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Monday, May 02, 2011

"Vukova crtanka" - part one

Recently my son showed me his newly bought booklet with numerous proverbs, adages, tongue twisters and riddles called "Vukova crtanka" (Vuk's Colouring Book). Let me list my favourite ones:

A - Ako je neko lud, ne budi mu drug.
Ako hoćeš koga da poznaš, podaj mu vlast.
B - Bez alata nema zanata.
Bolje umeti, nego imati.
V - Videla žaba gde se konj potkiva, pa i ona digla nogu.

Veselo je srce golemo blago.
G - Gladnog ne teši, već nahrani.
Gde je stida, tu je i poštenja.
D - Delo čoveka hvali.
Dogovor kuću gradi.
Đ - Đe (gde) je obraz tu je i duša.
Đe će kruška no pod krušku.

Q-A:
Pitao sin oca, kad je po svetu hteo poći:
- Od šta mi se valja najviše čuvati ?
- Od tuđe muke.

Tongue Twisters: (audio)
Pitala metla metlu, gde je metla metlu; Metla metla metlu iza vrata.
Čokančićem ćeš me, čokančićem ću te!
Cvrči, cvrči cvrčak, trči, trči trčak; trči, trči trk! Trčak trkom trči, crni cvrčak cvrči!

Part 2

Easter Egg Hunt

Marina Serbian holidays ,

SkolaSrpskog.com Easter Egg Hunt finished on Tuesday. Congratulations to the winners and many thanks to everyone for joining ! It wasn't easy to find an egg and then to record an answer in Serbian. All the members of Learn Serbian Podcast FaceBook group were able to follow this exciting hunt. I'm publishing the results now ... you can read them as "This prize is in..." = Ova nagrada je u ..." or "This egg is now in..." = "Ovo jaje je sada u ..."

Since the first egg at the top, worth 3 months of free Aktivator membership, was the most difficult to find, and wasn't claimed at all, I'll give it to Silvina from Argentina, the woman behind @NovakFunClub . There was also one more unclaimed egg, worth one month of free SkolaSrpskog Aktivator, which I'm giving to Tina - a dedicated student from the Netherlands. Čestitke svima :-)

Serbian verbs

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Kada ______________ (you meet= sresti) me ti
_________________ (you say=kazati) da si srećna jer
uvek ______________(you love = voleti)

da _____________ (you are = biti) u mom društvu i
da nas _____________ (they see = videti) svi.

Kada ______________ (you meet= sresti) me ti
kažeš da _____________ (you are = biti) srećna jer
____________________ (you can= moći) tako čvrsto
ruku uvek pred svima da stegneš mi

I _________________ (you say=kazati)
divna _____________ (it is = biti) boja tvoje majice
divne _____________ (they are = biti) tvoje nove cipele
divna _____________ (it is = biti) boja tvojih očiju
____________________ (I dream = sanjati) te noćima

uouou

__________ ______________ (don't tell) mi
da _____________ (I am = biti) tvoj heroj
i to je sve
__________ ______________ (don't tell) mi
da _____________ (I am = biti) tvoj heroj

Jer ja _____________ (am = biti)
običan dečko i _______________ (I live=živeti) ko drugi
običan dečko što devojke _______________(he kisses = ljubiti)
običan dečko na glavi što dubi
znaj.

Srećan Uskrs :-)

Marina Easter , Serbian holidays

Srećan Uskrs svim pratiocima LearnSerbian.Blogspot.com Bloga :)

Happy Easter to all the followers of LearnSerbian.blogspot.com blog :)

Here's the link to the pronunciation of Happy Easter in Serbian (Srećan Uskrs) and
a commonly used phrases: Hristos vaskrse! Vaistinu vaskrse!

I hope you enjoyed listening to the beautiful Easter song and preparing an Easter bunny cake. Now, if you'd like to reward yourself, find out about Serbian School Easter Egg Hunt by joining "Learn Serbian Podcast" FaceBook group and reading about the prizes and how to claim them:

Serbisch Unterricht - Serbian Lesson 6

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Vocabulary:
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šta je ovo = what is this?
ko je ovo = who is this ?
***
ovo je... = this is...
ovo su... = these are...
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watch and

Learn Serbian Phrases by Playing

Marina Learn Serbian online , Learn Serbian Podcast

Gde si sada? = Where are you now?
Do you want to play via the comments page?
I'll ask the first question:
1. Da li si u parkU ?

Learn Serbian - Lesson Five

Marina free Serbian lessons , Learn Serbian online

Can you write a sentence or two about yourself ?
Gde živiš?
Gde radiš ?
Kako se zoveš ?

Practise Numbers in Serbian - Listening Exercise

Marina Listening comprehension , numbers in serbian

More about how to write and say numbers in Serbian can be found on this link. Now, you can enjoy watching this fun video and jotting down the numbers you hear:

Inflation Live

Dobar dan
Dobar dan, komšinice. Izvolite!
Daćete mi tu pomadu od ________ dinara.
Mislite ovu od ____________ ?
Da, tu od _________. Koliko košta ?
________ dinara.
_________?
Da, _________.
Izvolite tih __________ dinara. Ja se izvinjavam, nisam ponela više. Ostajem dužna ________ dinara.
Ma nema veze komšinice, donećete sutra tih ___________dinara.
Pa naravno, neću se brukati zbog duga od __________ dinara.
Doviđenja!
Doviđenja!

Serbian Lesson 3 - Days of the Week in Serbian

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For more lessons like this one check out my Serbian Lessons page.

Learn Pronouns in Serbian - Practise by Singing with Luis

Marina pronouns in Serbian , serbian songs

Dudo, ______ volim,
Dudo, ______ želim
Dudo, _____ si moja,
Dudo, Dudo, Dudo

Oči mi se ________ smeše
dok ______ gledaš
znam da _____ljubav
drugom _______ ne daš
ruke _____ sad
_________ grle,
miluju ___________
znam da ________ srce
želi da si uz _________

Chorus = Refren x 2

Dudo, ______ volim,
Dudo, ______ želim
Dudo, _____ si moja,
Dudo, Dudo, Dudo

Kao vatra gori ljubav
što _________ greje
znam da drugom nećeš poći,
voliš _________
želim da ______ večno
traje ljubav ________
dao sam ______ srce svoje,
sve si ________ dala

Refren

Advanced Serbian Lessons - Talk as a Woman, Part 1

Marina Feminine suffixes , verb conjugations in Serbian

Serbian Lesson 1 at our Podcast Pages

Marina Learn Serbian Podcast , Serbian Lessons

You will be able to follow these highly practical audio/video lessons at my Learn Serbian podcast pages, by simply listening and repeating. If you'd like to download them in MP3, MP4 or 3GP format, you can do it via this link. (I'm going to post it on the right sidebar, so that you can easily access it).

Learning Serbian - Numbers From 1 To 100, Listening Exercise

Marina Listening comprehension ,

Serbian "To Know =Znati" Present Simple Conjugation

Marina serbian conjugations , verb conjugations in Serbian

Lesson in Serbian - Conjugations in Context

Marina reflexive verbs in Serbian , serbian conjugations

Verb Conjugations in Serbian - "To Think = Misliti"

Marina lernen Serbisch , present simple in Serbian

If you are interested in conjugations of other verbs in different tenses, feel free to leave a comment with your wish :-)

All the conjugations can be seen either on our http://skolasrpskog.com/learnserbian-podcast "Your Reference" pages or via our Video Channel on Youtube

If you are just a beginner, I'd recommend you join our monthly newsletter called Aktivator and make the most of our weekly meetings and access to the hidden pages.

St Valentin Poem in Serbian

Marina Serbian holidays ,

Girls' version
(a girl writing to a boy):

U srce sam te zaključaLA,
Ne možeš izaći,
A ključić sam izgubiLA,
Ne možeš ga naći!

Now, can you write the boy version in the comment?

Learn Serbian Podcast - Asking Questions With "Vi" vs. "Ti"

Marina Learn Serbian online , Learn Serbian Podcast

Singular vs. Plural in Serbian

Marina Singular and Plural in Serbian ,

Ovo je + Sg. = This IS...

Ovo su + Pl. = These ARE...

Past Participles in Serbian

Marina past tense in serbian ,

Past Participles missing: formed by replacing the 'i/e/ati' or 'ći' infinitive ending of the verb with the past participle endings as follows:

Masc. Sg -o
Fem. Sg - la
N. Sg -lo
Masc. Pl -li
Fem. Pl - le
N. Pl -la

_______________ (she arrived) je sama sa ljetom
_______________ (she approached) i rekla hello
Pogledi su nam ________________ (telling) više od riječi
K’o da se zvijezda sa neba
____________________ (came down) meni na dlan
______________ (I knew) sam samo o njoj da zove se Džuli

Džuli, Džuli
A _______________ (I wanted) sam da dugo traje taj san

Pamtim još dodir te ruke
Lice i njen pogled blag
Odmah je jasno mi _______________ (it was) da ludo je volim
Kao i sve ljetne snove
I nju mi je _________________ (took away) dan
_________________ (it remained) samo je sjećanje na jedan juli

Džuli, Džuli
A _____________ (I wanted) sam da dugo traje taj san

Pitam u noćima nebo
Da li je to __________ (it was) san
Ili je stvarno te noći me ______________ (she was kissing) Džuli
Prošetam sam pored mora
Dočekam tako i dan
Zamolim more da vrati mi Džuli i juli

Džuli, o… Džuli, o…
Džuli, o… Džuli
A htio sam da dugo traje taj san
O moja Džuli

Answer key and the English translation

Learn Serbian with Novak Djokovic

Marina Learn Serbian with Novak Đokovic ,

Read this excerpt from Novak's interview in Serbian and fill in the gaps with the appropriate verb form.

"____ __________ (I don't want) da se ___________ (stop) ovde. ________ (I want) da budem zdrav i u dobroj formi da bi bio spreman za predstojeće izazove. Osećam da mogu dobro da ___________ (play) na svim podlogama, što sam u prošlosti i dokazao", rekao je Đoković za austrlijski Sidnej morning herald (The Sydney Morning Herald).

"Mislim da _____________ (am) tek sada mentalno ojačao. Uvek ____________ (am) bio veliki radnik i ____________ (I feel) da sam fizički snažniji. Sada sam došao do stadijuma kada _____________ (feel) da mogu da bez problema ____________ (go) na svaku loptu", rekao je srpski teniser.

"Nadal i Federer trenutno ______________ (aren't) dominantni kao prethodne dve ili tri godine. Sada ima više tenisera koji ____________ (can) da im se suprotstave i da ih pobede. To ____________ (is) dobro za sport", rekao je Đoković.

Na kraju Nole je priznao da mu je od osvajanja Dejvis kupa, zaključno sa Otvorenim prvenstvom Australije, predstavlja najbolji period u karijeri.

"____________ (I live) san svakog tenisera", zaključio je srpski teniser.
*** the answer key (if you need any help with the Cyrillic script, let Lexilogos help you :)

Colours in Serbian

Marina colors in Serbian , Colours in Serbian

Ljubio sam __________ oko

_________ sam ________ oko
Verno trajno i duboko
Al' ______ oko tugu krije
__________ oko verno nije.

Onda ljubljah oko ________
Misleć da je ono pravo
Al ________ oko isto znade
Zadat srcu bol i jade.

Odsad više nikad __________
Ja u oku tražit sreću
Jer svako _____ jest varavo
Bilo ono _______, _______, ________.

If you need to practise saying colours in Serbian in context, do follow Learn Serbian Youtube channel .

www.skolasrpskog.com

Marina Learn Serbian online ,

Свети Сава - Школска Слава

Свим читаоцима ЛеарнСербианБлог-а честитам школску славу! Желим да искористим ову прилику да свечано отворим онлајн школу српског где ћете моћи да уживате у интерактивним материјалима као што су активатор српског језика, онлајн магазин и њузлетер.

Sveti Sava - Školska Slava

Svim čitaocima LearnSerbianBlog-a čestitam školsku slavu! Želim da iskoristim ovu priliku da svečano otvorim skolasrpskog.com, onlajn školu srpskog gde ćete moći da uživate u interaktivnim materijalima kao što su aktivator srpskog jezika, onlajn magazin i njuzleter (SerbianSchoolActivator newsletter).

St Sava - School Day

Merry St. Sava - a special day which is celebrated in all Serbian schools worldwide. I'd like to use this opportunity to officially open skolasrpskog.com - Online School of Serbian where you can enjoy the interactive language learning materials, such as:

ACTIVATOR of the Serbian language
online MAGAZINE
monthly NEWSLETTER*

*SkolaSrpskogActivator newsletter costs $9.90 a month and it is for all of you who need someone to guide them, inspire them and push them to use the Serbian language EVERY DAY. That's why all the subscribers of this newsletter will get an update each week with the variety of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities. When you subscribe to the list, you'll be able to access:

special activator PAGES with links to the audio forum
interactive VIDEOS based on these pages
weekly LIVE ONLINE 50 min session ( with the recording)
RECIPE of the week
SONG of the week

Edit:
Two years after: SkolaSrpskog Activator now exists as a free newsletter. The original Serbian School Activator took place from February 2011 to December 2011, and it was transformed into my Serbian 101, 102, 201 and now 202 and 301 courses, which can be purchased via Udemy.

I want to thank Janice, Antonio, Lara, Mirko, Tina, Sylvina. Mathew and Jelena for perservering and keeping up with the following courses on Udemy. Hvala !

About St. Sava

Marina Serbian holidays ,

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"... и заиста када говоримо о Светоме Сави, онда говоримо о свим нашим почецима и темељима наше културе и наше историје.
Ма од чега да кренемо у садашњем времену, без обзира ког поља рада, морамо се упутити путем који води Светоме Сави.
Ако је то држава, он је први државотворац.
Ако је то црква, он је први њен устројитељ и први њен архиепископ, прва њена глава видљива у у нашеме народу.
Ако је то просвета, првој речи писаној, доћемо до дела Светога Саве."
Патријарх српски Иринеј

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"... i zaista kada govorimo o Svetome Savi, onda govorimo o svim našim počecima i temeljima naše kulture i naše istorije.
Ma od čega da krenemo u sadašnjem vremenu, bez obzira kog polja rada, moramo se uputiti putem koji vodi Svetome Savi.
Ako je to država, on je prvi državotvorac.
Ako je to crkva, on je prvi njen ustrojitelj i prvi njen arhiepiskop, prva njena glava vidljiva u našemu narodu.
Ako je to prosveta, prvoj reči pisanoj, doćemo do dela Svetoga Save."
Patrijarh srpski Irinej

Second Conditional in Serbian Language

Marina Conditional Sentences in Serbian ,

Ti si _______ čokolada
Ja sam ________ čokolada
I ____ _______ tako mlada,
Ja _______ te __________.

Ja ______ te ________...

Ti si _______ čokolada
Ja sam ________ čokolada,
I ____ _________ onog gada,
Ja _______ te __________.

Ja ______ te ________...

This is a great song to introduce Second Conditional sentences (Potencijalne uslovne rečenice) in the Serbian language. It's useful for you to refer to the Past Tense post, especially the section about forming of the Past Participle (glagolski pridev radni) , which would be essential for the forming of this kind of If-clauses. You can do some drills with these Past Simple exercises beforehand.

Now, for the language theory & grammar buffs:

A. Conditional Tense + If-clause ('DA' + Present Simple)

Ja bih kupila pantalone da imam para.
or
Kupila bih pantalone da imam para.
ili
Da imam para, kupila bih pantalone.

B. Conditional Tense + If-clause ('KAD/UKOLIKO/AKO' + Conditional Tense)

Ja bih kupila pantalone kad bih imala para.
or
Kupila bih pantalone kad bih imala para.
ili
Kad bih imala para, kupila bih pantalone.

Conditional Tense:
Subject
+ would be ( bih, bi, bi, bismo, biste, bi)
( called 'Aorist of the simple form of the verb 'to be')
+ Past Participle

Срећан Божић

Marina Serbian holidays ,

Suffixes in Serbian

Marina serbian songs ,

One gap= one letter

Song 1: Bledi Mesec

Bledi mesec zagrlio zvezd_ Danic_,
a ja mrsi_ tvoju zlatn_ kosic_.
Samo rec_ mi, da me ljubi_ ti,
da živi_ _ k’o svi srećn_ presrećn_.

Vesla će_ _ ostaviti, ne treba_ _ nam,
mi ćemo se zagrli_ _, čun će plovit’ sam.
On će tada sam kuć_ ploviti
Teraće ga hitr_ morsk_ valov_.

Sve će zvezdic_ s neba gleda_ _
i zavidet’, dušo, naš_ _ ljubav_.

Song 2: Seća_ li se onog sata

Seća_ li se onog sata
kad si meni oko vrat_
kad si meni oko vrat_
bele ruke savi_ _.

I krijući svoj_ lice
ti si men_ nehotice
ti si men_ nehotice
tajnu ljubav otkri_ _.

Seća_ li se ono_ jada
kad glas dođ_ iznenada
kad glas dođ_ iznenada
k'o iz vedra neb_ grom.

Da ja mora_ odlaziti
teb_ draga ostaviti
teb_ draga ostaviti
i svoj mil_ star_ dom.

Seća_ li se onog sata
kad si men_ oko vrat_
kad si men_ oko vrat_
bele ruke savi_ _.

Song 3: Sedi Mara na kamen studencu

Sedi Mara na kamen studenc_,
svoj_ tajn_ otkrila je zdenc_.
Suzama ga orosi_ _ Mara,
sudbinu je svoju oplaka_ _.

How to Pronounce Serbian ''š, č, đ, ć"

Marina Serbian pronunciation ,

Jedina by Zdravko Čolić

Ostani, da ti kažem nesto ___________
Ostani, ovaj dan je bio ___________
Ostani da ne budem __________ sam
jer je tuga sve __________ znam.

___________ mi
makar bajke bile to
___________ mi
ti ____ otjerati zlo
___________ mi
nek me umire na __________
tvoje ruke i tvoj glas.

Chorus:

Ti si jedina od svih
koja _________ kada treba
ti si sunce moga neba
tebi mogu _________ sve.

Ti si jedina od svih
koja tajne moje __________
ti si moja ljubav prva
za mnom _________ bilo gdje.

Ostani
nisi ista ali ________
Ostani
da mi opet snage _______
_________ mi
nek me umire na ________
tvoje ruke i tvoj glas.

Chorus

Learn Serbian with Children's Songs

Marina genitive in Serbian , Serbian for children

Let's practise the Genetive case in Serbian with this lovely song:

Nema __________ ni planete (world =svet)
Gde _________ stići dete, (can not)
Jer sve ______________ staze vode (children's = deca)
Od igre do _________________.(freedom = sloboda)

Nema __________ ni planete (world =svet)
Gde _________ stići dete, (can not)
Jer sve ______________ staze vode (children's = deca)
Od igre do _________________.(freedom = sloboda)

Chorus:
Cveće je ukras ______________ (of garden = bašta)
Leptir je ukras _____________, (of flower= cvet)
A deca puna _____________ (of imagination = mašta)
Deca __________ (are)
Ukras _____________... (of the world = svet)

Chorus

_____________ pesme tihe tajne (beautiful=lep)
Sve ljubavi _____________ sjajne, (of children's = deca)
Neka planu _________ se rode (let's)
Od ___________ do slobode. (from game/play = igra)

Chorus

Happy Holidays from Ivan&Marina & Nat (AhoyThere)

What's the weather like in Serbian?

Marina impersonal structures in Serbian , weather in Serbian

Look at the video, listen to Ivan and guess the meaning of the following phrases:

1. Sunčano je.
2. Tmurno je i uskoro će oluja.
3. Juče je bilo jako hladno, a danas je sve zaleđeno.
4. Jutro će biti maglovito.
5. Posle kiše se vidi duga.
6. Oblačno je.
7. Pao je sneg.
8. Hladno je i vetrovito.

Basic phrases about playing a sport in Serbian

Marina Serbian phrases ,

What do you do in your free time?
---> Šta radiš u slobodno vreme?
What sport do you play in your free time?
---> Kojim se sportom baviš u slobodno vreme?
What do you like doing in your free time?
---> Šta voliš da radiš u slobodno vreme?

I play football.
---> Igram fudbal.
I don't play golf, but I play basketball.
---> Ne igram golf već košarku.
I go swimming and fishing.
---> Idem na plivanje i pecanje.

What about you? - A ti?

Reflexive pronoun 'se' in Serbian

Marina comprehension exercises , exercises in Serbian

Here is the news from my town, followed by the video. I deleted all 'se' words. Try to guess where they are missing and then check your answers at the news source link.

U nesreći koja pre 4 dana desila u centru Novog Sada nekoliko lica je zadobilo lakše povrede, a na YouTube-u se ubrzo nakon toga našao video snimak ove nezgode. Kako navode svedoci, Fiat Punto sa novosadskim registarskim tablicama kretao ulicom Jovana Subotića iz pravca Trga Marije Trandafil ka centru. Prešao je na suprotnu stranu kolovoza, okrznuo sa jednim gradskim autobusom i Opel Corsom, te direktno sudario da drugim autobusom GSP-a odmah iza Corse. (4 missing 'se')

Verb Prefixes in Serbian

Marina Prefixes in Serbian ,

I'm sure that many eager learners of Serbian are often puzzled by the meaning of prefixes and suffixes which are added to verbs in our language. While English uses different tense aspects (progressive, perfective) and phrasal verbs to express the same meaning, we tend to express aspect at the lexical level - that's why numerous prefixes and suffixes!

I think it's useless to puzzle students by bombarding them with numerous prefixes with one verb stem e.g. izaći, ući, otići, prići, doći etc. especially in one lesson. I think it's more effective to introduce one prefix, with common meaning, applied to the verbs with which students are already familiar with.

That's why I'll introduce the prefix "do-" = similar to English 'to'

1. meaning towards someone or something, or some finishing phase

trčati (run) - dotrčati (run to)
Sima trči (Sima is running)
Sima je trčao (Sima was running)
Sima je dotrčao (Sima has run (to me or some place))

šetati (walk) - došetati (walk to)
Ja šetam (I am walking/I walk)
Ja sam šetala (I was walking)
Došetala sam se do parka (I've walked to the park)
Došetaću se do tebe. (I'll walk to your place)

2. meaning 'additional'

pisati (write) - dopisati (add to what you've written)
Pišem knjigu (I'm writing a book)
Pisao sam pismo. (I was writing a letter)
Dopisao sam komentar (I added a comment)
Dopisao sam još jednu rečenicu (I've written one more sentence)

zidati (build) - dozidati (build some more/build up)
Zidali smo kuću pet godina (we were/have been building the house for five years)
Dozidali smo jednu sobu (we built up one more room)

dati (give) - dodati (add)
Dali su nam tortu (they gave us a cake)
Dodali smo malo šećera(we added a little sugar)

Verb Conjugations in Serbian: To Love

Marina verb conjugations in Serbian ,

VOLETI conjugations in the Present Simple:

Ja volim
Ti voliš
On, ona, ono voli

Mi volimo
Vi volite
Oni, one, ona vole

--- you can easily omit the personal pronoun:

Koju boju voliš? Volim žutu, ali ne volim crnu.

Present Simple Conjugation in Serbian

Marina verb conjugations in Serbian ,

Verb ''nositi''
= to wear + nouns
(this time Feminine only )

******with Fem. Plural nouns:
CIPELE =shoes
PANTALONE = trousers
FARMERKE = jeans
ČARAPE = socks

****** with Fem. Singular nouns:
HALJINA = dress
MAJICA = T-shirt
KOŠULJA = shirt
SUKNJA = dress

Practise: NOSIM... / NE NOSIM.... (I wear/I don't wear)

Šta nosiš kada ideš na posao ?
= What do you wear when you go to work ?

Šta nosiš kada ideš u školu ?
= What do you wear when you go to school ?

You can download the slides from www.lewinow.com

Pronunciation of the Verb To Be in Serbian

Marina Serbian pronunciation , verb conjugations in Serbian

This video is actually the audio version of this blog post covering BITI conjugations in different tenses in Serbian.

Conjugation of To Be in Serbian

Marina verb conjugations in Serbian , verb to be in Serbian

----------Present Tense of the verb TO BE - BITI in Serbian
Ja sam
Ti si
On je
Ona je
Mi smo
Vi Ste
Oni/one/ona su
---------------Past Tense of the verb TO BE - BITI in Serbian
Ja sam bio/bila
Ti si bio/bila
On je bio
Ona je bila
Ono je bilo
Mi smo bili(masc)/bile(fem)/bila (neuter)
Vi ste bili(masc)/bile(fem)/bila (neuter)
Oni su bili(masc)
One su bile(fem)
Ona su bila (neuter)
---------------------Future Tense of the verb TO BE - BITI in Serbian
Ja ću biti
Ti ćeš biti
On će biti
Ona će biti
Ono će biti
Mi ćemo biti
Vi ćete biti
Oni/one/ona će biti

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Passive Voice in Serbian

Marina Passive in Serbian ,

in The Passive Voice is not widely used in the Serbian language. That's why it doesn't have some special morphological means to express it, but uses the following:

1. Auxiliary + passive participle (-n/-t endings)
Stolica je polomljeNA. = The chair is broken.

2. Reflexive forms (impersonal structures with the impersonal pronoun 'se')
Novine se štampaju svaki dan. = Newspapers are printed every day.

3. Active forms (passive in deep structure)
Ovde piše da ... = It is written (Someone has written) that ...

Since the first structure is called 'Passive Voice' in Serbian, let's practise it!

Turn the following sentences into the Passive (I'm using only -N endings)
RULE: TO BE * + Infinitive Stem (usually) or Present Stem (prezentska osnova)** and -N suffixe
Sg. Fem. -na
Sg. Masc. -n
Sg. Neuter -no
Pl. Fem. -ne
Pl. Masc. -ni
Pl. Neuter -na

EXAMPLE:
I ate a hamburger= Ja sam pojeo hamburger.
Hamburger je pojeden.

1. Mi smo primili pismo.
2. Sonja je ispravila imeil.
3. Ja sam popila vodu.
4. Sestra je istukla brata.
5. Marko je zaprosio Anu.

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* TO BE (sam, si, je, smo, ste, su)
** Present Stem is formed by omitting the suffix in the Present Simple third person plural

Telling Time In Serbian

Marina telling time in Serbian ,

What's the time ? Koliko je sati ?

11.00 Tačno (je) jedanaest sati. Jedanaest je sati.
12.05 Dvanaest i pet. Dvanaest i pet minuta.
01.10 Jedan i deset.
02.15 Dva i petnaest.
03.20 Tri i dvadeset.
04.25 Četiri i dvadeset pet.
05.28 Pet i dvadeset osam.
06.30 Šest i trideset. Pola sedam.
07.35 Sedam i trideset pet. Dvadeset pet do osam.
08.37 Osam i trideset sedam. Dvadeset tri do devet.
09.40 Devet i četrdeset. Dvadeset do deset.
10.45 Petnaest do jedanaest.
10.50 Deset do jedanaest.
11.55 Pet do dvanaest.

This text used to have a few mistakes which are recorded in this video. Can you spot them in the video?
For more details about numbers check out this link.

Practise Personal Pronouns in Serbian

Marina comprehension exercises , Listening comprehension

Pronoun for the First Person Plural:
WE = mi

mi
nas (from us)
nama (to us)
nas (us)
mi
s nama (with us)
o nama (about us)

Possessive Adjective for the
First Person Plural:
OUR = naš
Singular
Fem. naša sestra
Masc. naš brat
Neuter. naše dete

Plural
Fem. našE sestrE
Masc. našA braćA
Neuter. našA decA

Now, enjoy listening to this 'ancient' song and filling the gaps:

Ljubav _______ (to us) više nije prijatelj
ponekad svrati ___________ (only) kao gost
zašto se ljubav gubi _________ (without) traga
__________ (my) draga?

Do juče smo se lepo __________ (we lied)
i verovali slepo u ________ __________ (that lie)
____________ (why) se ljubav gubi bez traga
moja ________________ (darling)?

Chorus:

_________ (where) je sad tvoj Beograd
gde _________ (is) sad moj Beograd
_________ _______ (where is) sad tvoj Beograd
a gde _______ (are) sada _____ (you)
a gde _______ (am) sada ______ (I) ?

Sreća nam _________ (more) nije dobar drug
sa __________ (us) trči poslednji put
zašto se ljubav ___________ (it disappears) bez traga
________ (my) draga?

Sad život __________ (our) ne vredi kao pre
a i vreme kao da _____________ (to us) izmiče
zašto se ljubav gubi bez ____________ (trace)
___________ (my) draga ?

Chorus

Listening Comprehension Exercise - Weather Phrases in Serbian

Marina Listening comprehension ,

Jot down the Serbian phrases you hear:

Serbian For Beginners, Perica At School

Marina Serbian for beginners ,

Perica: Učiteljice, nisam zaslužio da mi date keca na kontrolnom zadatku!

Učiteljica: U pravu si, ali manje nisam mogla da ti dam!

*** v o c a b u l a r y ***

1. učiteljica = teacher
2. zaslužiti da = deserve to (nisam zaslužio - I haven't deserved)
3. mi (meni) = me (to me)
4. dati = give
5. kec (sl.) = failing grade (one)
6. na kontrolnom zadatku = in the test
7. u pravu si = you are right
8. ali =but
9. manje = fewer/less
10. moći = can (nisam mogla = I couldn't)

*** a u d i o ***

*** practice ***
Verb ZASLUŽITI (deserve) - Write the negative form of the verb:

ja=I
Zaslužio sam =__________ zaslužio
Zaslužila sam = __________ _________

ti=you
Zaslužio si =__________ _________
Zaslužila si =__________ _________

on/ona = he/she
Zaslužio je =__________ _________
Zaslužila je = __________ _________

mi= we
Zaslužili smo = __________ _________
Zaslužile smo =__________ _________

vi = you
Zaslužili ste= __________ _________
Zaslužile ste= __________ _________

oni/one/ona = they
Zaslužili su=__________ _________
Zaslužile su =__________ _________
Zaslužila su =__________ _________

Serbian for Beginners, Jokes about Perica

Marina Serbian for beginners , Serbian vocabulary

Perica: Mama, rekao sam ti sto puta da ne volim sir s rupama!
Mama: Ti onda jedi sir, a rupe ostavi.

********AUDIO************
I told you = rekao sam ti (Masc.)rekla sam ti (Fem.)
Hundred times = sto puta
I don't like/love = ne volim
cheese = sir
with = s
holes = rupe (with holes = s rupama)

Serbian Verb Conjugations Free Listening Exercise

Marina serbian conjugations , verb conjugations in Serbian

Vino točim
by Miroslav Ilić

Exercise 1: Write down the conjugations of the verbs below
Past Tense for First Person Sg. Masculine of the following verbs:

SRESTI = meet
ZNATI = know
ŽELETI = want
DATI = give

Exercise 2: Present Tense for First Person Singular of the following verbs:

TOČITI = pour
PITI = drink
KRITI = hide
LJUBITI = kiss
GUBITI = lose, waste

Exercise 3: Negative form of 'there is'

Exercise 4: Present Tense for Third Person Singular of the following verbs:

KRITI = hide
UZDISATI = sigh
ČUVATI = save/take care of
MIRISATI = smell

Now, check your answers:

Ja sam do sad mnoge žene _____________ (I met)
al' za ljubav ipak nisam _____________ (I knew)
ljubio sam sve sto sam _______________ (I wanted)
al' sam samo tebi srce _______________ (I gave)
ljubio sam sve sto sam _______________ (I wanted)
al' sam samo tebi srce _______________ (I gave)

Chorus 2x

Vino ____________ (I'm pouring), a vino __ ________________ (I'm not drinking)
srce imam, osećanja __________________ (I'm hiding)
usne imam, al' koga ___ _______________ (to kiss (I))
kad si s drugim, a ja mladost _________________ (I'm wasting)

_____________ (there's no) vina da mi bole smiri
_____________ (there's no) pesme da srce umiri
_____________ (there's no) noči da mi oči sklopi
hej ljubavi, ti mi dušu opi

_____________ (there's no) noči da mi oči sklopi
hej ljubavi, ti mi dušu opi

Chorus 2x

Što se ljubi kad se ljubav ______________ (is hiding)
što se voli kad srce ____________________ (is sighing)
što se čuva cvece najmilije ______________ (is saving/taking care of)
kad ga drugi bere i _______________ ((he) smells)

Chorus 2x

Future Tense in Serbian - exercise

Marina comprehension exercises , exercises in Serbian

Future Tense in Serbian

RULE: infinitive stem + Future tense suffix, depending on the person

Future Tense suffixes:

-ću, ćeš, će, ćemo, ćete, će

Example: to sing=pevati ---> peva+ćeš

Now, you do the same for the first (I= ja) and second person singular (you=ti) for these verbs:

to have = imati

to play = igrati

to kiss = ljubiti

to be = biti

Great! Now, listen to this song and check your answers:

______________ (You'll have) ih mnogo _______________ (you'll play) se njima
______________ (You'll kiss) ih mnogo ali ne daj se baš svima
U ponoć _____________ (I'll be) tu i _____________ (I'll kiss) te tad
U ponoć poželi tvoj deda-mraz sam ______ (I).

Nove godine zato _______________ (are coming)
Nove godine u pravi čas za ______ (us).

Nove __________ (years) zato dolaze
Nove __________ (years) u pravi čas za nas.

______________ (You'll have) ih mnogo _______________ (you'll play) se njima
______________ (You'll kiss) ih mnogo ali ne daj se baš svima
U ponoć _____________ (I'll be) tu i _____________ (I'll kiss) te tad
U ponoć poželi tvoj deda-mraz sam ______ (I).

Chorus

Chorus

Jesen = Autumn

Marina Serbian poems ,

Autumn (jesen)

Nestalo je __________ (leto), došla jesen _________ (žut),

Nema više veća kraj _________________ (šuma) i puta.

A ptičice __________ (mali) otišle su ____________ (jug),

Nema više __________ (pesma) u ____________ (šuma) i lugu.

Ništa zato _________________ (deca),

Jesen će ____________ (mi) proći

Onda će ____________ (mi) opet

______________ (white) zima doći.

Pre-teach "nestalo je"

1-brašno (flour)

Nestalo je brašna

2-mleko (milk)

Nestalo je mleka

3-šećer (sugar)

Nestalo je šećera

4-benzin (petrol)

Nestalo je šećera

5-voda (water)

Nestalo je vode

Fill in the gaps with Ć, Č, Đ, DŽ

Marina ć , č

Imao otac sedam sinova, sedam sva_alica. Sva_ajući se zanemariše sav ku_ni posao i sve im po_e naopako.

Bilo je sebi_nih i r_avih suseda koji su se radovali njihovom sva_anju i njihov nazadak skretali su na svoju korist. Lako je grabiti onde gde nema ko da _uva, kad se _uvari me_u sobom sva_aju.

Videvši da će biti zlo i naopako, otac se veoma zabrinu. Jedanput skupi sinove oko sebe, pa im pokaza sedam prutova povezanih u jedan snop i re_e:

- Koji od vas ovaj snop prelomi, onome _u dati deset dukata.

Sedam sinova pokuša da prelomi snop:probali su ovako i onako. I naposletku svaki re_e da ne može.

A otac će im onda:
- _udim se da ne možete, jer je to sasvim lako.

On odreši uzicu kojom je bio snop vezan, štapi_i se razmakoše i on jedan po jedan prelomi bez po muke.

Sinovi su se nasmejali:
- E, to je lako! Tako bi moglo i nejako dete!

Otac završi:
- Evo vam, deco, slike i prilike vaše. Ne budete li snop, bi_ete sedam prutova koje, kao što ste sami rekli, može slomiti i nejako dete.

Asking Questions in Serbian

Marina Question form in Serbian ,

Fill in the gaps = popuni prazna mesta:

Q: A _______________ (what) najviše ____________ (like) u tenisu ?
A: Pa najviše ____________(like) u tenisu forhend, bekhend _______ (and) volej. S njima pobeđujem ove __________________ (opponents).

Q: A da _________ se protivnici ljute _____________ (when) ih pobediš ?
A: Ne

Q: A ti __________ (when) te ___________ (they) pobede ?
A: ______
Q: Znači, ______________ (real) fer plej:o)

Q: Dobro, a da ________ se __________________ (you play)?
A: Paa, igram _______, igram se _____________ (at night). Pošto ______________ (during the day) __________________ (I have) školu i treninge imam ________________
(in the afternoon), i završim domaći ________________ (after) treninga, i zato se _______________ (I play) noću.

Q: Da li je tenis za tebe igra ____________ (or) obaveza?
A: Pa tenis za _____________ (me) je obaveza.

Q: _________ (what) ti je cilj u tenisu?
A: Cilj u _____________ (tennis) mi je ____ _______________ (to become) prvak.

Životinje = Animals

Marina

Femininte - Masculine - Neuter

KOZA - _________ - JARE
OVCA - OVAN - __________
_________ - MAČAK - __________
GUSKA - _________ - __________
MEČKA - _________ - MEČE
_________ - PATAK - __________

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