Colloquial Serbian: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed by an experienced teacher to provide a step-by-step course to Serbian as it is written and spoken today.
Combining a clear, practical and accessible style with a methodical and thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Serbian in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required. Colloquial Serbian is exceptional; each unit presents a wealth of grammatical points that are reinforced with a wide range of exercises for regular practice. A full answer key, a grammar summary, bilingual glossaries and English translations of dialogues can be found at the back as well as useful vocabulary lists throughout.
Key features include:
A clear, user-friendly format designed to help learners progressively build up their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills
Jargon-free, succinct and clearly structured explanations of grammar
An extensive range of focused and dynamic supportive exercises
Realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of narrative situations
Helpful cultural points about life in Serbia
An overview of the sounds of Serbian
Balanced, comprehensive and rewarding, Colloquial Serbian is an indispensable resource both for independent learners and students taking courses in Serbian.
Audio material to accompany the course is available to download free in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills.
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John and Angela Brown are travelling to Belgrade. As the plane touches down, Angelaâs neighbour speaks to her. What is his name?
(A)
MILAN:
Dobar dan.
ANÄELA:
Dobar dan.
MILAN:
Ja sam Milan JovanoviÄ.
ANÄELA:
Ja sam AnÄela Braun, a ovo je moj muĹž, DĹžon.
MILAN:
Drago mi je. Dobro doĹĄli u Beograd!
Vocabulary
a
and/but
dan
day
dobar (m.)
good
dobro doĹĄli
welcome
drago mi je
pleased to meet you (lit. âit is dear to meâ)
ja je moj
I is my (m.)
muĹž
husband
ovo
his (n.)
sam
am
u
to, into
(B) Cyrillic
Vocabulary
da
yes
Englez
an English person
mi
we
smo
are (1st pers. pl.)
Srbin
a Serb (pl. Srbi)
ste
are (2nd pers. pl.)
vi
you (2nd pers. pl.)
zar ne?
arenât you? (isnât it? etc.)
Language points 1
Greetings
Dobar dan âgood dayâ is used as the basic greeting for most of the day. The phrase for âgood morningâ â dobro jutro â is used only up to about 10 a.m., and that for âgood eveningâ â dobro veÄe â after about 6 p.m. Informal greetings are: zdravo, Äao.
Personal pronouns
Singular
Plural
1st
ja
I
mi
we
2nd
ti
you (familiar)
vi
you (formal, polite)
3rd
on
he
oni
they (m. or mixed gender)
ona
she
one
they (f.)
ono
it
ona
they (n.)
Notice the two different words for âyouâ. Ti is the familiar singular form, used for family, contemporaries, close friends, colleagues, children and animals. Vi is used for more...
Table of contents
Cover
Half Title
The Colloquial Series
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Map of Serbia
Introduction
Table of pronunciation and alphabets
1 Upoznavanje Meeting
2 Putnici idu u hotel The travellers go to the hotel
