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1. Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, a Grammar: With Sociolinguistic Commentary
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This is a book I am using. I have a Serbian girlfriend as well. If you are good at teaching yourself languages, this book is amazing. I also have her help me with examples that I can use newly learned words or phrases in. I also use uTalk which is a free app in the play store to help learn useful phrases.
Ah, I suppose you're right. I know how to conjugate verbs across all genders and situations. It's just the noun stuff that confuses me. I'll take a look at the thread. I also ordered a book (https://amzn.com/0299211940) that had great reviews, so hopefully it'll get me in the right place.
All in all, I can speak the language very well, pronunciation, etc is not an issue for me. Reading it and understanding it are not an issue. It's only the declensions I suppose that are tripping me up. I'll check out the thread - it should definitely help. Thanks!
Yes, this is a great book. I've used it too. I would also recommend this one: https://www.amazon.de/Colloquial-Serbian-Complete-Course-Beginners/dp/0415348927 it includes a CD to go along with the material.
OP, you have a native speaker close to you at all times, all you need is a good textbook, patience and some hard work. Do not waste your money on those silly courses, just study the grammar and vocabulary from good textbooks and use it when speaking Serbian to your girl.
The Assimil Serbo-Croate Sans Peine which is no longer produced is probably my favorite audio lesson. They start out slow and build up speed over time. Although it very quickly starts out with short sentences in lesson 2.
I also found https://www.amazon.com/Colloquial-Serbian-Complete-Course-Beginners/dp/0415348927 to be pretty good.
For me, the most helpful tool has been https://www.hr4eu.hr, although it teaches Croatian. The page has plenty of exercises for grammar and vocabulary, and there are even written assignments that they check for you. Just keep in mind the differences between Serbian and Croatian.
If you're into textbooks, this book is said to be very useful: https://www.amazon.com/Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian-Textbook-Exercises/dp/0299236544
Try Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian: A Grammar by R. Alexander. It's pretty dry, but it is in English.