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Monday, August 15, 2022

Serbian 102 - Locative Exercises

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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

Serbian 301 - Adjectives in Locative

Marina adjectives in Locative , locative case in Serbian

Before we start working on Serbian adjective suffixes in the Locative case, let's listen to this beautiful song, where you'll get acquainted with one of the suffixes and learn it without thinking much about grammar:

U Novom Sadu,

u Novom Sadu hej

ostadoh kraj tebe

(2x)

Ref. 2x

Oj Jelena oj Jelice

zagrli me, polubi me

Kraj tamburaša

i dobrog vina hej

u Novom Sadu hej

ostadoh zbog tebe

(2x)

Ref. 2x

Čim zora svane

i sunce grane hej

u Novom Sadu hej

šaljem ti poljubce.

(2x)

Ref. 2x

U Novom Sadu

u Novom Sadu hej

ostaću kraj tebe

moj slatki Anđele

(2x)

Ref. 2x

Now, let's try to do the following exercise:

Srpski 102 - Lokativ, drugi deo

Marina locative case in Serbian , locative in Serbian

I am sure you managed to find all the page numbers in the book Ko je ko? Here comes a mobile friendly exercise to help you with pages number 28 to 26. Have fun

Don't forget to flick through the pages in the sample version. If you like it, the book can be purchased through Amazon, or at a special price for the bulk purchase, for the followers of the blog through my BookMe page :)

Serbian for Kids - Locative Case Fun Way

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Serbian for Kids - Locative Case

There are two parts in this video. In the first part you are just listening to me searching for and finding numbers. In the second part, I added the answer key to the left and right, so you can see why some words get an "i" at the end, and the others get an "u" at the end.

So, whenever you want to say that you are somewhere, we use the Locative case which will change the ending of the word which describes your the location. The same is with the numbers in this video.

Locative Case Fun Way

Words ending in -a (most of Feminine, Singular)

GDE su brojevi stranica?

OGRADA - 4 je na ogradi
ČARAPA - 6 je na čarapi
TRAVA - 8 je na travi
PATIKA - 10 je na patici
MAJICA - 14 je na majici
KOŠULJA - 14 je na košulji
ŠKOLA - 16 je na školi
KLACKALICA - 18 je na klackalici
PALMA - 20 je na palmi
KOSA - 22 je na kosi
TRAMPOLINA - 24 je na trampolini

Words ending in a consonant (Masc. Sg.) or -E/O (Neut. Sg.)

BALON - 5 je na balonu

OBLAK - 7 je na oblaku

CVET - 9 je na cvetu

DRVO - 11 je na drvetu

ŠORC - 13 je na šorcu

TOBOGAN - 15 je na toboganu

CIRKUS - 21 je na cirkusu

KROV - 21 je na krovu

OBRAZ - 23 je na obrazu

LICE - 23 je na licu

U potrazi za ostalim brojevima = Searching for other numbers

Now it's time for you to search the other part of the book and write in the comments where all the other numbers are... I'm curious! Jedva čekam vaše odgovore :)

Let's practice Locative, Accusative and Genitive with Vicevi

Marina Accusative in Serbian , genitive in Serbian

Now that you feel more confident telling a joke (ispričati vic) about an elephant and giraffe, let's do some grammar exercises for fun :)

Serbian Lessons with Subtitles and Exercises

Marina locative case in Serbian , locative in Serbian

I am so happy to share this video lesson which is 100% in Serbian with subtitles. I am sure they will help you hear what I am saying better. After the video there is an exercise which is made based on the text, a bit changed though.

Where is Marko Now - Serbian Locative 3

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In our fun Serbian comics we can learn where people are, or where they were in the past. Today we are using the same case, the Locative case to express where we are in a house and after that we can also say what we are doing in the house.

Instead of a comic, I recorded a video for you, so you can practice saying simple sentences:

Ovo je HODNIK. Ovo je Marko. Marko je u hodnikU. On ne radi ništa u hodniku.
Ovo je KUHINJA. Ovo je Marko. Marko je u kuhinjI. On pravi doručak u kuhinji.

Can you listen to the rest of the story and make similar sentences for:

KUPATILO
TRPEZARIJA
SPAVAĆA SOBA
RADNA SOBA
TERASA
TAVAN
DNEVNA SOBA

Singular Nouns in Locative in Serbian

Before thinking about the grammar, try to hear how I am using these words with the prepositon U or NA. If you are not sure, here comes a bit of advice:

Sg. Masc >>> add -U (u hodniku, u Londonu, u muzeju)

Sg. Fem >>> add - I (u kuhinji, u Moskvi, u galeriji)

Exercises and Practice

For more exercises with the activities and the locative case, check out my Patreon blog!

Where are you today? Part 2

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What do you want to do TODAY?
Šta želite da radite DANAS?

Today I am in Paris. I want to see the Mona Lisa.
DANAS sam u Parizu. Želim da vidim Mona Lizu.

While in the previous lesson we noticed that the Locative Singular ending was only -i, it was like that simply because we were in places which are in Feminine Singular (U Moskvi, Aziji, Evropi, Budimpešti...)

However, today we are in having fun in places which are Masculine Singular and that's why we add the suffix -u at the end of each place:

Ja sam danas u Parizu. = Danas sam u Parizu.
...Beograd >>> Beogradu
...Lisabon >>> Lisabonu
... Sidnej >>> Sidneju
... Niš >>> Nišu
...muzej >>> muzeju
... centar >>> centru

Where are you today?

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Where are you today?

Today we are in Moscow. Moscow is in Russia. Russia is in Europe and Asia. Where are you today? Let's say this in Serbian!

Latin Script Version

Danas smo u Moskvi :) Moskva je u Rusiji. Rusija je u Evropi i Aziji. Gde ste vi danas?

Cyrillic Script Version

Данас смо у Москви :) Москва је у Русији. Русија је у Европи и Азији. Где сте ви данас?

Let's practice the Locative in Serbian

Feminine Singular

Moskva >>>Moskvi
Rusija >>> Rusiji
Azija >>> Aziji
Evropa >>> Evropi
Lima >>> ???
Barselona >>> ???
Budimpešta >>> ???
zgrada (building) >>> ???

Photo Serbian - Simple Yes/No Questions

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Let's play with fun photos and comics! All you have to do is ask simple questions:

Da li si u Serbiji? (Are you in Serbia?)
Da li čekaš da pređeš ulicu? (Are you waiting to cross the street?)
Da li je rasprodaja u prodavnici? (Is there a sale in the shop?)

Serbian Lesson 4 for Pre-intermediate Level

Marina Dative in Serbian , locative case in Serbian

I'm sure that now you are much more confident in using the Locative case to express where you are:

with cities
with countries
with places

Last time you practised the Locative with the verbs:

govoriti = to speak
živeti = to live

In this fourth lesson at pre-intermediate level of Serbian, you are going to discover that the Dative case which combines with the verbs describing movement, like "going towards" = ići ka, has the same form as the Locative, which is awesome!

Before we do this fun exercise (in my classes my students and I play this language game), let me remind you of the conjugations for the new verb, which we'll need in this lesson:

ići = to go

We'll need the imperative form "go", which can be used :

formally: "idite ka" ("go towards" with Vi)
informally: "idi ka" ("go towards" with ti)

Serbian Language Day 9 - Pre-intermediate Course, Lesson 2

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You can always revise the simple structures by following the Serbian for Beginner course tag, as well as Serbian Lesson Pages.

In our previous pre-intermediate lesson we covered:

the names of the capitals
the Locative case (practice and explanation with the practice)

Let's use the similar group of words, this time "places in the city" to express our whereabouts:

"Ćao! Gde si ?" = Hi, where are you ?
"Zdravo! Sada sam u muzeju. A ti ? " = Hello, I'm in the museum. And you ?
"Ja sam na autobuskoj stanicu ! Vidimo se za pet minuta!" = I'm at the square ! See you in five minutes!

Don't forget to the follow-up exercise!

Serbian Language 365 Day 3 - Intermediate level & Past Tense

Marina Free lessons of Serbian , intermediate Serbian

Let's practise the Simple Past Tense in the Serbian language. While the beginner and pre-intermediate courses of Serbian focus is on phrases, present tense, modals and cases, the intermediate course focuses on aspects, explaining the subtle differences between "odmarati" and "odmoriti" and similar.

Since we are at the very beginning of everyday Serbian lesson series, let me introduce you to some of the earlier posts covering this topic:

Past Tense of To Be in Serbian - conjugations
Practise Serbian with Jeremija
Past Tense of To Be in Questions + Locative case
Past Tense word order in questions
How to form the Simple Past in Serbian
Learn by singing - Bila je tako lepa

...as well as one of the Youtube videos, which somehow connect with the yesterday's post, so now it can be easily understood:

Text : "Gde si bila ?" (Fem. Sg.) / "Gde si bio?" (Masc. Sg.) = Where were you ?
Fem. Sg. Bila sam u ...
Masc. Sg. Bio sam u ...

Serbian Language 365 Day 2 - Serbian for Pre-intermediate Level

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In the past five years I've scattered numerous blog posts with lessons of Serbian and corresponding grammatical explanations not only on this blog and Youtube and Youtube but all over the Internet. One of the many reasons for starting 365 Days of Serbian Language was to connect them and tag them correctly.

Since the previous post covered the verb TO BE in the Simple Present tense, I think that all the students who are either at elementary and pre-intermediate level can easily learn to use the same form with the Locative case, saying where you are:

At the end of each video lesson, let's revisit some of the previous posts covering the same, or similar topic:

Clothes + in the wardrobe (with the ancient video ) - you can practise it by muting the terrible audio and focusing on JE or SU (Sg. or Pl. ) + u ormanu (both ormaN and ormaR are accepted forms in the Serbian language) - check the clothes 1 and clothes 2 post
Gapped exercise about the Locative (really ancient - I must add the new link to the exercise with an instant feedback and translation)
Prepositions with the Locative / Genitive
A beautiful "April u Beogradu" song

Which Serbian cases to use after "iz", "rođen u ..." and "živim u "

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Write the answers to these questions in the comment: Start like this:
Ja sam iz...
Rođen sam u...

Past Tense of To Be in Serbian

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Today we are practising the past tense of the verb "To Be" in Serbian.
Watch the video and write down or record the questions and the answers based on the photos and prompts in the video:

Can You Understand Serbian ?

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Listen to this video lesson and try to write down where the objects are:

Practise Locative in Serbian

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Imagine where some objects are, and play this game with your friend by

asking these questions:

Singular = Jednina:

Da li je sat u dnevnoj sobi ? = Is the clock in the living room ?

Da / Ne

Znači ovo je dnevna soba? Baš je lepa ! = So this is the living room ?

It is really beautiful/nice (lep - lepa - lepo)

Plural = Množina:

Da li su stolice na balkonu ? = Are the chairs on the balcony ?

Da /Ne

Znači ovo je balkon ? Baš je prostran! = This is the balcony ?

It is really spacious (prostran - prostrana - prostrano)

p.s. you can also check out the gapped quizz with the song.

Verbs of Movement in Locative, Dative and Accusative Case in Serbian Language

Marina Accusative in Serbian , Dative in Serbian

In the Serbian language, one can express location using the verbs which require nouns in different cases.

The dative and locative case have the same form, but wheras the dative case needs a verb which denotes movement and direction, the locative case requires a stative verb or verbs expressing who we are talking about

Dative:

Sg. Fem. Kreni prema kući. Prilazim crkvi. (krenuti prema = leave for, prilaziti = approach)

Sg. Masc. Idi ka Beogradu. Kreni prema muzeju. (ići prema, krenuti prema)

Sg. Neuter. Idi ka selu. Krećemo se ka jezeru. (ići ka, kretati ka = "ka" is the same as "prema")

Plural: Prilazimo + kućama, crkvama, jezerima, selima, muzejima

Locative:

Sg. Fem. Sedim u kući. Ja sam u crkvi. (sedeti u = sit in )

Sg. Masc. On priča o Briselu. (pričati = to talk)

Sg. Neuter. Nalazim se u selu. (nalaziti se = to be in/at)

Plural: Pričam o + kućama, crkvama, oblacima, dvorištima, selima (I'm talking about houses, churches, clouds, gardens and villages)

The accusative case is also used with the verbs which denote movement, but it denotes the aim or goal, as can be seen in the following examples:

Accusative: (excellent explanation and different forms)

Sg. Fem. Idem u Budimpeštu. Ptica sleće na granu. (ići u = go to, sleteti=land)

Sg. Masc. Izađi pred muzej. Avion sleće na aerodrom. (izađi pred = come to, sleteti)

Sg. Neuter. Izađi u dvorište. Stigli smo na selo. (stići = arrive)

Pl. Fem: Ptice sleću na grane.

Pl. Masc. Izađi pred muzeje.

Pl. Neuter. Reka teče kroz sela.

Learn Serbian Phrases by Playing

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Gde si sada? = Where are you now?
Do you want to play via the comments page?
I'll ask the first question:
1. Da li si u parkU ?

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Serbian 102 - Locative Exercises

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Locative Case Fun Way

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Singular Nouns in Locative in Serbian

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Let's practice the Locative in Serbian

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