Learning Serbian /Croatian/Bosnian

Originally Posted by pthalo

šta znači "zmurila" ?

eh, googled some more and one dictionary said it mean "to squint". but does it have some slang meaning? "jesi li mene zmurila, a?" is the sentence i'm trying to understand.

Ćao!
žmurila is the past tense from žmuriti, for female.
žmuriti means to close your eyes wittingly and not to see. I don't know the verb in English, something like squint, but when you squint you can see something a little, they are partly shut (to squint into / against the sun * She was squinting through the keyhole) or to look in a different direction from the other eye.

to squint - žmirkati

Example:
Žmurila je i brojala do deset dok sam se ja krio.
She closed her eyes and counted till ten while I was hiding.

I don't know what exactly could that sentence means ( Have you tried to SOMETHING me? SOMETHING - to deceive maybe, or to imagine, something connected with closed eyes, but I really don't understand in which context is that said. )

Thanks for the help. I don't really understand the context either. I have a friend from Belgrade who sends me sms and I don't usually understand what she's trying to say, or I understand but I'm missing one main word (žmuriti in this case).

Originally Posted by pthalo

šta znači "zmurila" ?
"jesi li mene zmurila, a?" is the sentence i'm trying to understand.

I'm native serbian speaker and I don't have slightest idea what she/he meant.It's not even the slang, it simply doesn't make any sense no matter in which context is said.It's 100% meaningless.
It could be some kind of typing error though.

Ina explained what the word žmurila means,but you can't put it in that sentance.Maybe: "jesi li zbog mene žmurila"-"did you close your eyes because of me".

da, možda je nešto pogrešno tipkala. Znam da nije bilo odgovor na nešto što sam rekla, jer nismo se tipkali nekoliko dana... Samo nju ne razumem, i na forumu i preko sms. Razumem ono što ostalima kažu bez probleme. I ona zna da učim skoro 9 meseca... mogla bi da malo jednostavnije govori sa mnom... No, drago mi je što ne samo ja ne razumem nju.

Originally Posted by pthalo

da, možda je nešto pogrešno tipkala. Znam da nije bilo odgovor na nešto što sam rekla, jer nismo se tipkali nekoliko dana... Samo nju ne razumem, i na forumu i preko sms. Razumem ono što ostalima kažu bez probleme. I ona zna da učim skoro 9 meseca... mogla bi da malo jednostavnije govori sa mnom... No, drago mi je što ne samo ja ne razumem nju.

Vrlo dobro za nekoga ko uči srpski samo devet meseci.
Još samo malo padeže da savladaš i biće perfektno

Pthalo,

I have to agree with dok77, you are really good for someone learning for 9 months! Fair play to you missus! Ja učim 6 meseca, ali samo razumem nešto... ne znam da govorim mnogo.

This thread has helped me a lot though!

Best of luck!!!

Originally Posted by Nene

Pthalo,

I have to agree with dok77, you are really good for someone learning for 9 months! Fair play to you missus! Ja učim 6 meseca, ali samo razumem nešto... ne znam da govorim mnogo.

This thread has helped me a lot though!

Best of luck!!!

Ima vremena,samo opušteno

P.S.I must admit that I'm impressed with the fact that you are simultaneosly learning several languages.Just saw your post in spanish learning topic.
You actually speak five languages and learning 5 more ?!!!!!!
That's quite a talent you have

Pozdrav svima !!!

Jedan upis i na ovaj thread..cudno kako mı nıje ranıje naumpalo heh..uglavnom sam ısla na strane jezıke a zaboravıla sam svoj maternjı )
U svakom slucaju bıt ce mı drago ako mogu nekome pomocı..
Trenutno se usavrsavam u turskom jer me sudbına vamo bacıla u Tursku..a ınace poznajem engleskı, francuskı, arapskı,perzıjskı, spanskı...malo njemackog ı ıtalıjanskog...moglo bı se recı da sam zaljubljenık jezıka ( svıh vrsta )

Pa eto...feel free to ask )

hi guys...
i'd like to know if somebody could teach me the serbian grammar?

they translated the words of "necu dugo"
but didn't translate the title "necu dugo".

what's the meaning of "necu dugo" and some meaning of "ceca"?

thanks.

Originally Posted by razvodnik

they translated the words of "necu dugo"
but didn't translate the title "necu dugo".

what's the meaning of "necu dugo" and some meaning of "ceca"?

thanks.

necu dugo- I won't be long

ceca is the name of the singer in this case,and common nickname for the female name of Svetlana.

Originally Posted by PrincessMarina

hi guys...
i'd like to know if somebody could teach me the serbian grammar?

Well,grammar is not something you can learn from forum.We can give you some clarifications if needed,but you will have to learn basics.Try to grab some book or learning software or find internet site with serbian grammar.

Originally Posted by dok77

Ima vremena,samo opušteno

P.S.I must admit that I'm impressed with the fact that you are simultaneosly learning several languages.Just saw your post in spanish learning topic.
You actually speak five languages and learning 5 more ?!!!!!!
That's quite a talent you have

Thank you my friend!

I'd rather say it is more likely a hobby than a talent...
Unfortunately, as all the hobbies require a lot of time, the language study is not an exception. Lol!
It's definitely not something you can afford while having a full time job or small kids for instance.

@dok77: do you know some good sites or some good books?

thanks dok77

Originally Posted by PrincessMarina

@dok77: do you know some good sites or some good books?

Unfortunatly ,no.

Pthalo and Nene are learning successfully so you should ask them for learning material.
Obviously,as native Serb I didn't have any need to search for those.
Sorry.

what kind of material is that??

No panic guys! I'll tell you how I started...
It depends where you live and whether you can get proper grammar books. If you can't then you simply start learning basic vocabulary and phrases on this forum (start from page one). Once you have some vocabulary, you are ready to learn the grammar...

You can always ask a question or simply just share your progress on this forum.

Best of luck!!!

Originally Posted by PrincessMarina

hi guys...
i'd like to know if somebody could teach me the serbian grammar?

Hi Marina! Here are some links:
http://www.funkyserbian.com/
http://www.serbianschool.com/
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw...=learn+serbian

Maybe you could go to a bookstore in your city and search through the language section, maybe they have some grammar books there?

Cao, Maja

thanks for answering my question.
and also thanks for the links