Learning Serbian as easy as 1-2-3 With this book, Serbian is attainable for any beginning student. You can use Teach Yourself Serbian Complete Course at your own pace or as a supplement to formal courses. This complete course is based on the very latest learning methods and designed to be enjoyable and user-friendly. Prepared by experts in the language, Teach Yourself Serbian begins with the basics and gradually promotes you to a level of smooth and confident communication, including:
I first started using this to learn Serbian back in 2003. The book is a gradual learning curve and includes the modified Serbian Cyrillic alphabet. Eventually all the lessons are in Cyrillic. I feel Serbian is it's own language with its own distinct linguistic patterns. The accompanying audio CDs (now mp3 files) are extremely helpful in learning the specifics found in Serbian.
Here are a few examples:
1. I understand Serbian: разумем (razumem) Croatian: razumijem
2. milk Serbian: млеко (mleko) Croatian: mlijeko
3. bread Serbian: хлеб (hleb) Croatian: kruh
I would highly suggest this or Routledge Colloquial Series for learning any language. Each chapter has a specific language lesson introductions, travel, ordering food, at the doctor, on a trip. Within each chapter there's dialogue, vocabulary drills, and grammar.