Question Words in Serbian

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

1. KAD - When?
2. ZAŠTO - Why?
3. ŠTA - What?
4. KOJI - Which?
5. KO - Who?
6. KOLIKO DUGO - How long?
7. KOLIKO ČESTO - How often?
8. KAKO - How?
9. GDE - Where?
10. ODAKLE - Where from?
11. KUDA - Where to?
12. KOLIKO - How much/ many? 
13. ČIJI - WHOSE?

Exercises with Question Words in Serbian 

FLASHCARDS with Serbian Question Words

 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

General phrases in Serbian  - Game

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

1. Test  
2. Airplanes
3. Multiple choice 
4. Anagrams 

Uživajte igrajući igrice i učeći srpski :) 

Uskoro stiže kurs Serbian Phrases ili Fraze na srpskom

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

• 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. 

 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

Exercises with Serbian Thank You Phrases

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

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

• Šta znači? = What does ... mean?
• Molim? = Pardon?

Hteti - Will or Want?

Želeti vs. Hteti

1. Hoćeš li mi  pomoći? Will you help me? (pure future ) - Hoću! Pomoći ću ti (Yes, I'll help you)
2. Hoćeš li prestati već jednom? Will you stop it once and for all? - Neću! (I won't)
3. Hoćeš li da mi pomogneš? Do you want to help me? (a bit stronger than "want") - Naravno! Of course! Svakako! Sure! 
4. Da li hoćeš da idemo u Beograd? Do you want us to go to Belgrade?
5. Želiš li da mi pomogneš? Do you wish/want to help me? (a bit more like "wish" than "want") - Kako da ne! Sure!
6. Šta želiš da ti kupim u Beogradu? What do you want me to buy you in Belgrade?

Accepting and Declining 

1. Zdravo!
2. Ćao!
3. Dobar dan!
4. Dobro veče!
5. Ovo je ...
6. Dobrodošao!
7. Radujemo se tvojoj poseti
8. Radujem se Vašoj poseti
9. Drago mi je!
10. To su naše lektorke.
11. Bolje vas našao!
12. Kako ste Vi?
13. Kako si ti?
14. Hvala.
15. Kako ste?
16. Mnogo vam je lepo ovde.
17. Baš mi je drago.
18. Jeste dobri?
19. Jeste dobro?
20. Poštovanje!
21. Izvoli, dobrodošao!
22. Izvolte, dobrodošli!
23. Izvolite. 
24. Hoćete neku kafu?
25. Želite li kafu?
26. Šta želite da popijete?
27. Ne hvala.

Don't argue with me!

 Instrumental of Serbian Pronouns

• For Beginners: Practising only "Treba mi +  different international words"

• For Intermediate students: Practising "Treba + mi/  ti / Vam / mu / joj / nam / im + international words"

• For Advanced students: Practising the past tense form "I needed + something", which is more complicated because here the past tense form of the word has to agree with the direct object (something): "TrebalE su mi jabukE // TrebalI su joj prijateljI // TrebalA nam je vodA" (+ word order with 3rd person Sg of the direct object).

Jeremija je bio veoma srećan tog jutra, jer je bio potpuno siguran da će dobiti povišicu na poslu. Njegov šef je u nekoliko navrata natuknuo Jeremiji da će od sledećeg meseca omastiti brk, kao i da je to potpuno zaslužio. Jeremija se pravio lud i uspešno se uzdržavao da ne vuče šefa za rukav i postavlja dodatna pitanja. Bio je svestan da sve što bude dobio jeste rezultat njegovog sopstvenog rada i da nije jednostavno palo s neba. Posebno mu je bilo milo što ovaj put nije morao da se kiti tuđim perjem. Njegova zasluga je bila očigledna. Kada je tog jutra stigao na posao i otvorio svoju kancelariju, imao je šta da vidi. Na stolu je stajao potpuno nov kompjuter i pored njega još noviji mobilni, a šef je sav sijao od sreće! "Šta sam ti rekao? Borio sam za tebe kao vučica... i izborio sam se! Najnoviji model? Hm? Šta kažeš?" Jeremija nije morao da se pretvara - na njegovom licu se videlo da su mu sve lađe potonule... Bio je 100% siguran da će dobiti veću platu, a sada mu je postalo jasno da je ostao kratkih rukava! Šta će mu sada Spomenka reći?

• To check how well you can understand fast speech, simply listen to the phrases and try to jot them down, without watching the video below!
• If it is too easy, try to hear the phrase and then respond to it, as fast as you can, without clicking the pause button.
• If you are not sure if you understood the phrases, play the video while watching it. 
• Now, if you are sure what all the phrases mean, try to respond to them, even try to write down/practice with your language partner, how you'd continue the conversation. 
• Have fun!

• Dozvoli da te upozorim da ne + present (2nd person Sg. - with 2nd p. Pl, start with "Dozvolite da Vas upozorim...)
• Ono što ja ne bih nikako uradila je da + present (1st person Sg.)
• Ako me pitaš za savet, nikako nemoj da + present (2nd person Sg. - with 2nd p. Pl, start with "Ako me pitate za savet, nikako nemojTE da...)

• phrases with translation
• listening exercise 
• the video with pronunciation

• U jesen obično pada kiša i tmurno je.
• U proleće retko pada sneg (because you can see the snow slide against the spring background). Obično je sunčano i ponekad je kišovito.

1. Slowly read phrases - video lesson
2. Listed phrases as a pdf file, both in Cyrillic and Latin alphabet
3. Slowly read phrases with Cyrillic text
4. Dialogue AB
5. Dialogue A
6. Dialogue B

Serbian Phrases in Cyrillic and Latin script with slow pronunciation

Phrases in Serbian