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Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Tic Tac Toe Serbian A1 - Dobar vs. Dobro

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.

Learning Serbian with Songs - Karaoke

Marina Serbian for kids , serbian songs

As you already know, Serbian is best learnt while singing and not thinking about all the grammar behind it. That 's why I am so happy whenever I come across a good song with lyrics, as well as its karaoke version.

Learning Serbian with Songs - Karaoke Razbole se lisica

Serbian with Songs - Išli smo u Afriku

Karaoke verzija

Verb HTETI - to want

Marina exercises in Serbian , modal verbs in Serbian

What do they want?

Hajde da slušamo ovu zabavnu pesmu i da odlučimo ko šta želi da jede? = Let's listen to this fun song and decide who wants to eat what?

VOCABULARY

Tulumbe = Tulumba or Bamiyeh is a deep-fried dessert
kolač = a cake
čokolada = chocolate
šlag = whipped cream
jagode = strawberries
kolač sa čokoladom = a chocolate cake
kolač sa šlagom i jagodama = a cake with whipped cream and strawberries
hteti = to want to
Hoću - hoćeš - hoće ---- hoćemo - hoćete - hoće
Hoću da uzmem = I want to have

EXERCISE

Maksim hoće da uzme ...
Mama hoće da uzme...
Tata hoće da uzme ...

KVIZ

TRANSLATION

Poslastičarnica "Tumbe-tulumbe" = A sweetshop "Tumbe-tulumbe"
Dobar dan x 10 = Good afternoon
Izvolite, šta želite? = Can I help you, what do you want = would you like?
Mi bismo baš voleli da probamo vaše kolače. = We would really like to try your cakes.
Evo neka Maksim prvi izabere. = Here, let Maxim be the first to choose.
Mama, tata, ja ću ovaj kolačić sa čokoladom. = Mom, dad, I'll take this cake with chocolate.
Odličan izbor, Maksime, izvoli! = Excellent choice, Maxim, here you are!
Hvala. = Thanks.
A meni ćete dati ovu sa šlagom i jagodama. = And to me you will give this one with whipped cream and strawberries.
Svakako gospođo. Izvolite. = Sure, madam. Here you are.
Jao hvala Vam, baš ste ljubazni! Oh, thank You, you are so kind!
A ti tata, koji kolač ćeš ti da uzmeš? = And you daddy, which cake will you take?
Tumbe - tulumbe! = (I'll take) Tulumbe
Ah, izvolite. = Here you are.
Hvala. = Thanks.
...
Oprostite, ako mogu da dobijem još samo pet komada? = Excuse me, if I could get only five more pieces?

Easy Reading Exercises in Cyrillic Script

Marina cyrillic , Cyrillic script

In the previous posts you were able to:

Download an e-book version of the e-book "Šta možemo da vidimo na selu?"
Practice vocabulary
Practice reading and understanding the story

Today, we will practice reading this story together :)

Easy to Read Serbian - Prva knjiga

Marina Accusative in Serbian , easy Serbian

I am happy to present you my first Easy to read Serbian named "Šta možemo da vidimo na selu" book which consists of three parts:

First part written in Serbian Latin alphabet
Second part written in Serbian Cyrillic script
Third part with an exercise both in both alphabets

I have also recorded a video where you can listen to me all three parts of the book.

I would appreciate your honest feedback and suggestions as to which topics you would like me to cover in the future.

Have fun!

Many thanks to my patrons who continually support me in creating Serbian language learning materials and who give me invaluable feedback!

Vocative in Serbian

Marina Serbian cartoons , Serbian for kids

Have you noticed that proper nouns are somehow changed when we speak to one another, especially when calling or addressing someone? For example, if your friend is called Nada, you will start your conversation with her by saying "Ćao Nado!"

Why is it so?

Well, if there is not such a case in your mother tongue, that doesn't make sense, but in the Serbian language it does. This concept is called the Vocative case and the very fact that you are callling someone or addressing them triggers some changes in the final vowel in some cases, luckily not always. Let's watch this short episode with Serbian subtitles and see how it works with the following names:

Mocart, Cvrle and Čarli

How does the name Mocart change? Why don't the other names change as well?

The Vocative case in Serbian

Masc. Sg. nouns ending in a consonant

Igor / brat / ------------------------------------------------------------ E is added to the stem e.g. Igore, Jovane, bate, Miloše

Masc. Sg. nouns ending in č, ć, đ, lj, nj, š, ž ------------ U is added to the stem e.g. mužu, prijatelju (doesn't apply to proper names, though - Miloše)
Masc. Sg. nouns ending in -a

These words either don't change, like tata, kolega,

Or in some cases the final -a is dropped and ---------------------O is added. e.g. sudija - sudijo!

Fem. Sg. nouns ending in -a

Two syllable nouns ending in -a -------------------------------------A turns to O e.g. Nada - Nado!

More syllable nouns ending in -ica -------------------------------- A turns to E e.g. Milica - Milice!

With words and names of foreign origin (or still felt as "foreign" names/words) there is no change

Fem. Sg. nouns ending in a consonant

Words like reč / ljubav / and other abstract nouns ( ending in -st) --- adding I e.g. Ljubav - Ljubavi!

Neuter Sg. nouns ending in -e or -o -------------------------- No change

Vocative - Usage

Since the vocative case is used when we are addressing someone or calling someone, most often one person, there are changes in the singular form only (of course there are exceptions). Addressing things or abstract concepts won't be something you will hear in everyday conversations, but there are plenty examples in poems and literature.

Vocative in Serbian - Exercise

Serbian Cartoons with Subtitles and Exercises

Marina Serbian cartoons , Serbian for kids

For all of you searching for good educational materials for learning/teaching Serbian with fun series or cartoons with subtitles and additional practice, here comes a short excerpt from Zlopile cartoon, followed with a few exercises.

Grammar exercise

Getting Ready to Learn New Song in Serbian

Marina Serbian for beginners , Serbian for kids

The perfect way to get ready to learn a new song in Serbian is to play! Since we are to learn Head and Shoulders song in our next post, let's play with this drag and drop exercise where you can see how body parts are written both in the Latin and Cyrillic script.

Have fun learning Serbian!

Serbian for Kids - Lesson 10

Marina exercises in Serbian , Serbian for beginners

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!

Serbian for Children - Lesson 2

Marina free video lessons of Serbian , Serbian for children

Thanks to your kind help the second lesson of Serbian for Children was released yesterday:

In this lesson you can practise saying "Ovo je..." (this is) as well as the vocabulary for family members!

Porodica

mama = mom
tata = dad
sestra = sister
brat = brother
sin = son
ćerka = daughter

***
moj / moja = my

Additional exercises:
1. https://quizlet.com/146121479/micromatch
2. https://en.educaplay.com/en/learningresources/2531536/serbian_for_children_lesson_1a.htm

The first part was published in the post about teaching Serbian with children songs, but I will add it here as well:

Hope you find them useful and come here for more!

If you would like to get all my video lessons with explanations in English, translations and additional exercises like the ones above, in the meaningful order, consider joining me on Patreon. HVALA!

Practising Colors in Serbian

Marina colors in Serbian , Colours in Serbian

Here comes an exercise for of you who liked the song about colors in Serbian!

Colours in Serbian with YleeKids

Marina colors in Serbian , Colours in Serbian

While creating another Serbian lesson for kids, I came across a very useful song which can teach you how to pronounce the colours (boje) clearly.

Colours in Serbian

Latin Alphabet version

Prvi deo

Crveni auto x2
Zeleni auto x2
Plavi auto x2
Žuti auto x2
Crni auto x2
Ljubičasti auto x2
Roza auto x2
Narandžasti auto x2
Braon (smeđi) auto x2
Beli auto x2

Drugi deo 2:30

Šta je ovo? Jedna knjiga. Koje boje je ta knjiga? Crvene je boje baš kao i moj krevet.
Šta je ovo? Jedno drvo. Koje boje je to drvo? Zelene je boje da li vidiš? Da vidim.
Šta je ovo? Jedan limun. Koje boje je taj limun? Žute boje baš, kao puding naš.
Šta je ovo? Kutijica. Koje je boje kutijica? Narandžaste baš kao i lisica.

***

Šta je ovo? Jedna olovka. Koje je boje olovka? Boje je plave, znam, znam da je, šta je.
Šta je ovo? Jedan šešir. Koje je boje taj šešir. Crne boje baš, kao i mačor naš.
Šta je ovo? Jedno jaje. Koje boje je to jaje? Bele je boje, znam, znam da je, šta je.
Šta je ovo? Ovo jedan miš. Koje boje je taj miš? Braon kao kuća ovde pored.

Treći deo 3:45

Deda ima mali žuti auto. x3 Mali žuti auto x2
Deda ima mali crveni auto x3 Mali crveni auto x2
Deda ima mali plavi auto x3 Mali plavi auto x2
Deda ima mali crni auto x3 Mali crni auto x2
Deda ima mali zeleni auto x3 Mali zeleni auto x2

Četvrti deo 8:00

Crveni x3 je krug, crveni, crveni je krug
Plavi x3 je krug, plavi je, plavi je krug
Žut x3 krug, žut je, žut je krug
Crvena x2 jabuka je crvena x3, jabuka je crvena, crvena, crvena
Plava x2 lopta je plava x3, lopta je plava, plava, plava
Zeleno x2 drvo je zeleno x3, drvo je zeleno, zeleno, zeleno
Žut x2 limun je žut x3, limun je žut, žut, žut
Narandžaste x2 boje je sok x 4
Crni x2 šešir je crni x3, šešir je crni, crni, crni

Serbian Cyrillic Script Version

Први део

Црвени ауто x2

Зелени ауто x2

Плави ауто x2

Жути ауто x2

Црни ауто x2

Љубичасти ауто x2

Роза ауто x2

Наранџасти ауто x2

Браон (смеђи) ауто x2

Бели ауто x2

Други део 2:30

Шта је ово? Једна књига. Које боје је та књига? Црвене је боје баш као и мој кревет.

Шта је ово? Једно дрво. Које боје је то дрво? Зелене је боје да ли видиш? Да видим.

Шта је ово? Један лимун. Које боје је тај лимун? Жуте боје баш, као пудинг наш.

Шта је ово? Кутијица. Које је боје кутијица? Наранџасте баш као и лисица.

***

Шта је ово? Једна оловка. Које је боје оловка? Боје је плаве, знам, знам да је, шта је. Шта је ово? Један шешир. Које је боје тај шешир. Црне боје баш, као и мачор наш. Шта је ово? Једно јаје. Које боје је то јаје? Беле је боје, знам, знам да је, шта је. Шта је ово? Ово један миш. Које боје је тај миш? Браон као кућа овде поред.

Трећи део 3:45

Деда има мали жути ауто. x3 Мали жути ауто x2

Деда има мали црвени ауто x3 Мали црвени ауто x2

Деда има мали плави ауто x3 Мали плави ауто x2

Деда има мали црни ауто x3 Мали црни ауто x2

Деда има мали зелени ауто x3 Мали зелени ауто x2

Четврти део 8:00

Црвени x3 је круг, црвени, црвени је круг

Плави x3 је круг, плави је, плави је круг

Жут x3 круг, жут је, жут је круг

Црвена x2 јабука је црвена x3, јабука је црвена, црвена, црвена

Плава x2 лопта је плава x3, лопта је плава, плава, плава

Зелено x2 дрво је зелено x3, дрво је зелено, зелено, зелено

Жут x2 лимун је жут x3, лимун је жут, жут, жут

Наранџасте x2 боје је сок x 4

Црни x2 шешир је црни x3, шешир је црни, црни, црни

Furniture in Serbian - Expand your Vocabulary

Marina furniture in Serbian , Serbian for children

In the previous month I posted a few exercises for you to practice how to pronounce rooms in a flat in Serbian. There was an exercise to help you write and read the same words both in the Latin and Cyrillic script. I hope you liked all the exercises.

Now it's time to expand the vocabulary and learn about the furniture in different rooms. Here comes an exercise with flash cards to help you hear and pronounce the words correctly!

Furniture in Serbian

Games with Furniture in Serbian

To simply recognize the words, play the Scatter game by pulling the photos over the words or vice versa.

When you are ready to practice writing and actively connecting photos with the words, enjoy playing

Gravity or
SpaceRace

As usual, there is a vocabulary game, but this time it's a hangman game based on some of the words from the previous exercises.

My Room In Serbian - Lesson 9

Serbian for Kids - Šuma blista, šuma peva

Marina Serbian for children , Serbian for kids

Additional slides on this topic in the Serbian Cyrillic script:

Suma from Gordana Janevska

Serbian Language for Kids

Marina Listening comprehension , Serbian for children

If you enjoyed learning Serbian by watching Neven or Poletarac or Kefalica, I am sure you will love "Slovo na Slovo" series, too :)

Learn about Serbian Verbs with Children's Songs

Marina Serbian for children , Serbian for kids

Another great song which all the devojčice i dečaci sing is "Ivin voz" by Dragan Laković . It's also perfect to introduce a complex lexical system of the Serbian verb (which mirrors English phrasal verbs as well as perfectve /imperfective aspects ) :

The Cyrillic script version:
Ћиху, Ћиху, ћиху-ху...

Из куће је излетео на улицу Ива
сав задихан захуктао к'о локомотива.

Видели га другови, па за њим и они
потрчали, захуктали к'о прави вагони.

Ћиху, Ћиху, ћиху-ху...

Сад улицом тако јури та чудна колона
то воз Ивин путује са седам вагона.

The Latin script version:
Ćihu, Ćihu, ćihu-hu...

Iz kuće je izleteo na ulicu Iva
sav zadihan zahuktao k'o lokomotiva.

Videli ga drugovi, pa za njim i oni
potrčali, zahuktali k'o pravi vagoni.

Ćihu, Ćihu, ćihu-hu...

Sad ulicom tako juri ta čudna kolona
to voz Ivin putuje sa sedam vagona.

Interesting verb lexicology:

leteti = to fly, IZleteti = to fly out of
huktati = to make a sound like a to train (figuratively: to complain) , ZAhuktati se = to gather speed (for a train, or when doing something)
trčati = to run, POtrčati = to start running

An exercise covering this topic can be found on this SerbianLesson.com page.

Serbian for Kids - Bedtime Stories

Marina Serbian for children , Serbian for kids

A must bedtime story for all the children out there who are learning Serbian is surely "Medvedova ženidba", written by the famous Serbian poet Desanka Maksimović.

Unfortunately,

Serbian for Children - Numbers

Marina easy Serbian , numbers in serbian

The best way for kids to learn Serbian is through numerous songs, poems and chants. That's why I'll dedicate one blog post a week to this topic. Let's start with numbers in Serbian and this beautiful song by the famous Branko Kockica:

Don't forget to do this exercise based on the song lyrics!

Learn Serbian with Children's Songs

Marina genitive in Serbian , Serbian for children

Let's practise the Genetive case in Serbian with this lovely song:

Nema __________ ni planete (world =svet)
Gde _________ stići dete, (can not)
Jer sve ______________ staze vode (children's = deca)
Od igre do _________________.(freedom = sloboda)

Nema __________ ni planete (world =svet)
Gde _________ stići dete, (can not)
Jer sve ______________ staze vode (children's = deca)
Od igre do _________________.(freedom = sloboda)

Chorus:
Cveće je ukras ______________ (of garden = bašta)
Leptir je ukras _____________, (of flower= cvet)
A deca puna _____________ (of imagination = mašta)
Deca __________ (are)
Ukras _____________... (of the world = svet)

Chorus

_____________ pesme tihe tajne (beautiful=lep)
Sve ljubavi _____________ sjajne, (of children's = deca)
Neka planu _________ se rode (let's)
Od ___________ do slobode. (from game/play = igra)

Chorus

Happy Holidays from Ivan&Marina & Nat (AhoyThere)

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Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Tic Tac Toe Serbian A1 - Dobar vs. Dobro Video

Tic Tac Toe Serbian A1 - Dobar vs. Dobro Exercises

Sunday, April 04, 2021

Learning Serbian with Songs - Karaoke Razbole se lisica

Serbian with Songs - Išli smo u Afriku

Saturday, July 13, 2019

VOCABULARY

EXERCISE

KVIZ

TRANSLATION

Thursday, July 04, 2019

Monday, July 01, 2019

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

The Vocative case in Serbian

Vocative - Usage

Vocative in Serbian - Exercise

Monday, October 22, 2018

Grammar exercise

Thursday, September 27, 2018

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Sobe = Rooms

Tuesday, February 07, 2017

Thursday, November 24, 2016

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Colours in Serbian

Monday, October 03, 2016

Furniture in Serbian

Games with Furniture in Serbian

Wednesday, April 09, 2014

Sunday, November 24, 2013

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Sunday, August 18, 2013

Wednesday, August 07, 2013

Friday, December 24, 2010

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