Hi everyone, my name is Liz and
And I'm an Australian girl who accidentally
fell in love with Serbia and the Serbian language
1 month ago, I decided to
accelerate my language learning
and start to speak Serbian fluently in 300 days
and today is my update for...
50 days!
And so, 5 ways I’ve...
...improved my learning this month...
Let's go!
My boyfriend and I spend 1.5 hours on a Saturday
speaking only in Serbian.
my boyfriend tells me that when I speak Serbian, I sound like
I’ve swallowed some frogs.
I didn’t believe him…
* imitating myself from a previous video*
... but now. I see what he means.
So I am trying to fix that now.
Together, we read Serbian children’s story books
and we tell each other stories in Serbian.
There is a specific method that we use
and it's called
"the Natural Method"
or... "the Natural Method" in English
It is a method of language teaching
that teaches you how to “acquire” a language
the same way a child does
instead of “learning” one
if you’re interested
there’s a really awesome video that I watched about it here.
Anyway
I’ve also started to watch more Serbian YouTubers
listening to interviews on the weekend
and watching movies and series in Serbian…
I watched the news but... I found it...
boring.
I’m starting to accidentally use more sayings
and swear words when I speak, like...
"let's say..."
"ah ok now!"
"like, it means, sort of..."
"f*-"
In my first video, I showed you a tool that
I was using called Anki
it’s a free SRS tool that
that helps you beat your “forgetting curve”
and consolidate new
words into your long term memory.
Thanks Google Translate! ;)
I first found out about this tool in
this book, “Fluent Forever”
by Gabriel Wayner
I highly recommend this book for any language learner
wanting to accelerate
their learning in ANY language
not just Serbian.
I’ll put the link down below!
in my last video
that I was only learning 10 words a day
but I’m impatient
so I increased it to 20.
Last month I was using italki
to have conversations for 30 minutes - 1 hour
with a teacher every single day.
It’s the most affordable language tutor
and conversation partner finder
which I’ve found on the internet
and it’s a great way to practice
speaking with someone who has patience
and doesn’t get grumpy at you! ;(
I’ll link that down below.
Now, in addition to that, I’ve also joined a
daily online class where
I learn Serbian
along with a Swedish midwife.
She is really cute, look at this...
"How will Sweden have a problem?"
"Because they don't have a Police curfew"
"This is our Police curfew... yes"
"No need"
"No need for Police" "No need"
"Just poop... and chickens!"
"Yep!"
All of my classes are 90%
in Serbian.
I now have 4 teachers
I worked out that I have about 6.5 hours of conversation
and 5 hours of reading, grammar, etc...
When I add it all together
I am studying about 20 hours a week
I know, I’m crazy…
but to be honest, when I finish
work at at 5pm in the afternoon...
I really look forward to Serbian class
my homework...
studying my cue cards...
reading books and watching Serbian movies…
honestly, I wish I had more time to study.
I can feel myself changing
and it’s only been 7 weeks
imagine what I’m going to achieve in 42!
Question of the day!
If you’re Serbian, let me know
what I should watch or read next!
And if you’re learning Serbian,
what have you been doing to learn this
beautiful language?
Let me know down below.
thank you for following my
my...
cases...
wait a sec...
journey!
and see you next week!
Byeeeeee :)