BASIC SERBIAN

Teach yourself serbian

P. pdf 15, 16
VOCATIVE: masculine names/nouns ending
in consonant have vocative in E:
Miloe, Milane, Nenade, Filipe, doktore,
gospodine.
Surnames ending in I have vocative in U
Gospodine Petroviu, gospodine Lukiu.
The same is with the foreign names: Tome,
Done

Vocative with the feminine

nouns
Feminine names/nouns ending in A
usuallz remain the same: Ivana,
Katarina, Marija, Vesna
There are some exceptions when their
vocative is in O: Slaa-Slao, MajaMajo, gospoa-gospoo
There are some exceptions when their
vocative is in E: Milica-Milice, SlavicaSlavice, gospoica-gospoice

Possessives

Moj
Tvoj
Njegov
Njen
Na
Va
Njihov

Exercices 1:

Ja sam Jelena. _____ ime je Jelena. Kako je _____ ime?

Ti si Zoran. ______ ime je Zoran.
On je iz Srbije. ______ zemlja je Srbija.
Ona je iz Maarske. ____ zemlja je Maarska.
Mi smo iz Nemake. ____ zemlja je Nemaka.
Oni su lekari. ______ profesija je medicina.
Oni su mu i ena. _____ sin je Milan.

I am Jelena. My name is Jelena. What is your name?

You are Zoran. Your name is Zoran.
He is from Serbia. His country is Serbia.
She is from Hungary. Her country is Hungary.
We are from Germany. Our country is Germany.
They are doctors. Their profession is medicine.
They are husband and wife. Their son is Milan

Exercices 2:
homework p. 57 Serbian for complete
beginners

This is my book.
This is his coffee.
This is your camera.

Ovo
Ovo
Ovo
Ovo
Ovo
Ovo
Ovo
Ovo
Ovo

je
je
je
je
je
je
je
je
je

__________
__________
__________
__________
__________
__________
__________
__________
__________

knjiga. (ja)
kafa. (on)
foto-aparat. (ti)
dete. (vi)
fotografija. (ona)
sendvi. (ti)
selo. (ja)
lekar. (mi)
profesor. (ona)

This is your child.

This is her photo.
This
This
This
This

is
is
is
is

your sandwich.
my village.
our doctor.
her professor.

Family members:
Majka/mama
Otac/tata
Mu, ena
Brat, Sestra
Zet, Snaja
Baba, Deda
Tetka, Tea
Stric, Strina
Ujak, Ujna

Sestra, brat od
tetke/ujaka/strica
Sestri, sestriina
Bratanac, bratanica
Svekar, svekrva

HOMEWORK

COUNTRIES/HABITANTS/LANGUAGES
COUNTRY

CAPITAL CITY

HABITANT

LANGUAGE

Srbija

Beograd

Srbin/Srpkinja

Srpski

Amerika

Vaington

Amerikanac/
Amerikanka

Engleski

panija

Madrid

panac/panjol
ka

panski

Rusija

Moskva

Rus/Ruskinja

Ruski

Italija

Rim

Italijan/Italijank
a

Italijanski

Nemaka

Berlin

Nemac/Nemica

Nemaki

Engleska

London

Englez/Engleski
nja

Engleski

Francuska

Pariz

Francuz/
Francuskinja

Francuski

Japan

Tokio

Japanac/Japank
a

Japanski

Kina

Peking

Kinez/Kineskinja kineski

GOOGLE IT!
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Canada, Denmark, Poland, Greece,
Netherlands and some other country
you would like to know
Teach youself serbian p. 24
Past tense

Hrvat, Hrvatica
Maar, Maarica
Brazilac, Brazilka
Peruanac, Peruanka
Indijac, Indijka
Indijanac, Indijanka
Kanaanin, Kanaanka
Danac, Dankinja
Poljak, Poljakinja
Grk, Grkinja
Holananin, Holananka