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8 Serbian reading texts for A1, with translation

Short Serbian texts for level A1: 8 stories, about 32 minutes of reading. Every sentence carries its English translation, and each text ends with comprehension questions. Read them right here — no sign-up needed.

Coffee in a café

A1 · 4 min

Милан улази у кафић близу трга.
Milan walks into a café near the square.

Јутро је и напољу је хладно.
It is morning and it is cold outside.

„Добар дан, једну кафу, молим вас.“
"Good day, one coffee, please."

„Домаћу или еспресо?“ пита конобар.
"Turkish coffee or espresso?" the waiter asks.

„Домаћу, хвала.“
"Turkish, thank you."

Кафа кошта сто двадесет динара.
The coffee costs a hundred and twenty dinars.

Милан седи поред прозора и гледа људе.
Milan sits by the window and watches the people.

Овде се кафа пије полако, никад брзо.
Here coffee is drunk slowly, never in a hurry.

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  1. What kind of coffee does Milan order?
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    Turkish coffee

  2. How much does it cost?
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    120 dinars

  3. How is coffee drunk there?
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    Slowly

In the shop

A1 · 4 min

Ана иде у продавницу поред куће.
Ana goes to the shop next to her house.

Треба јој хлеб, млеко и сир.
She needs bread, milk and cheese.

Хлеб је одмах поред улаза.
The bread is right by the entrance.

„Извините, где је млеко?“ пита продавачицу.
"Excuse me, where is the milk?" she asks the shop assistant.

„На крају, десно, поред сирева.“
"At the end, on the right, next to the cheeses."

На каси Ана плаћа картицом.
At the till Ana pays by card.

„Хоћете ли кесу?“ пита касирка.
"Would you like a bag?" the cashier asks.

„Не, хвала, имам своју торбу.“
"No, thank you, I have my own bag."

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  1. What does Ana need?
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    Bread, milk and cheese

  2. Where is the milk?
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    At the end on the right

  3. Does Ana take a bag?
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    No, she has her own

The bus ticket

A1 · 4 min

Марко чека аутобус број двадесет три.
Marko is waiting for bus number twenty-three.

На станици је много људи.
There are a lot of people at the stop.

Он нема карту, па иде до киоска.
He has no ticket, so he goes to the kiosk.

„Једну карту, молим.“
"One ticket, please."

Карта на киоску је јефтинија него код возача.
A ticket at the kiosk is cheaper than from the driver.

Аутобус долази за пет минута.
The bus arrives in five minutes.

Марко улази и одмах поништава карту.
Marko gets on and validates the ticket straight away.

Вожња траје петнаест минута.
The ride takes fifteen minutes.

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  1. Which bus is Marko waiting for?
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    Number 23

  2. Where is the ticket cheaper?
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    At the kiosk

  3. How long is the ride?
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    Fifteen minutes

The new neighbour

A1 · 4 min

Дар’я живи у Новом Саду три недеље.
Daria has been living in Novi Sad for three weeks.

Данас среће комшиницу испред зграде.
Today she meets her neighbour in front of the building.

„Добар дан, ја сам Дар’я. Станујем на трећем спрату.“
"Good day, I am Daria. I live on the third floor."

„Драго ми је, ја сам Јелена. Одакле сте?“
"Nice to meet you, I am Jelena. Where are you from?"

„Из Украјине. Учим српски сваки дан.“
"From Ukraine. I study Serbian every day."

„Одлично говорите! Ако вам нешто треба, само реците.“
"You speak very well! If you need anything, just say."

Јелена је зове на кафу у суботу.
Jelena invites her for coffee on Saturday.

Дар’я се радује: то је њена прва позивница овде.
Daria is glad: it is her first invitation here.

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  1. Where does Daria live?
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    In Novi Sad

  2. On which floor does she live?
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    The third

  3. What does Jelena invite her to?
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    Coffee on Saturday

Burek for breakfast

A1 · 4 min

Пекара на углу ради од пет ујутру.
The bakery on the corner opens at five in the morning.

Тарас улази и осећа мирис топлог теста.
Taras walks in and smells warm pastry.

„Једно парче бурека са сиром, молим.“
"One piece of cheese burek, please."

„Уз то јогурт?“ пита продавачица.
"Yoghurt with that?" the shop assistant asks.

Бурек и јогурт иду заједно, увек.
Burek and yoghurt go together, always.

Све кошта две стотине динара.
It all costs two hundred dinars.

Тарас једе стојећи, поред пулта.
Taras eats standing up, next to the counter.

Бурек је врућ и он опече језик.
The burek is hot and he burns his tongue.

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  1. When does the bakery open?
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    At five in the morning

  2. What is always drunk with burek?
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    Yoghurt

  3. What happens at the end?
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    He burns his tongue

At the green market

A1 · 4 min

У суботу ујутру Олена иде на пијацу.
On Saturday morning Olena goes to the market.

На тезгама има парадајза, паприке и купуса.
On the stalls there are tomatoes, peppers and cabbage.

У јесен се овде купује паприка за ајвар.
In autumn people buy peppers here for ajvar.

„Пошто паприка?“ пита Олена.
"How much are the peppers?" Olena asks.

„Сто двадесет кило, али за вас сто.“
"A hundred and twenty a kilo, but a hundred for you."

Продавац јој даје да проба једну крушку.
The seller gives her a pear to try.

Крушка је слатка и Олена узима цео килограм.
The pear is sweet and Olena takes a whole kilo.

Кући носи две пуне кесе и празан новчаник.
She carries home two full bags and an empty wallet.

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  1. What is bought in autumn for ajvar?
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    Peppers

  2. What does the seller do with the price?
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    Lowers it for her

  3. How does she go home?
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    Full bags, empty wallet

Taking a taxi

A1 · 4 min

Ирина касни на састанак и зове такси.
Iryna is late for a meeting and calls a taxi.

Такси наручује преко апликације на телефону.
She orders the taxi through an app on her phone.

У апликацији одмах види цену.
In the app she sees the price straight away.

Ако се стане на улици, боље је питати за цену унапред.
If you flag one down in the street, it is better to ask the price first.

Возач укључује таксиметар и креће.
The driver switches on the meter and sets off.

„Одакле сте?“ пита возач, као и увек.
"Where are you from?" the driver asks, as always.

Причају о времену и о ценама станова.
They talk about the weather and about flat prices.

Ирина стиже тачно на време.
Iryna arrives exactly on time.

Check yourself

  1. How does she order the taxi?
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    Through an app

  2. What is the advice for street taxis?
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    Ask the price in advance

  3. What do they talk about?
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    The weather and flat prices

The cold radiator

A1 · 4 min

Напољу је пет степени, а у стану је хладно.
It is five degrees outside, and the flat is cold.

Радијатор у соби је потпуно хладан.
The radiator in the room is completely cold.

У Србији грејање пали топлана, не станар.
In Serbia the heating is turned on by the district plant, not the tenant.

Сезона обично почиње петнаестог октобра.
The season usually starts on the fifteenth of October.

Данас је тек десети, зато нема грејања.
Today is only the tenth, that is why there is no heating.

Комшиница јој позајмљује електричну грејалицу.
Her neighbour lends her an electric heater.

„Још пет дана, издржаћеш“, каже и смеје се.
"Five more days, you will manage," she says, laughing.

Наташа спава у џемперу и чарапама.
Nataša sleeps in a jumper and socks.

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  1. Who turns the heating on?
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    The district heating plant

  2. When does the season usually start?
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    15 October

  3. How does the neighbour help?
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    Lends an electric heater

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