New: 10 minutes Serbian

A new page has been added to Slovce: 10 minutes Serbian.

On this page short stories in Serbian meant for studying Serbian language will be published. There will be given the text of the story that can be downloaded. The audio version of the story will be presented as well and it will last about 10 minutes. The words learnt can be exercised in a small book that will be published next to it.

These stories will contain words in Latin and Cyrillic Serbian alphabet and can be used to read and write words in both alphabets.

Overview current issues on Slovce

The following issues you can download for free from this site:

• Posters of letters of Serbian alphabet.
• To study Serbian Latin letters: Latinijada 1 & 2 for print (block) Latin letters and Latinijada 3 & 4 za  for handwritten Latin letters.
• To study Serbian Cyrillic letters: Ćirilijada 1 & 2 for print (block) Cyrillic letters and Ćirilijada 3 & 4 for handwritten Cyrillic letters.

          This study material you can download from the page Download [6-9].

          At the bottom of this page you can find the solutions for Latinijada 1-4 and Ćirilijada 1-4.

• To learn basic phrases in Serbian language use Frazice for children and YES (Your Experience of Serbia) for adults.

YES contains also some practical information: sightseeting suggestions as well as tips for typical Serbian meals and drinks.

There is also a special edition for Novi Sad YES_NS  with the map of the city and the most interesting places to visit.

• To practise translating basic expressions from English to Serbian or vice versa use Frazice_vezbe.

Serbian language - books for children in diaspora

Serbian language is not an easy language to learn especially due to its complex grammar. The situation for children in diaspora is even more difficult due to the lack of proper books. The questions ‘Where can I find adequate books for children to learn Serbian language?’ and ‘How children abroad can learn Serbian at all?’ is coming back every now and then in some forums. Unfortunately, these questions are sometimes answered with “Just speak Serbian to your children.” This is, of course, not enough and it cannot substitute study material.

The study material on this site - Slovce (see page Download [6-9]) is made to help children in diaspora to learn Serbian language. In the test phase of this material it has been noticed that the material is interesting for children due to its diversity and modern topics and it can be used with the minimum help of parents and teachers. It can be used as well as a supplement of the books that Ministry of Religion and Diaspora of Republic of Serbia published in December 2011 on its site (http://www.mzd.gov.rs/cyr/default.aspx).

New (2013): This link doesn't work anymore. The new link you can find in the message Books for studying Serbian for primary school pupils in diaspora.

Useful information about Serbian language from other web sites

A short introduction to Serbian language and overview of the most important information about Serbian, Croatian and Bosnian alphabet you can find on the website: http://www.omniglot.com/writing/serbo-croat.htm. The transliteration Cyrillic into Latin letters and vice versa can be done on the website: http://www.translitteration.com/transliteration/en/serbian/national/.