Learn Serbian in London

Learn Serbian in London

Serbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries.

The main dialect of Serbian, on which the literary and standard language is based, is Shtokavian - which is also the basis of Standard Croatian, Bosnian, and Montenegrin. The other principal dialect - Torlakian, is disputed as to whether it's a Serbian dialect, or a transitional dialect between Bulgarian and Serbian.

Serbian is standardized around Šumadija-Vojvodina and Eastern Herzegovinian subdialects of Shtokavian. Apart from Shtokavian, the Torlak dialect, transitional to Macedonian and Bulgarian, is spoken in southeast Serbia. However, it does not have a literary tradition and is considered a low-prestige dialect.

Serbian is the only European language with active digraphia, using both Cyrillic and Latin alphabets. The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet was devised in 1814 by Serbian linguist Vuk Karadžić, who created the alphabet on phonemic principles. The Latin alphabet was designed by Croatian linguist Ljudevit Gaj in 1830 and is used by the other standard forms of Serbo-Croatian.

Whether you are learning Serbian for business, leisure or academic purpose, at LSI we will ensure that your Serbian language course is a successful and enjoyable experience:

• Your current level of Serbian and training requirements will be carefully assessed.
• Our Serbian tutors, who are all highly-qualified, have many years of experience in teaching Serbian at all levels.
• Your course will be tailor-made to meet your specific training needs, ensuring that it is relevant, practical, effective and fun.
• Your Serbian course materials will consist of a combination of relevant up-to-date materials such as books, authentic documents, audio and video recordings.
• You will be provided with regular reports at the end of each course module.