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Feb 06th 2009 05:46 introduction beginner serbian
Ne govorim srpski (yet!), samo jako malo. Ali učim, i želim jako da govorim. Mi knjiga je "Colloquial Serbian" (written po Celia Hawkesworth). Hvala vam upomoć! (I wanted to write: your help, but I am sure this sounds very wrong) :)
dekky
Thank you for your correction!
Mar 07th 2009 20:47
  • Ali učim, i želim jako da govorim.

  • Ali učim, i jako želim da ga govorim.

 
  • Mi knjiga je "Colloquial Serbian" (written po Celia Hawkesworth).

  • Moja knjiga je "Colloquial Serbian" (written po Celia Hawkesworth).

 
  • Hvala vam upomoć!

  • Hvala vam unapred na pomoći!

 
Peregrine
Mar 07th 2009 21:15
Hvala lepo, dekky!
I don't understand what that "ga" means in your correction: "jako želim da ga govorim". I'd be grateful if you might be able to explain that. Thanks again!
dekky
Mar 07th 2009 21:43
Ok, it goes like this.
Govorim jezik.
'jezik' is masculine, singular noun. The pronoun that replaces it is 'on'.
Because 'jezik' is in accusative (hope you've heard of serbian cases), you have to put the pronoun 'on' in accusative also. That is 'njega' or 'ga' as a short form, which is more often used.
So you say: Govorim ga.
Peregrine
Mar 07th 2009 22:37
Ah now I get it!! So it's basically the "it" in "I would like to speak it". Brilliant. Thanks ever so much!
dekky
Mar 07th 2009 23:04
Yes, you're right. If you have any more questions and troubles about serbian, feel free to ask!
You're welcome, üdvözöljük!
Jel70
Thank you for your correction!
Mar 12th 2009 00:41
  • Mi knjiga je "Colloquial Serbian" (written po Celia Hawkesworth).

  • Mi knjiga je "Colloquial Serbian" (written po Celia Hawkesworth). Moja knjiga je 'Colloquial Serbian' (autor [or pisac] Celia Hawkesworth)

 
The passive voice is uncommon in Serbian, and highly formal when used. Instead of 'book written by' you can say 'knjiga koju je napisala' [or 'napisao', if the author is male], but I find it much simpler just to name the author.
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