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Saturday, April 21, 2018

Five Minute Serbian - Course 2, Dedicated to Accusative

Marina 5 Minute Serbian , Accusative in Serbian

While adding new chapters and lessons to 5 Minute Serbian course 1, I started planning the next course which will be entirely dedicated to the verbs and prepositions which require a noun/pronoun in the Accusative case.

Let me show one of these videos with which you can practice:

Present / past tense of the following verbs: videti, tražiti, naći, uzeti (to see, to look for, to find, to take): deca vide / deca su videla - deca traže / deca su tražila - deca su našla ... - deca su uzela
The Accusative with Sg. Masc of inanimate and animate category (brodić - vidim brodić, pas - vidim psa)
The Accusative with Sg. Fem (lopta - tražim loptu)

Free Serbian Language Course

Marina Free lessons of Serbian , Serbian course

Since many of my students told me how easy it is to learn Serbian by singing, I decided to introduce nice and catchy tunes with nice and easy Serbian collocations into my new Five Minute Serbian course.

Yesterday I released a free version of this course, so you can join it and see whether this way of learning suits you.

At first I thought it would be a great idea to organize each course from the very beginner to the most advanced levels (from A1 to C2), but my students suggested I should divide them into two groups - from A1 to B1 and another one from B2 to C2. That will allow me to add more language related lessons for each level.

For example, A1 level now covers not only "The weather/wine is good" but also two new chapters dedicated to members of family and how to introduce them. A2 level doesn't cover only what WAS the weather like, but also who WAS at home/work etc. B1 level is covering asking "kakva vs. kakav" when asking questions such as "What was the party like?" and similar.

Let me share with you two brand new lessons:

At A1 level

At A2 level

At the moment the course has more than three hours of content, but it is getting longer and richer each day. Once you join the course, you are given the links to the follow up exercises and quizzes. Since the course is expanding, the price of the course is going to increase accordingly. It is $US49 right now, but for the followers of this blog there is a 50% discount which is valid only in April.

The beauty of this series of the courses is that you will be able to add your suggestions and influence the topic of the upcoming chapters.

The following course will be dedicated to verbs and prepositions which require the Accusative case and I am sure you will love it! For now, do join the free version of this course and leave me your feedback in the comment below or through our joint Facebook page called StudySerbian.

Serbian Easter - Listening Exercise

Marina Easter , Orthodox Easter

I am sure you are all looking forward to Orthodox Easter on Sunday :) If you are wondering why Orthodox Easter falls on a different day, here comes an explanation.

Both Orthodox Easter and Easter Sunday commemorate the resurrection of Jesus, however they are celebrated on different dates, as they are based on two different calendars. Orthodox churches in some countries continue to use the Julian calendar, for example in Russia, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Georgia, Ukraine, and the Greek Old Calendarists base their Easter date on the Julian calendar rather than the Gregorian Calendar that is used in Britain. As with Easter in Britain, Orthodox Easter observers continue fasting through Holy Week, ending their fast on Orthodox Easter Sunday.

Since this blog is dedicated to language learning, let's focus on a few fresh videos about Easter in this region and diaspora, with authentic language. For the previous years' blog posts on this topic, check out this link.

Shopping for Easter

How to Colour Eggs - in Serbian

How to Colour Eggs - in English

Uskršnji Video Uradi Sam = DIY Easter Edition

Practice Speaking Serbian

Marina speaking drills , speaking drills in Serbian

A great way to practice speaking Serbian is by playing fun online games which are as simple as:

finding a hidden object
dress up flash games
cooking and similar
spotting a difference
asteroid language games

You can practice speaking by following these steps:

at first watch the video with me pronouncing the phrases/sentences
try to speak along with me
next, mute the video and say the phrases or sentences on your own
finally, you are ready to play these games yourself and speak in Serbian while playing them :)

Let me show you a few examples of the videos I created for my students.

Speaking Exercise in Serbian with GA, JE, IH

Practice Speaking Serbian - NOSITI

Parctising Serbian Vocabulary

Five Minute Serbian - B2 Level

Marina 5 Minute Serbian , Conditional Sentences in Serbian

Five Minute Serbian without grammar course I am currently creating is just the first one in the series. During the past month I've created structure for 20 such courses covering different topics, and each covers various structures and commonly used phrases from A1 to C2 level.

The first course is almost finished, and yesterday you could see the first two levels A1 and A2. Today, I want to share with you lesson 1 at B2 level.

In this lesson you will learn the following structures:

KADA VREME BUDE LEPO - WHEN THE WEATHER IS FINE
KADA - WHEN
KADA VREME BUDE LEPO, IĆI ĆU U ŠETNJU - WHEN THE WEATHER IS FINE, I’LL GO FOR A WALK
AKO - IF
AKO VREME BUDE LOŠE - IF THE WEATHER IS BAD
AKO VREME BUDE LOŠE, IĆI ĆU AUTOM - IF THE WEATHER IS BAD, I’LL GO BY CAR
VETROVITO - WINDY
AKO BUDE VETROVITO, IĆI ĆU VOZOM - IF IT IS WINDY, I’LL GO TRAIN
PRAVITI ROĐENDAN - TO THROW A BIRTHDAY PARTY
AKO BUDEM PRAVILA ROĐENDAN - IF I THROW A BIRTHDAY PARTY fem. (I-fem.)
AKO BUDEM PRAVIO ROĐENDAN - IF I THROW A BIRTHDAY PARTY (I-masc)
AKO BUDEM PRAVILA ROĐENDAN, POZVAĆU TE - IF I fem. THROW A BIRTHDAY PARTY, I’LL INVITE YOU (you - sg)
AKO BUDEM PRAVIO ROĐENDAN, POZVAĆU VAS - IF I masc. THROW A BIRTHDAY PARTY, I’LL INVITE YOU (you-pl)
KAKO BI REKLI "... "? - HOW WOULD YOU SAY...?

Five Minute Serbian - B2

1. Video lesson https://youtu.be/LVI-IdZyUpc

2. Video lesson without my voice https://youtu.be/GxGGXvIEz5I

3. Quizlet exercises:

Hope you like it! Looking forward to your feedback :)

Serbian Language without Grammar - 5 Minute Serbian

Marina 5 Minute Serbian , Five minute Serbian

Let me show you my new courses covering various structures from A1 to C2 level, with each course being dedicated to one topic only.

5 Minute Serbian Course about Weather

5 Minute Serbian - Course 1, Level A1, Intro Lesson

5 Minute Serbian - Course 1, Level A1, Tests

A1 quizlets

5 Minute Serbian - Course 1, Level A2, Intro Lesson

5 Minute Serbian - Course 1, Level A2, Game

A2, quizlets

Learning Serbian with Short and Easy Texts - Routines

Marina Serbian for beginners , Short stories in Serbian

Here comes a short text about routines both in Serbian and in English. I hope that my video will help you understand the text in Serbian. There is also a task to be done:

- After listening to me asking and answering questions, you can try to do the same - practice asking questions and giving answers, and recording all that on www.Vocaroo.com

Exercse

1. Routines - missing verbs

2. Routines - missing pronouns

4. Link to the edited video with questions and answers written and translated + additional exercises with questions and answers

Aspect in Serbian - Odmoriti or Odmarati?

Marina aspect in Serbian ,

Do you know the difference between odmoriti and odmArAti (to have a rest)? Which one shows a finished action (perfective aspect), which one shows an action in progress (imperfective aspect)?

If you know the word trAjAti, which means to lAst, it will help you connect the form with double A with the action in progress, which shows that odmArAti is obviously used to show that you are or were "having a rest / resting".

On the other hand, the form with odmORIti, shows that you have had a rest and that's it, the result is more important than duration, so this form shows the perfective aspect.

Their various forms and differences in present and past tenses are so subtle, so I created a set of exercises for you to learn more about this weird odmoriti-odmarati duo by actually using them:) Before you see all the forms below, try to do this Micromatch exercise:

How much time did you need? Guess it wasn't that hard, once you were able to see the possible answers. For some more difficult tests, you might need all the verb forms in one place! Now, let me reveal them to you:

Present tense

- odmoriti se: odmorim - odmoriš - odmori // odmorimo - odmorite - odmore
- odmArAti se : odmaram - odmaraš - odmara // odmaramo - odmarate -odmaraju

Past tense

- odmorio - odmorila - odmorilo // odmorili - odmorile - odmorila
- odmarao - odmarala - odmaralo // odmarali - odmarale - odmarala

Have 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.

Super Easy Serbian - Family Vocabulary with Exercises

Marina family vocabulary in Serbian , Serbian course

with my video lessons

the course which focuses on vocabulary describing family and friends

2. LearnClick, based on this lesson: 

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 Language Course - Family

Marina easy Serbian , family vocabulary in Serbian

I hope you enjoyed following my free Serbian language course at the elementary level, dedicated to Greetings! This month I have been working on a new one where you can learn:

How to introduce your family members to someone
Hear clearly and learn to pronounce family members
Verbs to have + family members (in the appropriate case)
Short texts about this topic

All the video lessons and exercises are both in the Cyrillic and Latin script so you can learn Cyrillic in no time :)

Today I wanted to share one of the video exercises from the course.

More videos with conjugations are on this playlist.

Serbian with Easy Texts and Exercises

Marina easy Serbian , exercises in Serbian

Today we are practicing Serbian with this simple exercise:

The meaning of this story is as follows:

Marina likes to eat sweets, especially chocolate, Eurocream, jam and buiscits. She likes to drink milk, juice and coffee. Each morning while she has breakfast, Marina doesn't watch TV, but she is on the Internet, listens to songs on Youtube and sings them.

The missing verbs are as follows:

VOLETI (ja volim ... oni vole)
PITI (ja pijem... oni piju)
GLEDATI (ja gledam ... oni gledaju)
SLUŠATI (ja slušam... oni slušaju)
PEVATI (ja pevam... oni pevaju)

After doing this exercise, you can record your own story by making comparisons. For example:

Marina voli da jede slatkiše, ali ja ne volim da jedem slatkiše. OR Marina voli da jede Eurokrem, ali ja ne volim da ga jedem. (Pronouns: him/it >>>"ga" stands for "it", but in Serbian "Eurocream" is he, so here "ga" means "him", her >>>"je" and "them"= ih, regardless of the grammar gender)

For more advanced students: Write this text or record it in the past simple or future simple!

For all the versions and video lessons based on this text, check out my Patreon blog. Hvala :)

Word Order with Past Tense of To Be

Marina Past tense , past tense in serbian

If you liked the video and the follow-up exercises I recently published, it's time for you to do revise it and practice pronunciation:

Plural in Serbian - Video Exercise

Marina free video lessons of Serbian , Serbian video lessons

Plural in Serbian

In this video exercise you can practice forming plural in Serbian and drilling it with the following phrases:

Da li je to banka?
Da li su to banke?

The explanation about the plural in Serbian can be found on the video or more detailed one, with exercises here.

More examples from the video:

The examples in the video are as follows:
1. banka - banke
2. prodavnica -. prodavnice
3. apoteka - apoteke
4. park - parkovi
5. trg - trgovi
6. muzej - muzeji
7. bioskop - bioskopi
8. pozorište - pozorišta
9. mesto - mesta

Serbian Past Tense - Bio Bila or Bilo?

Marina Biti in Serbian , exercises in Serbian

Bio Bila Bilo

Verb To Be in the Singular, simple past form

SINGULAR
Ja sam bio = I was masculine
Ja sam bila = I was feminine

Ti si bio = You were masc. sg.
Ti si bila = You were fem. sg.

On je bio = He was , obviously masc. sg.
Ona je bila = She was, obviously fem. sg.
Ono je bilo = It was, neuter, sg.

When you drop the subject (noun or pronoun), you start with the very past tense of the verb to be and this is what we are practicing now with this game!

BIO SAM ... BILA SAM ... BILO JE...

Links to Quizlet exercises with BIO BILA BILO

1. Flashcards - https://quizlet.com/230095390/flashcards
2. Learn exercises - https://quizlet.com/230095390/learn
3. Micromatch - https://quizlet.com/230095390/micromatch
4. Gravity - https://quizlet.com/230095390/gravity

For the full version of the video and more exercises, join my Patreon page. Thanks :)

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Shopping for Easter

How to Colour Eggs - in Serbian

How to Colour Eggs - in English

Uskršnji Video Uradi Sam = DIY Easter Edition

Saturday, March 24, 2018

Speaking Exercise in Serbian with GA, JE, IH

Practice Speaking Serbian - NOSITI

Parctising Serbian Vocabulary

Thursday, February 22, 2018

Five Minute Serbian - B2

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5 Minute Serbian Course about Weather

5 Minute Serbian - Course 1, Level A1, Intro Lesson

5 Minute Serbian - Course 1, Level A1, Tests

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5 Minute Serbian - Course 1, Level A2, Game

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Bio Bila Bilo

Verb To Be in the Singular, simple past form

Links to Quizlet exercises with BIO BILA BILO

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