Learning Serbian /Croatian/Bosnian

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  1. Sochko's Avatar

    Sochko said:

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    Sure, no problem You are right, it's not fair if we speak in Serbian only, there are other members who maybe don't understand.
    So, Vlada, let's respect the ones who don't speak Sebian. (it may include me as well )
    Vlada already started with some basics. He'll go on as soon as he finds the workbook from primary school. lol Just kidding ;D
    I'd like to practise my Serbian too, so it would be nice if we had a separate thread for Serbian speaking only...
    'I have a cane and I know how to use it.'
     
  2. Spring's Avatar

    Spring said:

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    You can chit-chat in Serbian in this topic http://www.allthelyrics.com/forum/sl...ussions-4.html (like its name says )
    It's off topic so everything is acceptable there.. I suppose there's no need for another Serbian off topic
     
  3. Sochko's Avatar

    Sochko said:

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    Aaaaaaah, how come I haven't noticed it before? Shame on me. :P
    Thanks
    'I have a cane and I know how to use it.'
     
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    ale-HH said:

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    hey,i wanna learn serbian too !
    Ας τους να λένε και να φωνάζουν.
    Άσε τις φήμες να οργιάζουν.
    Όλα τα κρίνουν, όλα τους φταίνε.
    Ας τους, λοιπόν , να λένε
     
  5. Vlada's Avatar

    Vlada said:

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    Ok, for those who don't know to speak serbian yet, let's continue
     
  6. Vlada's Avatar

    Vlada said:

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    Hello - Zdravo

    Good morning - Dobro jutro

    Good afternoon - Dobar dan (Good day)

    God evening - Dobro veče (č = ch (CHoose)

    Good night - Laku noć (ć is similar to č but softly, something like tj...like when you say Nice to meeT You...)

    Welcome - Dobro došli (š = sh)

    How are you - Kako si?

    I'm fine - Dobro sam

    Thank you - Hvala




    It's enough for today
     
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    if kako si means how are you then what does kako ste mean?
    Bio je Novembar 2009 godine, zamišljao sam kako hodaš ulicom Bana Jelačića cipelama od zmijske kože..
     
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    Zise_ti_zoi said:

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zvezda View Post
    if kako si means how are you then what does kako ste mean?
    Kako si? = How are you? / When you're talking to a friend, or just to only one person/

    Kako sTE? = How are you? / When you're talking to a person that you're not familiar with, so you use it like a polite form (stranger). Also it might be used when you're talking to a group of people.

    In the English How are you can be used for all that occasions, without changing the meaning, as you know, but in slavic languages there are different ones for each form.

    I hope u get it.
    하늘의 별 따기...
    등잔 밑이 어둡다!
     
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    Zvezda said:

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    Oh yeah, I understand now. Thanks
    So Serbian is like Greek, French, German etc it has a polite form. Interesting.
    Bio je Novembar 2009 godine, zamišljao sam kako hodaš ulicom Bana Jelačića cipelama od zmijske kože..
     
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    Zise_ti_zoi said:

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    Yes, it does.
    In Bulgarian we also have a polite form.
    하늘의 별 따기...
    등잔 밑이 어둡다!
     
  11. Sochko's Avatar

    Sochko said:

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    In Macedonian as well. Actually, I have always thought that the majority of the languages have a separate, polite form, and that English is one of the few exceptions. But, of course, I cannot be sure.
    'I have a cane and I know how to use it.'
     
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    Zise_ti_zoi said:

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sochko View Post
    In Macedonian as well. Actually, I have always thought that the majority of the languages have a separate, polite form, and that English is one of the few exceptions. But, of course, I cannot be sure.
    Honestly, I'm more into beliving that English is in the exeptions. Whoch is fine cause that makes it easier. Two other languages that come in mind are French and German. /Polite forms: Vous ; Sie/.
    하늘의 별 따기...
    등잔 밑이 어둡다!
     
  13. Vlada's Avatar

    Vlada said:

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    Kako SI - singular
    Kako STE - plural or formal...
     
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    Vlada said:

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    Numbers - Lesson 2.



    11 - JEDANaest

    12 - DVAnaest

    13 - TRInaest

    14 - ČETRnaest (this is not Četirinaest )

    15 - PETnaest

    16 - ŠESnaest (there is no T)

    17 - SEDAMnaest

    18 - OSAMnaest

    19 - DEVETnaest

    20 - DVA+DESET (one word - dvadeset) I'm trying to make it easier



    21 - DVADESET JEDAN (or DVADESET I JEDAN)

    22 - DVADESET DVA (or DVADEST I DVA)

    ...

    30 _ TRI+DESET

    40 - ČETR+DESET

    50 - PE+DESET (without T)

    60 - ŠEZ+DESET (not T but Z)

    70 - SEDAM+DESET

    80 - OSAM+DESET

    90 - DEVE+DESET (without T)



    100 - Sto

    1000 - Hiljada (lj is one letter and in cyrillic is Љ, and it sounds something like lj together...)

    1000 000 - Milion

    1000 000 000 - Milijarda
     
  15. impulssi said:

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    and a croatian variant:

    1.000 - Tisuću

    1.000.000 - Miljun
     
  16. Vlada's Avatar

    Vlada said:

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    Yes, thank you
     
  17. jlaszlo said:

    Smile Jippiee

    I think its great that you're having serbian lessions! I'll be pleased if it will continue! Listen a lot to serbian music and its nice to begin to understand what there singing about

    :-*
     
  18. Nene's Avatar

    Nene said:

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    Beautiful!!! I'd like to join yous on this topic. I just bought a Serbian self study book. I have to say it is quite easy, but I'm getting mixed up with the suffixes and prepositions for I speak Slovak (+Czech & Polish), too.

    I also find it a bit strange that you don't use the infinitive form of the werbs, for ex. instead of "hocu govoriti" you say "hocu da govorim" (I want to speak).
    For me it's a phenomenon, but kinda cute.
     
  19. Vlada's Avatar

    Vlada said:

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    COUNTRIES - DRŽAVE (ž is Ж on cyrillic, and it woudn't be problem for those who know some other slovenian language... I don't know how to explain, it's sometnihg between z and š...)


    Serbia - Srbija
    Croatia - Hrvatska
    Bosnia & Herzogovina - Bosna i Hercegovina
    Montenegro - Crna gora (something like Black mountain)
    FYR Macedonia - Just Makedonija


    Other neighbours - ostali susedi

    Romania - Rumunija
    Bulgaria - Bugarska
    Albania - Albanija
    Hungary - Mađarska (đ is like dj, on roman latin sometimes dj is in use, on cyrillic is Ђ, it sounds like D and J together, for example, I founD You)


    Greece - Grčka
    Turkey - Turska
    Sweden - Švedska
    Spain - Španija
    France - Francuska
    United Kingdom - we say Velika Britanija or just Engleska
    Czech - Češka
    Germany - Nemačka
    Belgium - Belgija
    Russia - Rusija
    Belarus - Belorusija
    Ukraine - Ukrajina
    USA - SAD (Sjedinjene Američke Države You can just say Amerika)
    India - Indija
    Egypt - Egipat
    Brasil - Brazil
    China - Kina
    Zimbabwe - Zimbabve and so on...



    If you need some other country just ask...
     
  20. Spring's Avatar

    Spring said:

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    Well.. we do use infinitive but not that much I suppose

    e.g.
    Razumeti znači oprostiti (to understand means to forgive)
    Možete ući / Možete da uđete (both of which mean = You can come in)


    Gosh this reminded me how much I hated grammar at school!
    I'm outta here!