Pronunciation of Serbian R

   Letter R is the only letter in Serbian alphabet which might be both - a vowel and a consonant. Normally it's a consonant. But when there is no other vowel in a group of consonants, R takes over that role.       There are some facts and tricks which might be helpful...

Future Tense in Serbian Language with Exercises

future tense We can make future tense in two ways: 1)   With shorter form of auxiliary verb ‘hteti’   (ću, ćeš, će, ćemo, ćete, će) + infinitive (basic form of the verb). Example: Future tense of the verb PISATI        1.  ću...

Improve Your Spoken Serbian - Speaking Topics for Intermediate Level

You are learning Serbian for a while and you feel confident when it is about grammar rules, writing or understanding. But when you need to communicate in a real life, you are experiencing some difficulties and you are a little bit discouraged by that.  If that is the case, the solution is...

Serbian Present Tense: 3rd Person Plural

Serbian present tense is not very difficult for understanding and remembering. The only part that might make certain difficulty to the Serbian learners is the form for 3rd person plural. Let’s repeat the endings: Singular: -M, -Š, -O, Plural: -MO, -TE, -U/-E/-JU. These endings...

Past Tense in Serbian Language with Exercises

PAST TENSE – PROŠLO VREME The tenses in Serbian language might be simple or complex. Past tense belongs to the group of complex tenses, because it is made of two verbs (an auxiliary verb and an ordinary verb).   When you want to make past tense in Serbian language, you will use: 1)...

Cyrillic for Children 3 - Ћирилица за децу 3 - Ćirilica za decu 3

Да ли Ваше дете жели да научи ћирилицу, али на интернету не може наћи задатке за свој ниво? Ево једног лаког вежбања које га може подстаћи и охрабрити у учењу. Encourage your child to learn Serbian Cyrillic with Serbian teacher online. Which Cyrillic letters are missing ?Која ћирилична слова недостају...

Modal Constructions in Serbian Language

In everyday conversations, we very often use modal constructions.The formula for making modal construction in present tense in Serbian language is: MODAL VERB + DA + VERB  Modal verbs in every language are the verbs which usually demand other verb. Like in English examples: I have to...

Easy and Difficult in Serbian Language

Is it difficult to learn Serbian language ?  Depends. Some areas are easy and some are difficult; just like in many other languages. If you want to learn easy language, learn Esperanto. But, unfortunately, you probably won't find too many people to talk with. It's a shame, Esperanto is a wonderful...

Cyrillic for Children 2 - Ćirilica za decu 2 - Ћирилица за децу 2

Да ли Ваше дете жели да научи ћирилицу, али на интернету не може наћи задатке за свој ниво? Ево једног лаког вежбања које га може подстаћи и охрабрити у учењу. Encourage your child to learn Serbian online with purple bear.  Уколико желите још вежбања попут овог, пишите ми на kratkeprice@gmail.com...

SERBIAN CASES - Most Common Declensions

Do you have trouble with cases? Just like any other person in a world who has ever learnt Serbian language.  This is a small HELP for you - examples of typical and most common declensions of nouns for all three genders. Would you like to know MORE about cases? Write to Serbian teacher online....

How it works - Kako to funkcioniše

How it works? Simple! First we have introductory (free) conversation. In it you tell me what is your purpose and goal in learning Serbian, how far do you want to go, and do you have some previous knowledge or not at all.  Then we agree on weekly term for the lesson and the way of payment...

Privatni Skajp časovi

Kako to funkcioniše ? Jednostavno! Prvo imamo uvodni (besplatni) razgovor preko Skajpa. Tada mi Vi kažete za koje svrhe Vam je potreban srpski jezik, da li imate neko predznanje ili ne i koji je Vaš cilj - do kog nivoa govorenja i pisanja srpskog jezika želite da stignete. Onda se dogovorimo...

Exercise - 'Da li' sentences (Intermediate level)

Learn how to make questions in Serbian. 'Da li' sentences are the basic way of asking question, when the expected answer is Yes or No. They always start with 'da li' and it's easier to make them in Serbian than in English.  Common formulas:              ...

PREDNOSTI ČASOVA PREKO INTERNETA - THE ADVANTAGES OF ONLINE LESSONS

THE ADVANTAGES OF ONLINE LESSONS Learning via Skype is not new. For decades people all over the world learn foreign language, how to play an instrument or have business interviews via Skype or via similar tools. Even so, some people are still skeptical about this method. Here are few reasons...

Swearing in Serbian Language – Psovke u srpskom jeziku

In this post I will translate and explain few Serbian common swearwords. If you think that this is a trivial topic, I will remind you of a great reformer of Serbian language in 19th century, Vuk Stefanović Karadžić. He was also very much interested in swearwords, and gave to this topic lot of...

Useful Phrases in Serbian language

Here are some useful phrases which you may use in everyday life.   Dobar dan.  Kako ste?  Nije loše.  Hvala, dobro sam.  Izvinite gospodine, gde je ulica Majke Jevrosime?  Izvinite, koliko je sati?  Dajte mi dve karte do Novog Sada.  Doviđenja.  Konobar, želela bih da naručim.  Ko je ona lepa devojka?  Hvala puno.  Vozite...

Top Ten Reasons to Learn Serbian

Top 10 razloga za učenje srpskog jezika My job is to teach Serbian as a foreign language and very often I hear the question: 'Sorry, but why would someone learn Serbian?' Hmm... Ok, you asked for this post. 1) To be able to understand Balkan sense of humor  People on the Balkans make...