Curiosity needs no expensive entrance ticket; a well-chosen Serbian path can begin with a single free phrase.
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 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.
Make the Free Course Work for You
Free Serbian Language Course is expanded here through Using a free course as a structured learning path. Start with the original post, then use the new material to notice form, meaning and the situation in which a Serbian speaker would naturally choose it.
Five Goals for Independent Learners
For active practice, change one meaningful detail in each model while preserving the target structure. Say the altered line aloud, write it in the other Serbian script and explain what changed. This turns the focus of Free Serbian Language Course into language you can retrieve independently.
Choose a Route through the Serbian Lessons
| Latin script | Cyrillic script | English |
|---|---|---|
| Ove nedelje završavam dve besplatne lekcije. | Ове недеље завршавам две бесплатне лекције. | This week I am completing two free lessons. |
| Posle svakog videa zapisujem novu frazu. | После сваког видеа записујем нову фразу. | After each video I write down a new phrase. |
| Teže zadatke ponavljam sledećeg dana. | Теже задатке понављам следећег дана. | I repeat the harder tasks the following day. |
| Pratim svoj napredak u maloj svesci. | Пратим свој напредак у малој свесци. | I track my progress in a small notebook. |
| Na kraju meseca snimam kratak razgovor. | На крају месеца снимам кратак разговор. | At the end of the month I record a short conversation. |
Read these five sentences horizontally to compare Latin, Cyrillic and English. Then read only the Serbian columns vertically. Every example belongs specifically to the subject of Free Serbian Language Course, so keep that context when you adapt it.
Plan Your Next Serbian Milestone
Complete this active-recall test for Free Serbian Language Course without copying the table. Accuracy of Serbian endings, Cyrillic letters and Latin diacritics all count.
- This week I am completing two free lessons.
- After each video I write down a new phrase.
- I repeat the harder tasks the following day.
- I track my progress in a small notebook.
- At the end of the month I record a short conversation.
Answers for Free Serbian Language Course
- Ove nedelje završavam dve besplatne lekcije.
Ове недеље завршавам две бесплатне лекције. - Posle svakog videa zapisujem novu frazu.
После сваког видеа записујем нову фразу. - Teže zadatke ponavljam sledećeg dana.
Теже задатке понављам следећег дана. - Pratim svoj napredak u maloj svesci.
Пратим свој напредак у малој свесци. - Na kraju meseca snimam kratak razgovor.
На крају месеца снимам кратак разговор.