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Serbian conjugations is essential for my students, so let me share one which can be downloaded and printed :)
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Saturday, April 21, 2018
While adding new chapters and lessons to 5 Minute Serbian course 1, I started planning the next course which will be entirely dedicated to the verbs and prepositions which require a noun/pronoun in the Accusative case.
Let me show one of these videos with which you can practice:
Let me show one of these videos with which you can practice:
- Present / past tense of the following verbs: videti, tražiti, naći, uzeti (to see, to look for, to find, to take): deca vide / deca su videla - deca traže / deca su tražila - deca su našla ... - deca su uzela
- The Accusative with Sg. Masc of inanimate and animate category (brodić - vidim brodić, pas - vidim psa)
- The Accusative with Sg. Fem (lopta - tražim loptu)
Monday, April 16, 2018
Since many of my students told me how easy it is to learn Serbian by singing, I decided to introduce nice and catchy tunes with nice and easy Serbian collocations into my new Five Minute Serbian course.
Yesterday I released a free version of this course, so you can join it and see whether this way of learning suits you.
At first I thought it would be a great idea to organize each course from the very beginner to the most advanced levels (from A1 to C2), but my students suggested I should divide them into two groups - from A1 to B1 and another one from B2 to C2. That will allow me to add more language related lessons for each level.
For example, A1 level now covers not only "The weather/wine is good" but also two new chapters dedicated to members of family and how to introduce them. A2 level doesn't cover only what WAS the weather like, but also who WAS at home/work etc. B1 level is covering asking "kakva vs. kakav" when asking questions such as "What was the party like?" and similar.
Let me share with you two brand new lessons:
At the moment the course has more than three hours of content, but it is getting longer and richer each day. Once you join the course, you are given the links to the follow up exercises and quizzes. Since the course is expanding, the price of the course is going to increase accordingly. It is $US49 right now, but for the followers of this blog there is a 50% discount which is valid only in April.
The beauty of this series of the courses is that you will be able to add your suggestions and influence the topic of the upcoming chapters.
The following course will be dedicated to verbs and prepositions which require the Accusative case and I am sure you will love it! For now, do join the free version of this course and leave me your feedback in the comment below or through our joint Facebook page called StudySerbian.
Yesterday I released a free version of this course, so you can join it and see whether this way of learning suits you.
At first I thought it would be a great idea to organize each course from the very beginner to the most advanced levels (from A1 to C2), but my students suggested I should divide them into two groups - from A1 to B1 and another one from B2 to C2. That will allow me to add more language related lessons for each level.
For example, A1 level now covers not only "The weather/wine is good" but also two new chapters dedicated to members of family and how to introduce them. A2 level doesn't cover only what WAS the weather like, but also who WAS at home/work etc. B1 level is covering asking "kakva vs. kakav" when asking questions such as "What was the party like?" and similar.
Let me share with you two brand new lessons:
- At A1 level
- At A2 level
At the moment the course has more than three hours of content, but it is getting longer and richer each day. Once you join the course, you are given the links to the follow up exercises and quizzes. Since the course is expanding, the price of the course is going to increase accordingly. It is $US49 right now, but for the followers of this blog there is a 50% discount which is valid only in April.
The beauty of this series of the courses is that you will be able to add your suggestions and influence the topic of the upcoming chapters.
The following course will be dedicated to verbs and prepositions which require the Accusative case and I am sure you will love it! For now, do join the free version of this course and leave me your feedback in the comment below or through our joint Facebook page called StudySerbian.
Friday, April 06, 2018
I am sure you are all looking forward to Orthodox Easter on Sunday :) If you are wondering why Orthodox Easter falls on a different day, here comes an explanation.
Both Orthodox Easter and Easter Sunday commemorate the resurrection of Jesus, however they are celebrated on different dates, as they are based on two different calendars. Orthodox churches in some countries continue to use the Julian calendar, for example in Russia, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Georgia, Ukraine, and the Greek Old Calendarists base their Easter date on the Julian calendar rather than the Gregorian Calendar that is used in Britain. As with Easter in Britain, Orthodox Easter observers continue fasting through Holy Week, ending their fast on Orthodox Easter Sunday.
Both Orthodox Easter and Easter Sunday commemorate the resurrection of Jesus, however they are celebrated on different dates, as they are based on two different calendars. Orthodox churches in some countries continue to use the Julian calendar, for example in Russia, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Georgia, Ukraine, and the Greek Old Calendarists base their Easter date on the Julian calendar rather than the Gregorian Calendar that is used in Britain. As with Easter in Britain, Orthodox Easter observers continue fasting through Holy Week, ending their fast on Orthodox Easter Sunday.
Since this blog is dedicated to language learning, let's focus on a few fresh videos about Easter in this region and diaspora, with authentic language. For the previous years' blog posts on this topic, check out this link.
Shopping for Easter
How to Colour Eggs - in Serbian
How to Colour Eggs - in English
Uskršnji Video Uradi Sam = DIY Easter Edition
Saturday, March 24, 2018
A great way to practice speaking Serbian is by playing fun online games which are as simple as:
- finding a hidden object
- dress up flash games
- cooking and similar
- spotting a difference
- asteroid language games
You can practice speaking by following these steps:
- at first watch the video with me pronouncing the phrases/sentences
- try to speak along with me
- next, mute the video and say the phrases or sentences on your own
- finally, you are ready to play these games yourself and speak in Serbian while playing them :)
Let me show you a few examples of the videos I created for my students.
Speaking Exercise in Serbian with GA, JE, IH
Practice Speaking Serbian - NOSITI
Parctising Serbian Vocabulary
Thursday, February 22, 2018
Five Minute Serbian without grammar course I am currently creating is just the first one in the series. During the past month I've created structure for 20 such courses covering different topics, and each covers various structures and commonly used phrases from A1 to C2 level.
The first course is almost finished, and yesterday you could see the first two levels A1 and A2. Today, I want to share with you lesson 1 at B2 level.
In this lesson you will learn the following structures:
- KADA VREME BUDE LEPO - WHEN THE WEATHER IS FINE
- KADA - WHEN
- KADA VREME BUDE LEPO, IĆI ĆU U ŠETNJU - WHEN THE WEATHER IS FINE, I’LL GO FOR A WALK
- AKO - IF
- AKO VREME BUDE LOŠE - IF THE WEATHER IS BAD
- AKO VREME BUDE LOŠE, IĆI ĆU AUTOM - IF THE WEATHER IS BAD, I’LL GO BY CAR
- VETROVITO - WINDY
- AKO BUDE VETROVITO, IĆI ĆU VOZOM - IF IT IS WINDY, I’LL GO TRAIN
- PRAVITI ROĐENDAN - TO THROW A BIRTHDAY PARTY
- AKO BUDEM PRAVILA ROĐENDAN - IF I THROW A BIRTHDAY PARTY fem. (I-fem.)
- AKO BUDEM PRAVIO ROĐENDAN - IF I THROW A BIRTHDAY PARTY (I-masc)
- AKO BUDEM PRAVILA ROĐENDAN, POZVAĆU TE - IF I fem. THROW A BIRTHDAY PARTY, I’LL INVITE YOU (you - sg)
- AKO BUDEM PRAVIO ROĐENDAN, POZVAĆU VAS - IF I masc. THROW A BIRTHDAY PARTY, I’LL INVITE YOU (you-pl)
- KAKO BI REKLI "... "? - HOW WOULD YOU SAY...?
Five Minute Serbian - B2
1. Video lesson https://youtu.be/LVI-IdZyUpc
2. Video lesson without my voice https://youtu.be/GxGGXvIEz5I
3. Quizlet exercises:
- https://quizlet.com/268087700/learn
- https://quizlet.com/268087700/test
- https://quizlet.com/268087700/micromatch
- https://quizlet.com/268087700/gravity
Hope you like it! Looking forward to your feedback :)
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Let me show you my new courses covering various structures from A1 to C2 level, with each course being dedicated to one topic only.
A1 quizlets
A2, quizlets
5 Minute Serbian Course about Weather
5 Minute Serbian - Course 1, Level A1, Intro Lesson
5 Minute Serbian - Course 1, Level A1, Tests
A1 quizlets
5 Minute Serbian - Course 1, Level A2, Intro Lesson
5 Minute Serbian - Course 1, Level A2, Game
A2, quizlets
Wednesday, January 03, 2018
Here comes a short text about routines both in Serbian and in English. I hope that my video will help you understand the text in Serbian. There is also a task to be done:
- After listening to me asking and answering questions, you can try to do the same - practice asking questions and giving answers, and recording all that on www.Vocaroo.com
Exercse
1. Routines - missing verbs
2. Routines - missing pronouns
2. Routines - missing pronouns
4. Link to the edited video with questions and answers written and translated + additional exercises with questions and answers
Tuesday, January 02, 2018
If you know the word trAjAti, which means to lAst, it will help you connect the form with double A with the action in progress, which shows that odmArAti is obviously used to show that you are or were "having a rest / resting".
On the other hand, the form with odmORIti, shows that you have had a rest and that's it, the result is more important than duration, so this form shows the perfective aspect.
Their various forms and differences in present and past tenses are so subtle, so I created a set of exercises for you to learn more about this weird odmoriti-odmarati duo by actually using them:) Before you see all the forms below, try to do this Micromatch exercise:
How much time did you need? Guess it wasn't that hard, once you were able to see the possible answers. For some more difficult tests, you might need all the verb forms in one place! Now, let me reveal them to you:
Present tense
- odmoriti se: odmorim - odmoriš - odmori // odmorimo - odmorite - odmore
- odmArAti se : odmaram - odmaraš - odmara // odmaramo - odmarate -odmaraju
Past tense
- odmorio - odmorila - odmorilo // odmorili - odmorile - odmorila
- odmarao - odmarala - odmaralo // odmarali - odmarale - odmarala
Have fun!
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
I am so happy to share this video lesson which is 100% in Serbian with subtitles. I am sure they will help you hear what I am saying better. After the video there is an exercise which is made based on the text, a bit changed though.
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
- I hope you are enjoying learning with my video lessons and doing the follow up tasks, such as these ones:
Today, I am sharing a brand new explanation with you and exercise from the course which focuses on vocabulary describing family and friends.
Here are all the links to the exercises covering this video lesson:
2. LearnClick, based on this lesson:
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
While in the previous lesson of Serbian for Kids, I taught you how to pronounce furniture in Serbian and we played with the Present tense conjugations of the verb to have, today we are practicing rooms in a house/ flat and revising the previous lessons by playing games.
The words we are learning today are as follows:
Sobe = Rooms
- TAJ HODNIK = hallway
- TAJ BALKON = balcony
- TA KUHINJA = kitchen
- TA SOBA = room
- TA SPAVAĆA SOBA = bedroom
- TA DNEVNA SOBA= living room
- TA DEČIJA SOBA = children’s room
- TA RADNA SOBA = study
- TO KUPATILO = bathroom
It would be perfect if you could download the pdf file, print it and try to learn, by playing Quizlet game https://quizlet.com/82682152/learn
The video version of this pdf is coming your way tomorrow on my Patreon blog - for the previous and upcoming versions check out this link!
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