Advanced Serbian Podcast
Learn real Serbian Language
Improve your Serbian on the go with TalkIn Serbian Advanced Podcast. Get the real-world practice necessary to master your fluency.
Table of Contents
Is the Advanced Podcast 100% free?
What will you learn from the Advanced Serbian podcast lessons?
The Benefits of Immersive Learning
What others said about advanced podcast lessons
What is the best way to learn Serbian from the advanced podcast?
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Who is this course for?
This course is for advanced-level students of Serbian. You need to have C1 (Advanced) or C2 (Proficient) CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) levels in Serbian.
In practical terms, it means you can
- Read and understand a wide variety of extent and complex texts
- Be fluent and spontaneous when expressing your ideas and opinions
- Speak without making a lot of pauses or searching for expressions
- Use different ranges of the language (professional, formal, academic)
Source: https://www.efset.org/cefr
Is the Advanced course 100% free?
Yes, the audio lessons are entirely free. You can find them on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.
Additionally, we offer learning materials for students who seek extra support or wish to practice more. These materials are available for purchase in our website shop or below.
What will you learn from the advanced Serbian podcast lessons?
The lessons focus on developing your listening comprehension and speaking abilities. Discover various aspects of the Serbian language you’ll learn through our podcast:
Topics to talk about
- Art
- Construction
- Education
- Events
- Fears
- Food and spices
- History
- Impressions
- Life problems
- Nature
- Parts of the house
- Psychology
- Tourism and sightseeing
- Traveling and exotic places
Functional language
- Ask questions to get specific information
- Explaining complex situations, concepts, and processes
- Giving advice and instructions
- Paraphrasing
- Presenting pros and cons
- Say the most important information about a country or location
- Storytelling
- Talking about experiences
- Talking about past events
Grammar
- Cases
- Collocations
- Expressions of time, frequency, and quantity
- Imperfective vs Perfective verbs
- Prepositions
- Relative clauses
- Tenses: Past, present, and future
Pronunciation
Listening to the conversations with Dani and Chris, a native speaker and a non-native living in Serbia, will aid you in mastering Serbian sounds, proper word pronunciation, rhythm, and sentence structure.
The Benefits of Immersive Learning
Having an advanced level in Serbian means you are proficient in most aspects of the language. However, there are always some skills you want to refine. In most cases, students want to improve their speaking and listening comprehension to speak more fluently and confidently with the natives.
Immersive language learning helps you on several levels:
- Expands your vocabulary range. Unless you are in touch with the real language in different contexts it is impossible to expand your vocabulary, learn new words and expressions
- Fine-tunes your pronunciation and improves your accent. Only after hours of listening to the native speakers will your ear fully adapt to new sounds. You can’t produce new sounds if you don’t hear them well.
- You will have fewer problems listening to a fast-paced speech, different accents, and slang.
What others said about the Advanced Serbian podcast
What is the best way to learn Serbian from the advanced podcast?
First-time listening (without the learning materials)
- First step. Listen to the episode of your choosing first and try to understand as much as you can. Don’t get upset if there are words or parts you don’t understand. The most important thing in your first listening is to figure out the context of the lesson.
- Second step. Before starting a second listening, take a pen and paper. Write down every word or phrase you want to memorize or don’t understand. Once you finish, look up their meaning. Be aware of the context.
- Third step. Once you are sure you comprehend the conversation, it’s time to practice. What would you say about this topic? Write a couple of lines about it and elaborate while speaking. You can even record yourself. When you listen to your recording afterward, notice mistakes and mispronunciations in your speech.
Optional. If it’s easier, do everything in writing first and then practice speaking.
- Fourth step. Make sure to learn the most important bits from the lesson. Listen to them several times and repeat them out loud.
First-time listening (with the learning materials)
- First step. Listen to the episode of your choosing first and aim for a general understanding.
- Second step. Now that you understand the context you also want to pay attention to the details. Do the second listening while following the transcript. It will clear up misheard words and improve pronunciation by connecting sounds to written words. Repeat this step as many times as possible.
- Third step. If there’s still something you don’t understand, open the vocabulary list for the episode. Here you will find all the important words translated into English. No need for Google Translate!
- Fourth step. Once you’ve mastered new words and phrases, open the worksheet. It will help you with the most important vocabulary, expressions, and grammar from the lesson. Most intermediate and advanced lesson worksheets have a ‘fill in the gaps in the text’ exercise which is a real test of your comprehension of the lesson and your Serbian level in general.
Daily Improvement Tips
Whether you are learning with the materials or not, this is what you can do to improve your Serbian daily.
- Dedicate at least 15 minutes daily to Serbian through our lessons.
- Practice anytime, anywhere.
- Record and review your speech for faster progress.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
If your daily routine consists of listening to these podcast lessons and practicing communication in Serbian for at least 15 minutes, you will see progress in no time.
You can apply the phrases we use in our lessons when you speak Serbian. You will sound natural, but your overall will depend on your acquired knowledge and practice.
This course targets advanced and proficient students with a near-native ability in Serbian or who have completed an advanced course (C1 and C2 levels). This course is aimed to improve their fluency.
Yes, you can listen to the lessons and check if they are too difficult for your current level.
The average duration is about 15 minutes. However, there are exceptions.
Apart from the free podcast lessons, we don’t offer other kinds of Serbian lessons.
We offer transcripts of the lessons, vocabulary lists, and worksheets. You can find them below next to each lesson or in the website shop.
You can find them below, in the description of each lesson or in the shop.
Buying additional learning materials is not obligatory. The materials are aimed at students who need extra help and want to accelerate their learning journey.
Find the materials for each episode below, in the description for each lesson or visit our shop. The payment method we use is PayPal.
IMPORTANT: We don’t accept payments made in Serbia. If you live in Serbia, use Serbian banks, and want to purchase additional materials, contact us at hello@talkinserbian.com.
Yes, you can get a receipt. Contact us at hello@talkinserbian.com and we will send you the receipt via email.
A set is one of the additional materials you can purchase on our webpage to help you with your learning through the podcast lessons. It contains a transcript of an episode, a vocabulary list, and a worksheet.
There are different types of exercises in worksheets, depending on the lesson and the level. On lower levels, you can expect vocabulary, grammar, and word order exercises.
If you purchase intermediate and advanced level sets, you can find more complex exercises in the sets. Some of the higher-level exercises in the sets are related to cases and multiple-choice texts.
How to start learning from the Advanced Serbian Podcast?
Click here to go to the first lesson. Press play and start learning right away. Listen repeatedly until familiar.
Speed up your learning process with the learning materials available in our shop. Pick transcripts or sets, depending on how in-depth you want to learn from the podcast lessons.
Sets give you three types of learning materials: a transcript, a vocabulary list, and a worksheet.
Advanced Serbian Podcast Lessons (Guide + Materials)
01 Unwelcome guests
Storytelling is one of the most important skills when you’re an advanced speaker. In this lesson, you will learn:
- how to structure a story,
- use linkers,
- use patterns,
- use cohesive elements.
02 Zanzibar (Part 1)
In this lesson you will continue to practice your storytelling skills in Serbian through a story about a trip to an exotic place.
Learn to talk about:
- Locations
- Preparations and the journey
- Cultural differences
- Impressions
03 Zanzibar (Part 2)
The second part of the Zanzibar story will give you a lot of vocabulary about sights and sightseeing, nature, animals, and more.
Throughout this lesson, you will also learn to make questions and get the information you need.
04 Oasis in the City Center
In this lesson you will hear about the hosts’ visit to a special place in Belgrade. The most impressive learning content from this episode is:
- Storytelling and history
- Nature vocabulary
- Personal impressions
- Location description
05 Six Pieces of Advice from Jordan Peterson in Belgrade
This lesson is an opportunity for you to get in touch with the language related to psychology, and complex and stressful life situations.
You will obtain the tools for paraphrasing, giving advice, and speaking about pros and cons.
06 A museum you'll want to visit in Belgrade
This time the hosts visited one of the most important museums in Belgrade. They bring you:
- The vocabulary to talk about construction
- Expressions to talk about history and historical sights
- A story about an important Serbian artist
Sources:
First, E.-E. (n.d.-e). English C1 level – CEFR definition and tests: EF set. EF Standard English Test. https://www.efset.org/cefr/c1/ (Date accessed: May 9, 2024)
First, E.-E. (n.d.-f). English C2 level – CEFR definition and tests: EF set. EF Standard English Test. https://www.efset.org/cefr/c2/ (Date accessed: May 9, 2024)