Hi, good afternoon or good night for the most of people here. I am trying to learn serbian for fun, I don't know anyone that speak it. I will help you to learn spanish as an trade, if you want it. So If some of you want to talk to me, message me in private chat.

Često izbjegavam pozdraviti nekoga s imenom i samo kažem "kako ste" jer meni "gospodine (prezime)" uvek zvučalo kao previše? Jesam li u krivu? Koji reči vi preporučujete?

Jedna glasovna promena sa područja juga mi je zapala za oko: vn -> mn

Primer: ravno -> ramno i govno -> gomno

U toponimiji često ima naziv ramna gora ili planina.

Takodje vrlo interesantan primer ove promene sam nasao u pesmi ,,Petlovi pojev,,:

Petlovi pojev, Morava dzmni(дзмни)...

Na standardnom je reč zvoni, ali na vranjanskom z ide u dz (kao u Makedonskom, tipa zid -> dzid), o zamenjuje poluglas ъ sto daje podlogu da se desi glasovna promena vn -> mn: dzvni -> dzmni.

Da li neko zna jos primera ove glasovne promene i njen areal (znam da se koristi u Vranju, Zaplanju, Vlasini, ali nisam siguran za ostali jug i Srbiju)?

I apologize if this is the wrong place to ask, but I always assumed that all Serbian last names ended with “ić,” as I’ve never heard of any other ending. I recently found out that especially in Vojvodina, there are last names with different endings, what would some examples of these??

duž • ženski rod (matematika): Ograničena prava geometrijska linija.

puž • muški rod (životinja) Sluzava životinja sa kućicom ili bez kućice (golać).

Duž kao reč je nastala od staroslovenskog *dьlžь.

Puž kao reč je nastao od staroslovenskog *pьlžь

Obe reči imaju dugosilazni akcenat na slovu u: dûž, pûž

Po kom osnovu je reč duž ženskog roda, a puž muškog?

I was told that Serbian uses both Cyrillic and Latin scripts (abc, абв). Are both used interchangeably? What script do you use?

Oprostite ako je ovo glupo pitanje, ali često se zbunjujem kad krenem da koristim glagol "imati". Poneked čujem glagol imati pa onda imenica koja je u Aku. a poneked imenica u Gen.

Več znam da se koristi Gen. kad hoćeš reč da nešto postoji ("there is" na engleskom) odnosno "Ima mleka" al tražim tačan padež za druge slučajeve.

Npr:

"imam nekog posla" ili "imam neki posao" Čuo sam obe i više neznam šta da mislim. Pomozi!! 😅

As a non-Serb and not knowing any southern Slav language, I have a question regarding how Serbian is written in the Latin alphabet. Would it be written the same way Croatian is written, or are there different rules in how the two languages must be written?

Also, it seems that Serbia will in the not-too-distant future join the European Union. When Serbia joins, Serbian will become an official language of the EU. Does that mean that all correspondence between Serbia and the EU will be in the Cyrillic alphabet, or will communication be in both Cyrillic and Latin?

Furthermore, it seems that Serbia and Montenegro will join the EU around the same time. Do any of you know whether the EU will communicate with Montenegro in Montenegrin and if Montenegrin will become an official EU language? Or will the EU just communicate with them in Serbian, because of the language similarities, and save a whole lot of money on additional language translation costs? Thanks.

I've seen tons of variety online, saying that something is too formal or not formal enough. How do you order, and what would be a good way to order for a traveler who wants to be respectful but not weird?

I'm Brazilian, I only speak English and Portuguese. I really want to be fluent in Serbian!!! I tried to find apps, sites and videos about the language but I found nothing. Can anyone recommend me apps, books or sites? Thanks!

Pošto mlađa populacija u našoj zemlji mahom govori engleski, sigurno ste upoznati sa stilom govora u engleskom kada se sufiks -ing izgovara kao -in (npr. speakin', talkin', doin'). E sad, zanima me šta bi bio neki približni ekvivalent ove pojave u srpskom jeziku? Naravno, shvatam da kod nas ne postoji ista stvar, ali barem nešto približno. Kako biste vi na srpskom dočarali takav stil govora nekome ko ne govori engleski?

Jel postoji posebna reč koja opisuje "a dozen" odnosno dvanaest stvari.

Neki učenici tvrde da su tradicionalni udžbenici za jezike – puni gramatičkih pravila, tabela reči i beskrajnih testova – zastareli ostaci industrijskog doba. Smatraju da se ovim metodama previše insistira na memorisanju, dok se zanemaruje šira slika: razumevanje kulture i pričanje priča na jeziku.

S druge strane, neki ističu da strukturisano učenje pruža čvrst temelj. Gramatička pravila i liste reči, kažu oni, ključni su alati za izgradnju fluentnosti, posebno za početnike. Bez njih, kako bi učenici mogli da napreduju do kreativnog izražavanja?

Ipak, sve više se čuje poziv na promenu. Šta ako bi se učenje jezika manje fokusiralo na rigidna pravila, a više na pomoć učenicima da pričaju priče, dele ideje i zaista dožive novu kulturu? Da li bi ovakav pristup učenje učinio zanimljivijim i efikasnijim?

U srcu ove debate nalazi se pitanje: kako uskladiti strukturu i kreativnost u učenju jezika? Da li su moderni udžbenici samo alati za efikasnost ili im je potrebna potpuna transformacija kako bi inspirisali radost i dublje povezivanje?

Da čujemo vaše mišljenje:

Da li ste uspeli uz tradicionalne metode, ili smatrate da je pristup zasnovan na pričama bolji put?

Koju priču biste prvo želeli da ispričate na jeziku koji učite?

Hi everyone! Im planning a vacation to Serbia (belgrade) in January. Before i travel, i'd like to know some Serbian so that i can communicate a little. What books do you recommend? (I already know Russian very well). Also, I'd like to know (if its ok to ask here) which local places i should definitely pay a visit and what is a MUST DO in belgorod?

Thank you so much in advance!

trying to translate from one rusyn-serbian dictionary, and it says "dogod" can be either an adverb or a conjunction. i found the definition of "dogod" as an adverb meaning "to an extent", "to a degree", but what does it mean as a conjunction? is it perhaps related to "dok"?

Hello dear Serbs! My work colleague is serbian and just as I (romanian) is also ortodox. I want to make her a special Christmas gift related to her house patron I need a quote, something like "go in peace". What should I write? I need something in chirilic alphabet please! 🙏🙏🙏 Even better if it would be related to her house patron (when she celebrates Slava), Saint Gheorghe (hope I wrote it well). Thanks a lot and for helping me get a great gift for a very very dear person in my life! Ziveli!

Hello I have been looking into learning a Slavic language for a while now and I decided on Serbian because I have friends that live in Serbia and I am a lot more interested in it's history and culture than the other languages I was looking into. I am not sure where to start as the only other experience I have with learning a language is Chinese which is a lot easier to find resources for. If anyone could help me find a dictionary and a grammar book it would be greatly appreciated.

Ćao ljudi, naleteo mi neki video o starim puškama, i na engleskom je, pa me zamina najviše koja je srpska reč za action? Kao break action, bolt action i slično. Nije bilo uspeha na guglu.

Je l' samo akcija? Takodje ako imate još neke zanimljive reči na ovu temu, voleo bih da čujem.

Из чувене Драгичине: „Се*ем ти се пуна уста и набурим!”

Јесте ли још негде наишли на ову реч?

Dajte predloge za lepa i retka muška imena koja vam se sviđaju. Imam osećaj da je mnogo lakše dati ime dovojčicama, nego dečacima.

Dobar dan, često vežbam harmoniku i hoču nači videa na tu tehniku gde svirač brzo pomera note prstima umesto da bi ostao na samo jedanoj noti. Stvarno neznam kako bolje da objasnim, izvini 😅.

i moved to serbia for my husband, and know i’m working on getting citizenship and pregnant, and i want to name my daughter Isidora im just worried it’s not very common or seemed weird because i haven’t met anyone named isidora or heard the name commonly used. my husband said it’s common i just wanted other conformation

I've been learning Serbian for about a year now. My vocabulary is good, and I can read and write quite well. However, after visiting Serbia, I realized that my conversational fluency still needs improvement. I struggled in simple, everyday situations, such as ordering in a restaurant.

I have a Serbian tutor, which has been very helpful, but it feels like a waste of time for both of us to repeatedly practice such simple conversations.

For a while, I tried using ChatGPT to role-play various situations, and it worked quite well. However, I found it difficult to keep it in character while also getting feedback on my answers. Overall, the setup wasn’t very streamlined.

So, I decided to create Empeiria. It’s a Telegram bot designed to help people learn languages by practicing real-world scenarios rather than just drilling vocabulary or grammar.

Currently, its main feature is “chat” (see the attached video). You can select a scenario, and the bot will role-play with you. It also provides feedback on your responses, and if you get stuck, you can see a translation of what the bot wrote!

If you’re in the same situation as me, check it out here: https://t.me/EmpeiriaBot

I’d love to hear your feedback—what’s good and what could be improved. I also plan to add many more features in the future!

https://reddit.com/link/1gsn0b3/video/bpfakj66g91e1/player

Zdravo svima! Please help me understand the meaning of the phrase “na vrh gore, gore gore” a family member and his friend use it. Any help appreciated

Halo svima.

First time hosting Slava, my father is getting old and passed on to me 😊 Djurdic 16th November.

He has some of his own traditions like not sitting while the candle on the table is burning, but wanted to know some of the Serbian traditions back home? Would like to be as authentic as we can.

We're coming as a family next year to visit but always seem to miss any family members Slava so have nothing to compare to.

Hvala.