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Hello Serbian learners!
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Hello Everyone, 😊


In today's lesson you will learn How to use ti and vi in Serbian.
In today’s lesson we are going to study the following topic: '''”BE POLITE”''' in Serbian


Please feel free to edit this page if you think it can be improved!
Good learning!
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== '''Be polite in Serbian''' ==
In Serbian language words "'''''ti'''''" and "'''''vi'''''" both mean you, but '''vi''' is used for formal addressing (like Vous in french, Usted in spanish, Sie in german, etc.) and '''ti''' is informal.  
In Serbian language words "'''''ti'''''" and "'''''vi'''''" both mean you, but '''vi''' is used for formal addressing (like Vous in french, Usted in spanish, Sie in german, etc.) and '''ti''' is informal.  


Which one will be used depends on the person being addresed.  
Which one will be used depends on the person being addresed.  
*" '''Ti''' " is used with close people, relatives, friends, family.  
*" '''Ti''' " is used with close people, relatives, friends, family.  


*" '''Vi''' " is used with people who we don't know very well, older people or people who we respect, like professor, teacher, boss...etc, and in the case when we want to be polite.
*" '''Vi''' " is used with people who we don't know very well, older people or people who we respect, like professor, teacher, boss...etc, and in the case when we want to be polite.


==Examples==
=='''Examples'''==


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!English
!'''<big>English</big>'''
!informal adressing
!'''<big>informal adressing</big>'''
ti
'''<big>ti</big>'''
!formal adressing
!'''<big>formal adressing</big>'''
vi
'''<big>vi</big>'''
|-
|-
|How are you?
|How are you?
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|Kada ćete opet doći?
|Kada ćete opet doći?
|}
|}
==Videos==
=='''Videos'''==
<youtube>E9InahJvfR0</youtube>
<youtube>E9InahJvfR0</youtube>


Revision as of 04:44, 18 August 2021

Be polite in Serbian
Be polite in Serbian

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Hello Everyone, 😊

In today’s lesson we are going to study the following topic: ”BE POLITE” in Serbian

Please feel free to edit this page if you think it can be improved!

Good learning!

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Be polite in Serbian

In Serbian language words "ti" and "vi" both mean you, but vi is used for formal addressing (like Vous in french, Usted in spanish, Sie in german, etc.) and ti is informal.

Which one will be used depends on the person being addresed.

  • " Ti " is used with close people, relatives, friends, family.
  • " Vi " is used with people who we don't know very well, older people or people who we respect, like professor, teacher, boss...etc, and in the case when we want to be polite.

Examples

English informal adressing

ti

formal adressing

vi

How are you? Kako si ( ti )? Kako ste (vi ) ?
Where do you live? Gde živiš ? Gde živite?
Do you like it here? Da li ti se sviđa ovde? Da li vam se sviđa ovde?
What do you do for a living? Čime se baviš? Čime se bavite?
How do you feel? Kako se osećaš? Kako se osećate?
Do you feel better? Da li ti je bolje? Da li vam je bolje?
How old are you? Koliko imaš godina? Koliko imate godina?
What's your name? Kako se zoveš? Kako se zovete?
Do you know that man? Da li poznaješ tog čoveka? Da li poznajete tok čoveka?
You are welcome here. Ti si ovde dobrodošao. (male)

Ti si ovde dobrodošla. ( female)

Vi ste ovde dobrodošli.
You are here. Ti si ovde. Vi ste ovde.
Can you help me? Možeš li mi pomoći? Možete li mi pomoći?
Do you speak English? Da li govoriš engleski? Da li govorite engleski?
You are very kind! Veoma si ljubazan( male)

Veoma si ljubazna (female)

Veoma ste ljubazni.
Sorry! Izvini. Izvinite.
Hurry up! Požuri! Požurite!
Please Molim te. Molim Vas
Thank you! Hvala ti. Hvala Vam.
Can you speak slowly? Možeš li pričati sporije? Možete li pričati sporije?
Don't worry! Ne brini! Ne brinite!
When you will come again? Kada ćeš opet doći? Kada ćete opet doći?

Videos


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