Children Lesson
Lekcija 7 - Glagol biti
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Monday, October 25, 2021
With so many youtube videos with beautiful Serbian songs being deleted, I somehow stopped creating blog posts covering this topic, although I keep using songs in my lessons on a regular basis. However, with a new tool at hand, I'll be able to recreate all my song-exercises and post them on my server with exercises based on the lyrics.
Learn Serbian by Singing - Ne vredi plakati
Let me start with the beautiful song "It's not worth crying" - NE VREDI PLAKATI, Zvonko Bogdan
Exercises with Serbian Songs
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Although learning them by heart is not very popular nowadays, I still remember many a verse because we had to learn them by heart at school a few decades ago (yes, I'm that old). Once you mention a few lines of a well-known verse, it will surely enrich the conversation, triggering some deeper layers of meaning and connotation.
That's why I'll create a follow-up exercise, for each poem or song, which you can do while listening to the pronunciation. I'll emphasize in bold the most prominent and recognizable lines, so you can learn them if you wish to :)
Let me start with the beautiful Santa Maria Della Salute by one of the most notable Serbian poets, Laza Kostić:
Saturday, January 11, 2020
Exercises with Songs in Serbian
What about practicing Serbian with this lovely, ancient song by Radmila Karaklajić? I think I was in love with this song at the age of three or four :D It helped me learn Serbian for sure, but also it would always cheer me up. I hope it does the same for you.
Practicing Serbian with Songs
Make sure you change the speed in the settings (down on the right) - the perfect would be 0.75, but you can also opt for 0.5.
Sunday, April 04, 2021
As you already know, Serbian is best learnt while singing and not thinking about all the grammar behind it. That 's why I am so happy whenever I come across a good song with lyrics, as well as its karaoke version.
Learning Serbian with Songs - Karaoke Razbole se lisica
Serbian with Songs - Išli smo u Afriku
Karaoke verzija
Saturday, January 01, 2022
New Playlist with Serbian Songs for New Year
Srećna i berićetna Nova godina <3
Mali poklon - plejlista sa najlepšim starogradskim i (starijim) narodnim pesmama - naravno uz vežbe!
Exercise with Serbian Songs
This kind of exercise is a little bit specific because for each gap there are two words offered, of which only one is correct. Have fun doing the exercises and singing along :)
Thursday, September 29, 2016
In the previous post you could see the different forms of pronouns in the Accusative case in Serbian:
Finally, when you feel confident using the pronouns in Accusative, let's sing the following songs in
There are quite a lot of verbs which require the Accusative, and "voleti" or "to love" obviously requires a direct object. Therefore you'll come across this form in many a song:
- MENE / ME Da li me voliš? = Voliš li me? (me)
- TEBE/ TE Ja te volim = Volim te (you)
- NJU / JU / JE Volim je / Bože, koliko je volim (her)
- NJEGA / GA Pustite da ga volim / Volim ga majko (him)
- NAS Da ima nas (us)*(couldn't find "love + us" songs, so I added "have + us")
- VAS Ja vas volim obe (you, Plural)
- NJIH / IH Volim ih (them)
The same goes for the verb ZVATI. Since we are going to practice Serbian with two songs with this verb, let's start with a bit of theory:
and then let's practice with a game:
If you like these Quizlet exercises, here's one more with the verbs to see and to go to (Videti i Ići u + Akuzativ)
Finally, when you feel confident using the pronouns in Accusative, let's sing the following songs in
- the Simple Present tense: Zovem te = I'm calling you
Zovem ______ zovem, a ti tako
nećeš da čuješ zov iz duše
zovem ______ zovem ko zna gde si
dok moji snovi već se ruše
Ref. 2x
Zovem ______ zovem, noću te sanjam
uzalud širim ruke svoje
zovem ______ zovem, al' čemu sve to
ti drugu ljubiš oko moje
Zovem______ zovem, a ti tako
ni pismom jednim da se javiš
zovem ______ zovem noći svake
a ti ne čuješ ili se praviš
Ref. 2x
Zovem ______ zovem, gde si mili
traže ______ moje vlažne oči
zovem ______ zovem srećni bi bili
javi mi dal' ćeš nekad doći
Ref. 2x
- the Simple Past tense: Zvao sam je Emili = I called her Emily
Poći ću u šume da ____ opet tražim
uz tišinu rijeke da ___ mirno sanjam
i dok mesec sija gledaću u zvijezde
ne bih li ___ sreo sretnu i daleku
aha, aha, aha
Zvao sam ___ Emili
u moj je san ko u svoj ušla dom
zbog nje se dan pretvorio u noć
i pjesme sve poludjele zbog nje
kao kiše prolećne
Zvao sam ____ Emili
u danima kad voljesmo se mi
od proljeća do kasne jeseni
zbog nje, zbog nje izgubio sam sve
čak i dobre drugove
Zvao sam ____ Emili
- the Future Simple tense: Zvaću te pile moje = I will call you my chick(en)
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Learning any language by singing songs is certainly much more appealing than learning the grammar rules and doing boring tasks. Since all the students ask for the grammar explanations in order to make sense of what is being spoken, I decided to create a few web pages with songs followed by grammar exercises, based on the lyrics. I'm curious to know if you like it ? Here comes the first 20 songs (click on the cover or the following link):Sing & Learn
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
One of the most beautiful Serbian oldtown songs is surely "Što se bore misli moje"
Let me link two stories about this song:
Let me link two stories about this song:
Nakon čitanja ova dva teksta da li možete da donesete zaključak ko je autor ove pesme i obrazložite vaš odgovor ?
Saturday, September 28, 2019
If you like learning Serbian with songs, I'm sure oyu will like some of the new exercises I published on the new SerbianLessons page:
Learning Serbian with Songs
- Super Easy - Boje
- Super Easy - Čokolada
- Elementary - Whistle at 8 = Zvižduk u 8
- Pre-intermediate, Present Simple Verbs - Da li čuješ?
- Intermediate, Genitive - Još volim te
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Listen to these New Year and Christmas songs in Serbian and match the titles with the songs:
А- Анђели певају
Б - Деда Мраз
В- Зима, зима е па шта је
Г - Падајте, падајте с неба беле звезде
Д - Звончићи
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А- Анђели певају
Б - Деда Мраз
В- Зима, зима е па шта је
Г - Падајте, падајте с неба беле звезде
Д - Звончићи
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Sunday, October 27, 2013
In order to start speaking Serbian fluently, the best way to automatically recall the whole phrases and chunks of language is to listen to films and songs in Serbian (and preferably sing along). For example, in the chorus of this song you can hear the following phrase over and over again:
On these pages you can find the :
Nije za nju, nije za nju ...za nju je ...and I bet you won't make any mistakes in the future if you want simply to say:
- ...for her = ...za nju
- ... isn't for her = ... nije za nju
On these pages you can find the :
- lyrics of the song (tekst pesme) with the pretty literal translation
- exercise with the song which I made for my students :)
...and don't forget to make the most of the first Serbian with Songs free e-book!
Thursday, April 13, 2017
In the course of the past ten years, there's been a lot of posts about Orthodox Easter. I covered different topics, from the greetings to video stories about it, songs and songs . However, I still haven't written about one of the kids' most favourite tradition: egg tapping or "kucanje jajima".
To see what it looks like in one local community, I'm sharing a video about Easter egg fight from 2014, along with the listening comprehension quiz. For an easier quiz based video with basic greetings and common Easter phrases, check out my blog on Patreon.
Ћирилични задатак: одслушајте видео и допуните празна места. Резултат је у коментару :)
Latinični zadatak: odslušajte video i dopunite prazna mesta. Rezultat je u komentaru :)
Let me share with you what Wikipedia says about it:
Egg tapping, or also known as egg fight, egg knocking, egg pacqueing, egg boxing, egg picking, [1] or egg jarping is a traditional Easter game.
The rule of the game is simple. One holds a hard-boiled egg and taps the egg of another participant with one's own egg intending to break the other's, without breaking one's own. As with any other game, it has been a subject of cheating; eggs with cement, alabaster, and even marble cores have been reported.[2]
To see what it looks like in one local community, I'm sharing a video about Easter egg fight from 2014, along with the listening comprehension quiz. For an easier quiz based video with basic greetings and common Easter phrases, check out my blog on Patreon.
Ћирилични задатак: одслушајте видео и допуните празна места. Резултат је у коментару :)
- Милица је добила ово јаје од ________ .
- Милица има ________ година.
- Милица је ________ у куцању ускршњим јајима.
- Ово је ________ такмичење у куцању јаја.
- Деца знају да код куће треба да направе ________ турнир.
- Данас је било ________деце.
- Све је протекло у ________ духу.
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Latinični zadatak: odslušajte video i dopunite prazna mesta. Rezultat je u komentaru :)- Milica je dobila ovo jaje od ________ .
- Milica ima ________ godina.
- Milica je ________ u kucanju uskršnjim jajima.
- Ovo je ________ takmičenje u kucanju jaja.
- Deca znaju da kod kuće treba da naprave ________ turnir.
- Danas je bilo ________dece.
- Sve je proteklo u ________ duhu.
Saturday, June 01, 2013
If you like learning Serbian through songs and would like to check if you got the lyrics right, here comes the exercise in the Latin alphabet, which is great for practising pronouns ! For the additional exercises with this song do join my Activator list !
Songs with Exercises
Right mouse click leads you to the exercises with answers!
Songs with Exercises
Right mouse click leads you to the exercises with answers!
Friday, September 04, 2015
Friday is such a beautiful day to practice Serbian with songs, isn't it?Of course, there's always an exercise to do :)
... hope you don't mind?*
Tuesday, February 07, 2017
Thanks to your kind help the second lesson of Serbian for Children was released yesterday:
In this lesson you can practise saying "Ovo je..." (this is) as well as the vocabulary for family members!
Porodica
mama = mom
tata = dad
sestra = sister
brat = brother
sin = son
ćerka = daughter
***
moj / moja = my
Additional exercises:
1. https://quizlet.com/146121479/micromatch
2. https://en.educaplay.com/en/learningresources/2531536/serbian_for_children_lesson_1a.htm
The first part was published in the post about teaching Serbian with children songs, but I will add it here as well:
Hope you find them useful and come here for more!
If you would like to get all my video lessons with explanations in English, translations and additional exercises like the ones above, in the meaningful order, consider joining me on Patreon. HVALA!
In this lesson you can practise saying "Ovo je..." (this is) as well as the vocabulary for family members!
Porodica
mama = mom
tata = dad
sestra = sister
brat = brother
sin = son
ćerka = daughter
***
moj / moja = my
Additional exercises:
1. https://quizlet.com/146121479/micromatch
2. https://en.educaplay.com/en/learningresources/2531536/serbian_for_children_lesson_1a.htm
The first part was published in the post about teaching Serbian with children songs, but I will add it here as well:
Hope you find them useful and come here for more!
If you would like to get all my video lessons with explanations in English, translations and additional exercises like the ones above, in the meaningful order, consider joining me on Patreon. HVALA!
Thursday, September 01, 2011
Saturday, March 02, 2013
Although this poem is not written by a Serbian, but a Russian poet, I'm sure you'll enjoy listening to Rade Šerbedžija, our renowned actor, and his uniqe interpretation :)
This poem is perfect for getting to know the verb "to wait" and its
- imperative form "čekaj"
- the pronouns following it "čekaj + me"
- the word order: Čekaj me vs. Samo me čekaj dugo
- parts of speech: čekati (infinitive) čekanje (noun)
- conjugations
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