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Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Serbian A1-A2, Who am I?

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Serbian A1-A2, Who am I?

A super duper easy exercise to practice Serbian. Try to solve the following puzzle and then guess who the celebrity is.

Serbian a1- a2 - Vežba

Useful vocabulary to do this exercise:

biti = to be: sam - si - je - smo - ste - su
doručkovati = to have breakfast: doručkujem - doručkuješ - doručkuje - doručkujemo - doručkujete - doručkuju
ručati = to have dinner: ručam - ručaš - ruča - ručamo - ručate - ručaju
živeti = to live: živim - živiš - živi - živimo - živite - žive
imati = to have: imam - imaš - ima - imamo - imate - imaju
nositi = to wear: nosim - nosiš - nosi - nosimo - nosite - nose
zvati se = to be called: zovem - zoveš - zove - zovemo - zovete - zovu

I am sure you did this exercise really well. Now, if you have an idea who the celebrity is, post your ideas in the comments :) Hvala!

Daily Routines in Serbian - Speaking Exercise

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Daily routines in Serbian - Game

The best way to learn a language is by playing games and listening to it. That is why I am sharing a new Memory game to help you out, followed by the video, so you can also listen and play :)

Useful conjugations and common collocations with daily routines in Serbian

PRATI zube / ruke /lice (to wash your teeth /hands / face) - perem - pereš - pere /// peremo - perete - peru
SPREMATI (to get ready) doručak - spremam - spremaš - sprema /// spremamo - spremate - spremaju
PRIPREMATI (to prepare) doručak - pripremam ... /// ... pripremaju
PRAVITI (to make) doručak - pravim ... /// ... prave
UMIVATI SE (to wash your face) - umivam se ... /// ... umivaju se
TRČATI (to run) - trčim ... /// ...trče
PECATI (to fish) - pecam ... / ... pecaju
USTAJATI (to get up) - ustajem... /// ... ustaju
BUDITI SE (to wake up) - budim se .../// ... bude se

Why not Having Fun Learning Serbian Verbs?

Marina Conjugations , learning to conjugate

Having Fun Learning Serbian Verbs

Yes, it's possible. See how:

In order for you to do the same, I'd suggest you start first with the flashcards, and then to move onto games and finally the test:

Flashcards:

Games:

Tests:

Verb Conjugations in Serbian - Present Tense of Go

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Present Tense of to Go

Here comes a short lesson with the verb IĆI = TO GO to in the Simple Present tense. The conjugations are as follows:

Ja idem - ti ideš - on/ona/ono ide ///// mi idemo - vi idete - oni / one / ona idu

Common Serbian Phrases with this Verb

How can you use the verb IĆI to create the most common phrases:

Gde ideš? = Where are you going?
Kada ideš u školu? = When are you going to school?
Gde ideš u kupovinu/prodavnicu? = Where are you going shopping?
Zašto ideš na posao tako kasno? = Why are you going to work so late?
Gde ideš na odmor svake godine? = Where do you go on holiday every year?
Kad idete na odmor? = When are you going on holiday?
Ko ide u školu? = Who is going to school?
Ko ide sa mnom? = Who is going with me?
Ko ide ka Beogradu? = Who is going to (towards) Belgrade?
Kada ideš u Beograd sa mamom? = When are you going to Belgrade with me?

As you can see, this is a tricky verb, because it can be followed by nouns in different cases. The most common are:

1. Accusative with the preposition "u / na" = in or to, as in GO TO

examples:

a. Idem na posao.

b. Idemo u školu u 8 ujutro.

c. Idemo na odmor u avgustu.

d. Svake godine idem na odmor u Grčku.

e. Sutra idem u Beograd sa tobom.

f. Idem ( u Beograd) sa mamom u petak.

g. Deca idu u školu.

2. Instrumental with the preposition "sa" =with, as in GO with a friend

examples:

h. Baka ide sa mnom.

i. Idem ( u Beograd) sa mamom u petak.

j. Zato što idem biciklom.

3. Less frequently it will be followed by the Dative, with the preposition "ka / prema" = towards, as in GO TOWARDS.

examples:

k. Mi idemo ka Beogradu. Možete li da nas povedete?

Your task

Try to match the questions 1 to 10 with the answers a to k. and record them with www.Vocaroo.com. You can send them to me and get your replies via Patreon.

Serbian Verb Conjugations - Practicing Can

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Here comes a brand new video based on an exercise with the modal verb MOĆI. Let's watch the video first, before doing a bunch of exercises:

Practicing Can with Language Games

Practicing Serbian Verb Moći with Flashcards

Testing your Knowledge of Serbian Verb Conjugations

Learning to Conjugate in Serbian - To Have Breakfast

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Learning to Conjugate in Serbian

Today I've found a video with an easy text in Serbian, which I forgot to upload and share with you last year. I corrected this mistake and you can see it now on my Youtube channel. I think you will find this exercise quite easy, as it focuses only on the verb " to have breakfast " - doručkovati.

Learning to Conjugate in Latin Script

Since the video is for you to practice the Cyrillic script, let me write some basic forms of the verbs you will need in the Latin alphabet.

Present Simple of doručkovati and piti (to drink)

Doručkujem-doručkuješ-doručkuje // doručkujemo - doručkujete - doručkuju
Pijem - piješ - pije // pijemo - pijete - piju

Past Simple of doručkovati and piti (to drink)

Doručkovao - doručkovala - doručkovalo // doručkovali - doručkovale - doručkovala
Pio - pila - pilo // pili - pile - pila

Future Simple of doručkovati and piti (to drink)

Doručkovaću - doručkovaćeš - doručkovaće // doručkovaćemo - doručkovaćete - doručkovaće
Piću - pićeš - piće // pićemo - pićete - piće

I've written both the past and the present forms for the more advanced learners to practice turning the same text into the past and future tenses and thus learning to conjugate "doručkovati".

Learning to Conjugate in Cyrillic

Now, I am sure you are ready for this exercise:

In order to turn the Cyrillic into Latin alphabet, do use the perfect tool for that, called SlovoMajstor:

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