It can be tricky to learn how to cope with some simple sentences and questions when this "se" word shows up. The best way to cope with it is to practice with a set of familiar phrases:
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Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Monday, October 21, 2019
Asking Questions about different topics
In the previous posts there are a bunch of exercises to practice asking questions in Serbian. You can find all of them here.
Today, I'll add some exercises for you to practice and play with:
Asking Questions with Ti
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Asking Questions with Vi
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Friday, October 11, 2019
One of the common and very productive ways of expanding a verb meaning is the process of "prefixation" in Serbian. While in English this additional meaning is conveyed through use of different tenses or prepositions in phrasal verbs, at a sentence level, in Serbian it is achieved through only one word, at the lexicology level.
Today we are talking about PO- prefix and its meanings.
- What is the meaning of the noun ZLATO and verb POzlatiTI?
- What meaning(s) does this prefix add?
- What is the gist of the story?
Today we are talking about PO- prefix and its meanings.
Meaning of Po- Prefix in Serbian
There are five main meanings of PO- prefix when added to a verb. These are as follows:- making a perfective verb out of an imperfective one: jesti - pojesti
- adding up "distributive meaning", often combined with the word "sve": krasti - pokrasti (there will be a special post dedicated to this)
- beginning of the action: leteti - poleteti
- spatial meaning (additional meaning "over") : bacati - pobacati
- action which lasts for a long time: živeti - poživeti
Exercise with Po- Prefix in Serbian
Can you think of any other examples?
Here are some of my ideas:
Here are some of my ideas:
- pokisnuti
- poleteti
- pozlatiti
- pokrenuti
- polupati
- posvađati
- porazbijati
- pokrasti
Examples with Po- Prefix in Serbian Literature
Here comes the famous story Sve će to narod pozlatiti by Laza Lazarević, written back in 1881.
- What is the meaning of the noun ZLATO and verb POzlatiTI?
- What meaning(s) does this prefix add?
- What is the gist of the story?
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Thursday, October 10, 2019
Most Common Mistakes in Serbian
I'm sure you've seen a lot of interesting photos which explain most common mistakes in the Serbian language, such as this one:Video with Most Common Mistakes in Serbian
Today, I've come across this great video with similar examples. I am sure you'll enjoy watching it!Wednesday, October 09, 2019
Serbian Pronouns in Accusative
The best way to practice this phrase is to play a game and point to the different food items in the kitchen saying:
- Feminine singular: Vidim ribu, vidim je!
- Masculine and Neuter Sg: Vidim hleb / meso, vidim ga!
- Plural, all genders: Vidim jaja, vidim ih!
Useful Vocabulary
- Ananas = pineapple
- Grožđe = grapes
- Dinja = melon
- Višnje = sour cherries
- Trešnje = sweet cherries
How to pronounce Pronouns in Accusative
Tuesday, October 08, 2019
Stiže još jedan / još jedna set of exercises to practice one of the lessons from Serbian 102 course!
Past tense of To be Explained
You can find the pronunciation and the form of the verb to be in Serbian in this post published earlier.Past tense of To be with Exercises
Past tense of To be - Games
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Monday, October 07, 2019
What do you see in Serbian?
The best way to start practicing Serbian cases, the Accusative for example, is to start simple and easy, with food. After the verb to see, you'll simply change the final A of the noun into U
- VIDIM BANANU - BANANA
- VIDIM JABUKU - JABUKA
- VIDIM JAGODU - JAGODA
- VIDIM LIMUNADU - LIMUNADA
- VIDIM LUBENICU - LUBENICA
- VIDIM PAPRIKU - PAPRIKA
- VIDIM PICU - PICA
- VIDIM POMORANDŽU - POMORANDŽA
- VIDIM RIBU - RIBA
- VIDIM SUPU - SUPA
- VIDIM VODU - VODA
Sunday, October 06, 2019
Srpski 401 se bazira na preslatkoj mini seriji koja se zove Mala istorija Srbije, o kojoj sam pisala pre pet godina (vreme baš leti = time really flies by)!
Don't forget that for more exercises like this one with explanations and video lessons with slow pronunciation you can join Patreon page, tier one.
Hajde da ponovo pogledamo prvu epizodu i uradimo sledeće vežbe:
Saturday, October 05, 2019
This is, These are - in Serbian
Let's jump with joy each time we come across a phrase or two which are easier in Serbian than in English.There is no need for you to think how to say THIS and THESE, simply say OVO and it covers both categories!
The only thing we are actually practicing is IS and ARE in Serbian, in different contexts:
- Odeća = Clothes
- Životinje = Animals
- Hrana = Food
- Poslovi = Jobs
Ovo je, ovo su with Clothes
This is, These are -Exercises
This is, These are - Games
Thursday, October 03, 2019
Glagol BITI - značenje (meaning)
Even if you are really familiar with the verb to be in Serbian, let's simply review what we know with tthese fun exercises:Glagol BITI - vežbe (exercise)
Glagol BITI - igre (games)
Glagol BITI - additional exercises
Tuesday, October 01, 2019
One of the useful phrases when learning Serbian is IZIVINTE = ИЗВИНИТЕ = excuse me.
After this phrase, you have certainly attracted someone's attention, so you can ask a follow up question. Today we are practicing the phrase GDE JE = ГДЕ ЈЕ = where is?
After practicing with the Flashcards, you are ready to play and win :D
Excuse me, where is ... in Serbian
After this phrase, you have certainly attracted someone's attention, so you can ask a follow up question. Today we are practicing the phrase GDE JE = ГДЕ ЈЕ = where is?
How to pronounce IZVINITE, GDE JE in Serbian
- Excuse me, where is the exit? = Izvinite, gde je izlaz?
Let's practice the phrase "Excuse me, where is ..."
After practicing with the Flashcards, you are ready to play and win :D
Monday, September 30, 2019
I am happy to announce that my third book with easy texts both in Cyrillic and Latin alphabet, Who is Who, has been published!
Let me remind you of the first two books, which you can read along with me on my Youtube channel and Patreon page:
This book called "What you can see on the farm" is just the first part of the series covering animal and farm vocabulary, together with the most common verbs in Serbian.
In the third book, Who is Who, we are dealing with some similar names like Jovan and Jovana or Ivan and Ivana. Since they can be a bit confusing, we are trying to figure out who is who, by following our friends in search of one another. At the end of the book there is an Activity book where you need to find the hidden page numbers... a little bit of Locative case will always prove useful in the days to come :D
Let me remind you of the first two books, which you can read along with me on my Youtube channel and Patreon page:
Easy to Read - Šta možemo da vidimo na selu?
This book called "What you can see on the farm" is just the first part of the series covering animal and farm vocabulary, together with the most common verbs in Serbian.
Easy to Read - Gde je ključ?
In this second book, Where is the Key? I continue using the most common verbs which require the accusative case. We are also practicing introducing ourselves and our friends. There is also a task for you to find ONE hidden key. If you are having problems finding it, do let me know!
Easy to Read - Ko je ko?
In the third book, Who is Who, we are dealing with some similar names like Jovan and Jovana or Ivan and Ivana. Since they can be a bit confusing, we are trying to figure out who is who, by following our friends in search of one another. At the end of the book there is an Activity book where you need to find the hidden page numbers... a little bit of Locative case will always prove useful in the days to come :D