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Teach Yourself Serbian Complete Course Audiopack

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This is a great book. My husband is Serbian, and although we communicate in English, I wanted to be able to learn his language to be able to speak with his family, and also to be independent in our visits to Belgrade. I first tried with other books, but it wasn't until I found this one that I was actually able to form coherent sentences, and to actually understand when people speak. It clearly explains the grammar, the use of language, local customs. Furthermore, the subjects treated in the different units cover most aspects of normal life situations you might encounter when travelling to Serbia. Even the image of the book's cover pictures something that you'll most probably notice when travelling to Belgrade!

I have to say, though, that I think the book must be tough for a person without any previous knowledge of slavic languages. I had previously studied 2 years of Russian, so I was already familiar with cases and cyrillic (half of the units of the book are in cyrillic alphabet). But I suppose it might only take a little longer if you have not...

I agree with another reviewer in that a thorough study of the language would require years, other books, and more courses.But I personally consider this book the best way to get started.

Hi, I'm thirteen and moved to the former Yugoslavia with both my parents, one of whom started a job here last year. The language is pretty complicated but this book makes it relatively easy to understand and learn. My whole family used it and still uses it.

The amazon website recommends that you buy the book as well as the audiopack. I did this but discovered that the book is included in the audiopack. Very misleading. I have not used the book or the audiopack yet so am unable to comment.

My partner is Serbian and naturally I wanted to learn his language. We've planned a trip to Serbia in a 2010 and I'm quite eager to be as independent as I can be. After purchasing this book I've been studying it for about 2 months now, him and I are both quite surprised at how much I've learned. I had no cyrillic experience before hand but I picked it up quite easily. If you put in the time and effort you'll get the hang of it in no time. I highly recommend this book as a great place to start :)

If you are married to a Serbian and wish to learn to speak serbian then I strongly recommend this book. It covers basic to every day language. My wife is learining Serbian something she always wanted to do but I think if you have a partner to help you along the way makes a big difference.

I love this book and cd. It's all set out very clearly and compared to the other books around it is positively the best. The material is very dense but they explain everything so very clearly and don't seem to miss anything. My advice is to take it slowly and absorb everything and you will be fine.

listening to the spoken language was very helpful, and accurate (I used it as a way to help others with this language). the book wasn't as helpful, making correct pronunciation all but impossible if it weren't for the cd.

The first half of the first chapter sounds good and you feel you will learn some of the basics to get you by and then they throw Cyrillic at you. The rest of the dialoges are all written in Cyrillic making it impossible to follow while listening to the cd. This is not the cd and book to get if you are going as a tourist. Maybe if you plan on living there - but not to quickly learn a few words and phrases for a visit. Would not recommend it.