Google Tag Head
Monday, October 26, 2009
Sunday, October 11, 2009
TATA
Tata (dad =father)
Tatin tata (dad's dad = grandfather)
Tatinog tate tata (dad of dad's dad = great grandfather)
Tatinog tate tatin tata (dad's dad of dad's dad great-great grandfather)
Tatinog tate tatin tata tata (dad's dad of dad's dad dad - whatever)
Sto komada tata (a hundred of dads)
Dok se rodi jedan (until one ('tata-mata') is born)
Tata-mata. (any ideas how to translate 'tata-mata'?)
by Dušan Radović
Saturday, September 12, 2009
VOKABULAR.ORG
Here is the fun one where you can add your own (fun) definition:
VUJAKLIJA.COM
Which is your favourite online/offline dictionary?
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Živeti, pitati, raditi, ići, znati, biti
Živeti, pitati, raditi, ići, znati, biti
Gap-fill exercise
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