Is it bad to say that Serbian is similar to Croatian? It seems like Croatian has similar vocabulary to Serbian. I’m used to Russian and Ukrainian; where I’ve seen either side get offended if you say that the languages are “Basically the same thing” or to say that one is just like the other. Is that the same case with Serbian and Croatian or..?

T.O.E. - starving.help / Doctor Nowhere https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXTYvRf3qew

Adverb and adjective often look the same in serbian, is it indeed so , or there are nuances?

Otac Jelisej -O zivotu, veri i ljubavi - BORBA Podcast

U četvrtoj epizodi podkasta Borba, ugostila sam Oca Jeliseja, duhovno oplemenjenog čoveka, igumana manastira Nimnik, koji je govorio o samoj istoriji manastira, trenutku kada je poželeo da se zamonaši i zbog čega, o postu i njegovom pravom značenju, o tome koliko je praštanje važno za dušu, o značaju porodice i zajednice čemu svedoči i Biblija. Takođe je dao mnoge mudre savete o prevazilaženju lošeg perioda, gubitaka, važnosti molitve i zahvalnosti Bogu, pravilima ponašanja u manastiru i crkvi ali pre svega ljubavi kao najjačem dokazu vere u današnjem svetu.

https://youtu.be/VmpHCUo5zqE?si=qv9iaGXmQ9PWRSWj

Zdravo svima,

Ja sam Engleskinja koja živi u Crnoj Gori već od septembra, i učim crnogorski/srpski već od maja.

Upravo sam rezervisala naše venčanje sa verenikom, i sada malo sam se brinem da neću sve razumeti na ceremoniji! 😂

Može li neko pomogne sa nekom tipičnom skriptom koju bi matičar mogao da kaze, da naučim prije venčanja?

Hvala unapred🙏

r/WriteStreakSRB is a community I’ve created so that you can practice your Serbian writing, I encourage people to join and be active so that it may function and help others with their language learning skills.

I found a beautiful song in Serbian. It is called "Još ne sviće rujna zora". When I pasted the sentence to Google translate and ChatGPT, they provided a translation like "the dawn of September has not yet dawned". However, there are multiple versions of translations I found online saying that the word "rujna" is "blushy" or "red". The online dictionary also says that it means red color.

Why is rujna translated to both September and blushy/red? Is it "September dawn" or "blushy/red dawn" in the song?

I have a Serbian neighbor who speaks Serbian and I would like do be able to talk to them in Serbian, learn about the language and culture. Yet when I search up the alphabet online I see a Cyrillic alphabet, but I also see the Latin alphabet being used. I have some experience with Slavic languages and have never seen anything like this…

Are they both commonly used..?

What difference between hteti and želiti?

In what cases should I use them?

Mačak, mačka, maca?

What is the exact difference between these words?

Koja je tačno razlika između ovih reči?

Hvala

What difference between svak, svaki, svako, svaka, svakako, svakakav?

Why svako je imao, but not svak je imao?

My native language is Russian

I've tried looking everywhere but its either too simple or paid, whats the best way you can learn serbian?

So I have seen the letter "ô" be used time and time again it latin transcriptions of Serbian, and I was just wondering what it was all about. I couldn't find anything online. (though I probably didn't dig deep enough.)

So I thought I'd just ask here!

Ako se hleb seče nožem, a ne sa nožem, da li je pravilo reći onda nisam ni sa čim uspeo da otvorim vrata ili nisam ničim uspeo da otvorim vrata?

Da uveved pricu,imam istu drugaricu od vrtica i idalje smo najbolje drugarice ali u 7 razredu se slikala gola i tu je nastao haos i svi je pamte i ne vole zbog toga, moji roditelji su mi zabranili da se druzim s njom ali ja nisam prestala,sada smo 1 srednje i idalje se druzimo ali idemo u razlicite srednje,vikendom izlazim bukv samo s njom,ne secam se kad sam zadnji put izasla s nekom drugom drugaricom a Da nije ona .E sad,proslo leto smo nas dve provele leto zajedno i bilo nam je super i vec smo se dogovorile da cemo i ovo leto ali danas me je zvala napolje i ja ,posto sam bolesna,sam joj rekla da ne mogu i posle toga sam otisla da spavam.Probudila sam se par sati kasnije i moji su mi rekli da su njeni zvali da pitaju da li ide sa mnom,sto znaci da je slagala svoje da ide sa mnom da bi ko zna s kim isla i moji su me okrivili sa je pokrivam i ako ne znam nista o tome.Moji su me ponovo zamolili da prestanem da se druzim s njom(sto ja i zelim) ali onda nemam s kim da se druzim i bukv cu leto provesti u kuci.moji su mi nabrajali neke drugarice iz razreda s kojima bi mogla izlaziti ali sve koje su nabrajali su ili jednostavno drugarice koje je bi izlazile sa mnom van skole ili vec imaju nekoga s kim stalno izlaze kao ja sa ovom ili jednostavno nisu drustvo za mene van skole.Vec sam dovoljno svojih tinejdzerskih godina propustila jer svi izlaze i zabavljaju se a ja samo sedim u kuci,imam jednu drugaricu koju Sam potencijalno izgubila i ne znam sta da radim,molim vas saveti mi trebaju

Dobijete ili dobijate , i saw both variants, which one is correct?

What difference between Naći, pronaći and tražiti?

I am russian speaker but I can't figure it out.

Hi All,

I am not really familiar with the Serbian pop culture landscape but for me the easiest way to learn the language is to consume TV shows, so: would you have some series recommendations for me?

If the answer is yes, where are they available?

(Also, if they have ENG subs that’s a huge plus, of course.)

Many thanks/hvala! 🙏

Does anyone have any good resources for reading Cyrillic for practice, some of the news is too much but the blogs are not good enough Thanks

Hi! Zdravo! Thank you last time for your encouragement. My progress of language learning is slow, but my enthusiasm toward Serbian music never dies. I found several songs that are really fascinating recently. The following is my singing videos and my understanding of these songs, based on my poor knowledge of Serbian.

Verujem u ljubav. https://youtu.be/ZmuK5ifsN2Y?si=wFqC_qtAtPolxAkj I love Šaban Šaulić, and this is probably one of the simplest songs of his. I mean the lyrics. Even though the verses are repetitive, I think it conveys a deep meaning. If we believe in something, we accept every aspect of it. If we believe in life, we also accept death, even a sudden and unexpected one. I just heard a bad news about a classmate who lost his life to a traffic accident……I am sorry for Mr. Šaulić, but I don’t know why there is a comforting power in this song.

Kafu mi draga ispeci. https://youtu.be/uBtYCpYIDJ0?si=lu_tCV5_pI1Ypo6b I don’t know why this song is often sung in Ijekavian. I did learn this song from a video about Bosnian coffee. However, I believe it was a popular and classic folk song performed by both Serbian and Bosnian musicians……

I have been wondering what the lyrics are about. It’s obvious that the style of the first and second verses is different from that of the third verse. After singing it for several times, I felt that the lyrics grew more solid on my mind. I guess that the whole lyrics are based on the female’s perspective. She was expecting to meet her lover, but waited until midnight and imagined that the lover would still say the sweet words to her. Finally, she gave up and accepted that the lover would never come back.

Please correct me if my understanding doesn’t sound right.

Does anyone have any language learning tips?

I have wanted to learn for years but Ive always had significant obligations academically or in life that make my learning so choppy it doesn’t stick. I tried lessons but thats once a week or 2. Ive tried apps but its very basic to the level of vocabulary and not fluency.

Edit: Thank you everyone for being so kind! I appreciate all of you