Are You Taller Than Your Brother?
Warm-up – Zagrevanje
tall – visok, -a, -o
taller – viši, -a, -e
the tallest – najviši, -a, -e
short – nizak, niska, -o
For people and for vertical things like buildings and trees:
shorter – niži, -a, -e
the shortest – najniži, -a, -e
long – dug, -a, -o
longer – duži, duža, duže
the longest – najduži, -a, -e
short – kratak, kratka, kratko
(for objects only, not for people)
shorter – kraći, -a, -e
the shortest – najkraći, -a, -e
How many people are there in your family? =
Koliko ljudi ima u tvojoj porodici?
There are 4 people in my family. =
U mojoj porodici ima 4 osobe.
person – osoba
That’s how we say it.
roommate – cimer
I live with a roommate. =
Živim sa cimerom.
I know we’ve covered the words I’m about to show you, but we’ll need them today so I want to remind you quickly.
husband – muž
wife – žena
son – sin
daughter – ćerka
brother – brat
sister – sestra
niece – nećaka
aunt – tetka
uncle (father’s brother) – stric
uncle (mother’s brother) – ujak
grandpa – deka
grandma – baka
cousin – rođak
stepbrother – polu-brat
stepsister – polu-sestra
Vocabulary – Vokabular
good – dobar, dobra, dobro
Differentiate this from well.
I am well. = Ja sam dobro.
This is an adverb, so everybody says ‘dobro’ regardless of the gender.
He is a good guy. =
On je dobar momak.
He is well. =
On je dobro.
She is a good girl. =
Ona je dobra devojka.
She is well. =
Ona je dobro.
He is a good kid. =
On je dobro dete.
He is well. =
On je dobro.
better – bolji, -a, -e
the best – najbolji, -a, -e
bad – loš, loša, loše
worse – gori, -a, -e
the worst – najgori, -a, -e
Just like in English, adjectives good and bad are irregular.
Also, note that superlatives are always the same as comparatives, just with the prefix -naj.
Also, note that the neuter gender of adjectives usually end in -o, but the neuter gender for comparatives and superlatives end in -e.
fast – brz, -a, -o
faster – brži, -a, -e
the fastest – najbrži, -a, -e
slow – spor, -a, -o
slower – sporiji, -a, -e
the slowest – najsporiji, -a, -e
happy – srećan, srećna, srećno
happier – srećniji, -a, -e
the happiest – najsrećniji, -a, -e
sad – tužan, tužna, tužno
sadder – tužniji, -a, -e
the saddest – najtužniji, -a, -e
important – važan, -a, -o
Don’t forget the disappearing ‘a’.
more important – važniji, -a, -e
the most important – najvažniji, -a, -e
expensive – skup, -a, -o
more expensive – skuplji, -a, e
the most expensive – najskuplji, -a, -e
cheap – jeftin, -a, -o
cheaper – jeftiniji, -a, -e
the cheapest – najjeftiniji, -a, -e
beautiful – lep, -a, -o
more beautiful – lepši, -a, -e
the most beautiful – najlepši, -a, -e
young – mlad, -a, -o
younger – mlađi, -a, -e
the youngest – najmlađi, -a, -e
old – star, -a, -o
older – stariji, -a, -e
the oldest – najstariji, -a, -e
quiet – tih, -a, -o
quieter – tiši, -a, -e
the quietest – najtiši, -a, -e
loud – glasan, -a, -o
louder – glasniji, -a, -e
the loudest – najglasniji, -a, -e
smart – pametan, -a, -o
smarter – pametniji, -a, -e
the smartest – najpametniji, -a, -e
stupid – glup, -a, -o
more stupid – gluplji, -a, -e
the most stupid – najgluplji, -a, -e
fun – zabavan, -a, -o
more fun – zabavniji, -a, -e
the most fun – najzabavniji, -a, -e
boring – dosadan, -a, -o
more boring – dosadniji, -a, -e
the most boring – najdosadniji, -a, -e
strong – jak, -a, -o
stronger – jači, -a, -e
the strongest – najjači, -a, -e
weak – slab, -a, -o
weaker – slabiji, -a, -e
the weakest – najslabiji, -a, -e
hard – težak, teška, teško
harder – teži, -a, -e
the hardest – najteži, -a, -e
easy – lak, -a, -o
easier – lakši, -a, -e
the easiest – najlakši, -a, -e
Let’s practice – Hajde da vežbamo
My grandpa is more boring than my aunt. =
Moj deka je dosadniji od tetke.
I am taller than my cousin. =
Viši sam od svog rođaka.
The dog is faster than me. =
Pas je brži od mene.
This test was the easiest. =
Ovaj test je bio najlakši.
My friend is weaker than my brother. =
Moj prijatelj je slabiji od mog brata.
This is the most fun we’ve had this year. =
Ovo nam je bilo najzabavnije ove godine.
My grandma is the oldest in the family. =
Moja baka je najstarija u porodici.
Can you be a bit quieter, please? =
Možete li biti malo tiši, molim vas?
I wish you were a bit smarter! =
Voleo/la bih da si malo pametniji/a!
This is the most beautiful
lake I’ve ever seen! =
Ovo je najlepše jezero
koje sam ikada video/la!
He uses the computer every day
but he is the slowest in the company. =
Svaki dan koristi kompjuter
ali je najsporiji u kompaniji.
My brother is smarter than me. =
Moj brat je pametniji od mene.
Is your sister more fun than my sister? =
Da li je tvoja sestra zabavnija od moje sestre?
Your aunt is not weaker than your uncle. =
Tvoja tetka nije slabija od ujaka.
Is this test the hardest? =
Da li je ovaj test najteži?
Aren’t they the most boring? =
Nisu li najdosadniji?
We are the weakest in the group. =
Najslabiji smo u grupi.
This is the longest street in the city. =
Ovo je najduža ulica u gradu.
My grandfather was louder than my grandma. =
Moj deda je bio glasniji od moje bake.
She was the quietest person in the family. =
Bila je najtiša osoba u porodici.
I will be the best player in the class. =
Biću najbolji igrač u klasi.
It will be more fun next year. =
Sledeće godine će biti zabavnije.
Dialogue – Dijalog
How many people are there in your family, Ana? =
Koliko ljudi ima u tvojoj porodici, Ana?
There are three persons in my family:
my husband, my daughter and I. =
U mojoj porodici su tri osobe: muž, ćerka i ja.
What is your daughter’s name? =
Kako se zove tvoja ćerka?
Her name is Milica. =
Zove se Milica.
What is your husband’s name? =
Kako se zove tvoj muž?
His name is Marko. =
Zove se Marko.
Are you younger than your husband? =
Da li si mlađi/a od muža?
Yes, I am. How about you?
How many people are there in your family? =
Jesam. A ti. Koliko ljudi ima u tvojoj porodici?
There are two people in my family: my husband and I.
Nas je dvoje: muž i ja.
Who is taller? =
Ko je viši?
I am! My husband is shorter than me. =
Ja! Moj muž je niži od mene.
Questions – Pitanja
How many people are there in your family? =
Koliko ljudi ima u vašoj porodici?
What are their names? =
Kako se zovu?
Are you taller than your father? =
Da li si viši/a od svog oca?
Are you shorter than your mother? =
Da li si niži/a od majke?
Who is older than you? =
Ko je stariji od tebe?
Who is younger than you? =
Ko je mlađi od tebe?
Who is the smartest in the family? =
Ko je najpametniji u porodici?
Whose dog is faster? =
Čiji pas je brži?
Whose parrot is smarter? =
Čiji papagaj je pametniji?
Is she the youngest in the group? =
Da li je najmlađa u grupi?