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One of the best ways to learn a language is surely by watching relaxing and fun series, especially for kids, as the language is simplified and there's a lot of repetition. Let me share a few links to the ancient series called "Neven":
Monday, March 12, 2012
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Listen to this beautiful song and without reading the lyrics try to answer the questions as follows:
- Gde se dešavala ova priča ?
- Koje godišnje doba je opisano ?
- Šta je to "salaš" ?
- Šta je to "petrolejka" ?
- Da li se u pesmi pominje belo ili crno vino ?
- Kako se kaže "let's sing altogether" ?
- Šta znači "dobro nam došli" ?
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
For all the real beginners in Serbian, I started refreshing Serbian 101 course on Udemy platform with the new series of super slow video lessons. I uploaded one of them to my Youtube channel, so you can see if you like it.
I'm sure you're going to like it !
I'm sure you're going to like it !
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Govori se da me varaš
i da _______ me ostaviti
a znaš dobro da sam bolan
i da ___________ ozdraviti
Znam da više prava nemam
na te tvoje oči crne
slaži makar da me voliš
ne daj da mi duša trne
Ti _______ opet ić' u kolo
dolazit ______ polivači
pivat _________ pisme stare
pratit _______ vas tamburaši
A nediljom kad _____ šetaš
šuškat će na tebi svila
sigurno ________ zaboravit'
da si kadgod moja bila
ne lomi mi srcu grane
sačekaj da samo stane.
Saturday, January 14, 2012
СРЕЋНА ПРАВОСЛАВНА НОВА ГОДИНА !
We just had an online party to celebrate Serbian New Year... the internet connection wasn't perfect, but it was fun nevertheless :) Wishing you all a very happy Ortodox New Year - you can also enjoy listening and singing to the songs I prepared for this party :)
Thursday, January 12, 2012
I'll be starting a new series of online lessons for the course Serbian 102 which takes approximately 2 months to finish. When you enroll the course, you'll be able to
- access all the materials any time you wish,
- download mp4, mp3, pdf files
- join the discussion forum
In this period I'm also adding new materials and I'm sure you like'll my new "Horoscope Serbian" series:
Monday, January 09, 2012
In January and February I'll be adding "Winter Special Edition" of easy Serbian lessons to all of my online courses of Serbian, starting from Serbian101, Serbian 102, Serbian 103 and Serbian 201. Some of these, I'll be posting to this blog, so you can follow them and have an idea what they are about. Through these "horoscope lessons of Serbian" I'll be trying to help you learn how to speak as a man/woman through different tenses.
Accompanying Presentation with the explanations in English will be posted on each course. It looks like this:
Accompanying Presentation with the explanations in English will be posted on each course. It looks like this:
And there's more:
Saturday, January 07, 2012
Christmas greeting in Serbian:
Hristos se rodi!
Христос се роди!
Response:
Vaistinu se rodi!
Ваистину се роди!
Friday, January 06, 2012
Thursday, December 29, 2011
This is a New Year present for all the faithful followers of LearnSerbianBlog:
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| Serbian Phrases free e-book If you'd like to hear the pronunciation of the same phrases, join Serbian Phrases course. |
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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2.
3.
4.
5.
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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2.
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5.
Friday, November 25, 2011
Monday, November 21, 2011
Look at how this game is played and then you can do the same, by turning the volume down and using the imperatives of the following verbs:
NOSITI = to carry PEVATI = to sing POZDRAVITI = to greet UČITI = to learn RADITI = to do ČISTITI = to clean UGASITI = to exhtinguish SLUŠATI = to listen to
PRODAVATI = to sell POPRAVITI = to mend, fix KORISTITI = to use VOZITI = to drive GOVORITI = to speak ČUVATI = to keep KUVATI = to cook SIPATI = to pour
Sunday, November 20, 2011
If you need a thourough explanation of the Genetive case in Serbian, take a look at these pdf pages.
My advice for you would be to learn Serbian by listening to songs, such as this one:
My advice for you would be to learn Serbian by listening to songs, such as this one:
Monday, November 14, 2011
This is a short presentation of object pronouns in Serbian. You might have already practised it by listening to this song and filling in the gaps. By watching this video, you'll have the form in one place and a follow-up exercise. Nadam se da vam se sviđa :)
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Saturday, November 05, 2011
Today we are practising the past tense of the verb "To Be" in Serbian.
Watch the video and write down or record the questions and the answers based on the photos and prompts in the video:
Watch the video and write down or record the questions and the answers based on the photos and prompts in the video:
Friday, November 04, 2011
Try to make the following sentences while watching this video:
Volim / ne volim /obožavam / mrzim + the verb in the form of the Gerund (add -nje)
For example: Pevati (to sing)
You say: Volim pevanje
Feel free to use the Gerund forms which follow this video:
- voziti se - vožnja
- svirati - sviranje
- kuglati se - kuglanje
- fotografisati - fotografisanje
- surfovati - surfovanje
- plesati - plesanje
- igrati - igranje (mini-golfa)
- šetati - šetanje
- plivati - plivanje
- slikati - slikanje
- pecati - pecanje
- skupljati - skupljanje (markica)
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
To answer these questions correctly, you can check how to make sentences in the Past Tense in Serbian. Verb conjugations which you'll need to answer the questions in the video are as follows:
- sunčao, sunčala, sunčalo, sunčali, sunčale, sunčala
- gledao, gledala, gledalo, gledali, gledale, gledala
- vozio, vozila, vozilo, vozili, vozile, vozila
- surfovao, surfovala, surfovalo, surfovali, surfovale, surfovala
- brao, brala, bralo, brali, brale, brala
- jeo, jela, jelo, jeli, jele, jela
- plivao, plivala, plivalo, plivali, plivale,plivala
- posmatrao, posmatrala, posmatralo, posmatrali, posmatrale, posmatrala
- šetao, šetala, šetalo, šetali, šetale, šetala
Monday, October 31, 2011
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
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
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 ..."
"Mislim da ..."
"Vidim ..., znači da ..."
Sunday, October 16, 2011
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).
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
Listen to this video lesson and try to write down where the objects are:
Sunday, October 02, 2011
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.
p.s. you can also check out the gapped quizz with the song.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
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.
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.
If you'd like to learn Serbian online, you can do it in many different ways:
1. learn Serbian for free by following my youtube channels: LearnSerbian and SerbianLessons
2. purchase a video course of Serbian via Udemy.
3. book an online lesson of Serbian via Myngle
4. join a free Serbian Aktivator newsletter
1. learn Serbian for free by following my youtube channels: LearnSerbian and SerbianLessons
2. purchase a video course of Serbian via Udemy.
3. book an online lesson of Serbian via Myngle
4. join a free Serbian Aktivator newsletter
Saturday, September 17, 2011
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 ?
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.
- 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
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
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 ?
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
1. Ko sve misli da Beograd ima problema koje treba rešavati ?
2. Ko sve misli da ljudi u Srbiji misle samo na svoje dvorište ?
3. Ko ne voli što se grade zgrade od stakla i betona ?
4. Ko se ne oseća ugroženo u Beogradu ?
5. Ko sve misli da je srpska hrana jednostavna ?
6. Ko voli što se u Srbiji jede supa ?
7. Ko je odmah zavoleo srpsku hranu ?
Monday, September 12, 2011
Listen to this video and answer the following questions:
1. Ko je iz Italije ?
2. Ko je iz Španije ?
3. Ko je iz Francuske ?
4. Čija žena je iz Srbije ?
5. Ko radi u osnovnoj i srednjoj školi ?
6. Ko sve drži časove jezika ?
7. Ko sve misli da Beograd svaki dan ima nešto novo da ponudi ?
8. Ko se sve misli da Srbi vole strance ?
9. Ko se oseća egzotično ?
10. Ko sve misli da su ljudi u Srbiji otvoreni ?
11. Kome Beograd daje energiju ?
12. Ko misli da je život u Beogradu opušteniji i slobodniji ?
Sledeći deo
Thursday, September 08, 2011
Listen to the song and decide which phrases you hear.
Finished/Completed (Perfective) - In progress or repetitive (Imperfective)
Sunce me probudi - Sunce me budi
Žurno se obučem - Žurno se oblačim
Popijem kafu = Pijem kafu
Oči protrljam = Oči trljam
Zaspao sam = Spavam
Gurnem vrata = Guram vrata
Pogledam ptice = Gledam ptice
Odem brzo = Odlazim brzo
Osvrnem se = Osvrćem se
Otplovim = Plovim
Thursday, September 01, 2011
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Listen to this lovely song and fill in the gaps:
Voljela sam oči nevern___
voljela sam oči zelen___
voljela ______ ludo voljela
al' sada sam bez _____ ostala
Ref.
Zelen__ oči _____ su moj___
te divn___ oči ko sunca sjaj
ni sama ne znam zašto ___ volim
što mojoj sreći _______ je kraj
Ljubila sam oči nevjern___
ljubila sam oči zelen___
ljubila ih ludo _________
al' sada sam bez njih _________
Ref.
Sad je mom___ srcu najteže
srce moje bez njih ne _______
srce voli oči zelen__
iako su bile nevern__
Voljela sam oči nevern___
voljela sam oči zelen___
voljela ______ ludo voljela
al' sada sam bez _____ ostala
Ref.
Zelen__ oči _____ su moj___
te divn___ oči ko sunca sjaj
ni sama ne znam zašto ___ volim
što mojoj sreći _______ je kraj
Ljubila sam oči nevjern___
ljubila sam oči zelen___
ljubila ih ludo _________
al' sada sam bez njih _________
Ref.
Sad je mom___ srcu najteže
srce moje bez njih ne _______
srce voli oči zelen__
iako su bile nevern__
Monday, August 29, 2011
Ti si __________ (good), ti si ________ (gentle)
Ja trebam nježnost, tebi _________ snaga (need)
Ti si ____________ (quiet), ti si ________ (alone)
Ti sigurnost _________ (need), meni treba dom
O kako __________ (well) bi nam bilo mila
Kad svakog časa sa _________ (with me) ti bi bila
Jer _______ (your) ljubav __________ (never) ne bi dala
Da krivim putem krene život _________ (my)
Ne _______ biti tvoj, ne _______ biti tvoj (can)
Sve sto _________ dati vec sam dao njoj (can)
___ _______ biti tvoj, ___ _________ biti tvoj (can't)
I srce svakog dana bije isti boj.
Ne mogu biti _______, ne mogu biti _______ (yours)
Davno sam se dao __________ sreći zloj (my)
Ne mogu _______ tvoj, ne mogu _______ tvoj (to be)
Ja pripadaću ____________ samo ženi toj (always)
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For the complete conjugation of the Serbian verb "can" = moći, visit this link in the Cyrillic or this one in Latin script.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Friday, August 12, 2011
Što dolaziš zoro,
Zoro moja lepa
Kad te nisam zvao ?
Zar ne znaš da srce svoje,
ja dragoj sam noćas dao ?
Chorus = Refren
________ , _________ zoro,
bar još malo __________
Lepše su nam noći
Nego beli dani
_______, ______ zoro,
Sreću ____ ___________
Neka mesec bledi sja po našoj kosi.
________, __________, zoro
__________ .
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Još __________ malo,
Zoro moja lepa,
Ne __________ tugu.
A ako već moraš doći,
ti _____________ u baštu drugu.
Refren
Što rastanak nosiš,
Zoro moja lepa,
Kad ga srce neće?
Još malo na krilu mome
Nek uzdiše moje cveće.
Sunday, August 07, 2011
JOE GOES TO SERBIA / 2nd half from Sonja Blagojevic on Vimeo.
Click here to watch the first part of this wonderful film called "Joe Goes to Serbia" (originally "Moj drug Srbija") by Sonja Blagojević.
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
After learning how to pronounce the greetings in Serbian, you are surely ready to do this interactive exercise :)
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Listen carefully to this cartoon and try to guess what the following words mean:
1. oluja
2. munja
3. grom
4. idiom "ko me je vukao za jezik" ?
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What's the plural of
5. munja ?
6. grom ?
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Kad bih mogao/mogla da biram, posetio/posetila bih Egipat, zato što želim da vidim piramide.
2. Find the following info:
- Kad bi otišli na letovanje u Španiju, kada bi mogli da kupite markice za razglednice u pošti ?
- Da odete na letovanje u Egipat, u kom periodu ne bi mogli da promenite novac u menjačnici ?
- Kada bi putovali u Rim, da li bi Vam trebala viza ?
- Da odlučite da dođete u Srbiju, a ljubitelj ste dobrog vina, koja mesta bi vredelo posetiti ?
- Ako bi želeli da vidite Kraljevu vinariju u Srbiji, podignutu 1931. godine, u koje mesto bi se uputili?
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
1. Which part of Serbia is worth visiting and why, according to Željko Joksimović ?
2. What does Goca Tržan feel sorry about ?
3. What does Romana Panić find most impressive about Serbia ?
4. What is the competition about ?
5. What is the deadline for the entry submission ?
6. Where should you send your submissions to ?
7. What can you send to enter the competition ?
8. What are the prizes ?
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