Serbian 101 - Serbian Tests

With this set of exercises you can test your knowledge for Serbian 101. If you pass all the tests with 80% or more, you are ready for Serbian 102!

O dijalektima u srpskom jeziku

 

U ovoj odličnoj video lekciji možete da čujete detaljna objašnjenja šta su to različiti dijalekti u srpskom, sa mnogo  primera i objašnjenja.  Primeri su iz književnih dela,  ali verujem da ste čuli neke od ovih karakterističnih reči u svakodnevnom govoru. Napišite u komentaru ako ste čuli neku od pomenutih varijanti i gde ili od koga?

Simply watch the first minute of this PePa Prase cartoon and try to imagine what "graciozno" and "lepo" means. Are the little ballet dancers dancing gracefully (graciozno) and finely/nicely/ beautifully (lepo)?

Serbian Vocabulary - Graciozno i Lepo

Serbian Vocabulary - Graciozno i Lepo in Context

Evo stiže jedna malo teža vežba, ali sam sigurna da ćete uživati radeći je! Potrebno je da odslušate samo prvi minut ovog videa i razumete šta pet Beograđana misli o tome da li možete naterati nekoga da uradi nešto što neće! Da li zvuči komplikovano? Ako znate šta znače sledeće reči, uopšte nije teško!

Listening Comprehension Exercises - Advanced Serbian

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Listening Comprehension Exercises in Serbian - Vocabulary

Korisne reči uz ovu vežbu su sledeće:

• MOTIVACIJA = motivation
• OBJAŠNJENJE = explanation
• LJUBAV = love
• UPORNOST = perseverance
• INTERES = interest
• UBEDLJIVOST = persuasiveness
• MANIPULACIJA = manipulation 

Listening Comprehension Exercises in Serbian - Exercise

The Passive Voice in Serbian - Verb Forms

Let me give you some examples of the Passive Voice in Serbian, and then you can have fun practicing with a few Quizlet exercises!

• Zgrada je sagrađena prošle godine - the building was built last year
• Rata je uplaćena - the installment was paid
• Nove kancelarije su otvorene pre dva dana - the new offices were opened two days ago

1. OSNOVAN - OSNOVATI (TO ESTABLISH)
2. SMEŠTEN - SMESTITI (TO PLACE/LOCATE/SITUATE)
3. SAGRAĐEN - SAGRADITI (TO BUILD PERF.)
4. ZAVRŠEN - ZAVRŠITI (TO FINISH)
5. IZVEDEN - IZVESTI (TO UNDERTAKE/DO)
6. ORGANIZOVAN - ORGANIZOVATI (ORGANIZED)
7. SPISKAN - SPISKATI (TO SPEND=WASTE MONEY)
8. PRIHVAĆEN - PRIHVATITI (TO ACCEPT)
9. POVUČEN - POVUĆI (TO WITHDRAW)
10. UVRŠTEN - UVRSTITI (TO INCLUDE)
11. DOBIJEN - DOBITI (TO GET)
12. ANGAŽOVAN - ANGAŽOVATI (TO ENGAGE)
13. DAT - DATI (TO GIVE)
14. PRESELJEN - PRESELITI (TO MOVE)
15. PROCENJEN - PROCENITI (TO ESTIMATE)
16. UPLAĆEN - UPLATITI (TO PAY)
17. SPOMINJAN - SPOMINJATI (TO MENTION)
18. IMENOVAN - IMENTOVATI (TO NAME)
19. RASPISAN - RASPISATI (TO ANNOUNCE IN WRITTEN FORM)
20. ZADUŽEN - ZADUŽITI (TO BE IN CHARGE)
21. OTVOREN - OTVORITI (TO OPEN)
22. IZDVOJEN - IZDVOJITI (TO ALLOCATE)

The Passive Voice in Serbian - Exercises

Must and Had to in Serbian - Serbian 401 

Must be  = mora da je 

• Ako Dragana radi u operacionoj sali, znači da radi u bolnici i  može biti lekar, medicinska sestra ili anesteziolog. 
• Ako Zvonko radi u sudu, ali samo po pozivu, onda mora da je sudski veštak.
• Ako boris puno putuje, upoznaje puno uspešnih ljudi i mora da trenira mozak svakog dana, može biti ili menadžer/direktor ili simultani prevodilac. 

Must, Can and Mustn't in Serbian - Exercise

Serbian 301 - Asking Questions with Verbs which Require Accusative

In the previous lessons of Serbian 301, you practiced:

• using the accusative case of the nouns following the verb VIDETI = TO SEE
• using the relative clauses with KOJI /KOJA/ KOJI/ KOJE = who
• listening comprehension task in this post

Serbian 301 - Asking Questions

One of the best ways to practice different tenses is to contrast them.  Today, the focus is on the verb TO WORK = raditi. Can you figure out which one is PAST and which one is PRESENT tense?

1. Šta radiš?
2. Šta si radila?
3. Radimo u školi. 
4. Radili smo u bolnici. 
5. Sada ništa ne radim.
6. Nisam ništa radila.

Exercise with Present and Past of Raditi

Telling Time in Serbian - Exercises

Let's practice telling the time in Serbian with the following series of exercises:

Telling Time in Serbian - Learning

Telling Time in Serbian - Game

Telling Time in Serbian - Test

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

Locative Case Fun Way

Serbian 401 - Mala istorija Srbije, drugi deo

Sigurna sam da ste uživali vežbajući srpski uz Malu istoriju Srbije, prvi deo. Danas stiže drugi deo da vidim koliko se sećate i šta ste naučili do sada ;)

Mala istorija Srbije - vežba, Serbian 401

Perfective and imperfective "se" verbs in  Serbian 401 - Mala istorija Srbije, drugi deo

In Serbian 301 one is practicing to confidently ask and answer questions about some past tense events. This can be practiced in different ways:

• talking about your past, or past events in your life
• talking about your friends and family and their experiences
• retelling a short story that we have previously learnt
• retelling an interesting film/book plot

Retelling Story in Serbian - Song 

Retelling Story in Serbian

Retelling Story by asking questions

In the previous post we practiced the phrase "what's your name" or "how are you called" = "kako se zoveš" in Present Tense. Today we are practicing the same phrase but in the past tense with the family vocabulary :)

Zvati se in Past Tense - MATCH

Learning Zvati se in Past  

Test with zvati se in Past

It can be tricky to learn how to cope with some simple sentences and questions when this "se" word shows up. The best way to cope with it is to practice with a set of familiar phrases:

Word order with SE - Learn

Word order with SE - Flashcards

Word order with SE - Match