The Serbian course by level: from A0 to C2

The full Serbian course: 260 topics from A0 to C2 on the CEFR scale. Below is the whole route by level, with the number of topics and exercises at each. Lessons are written in Russian and translated into English one by one; the opening of every lesson and its cheat sheet are open to read, the rest and the exercises are in the app.

260 topics · 13,780 exercises — All lessons by grammar section

A0 — from zero · 7 topics · 371 exercises · 7 in English

1. The Latin alphabetThe Latin script and reading
2. Special letters č ć š ž đ džThe Latin script and reading
3. Reading fluencyThe Latin script and reading
4. The five vowelsThe sound system
5. Greetings & politeness lexisSurvival and personal
6. Numbers, time & daysSurvival and personal
7. Greeting & leave-takingSocial formulas and interaction

A1 — beginner · 40 topics · 2,120 exercises · 3 in English

1. Cyrillic printCyrillic
2. Cyrillic vs RussianCyrillic
3. The consonant inventoryThe sound system
4. Syllabic rThe sound system
5. CapitalisationOrthography and punctuation
6. Grammatical genderGender, number and noun classes
7. Plural formationGender, number and noun classes
8. Nominative formsThe nominative case
9. Subject & predicate nominativeThe nominative case
10. Accusative formsThe accusative case
11. Direct objectThe accusative case
12. Vocative formsThe vocative case
13. Direct addressThe vocative case
14. Adjective agreementAdjectives
15. Personal pronouns (nominative)Pronouns
16. Possessive pronounsPronouns
17. Interrogative pronounsPronouns
18. Cardinals 1–10Numerals
19. Numbers 11 and upNumerals
20. Adverbs of place & timeAdverbs
21. Infinitive & stemsVerb basics and the present tense
22. biti in the presentVerb basics and the present tense
23. Present tenseVerb basics and the present tense
24. hteti & moćiVerb basics and the present tense
25. The imperativeMood: imperative and optative
26. Core irregular verbsIrregular and high-frequency verbs
27. Basic word orderWord order and information structure
28. Basic negationNegation
29. Yes–no questionsInterrogative sentences
30. Wh-questionsInterrogative sentences
31. Basic da-clausesThe da-complex
32. Personal informationSurvival and personal
33. Family & peopleSurvival and personal
34. Food & drinkThe world around us
35. Home & daily lifeThe world around us
36. IntroductionsSocial formulas and interaction
37. Requests & politenessSocial formulas and interaction
38. Asking & giving informationInformation and description
39. T–V address (ti/Vi)Register, politeness and pragmatics
40. Everyday culture & realiaCulture and realia

A2 — elementary · 55 topics · 2,915 exercises

1. Domains of useCyrillic
2. No Russian-style palatalisationThe sound system
3. Fleeting aPhonological alternations
4. Voicing assimilationPhonological alternations
5. Basic punctuationOrthography and punctuation
6. Spelling je and ijeOrthography and punctuation
7. The three declensionsGender, number and noun classes
8. AnimacyGender, number and noun classes
9. Accusative prepositions (direction)The accusative case
10. Accusative of timeThe accusative case
11. Genitive singular formsThe genitive case
12. Genitive pluralThe genitive case
13. Possessive genitiveThe genitive case
14. Partitive & quantityThe genitive case
15. Spatial genitive prepositionsThe genitive case
16. Dative formsThe dative case
17. Indirect objectThe dative case
18. Instrumental formsThe instrumental case
19. Instrumental of meansThe instrumental case
20. Comitative s(a)The instrumental case
21. Locative formsThe locative case
22. Locative prepositionsThe locative case
23. Location vs directionThe locative case
24. Adjective declensionAdjectives
25. ComparativeAdjectives
26. SuperlativeAdjectives
27. Full & clitic pronoun formsPronouns
28. Reflexive sebe/sePronouns
29. DemonstrativesPronouns
30. Ordinal numbersNumerals
31. Adverb formationAdverbs
32. Manner & degree adverbsAdverbs
33. Conjugation classesVerb basics and the present tense
34. Reflexive verbs (se)Verb basics and the present tense
35. The concept of aspectVerbal aspect
36. The l-participlePast tenses
37. The perfect (perfekat)Past tenses
38. Future IThe future tense and the conditional
39. Softened & negative commandsMood: imperative and optative
40. Core modal verbsModality
41. Verbs of motionIrregular and high-frequency verbs
42. The clitic inventoryClitics and second position
43. Tag & confirmation questionsInterrogative sentences
44. Basic coordinationCoordination, connectors, particles and interjections
45. City & transportThe world around us
46. Shopping & moneyThe world around us
47. Body & healthThe world around us
48. Work & studyThe social and practical world
49. Weather & natureThe social and practical world
50. False friends with RussianLexical relations and competence
51. Everyday transactionsSocial formulas and interaction
52. Describing people, places & thingsInformation and description
53. Ekavian & ijekavianVariation: dialect, standard and substandard
54. Digraphia in practiceScripts in society
55. Serbia: geography & societyCulture and realia

B1 — intermediate · 70 topics · 3,710 exercises

1. Cyrillic handwritingCyrillic
2. First palatalisationPhonological alternations
3. Second palatalisationPhonological alternations
4. What pitch accent isPitch accent and prosody
5. Sentence intonationPitch accent and prosody
6. Transcribing foreign namesOrthography and punctuation
7. Pluralia tantum & collectivesGender, number and noun classes
8. Abstract & temporal genitive prepositionsThe genitive case
9. Genitive of negationThe genitive case
10. Genitive in dates & timeThe genitive case
11. Dative prepositionsThe dative case
12. Possessive dativeThe dative case
13. Dative impersonalsThe dative case
14. Locational instrumental prepsThe instrumental case
15. Predicate & temporalThe instrumental case
16. Locative of topicThe locative case
17. Vocative of names & titlesThe vocative case
18. Syntax of comparisonAdjectives
19. Definite vs indefiniteAdjectives
20. Possessive adjectives (-ov/-in)Adjectives
21. Reflexive possessive svojPronouns
22. Relative pronounsPronouns
23. Indefinite & negative pronounsPronouns
24. Agreement with 2–4Numerals
25. Agreement with 5 and upNumerals
26. Measurements, dimensions & unitsNumerals
27. Modal & sentence adverbsAdverbs
28. Map of case syncretismNominal system synthesis
29. Preposition–case governmentNominal system synthesis
30. Aspect pair formationVerbal aspect
31. Aspect in the pastVerbal aspect
32. Phase verbsVerbal aspect
33. Conditional IThe future tense and the conditional
34. Future word order & spellingThe future tense and the conditional
35. Past passive participleNon-finite forms
36. Passive voiceVoice and valency
37. treba & valjaModality
38. The second-position (Wackernagel) ruleClitics and second position
39. Internal clitic orderClitics and second position
40. Clitics vs full formsClitics and second position
41. Negative concordNegation
42. Indirect questionsInterrogative sentences
43. da-clause vs infinitiveThe da-complex
44. Purposive & result daThe da-complex
45. Subordinate clauses overviewSubordinate clauses
46. Relative clausesSubordinate clauses
47. Temporal clausesSubordinate clauses
48. Particles & modal wordsCoordination, connectors, particles and interjections
49. Interjections & onomatopoeiaCoordination, connectors, particles and interjections
50. Direct & indirect speechReported speech and discourse
51. Noun-forming suffixesDerivation: suffixation
52. Diminutives & augmentativesDerivation: suffixation
53. Adjective-forming suffixesDerivation: suffixation
54. Verbal prefixationDerivation: prefixation
55. Travel & directionsThe social and practical world
56. Free time & cultureThe social and practical world
57. Feelings & relationshipsThe social and practical world
58. Technology & digital lifeThe social and practical world
59. Education & mediaAbstract and specialised vocabulary
60. Synonyms & antonymsLexical relations and competence
61. Layers of loanwordsLoanword layers
62. Narrating past eventsInformation and description
63. Future plans & intentionsInformation and description
64. Expressing opinionOpinion and argumentation
65. Phone & online communicationPractical and transactional life
66. Filling out forms & documentsPractical and transactional life
67. Mediation & relayingMediation and written production
68. Formal vs informal registerRegister, politeness and pragmatics
69. BCS relationshipVariation: dialect, standard and substandard
70. Traditions & holidaysCulture and realia

B2 — upper-intermediate · 55 topics · 2,915 exercises

1. IotationPhonological alternations
2. L-vocalisationPhonological alternations
3. Cluster changesPhonological alternations
4. The four accentsPitch accent and prosody
5. Together vs apartOrthography and punctuation
6. Commas in clausesOrthography and punctuation
7. Relational & participialAdjectives
8. Collective numeralsNumerals
9. Fractions, multiplicatives & numeral nounsNumerals
10. Secondary & compound prepositionsNominal system synthesis
11. Irregular nounsNominal system synthesis
12. Declension of loanwordsNominal system synthesis
13. Declension of namesNominal system synthesis
14. Aspect with future & modalsVerbal aspect
15. Aspect in the imperativeVerbal aspect
16. Future II (exact future)The future tense and the conditional
17. Conditional IIThe future tense and the conditional
18. Conditional sentencesThe future tense and the conditional
19. Optative & nekaMood: imperative and optative
20. Present verbal adverbNon-finite forms
21. Past verbal adverbNon-finite forms
22. The se-constructionsVoice and valency
23. Impersonal constructionsVoice and valency
24. Epistemic modalityModality
25. Biaspectual & defectiveIrregular and high-frequency verbs
26. Prefixed verb familiesIrregular and high-frequency verbs
27. The tense system in overviewTense, mood and aspect synthesis
28. Topic & focusWord order and information structure
29. Scope of negationNegation
30. Advanced da-complementationThe da-complex
31. Causal, conditional & concessiveSubordinate clauses
32. Purpose, manner & comparative clausesSubordinate clauses
33. Discourse connectorsCoordination, connectors, particles and interjections
34. Discourse managementReported speech and discourse
35. Verb-forming suffixesDerivation: suffixation
36. Nominal & adjectival prefixesDerivation: prefixation
37. CompoundingCompounding and advanced word formation
38. Abbreviations & acronymsCompounding and advanced word formation
39. Professional & businessAbstract and specialised vocabulary
40. Society & politicsAbstract and specialised vocabulary
41. CollocationsLexical relations and competence
42. Idioms & phraseologyLexical relations and competence
43. Internationalisms & anglicismsLoanword layers
44. Hypothesising & speculatingOpinion and argumentation
45. Argumentation & persuasionOpinion and argumentation
46. Handling problems & complaintsPractical and transactional life
47. Formal correspondencePractical and transactional life
48. CV & cover letterPractical and transactional life
49. Interviews & formal encountersPractical and transactional life
50. Summarising & note-takingMediation and written production
51. Politeness & faceRegister, politeness and pragmatics
52. Colloquial & substandardVariation: dialect, standard and substandard
53. Dialects of SerbianVariation: dialect, standard and substandard
54. Slang, jargon & internet speechVariation: dialect, standard and substandard
55. History & identityCulture and realia

C1 — advanced · 27 topics · 1,431 exercises

1. Post-tonic lengthPitch accent and prosody
2. Accentual alternationsPitch accent and prosody
3. The orthographic normOrthography and punctuation
4. Advanced quantifier agreementNominal system synthesis
5. The aoristPast tenses
6. The imperfectPast tenses
7. The pluperfectPast tenses
8. Past tenses in narrativePast tenses
9. Verbal noun & participle relicsNon-finite forms
10. Verb government (rekcija)Voice and valency
11. Deontic & evidential shadesModality
12. Relative tense & reported speechTense, mood and aspect synthesis
13. Advanced clitic placementClitics and second position
14. Word-order stylisticsWord order and information structure
15. The complex sentence synthesisedSubordinate clauses
16. Ellipsis & anaphoraReported speech and discourse
17. Word-formation analysisCompounding and advanced word formation
18. Science & abstract conceptsAbstract and specialised vocabulary
19. Fine emotional & evaluative nuanceAbstract and specialised vocabulary
20. Polysemy & metaphorLexical relations and competence
21. Turkisms & orientalismsLoanword layers
22. Abstract & nuanced discussionOpinion and argumentation
23. Creative & expressive writingMediation and written production
24. Humor, irony & nonverbalRegister, politeness and pragmatics
25. Taboo, swearing & euphemismVariation: dialect, standard and substandard
26. Two-script conventionsScripts in society
27. Arts, media & literatureCulture and realia

C2 — proficient · 6 topics · 318 exercises

1. Accentual minimal pairsPitch accent and prosody
2. Aspect-tense stylisticsTense, mood and aspect synthesis
3. Neologisms & occasionalismsCompounding and advanced word formation
4. Advanced phrasemes & clichésLexical relations and competence
5. Academic & professional genresMediation and written production
6. Advanced dialectologyVariation: dialect, standard and substandard

How the course is built

• Levels follow the CEFR scale; A0 (the alphabet and the first sounds) comes before A1 because Serbian for a Russian speaker starts with reading, not with “hello”.
• The order inside a level is didactic: phonology and script, then nouns, verbs, syntax, vocabulary and communication. Topics build on each other.
• Every topic has a lesson with explanations, a cheat sheet and exercises of nine kinds: multiple choice, translation, missing letters, missing word, short free answer, matching, word order, listen-and-type, and an open answer graded by AI.
• A placement test at the start picks the first topic; topics you already know can be marked and skipped.