Serbian lessons in English

The Lingomir course is 260 topics from the alphabet to fluency, all of them in English. Below is the opening of each lesson and its cheat sheet; the rest of the lesson and the exercises are in the app.

Phonology, script and orthography

The Latin script and reading · 3

1. The Latin alphabetA0
2. Special letters č ć š ž đ džA0
3. Reading fluencyA0

Cyrillic · 4

1. Cyrillic printA1
2. Cyrillic vs RussianA1
3. Domains of useA2
4. Cyrillic handwritingB1

The sound system · 4

1. The five vowelsA0
2. The consonant inventoryA1
3. Syllabic rA1
4. No soft consonantsA2

Phonological alternations · 7

1. Fleeting aA2
2. Voicing assimilationA2
3. First palatalisationB1
4. Second palatalisationB1
5. IotationB2
6. L-vocalisationB2
7. Cluster changesB2

Pitch accent and prosody · 6

1. What pitch accent isB1
2. Sentence intonationB1
3. The four accentsB2
4. Length after the stressC1
5. Stress across a word’s formsC1
6. Words told apart by accentC2

Orthography and punctuation · 7

1. CapitalisationA1
2. Basic punctuationA2
3. Spelling je and ijeA2
4. Transcribing foreign namesB1
5. Together vs apartB2
6. Commas in clausesB2
7. The orthographic normC1

The nominal system

Gender, number and noun classes · 5

1. Grammatical genderA1
2. Plural formationA1
3. The three declensionsA2
4. AnimacyA2
5. Pluralia tantum & collectivesB1

The nominative case · 2

1. Nominative formsA1
2. Subject & predicate nominativeA1

The accusative case · 4

1. Accusative formsA1
2. Direct objectA1
3. Accusative prepositions (direction)A2
4. Accusative of timeA2

The genitive case · 8

1. Genitive singular formsA2
2. Genitive pluralA2
3. Possessive genitiveA2
4. Partitive & quantityA2
5. Spatial genitive prepositionsA2
6. Abstract & temporal genitive prepositionsB1
7. Genitive of negationB1
8. Genitive in dates & timeB1

The dative case · 5

1. Dative formsA2
2. Indirect objectA2
3. Dative prepositionsB1
4. Possessive dativeB1
5. Dative impersonalsB1

The instrumental case · 5

1. Instrumental formsA2
2. Instrumental of meansA2
3. Comitative s(a)A2
4. Locational instrumental prepsB1
5. Predicate & temporalB1

The locative case · 4

1. Locative formsA2
2. Locative prepositionsA2
3. Location vs directionA2
4. Locative of topicB1

The vocative case · 3

1. Vocative formsA1
2. Direct addressA1
3. Vocative of names & titlesB1

Adjectives · 8

1. Adjective agreementA1
2. Adjective declensionA2
3. ComparativeA2
4. SuperlativeA2
5. Syntax of comparisonB1
6. Definite vs indefiniteB1
7. Possessive adjectives (-ov/-in)B1
8. Relational & participialB2

Pronouns · 9

1. Personal pronouns (nominative)A1
2. Possessive pronounsA1
3. Interrogative pronounsA1
4. Full & clitic pronoun formsA2
5. Reflexive sebe/seA2
6. DemonstrativesA2
7. Reflexive possessive svojB1
8. Relative pronounsB1
9. Indefinite & negative pronounsB1

Numerals · 8

1. Cardinals 1–10A1
2. Numbers 11 and upA1
3. Ordinal numbersA2
4. Agreement with 2–4B1
5. Agreement with 5 and upB1
6. Measurements, dimensions & unitsB1
7. Collective numeralsB2
8. Fractions, multiplicatives & numeral nounsB2

Adverbs · 4

1. Adverbs of place & timeA1
2. Adverb formationA2
3. Manner & degree adverbsA2
4. Modal & sentence adverbsB1

Nominal system synthesis · 7

1. Map of case overlapsB1
2. Preposition–case governmentB1
3. Secondary & compound prepositionsB2
4. Irregular nounsB2
5. Declension of loanwordsB2
6. Declension of namesB2
7. Advanced quantity agreementC1

The verb system

Verb basics and the present tense · 6

1. Infinitive & stemsA1
2. biti in the presentA1
3. Present tenseA1
4. hteti & moćiA1
5. Conjugation classesA2
6. Reflexive verbs (se)A2

Verbal aspect · 6

1. The concept of aspectA2
2. Aspect pair formationB1
3. Aspect in the pastB1
4. Phase verbsB1
5. Aspect with future & modalsB2
6. Aspect in the imperativeB2

Past tenses · 6

1. The l-participleA2
2. The perfect (perfekat)A2
3. The aoristC1
4. The imperfectC1
5. The pluperfectC1
6. Past tenses in a storyC1

The future tense and the conditional · 6

1. Future IA2
2. Conditional IB1
3. Future word order & spellingB1
4. Future II (exact future)B2
5. Conditional IIB2
6. Conditional sentencesB2

Mood: imperative and optative · 3

1. The imperativeA1
2. Softened & negative commandsA2
3. Optative & nekaB2

Non-finite forms · 4

1. Past passive participleB1
2. Present verbal adverbB2
3. Past verbal adverbB2
4. Verbal nouns and old participlesC1

Voice and valency · 4

1. Passive voiceB1
2. The se-constructionsB2
3. Impersonal constructionsB2
4. Which case a verb takesC1

Modality · 4

1. Core modal verbsA2
2. treba & valjaB1
3. Epistemic modalityB2
4. Advice, bans and hearsayC1

Irregular and high-frequency verbs · 4

1. Core irregular verbsA1
2. Verbs of motionA2
3. Biaspectual & defectiveB2
4. Prefixed verb familiesB2

Tense, mood and aspect synthesis · 3

1. The tense system in overviewB2
2. Tense in reported speechC1
3. Aspect and tense for styleC2

Syntax and the sentence

Clitics and second position · 5

1. The clitic inventoryA2
2. The second-place ruleB1
3. Internal clitic orderB1
4. Clitics vs full formsB1
5. Advanced clitic placementC1

Word order and information structure · 3

1. Basic word orderA1
2. Topic & focusB2
3. Word order and styleC1

Negation · 3

1. Basic negationA1
2. Negative concordB1
3. Scope of negationB2

Interrogative sentences · 4

1. Yes–no questionsA1
2. Wh-questionsA1
3. Tag & confirmation questionsA2
4. Indirect questionsB1

The da-complex · 4

1. Basic da-clausesA1
2. da-clause vs infinitiveB1
3. Purposive & result daB1
4. Advanced da-clausesB2

Subordinate clauses · 6

1. Subordinate clauses overviewB1
2. Relative clausesB1
3. Temporal clausesB1
4. Causal, conditional & concessiveB2
5. Purpose, manner & comparative clausesB2
6. Building long sentencesC1

Coordination, connectors, particles and interjections · 4

1. Basic coordinationA2
2. Particles & modal wordsB1
3. Interjections & onomatopoeiaB1
4. Linking wordsB2

Reported speech and discourse · 3

1. Direct & indirect speechB1
2. Running a conversationB2
3. Leaving out and pointing backC1

Word formation

Derivation: suffixation · 4

1. Noun-forming suffixesB1
2. Diminutives & augmentativesB1
3. Adjective-forming suffixesB1
4. Verb-forming suffixesB2

Derivation: prefixation · 2

1. Verbal prefixationB1
2. Prefixes on nouns and adjectivesB2

Compounding and advanced word formation · 4

1. Compound wordsB2
2. Abbreviations & acronymsB2
3. Taking words apartC1
4. New words and one-off coinagesC2

Lexis and vocabulary

Survival and personal · 4

1. Greetings & politeness lexisA0
2. Numbers, time & daysA0
3. Personal informationA1
4. Family & peopleA1

The world around us · 5

1. Food & drinkA1
2. Home & daily lifeA1
3. City & transportA2
4. Shopping & moneyA2
5. Body & healthA2

The social and practical world · 6

1. Work & studyA2
2. Weather & natureA2
3. Travel & directionsB1
4. Free time & cultureB1
5. Feelings & relationshipsB1
6. Technology & digital lifeB1

Abstract and specialised vocabulary · 5

1. Education & mediaB1
2. Professional & businessB2
3. Society & politicsB2
4. Science & abstract conceptsC1
5. Shades of feeling and judgementC1

Lexical relations and competence · 6

1. False friends with RussianA2
2. Synonyms & antonymsB1
3. Words that go togetherB2
4. Idioms and sayingsB2
5. Words with many meaningsC1
6. Set phrases and clichésC2

Loanword layers · 3

1. Layers of loanwordsB1
2. International and English wordsB2
3. Words from TurkishC1

Communication and functions

Social formulas and interaction · 4

1. Greeting & leave-takingA0
2. IntroductionsA1
3. Requests & politenessA1
4. Everyday transactionsA2

Information and description · 4

1. Asking & giving informationA1
2. Describing people, places & thingsA2
3. Narrating past eventsB1
4. Future plans & intentionsB1

Opinion and argumentation · 4

1. Expressing opinionB1
2. Hypothesising & speculatingB2
3. Argumentation & persuasionB2
4. Abstract & nuanced discussionC1

Practical and transactional life · 6

1. Phone & online communicationB1
2. Filling out forms & documentsB1
3. Handling problems & complaintsB2
4. Formal correspondenceB2
5. CV & cover letterB2
6. Interviews & formal encountersB2

Mediation and written production · 4

1. Mediation & relayingB1
2. Summarising & note-takingB2
3. Creative & expressive writingC1
4. Academic & professional genresC2

Sociolinguistics, pragmatics and culture

Register, politeness and pragmatics · 4

1. T–V address (ti/Vi)A1
2. Formal vs informal registerB1
3. Politeness & tactB2
4. Humour, irony and body languageC1

Variation: dialect, standard and substandard · 7

1. Ekavian & ijekavianA2
2. Serbian, Croatian & BosnianB1
3. How people really talkB2
4. Dialects of SerbianB2
5. Slang, jargon & internet speechB2
6. Taboo, swearing & euphemismC1
7. Dialects up closeC2

Scripts in society · 2

1. Digraphia in practiceA2
2. Writing in both scriptsC1

Culture and realia · 5

1. Everyday culture & realiaA1
2. Serbia: geography & societyA2
3. Traditions & holidaysB1
4. History & identityB2
5. Arts, media & literatureC1