Živeti, pitati, raditi, ići, znati, biti
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Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Živeti, pitati, raditi, ići, znati, biti
Saturday, August 08, 2009
vredeli, vredeli, vredeli.
Predeli, predeli, predeli
bledeli, bledeli, bledeli.
Predeli, predeli, predeli
u mestu sedeli, sedeli…
Predeli, predeli, predeli
u sedenju osedeli.
***Advanced Serbian with poems by Miroslav Antić ******
1. predeo (Sg. Masc.) - predeli (pl.) = landscape
2. vredeo (verb in the past agreeing with sg. masc.) - vredeli (verb in the past agreeing with sg. masc.) - be worth something
3. bledeo (v. agreeing with sg. masc.)- bledeli (v. agreeing with pl. masc.)= fade out
4. u mestu (mesto - sg. neut.)= in one place
5. sedeo (v. agreeing with sg. masc.)- sedeli (v. agreeing with pl. masc.)= sit down
6. sedeti is a verb , sedenje is a gerund =sitting, u sedenju = while sitting
7. osedeti is a verb meaning 'grow gray' - osedeli ((v. agreeing with pl. masc.)
Friday, July 24, 2009
Listen to this short reportage on the statue of Rocky in a Serbian village.
Then read the following questions and try to answer them:
MINUTES> 00:00 - 00:22
1. Where is the statue being made?
2. What will happen in August?
MINUTES> 00:22 - 00:36
3. When did the sculptor begin his work?
4. When is he going to finish?
MINUTES> 00:55 - 01:12
5. Where is the sculptor from?
6. Whose idea was it to make the statue?
MINUTES> 01:09 - 01:39
7. Where is Bojan from ?
8. What is Bojan's plan?
MINUTES> 01:40 - 01:50
9. Who made the first statue of Rocky?
10. How many such statues are there in the world?
MINUTES> 01:56 - 02:15
11. What is Zoran Batic talking about?
12. How many internet sites does he mention?
MINUTES> 02:25 - 02:35
13. What will the statue be made of?
14. How much will the statue weigh?
Monday, July 20, 2009
pozz = pozdrav
ps. април = april
Friday, July 17, 2009
Džon: Danas sam naporno radio.
Danas - today
Sam - to be ( I am = ja sam)
Raditi - to work (Sing. masc. radio, fem. radila, neuter radilo)
Naporno - hard (to work hard - naporno raditi)
Gafrild: Znači sad je vreme za zabavu.
Znači - it means
Sad - now
Je - to be (it is - to je ('to' refers to 'vreme' (neuter))
Vreme - time
Za - for
Zabavu - entertainment, fun
Practice : Turning Past Tense Sg for masc. and fem. into Plural
As I mentioned in some of the previous posts, in the Past Tense there is an important
distinction among masc. ending in -o, fem. ending in -la, and neuter. ending in -lo.
For Plural, the endings are as follows:
Pl. masc. - li
Pl. fem. - le
Pl. neut. -la
Try to turn the Singular forms for Masc. / Fem. nouns from the previous exercise into Plural:
1. USTATI (GET UP)
1a. TO A GIRL: ustala
TO GIRLS ustale
1b. TO A BOY: ustao
TO BOYS: ustali
2. ZAVRŠITI (FINISH)
2a. TO GIRLS:
2b. TO BOYS:
3. KUPITI (BUY)
3a. TO GIRLS:
3b. TO BOYS:
4. ZABORAVITI (FORGET)
4a. TO GIRLS:
4b. TO BOYS:
5. VIDETI (SEE)
5a. TO GIRLS:
5b. TO BOYS:
6. PRODATI (SELL)
6a. TO GIRLS:
6b. TO BOYS:
7. BITI (TO BE)
7a. TO GIRLS:
7b. TO BOYS:
8. SAKRITI (HIDE)
8a. TO GIRLS:
8b. TO BOYS:
9. UZETI (TAKE)
9a. TO GIRLS:
9b. TO BOYS:
10. DOBITI (GET)
10a. TO GIRLS:
10b. TO BOYS:
Now, do the same with full sentences: Don't forget the verb to be! There are two common word orders:
Formal. S + to be+ Vb+o/la/lo/li/le/la
example: Ona je ustala. (Singular) One su ustale. (Plural)
Informal. Vb+o/la/lo/li/le/la + To Be
example. Ustala je. (Singular) Ustale su. (Plural)
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
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
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.“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
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
"noga" or "list" not "batak"!
Friday, June 19, 2009
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)
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Sg Masculine (he) ON
Sg Feminine (she) ONA
Sg Neuter (it) ONO
Pl Masculine (they) ONI
Pl Feminine (they) ONE
Pl Neuter (they) ONA
Sunday, June 07, 2009
Personal pronouns in Serbian
- Ja = I
- Ti = you (for one person, informal = for members of the family, people we know well, younger people than we are)
- Vi = You (for one person, formal = used at work, in formal situations, with people you don't know or want to show respect. Children use this form to talk to adults. This form is not common among the members of the family, though.)
- On = he
- Ona = she
- Ono = it
- Mi = we
- Vi = you (more than one)
- Oni = they for masculine
- One = they for feminine
- Ona = they for neuter
Listen to this lovely song and fill in the gaps. In order to be able to determine the right form, the corresponding subjects are highlighted red. If you need more info or practice on "u + location", check out the new blog post about the Locative case. ______________ (prolaziti) i ______________ (vraćati) se s lastama Sunčani i nasmijani dani opet _________ (biti) u mojoj duši proljeće, da l' _________ (biti) djevojka il' žena sada ti? April u Beograd__ uzaludno (ja) ______________ (tražiti) Usne jedne djevojke sto se divno ______________ (maziti)April u Beograd_ ____________ (milovati) joj kosu Ispod Savskog mosta to ____________ (biti) možda ona Al' je drugi _______________ (ljubiti). ______________ (prolaziti) i ______________ (vraćati) se s lastama Sunčani i nasmijani dani opet _________ (biti) u mojoj duši proljeće, da l' _________ (biti) djevojka il' žena sada ti? April u Beograd__ jedno prošlo doba (ja)_______________ (nositi) ga u mislima iz vojnickih soba April u Beograd__ umorno se ______________ (smešiti) Ispod savskog mosta dok se sumrak ___________ (spremati) vise mene _______________ (nemati). |