ABSTRACT

Colloquial Serbian: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed by an experienced teacher to provide a step-by-step course to Serbian as it is written and spoken today.

Combining a clear, practical and accessible style with a methodical and thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Serbian in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required. Colloquial Serbian is exceptional; each unit presents a wealth of grammatical points that are reinforced with a wide range of exercises for regular practice. A full answer key, a grammar summary, bilingual glossaries and English translations of dialogues can be found at the back as well as useful vocabulary lists throughout.

Key features include:

  • A clear, user-friendly format designed to help learners progressively build up their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills
  • Jargon-free, succinct and clearly structured explanations of grammar
  • An extensive range of focused and dynamic supportive exercises
  • Realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of narrative situations
  • Helpful cultural points about life in Serbia
  • An overview of the sounds of Serbian

Balanced, comprehensive and rewarding, Colloquial Serbian is an indispensable resource both for independent learners and students taking courses in Serbian.

Audio material to accompany the course is available to download free in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills.

chapter |5 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|15 pages

Upoznavanje

Meeting

chapter 2|14 pages

Putnici idu u hotel

The travellers go to the hotel

chapter 3|14 pages

Dolazak u hotel

Arrival at the hotel

chapter 4|13 pages

Odlazak u grad

Going into the city

chapter 5|13 pages

U Beogradu

In Belgrade

chapter 6|13 pages

Razgovor o stanu

Conversation about a flat

chapter 7|13 pages

U posšti

At the post office

chapter 8|15 pages

U restoranu

In the restaurant

chapter 9|14 pages

U turističkoj agenciji

At the tourist agent's

chapter 10|14 pages

Putovanje autobusom

Bus journey

chapter 11|17 pages

Porodični odnosi

Family relationships

chapter 12|14 pages

Seoski Život

Village life

chapter 13|13 pages

Muzika

Music

chapter 14|15 pages

Pakovanje

Packing

chapter 15|12 pages

Polazak

Departure

chapter 16|12 pages

U kvaru

Breakdown

chapter 17|17 pages

U kupovini

Shopping

chapter 18|17 pages

Dolazak u Kotor

Arrival in Kotor

chapter 19|17 pages

U Kotoru

In Kotor

chapter 20|18 pages

Kraj

The end