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Monday, October 31, 2011

Comparatives of Serbian Adjectives in Context




This is actually one of the lessons I created in Serbian 201 course, so if you want to see it clearly feel free to check it out on my courses page, as I posted it as a free sample lesson.

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Adjective Comparison in Serbian

Want to practise comparing adjectives in Serbian ? Best way is to do it in relaxed atomsphere, while listening to "old-town songs" and  playing the comparison  game I made for you, rather than learning the myriads of sound change rules :) Hope you like it!

Saturday, October 22, 2011

Describing an Event

Take a look at this dark photo, light it bit by bit and try to explain what's going on by starting each sentence with:

"Mislim da ..."
"Vidim ..., znači da ..."

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North - South - East - West in Serbian

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Study Serbian via Youtube

You can study Serbian by simply watching Youtube channels. With this new tool which I've discovered recently, I'll be adding annotations to a certain part of the video, in its basic form, and you can use it when learning / teaching Serbian. For example:



When you see "+ulica", make one of the following sentences:

1. Želeo / želela bih da vidim + mesto (= place, but in Accusative)
2. Hoću da vidim /posetim (visit) + mesto in Accusative
3. Interesuje me + mesto in Nominative (use plural with common nouns)
4. Sviđa / sviđaju mi se + mesto in Nominative (sviđa + Sg. or sviđaju + Pl.)

The first example:
1. Želela bih da vidim zgrade (u Beogradu).
2. Želela bih da posetim Skupštinu (u Beogradu).
3. Interesuje me da vidim Sava centar (u Beogradu).
4. Sviđaju mi se ulice (u Beogradu).

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Can You Understand Serbian ?

Listen to this video lesson and try to write down where the objects are:

Sunday, October 02, 2011

Practise Locative in Serbian

Imagine where some objects are, and play this game with your friend by
asking these questions: 
Singular = Jednina: 
Da li je sat u dnevnoj sobi ? = Is the clock in the living room ? 
Da / Ne
Znači ovo je dnevna soba? Baš je lepa ! = So this is the living room ? 
It is really beautiful/nice (lep - lepa - lepo)
Plural = Množina: 
Da li su stolice na balkonu ? = Are the chairs on the balcony ?
Da /Ne
Znači ovo je balkon ? Baš je prostran! = This is the balcony ? 
It is really spacious (prostran - prostrana - prostrano)

p.s. you can also check out the gapped quizz with the song. 

Saturday, September 24, 2011

Pronouns in Serbian through Cases - Personal Pronoun I = JA

Listen to this song and fill in the gaps with the missing forms of the personal pronoun "I" in different cases:

JA - (od) mene - (ka) meni  - mene=me - / - (o) meni - (sa) mnom
I    - of me          - to me           - me                 - / - about me   - with me


Daj ____  vina da se napijem
Daj ____  čašu da je razbijem
Daj ____ snage da zaboravim
Kad si rekla da ____ ne voliš
Kad si rekla da ___ ostavljaš
Kad si rekla da zaboravim.

How to Enroll and Use Serbian Online Course via Udemy

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Serbian Online Course

If you've been following SerbianLessons pages on this blog, you've probably noticed that there is a growing number of Serbian online courses which I am adding there.

Why do you need a course ?

  • Because you need a clear step-by-step guidance, and that is exactly what you get when you enroll one of the courses.
  • Because you need an easily accessible site where you can easily refer back to the videos from the previous lessons, as well as to the videos of upcoming sessions in order to prepare for the online sessions in advance. By joining one of my courses, you are granted unlimited access and downloading option to all the MP4s, MP3s and PDFs.
What do you learn ?

  • All my courses are goal oriented - each lesson is organized in such a way that you learn to understand/say something useful, inspired by everyday situations. 

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Foreigners Living in Serbia about Serbia - Part 4



1. Who lived in Vietnam, Bulgaria and Albania ?
2. Who decided to continue living in Niš ?
3. What are the reasons for people to come to live in Serbia?
4. Who is married to Svetlana ?
5. What does "živeti bubreg u loju " mean ?
6. What are the two main advantages of living in Serbia for the family from Germany ?

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Foreigners Living in Serbia about Serbia - part 3



Here is the third part of our listening comprehension exercises. If you found part 1 and part 2 difficult to understand, I hope this time it will be a bit easier. The questions are  in English, and you can also write the answers in English.

1. Who didn't tell his mother that he lived and worked in Belgrade ?
2. Why ?
3. Who got married in Serbia ?
4. Why ?
5. Who is postive about changes in Serbia ?
6. Why have both interviewees  learnt Serbian quickly ?
7. How did they learn Serbian ?
8. Who likes Serbian food ?

Advanced Serbian - Srpski kao drugi jezik

Gde je ključ? Где је кључ? - Učimo srpski sa Marinom
Gde je ključ? ...
Where is the Key?-...
By Marina Petrović
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