Letters and writing
How to use this page
Pick a topic, or go from top to bottom. Mistakes here cost nothing, so try again as often as you like.
Match each word with the same word in Cyrillic.
New York is written in Cyrillic: Њујорк. Put the Latin letter tiles in order. Remember: nj is one letter.
Grab a card and drag it to the right spot.
Hello and goodbye
Hello or good night? Nine moments, ninety seconds.
Match each moment with the goodbye that fits best. New word: sutra means tomorrow.
Ti or Vi
Ti or Vi? Nine people, ninety seconds. Ask each one where they're from.
Who are you?
Match each country with the Serbian for from there.
When you don't understand
Match each line with a good answer. Some answers fit more than one line: any natural pair counts.
Numbers and phone numbers
Which words are the number? Ten numbers, ninety seconds.
Jelena texts you from the bakery:
Jelena (from the line at Klas): Kifla je pedeset, pogačica šezdeset, jogurt devedeset. Šta ti treba?
New words: pogačica = a small savory roll, jogurt = drinking yogurt.
How old?
Read: Luka's friend
One evening on the stairs, Luka introduces Jelena to a friend from his student dorm. Read it on your own first; open the translation if you need it.
- Luka:Jelena, ovo je Nemanja, moj drugar iz doma.
- Nemanja:Zdravo! Drago mi je.
- Jelena:Ćao, Nemanja! I meni. Odakle si?
- Nemanja:Iz Kragujevca. Studiram medicinu.
- Luka:I odličan je kuvar. Pravi najbolje ćevape u domu!
- Nemanja:Ma, nije istina. Ajde, vidimo se!
Read: a message from Mr. Petrović
Your landlord sends you a text message.
Dobar dan! Javlja se Dragan Petrović iz prizemlja. Ključ od podruma je kod Jelene, u stanu osam. Ako Vam treba, samo pitajte nju. Nisam kod kuće do sedam. Prijatno!
New words: javlja se = this is (in a message), ključ od podruma = the basement key, ako Vam treba = if you need it, pitajte nju = ask her, kod kuće = at home, do = until.
Write it in Serbian
Ready for the test?
When most of this feels easy, take the Module Test. If one topic is still hard, go back to its lesson: letters in Lesson 1, hello and ti or Vi in Lesson 2, who you are in Lesson 3, the rescue phrases in Lesson 4, numbers and age in Lesson 5.