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Serbian Easter - Vaskrs i Uskrs

2023-04-16T21:37:00.006+02:00

Happy Easter = Srećan Uskrs with a new exercise based on this beautiful song:

Serbian Easter - Vaskrs & Uskrs

Ljudi Likujte

Check out my previous Easter posts - Serbian Easter Tag.

Serbian Easter Songs

The Cyrillic Version

Људи ликујте, народи чујте:
Христос воскресе,
Радост донесе!

Звезде играјте, горе певајте,
Христос воскресе,
Радост донесе!

Шуме шумите, ветри брујите:
Христос воскресе,
Радост донесе!

Мора гудите, звери ричите:
Христос воскресе,
Радост донесе!

Пчеле се ројте, а птице појте:
Христос воскресе,
Радост донесе!

Анђели стојте, песму утројте:
Христос воскресе,
Радост донесе!

Овчице беле, буд’те веселе:
Христос воскресе,
Радост донесе!

Мали славуји, нек’ песма бруји:
Христос воскресе,
Радост донесе!

Небо се снизи, земљу узвиси-
Христос воскресе,
Радост донесе!

Црвено јаје сваком се даје
Христос воскресе,
Радост донесе!

Слава ти Боже, све ти се може
Христос воскресе,
Радост донесе!

Serbian 801 - Video Exercise with Collocations

2023-03-27T14:35:00.006+02:00

Video Exercise with Collocations in Serbian

Danas možete da vežbate interesantan tekst na temu osmeha koji je obišao svet uz sledeće materijale:

Video vežba sa izgovorom
Vežba koju možete sami da radite
Tekst o Stani Tomašević

Video vežba sa kolokacijama bazirana na tekstu o Stani Tomašević

Exercise with Advanced Serbian

Tekst o Stani Tomašević

Život Crnogorke Stane Tomašević Arnesen obeležile su mnoge tragedije, a ostala je upamćena po fotografiji na kojoj se osmehuje.

Ova partizanka je od crmničkog sela pokraj Skadarskog jezera, preko ranjavanja u ratu i gubitka najbližih, narušenog zdravlja, proputovala svet od Istočnog bloka do američkog Diznilenda, ispisavši usput jugoslovensku istoriju.

Bila je prva žena na važnoj političkoj i vojnoj funkciji komesara u Drugom svetskom ratu, a potom u miru, prva žena na položaju ambasadora Socijalističke Federativne Republike Jugoslavije.

... pročitajte više na sajtu BBC na srpskom

Serbian 102 - Simple Listening Tasks with Pepa Prase

2023-01-21T16:43:00.002+01:00

If you liked my previous posts with exercises based on Pepa Prase cartoons, you'll like the new series with video quizzes. Let's start with a super easy one from Serbian 102 course :D

Simple Listening Tasks for Learning Serbian

Or click the link!

Serbian Listening Comprehension Skills

Let's watch this short dialogue and follow the text (the "notes" section, at the top right)!

Useful Vocabulary

Veoma = prilično = baš = quite
Hajde da = let’s
Obući odeću = to put on clothes
Topliju odeću = warmer clothes
Kapa = cap
Kape = caps
Šal = scarf
Šalove = scarves
Kaput = coat
Kaputi = coats
Podići = to raise
Krov = roof
Uključiti grejanje =to turn on heat
Grejanje = heat
Udobno = comfortable
Svima = to everyone
Krenuti = to set off, to leave for, to start going somewhere
Krenimo = let’s go
Stići = to arrive
Stizati = to be arriving
List = leaf
Lišće = leaves
Zašto = why?
Igrati se = to play
Hajde da se igramo = let’s play
Ostati zagrejan = to keep warm
Red = turn
Moj je red = it’s my turn

For Quizlets, grammar tests and games, join my Patreon page :) Hvala!

Practicing Serbian Aspect

2023-01-13T18:19:00.007+01:00

Perfective and Imperfective Aspect in Serbian through Tenses

I guess you will like the following exercises focusing only on the verbs TO BUY and TO VISIT, both in the perfective and imperfective aspect & through different tenses. Let me know in the comment if you would like more exercises like these two?

POSETITI - POSEĆIVATI (to visit)

KUPITI - KUPOVATI (to buy)

UZDAHNUTI - UZDISATI (to sigh)

Zadatak: uzdahnula OR uzdisala?

Odgovor

Listening Exercise about Quantities & Groceries - Serbian 301

2023-01-10T12:25:00.006+01:00

Listening Exercise in Serbian

What can you buy for 1000 Dinars? Šta možete da kupite za 1000 dinara?

Let's watch the video together and answer this question:

One way to do this exercise is simply by jotting down the words you understand
If your Serbian is at a higher level, you can jot down what each person says.

While I am making a multiple choice exercise, let's simply watch this video:

Practicing Listening Skills with Serbian 201

2023-01-09T17:38:00.004+01:00

Danas vežbamo srpski uz zanimljivu priču o lisicama :)

Pre nego što odslušamo ovu priču, šta mislite šta su odgovori na ova pitanja:

Šta znači reč "lisica"?
Šta znači "lukav kao lisica"?
Kada Vi osećate hladnoću?
Šta vas najbolje greje zimi?
Šta se menja zimi?
Šta znači brižan?

Srećan Božić = Merry Christmas

2023-01-07T18:45:00.006+01:00

How to Greet People on Christmas Day in Serbia

Merry Christmas & Srećan Božić with a few great blog posts from the previous years and one brand new video about Christmas:

Video o Božiću u Srbiji

Serbian 401 - Listening Exercise about Bread Museum

2022-11-21T15:59:00.007+01:00

Let me share with you one more listening comprehension exercise for intermediate Serbian, from the course Serbian 401.

Poslušajmo Jeremijinu životnu priču o tome kako je napravio Muzej hleba. Posle slušanja pokušajte da odgovorite na pitanja i da uradite vežbu sa ključnim rečima.

Vežba razumevanja na srpskom - Muzej hleba

Odgovori na pitanja

Koliko godina je imao kada je upoznao svoju ženu?
Gde su se on i žena preselili?
Zašto su odlučili da se presele iz grada?
O čemu priča Muzej hleba?
Koliko vrsta pšenice je bilo?
Šta je ostalo neraskidivo do dan danas?
Koliko sela je posetio?
Kako su ga babe oslovljavale = Kako su mu se babe obraćale?
Zašto je on išao tamo?
Koliko predmeta je skupio posećujući sela po Srbiji?
Kakvi su bili ljudi koje je zaticao po selima u Srbiji?

Vocabular exercise for Serbian 401

Serbian 601 - Razgovor o životnom stilu

2022-10-15T21:48:00.031+02:00

Danas delim sa vama jedan odličan video o životnim temama i sa odličnim vokabularom koji ćete sresti u svakodnevnim razgovorima na srpskom. Pravi autentični tekst, dušu dao za učenje i vežbanje srpskog :)

O životu u Dubaiju

p.s. ako mislite da devojka prebrzo priča, slobodno izaberite 0.75 brzinu (dole desno)

Listen to the first 7 minutes of the video once and decide what the advantages and disadvantages of living in Dubai are?
Now, focus on the first 7 minutes and 30 seconds and jot down some useful phrases
Speaking exercise: Focus on one topic and compare her impressions of Dubai with your own country or where you are currently living.

Korisne fraze - životni stil

Prednosti i mane = advantages and disadvantages
Jedna od stvari koje te tako razmaze = one of the things that spoils you so much
Ovde je tako normalno = it is so normal over here
Džabe = free or free of charge
Smejurija (o ceni) = dirt cheap
biti razmažen = to be spoilt
biti svestan = to be aware
u bilo kojem segmentu = in any sphere of life
stvari na koje obraćate pažnju = the things you pay attention to
teretane su pristojne / osrednje /sjajno opremljene = gyms are decent / moderately / exceptionally equipped
kako se to u suštini zove = what it is essentially
ne morate da date novac na = there is no need to pay for
ovde je sasvim normalno = it is so normal to
baš zbog toga što je cena toliko visoka = just because beca
relativno normalno zarađujete
činjenica da mogu = the fact that I can
život se svodi na to = the life comes down to
kada se osvrnem = in retrospect
da biste imali određeni životni stil = in order for you to have a certain life style

Idiomi i fraze

Košta kao svetog Petra kajgana = to pay through the nose

Pridev - imenica

razmažen - razmaženost
ljubazan - ljubaznost
stabilan - stabilnost

Vocabulary practice

Question Words - Many Faces of Who

2022-09-30T12:22:00.009+02:00

Are the words "koga, kome & kim" the same as who?

In the previous post about Question words in Serbian, I covered just the main bunch of questions, such as ko, šta, gde, kada, zašto, kako, čiji, koliko. Today we are focusing only on WHO and its many forms. To understand and start using them correctly, you'll need to practice them in context first.

Serbian WHO through cases

KO - who
KOGA - of whom
KOME - to whom
KOGA - whom
SA KIM - with whom
O KOME - about whom

The question words in Serbian take the case endings similar to adjectives, so once you learn how adjectives change through cases, this would come natural. Also, you can learn the question forms first they will help you when start learning about how adjectives change through cases. However, when learning Serbian, always start from drilling, playing language games and having fun, and only later try to dwell on grammar, when drilling through Quizlet games helps you achieve fluency :)

Translation of Various Who Forms

Explanation

KO UČI SRPSKI? - Who is learning Serbian?
KO JE UČIO SRPSKI? - Who was learning Serbian?
KO ĆE UČITI SRPSKI? - Who will learn Serbian?
KOGA SE PLAŠIŠ? - Who are you afraid of?
KOGA SMO SE PLAŠILI? - Who were we afraid of?
KOGA ĆEMO SE PLAŠITI? - Who will we be afraid of?
KOME ODGOVARATE? - Who are you answering to?
KOME SMO ODGOVORILI? - Who did we answer to?
KOME ĆEMO ODGOVORITI? - Who will we answer?
KOGA VIDIŠ? -Who do you see?
KOGA STE VIDELI? - Who did you see?
KOGA ĆETE VIDETI? - Who will you see?
SA KIM IDEŠ NA MORE? - Who are you going to the seaside with?
SA KIM SI IŠAO NA MORE? - Who did you go / were you going to the seaside?
SA KIM ĆEŠ IĆI NA MORE? - Who will you go / will you be going to the seaside with?
O KOME PRIČAŠ? - Who are you talking about?
O KOME SI PRIČALA? - Who did you talk / were you talking about?
O KOME ĆEŠ PRIČATI? - Who will you talk about?

Exercises with Who: ko - koga - kome - sa kim - o kome

MATCH igrica

FLASHCARDS

TEST

Video Lesson with Who in Serbian

Additional Exercises with All the Question words as well as Who Forms

MATCH igrica

FLASHCARDS

TEST

Question Words in Serbian

2022-09-29T15:36:00.002+02:00

Question Words in Serbian

With all the question words changing according to the cases, I bet it's pretty confusing when it comes to asking WH questions in Serbian. That's why I'll share a series of posts with question words in Serbian.

The first one is going to be an easy one, with the basic questions such as:

KAD - When?
ZAŠTO - Why?
ŠTA - What?
KOJI - Which?
KO - Who?
KOLIKO DUGO - How long?
KOLIKO ČESTO - How often?
KAKO - How?
GDE - Where?
ODAKLE - Where from?
KUDA - Where to?
KOLIKO - How much/ many?
ČIJI - WHOSE?

Exercises with Question Words in Serbian

The link to the micromatch game:

FLASHCARDS with Serbian Question Words

The link to the flashcards:

TEST with Serbian Question Words

The link to the test:

Expect a more complicated set of questions words with the video lesson very soon!

For downloadable materials and more video lessons, check out my free course SerbianPhrases on easy.serbianphrases.com :)

Serbian Phrases - Serbian Language Course

2022-09-22T10:51:00.006+02:00

Let me share with you one lesson from the brand new Serbian Phrases course I've been working on. As you can see from the table of contents, it covers a lot of phrases used in various situations:

Serbian Phrases - Table of Contents

Situations in Serbian

General phrases
Greetings - Saying hello and goodbye
Talking about the Weather
Thank you phrases
Numbers and Telling the time
Talking about family
Asking for directions
Giving directions
At the bank
At the supermarket
At the market
At the chemist's
At the hotel
At the restaurant
At the café or bar
At the post office
At the travel agency
At the doctor's
At the dentist's
At the museum
At the customs
Shopping for clothes
Renting a car
Travelling by taxi
Travelling by bus
Travelling by plane
Travelling by train

Serbian phrases - Vocabulary

The list of the most frequently used phrases:

da - yes
ne - no
kako se kaže - how do you say
znači - means
šta znači "pica"? - what does "pizza" mean?
hamburger znači "hamburger" - hamburger means "hamburger"
ne razumem - I don't understand
ne znam - I don't know
znam - I know
razumem - I understand
levo - left
desno - right
baš - really
nema problema - no problem

General phrases in Serbian - Game

General phrases in Serbian - Exercises

General phrases in Serbian - Printable tests

Now, you can download the following PDF files to practice these words:

Uživajte igrajući igrice i učeći srpski :)

Uskoro stiže kurs Serbian Phrases ili Fraze na srpskom

Serbian 801 - Jutro će promeniti sve, Filip

2022-09-05T12:40:00.000+02:00

Serbian 801

Fokus kursa Serbian 801 je rad na vokabularu, učenju najčešćih kolokacija i fraza, kao i konotacije. Najbolji način da učite jezik na ovom nivou je da slušate filmove, serije i pesme na srpskom. Idealno bi bilo da dođete u Srbiju i da počnete da živite u Srbiji :)

Jedna od tema na ovom kursu je svakako odlična serija "Jutro će promeniti sve" koja realno prikazuje život mladih na ovim prostorima. Danas sam napravila vežbu na osnovu kratkog video snima gde glumac Nikola Rakočević priča o liku kojeg tumači - o Filipu:

Listening Exercise

Korisne fraze

TUMAČITI lik
NAĆI smisao
PREVAZIĆI temu
BITI društveno prihvaćen
PRIČINJAVATI zadovoljstvo
OSEĆATI nešto kao uspeh
BORITI se za slobodu
BITI iskren prema sebi
PRIHVATITI sebe
POBEĆI od stvari koje te sputavaju
POKRENUTI ljude

Serbian 102 - Locative Exercises

2022-08-15T19:29:00.000+02:00

Today we are practicing how to say where you are in Serbian with the following words:

Places in City in Serbian

BANK: Banka - u banci
CHURCH: Crkva - u crkvi
BUILDING: Zgrada - u zgradi
GALLERY: Galerija - u galeriji
PHARMACY: Apoteka - u apoteci
MUSEUM: Muzej - u muzeju
PARKING: Parking - na parkingu
AERODROM: Aerodrom - na aerodromu

Gde ste? Where are you?

Time to practice pronunciation

Serbian 102 - Locative Exercises

Most Common Serbian Phrases

2022-06-15T16:12:00.001+02:00

What are the most common Serbian phrases you should keep using when learning Serbian?

From the very first lesson try to use the most common phrases in Serbian to ask for the meaning of the word, or to simply respond "I don't know". Let me list a few useful phrases:

da - yes
ne - no
kako se kaže - how do you say
znači - means
šta znači "pica"? - what does "pizza" mean?
hamburger znači "hamburger" - hamburger means "hamburger"
ne razumem - I don't understand
ne znam - I don't know
znam - I know
razumem - I understand
levo - left
desno - right
baš - really
nema problema - no problem

Serbian Phrases with Pronunciation

Here comes a super easy and fun video lesson with these phrases:

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Exercises which follow these Serbian Phrases

Let me share with you the exercise which I was doing while making this video.

How to Say Thank You in Serbian?

2022-05-24T14:57:00.004+02:00

Serbian THANK YOU Phrases

Today we are practicing easy Serbian THANKING phrases with the bunch of nouns. The idea of the exercise is to properly connect HVALA NA and the following words:

poklon
pokloni
burek
voda
pivo
jabuke
sve

Primer: Hvala na poklonu vs. Hvala na poklonima

For the full featured video with the pronunciation as well as how to play the games, join the free SerbianPhrases Course at easy.SerbianPhrases.com :)

Exercises with Serbian Thank You Phrases

Speaking Exercise - Video lesson

For more fun Serbian language apps, check out LING APP ! Have fun!

Practicing Serbian with Songs - Part 2

2022-01-02T20:48:00.013+01:00

Practicing Serbian with Songs

In the previous blog post you practiced Serbian with the song Donesi vina, krčmarice! Now I am adding the second part to it, a new exercise and a list of words to practice with this song.

Practicing Serbian Word Order with Songs

Practicing Vocabulary Serbian Songs

Doneti = to bring
Donesi = bring! informal
Donesite = bring! formal or plural
Vino = wine
Krčmarica = waitress arch. (Voc. case - krčmarice)
Rumen = red, flush
lice = face
Daj = give! informal
Dajte = give! formal or plural
piti = to drink (pijem = first person sg in present simple)
tuga = sorrow
razbiti = to break, shatter
srce = heart
boleti = to hurt
hteti = to want/ will (hoću, hoćeš, hoće - sg. present simple)
izgoreti = to burn (izgorim, izgoriš, izgori - sg. present simple)
ružica = ruža = rose
oči = eyes
crn = black
žeravica = ember
celo selo = The whole village
zaneti se = to get carried away
svi = everybody
Bog = god
Bože = Voc case of Bog
stvoriti = To create (što je stvori =why have you created her)
mlad = young
momak = young man
mučiti = to torture
moriti = to torture/torment

Exercises with These Words

Match Exercise

Flashcards Exercise

Test Exercise

Serbian Songs with Exercises

2022-01-01T21:07:00.003+01:00

New Playlist with Serbian Songs for New Year

Srećna i berićetna Nova godina <3

Mali poklon - plejlista sa najlepšim starogradskim i (starijim) narodnim pesmama - naravno uz vežbe!

Exercise with Serbian Songs

This kind of exercise is a little bit specific because for each gap there are two words offered, of which only one is correct. Have fun doing the exercises and singing along :)

Serbian 301 - Impersonal se

2021-11-14T20:26:00.004+01:00

Exercise with Impersonal SE in Serbian

Video Lesson - Serbian 301

Serbian 401 - Aspect in Serbian

2021-11-08T11:17:00.007+01:00

Since there aren't many exercises on perfective and imperfective aspect in Serbian, I'll share all my video lessons and exercises for you to practice.

Aspect in Serbian - Short Explanation

The easiest way to see the difference and the most frequent forms are to contrast present and past tense in Serbian.

Aspect in Serbian - Trošiti vs Potrošiti

The Perfective Aspect of the verbs in Serbian shows most naturally in the past tense, denoting the finished action: Potrošila sam puno novca na kompjuter (I have spent /I spent a lot of money on the computer)
The Imperfective Aspect shows clearly in the present tense, showing duration: Dok ti štediš novac, ja ga trošim (While you are saving money, I am spending it) - HOWEVER, it can be used for regular actions and habits as well: koliko novca trošiš svakog mesec? (how much money do you spend each month)

Aspect in Serbian - Video Exercise

Therefore, this word order exercise is dedicated only to this clear PRESENT/PAST distinction

For more, make sure you follow Serbian 301 and 401 posts!

Aspect in Serbian - Word order Exercise

Learn Serbian by Singing - Ne vredi plakati

2021-10-25T23:00:00.001+02:00

With so many youtube videos with beautiful Serbian songs being deleted, I somehow stopped creating blog posts covering this topic, although I keep using songs in my lessons on a regular basis. However, with a new tool at hand, I'll be able to recreate all my song-exercises and post them on my server with exercises based on the lyrics.

Learn Serbian by Singing - Ne vredi plakati

Let me start with the beautiful song "It's not worth crying" - NE VREDI PLAKATI, Zvonko Bogdan

Exercises with Serbian Songs

Serbian 201 - Comparatives

2021-10-24T15:03:00.002+02:00

Here comes a series of videos and exercises dedicated to comparison in Serbian:

Comparatives in Serbian

Let's start with comparatives in Serbian. Watch the video and then try to play the games yourself:

Playing Games with Comparatives in Serbian

Stižu i linkovi za ostale vežbe:

1. Learn

2. Flashcards

3. Micromatch

4. Gravity

Tic Tac Toe Serbian - Useful Phrases

2021-10-20T11:32:00.002+02:00

Tic Tac Toe Serbian - Useful Phrases

Useful Phrases in Serbian

In this video lesson we are learning some most important phrases which will help us to keep speaking in Serbian:

Šta znači ... ? = What does ... mean?
Kako se kaže ...? = How do you say ...?
Ne razumem = I don't understand
Razumem = I understand
Znam = I know
Ne znam = I don't know

Exercises with Useful Phrases

You can also have fun printing the fun sheets I have created for you.

Serbian 801 - Advanced Serbian

2021-10-19T16:38:00.002+02:00

Današnja lekcija je na temu knjiških moljaca koji obožavaju da čitaju i preporučuju knjige putem Instagrama i Jutjuba. Zbog toga ih zovu Bukstagrameri i Buktjuberi. Video na ovu temu možete prvo pogledati, pa potom pokušati da rešite naredne dve vežbe.

Advanced Serbian with Video Lesson

Advanced Serbian with Exercises

Advanced Serbian with Video Exercise

Tic Tac Toe Serbian A1 - Dobar vs. Dobro

2021-10-12T15:03:00.006+02:00

Zdravo! Kako si? Ja sam dobro :)

Do you know when to use DOBAR and when DOBRO?

If you are not so sure, let's practice with the new TIC TAC TOE video about it. If you want to practice with me, make sure you click on this link: DOBAR - DOBRO set of games.

Tic Tac Toe Serbian A1 - Dobar vs. Dobro Video

Tic Tac Toe Serbian A1 - Dobar vs. Dobro Exercises

To download PDF sheets, check out the attachment on my Patreon page.