BosanskiUnit 16
It Was Lovely (Past Tense)
Bilo je lijepo
Bio sam, radio sam: I Was / I Did
Goal: I can say what I was and what I did, choosing the right -o/-la ending for myself.
| Audio | Bosnian | English |
|---|---|---|
| bio sam / bila sam | I was (m. / f.) | |
| radio sam / radila sam | I worked / I did (m. / f.) | |
| bilo je | it was | |
| jesi li bio? / jesi li bila? | were you? (m. / f.) | |
| jučer | yesterday | |
| prošle sedmice | last week | |
| bio si / bila si | you were (m. / f.) | |
| gdje si bio? / gdje si bila? | where were you? (m. / f.) | |
| nisam bio / nisam bila | I wasn't (m. / f.) | |
| kada? | when? | |
| bio sam kod nane | I was at nana's | |
| spavao sam | I slept | |
| jeo sam pitu | I ate pita | |
| sinoć | last night | |
| bio sam umoran | I was tired | |
| nisam ništa radio | I didn't do anything |
Putovali smo: The Trip We Took
Goal: I can narrate a past trip in a few sentences (we + they past forms).
| Audio | Bosnian | English |
|---|---|---|
| putovali smo | we traveled | |
| išli smo | we went | |
| bili smo | we were | |
| vidjeli smo | we saw | |
| avion je kasnio | the plane was late | |
| kupili smo | we bought | |
| oni su / one su | they (m. / f.) … | |
| kako je bilo? | how was it? | |
| sve je bilo super | everything was great | |
| ljetos | this past summer | |
| bili smo kod rodbine | we were at the relatives' | |
| kupali smo se | we went swimming | |
| jeli smo ćevape | we ate ćevapi | |
| bilo je prelijepo | it was gorgeous | |
| sedam dana | seven days | |
| vratili smo se | we came back |
Šta je nana pravila: What Nana Made
Goal: I can describe what people did in the past, with correct feminine and plural agreement.
| Audio | Bosnian | English |
|---|---|---|
| nana je napravila | nana made | |
| jeli smo | we ate | |
| pili smo | we drank | |
| dedo je rekao | grandpa said | |
| nana je rekla | nana said | |
| pjevali smo | we sang | |
| igrali smo | we danced / we played | |
| svidjelo mi se | I liked it | |
| djeca su se igrala | the children played | |
| bilo nam je lijepo | we had a lovely time |
Mala priča: Telling a Little Story
Goal: I can tell a short past-tense story about a family memory.
| Audio | Bosnian | English |
|---|---|---|
| priča | story | |
| jednom | once / one time | |
| onda | then / after that | |
| sjećam se | I remember | |
| bili smo mali | we were little (kids) | |
| smijali smo se | we laughed | |
| nikada neću zaboraviti | I'll never forget | |
| najljepše ljeto | the loveliest summer | |
| sjećaš li se? | do you remember? | |
| kraj | the end |
Next unit: What Will You Do? (Future Tense).