Say zdravo (hello)
like a local.
Start Serbian is the modern way to learn Serbian: short interactive lessons, smart repetition, and a real native speaker in your corner.
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Zdravo
Hello
Lesson 3 · Greetings
Kako si?
Lesson 3 · Greetings
Kako si?
Lesson 3 · Greetings
Kako si?
New word
Hvala
Thank you
How it works
Real conversations,
from your very first lesson.
Soko says
“Odlično! One more time, slower:”
“Do-bro ju-tro!” ☀️
Conversational
Build fluency through natural back-and-forth. Soko, your eagle tutor, guides every lesson and explains the why behind each answer.
Flexible learning
Ten-minute lessons that fit your day. Your path adapts to your level, from your first words to real B1 conversations.
“kako se kaže…”
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Daily Review resurfaces words right before you forget them. Practice anywhere, anytime, on web or iOS.
Meet your tutor
Meet Soko.
Your eagle-eyed coach.
Soko guides every lesson: explaining the why behind each answer, cheering your streaks, and calling back the words you're about to forget. Learning Serbian feels less like studying. More like a friend who happens to be an eagle.
Start learning with SokoSpeaking turns hesitation
into confidence.
Every lesson includes low-pressure pronunciation practice, so you stop translating in your head and start trusting your tongue. Repeat after Soko, get instant feedback, and speak up when it matters.
Have your first conversationReal progress,
in their own words.
From complete beginners to heritage speakers reconnecting, here is what learning Serbian with us actually feels like.
Curriculum
A path that actually goes somewhere.
Ten units take you from zero to B1: greetings, daily life, food, people, tenses, and the famous Serbian cases, in real situations, not grammar drills.
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Daily Review
Words that stick around.
Smart repetition resurfaces each word right before you'd forget it. Five focused minutes a day beats an hour of cramming.
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ljubav
love
“Ljubav je svuda.”
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Questions,
answered.
Everything else you're wondering before your first lesson.
Honestly? Parts of it are. Seven grammatical cases, two alphabets, and sounds like ć that English doesn't have. But Serbian is also beautifully phonetic: words are pronounced exactly as they're written, and Start Serbian is built around the hard parts: the Padeži Lab tames the cases, Ćirilica Quest teaches both scripts, and the pronunciation lab trains your ear on the tricky sounds.
Both: Serbians use both every day. Cyrillic is official and traditional; Latin dominates online and in texting. Start Serbian lets you flip the entire app between scripts with one tap, so you naturally pick up both as you learn.
Ten to fifteen minutes is the sweet spot. Lessons are bite-size, and the Daily Review resurfaces exactly the words you're about to forget. That's the highest-leverage five minutes in language learning.
The course takes you from zero to B1 across ten units: greetings, daily life, food, people, past and future tenses, cases in real situations, and more. You will finish able to hold real conversations about everyday topics.
Yes, it's in development and coming soon. Your account, XP, streak, and progress sync between the web app and iOS automatically, so anything you learn here carries over.
The core course is free during early access: lessons, reviews, and culture content. One-on-one tutoring with Olivera is a separate paid option for learners who want to accelerate with a native speaker.
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