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Friday, May 15, 2009

Idiot's Guide to the Cyrillic Alphabet

Serbian Cyrillic Alphabet

During my sojourn in Montenegro, I encountered both the use of Latin and Cyrillic versions of the alphabet. This was a great opportunity to pick up and understand more of the Cyrillic alphabet.

Signs for streets & squares were in the Cyrillic alphabet, which is based on the one sound, one letter system. I had a steep learning curve in reading Cyrillic, particularly when I was trying to read the inscriptions on the Partizan memorials for my English compatriots!

Serbian Cyrillic Alphabet

Now I am sharing with you, dear blog readers, on how I started to learn the Cyrillic alphabet. I found it easier by breaking down the alphabet into sections. All in all, it took me just over 1 hour to get myself acquainted with the alphabet.
Click here to hear the audio

ћирилица

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THE FRIENDLY LETTERS (As they are exactly the same as in the latin alphabet)

K M T O A E J

Examples words: ATOM, MAJKA

THE FALSE FRIENDS (Be aware - although they look the same as their counterparts in the latin alphabet, they represent different letters!).

В P С X У
V R S H U

Can you work out the following words?

CECTPA, BУK, BPATA

THE COMMON CYRILLIC CORE (That's what I call these set of letters as they are common to other Cyrillic based languages).

Б Г Д 3 Л П Ф И H Ж Ч Ш ц

B G D Z L P F I N ž č Š C

Here are some means of transportation:

BOЗ

БРOД

TAKCИ

AУTOБУC

ABИОН
and some other words

XBAЛA
ДAН
KPEBET
ПЕКAРA
KAПУЋИНО
ЧAJ
ЖИВОТ
ПОШТA
БУЛEBAP
ЛЕП

THE SERBIAN CYRILLIC SET (Unique to the language and quite distinct).

Џ Ђ Ћ Љ Њ
Dž Đ Ć LJ NJ

Here are a selection of words for you to work out:

HOЋ
ЉУБАВ
ЂAK
ЏEMПEP
KOЊ

The sort order of the ćirilica (ћирилица) alphabet:
Cyrillic order (called Azbuka (азбука): А Б В Г Д Ђ Е Ж З И Ј К Л Љ М Н Њ О П Р С Т Ћ У Ф Х Ц Ч Џ Ш

The sort order of the latinica (латиница) alphabet:
Latin order (called Abeceda (абецеда): A B C Č Ć D Dž Đ E F G H I J K L Lj M N Nj O P R S Š T U V Z Ž

The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet is based on the simple principle of:

"write as you speak and read as it is written"

Пиши као што говориш и читај како је написано.

Piši kao što govoriš i čitaj kako je napisano.

Don't forget that there's always Serbian Phrases List in the Cyrillic version with slow pronunciation ! Those who know how to write "FaithfulFollower" in Serbian (in the Latin alphabet) will get a significant discount :)

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!

Serbian for Beginners in Cyrillic and Latin Alphabet

Marina Serbian for beginners ,

Yesterday I made two brand new Quizlet exercises as a follow up of the following video Serbian exercise for beginners, both in the Serbian Cyrillic script and Latin alphabet.

If you are not sure what some words mean, do check them out with the following flash cards:

Once you feel confident about the meaning of the words, feel free to do the following exercises in the Cyrillic script:

or Latin Alphabet:

How to Congratulate Orthodox Christmas in Serbian?

Marina Božić , Christmas in Serbian

Merry Christmas to everyone celebrating it today! Today and in the next seven days, until Serbian New Year, I want to give you a Christmas gift of a free online course!

I also want to share with you the best Christmas SMS or IMs to be sent on this day which I found on various websites:

Christmas SMS for religious family and friends

In the Cyrillic Script via Duhoviti website

Лепшег јутра од данашњег нема, ко је верник за Божић се спрема. Срце твоје љубав нека води, мир Божији и Христос се роди! Ту где се бадњак данас ложи, у том дому срећа нек се множи, нека срећна звезда кроз живот вас води Мир Божији и Христос се роди!

In the Latin Alphabet

Lepšeg jutra od današnjeg nema, ko je vernik za Božić se sprema. Srce tvoje ljubav neka vodi, mir Božiji i Hristos se rodi!

Tu gde se badnjak danas loži, u tom domu sreća nek se množi, neka srećna zvezda kroz život vas vodi Mir Božiji i Hristos se rodi!

Informal Christmas SMS

In the Cyrillic Script via Opušteno

Догорева Бадњак свети и полако ватром тиња, пуно здравља и среће желим теби и твојима. Христос се роди! Срећан Божић!

In the Latin Alphabet

Dogoreva Badnjak sveti i polako vatrom tinja, puno zdravlja i sreće želim tebi i tvojima. Hristos se rodi! Srećan Božić!

Formal Christmas SMS

In the Cyrillic Script via Stihovi

Нек Вам сребрне зраке Божићног јутра под бором осветле поклон исплетен од здравља, среће, мира и љубави… Срећан Божић!

In the Latin Alphabet

Nek Vam srebrne zrake Božićnog jutra pod borom osvetle poklon ispleten od zdravlja, sreće, mira i ljubavi… Srećan Božić!

Introduction to Serbian Phrases

Marina Serbian language 365 , Serbian phrases

Since there'll be more visitors to Serbia in the upcoming period, I decided to launch the complete course called Serbian Phrases (this is a free e-book). In the meantime I want to show you one of the recordings:

and the structure of the course, which is divided into fifteen sections or topics. Each topic has the following structure:

Slowly read phrases - video lesson
Listed phrases as a pdf file, both in Cyrillic and Latin alphabet
Slowly read phrases with Cyrillic text
Dialogue AB
Dialogue A
Dialogue B

Serbian Phrases in Cyrillic and Latin script with slow pronunciation

Phrases in Serbian

Learning to Conjugate in Serbian - To Have Breakfast

Marina learning to conjugate ,

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:

Latin Alphabet to/from Cyrillic Serbian Script

Marina Serbian proverbs ,

Here comes a great link to script conversion. I needed some urgent Latin to Cyrillic script conversion yesterday night, and after trying out a few sites, this one proved to be the best.

So, let's try it out by rewriting the following Serbian proverb from the Cyrillic script into Latin Alphabet:

Ко не плати руком, он ће душом.

Now let's translate the phrase to English using online dictionaries (you might get different funny sentences):

1. Who do not pays handful , him will sweetheart.
2. Who doesn't pay the hand, it is soul.

Well, does it make sense? Does anyone have an idea what the correct translation is?

Advanced Serbian exercises - Sixth June

Marina Advanced Serbian , daily Serbian

I have always enjoyed doing short tasks based on authentic news and fun texts. That is why I want to create and share with you the same kind of exercises based on daily news, both in the Latin alphabet and Cyrillic script. Today I'm sharing with you one of the common news section called "Dogodilo se na današnji dan" - "On this day in history" from KratkeVesti :)

Cyrillic version Latin alphabet version

Serbian Language 365 - Phrases for Giving Directions

Marina free Serbian lessons , how to learn Serbian

About two years ago I was tinkering with the free version of Camtasia for a month. The result was one part of the Serbian phrase course, covering three topics, both in the Latin alphabet and Cyrillic script. Now when I look back on my early works, I'm quite disappointed and I recon it's high time I made much clearer video lessons with better background music and wide scope of topics. I bet you agree :)

In the meantime, I'm sure you'll find these two videos covering "Giving directions in Serbian" useful.

Serbian Phrases free e-book

Places in the city in the Cyrillic script:

Giving directions in the Latin alphabet:

Lesson 1 - Serbian Alphabet

Marina cyrillic , Serbian alphabet

Take a look at the Cyrillic( Ćirilica) and Latin (Latinica) scripts which we have and repeat the letters one by one. For the sake of easy learning and translation to English, I use the Latin alphabet, but you can always print both on one page and keep it handy. If you hava a colour printer, you can use this link to print it on one A4 page.

There is one more explanation, where you can clearly hear and see the letters of both alphabets Link 1.:

For more videos check out my Youtube channel SerbianLessons!

Let's Practise Greetings in Serbian

Marina Greetings in Serbian ,

After learning how to pronounce the greetings in Serbian, you are surely ready to do this interactive exercise :)

Wild Animals in Serbian

Marina animals in Serbian , Serbian vocabulary

Before we start practicing the Accusative and Genitive case with animals, let's learn a set of words in a fun way. This is a drag and drop exercise which will help you learn the words both in the Latin alphabet and Cyrillic script. Have fun! (make sure you pull the word a bit further to the left of the designated square in order for it to "catch" it).

Let's listen to the video lesson where I am playing this game:

I am sure that now you are ready to do the following exercise:

Learning Serbian Cyrillic with Easy to Read Books

Marina easy Serbian , Practice Serbian Cyrillic Script

I am happy to announce that my third book with easy texts both in Cyrillic and Latin alphabet, Who is Who, has been published!

Let me remind you of the first two books, which you can read along with me on my Youtube channel and Patreon page:

Easy to Read - Šta možemo da vidimo na selu?

This book called "What you can see on the farm" is just the first part of the series covering animal and farm vocabulary, together with the most common verbs in Serbian.

Easy to Read - Gde je ključ?

In this second book, Where is the Key? I continue using the most common verbs which require the accusative case. We are also practicing introducing ourselves and our friends. There is also a task for you to find ONE hidden key. If you are having problems finding it, do let me know!

Easy to Read - Ko je ko?

In the third book, Who is Who, we are dealing with some similar names like Jovan and Jovana or Ivan and Ivana. Since they can be a bit confusing, we are trying to figure out who is who, by following our friends in search of one another. At the end of the book there is an Activity book where you need to find the hidden page numbers... a little bit of Locative case will always prove useful in the days to come :D

The Fourth Easy to Read book

The name of the fourth book is "What we like" and it is all about games and seasons we like. It is to be published in October. This one is the easiest of all, and I am sure you'll love it! Watch this space :D

Serbian Cyrillic Game

Marina cyrillic , Cyrillic script

There are plenty of videos where you can hear and see how Serbian Cyrillic letters are written and spelled. In this video you can see how fun it can be to match the Latin alphabet letters with their Cyrillic counterparts - pure learning while playing :)

Colours in Serbian with YleeKids

Marina colors in Serbian , Colours in Serbian

While creating another Serbian lesson for kids, I came across a very useful song which can teach you how to pronounce the colours (boje) clearly.

Colours in Serbian

Latin Alphabet version

Prvi deo

Crveni auto x2
Zeleni auto x2
Plavi auto x2
Žuti auto x2
Crni auto x2
Ljubičasti auto x2
Roza auto x2
Narandžasti auto x2
Braon (smeđi) auto x2
Beli auto x2

Drugi deo 2:30

Šta je ovo? Jedna knjiga. Koje boje je ta knjiga? Crvene je boje baš kao i moj krevet.
Šta je ovo? Jedno drvo. Koje boje je to drvo? Zelene je boje da li vidiš? Da vidim.
Šta je ovo? Jedan limun. Koje boje je taj limun? Žute boje baš, kao puding naš.
Šta je ovo? Kutijica. Koje je boje kutijica? Narandžaste baš kao i lisica.

***

Šta je ovo? Jedna olovka. Koje je boje olovka? Boje je plave, znam, znam da je, šta je.
Šta je ovo? Jedan šešir. Koje je boje taj šešir. Crne boje baš, kao i mačor naš.
Šta je ovo? Jedno jaje. Koje boje je to jaje? Bele je boje, znam, znam da je, šta je.
Šta je ovo? Ovo jedan miš. Koje boje je taj miš? Braon kao kuća ovde pored.

Treći deo 3:45

Deda ima mali žuti auto. x3 Mali žuti auto x2
Deda ima mali crveni auto x3 Mali crveni auto x2
Deda ima mali plavi auto x3 Mali plavi auto x2
Deda ima mali crni auto x3 Mali crni auto x2
Deda ima mali zeleni auto x3 Mali zeleni auto x2

Četvrti deo 8:00

Crveni x3 je krug, crveni, crveni je krug
Plavi x3 je krug, plavi je, plavi je krug
Žut x3 krug, žut je, žut je krug
Crvena x2 jabuka je crvena x3, jabuka je crvena, crvena, crvena
Plava x2 lopta je plava x3, lopta je plava, plava, plava
Zeleno x2 drvo je zeleno x3, drvo je zeleno, zeleno, zeleno
Žut x2 limun je žut x3, limun je žut, žut, žut
Narandžaste x2 boje je sok x 4
Crni x2 šešir je crni x3, šešir je crni, crni, crni

Serbian Cyrillic Script Version

Први део

Црвени ауто x2

Зелени ауто x2

Плави ауто x2

Жути ауто x2

Црни ауто x2

Љубичасти ауто x2

Роза ауто x2

Наранџасти ауто x2

Браон (смеђи) ауто x2

Бели ауто x2

Други део 2:30

Шта је ово? Једна књига. Које боје је та књига? Црвене је боје баш као и мој кревет.

Шта је ово? Једно дрво. Које боје је то дрво? Зелене је боје да ли видиш? Да видим.

Шта је ово? Један лимун. Које боје је тај лимун? Жуте боје баш, као пудинг наш.

Шта је ово? Кутијица. Које је боје кутијица? Наранџасте баш као и лисица.

***

Шта је ово? Једна оловка. Које је боје оловка? Боје је плаве, знам, знам да је, шта је. Шта је ово? Један шешир. Које је боје тај шешир. Црне боје баш, као и мачор наш. Шта је ово? Једно јаје. Које боје је то јаје? Беле је боје, знам, знам да је, шта је. Шта је ово? Ово један миш. Које боје је тај миш? Браон као кућа овде поред.

Трећи део 3:45

Деда има мали жути ауто. x3 Мали жути ауто x2

Деда има мали црвени ауто x3 Мали црвени ауто x2

Деда има мали плави ауто x3 Мали плави ауто x2

Деда има мали црни ауто x3 Мали црни ауто x2

Деда има мали зелени ауто x3 Мали зелени ауто x2

Четврти део 8:00

Црвени x3 је круг, црвени, црвени је круг

Плави x3 је круг, плави је, плави је круг

Жут x3 круг, жут је, жут је круг

Црвена x2 јабука је црвена x3, јабука је црвена, црвена, црвена

Плава x2 лопта је плава x3, лопта је плава, плава, плава

Зелено x2 дрво је зелено x3, дрво је зелено, зелено, зелено

Жут x2 лимун је жут x3, лимун је жут, жут, жут

Наранџасте x2 боје је сок x 4

Црни x2 шешир је црни x3, шешир је црни, црни, црни

Easy Texts in Serbian Cyrillic Script

Marina Activator Video Lessons , cyrillic

I believe many of you interested in learning to read the Serbian Cyrillic script have enjoyed an excellent blog post by Nat, published back in 2009. Now, if you'd like to practise reading, I'm adding all the easy texts both in the Latin Alphabet and Cyrillic script into Serbian101 and Serbian102 courses:

How to practice Serbian - Ideas and Links

Marina how to learn Serbian , serbian

Practicing Serbian Daily

Let me share with you a few good posts and resources with great ideas how to learn and practice Serbian on a daily basis:

With Youtube videos
Practicing Pronunciation
Listening to Serbian authentic resources
Doing exercises on my old website SerbianLesson.com and a new one SerbianLessons.com
Practicing reading easy and fun books in Serbian Cyrillic and Latin alphabet
Joining one of my Serbian language learning courses on Udemy

Greetings from Genitive - Part 2

Marina easy Serbian , Genetive in Serbian

If you really had fun learning Genitive yesterday, I'm sure you'll have a blast today:

As you can see, there's a bunch of characters speaking to you in Serbian (written both in the Cyrillic and Latin alphabet :) Because they are talking about where they are right now, they are using (guess what?) the Genitive case. Now, I have a few tasks for you. Let's find out:

A. Who is saying what? = Ko šta kaže?

Sunce kaže:
Majmun kaže:
Ptica kaže:
Dečko kaže:

B. Where are = Gde su...

dečko (a boy)
devojčica (a girl)
pingvin (a penguin)
ptica (a bird)
majmun (a monkey)
sunce (the sun)
mačka (a cat)

C. One Cyrillic text is missing - which one? Write it in the comment below:

Serbian Genitive with Sg. Feminine Nouns

I hope you have mastered your Genitive with Sg. Masc. nouns. That's why we are working on the nouns which are Fem. Sg. today. Look at the examples:

Ja sam iznad zgrade! Ko sam ja? Da li sam ja ptica?
Danas sam ispred zgrade! Ko sam ja? Da li sam ja mačka?
Oni su iznad mene! Ko su oni? Ko sam ja?
On nije iznad mačke! Ja sam iznad mačke! Ko sam ja?

What happens with the following nouns?

zgrada = building
ptica = bird
mačka = cat
devojčica = girl
voda = water

when they follow the prepositions:

iznad = above or over
ispod = below or under
iz = from
pored = near or beside

By looking the examples, you can see that the final -a disappears, becoming an -e:

Iznad zgradE = above the building
Ispod pticE = under the bird
Pored mačkE = beside the cat
Iza devojčicE = behind the girl
Iznad vodE = above the water

Asking simple questions with the verb TO BE in Serbian

I am sure you have noticed two types of questions in this exercise:

Wh-? questions: Ko sam ja = Who am I and Ko su oni? Who are they?
Yes-no questions: Da li sam ja pingvin? = Am I a penguin?

With the verb to be=biti, it is obvious that there is

a wh-? question word before an inversion (ja sam becomes KO sam ja)
da li question phrase before an inversion (ja sam becomes DA LI sam ja)

Yes, it's that simple :)

Rešenje = Solution

Now that you understand EVERYTHING, it's time to solve the mystery...

Serbian Verbs Conjugated - To Live

Marina serbian conjugations ,

I have tried to make simple conjugation videos before, but was never satisfied with what they looked and sounded like. Last week, thanks to my dedicated patrons on Patreon and my students of Serbian whom I've been teaching for years, I was able to afford the first professional version of the software which I have always dreamt of. HVALA!!!

How do you like my first pro conjugation video?

Now that I have all the tools, I am sure you'll all enjoy my short video lessons about:

verb conjugations in Serbian, both in the Cyrillic and Latin alphabet.
short video stories, based on the video with conjugations
short dialogues based on the texts and Serbian Phrases
videos explaining Serbian idioms
easy Serbian songs and chants for kids

Još jednom ogromno hvala mojim dragim pratiocima i učenicima koji pomažu održavanje ovog bloga i sve bolji kvalitet video lekcija srpskog jezika. Moje nove lekcije će izgledati super zahvaljujući Mirku, Milici i Milenki, Lari, Matiji, Dejanu i Danijeli, Marion, Pavlu, Dejvidu, Niku i Dženi i Jani!!!

Step by Step Serbian

Marina Free lessons of Serbian , free Serbian lessons

Why Step by Step Serbian?

Having made hundreds of quizzes and exercises in Serbian, I thought of posting them here on this blog on a daily basis, starting from the easiest ones. This will make it easier for you to learn regularly and have some kind of continuity.

All you have to do is to follow:

this blog
my Facebook page
join Quizlet, if you want your result to be recorded, otherwise it is free of charge

I also want to connect each post with the previous lessons covering the same topic, so you can practise using different materials (which are hidden in this ten year old blog). So, let's start!

How Step by Step Serbian?

Let's start with the alphabets used in the Serbian language: Ćirilica and Latinica

First, you can read more about these two alphabets in the previous posts:

Listening and seeing both alphabets, published back in 2008 :)
Super easy guide to Serbian Cyrillic Script, from 2009
Switching from the Latin alphabet to the Cyrillic script and back, dated 2010

Once you are acquainted with the theoretical part, let's play:

Serbian History Exercise with Video - Part one

Marina Advanced Serbian , comprehension exercises

While watching the video try to figure our which sentences I changed and which synonims I used. You can also try to solve which numbers 1- 5 are missing. After the careful comparison, try to do the additional exercises:

with numbers and adjectives (in the Latin alphabet)
with nouns (the Cyrillic script - still under construction)

Godine .1. slovenska plemena su našla novu domovinu na teritoriji nekadašnjeg vizantijskog Ilirika.

Od reka Save i Dunava pa sve do Peloponeza, Sloveni su pronašli domovinu. Te teritorije na kojima žive Sloveni, vizantijski pisci zovu Sklavinijama. To su plemenski organizovane oblasti u kojima je središnja vlast poglavara ograničena.

Nekadašnja metropola Ilirika ostaće kod Slovena poznata kao Caričin Grad. Imena stotine vizantijskih gradova biće zauvek izgubljena - a sećanja na njih zameniće opšti slovenski pojam za napušten grad "gradina" ili "gradište".

Učeni vizantijski pesnik, Georgije Pisida u Carigradu , piše stihove o teškim vremenima koji su zadesila njegovu zemlju. U jednom stihu kaže da se i Varvari međusobno bore: Avar ubija Slovena i potom biva ubijen - i time su ometeni u vođenju jedinstvene borbe. Na osnovu ovog usamljenog podatka, pretpostavlja se da je .2. godine, nakon neuspele avarsko-slovenske opsade Carigrada, došlo do značajnih sukoba Avara i Slovena.

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Friday, May 15, 2009

Serbian Cyrillic Alphabet

Serbian Cyrillic Alphabet

Monday, February 15, 2016

Thursday, January 07, 2016

Christmas SMS for religious family and friends

Informal Christmas SMS

Formal Christmas SMS

Sunday, June 02, 2013

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Learning to Conjugate in Serbian

Learning to Conjugate in Latin Script

Learning to Conjugate in Cyrillic

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Tuesday, June 06, 2017

Cyrillic version Latin alphabet version

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Friday, August 01, 2008

Tuesday, August 02, 2011

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Monday, September 30, 2019

Easy to Read - Šta možemo da vidimo na selu?

Easy to Read - Gde je ključ?

In this second book, Where is the Key? I continue using the most common verbs which require the accusative case. We are also practicing introducing ourselves and our friends. There is also a task for you to find ONE hidden key. If you are having problems finding it, do let me know!

Easy to Read - Ko je ko?

The Fourth Easy to Read book

Tuesday, December 04, 2018

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Colours in Serbian

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Practicing Serbian Daily

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Serbian Genitive with Sg. Feminine Nouns

Asking simple questions with the verb TO BE in Serbian

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