LingoflyWeather and plans in Serbian
Two people arranging their weekend in Serbian. 6 phrases that the conversation is made of: «Какво (Kakvo) је (je) време (vreme) сутра (sutra)?» — What will the weather be like tomorrow?; «Биће (biće) хладно (hladno) и (i) пада киша цео дан (Pada kiša ceo dan).» — It will be cold, with rain all day. Every line can be played right on the page.
How the whole thing sounds
The situation: two people arranging their weekend. First the whole conversation, then each line on its own, with a translation.
Lines one by one
| Serbian | Reading | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Какво (Kakvo) је (je) време (vreme) сутра (sutra)? | Kakvo je vreme sutra? | What will the weather be like tomorrow? |
| Биће (biće) хладно (hladno) и (i) пада киша цео дан (Pada kiša ceo dan). | Biće hladno i pada kiša ceo dan. | It will be cold, with rain all day. |
| Штета (šteta). Јеси (Jesi) ли (li) слободан (slobodan) у (u) суботу (subotu)? | Šteta. Jesi li slobodan u subotu? | Too bad. Are you free on Saturday? |
| У (u) суботу (subotu) сам (sam) заузет (zauzet), али (ali) у (u) недељу (nedelju) сам (sam) слободан (slobodan). | U subotu sam zauzet, ali u nedelju sam slobodan. | On Saturday I'm busy, but on Sunday I'm free. |
| Онда (onda) у (u) недељу (nedelju). У колико сати? (u koliko sati) | Onda u nedelju. U koliko sati? | Then on Sunday. What time? |
| Око (oko) подне (podne), ако (ako) не (ne) пада (Pada) киша (kiša). Видимо се (vidimo se)! | Oko podne, ako ne pada kiša. Vidimo se! | Around noon, if it doesn't rain. See you! |
How to prepare for a conversation like this
Memorizing the lines is not enough: the other person will say their own thing, not what is written. What helps more is catching the key words by ear and keeping three rescue phrases ready: “I don't understand”, “repeat, please”, “slower”.
And one more thing phrasebooks do not mention: awkwardness gets in the way more than not knowing the words.
- Fear of making mistakes gets in the way of learning a language, and noticeably so. The link turns up study after study, and together those studies cover almost twenty thousand people.checked many timesTeimouri, Goetze & Plonsky, 2019, Studies in Second Language Acquisition 41(2) · 19,933 participants from 23 countries; correlation with results r = −0.36.
- That fear can be dealt with — the methods have been tested and they work.checked many timesXiong et al., 2024, Journal of Language and Social Psychology · 37 studies, anxiety reduced by −0.61. Of the seven conditions examined, only age turned out to matter.
Frequently asked
How do you start a conversation in Serbian in this situation?
“Какво (Kakvo) је (je) време (vreme) сутра (sutra)?” (Kakvo je vreme sutra?) — What will the weather be like tomorrow? The first line in such a conversation is almost always the same, and that is the one worth learning: the other person will carry it from there.
What if you did not understand the reply?
Say “I don't understand” and “repeat, please” — both are in the rescue set. Admitting your language is still shaky almost always makes the other person more patient.
Should you memorize the dialogue?
No. It is more useful to catch the key words by ear: the other person will say their own thing, and a memorized line will not always fit their reply.