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Sunday, January 02, 2022

Practicing Serbian with Songs - Part 2

Marina serbian songs , Serbian vocabulary

Practicing Serbian with Songs

In the previous blog post you practiced Serbian with the song Donesi vina, krčmarice! Now I am adding the second part to it, a new exercise and a list of words to practice with this song.

Practicing Serbian Word Order with Songs

Practicing Vocabulary Serbian Songs

Doneti = to bring
Donesi = bring! informal
Donesite = bring! formal or plural
Vino = wine
Krčmarica = waitress arch. (Voc. case - krčmarice)
Rumen = red, flush
lice = face
Daj = give! informal
Dajte = give! formal or plural
piti = to drink (pijem = first person sg in present simple)
tuga = sorrow
razbiti = to break, shatter
srce = heart
boleti = to hurt
hteti = to want/ will (hoću, hoćeš, hoće - sg. present simple)
izgoreti = to burn (izgorim, izgoriš, izgori - sg. present simple)
ružica = ruža = rose
oči = eyes
crn = black
žeravica = ember
celo selo = The whole village
zaneti se = to get carried away
svi = everybody
Bog = god
Bože = Voc case of Bog
stvoriti = To create (što je stvori =why have you created her)
mlad = young
momak = young man
mučiti = to torture
moriti = to torture/torment

Exercises with These Words

Match Exercise

Flashcards Exercise

Test Exercise

Serbian Songs with Exercises

Marina exercises in Serbian , Serbian exercises

New Playlist with Serbian Songs for New Year

Srećna i berićetna Nova godina <3

Mali poklon - plejlista sa najlepšim starogradskim i (starijim) narodnim pesmama - naravno uz vežbe!

Exercise with Serbian Songs

This kind of exercise is a little bit specific because for each gap there are two words offered, of which only one is correct. Have fun doing the exercises and singing along :)

Learn Serbian by Singing - Ne vredi plakati

Marina how to learn Serbian , Serbian 701

With so many youtube videos with beautiful Serbian songs being deleted, I somehow stopped creating blog posts covering this topic, although I keep using songs in my lessons on a regular basis. However, with a new tool at hand, I'll be able to recreate all my song-exercises and post them on my server with exercises based on the lyrics.

Learn Serbian by Singing - Ne vredi plakati

Let me start with the beautiful song "It's not worth crying" - NE VREDI PLAKATI, Zvonko Bogdan

Exercises with Serbian Songs

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

Serbian 102 - Here and There

Marina easy Serbian , Serbian 102

Here and There in Serbian

A well known poem "Beautiful World" by Jovan Jovanović Zmaj can be the perfect content for learning the words such as:

Here - ovde
There - onde = tamo
Here it is = evo
There it is = eno

Song with Here and There

Let's listen to this slow version of the song:

Ala je lep ovaj svet
Onde potok ovde cvet
Tamo njiva ovde sad
Eno sunce evo hlad
Tamo dunav zlata pun
Onde trava ovde žbun
Slavuj pesmom ljulja lug, ja ga slušam i moj drug.

(translation)

Now it's time to listen to the faster version:

Exercise with HERE and THERE

Exercises with Songs in Serbian - Serbian 701

Marina comprehension exercises , serbian songs

Exercises with Songs in Serbian

What about practicing Serbian with this lovely, ancient song by Radmila Karaklajić? I think I was in love with this song at the age of three or four :D It helped me learn Serbian for sure, but also it would always cheer me up. I hope it does the same for you.

Practicing Serbian with Songs

Make sure you change the speed in the settings (down on the right) - the perfect would be 0.75, but you can also opt for 0.5.

Learning Serbian with Songs

Marina Listening comprehension , listening comprehension skills

If you like learning Serbian with songs, I'm sure oyu will like some of the new exercises I published on the new SerbianLessons page:

Learning Serbian with Songs

Super Easy - Boje
Super Easy - Čokolada
Elementary - Whistle at 8 = Zvižduk u 8
Pre-intermediate, Present Simple Verbs - Da li čuješ?
Intermediate, Genitive - Još volim te

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 Aspect Easy Way - Nisam te se nagledao

Marina aspect in Serbian , serbian songs

While I was searching for some songs for learning Serbian, I came across this aspect-friendly one called Nisam te se nagledao, which inspired me to create two sets of quizzes for you to practice Serbian aspect while listening to it :) I bet you'd be delighted to find out that there's an easy and more efficient way to learn verbal aspects :)

Let's match the verses:

Verbs only:

Advanced Serbian - Detecting Synonyms

Marina serbian songs , Serbian vocabulary

For all of you who are advanced learners of Serbian, here comes a challenging exercise based on this lovely song:

The idea is for you to listen to this song and in each part of the song to detect 3 words which are synonyms with the words written in the capital letters above that part. Srećno!

KAFANA - NEDAVNO - NEOBIČAN

Znate l' priču o Vasi Ladačkom
i ja sam je tek onomad čuo
jednom devet dana nije izlazio iz birtije
kažu da je bio čudna sorta

BOLESTAN - SELJAK - MAJKA

Otac mu je bio sitni paor
'ranio je sedam gladnih usti
mati mu je bila plava
tiha, nežna, jektičava
umrla je s trideset i nešto

STO - NEKOLIKO - UVEK

Imali su par jutara zemlje
malu kuću na kraju sokaka
na astalu navek hleba
taman tol'ko kol'ko treba
al' je Vasa hteo mnogo više

KOČIJE - CRNI - BOGAT

Želeo je konje vrane, po livadi razigrane
sat sa zlatnim lancem i salaše
želeo je njive plodne, vinograde blagorodne
u karuce pregnute čilaše
ali nije mog'o da ih ima

OŽENIO - VOLIŠ - SIROMAŠAN

Voleo je lepu, al' sirotu
uz'o bi je samo da je znao
voles jednom u životu
sad bogatu il' sirotu
to ne bira pamet nego srce

PRESTATI - BOGATA DEVOJKA - ZA STALNO

Sve se nad'o da će ljubav proći
zanavek je otiš'o iz sela
nikad nije pis'o nikom
venč'o se sa mirazdžikom
jedinicom, kćerkom nekog gazde

KONJI SIVE DLAKE - RAZDRAGAN - DŽEPNI SAT

Dobio je konje vrane, po livadi razigrane
sat sa zlatnim lancem i salaše
dobio je njive plodne, vinograde blagorodne
u karuce pregnute čilaše
sve je im'o - ništa im'o nije

LJUDI KOJI PROVODE VREME U KAFANI - VRAG - POČETI PITI

Propio se, nije prošlo mnogo
dušu svoju đavolu je prod'o
znali su ga svi birtaši
tražio je spas u čaši
ali nije mog'o da ga nađe

INFARKT - PALA - NA SREDINI

Mlad je, kažu, bio kad je umro
'sred birtije od srčane kapi
klonula mu samo glava
ko da drema, ko da spava
i još pamte šta je zadnje rek'o

KOČIJA - BOGAT - BESPOTREBNO

Džaba bilo konja vranih, po livadi razigranih
džaba bilo sata i salaša
džaba bilo njiva plodnih, vinograda blagorodnih
džaba bilo karuca, ćilasa
kada nisam s onom koju volem
kada nisam s onom koju volem

Learning Serbian Efortlessly

Marina Past tense , past tense in serbian

Let's learn the past tense form of "She was" in Serbian the easy way: BILA JE with this beautiful song, step by step:

Now, an exercise:

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!

How to Practice Serbian Pronouns in Instrumental

Marina instrumental , pronouns in Serbian

How to cope with all different forms of Serbian pronouns, in different cases and with all the different endings? Well, there are many different ways, starting with old-fashioned grammar learning;

to using them in phrases, without thinking about grammar at all. What I find really efficient, is to listen to Serbian songs and learn the pronouns in common phrases, by singing :)

Let me share with you the following song: Za Njom by S.A.R.S.

How to Practice Serbian Pronoun SHE in the Instrumental Case

Now that you have heard this song, sang along, and done the exercise, can you tell me which prepositions were there in front of "NJOM"?

Personal Pronouns in Accusative

Marina personal pronouns in Serbian , pronouns in Serbian

In the previous post you could see the different forms of pronouns in the Accusative case in Serbian:

There are quite a lot of verbs which require the Accusative, and "voleti" or "to love" obviously requires a direct object. Therefore you'll come across this form in many a song:

MENE / ME Da li me voliš? = Voliš li me? (me)
TEBE/ TE Ja te volim = Volim te (you)
NJU / JU / JE Volim je / Bože, koliko je volim (her)
NJEGA / GA Pustite da ga volim / Volim ga majko (him)
NAS Da ima nas (us)*(couldn't find "love + us" songs, so I added "have + us")
VAS Ja vas volim obe (you, Plural)
NJIH / IH Volim ih (them)

The same goes for the verb ZVATI. Since we are going to practice Serbian with two songs with this verb, let's start with a bit of theory:

and then let's practice with a game:

If you like these Quizlet exercises, here's one more with the verbs to see and to go to (Videti i Ići u + Akuzativ)

Finally, when you feel confident using the pronouns in Accusative, let's sing the following songs in

the Simple Present tense: Zovem te = I'm calling you

Zovem ______ zovem, a ti tako

nećeš da čuješ zov iz duše

zovem ______ zovem ko zna gde si

dok moji snovi već se ruše

Ref. 2x

Zovem ______ zovem, noću te sanjam

uzalud širim ruke svoje

zovem ______ zovem, al' čemu sve to

ti drugu ljubiš oko moje

Zovem______ zovem, a ti tako

ni pismom jednim da se javiš

zovem ______ zovem noći svake

a ti ne čuješ ili se praviš

Ref. 2x

Zovem ______ zovem, gde si mili

traže ______ moje vlažne oči

zovem ______ zovem srećni bi bili

javi mi dal' ćeš nekad doći

Ref. 2x

the Simple Past tense: Zvao sam je Emili = I called her Emily

Poći ću u šume da ____ opet tražim

uz tišinu rijeke da ___ mirno sanjam

i dok mesec sija gledaću u zvijezde

ne bih li ___ sreo sretnu i daleku

aha, aha, aha

Zvao sam ___ Emili

u moj je san ko u svoj ušla dom

zbog nje se dan pretvorio u noć

i pjesme sve poludjele zbog nje

kao kiše prolećne

Zvao sam ____ Emili

u danima kad voljesmo se mi

od proljeća do kasne jeseni

zbog nje, zbog nje izgubio sam sve

čak i dobre drugove

Zvao sam ____ Emili

the Future Simple tense: Zvaću te pile moje = I will call you my chick(en)

Beautiful Songs about Serbia - Serbia mía

Marina serbian songs ,

Have you ever heard of this beautiful song about Serbia, by Mirko Radović? If not, I am sure you will enjoy listening to it now and come back to it because if its gentleness and a catchy tune!

In case you don't understand Spanish, I'll share with you the author's words about the song,

"Rodio sam se daleko, i tek nakon više od 50 godina sam uspeo da se povežem sa mojom porodicom. Nikada neću zaboraviti taj trenutak. Siguran sam da su me moj otac i baba i deda gledali sa neba i da su danas jako srećni zbog toga. Ova pesma je istinita priča o mom ponovnom susretu sa domovinom, pretočena u stihove."

along with the lyrics in Spanish

*** Lyrics ***

Serbia mía

Siento el silbido que despierta, Siento el dulce aroma de un café

Siento cada abrazo, cada beso y las caricias
Que la noche nos dejó tan solo ayer
Siento que mis manos aún te buscan
Siento que tuvimos que partir
Siento cada calle, cada plaza, cada parque
Los rincones que nos vieron sonreir…
Lo siento, Serbía mía, y volver será un nuevo empezar
Siento cada pena, cada angustia, cada llanto
Que tu rostro inocente ayer marcó
Y si la noche se acaba, celebra conmigo que el día volvió

Lo siento, Serbía mía, y lo siento cada día más y más
Siento recordar lo que fuímos, siento el fuego vil que nos quebró
No importa que estés muy lejos, la paz es tu abrigo, el sol es tu voz
Y si la noche se acaba, celebra conmigo que el día volvió

and its translation:

*** Translation ***

Srbijo moja

Osećam zvuk koji me budi,
osećam slatki miris jutra.
Osećam svaki zagrljaj, svaki poljubac i dodire
koje nam je prošla noć ostavila.
Osećam da mi ruke još tebe traže.
Osećam da smo morali otići.
Osećam svaku ulicu, svaki trg, svaki park,
sva mesta koja su nas videla.

Osećam te, Srbijo moja
i osećam te svakim danom više i više
Osećam te Srbijo moja
i vratiću se tebi ponovo.
Sećam se što smo nekada bili.
Osećam vatru koja rastavlja
Osećam svaki bol, svaku muku, svaki krik
koje je proslost na licu ostavila.
Nije važno što si daleko,
mir je tvoj spas,
Sunce je tvoj glas.
Iako je noći kraj,
slavi sa mnom,

jer dan se vratio.

Although the song was released a few years ago, a wonderful piece of news was to learn that this song dedicated to Serbia was picked by a Peruvian corporate chain to be played in their offices :) No wonder why! Congratulations, Mirko!

Serbian for Children with Songs

Marina Serbian for children , serbian songs

A few weeks ago I started creating simple lessons for children who are learning Serbian across the world. At first I thought there would be lack of simple and fun songs for the first few lessons, but as it transpired I was wrong. On Nykk Deetronic's Youtube channel I came across a few great songs, such as:

as well as easy to understand short cartoons, such as

Today I would like to share a version of Nykk's "Pilići smo mi" by IDJKids, with additional fun exercises I created:

Serbian for Children with Songs

Which words are missing? (More about the verb TO BE in Serbian)

Piju, piju, piju - piju, piju, piju x 3
Mi ____ pilići
Piju, piju, piju
Mali radosni
Jupi, jupi piju x3
Mama govori "Koko roko koko da"

Mi ____ pilići
Piju, piju, piju
Mali radosni
Jupi, jupi piju
________ govori "Kukuriku kukuku"

Mi ____ pilići
Piju, piju, piju
Mali radosni
Jupi, jupi piju
________ govori "av, av, av, av, av"

Mi ____ pilići
Piju, piju, piju
Mali radosni
Jupi, jupi piju
________ govori "mjau x5"

Mi ____ pilići
Piju, piju, piju
Mali radosni
Jupi, jupi piju
________ govori "mu, mu, mu, mu,mu"

Mi ____ pilići
Piju, piju, piju
Mali radosni
Jupi, jupi piju
________ govori "grok, grok, grok, grok, grok"

Mi ____ pilići
Piju, piju, piju
Mali radosni
Jupi, jupi piju
________ govori "me, me, me, me,me"

Mi ____ pilići
Piju, piju, piju
Mali radosni
Jupi, jupi piju
________ govori "kva, kva, kva, kva, kva"

Exercise for Serbian for Children Lesson

Lekcija 7 - Glagol biti

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Practicing Pronouns in Serbian

Marina personal pronouns in Serbian , pronouns in Serbian

Let's practice pronouns in Serbian while singing this beautiful song :)

Learn Serbian Phrases with Beogradski Sindikat 1

Marina serbian songs , Serbian vocabulary

I guess it is just the perfect time to learn a bunch of commonly used phrases and collocations in Serbian with a newly released song "Sistem te laže" by Beogradski sindikat.

I created a new kind of exercise, with dropdown suggested answers, so you don't need to write while listening to the song, but simply click on the option you hear. You can also try to do the exercise before listening to the song, in order to guess what's missing.

Make sure you listen to the song once again, following the same lyrics in the Cyrillic script!

Songs in Serbian with Lyrics: I Miss our Love

Marina serbian songs ,

Friday is such a beautiful day to practice Serbian with songs, isn't it?

Of course, there's always an exercise to do :)

... hope you don't mind?*

*Petak je tako lep dan za vežbanje srpskog uz pesme, zar ne? Naravno, tu se uvek nađe i vežba :) ...nadam se da ne zamerate?

Practicing Montenegrin and Serbian with Songs

Marina comprehension exercises , Montenegrin language

If you watched Eurosong 2015 yesterday night, you may have noticed that Montenegrin song was one among few ones which wasn't in English. It has such a catchy tune and beautiful lyrics that I decided to share it with you today and create a few follow-up activities.

Exercise with Verbs

Exercise with Pronouns

St Valentine's Day with Exercises 2

Marina Serbian holidays , serbian songs

Songs for St Valentine's Day in Serbian

For all of you eagerly waiting for another love song, this time sung to a woman, here comes one suggestion: I Still Love You by Sergej Ćetković. The answer key, or the lyrics, can be found here, but I am sure you'll have fun trying to do my exercise as well:

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Sunday, January 02, 2022

Practicing Serbian with Songs

Practicing Serbian Word Order with Songs

Practicing Vocabulary Serbian Songs

Exercises with These Words

Saturday, January 01, 2022

New Playlist with Serbian Songs for New Year

Srećna i berićetna Nova godina <3

Exercise with Serbian Songs

Monday, October 25, 2021

Learn Serbian by Singing - Ne vredi plakati

Sunday, April 04, 2021

Learning Serbian with Songs - Karaoke Razbole se lisica

Serbian with Songs - Išli smo u Afriku

Friday, April 03, 2020

Here and There in Serbian

Song with Here and There

Exercise with HERE and THERE

Saturday, January 11, 2020

Exercises with Songs in Serbian

Practicing Serbian with Songs

Saturday, September 28, 2019

Learning Serbian with Songs

Thursday, September 27, 2018

Friday, September 21, 2018

Friday, September 08, 2017

Wednesday, February 01, 2017

Sunday, January 22, 2017

How to Practice Serbian Pronoun SHE in the Instrumental Case

Thursday, September 29, 2016

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Thursday, September 15, 2016

Serbian for Children with Songs

Exercise for Serbian for Children Lesson

Thursday, June 30, 2016

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Friday, September 04, 2015

Sunday, May 24, 2015

Exercise with Verbs

Exercise with Pronouns

Monday, February 09, 2015

Songs for St Valentine's Day in Serbian

Advanced Serbian - Srpski kao drugi jezik

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