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Registrations for group lessons (levels A1, A2, B1 & B2) starting on November 2nd are open! Find more information here - https://unlockyourserbian.com/home/bookalesson/group-lessons Listen to the longer version (12 minutes) & read the transcript with English translations by becoming a member! Join our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/unlockyourserbian/membership Book a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com) Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! Nevena (00:00) Zdravo svima, ja sam Nevena. Hello everyone, I am Nevena. Jelena (00:02) Ja sam Jelena. I am Jelena. Nevena (00:04) I dobro došli u novu epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom. And welcome to a new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00:08) Dobro došli u još jednu epizodu našeg podkasta. Mi danas razgovaramo o hobijima koje veoma volimo. Razgovaramo o aktivnostima koje volimo da radimo i o stvarima zbog kojih smo srećni. Welcome to another episode of our podcast. Today we are talking about hobbies that we really love. We are talking about activities that we love to do and things that make us happy. Nevena (00:24) I pre nego što počnemo sa našom epizodom, ako želite da učite srpski sa nama na nivoju A1 i A2, dođite na kurseve koji traju 7 nedelja i imamo časove 2 puta nedeljno od 75 minuta. And before we start with our episode, if you want to learn Serbian with us at level A1 and A2, come to the courses that last 7 weeks and we have classes 2 times a week for 75 minutes. Jelena (00:43) Za više informacija idete na naš sajt unlockyourserbian.com. Mi nastavljamo sa našom konverzacijom o stvarima koje volimo da radimo. For more information go to our website unlockyourserbian.com. We continue with our conversation about things we love to do. I, na primer, kao što već znate, ja volim da učim jezike i ja volim da učim više jezika u isto vreme. Za mene nije važno da znam baš dobro da govorim sve jezike koje učim, ali samo volim proces kada učim. And, for example, as you already know, I like to learn languages and I like to learn multiple languages at the same time. For me it's not important to know how to speak all the languages I learn really well, but I just love the process when I learn. Become a member to read the whole transcript! Send us your questions!

Registrations for group lessons (levels A1, A2, B1 & B2) starting on November 2nd are open! Find more information here - https://unlockyourserbian.com/home/bookalesson/group-lessons Listen to the longer version (32 minutes) & read the transcript with English translations by becoming a member! Join our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/unlockyourserbian/membership Book a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com) Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! Nevena (00:00) Zdravo svima, ja sam Nevena. Hello everyone, I am Nevena. Jelena (00:02) Ja sam Jelena. I am Jelena. Nevena (00:04) I dobro došli u novu epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom. And welcome to a new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00:08) Tako je, dobro došli u još jednu epizodu našeg podkasta i mi danas razgovaramo o politici. Ovo je možda ponekad i tabu tema, ali smatramo da je u ovom periodu veoma važno da razgovaramo o ovoj temi zato što se politička situacija u Srbiji trenutno prilično menja i hoćemo malo da vidimo u kom smeru se menja i generalno da li su u Srbiji zadovoljni političkom situacijom u njihovoj zemlji. That's right, welcome to another episode of our podcast and today we are talking about politics. This is perhaps sometimes a taboo topic, but we consider it very important to talk about this topic in this period because the political situation in Serbia is currently changing quite a bit, and we want to see a little in which direction it is changing and generally whether people in Serbia are satisfied with the political situation in their country. Nevena (00:41) Tako je, ovo je tema o kojoj nismo dugo razgovarale. Makar iz moga ugla jedan od glavnih razloga je zato što ne živimo u Srbiji. I uvek sam razmišljala da možda ja kao osoba koja je izabrala da ne živi u Srbiji možda nema puno pravo da razgovara o nekoj političkoj situaciji tamo. Što možda i nije ispravno. Ne znam, to je bila neka moja situacija i neko moje mišljenje, ali s obzirom da se približavaju izbori, dakle u trenutku kada ova epizoda izlazi već je 12. oktobar, treba da spomenemo i nekoliko važnih događaja koji su nas doveli do situacije u kojoj smo sada. That's right, this is a topic we haven't discussed for a long time. At least from my perspective, one of the main reasons is because we don't live in Serbia. And I always thought that maybe I, as a person who chose not to live in Serbia, might not have full right to talk about a political situation there. Which maybe isn't right. I don't know, that was my situation and my opinion, but considering that elections are approaching—meaning at the moment this episode comes out it's already October 12th—we should also mention a few important events that brought us to the situation we are in now. Send us your questions!

Registrations for group lessons (levels A1, A2, B1 & B2) starting on November 2nd are open! Find more information here - https://unlockyourserbian.com/home/bookalesson/group-lessons Listen to the longer version (31 minutes) & read the transcript with English translations by becoming a member! Join our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/unlockyourserbian/membership Book a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com) Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! Nevena (00:00) Zdravo svima, ja sam Nevena. Hello everyone, I am Nevena. Jelena (00:02) Ja sam Jelena. I am Jelena. Nevena (00:04) I dobro došli u novu epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom. And welcome to a new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00:08) Tako je, dobro došli u još jednu epizodu našeg podkasta i mi danas razgovaramo o politici. Politika je u Srbiji tabu tema, ali ova tema je važna zato što u oktobru u Srbiji imamo izbore. Imamo parlamentarne izbore. That's right, welcome to another episode of our podcast and today we are talking about politics. Politics is a taboo topic in Serbia, but this topic is important because in October we have elections in Serbia. We have parliamentary elections. Izbori to je kada ljudi glasaju i kada ljudi biraju, na primer, Novi parlament ili biraju novog predsednika itd. Elections, that is when people vote and when people choose, for example, a new parliament or choose a new president, etc. Nevena (00:43) I pre nego što nastavimo sa epizodom o politici, želimo da vam kažemo da naši novi grupni časovi počinju u novembru. And before we continue with the episode about politics, we want to tell you that our new group classes start in November. Kursevi za A1 i za A2 nivo počinju 1. novembra i traju do sredine decembra, dakle traju 7 nedelja i imamo časove 2 puta nedeljno od 75 minuta. Sve informacije su na našem sajtu unlockyourserbian.com. Courses for A1 and A2 level start on November 1st and last until mid-December, so they last 7 weeks and we have classes 2 times a week for 75 minutes. All information is on our website unlockyourserbian.com. Become a member to read the whole transcript! Send us your questions!

Registrations for group lessons (levels A1, A2, B1 & B2) starting on November 2nd are open! Find more information here - https://unlockyourserbian.com/home/bookalesson/group-lessons Listen to the longer version (31 minutes) & read the transcript with English translations by becoming a member! Join our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/unlockyourserbian/membership Book a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com) Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! Nevena (00:00) Zdravo svima, ja sam Nevena. Hello everyone, I am Nevena. Jelena (00:01) Ja sam Jelena. I am Jelena. Nevena (00:03) I dobro došli u novu epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom. And welcome to a new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00:07) Tako je, dobro došli u još jednu epizodu našeg podkasta i mi danas razgovaramo o stvarima koje nas nerviraju. That's right, welcome to another episode of our podcast and today we are talking about things that annoy us. Nevena, kada čuješ ovu temu, da li imaš neku posebnu ideju šta te najviše nervira? Nevena, when you hear this topic, do you have a specific idea of what annoys you the most? Nevena (00:25) Kada razmišljam, u poslednje vreme me mnogo toga nervira i mislim da je to baš povezano sa time kako se ja generalno osećam u svom životu. Ako sam ja generalno opuštena i ako se ne brinem ni o čemu i ako je sve okej, mislim da me skoro ništa ne nervira ili ako me nervira to je na nekom jako niskom nivou. When I think about it, lately a lot of things annoy me and I think that's really connected to how I generally feel in my life. If I am generally relaxed and if I don't worry about anything and everything is okay, I think almost nothing annoys me, or if it annoys me, it's at a very low level. Ali ako sam ja iživcirana, ide mi na živice, znači da smo iživcirani, onda me i najmanja sitnica nervira. But if I am irritated,it gets on my nerves, meaning that we are irritated, then even the smallest detail annoys me. Become a member to read the whole transcript! Send us your questions!

Registrations for group lessons (levels A1, A2, B1 & B2) starting on November 2nd are open! Find more information here - https://unlockyourserbian.com/home/bookalesson/group-lessons Listen to the longer version (11 minutes) & read the transcript with English translations by becoming a member! Join our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/unlockyourserbian/membership Book a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com) Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! Nevena (00:00) Zdravo svima, ja sam Nevena. Hello everyone, I am Nevena. Jelena (00:02) Ja sam Jelena. I am Jelena. Nevena (00:03) I dobro došli u novu epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevanom. And welcome to a new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00:08) Tako je, dobro došli u novu epizodu našeg podkasta i danas razgovaramo o nerviranju. Šta nas sve nervira. Ili, takođe, možemo da kažemo šta nam ide na živce ili šta nas živcira. That's right, welcome to a new episode of our podcast and today we are talking about getting annoyed. What all annoys us. Or, also, we can say what gets on our nerves or what annoys us. Nevena (00:26) Kada kažemo da nas nešto nervira, to znači da nam se nešto ne sviđa i da mi reagujemo loše kada nam se nešto ne sviđa. Osećamo loše emocije i nismo mirni, nismo srećni, mi smo iznervirani. Danas želimo da razgovaramo o sitnim stvarima, dakle želimo da razgovaramo o sitnicama. When we say that something annoys us, it means that we don't like something and that we react badly when we don't like something. We feel bad emotions and we are not calm, we are not happy, we are annoyed. Today we want to talk about small things, so we want to talk about little things. Become a member to read the whole transcript! Send us your questions!

Danas razgovaramo o društvenim mrežama i lažnoj slici koju one često prikazuju. Često vrtimo storije i mislimo da su tuđi životi savršeni, ali zaboravljamo da retko ko deli svoje neuspehe. Takođe, pričamo o još jednoj velikoj iluziji – idealizaciji života u inostranstvu. Dok smo kao mlađe maštale o studiranju van Srbije i zamišljale da je tamo sve lakše i lepše, selidba nam je donela i suočavanje sa stvarnošću, stresom i onim najmanje romantičnim delom. Listen to the longer version (31 minutes) & read the transcript with English translations by becoming a member! Join our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/unlockyourserbian/membership Book a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com) Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! Nevena (00:00) Zdravo svima, ja sam Nevena. Hello everyone, I'm Nevena. Jelena (00:02) Ja sam Jelena. I'm Jelena. Nevena (00:03) I dobro došli u novo epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom. And welcome to a new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00:08) Tako je, dobro došli u još jednu epizodu našeg podkasta i mi danas razgovaramo o društvenime mrežama. To jest, razgovaramo o idealizaciji života drugih ljudi na društvenim mrežama. That's right, welcome to another episode of our podcast and today we are talking about social media. That is, we are talking about the idealization of other people's lives on social media. Nevena (00:23) A pre nego što počnemo sa epizodom, želimo da vas pozovemo na naše grupne pozive svake subote u 5 sati po centralnom evropskom vremenu. Na ovim pozivima mi često razgovaramo o temama koje imamo u podkastu, ali naravno i o mnogim drugim temama. I ovo je super prilika da vežbate srpski sa Jelenom i sa mnom svake nedelje, ali i sa našom zajednicom. And before we start with the episode, we want to invite you to our group calls every Saturday at 5 o'clock Central European Time. On these calls we often talk about the topics we have in the podcast, but of course also about many other topics. And this is a great opportunity to practice Serbian with Jelena and with me every week, but also with our community. Jelena (00:47) A mi sada nastavljamo sa našom epizodom. And now we continue with our episode. Nevena (00:49) Da, danas želimo da razgovaramo o veoma lažnoj slici koju možemo da vidimo na Instagramu, na TikToku, pa čak i na Facebooku i dakle na svim oslim društvenim mrežama koje postoje. I ovo je nešto u čemu baš razmišljam u poslednje vreme zato što, kao što ljudi koji nas dugo slušaju znaju, da kada imamo neku čudnu vremensku pauzu obično uhvatim telefon, gledam društvene mreže itd. Yes, today we want to talk about a very fake picture that we can see on Instagram, on TikTok, and even on Facebook, and so on all other social networks that exist. And this is something that I am really thinking about lately because, as people who listen to us for a long time know, when we have some strange time pause, usually I grab my phone, look at social media, etc. Become a member to read the whole transcript! Send us your questions!

U ovoj epizodi razgovaramo o društvenim mrežama i lažnoj slici na internetu. Često gledamo slike i storije i mislimo da su tuđi životi savršeni. Ali, zaboravljamo da ljudi retko govore o svojim problemima. Takođe, pričamo o životu u inostranstvu. Kada smo bile mlađe, maštale smo o studiranju van Srbije i mislile da je tamo sve lakše i lepše. Međutim, kada smo se preselile, videle smo da to donosi i dosta stresa. Listen to the longer version (11 minutes) & read the transcript with English translations by becoming a member! Join our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/unlockyourserbian/membership Book a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com) Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! Nevena (00:00) Zdravo svima, ja sam Nevena. Hello everyone, I am Nevena. Jelena (00:02) Ja sam Jelena. I am Jelena. Nevena (00:03) I dobro došli u novu epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom. And welcome to a new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00:07) Tako je, dobro došli u još jednu epizodu našeg podkasta i mi danas razgovaramo o društvenim mrežama kao što su Instagram, TikTok, YouTube itd. i razgovaramo o tome da li je život na društvenim mrežama realan. That's right, welcome to another episode of our podcast and today we are talking about social networks such as Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, etc. and we are talking about whether life on social networks is realistic. Nevena, da li ti mnogo koristiš društvene mreže? Nevena, do you use social media a lot? Nevena (00:30) Da, ja mislim da mnogo korisim društvene mreže i to nije dobro, to nije idealno. Zato što ja svaki dan vidim šta moji prijatelji rade, ali ne samo moji prijatelji, ja vidim šta mnogi ljudi koje ja imam na Instagramu, dakle koje ja gledam na Instagramu, šta rade, gde idu, kako žive i tako dalje i nekada... Yes, I think that I use social media a lot and that's not good, it's not ideal. Because every day I see what my friends are doing, but not only my friends, I see what many people I have on Instagram—so, that I watch on Instagram—what they do, where they go, how they live, and so on, and sometimes... Become a member to read the whole transcript! Send us your questions!

U ovoj epizodi razgovaramo o mašti i kreativnosti – temama koje nas prate od detinjstva, ali i u odraslom dobu. Govorimo o tome šta za nas znači maštati, kako nam mašta služi kao vodilja kroz život i da li u našoj svakodnevici i dalje ima dovoljno mesta za nju. Delimo priče o našim najvećim snovima, poput selidbe u inostranstvo, ali i o trenutku kada nas nakon ostvarenja tih želja udari realnost. Takođe, pričamo o važnosti stvaralaštva, pokretanju novih ideja i onom posebnom osećaju kada primetimo napredak u učenju jezika. Listen to the longer version (32 minutes) & read the transcript with English translations by becoming a member! Join our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/unlockyourserbian/membership Book a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com) Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! Nevena (00:00) Zdravo svima, ja sam Nevena. Hello everyone, I'm Nevena. Jelena (00:02) Ja sam Jelena. I'm Jelena. Nevena (00:03) I dobro došli u novo epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom. And welcome to a new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00:08) Tako je, dobro došli u još jednu epizodu našeg podkasta i danas razgovaramo o jednoj veoma kreativnoj temi. Ova tema je mašta. Šta to znači maštati? Kada maštamo? I da li još uvek znamo da maštamo kada smo odrasli ljudi? That's right, welcome to another episode of our podcast, and today we are talking about a very creative topic. This topic is imagination. What does it mean to imagine? When do we imagine? And do we still know how to imagine when we are adults? Nevena (00:29) A ovo je jako interesantno što si sada rekla, da li dalje znamo da maštamo? Ovo mi se baš sviđa i mislim da baš imamo mogućnost da raspravljamo o ovome i da vidimo kako razmišljamo o tome i kao i uvek naravno želimo da čujemo i vaša mišljenja, dakle šta vi ili kako vi gledate na maštu i da li dalje u vašem životu ima prostora za nju. And this is very interesting, what you just said: do we still know how to imagine? I really like this and I think we have a great opportunity to discuss this and see how we think about it, and as always, of course, we want to hear your opinions too—so, how do you view imagination, and is there still space for it in your life? Ako želite i vi da razgovarate sa nama o ovoj temi i o mnogim drugim temama koje mi imamo u našem podkastu, dođite na našem koverzacijske pozive. Ovi pozivi se održavaju svake subote u 5 sati po centralnom evropskom vremenu. If you also want to talk with us about this topic and many other topics that we have in our podcast, join our conversation calls. These calls take place every Saturday at 5 o'clock Central European Time. Become a member to read the whole transcript! Send us your questions!

U ovoj epizodi razgovaramo o mašti i kreativnosti. Pričamo o tome šta za nas znači maštanje i da li i dalje imamo vremena za snove u svakodnevnom životu. Delimo priče o našim velikim snovima, na primer o selidbi u inostranstvo, ali i o tome kakva je realnost kada se ti snovi ostvare. Takođe, razgovaramo o stvaranju novih ideja i o lepom osećaju kada vidimo da napredujemo u učenju jezika. Listen to the longer version (9 minutes) & read the transcript with English translations by becoming a member! Join our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/unlockyourserbian/membership Book a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com) Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! Nevena (00:00) Zdravo svima, ja sam Nevena. Hello everyone, I'm Nevena. Jelena (00:02) Ja sam Jelena. I'm Jelena. Nevena (00:03) I dobro došli u novu epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom. And welcome to a new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00:08) Tako je, dobro došli u još jednu epizodu našeg podkasta i mi danas razgovaramo o jednoj kreativnoj temi. Mi danas razgovaramo o kreativnosti i o maštanju. Kada kažemo maštanje, to je kao naši snovi. Šta mi sanjamo i šta želimo da radimo. That's right, welcome to another episode of our podcast and today we are talking about a creative topic. Today we are talking about creativity and imagination. When we say imagining, that is like our dreams. What we dream about and what we want to do. Nevena (00:30) Da, kada kažemo ja maštam, znači da ja razmišljam o stvarima koje ne postoje, koje nisu ovde, nisu u našem svetu, ali su u našoj glavi. I mi razmišljamo šta može da se desi ili šta mi volimo da razmišljamo kako mi mislimo da će naš život izgledati za pet, deset, petnaest godina i tako dalje. Yes, when we say I imagine, it means that I think about things that don't exist, that are not here, are not in our world, but are in our head. And we think about what can happen or what we like to think, how we think our life will look in five, ten, fifteen years and so on. Kada govorimo o mašti, mi možemo da govorimo o mnogim stvarima. Na primer, ja često razmišljam o poslu ili o nečemu što volim da radim za posao ili kao hobi. When we speak about imagination, we can speak about many things. For example, I often think about work or about something I like to do for work or as a hobby. Become a member to read the whole transcript! Send us your questions!

U ovoj epizodi razgovaramo o veoma lepoj temi – kućnim ljubimcima. Delimo sa vama koliko nam životinje donose čiste radosti, ali i koliku odgovornost nose sa sobom. Upoređujemo naša iskustva sa psima i mačkama, pričamo o izazovima tokom prvih meseci i objašnjavamo zašto nas briga o ljubimcu u početku podseća na brigu o bebi. Listen to the longer version (28 minutes) & read the transcript with English translations by becoming a member! Join our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/unlockyourserbian/membership Book a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com) Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! Nevena (00:00) Zdravo svima, ja sam Nevena. Hello everyone, I am Nevena. Jelena (00:02) Ja sam Jelena. I am Jelena. Nevena (00:03) I dobro došli u novu epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom. And welcome to a new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00:08) Tako je, dobrodošli u još jednu epizodu našeg podkasta. I mi danas, za promenu, razgovaramo o jednoj veoma laganoj temi, a to su kućni ljubimci. I odlučile smo da razgovaramo o ovaj temi zato što Nevena ima malu prinovu kod kuće. That's right, welcome to another episode of our podcast. And today, for a change, we are talking about a very light topic, which is pets. And we decided to talk about this topic because Nevena has a new little addition at home. Nevena (00:32) Tako je Nevena je postala mama jedne male mace. I ovo je bio moj životni san. I generalno, rekla bih da se osećam ovih dana kao dete. Još uvek nije prošlo nedelju dana od kako sam ga uzela u trenutku kada mi snimamo ovaj podkast. I pošto sam celog života absolutno želela mačku, a nisam mogla da je dobijem, osećam se kao dete kome su se sve želje ispunile i sada ne mogu da se koncentrišem ni na što drugo osim na macu koja se zove Sevro. That's right, Nevena became the mom of a little kitten. And this was my lifelong dream. And generally, I would say that I feel like a child these days. It hasn't even been a week since I got him at the time we are recording this podcast. And since I absolutely wanted a cat my whole life, but couldn't get one, I feel like a child whose wishes have all come true and now I can't concentrate on anything else except the kitten whose name is Sevro. Become a member to read the whole transcript! Send us your questions!

U ovoj epizodi razgovaramo o lepoj temi – kućnim ljubimcima! Pričamo o tome koliko nam životinje daju sreće, ali i koliko obaveza imamo oko njih. Poredimo naša iskustva sa psima i mačkama i pričamo o tome kakvi su prvi meseci sa njima. Takođe, objašnjavamo zašto je briga o malom ljubimcu na početku veoma slična brizi o bebi. Listen to the longer version (11 minutes) & read the transcript with English translations by becoming a member! Join our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/unlockyourserbian/membership Book a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com) Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! Nevena (00:00) Zdravo svima, ja sam Nevena. Hello everyone, I'm Nevena. Jelena (00:02) Ja sam Jelena. I'm Jelena. Nevena (00:03) I dobro došli u novu epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom. And welcome to a new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00:08) Tako je, dobro došli u još jednu epizodu našeg podkasta i danas razgovaramo o kućnim ljubimcima. Kućni ljubimci su životinje koje imamo u kući. Dakle, životinje koje žive sa nama kao što su pas, mačka ali ponekad i riba, zec itd. That's right, welcome to another episode of our podcast and today we are talking about pets. Pets are animals that we have at home. So, animals that live with us, such as a dog, a cat, but sometimes a fish, a rabbit, etc. Nevena (00:35) Tako je, danas želimo da razgovaramo o životinjama i o kućnim ljubimcima. Dakle, o životinjama koje imamo kod kuće. Zato što sam ja, pre nekoliko dana, uzela jednu životinju. Dakle, ja nisam imala životinju, a sada imam. I ja sada imam jednu malu mačku, dakle, jednu macu. Kada govorimo o mladim mačkama koje imaju 2, 3, 5 meseci, kažemo da je to jedno mače. That's right, today we want to talk about animals and about pets. So, about animals that we have at home. Because a few days ago, I got an animal. So, I didn't have an animal, and now I do. And now I have a small cat, so, a kitty. When we talk about young cats that are 2, 3, 5 months old, we say that it's a kitten. Become a member to read the whole transcript! Send us your questions!

Grab one of the last spots for our group lessons (levels A1, A2, B1 & B2) starting on September 14th! Find more information here - https://unlockyourserbian.com/home/bookalesson/group-lessons Listen to the longer version (30 minutes) & read the transcript with English translations by becoming a member! Join our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/unlockyourserbian/membership Book a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com) Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! Nevena (00:00) Zdravo svima, ja sam Nevena. Hello everyone, I am Nevena. Jelena (00:02) Ja sam Jelena. I am Jelena. Nevena (00:03) I dobro došli u novu epizodu Unlock your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom. And welcome to a new episode of Unlock your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00:07) Tako je, dobro došli u još jednu epizodu našeg podkasta i mi danas razgovaramo o tabu temama. Šta su to tabu teme i koje su najveće tabu teme u Srbiji? That's right, welcome to another episode of our podcast and today we are talking about taboo topics. What are taboo topics and what are the biggest taboo topics in Serbia? Nevena (00:20) Prvo što mi pada na pamet kad da govorimo o tabu temama, jeste novac. Dakle, koliko u Srbiji ljudi ne vole da razgovaraju o novcu na dubokom nivou, ja mislim, dakle, to je sve okej da kažeš, e nisam... Ha, sada mi pada na pamet jedan lep izraz koji koristimo u slengu, možda je i ranije bio više korišćen, ali i sada. Kažemo, nisam pri kinti. The first thing that comes to my mind when we talk about taboo topics is money. So, how much people in Serbia don't like to talk about money on a deep level, I think, so, it's all okay to say, hey I'm not... Ha, now a nice expression we use in slang comes to mind, maybe it was used more before, but also now. We say, I'm not "pri kinti" (I don't have money). Ili kažemo nisam pri novcu, nisam pri parama. Znači da nemam sada novac za šta god. I dakle, to je nešto što je okej, može da se kaže, ali se dalje od toga ne razgovara o novcu. Or we say "nisam pri novcu", "nisam pri parama". It means I don't have money right now for whatever. And so, that's something that is okay, it can be said, but beyond that, money isn't talked about. Become a member to read the whole transcript! Send us your questions!

Grab one of the last spots for our group lessons (levels A1, A2, B1 & B2) starting on September 14th! Find more information here - https://unlockyourserbian.com/home/bookalesson/group-lessons Listen to the longer version (10 minutes) & read the transcript with English translations by becoming a member! Join our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/unlockyourserbian/membership Book a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com) Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! Nevena (00:00) Zdravo svima, ja sam Nevena. Hello everyone, I am Nevena. Jelena (00:02) Ja sam Jelena. I am Jelena. Nevena (00:03) Dobro došli u novu epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom. Welcome to a new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00:08) Tako je, dobro došli u još jednu epizodu našeg podkasta i mi danas razgovaramo o tabu temama u Srbiji. That's right, welcome to another episode of our podcast and today we are talking about taboo topics in Serbia. Nevena (00:18) Da danas razgovaramo o temama o kojima ljudi u Srbiji ne vole da razgovaraju. I kada ja razmišljam o ovome, ja prvo razmišljam o tome kako razgovaramo o novcu ili o parama. Dakle, ja mislim da ljudi u Srbiji ne vole da razgovaraju o tome koliko novca imaju na svom poslu, koliko troše ili generalno kako žive. Yes, today we are talking about topics that people in Serbia don't like to talk about. And when I think about this, I first think about how we talk about money or cash. So, I think that people in Serbia don't like to talk about how much money they make at their job, how much they spend, or generally how they live. Become a member to read the whole transcript! Send us your questions!

Grab your spot for our group lessons (levels A1, A2, B1 & B2) starting on September 14th! Find more information here - https://unlockyourserbian.com/home/bookalesson/group-lessons Listen to the longer version (32 minutes) & read the transcript with English translations by becoming a member! Join our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/unlockyourserbian/membership Book a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com) Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! Nevena (00:00) Zdravo svima, ja sam Nevena. Hello everyone, I am Nevena. Jelena (00:02) Ja sam Jelena. I am Jelena. Nevena (00:04) I dobro došli u novu epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom. And welcome to a new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00:08) Tako je, dobro došli u još jednu epizodu našeg podkasta i danas razgovaramo o srpskom jeziku i o učenju srpskog jezika. I danas ćemo razgovarati o našem iskustvu sa naših časova srpskog jezika. Šta smo primetile da je učenicima često veoma teško i sa druge strane šta je nama najteže kada nešto treba da objasnimo. That's right, welcome to another episode of our podcast and today we are talking about the Serbian language and about learning Serbian. And today we will talk about our experience from our Serbian language classes. What we noticed is often very difficult for students, and on the other hand, what is most difficult for us when we need to explain something. Nevena (00:36) Da, ovo je jedna divna tema o kojoj ti, ja i Jelena razgovaramo, ja mislim, stalno. I onda se savetujemo kada imamo neku malo težu situaciju ili kad otkrijemo još neku nepravilnost u srpskom jeziku i onda je stvarno lakše da čujemo kako ova druga rešava neki problem i tako dalje. I danas želimo da razgovaramo o tome. Generalno šta smo primetile je da je ljudima teško i kako mi volimo to da objašnjavamo ili kako smo mi primetile da je najbolje da objasnimo. I... Rekla bih da za mene najveće otkriće u mojoj kaijeri predavanja jezika, koja sada traje već sa prekidima možda neke 4,5 godine, jeste da otkrijem kako da objasnim padeže ljudima čiji maternji jezici nemaju padeže. Yes, this is a wonderful topic that you, I, and Jelena talk about, I think, all the time. And then we advise each other when we have a slightly harder situation or when we discover another irregularity in the Serbian language, and then it's really easier to hear how the other person solves a problem and so on. And today we want to talk about that. Generally, what we noticed is difficult for people and how we like to explain it or how we noticed it's best to explain. And... I would say that for me, the biggest discovery in my language teaching career, which has now lasted with breaks maybe about 4.5 years, is discovering how to explain cases to people whose native languages don't have cases. Become a member to read the whole transcript! Send us your questions!

Grab your spot for our group lessons (levels A1, A2, B1 & B2) starting on September 14th! Find more information here - https://unlockyourserbian.com/home/bookalesson/group-lessons Listen to the longer version (10 minutes) & read the transcript with English translations by becoming a member! Join our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/unlockyourserbian/membership Book a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com) Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! Nevena (00:00) Zdravo svima, ja sam Nevena. Hello everyone, I am Nevena. Jelena (00:02) Ja sam Jelena. I am Jelena. Nevena (00:04) I dobro došli u novu epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom. And welcome to a new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00:08) Tako je, dobro došli u još jednu epizodu našeg podkasta i mi danas razgovaramo o srpskom jeziku. Razgovaramo o tome kako učimo srpski jezik i šta je teško kada učimo srpski jezik. That's right, welcome to another episode of our podcast and today we are talking about the Serbian language. We are talking about how we learn Serbian and what is difficult when we learn Serbian. Nevena (00:26) Da, ti i ja, Jelena, imamo časove srpskog jezika svaki dan i mi radimo sa ljudima iz Evrope, iz Severne Amerike, generalno iz celog sveta i mi često čujemo da ljudi imaju probleme kada uče srpski jezik zato što srpski jezik generalno nije lak, dakle srpski jezik je težak i ja mislim da je najveći problem gramatika. Dakle, u srpskom jeziku imamo padeže, to su nominativ, genitiv, dativ itd. I oni su često problem za ljude koji uče srpski na A1 ili A2 nivou. Yes, Jelena, you and I have Serbian language classes every day and we work with people from Europe, North America, generally from all over the world, and we often hear that people have problems when learning Serbian because Serbian in general is not easy—so, Serbian is difficult and I think the biggest problem is grammar. So, in Serbian we have cases: nominative, genitive, dative, etc. And they are often a problem for people who learn Serbian at the A1 or A2 level. Become a member to read the whole transcript! Send us your questions!

Applications for group lessons (levels A1, A2, B1 & B2) are open! Find more information here - https://unlockyourserbian.com/home/bookalesson/group-lessons Listen to the longer version (34 minutes) & read the transcript with English translations by becoming a member! Join our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/unlockyourserbian/membership Book a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com) Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! Nevena (00:00) Zdravo svima, ja sam Nevena. Hello everyone, I am Nevena. Jelena (00:02) Ja sam Jelena. I am Jelena. Nevena (00:04) I dobro došli u novu epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom. And welcome to a new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00:08) Tako je, dobro došli u još jednu epizodu našeg podkasta i mi danas razgovaramo o novim počecima. Za nekoga je novi početak u septembru, za nekoga je novi početak kada je Nova godina, za nekoga je novi početak, na primer, kada je njegov rođendan. Mi danas želimo da razgovaramo o ovome i da vidimo kada je za nas neki novi početak. That's right, welcome to another episode of our podcast and today we are talking about new beginnings. For someone, a new beginning is in September, for someone a new beginning is when it's New Year, for someone a new beginning is, for example, when it's their birthday. Today we want to talk about this and see when a new beginning is for us. Nevena (00:35) Ovo je sada i odlično što si spomenula prvo septembar, zato što, na primer, meni je uvek septembar asociacija, dakle prva asociacija kada govorim o novim počecima. Mislim da je možda ovo ostalo iz perioda škole, iz perioda fakulteta. It's great that you mentioned September first, because, for example, September is always an association for me, the first association when I talk about new beginnings. I think this might have stayed from school, from university. Become a member to read the whole transcript! Send us your questions!

Applications for group lessons (levels A1, A2, B1 & B2) are open! Find more information here - https://unlockyourserbian.com/home/bookalesson/group-lessons Listen to the longer version (11 minutes) & read the transcript with English translations by becoming a member! Join our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/unlockyourserbian/membership Book a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com) Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! Nevena (00:00) Zdravo svima, ja sam Nevena. Hello everyone, I'm Nevena. Jelena (00:01) Ja sam Jelena. I'm Jelena. Nevena (00:02) I dobrodošli u novu epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom. and welcome to a new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00:07) Tako je, dobrodošli u još jednu epizodu našeg podkasta i mi danas govorimo o novom početku. Novi početak je, na primer, u septembru, novi početak je kada je Nova godina...Novi početak je ponekad takođe rođendan. Mi danas razgovaramo o tome šta je za nas i kada je za nas novi početak. That's right, welcome to another episode of our podcast and today we're talking about a new beginning. A new beginning is, for example, in September, a new beginning is when it's New Year... A new beginning is sometimes also a birthday. Today we're talking about what a new beginning is for us and when it is for us. Nevena (00:36) Kada kažemo početak, ova reč je malo drugačija. Dakle, jedan početak ali množina je počeci. Dakle, ova reč zvuči drugačije kada kažemo počeci. I za mene je uvek prva asociacija septembar. Za mene je uvek novi početak ili za mene su uvek novi počeci u septembru. When we say "početak" (beginning), this word is a bit different. So, one "početak" but the plural is "počeci." So this word sounds different when we say "počeci." And for me the first association is always September. For me it's always a new beginning, or for me there are always new beginnings in September. Become a member to read the whole transcript! Send us your questions!

Applications for group lessons (levels A1, A2, B1 & B2) are open! Find more information here - https://unlockyourserbian.com/home/bookalesson/group-lessons Listen to the longer version (40 minutes) & read the transcript with English translations by becoming a member! Join our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/unlockyourserbian/membership Book a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com) Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! Nevena (00:00) Zdravo svima, ja sam Nevena. Hello everyone, I am Nevena. Jelena (00:02) Ja sam Jelena. I am Jelena. Nevena (00:03) I dobro došli u novu epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom. And welcome to a new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00:08) Dobro došli u još jednu epizodu našeg podkasta. Nadamo se da vam nismo previše nedostajale je prošle nedelje kada nije bilo nove epizode. Mi smo se odmorile, a nadamo se da ste se i vi odmorili. Welcome to another episode of our podcast. We hope you didn't miss us too much last week when there was no new episode. We rested, and we hope you also rested. U današnjoj epizodi razgovaramo o različitosti. In today's episode we are talking about diversity. Da li je dobro kada smo različiti. ako se drugačije oblačimo, drugačije ponašamo ili ne i da li generalno ovo možemo često da vidimo u Srbiji? Is it good when we are different, if we dress differently, behave differently or not, and can we generally see this often in Serbia? Nevena (00:42) Da, dobro došli ponovo u našu epizodu posle ove kratke pauze. Nastavljamo jače i bolje nego ikada ranije. Nadamo se. I danas želimo da razgovaramo o ovoj interesantnoj temi. Yes, welcome back to our episode after this short break. We continue stronger and better than ever before. We hope so. And today we want to talk about this interesting topic. Send us your questions!

Applications for group lessons (levels A1, A2, B1 & B2) are open! Find more information here - https://unlockyourserbian.com/home/bookalesson/group-lessons Listen to the longer version (12 minutes) & read the transcript with English translations by becoming a member! Join our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/unlockyourserbian/membership Book a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com) Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! Nevena (00:00) Zdravo svima, ja sam Nevena. Hello everyone, I am Nevena. Jelena (00:02) Ja sam Jelena. I am Jelena. Nevena (00:04) I dobro došli u novu epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom. And welcome to a new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00:09) Dobro došli u još jednu epizodu našeg podkasta i mi danas razgovaramo o različitosti. Različitost je kada je neko drugačiji, kada neko ne radi stvari isto kao drugi ljudi. Welcome to another episode of our podcast and today we are talking about diversity. Diversity is when someone is different, when someone doesn't do things the same way as other people. Nevena (00:29) Da, ovo je naša prva epizoda posle male pauze. I želimo da vam kažemo da ćemo ponovo imati grupne časove za nivoe A1, A2, B1 i B2 u septembru. Ovi časovi će početi 14. septembra i trajaće do kraja oktobra. Yes, this is our first episode after a short break. And we want to tell you that we will have group classes again for levels A1, A2, B1 and B2 in September. These classes will start on September 14th and will last until the end of October. Jelena (00:56) Ovo će biti male grupe od maksimum 5 učenika. Ako Vas interesuju grupni časavi, idite na naš sajt unlock your Serbian i možete da nam pošaljete poruku. These will be small groups of up to 5 students. If you are interested in group classes, go to our website unlock your Serbian and you can send us a message. Send us your questions!

Danas razgovaramo o svakodnevnoj rutini i navikama i o tome da li su nam one prijatelj ili neprijatelj. Delimo iskustva o tome kako se borimo sa lošim navikama poput stalnog rada i „doomskrolovanja”, ali i kako se vraćamo hobijima koji nas pokreću, poput pisanja i učenja jezika. Razgovaramo i o izlasku iz zone komfora i važnosti motivacije. Podsećamo vas i da sledeće nedelje pravimo kratku pauzu zbog odmor, i vidimo se opet 17. avgusta! Listen to the longer version (37 minutes) & read the transcript with English translations by becoming a member! Join our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/unlockyourserbian/membership Book a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com) Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! Nevena (00:00) Zdravo svima, ja sam Nevena. Hello everyone, I am Nevena. Jelena (00:02) Ja sam Jelena. I am Jelena. Nevena (00:04) I dobro došli u novu epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom. And welcome to a new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00:08) Tako je, dobro došli u još jednu epizodu našeg podkasta i mi danas razgovaramo o rutini. Da li je ona nama prijatelj ili nam je neprijatelj i da li treba da promenimo neke navike. That's right, welcome to another episode of our podcast and today we are talking about routine. Is it a friend to us or is it an enemy, and should we change some habits. Nevena (00:24) Ovo je tema o kojoj me mnogo razmišljam u poslednje vreme zato što mislim da sam zapala u jednu jako lošu rutinu, gde mi se sve vrti oko komputera i uglavnom oko nekog posla i tako dalje i razmišljam ja, generalno kao osoba koja ima toliko hobija i koja voli da uči nove stvari, voli da isprobava nove stvari i tako dalje, osećam kako mi pod hitno treba promena. This is a topic I think about a lot lately because I think I've fallen into a really bad routine, where everything revolves around the computer and mostly around some work and so on, and I'm thinking, generally as a person who has so many hobbies and who likes to learn new things, likes to try out new things and so on, I feel like I urgently need a change. Ne znam da li je i kod tebe ovako ili si ti skroz okej? I don't know if it's like this with you too or if you are totally okay? Become a member to unlock the whole transcript! Send us your questions!

Danas razgovaramo o svakodnevnoj rutini i navikama – da li su one dobre ili loše za nas? Pričamo o našim lošim navikama, na primer kada radimo previše ili provodimo mnogo vremena na telefonu. Ali razgovaramo i o lepim hobijima koji nas usrećuju, kao što su pisanje i učenje novih jezika. Takođe, delimo iskustva o tome kako pronalazimo motivaciju za promene i kako izlazimo iz zone komfora. Podsetnik: Sledeće nedelje pravimo kratku pauzu zbog odmora, a ponovo se čujemo 17. avgusta! Listen to the longer version (13 minutes) & read the transcript with English translations by becoming a member! Join our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/unlockyourserbian/membership Book a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com) Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! Nevena (00:00) Zdravo svima, ja sam Nevena. Hello everyone, I am Nevena. Jelena (00:02) Ja sam Jelena. I am Jelena. Nevena (00:03) I dobro došli u novu epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom. And welcome to a new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00:08) Tako je, dobro došli u još jednu epizodu našeg podkasta i mi danas razgovaramo o rutini i o navikama. Da li imamo neke dobre ili loše rutine i da li možemo lako da promenimo ovu rutinu ili ovu naviku. That's right, welcome to another episode of our podcast and today we are talking about routine and habits. Do we have some good or bad routines and can we easily change this routine or this habit. Nevena (00:30) Tako je, danas razgovaramo o ovoj temi zato što je ona važna za nas sada. I ja, prošlih meseci, sada je avgust, ali ja sam u julu, junu i maju razmišljala da moram da promenim rutinu. Dakle, moram sada da imam novu rutinu. That's right, today we are talking about this topic because it is important for us now. And I, in recent months, now it's August, but in July, June, and May I was thinking that I have to change my routine. So, I need to have a new routine now. Become a member to unlock the whole transcript! Send us your questions!

Danas razgovaramo o kulturi u Srbiji i njenom mestu u društvu, sa posebnim fokusom na pozorišta i muzeje u Beogradu. Delimo sa vama naša lična iskustva i otkrivamo zašto je kupovina pozorišnih karata u Beogradu pravi izazov, kao i zašto je gledanje predstava odličan način za učenje srpskog jezika, čak i ako pratite radnju uglavnom kroz mimiku i govor tela. U drugom delu epizode vodimo vas kroz beogradske muzeje. Pričamo o bogatoj umetničkoj zbirci Narodnog muzeja na Trgu republike, ali i o zanimljivostima Istorijskog muzeja, čija se glavna zgrada sa originalnim eksponatima nalazi u prelepom Topčiderskom parku. Listen to the longer version (36 minutes) & read the transcript with English translations by becoming a member! Join our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/unlockyourserbian/membership Book a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com) Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! Nevena (00:00) Zdravo svima, ja sam Nevena. Hello everyone, I am Nevena. Jelena (00:02) Ja sam Jelena. I am Jelena. Nevena (00:04) I dobro došli u novu epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom. And welcome to a new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00:10) Tako je, dobro došli u još jednu epizodu našeg podkasta i mi danas razgovaramo o kulturi. Hoćemo da razgovaramo o tome da li je kultura važna u Srbiji i koje je njeno mesto u društvu generalno. That's right, welcome to another episode of our podcast and today we are talking about culture. We want to talk about whether culture is important in Serbia and what its place is in society in general. Nevena (00:28) Da, ovo je jedna tema koju je Jelena predložila i ti si odmah rekla da je ovo jako široka tema, dakle možemo u njoj da razgovaramo iz mnogo uglova. I meni je definitivno prva asociacija bila razgovor o pozorištima. Zato što kada razmišljamo kulturi, nekako uvek pomislim na predstave, na pozorišta i na taj jedan aspekt zabave. Zato što je zaista mnogo drugačiji od toga kada idemo u bioskop. Yes, this is a topic that Jelena suggested and you immediately said that this is a very broad topic, so we can talk about it from many angles. And for me, the first association was definitely a conversation about theaters. Because when we think about culture, somehow I always think of plays, of theaters, and of that one aspect of entertainment. Because it really is very different from when we go to the cinema. I rekla bih da zapravo ima mnogo ljudi koji idu redovno u pozorišta i to vidimo ako želimo, na primer, da kupimo kartu. I u Beogradu je to tako da, u principu, čekamo kraj meseca, da pozorišta izbace repertoar za sledeći mesec i moramo da budemo jako brzi da bi smo uspili da kupimo kartu, pogotovo za popularne predstave, dakle predstave koje su u tom trenutku najposećenije. And I would say that there are actually many people who go to theaters regularly and we see that if we want, for example, to buy a ticket. And in Belgrade it's like that, in principle, we wait for the end of the month for theaters to release the repertoire for the next month and we have to be very fast so that we manage to buy a ticket, especially for popular plays, that is, plays that are the most visited at that moment. Send us your questions!

U ovoj epizodi razgovaramo o kulturi u Srbiji, a najviše o pozorištima i muzejima u Beogradu. Govorimo o našim iskustvima i objašnjavamo zašto je u Beogradu često teško kupiti kartu za pozorište. Takođe, pričamo zašto su predstave odlične za učenje srpskog jezika, čak i ako razumete priču samo kroz govor tela i izraz lica. U drugom delu epizode govorimo o beogradskim muzejima. Razgovaramo o lepoj umetnosti u Narodnom muzeju na Trgu republike, ali i o Istorijskom muzeju koji se nalazi u prelepom Topčiderskom parku. Listen to the longer version (14 minutes) & read the transcript with English translations by becoming a member! Join our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/unlockyourserbian/membership Book a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com) Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! Nevena (00:00) Zdravo svima, ja sam Nevena. Hello everyone, I am Nevena. Jelena (00:02) Ja sam Jelena. I am Jelena. Nevena (00:04) I dobro došli u novu epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom. And welcome to a new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00:10) Tako je, dobro došli u još jednu epizodu našeg podkasta i mi danas razgovaramo o kulturi i o umetnosti u Srbiji. Da li je kultura i da li je umetnost važna u Srbiji? That's right, welcome to another episode of our podcast and today we are talking about culture and art in Serbia. Is culture and is art important in Serbia? Nevena (00:27) Da, ovo je bila tvoja ideja, Jelena. Ti si želela danas da razgovaramo o kulturi u Srbiji. I kada ja razmišljam o kulturi, moja prva asociacija, dakle prvo što vidim kada razmišljam o kulturi, jeste pozorište. U Beogradu imamo mnogo pozorišta i mnogo ljudi ide u pozorišta. Yes, this was your idea, Jelena. You wanted us to talk about culture in Serbia today. And when I think about culture, my first association, that is, the first thing I see when I think about culture, is the theater. In Belgrade we have many theaters and many people go to theaters. Dakle, ako želimo kartu za jednu predstavu u pozorištu, moramo da kupimo kartu jedan mesec unapred. Dakle, jedan mesec pre predstave. So, if we want a ticket for a play in the theater, we have to buy a ticket one month in advance. That is, one month before the play. Send us your questions!

Dobro došli u specijalnu epizodu našeg podkasta - danas imamo posebnog gosta sa veoma zanimljivom lingvističkom pričom. Na srpskom je njegovo ime Đole, a na grčkom Jorgos, on dolazi iz Soluna u Grčkoj i govori čak oko 24 jezika! Srpsko-hrvatski je bio njegov prvi strani, evropski jezik, koji je počeo da uči sa 19 godina. Pre njega je učio kineski i japanski, izato mu se naš jezik činio veoma lakim, te danas ima posebno mesto u njegovom srcu. Nadamo se da će vam se svideti ova epizoda i zanimljiva priča našeg gosta. Pridružite nam se, a vaše utiske, komentare i predloge za buduće teme šaljite nam na naš Discord i Patreon! Listen to the longer version (36 minutes) & read the transcript with English translations by becoming a member! Join our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/unlockyourserbian/membership Book a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com) Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! Nevena (00:00) Zdravo svima, ja sam Nevena. Hello everyone, I am Nevena. Jelena (00:02) Ja sam Jelena. I am Jelena. Nevena (00:04) I dobro došli u novu epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom. And welcome to a new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00:08) Tako je, dobro došli u još jednu epizodu našeg podkasta i danas je jedna specijalna epizoda. Danas imamo jednog specijalnog gosta koji ima svašta interesantno da nam kaže. On se zove Jorgos i on dolazi iz Grčke, ali imao je veoma zanimljiv lingvistički put. That's right, welcome to another episode of our podcast and today is a special episode. Today we have a special guest who has a lot of interesting things to tell us. His name is Yorgos and he comes from Greece, but he had a very interesting linguistic journey. Da li Jorgos može da nam se predstavi? Šta možeš da nam kažeš o sebi? Can Yorgos introduce himself to us? What can you tell us about yourself? Đole (00:38) Dobar dan slušateljima. Ne znam šta da kažem, mislim, toliko zanimljiv nisam ali... Lepo, pokušaću vam reći kako sam pokušao da naučim srpski i to je to. Good day to the listeners. I don't know what to say, I mean, I am not that interesting, but... Well, I will try to tell you how I tried to learn Serbian and that's it. Send us your questions!

Dobro došli u specijalnu epizodu našeg podkasta! Danas imamo jednog posebnog gosta i njegova priča o jezicima je veoma interesantna. Na grčkom se zove Jorgos, ali na srpskom je njegovo ime Đole. On dolazi iz Soluna u Grčkoj i govori oko 24 jezika! Srpsko-hrvatski je bio njegov prvi evropski strani jezik, koji je počeo da uči kada je imao 19 godina. Pre toga je učio kineski i japanski. Zbog toga mu je naš jezik bio veoma lak i danas ima posebno mesto u njegovom srcu. Nadamo se da će vam se svideti ova epizoda i zanimljiva priča našeg gosta. Pridružite nam se, a vaše komentare, utiske i predloge za nove teme šaljite nam na naš Discord i Patreon! Listen to the longer version (12 minutes) & read the transcript with English translations by becoming a member! Join our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/unlockyourserbian/membership Book a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com) Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! Nevena (00:00) Zdravo svima, ja sam Nevena. Hello everyone, I am Nevena. Jelena (00:02) Ja sam Jelena. I am Jelena. Nevena (00:04) I dobro došli u novu epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom. And welcome to a new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00:09) Tako je, dobro došli u još jednu epizodu našeg podkasta i danas je jedna specialna epizoda. Danas imamo jednog gosta. On se zove Jorgos, on je iz Grčke i on je hiperpoligot. To znači da on govori mnogo jezika i takođe govori srpski jezik. Da li Jorgo možeš da nam se predstaviš, dakle da kažeš nešto o sebi? That's right, welcome to another episode of our podcast and today is a special episode. Today we have a guest. His name is Yorgos, he is from Greece and he is a hyperpolyglot. That means he speaks many languages and he also speaks Serbian. Yorgo, can you introduce yourself to us, so tell us something about yourself? Đole (00:40) Da, mogu da pokušam da se predstavim sada na srpskom jeziku. Ja sam Jorgos, uvek kažem da se zovem Djole kad pričam Srpski. Ja sam iz Grčke, iz grada Solun. I evo, ja sam Poliglot, volim jezike, učim... pa skoro svaki dan. Yes, I can try to introduce myself now in Serbian. I am Yorgos, I always say my name is Đole when I speak Serbian. I am from Greece, from the city of Thessaloniki. And here, I am a polyglot, I like languages, I study...well almost every day. Send us your questions!

U današnjoj epizodi razgovaramo o jednoj neobičnoj temi – tišini, ćutanju i samoći. Zbog prirode našeg posla, shvatile smo da retko imamo luksuz da jednostavno ćutimo i ne radimo ništa. Zato u ovoj epizodi delimo koliko nam fali tišina i zašto volimo da provodimo vreme same sa sobom. Takođe, analiziramo specifičan društveni fenomen i mentalitet u Srbiji, gde ljudi često ne razumeju potrebu za samoćom. Prepričavamo smešne situacije iz Beograda kada nam nepoznati ljudi prilaze jer misle da smo usamljene, čude se što sedimo same. Pridružite nam se, a na našem Patreonu vas čekaju transkripti, rečnici i naše subotnje konverzacije koje služe kao mini-grupna terapija! Listen to the longer version (38 minutes) & read the transcript with English translations by becoming a member! Join our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/unlockyourserbian/membership Book a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com) Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! Nevena (00:00) Zdravo svima, ja sam Nevena. Hello everyone, I am Nevena. Jelena (00:02) Ja sam Jelena. I am Jelena. Nevena (00:04) I dobro došli u novu epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom. And welcome to a new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00:08) Tako je, dobro došli u još jednu epizodu našeg podkasta. That's right, welcome to another episode of our podcast. I danas imamo jednu veoma zanimljivu, možda čak i malo čudnu temu, zato što danas hoćemo da razgovaramo o tišini. Zašto Nevena hoćemo da razgovaramo o tišini? And today we have a very interesting, maybe even a bit strange topic, because today we want to talk about silence. Why do we want to talk about silence, Nevena? Nevena (00:28) Baš smo se sada smejale pre nego što smo počele da snimamo ovu epizodu. Zato što smo ustanovile, dakle, shvatile smo da ti i ja retko kada imamo tu priliku ili imamo taj luksuz da ćutimo. We were just laughing right now before we started recording this episode. Because we established, meaning, we realized that you and I rarely have that opportunity or have that luxury to be silent. Baš zbog prirode našeg posla, gde mi razgovaramo sa ljudima i onda snimamo podkast itd. Precisely because of the nature of our job, where we talk to people and then we record the podcast etc. Tako da je tišina nešto što je veoma dragoceno za nas i nešto o čemu ja mislim da maštam više nego o nekim drugim normalnim stvarima. So silence is something that is very precious to us and something that I think I dream about more than about some other normal things. Become a member to unlock the whole transcript! Send us your questions!

U današnjoj epizodi pričamo o jednoj zanimljivoj temi – o tišini i o tome zašto je lepo kada smo sami. Retko imamo vreme da ćutimo i da ne radimo ništa, i zato nam mnogo fali tišina. U ovoj epizodi pričamo zašto volimo da provodimo vreme same sa sobom i da uživamo u miru. Takođe, pričamo o mentalitetu u Srbiji. Ljudi ovde često ne razumeju zašto neko želi da bude sam. Delimo smešne priče iz Beograda kada nam nepoznati ljudi prilaze na ulici ili u kafiću. Oni se čude i misle da smo tužne ili usamljene samo zato što sedimo same. Listen to the longer version (12 minutes) & read the transcript with English translations by becoming a member! Join our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/unlockyourserbian/membership Book a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com) Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! Nevena (00:00) Zdravo svima, ja sam Nevena. Hello everyone, I am Nevena. Jelena (00:02) Ja sam Jelena. I am Jelena. Nevena (00:04) I dobro došli u novu epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom. And welcome to a new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00:09) Tako je, dobro došli u još jednu epizodu našeg podkasta. I mi danas razgovaramo o tišini. Tišina je kada ne govorimo ništa, kada ne pričamo ni sa kim, kada samo ćutimo. That's right, welcome to another episode of our podcast. And today we are talking about silence. Silence is when we don't say anything, when we don't talk to anyone, when we are just silent. Dakle, kada ne govorimo. Zašto, Nevena, želimo da razgovaramo o tišini danas? So, when we don't speak. Why do we want to talk about silence today, Nevena? Nevena (00:33) Tišina je danas u moderno vreme jedan luksuz. Dakle, ja mislim da je luksuz da ne moramo da razgovaramo, da ne moramo da slušamo i generalno da smo sami sa svojim mislima. Silence is a luxury in modern times today. So, I think it is a luxury that we don't have to talk, that we don't have to listen, and generally that we are alone with our thoughts. Dakle, da možemo samo da slušamo šta je u našoj glavi, šta mi mislimo, šta se dešava i tako dalje. So that we can just listen to what is in our head, what we think, what is happening and so on. Become a member to unlock the whole transcript! Send us your questions!

U današnjoj epizodi razgovaramo o jednoj veoma aktuelnoj temi sa kojom se mnogi suočavaju – burn-out-u, odnosno profesionalnom pregorevanju. S obzirom da obe radimo onlajn i živimo u hiperkonektovanom svetu, često osećamo pritisak da stalno budemo dostupne i krivicu kada sebi dozvolimo da se „isključimo”. Zato danas delimo naša lična iskustva o tome kako konstantan rad ispred ekrana utiče na nas i zašto nam, nakon celog dana na internetu, stvarni svet i kontakt sa ljudima uživo postaju preopterećujući. Nadamo se da će vam naša iskustva pomoći da i sami prepoznate ove znakove i usporite na vreme. Kao i uvek, na našem Patreonu vas čekaju kompletni transkripti, gramatičke vežbe, liste korisnog vokabulara i pristup našoj sjajnoj Discord zajednici gde svakodnevno komuniciramo na srpskom! Listen to the longer version (35 minutes) & read the transcript with English translations by becoming a member! Join our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/unlockyourserbian/membership Book a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com) Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! Nevena (00:00) Zdravo svima, ja sam Nevena. Hello everyone, I am Nevena. Jelena (00:01) Ja sam Jelena. I am Jelena. Nevena (00:03) I dobro došli u novu epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom. And welcome to a new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00:08) Tako je, dobro došli u još jednu epizodu našeg podkasta. I danas razgovaramo o burn-out-u. Ili kako bi smo ovo mogli da prevedemo na srpski. Možda sagorevanje ili profesionalno sagorevanje, u svakom slučaju nešto što je često vezano za posao, kada moramo mnogo da radimo. That's right, welcome to another episode of our podcast. And today we are talking about burn-out. Or how we could translate this into Serbian. Maybe burnout or professional burnout, in any case something that is often connected to work, when we have to work a lot. I možda, ponekad možemo da kažemo pregoreo sam. Or maybe, sometimes we can say I'm burnt out. Nevena (00:36) Da, kada si rekla sagorevanje, ja mislim da bih ja pre rekla pregorevanje ili da bih pre iskoristila taj pridev, pregorela sam, nego što bih iskoristila neku imenicu. Yes, when you said burnout, I think I would rather say burning out, or I would sooner use that adjective "I am burnt out" than I would use a noun. I da, ovo je definitivno nešto što sigurno nije fenomen modernog doba, dakle sigurno nije nešto što postoji samo u poslednjih 10, 20, 30 godina, ali mislim da se oblik dosta promenio zato što sada imam osećaj da nam nije dozvoljeno da se isključimo dakle, nije dozvoljeno da ne radimo ili da ne razmišljamo o poslu ili generalno da nismo dostupni i mislim da je to najgore od svega. And yes, this is definitely something that is certainly not a phenomenon of the modern age, meaning it's certainly not something that has existed only in the last 10, 20, 30 years, but I think the form has changed a lot because now I have a feeling that we are not allowed to switch off, meaning, it's not allowed not to work or not to think about work, or generally not to be available, and I think that's the worst thing of all. Send us your questions!

Danas razgovaramo o umoru i stresu na poslu, to jest o burn-out-u. Pošto Jelena i ja radimo na internetu, po ceo dan gledamo u ekran kompjutera i telefona. Zbog toga smo često veoma umorne. U ovoj epizodi pričamo o tome zašto nam je posle celog dana na internetu teško da komuniciramo sa ljudima uživo i zašto nam najviše prija tišina. Takođe, pričamo i o svakodnevnim obavezama odraslih ljudi, kao što su stalno kuvanje i plaćanje računa, koje nas isto tako umaraju. Listen to the longer version (12 minutes) & read the transcript with English translations by becoming a member! Join our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/unlockyourserbian/membership Book a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com) Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! Nevena (00:00) Zdravo svima, ja sam Nevena. Hello everyone, I am Nevena. Jelena (00:02) Ja sam Jelena. I am Jelena. Nevena (00:03) I dobro došli u novu epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom. Welcome to a new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00:08) Tako je, dobro došli u još jednu epizodu našeg podkasta i danas razgovaramo o burnoutu. That’s right, welcome to another episode of our podcast and today we are talking about burnout. Nevena, kako možemo da kažemo na srpskom burnout? Nevena, how can we say burnout in Serbian? Nevena (00:20) Kada govorimo o ovome, mi možemo da kažemo pregorevanje, sagorevanje ili možemo da kažemo ja sam pregorela. When we talk about this, we can say "pregorevanje" (burning out), "sagorevanje" (burnout/combustion) or we can say "ja sam pregorela" (I am burnt out). I to znači da ja sada nisam dobro zato što sam mnogo radila ili zato što imam mnogo obaveza, imam mnogo poslova i mnogo stvari koje moram da uradim. And that means that I am not well right now because I've worked a lot or because I have a lot of obligations, I have a lot of jobs and a lot of things that I have to do. Jelena (00:47) Tako je, kada mnogo radimo, kada imamo previše posla, možemo da osetimo da se ne osećamo dobro. Možemo da vidimo da imamo neki problem. That's right, when we work a lot, when we have too much work, we can feel that we are not feeling well. We can see that we have a problem. Become a member to unlock the whole transcript! Send us your questions!

Iako nismo stručnjaci za sport, svesne smo koliko je on važan u srpskoj kulturi i mentalitetu. Danas razgovaramo o tome kako sportska takmičenja predstavljaju ključan društveni momenat koji spaja ljude, i kako otkrivaju neke specifične osobine Srba. Analiziramo fenomen koji često postaje sa licemeran i dvoličan: zašto se u Srbiji kunemo u naše sportiste kada pobeđuju, dok ih surovo kritikujemo čim izgube? Pored tenisa i uspeha Novaka Đokovića, posebnu pažnju posvećujemo večitoj i prilično radikalnoj podeli između navijača Crvene zvezde i Partizana – Delija i Grobara. Razgovaramo o tome kako ova strast počinje još u detinjstvu pod uticajem roditelja i kakav haos nastaje u Beogradu tokom čuvenog večitog derbija. Na kraju, delimo i naše lične porodične simpatije prema ovim klubovima. Listen to the longer version (46 minutes) & read the transcript with English translations by becoming a member! Join our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/unlockyourserbian/membership Book a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com) Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! Nevena (00:00) Zdravo svima, ja sam Nevena. I dobro došli u novu epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom. Hello everyone, I am Nevena. Jelena (00:02) Ja sam Jelena. I am Jelena. Nevena (00:03) I dobro došli u novu epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom. And welcome to a new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00:07) Tako je, dobro došli u još jednu epizodu našeg podkasta i danas razgovaramo o sportu. That's right, welcome to another episode of our podcast and today we are talking about sports. Da li je sport važan za Srbe i koji sport Srbi najviše vole? Is sport important for Serbs and which sport do Serbs love the most? Nevena (00:21) Ovo je jedna tema o kojoj smo dugo razmišljale da li treba da je radimo ili ne, zato što ni ti ni ja nismo eksperti kada je sport u pitanju, ali je definitivno sport jako važan u srpskoj kulturi i generalno ljudi u Srbiji vole da gledaju i futbal, i košarku, i vaterpolo, i tenis i generalno je ovo jedan važan socijalni moment. This is a topic we thought for a long time whether we should do it or not, because neither you nor I are experts when it comes to sports, but sports are definitely very important in Serbian culture and generally people in Serbia love to watch football, and basketball, and water polo, and tennis, and generally this is an important social moment. Zato što mislim da mnogi ljudi čekaju da se održi neka utakmica, čekaju da izađu sa prijateljima, da piju pivo, da razgovaraju, da se ljute ili da se vesele i tako dalje. Because I think that many people wait for a match to take place, they wait to go out with friends, to drink beer, to talk, to get angry or to rejoice and so on. Become a member to unlock the whole transcript! Send us your questions!

Danas razgovaramo o sportu u Srbiji. Nismo stručnjaci ali znamo da je sport veoma važan za srpsku kulturu i društvo. Pričamo o tome kako ljudi reaguju kada naši timovi pobeđuju ili gube. Kada pobeđujemo, svi su srećni i vole sportiste, ali kada gubimo, ljudi se brzo naljute i govore loše stvari. Pominjemo fudbal, košarku i tenis, gde svi ponosno prate uspehe Novaka Đokovića. Takođe, objašnjavamo veliku podelu u Srbiji između dva najveća kluba: Crvene zvezde i Partizana. Njihovi navijači se zovu Delije i Grobari. Ova ljubav prema klubu često počinje još u detinjstvu zbog roditelja, a njihove utakmice donose mnogo strasti i gužve u Beogradu. Listen to the longer version (13 minutes) & read the transcript with English translations by becoming a member! Join our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/unlockyourserbian/membership Book a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com) Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! Nevena (00:00) Zdravo svima, ja sam Nevena. Hello everyone, I am Nevena. And welcome to a new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00:01) Ja sam Jelena. I am Jelena. Nevena (00:02) I dobro došli u novu epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom. And welcome to a new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00:03) Tako je, dobro došli u još jednu epizodu našeg podkasta i danas razgovaramo o sportu. Da li je sport važan u Srbiji i koji sport mi u Srbiji volimo? That's right, welcome to another episode of our podcast and today we are talking about sports. Is sport important in Serbia and which sport do we love in Serbia? Nevena (00:20) Kada smo razgovarale o temi sport, mi nismo znale da li smo mi dobre osobe za razgovor o sportu. Dakle, nismo znale da li smo mi pravi ili dobar izbor za razgovor o sportu. When we were talking about the topic of sports, we didn't know if we were the right people to talk about sports. Meaning, we didn't know if we were the right or a good choice to talk about sports. Ali generalno, sport je jako važan u Srbije i ima jedan socijalni faktor. But generally, sport is very important in Serbia and has a social factor. Become a member to unlock the whole transcript! Send us your questions!

Danas imamo veoma posebnu epizodu jer po prvi put snimamo uživo zajedno iz iste prostorije, i to u Grčkoj! Tema našeg razgovora je letnji odmor i navike Srba tokom leta. Objašnjavamo zašto mi ne putujemo samo u avgustu, već planiramo odmore tokom celog leta, i zašto su sever Grčke i poluostrvo Halkidiki toliko popularni da tamo često važi čuvena izreka „Pričaj srpski da te ceo svet razume“. Takođe, upoređujemo more i planinu, komentarišemo masovnu gradnju zgrada u Bečićima i na Zlatiboru, ali govorimo i sve najbolje o još uvek očuvanoj prirodi Rtnja i Stare planine. Ne zaboravljamo ni specifičnu atmosferu leta u Beogradu, uživanje na Kosančićevom vencu i opuštanje na Kalemegdanu uz pogled na ušće reka. Listen to the longer version (34 minutes) & read the transcript with English translations by becoming a member! Join our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/unlockyourserbian/membership Book a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com) Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! Nevena (00:00) Zdravo svima, ja sam Nevena. Hello everyone, I am Nevena. Jelena (00:03) Ja sam Jelena. I am Jelena Nevena (00:05) I dobro došli u novu epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom. And welcome to a new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00:07) Tako je, dobro došli u još jedno epizodu našeg podkasta i danas razgovaramo o letnjem odmoru. Dakle, šta Srbi rade kada je leto, gde vole da putuju i da li vole da putuju? So, welcome to another episode of our podcast and today we are talking about summer vacation. So, what do Serbs do when it's summer, where do they like to travel, and do they like to travel? Nevena (00:22) Mislim da samo treba da kažemo da je ovo jedna vemo posebna epizoda zato što je Jelena sada u Grčkoj, kod mene u stanu i mi sada snimamo zajedno uživo ovaj podkast. I ovo je prvi put da mi snimamo zapravo uživo podkast. I think we just need to say that this is a very special episode because Jelena is now in Greece, in my apartment, and we are recording this podcast together live right now. And this is the first time that we are actually recording a live podcast. I ovde imamo jedan čitav setup, dakle imamo dva mikrofona, imamo kameru, imamo sve tako da mislim da će ovo biti možda i najkvalitetniji video do sada i nadamo se da ćemo uspeti da se koncentrišamo i da odradimo ovo u epizodu kako treba. And here we have a whole setup, meaning we have two microphones, we have a camera, we have everything, so I think this will be perhaps the highest quality video so far and we hope that we will manage to concentrate and do this episode properly. Jelena (00:54) Prvi put da snimamo zajedno u iste prostoriji. Veoma je čudno, zapravo interesantno je. The first time we are recording together in the same room. It's very strange, actually it's interesting. Become a member to unlock the whole transcript! Send us your questions!

Dobro došli u novu, veoma posebnu epizodu podkasta Unlock Your Serbian! Danas snimamo uživo zajedno iz Grčke što je prvi put da smo na istom mestu tokom snimanja. U ovoj epizodi razgovaramo o letnjem odmoru i o tome šta Srbi rade kada dođe leto. Pričamo o tome zašto Srbi najviše vole more i zašto često putuju automobilom na sever Grčke ili u Crnu Goru. Takođe, delimo naša mišljenja o letu u Beogradu, o lepim večernjim šetnjama na Kalemegdanu i o tome kako se krijemo pod klimom kada je napolju pretoplo. Listen to the longer version (11 minutes) & read the transcript with English translations by becoming a member! Join our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/unlockyourserbian/membership Book a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com) Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! Nevena (00:00) Zdravo svima, ja sam Nevena. Hello everyone, I am Nevena. Jelena (00:02) Ja sam Jelena. I am Jelena Nevena (00:03) I dobro došli u novu epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom. And welcome to a new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00.07) Tako je, dobro došli u još jednu epizodu našeg podkasta i danas razgovaramo o letnjem odmoru. Gde ljudi u Srbiji vole da idu na odmor kada je leto i šta vole da rade leti? That's right, welcome to another episode of our podcast and today we're talking about summer vacation. Where do people in Serbia like to go on vacation in the summer and what do they like to do in the summer? Nevena (00:25) I danas je jedna specialna epizoda. Ovo je prva epizoda kada smo Jelena i ja zajedno u Grčkoj i mi zajedno snimamo ovaj podkast. I ako gledate naš video, vi vidite da je sada naš setup malo drugačiji. And today is a special episode. This is the first episode where Jelena and I are together in Greece and we are recording this podcast together. And if you are watching our video, you see that our setup is a bit different now. Jelena (00:44) Tako je, mi imamo podkast studio u stanu u kod Nevene u Grčkoj i veoma smo srećne da možemo da snimamo zajedno. That's right, we have a podcast studio in the apartment at Nevena's place in Greece and we are very happy to be able to record together. Become a member to unlock the whole transcript! Send us your questions!

Dobro došli u novu, specijalnu epizodu podkasta Unlock Your Serbian! Danas odgovaramo na pitanja naših članova sa Patreona o srpskim tradicijama. Prvo pričamo o slavi i objašnjavamo šta treba da radite ako vas prijatelj pozove u goste. To znači da ste mu veoma važni, a mi vam otkrivamo kako izgleda običaj sa žitom na ulazu, zašto se sredom i petkom jede riba na posnoj slavi i šta je to popularno piće špricer. Druga tema u ovoj epizodi su mature, koje u Srbiji slavimo dva puta – posle osnovne i posle srednje škole. Razgovaramo o stresu i velikim troškovima zbog kupovine skupih haljina, odela i šminke, ali i o lepoj strani ove proslave, jer tako na lep način završavamo školu i družimo se sa celom generacijom. Listen to the longer version (12 minutes) & read the transcript with English translations by becoming a member! Join our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/unlockyourserbian/membership Book a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com) Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! Nevena (00:00) Zdravo svima, ja sam Nevena. Hello everyone, I am Nevena. Jelena (00:02) Ja sam Jelena. I am Jelena. Nevena (00:04) I dobro došli u novu epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom. And welcome to a new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00:09) Tako je, dobro došli u još jednu epizodu našeg podkasta i danas je jedna specialna epizoda. Danas odgovaramo na vaša pitanja. That's right, welcome to another episode of our podcast, and today is a special episode. Today we are answering your questions. Nevena (00:22) Naši članovi na Patreonu su nas pitali za slavu, za maturu, za učenje jezika i mi želimo danas da razgovaramo o ovim temama. Our members on Patreon asked us about "slava", graduation, language learning, and today we want to talk about these topics. Jelena (00:36) Naše prvo pitanje je za slavu u Srbiji. Kako slavimo slavu i šta da vi radite ako ste gost na slavi kod nekoga iz Srbije? Our first question is about "slava" in Serbia. How do we celebrate slava, and what should you do if you are a guest at someone's slava in Serbia? Prvo, treba da znate da ako ste gost na srpskoj slavi, to znači da ste vi važni za vaše prijatelje. First, you should know that if you are a guest at a Serbian slava, it means that you are important to your friends. U Beogradu, slavu često slavimo u stanu, kod kuće i ako nemamo veliki stan, ili ako nemamo veliku kuću, ne možemo da imamo puno prijatelja kod kuće na slavi. Često u Beogradu imamo 15 ili 20 ljudi maksimum na slavi i ako ste vi gost na ovoj slavi, to znači da ste važni za vaše prijatelje. In Belgrade, we often celebrate slava in an apartment, at home and if we don't have a big apartment, or if we don't have a big house, we cannot have a lot of friends at home for slava. Often in Belgrade, we have 15 or 20 people maximum at a slava, and if you are a guest at this slava, it means that you are important to your friends. Send us your questions!

Dobro došli u novu, specijalnu epizodu našeg podkasta Unlock Your Serbian! Ovog puta odgovaramo na pitanja naših članova sa Patreona i bavimo se veoma zanimljivim tradicijama u Srbiji. Prvo detaljno objašnjavamo šta treba da radite i kako da se ponašate kada vas neko pozove na slavu. Otkrivamo zašto je ovaj poziv znak velikog poštovanja i šta vas sve čeka – od običaja uzimanja žita na samom ulazu, preko specifičnosti posnih slava koje padaju u sredu ili petak, pa sve do uživanja u tradicionalnom špriceru. Druga tema su mature, fenomen koji u Srbiji obeležavamo čak dva puta: nakon osnovne i nakon srednje škole. Razgovaramo o finansijskom i društvenom pritisku koji tinejdžeri osećaju zbog izbora svečane garderobe i šminke, ali i o lepšoj strani ovih ceremonija koje simbolizuju kraj jednog važnog životnog poglavlja. Listen to the longer version (45 minutes) & read the transcript with English translations by becoming a member! Join our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/unlockyourserbian/membership Book a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com) Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! Nevena (00:00) Zdravo svima, ja sam Nevena. Hello everyone, I am Nevena. Jelena (00:01) Ja sam Jelena. I am Jelena. Nevena (00:03) I dobro došli u novu epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom. And welcome to a new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00:08) Tako je, dobro došli u još jednu epizodu našeg podkasta i danas je jedna specialna epizoda, zato što danas odgovaramo na vaša pitanja. That's right, welcome to another episode of our podcast and today is a special episode, because today we are answering your questions. Dakle, danas odgovaramo na pitanja naših članova na Patreonu, a u nekoj drugoj epizodi ćemo odgovarati na pitanja svih vas koji nas slušate. So, today we are answering questions from our Patreon members, and in some other episode, we will answer questions from all of you who listen to us. Nevena (00:33) Dakle, naši članovi su imali priliku da nas pitaju sve što su želeli, da nam pošalju svoje komentare itd. I svakako želimo, kao što si i ti Jelena spomenula, u jednoj od narednih epizoda da čujemo i vaša mišljenja, da čujemo vaša pitanja i da posvetimo još jednu epizodu o tome. So, our members had the opportunity to ask us everything they wanted, to send us their comments, etc. And we certainly want, as you also mentioned Jelena, in one of the upcoming episodes to hear your opinions too, to hear your questions, and to dedicate another episode to that. Jedno od prvih pitanja koje smo dobile jeste bila slava. Sada verujemo da svi uglavnom ste čuli za ovaj pojam, znate otprilike šta znači i možda znate otprilike kako slavimo slavu u Srbiji, a mi danas želimo da razgovaramo kako vi treba da se postavite, dakle šta vi treba da radite kada vas neko pozove na svoju slavu. One of the first questions we received was about slava. Now we believe that most of you have probably heard of this concept, know roughly what it means, and maybe know roughly how we celebrate slava in Serbia, but today we want to talk about how you should position yourself–meaning, what you should do when someone invites you to their slava. Become a member to continue reading the transcript! Send us your questions!

Listen to the longer version (36 minutes) & read the transcript with English translations by becoming a member! Join our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/unlockyourserbian/membership Book a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com) Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! Danas istražujemo temu nostalgije i preispitujemo šta nam zapravo najviše nedostaje kada razmišljamo o prošlosti. Razgovaramo o tome kako često imamo tendenciju da idealizujemo određene periode života. Zajedno analiziramo izazovan prelazak u odraslo doba, kada bezbrižnost i jasnu strukturu fakulteta zamenjuju beskrajne odgovornosti. Možda nostalgija nije nužno vezana za neko mesto, već za specifične ljude, trenutke i bivše, naivnije verzije nas samih. Nevena (00:00) Zdravo svima, ja sam Nevena. Hello everyone, I am Nevena. Jelena (00:01) Ja sam Jelena. I am Jelena. Nevena (00:02) I dobro došli u novu epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom. And welcome to a new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00:07) Tako je, dobro došli u još jednu epizodu našeg podkasta i mi danas razgovaramo o nostalgiji. Razgovaramo o nostalgiji zato što razmišljamo o tome šta nam ne dostaje iz Srbije, kada nismo u Srbiji. That's right, welcome to another episode of our podcast and today we are talking about nostalgia. We are talking about nostalgia because we are thinking about what we miss from Serbia when we are not in Serbia. Nevena (00:27) Ali generalno kada govorimo o nostalgiji, to ni nije samo vezano za Srbiju ili možda nešto konkretno što nam ne dostaje iz Srbije, nego nostalgija kao osjećanje i koliko veliku ulogu igra zapravo u našem životu to nostalgično gledanje na prošlost i to nedostajanje i to neko... idealizovanje prošlosti. Da li bi ti rekla da je kod tebe to slučaj, da li je nostalgia važna ili ne? But generally when we talk about nostalgia, it is not only related to Serbia or maybe something specific that we miss from Serbia, but nostalgia as a feeling and how big of a role that nostalgic view of the past, that missing, and that kind of... idealization of the past actually plays in our life. Would you say that is the case with you, is nostalgia important or not? Become a member to continue reading the transcript! Send us your questions!

Listen to the longer version (13 minutes) & read the transcript with English translations by becoming a member! Join our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/unlockyourserbian/membership Book a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com) Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! Danas pričamo o nostalgiji. To je onaj osećaj kada nam nešto nedostaje iz prošlosti. Razgovaramo o tome zašto često mislimo da je pre sve bilo bolje i lepše. Jelena se seća svog detinjstva u Srbiji i kaže da je tada bila srećna jer su je roditelji čuvali od problema. Nevena najviše misli na period kada je studirala na fakultetu. Zaključile smo da nam ne nedostaje samo Srbija kao mesto. Nedostaju nam ljudi, prijatelji i vreme kada nismo imale mnogo briga. Nevena (00:00) Zdravo svima, ja sam Nevena. Hello everyone, I am Nevena. Jelena (00:02) Ja sam Jelena. I am Jelena. Nevena (00:03) I dobro došli u novu epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom. And welcome to a new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00:08) Tako je, dobro došli u još jednu epizodu našeg podkasta i mi danas razgovaramo o nostalgiji. Šta je nostalgija za nas? Da li je to period, da li su to ljudi ili da li je to mesto gde živimo? That's right, welcome to another episode of our podcast and today we are talking about nostalgia. What is nostalgia for us? Is it a period, is it people, or is it the place where we live? Nevena (00:24) Kada govorimo o nostalgiji, mi ne govorimo samo o životu u Srbiji ili o hrani iz Srbije, mi generalno govorimo o periodu života. When we talk about nostalgia, we are not just talking about life in Serbia or about food from Serbia, we are generally talking about a period of life. I govorimo o tome da li je ranije sve bilo bolje i da li mi razmišljamo o prošlosti, dakle da li razmišljamo o periodu... 5, 10, 15 godina, kao da je taj period bio mnogo bolji nego što je bio, dakle da li mislimo da je bilo bolje. Jelena, kada govarimo o nostalgiji, koji period ili šta je za tebe nostalgično? O čemu razmišljaš sa nostalgijom? And we talk about whether everything was better before and whether we think about the past, so whether we think about the period... 5, 10, 15 years, as if that period was much better than it was, so whether we think it was better. Jelena, when we talk about nostalgia, which period or what is nostalgic for you? What do you think about with nostalgia? Become a member to continue reading the transcript! Send us your questions!

Listen to the longer version (46 minutes) & read the transcript with English translations by becoming a member! Join our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/unlockyourserbian/membership Join our group calls taking place every Saturday at 5 pm CET: https://www.patreon.com/c/UnlockYourSerbian Book a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com) Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! U ovoj specijalnoj epizodi po prvi put imamo gošću – Klaru, nastavnicu hrvatskog jezika za strance! Zajedno sa njom razgovaramo o tome koje su to ključne razlike i sličnosti između srpskog i hrvatskog jezika. Klara nam otkriva kako njoj zvuči srpski jezik, zašto joj se dopada naša reč „bre“ i na koji način se razlikuju naši regionalni akcenti, narječja i dijalekti. Takođe, delimo praktične savete za učenike i objašnjavamo zašto na početku ne treba previše da se opterećujete razlikom između glasova „č“ i „ć“, već da se fokusirate na pravilne vokale. Na kraju, analiziramo i konkretne gramatičke razlike, poput čuvene upotrebe konstrukcije „da + prezent“, specifične konjugacije glagola koji se završavaju na -irati, kao i upotrebe glagola trebati. Nevena (00:00) Zdravo svima, ja sam Nevena. Hello everyone, I am Nevena. Jelena (00:01) Ja sam Jelena. I am Jelena. Nevena (00:02) I dobro došli u novu epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom. And welcome to the new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00:07) Tako je, dobro došli u još jednu epizodu našeg podkasta i danas spremamo za vas specialnu epizodu. Ovo je prvi put da imamo jednog gosta u našoj epizodi, to jest gošću. That's right, welcome to another episode of our podcast and today we are preparing a special episode for you. This is the first time we have a guest in our episode, a female guest that is. Radi se o Klari, koja je nastavnica hrvatskog jezika. Možete da je nađete na Instagramu na creationwithtaste. I sada će Klara da nam se predstavi, i da nam paže nešto o sebi. It is about Klara, who is a Croatian language teacher. You can find her on Instagram at creationwithtaste. And now Klara will introduce herself to us, and tell us something about herself. Klara (00:40) Bok, pozdrav, cure. Hvala što ste me zvale u podkast. Evo, ja sam Klara, nastavnica hrvatskog jezika i književnosti. Predajem online, dakle, na internetu hrvatski za strance. Hi, hello, girls. Thank you for inviting me to the podcast. Well, I am Klara, a teacher of Croatian language and literature. I teach online, meaning on the internet, Croatian for foreigners. Dakle, moji učenici su iz cijelog svijeta, različite dobne skupine, različite motivacije, različiti nivo i znanja, tako da, evo...So, my students are from all over the world, different age groups, different motivations, different levels of knowledge, so, yeah... Nevena (01:03) Klara, hvala ti što si danas sa nama. I da li možeš i ti da nam kažeš malo više o tome zašto si ti izabrala da se baviš hrvatskim jezikom i generalno kako danas izgleda tvoja rutina, šta ti to tačno radiš i tako dalje. Klara, thank you for being with us today. And could you also tell us a bit more about why you chose to work with the Croatian language and generally what your routine looks like today, what exactly you do, and so on. Become a member to continue reading the transcript! Send us your questions!

Listen to the longer version (13 minutes) & read the transcript with English translations by becoming a member! Join our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/unlockyourserbian/membership Book a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com) Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! Ovo je specijalna epizoda jer prvi put imamo gošću! Sa nama je Klara, nastavnica koja predaje hrvatski jezik strancima. Danas pričamo o jednoj veoma zanimljivoj temi: koje su razlike i sličnosti između srpskog i hrvatskog jezika? Klara nam otkriva kako njoj zvuči srpski i zašto joj se sviđa naša popularna reč „bre“. Takođe delimo korisne savete za učenje. Na kraju razgovaramo i o gramatici. Pričamo o tome zašto u Srbiji kažemo „moram da radim“, a u Hrvatskoj „moram raditi“, kao i kako na različite načine koristimo glagol „trebati“. Nevena (00:00) Zdravo svima, ja sam Nevena. Hello everyone, I am Nevena. Jelena (00:02) Ja sam Jelena. I am Jelena. Nevena (00:04) I dobro došli u novu epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom. And welcome to the new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00:08) Tako je, dobro došli u još jednu epizodu našeg podkasta i danas je specialna epizoda. Danas imamo jednog gosta, to jest gošću, to je Klara. Klara je nastavnica hrvatskog jezika i danas razgovaramo sa That's right, welcome to another episode of our podcast and today is a special episode. Today we have a guest, that is a female guest, it's Klara. Klara is a teacher of the Croatian language and today we are talking with Klara (00:38) Pozdrav svima, hvala na pozivu u ovaj podkast. Ja sam profesorica hrvatskoga jezika i kniževnosti i hrvatski kao strani jezik za učenike u cijelom Hvala na pozivu. Greetings everyone, thank you for the invitation to this podcast. I am a professor of the Croatian language and literature and Croatian as a foreign language for students worldwide. Thank you for the invitation. Nevena (00:58) Hvala tebi što si danas sa nama. Da li možeš da nam kažeš zašto ti predaješ hrvatski jezik? Zašto želiš da razgovaraš sa ljudima o hrvatskom jeziku? Thank you for being with us today. Could you tell us why you teach the Croatian language? Why do you want to talk to people about the Croatian language? Become a member to continue reading the transcript! Send us your questions!

U ovoj epizodi analiziramo šta humor znači za našu svakodnevicu i razgovaramo o zanimljivim razlikama u tome kako ga doživljavamo. Posebnu pažnju dajemo specifičnosti srpskog mentaliteta, gde sarkazam, crni humor i šale na sopstveni račun igraju ključnu ulogu. Objašnjavamo fenomene poput igranja različitim regionalnim akcentima i stereotipima. Longer version of this episode (40 minutes), transcript in both Serbian and English, vocabulary lists and grammar exercises are avaliable to all our memebers over on Patreon. Join our community for as low as 9,99 euro per month! Otherwise, join our group calls taking place every Saturday at 5 pm CET: https://www.patreon.com/c/UnlockYourSerbian Book a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com) Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! Jelena (00:01) Ja sam Jelena. I am Jelena. Nevena (00:03) I dobrodošli u novu epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelanom i Nevenom. And welcome to the new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00:08) Takoje, dobrodošliujoš jednuepizodunašegpodkasta. I danas razgovaramo o jednoj temi koju je predložila Severin koja je naš član na Patreonu i na našim konverzacijskim pozivima. Hvala Severin, a ova tema je humor. Šta za nas znači humor? Kakav smisao za humor imaju u Srbiji i kako mi razumemo humor u inostranstvu? That's right, welcome to another episode of our podcast. And today we are talking about a topic suggested by Severin, who is our member on Patreon and on our conversation calls. Thank you Severin, and this topic is humor. What does humor mean to us? What kind of sense of humor do they have in Serbia and how do we understand humor abroad? Nevena (00:38) Hvala Severin i veliki pozdrav. Ovo je veoma interesantna tema i mislim da meni nikada ne bi pala na pamet kao takva. Mislim da se humor na neki način provlači kroz ostale teme ali kada govorimo konkretno o humoru to je već onda potpuno drugačija priča. I dok smo razgovarale o ovoj temi pre početka podkasta zapravo smo shvatile nekoliko stvari o humoru u Srbiji. Ali, hajde prvo da vidimo koliko je humor generalno važan u životu. Šta bi ti rekla, Jelena? Thank you Severin and big greetings. This is a very interesting topic and I think it would never have occurred to me as such. I think that humor sort of weaves through other topics, but when we talk specifically about humor, then that's already a completely different story. And while we were talking about... this topic before the start of the podcast, we actually realized a few things about humor in Serbia. But, let's first see how important humor is in life generally. What would you say, Jelena? Become a member to continue reading the transcript! Send us your questions!

U ovoj epizodi pričamo o humoru i o tome kako ga mi razumemo. Vidimo da ljudi imaju različito mišljenje o smehu. Za nas u Srbiji, humor je veoma važan deo mentaliteta. Mi mnogo volimo sarkazam, crni humor i volimo da se šalimo na svoj račun. Takođe, u epizodi objašnjavamo zašto su nam smešni različiti regionalni akcenti i stereotipi u Srbiji. Longer version of this episode (12 minutes), transcript in both Serbian and English, vocabulary lists and grammar exercises are avaliable to all our memebers over on Patreon. Join our community for as low as 9,99 euro per month! Otherwise, join our group calls taking place every Saturday at 5 pm CET: https://www.patreon.com/c/UnlockYourSerbian Book a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com) Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! Nevena (00:00) Zdravo svima, ja sam Nevena. Hello everyone, I am Nevena. Jelena (00:02) Ja sam Jelena. I am Jelena. Nevena (00:04) I dobrodošli u novu epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom. And welcome to a new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00:08) Tako je, dobro došli u još jednu epizodu našeg podkasta. razgovaramo o humoru i o smislu za humor. Ova tema je bila ideja naše Severin koja je naš član na Patreonu i na našim konverzacijskim pozivima. Hvala Severin za ovu ideju. Yes, welcome to another episode of our podcast. We are talking about humor and the sense of humor. This topic was the idea of our Severine, who is our member on Patreon and in our conversation calls. Thanks Severine for this idea. Nevena (00:33) Hvala Severin i veliki pozdrav. Ako imate i vi ideje o kojima želite da razgovaramo u našem podkastu, dođite na naš Patreon gde možete da pišete svaki dan vaše poruke, ideje na našoj Discord grupi. Jelena, mi smo pre ove epizode razgovarale o humoru u Srbiji. Dakle, kakav je humor u Srbiji i generalno koliko je humor važan za nas. Dakle, koliko mi želimo da se smejemo svaki dan i da li je to generalno važno u našem životu. Šta ti misliš? Thanks Severine and big greetings. If you also have ideas that you want us to talk about in our podcast, come to our Patreon where you can write your messages and ideas every day in our Discord group. Jelena, before this episode, we were talking about humor in Serbia. So, what is the humor like in Serbia and generally how important is humor to us. Meaning, how much do we want to laugh every day and is that generally important in our lives. What do you think? Become a member to continue reading the transcript! Send us your questions!

U ovoj epizodi analiziramo suptilnu razliku između pojmova kuća i dom, i fokusiramo se na to šta zaista znači osećati se „kao kod kuće“. Polazimo od sopstvenog iskustva života u emigraciji i razgovaramo o psihološkim aspektima migracije, fenomenu identitetskog međuprostora i kompleksnog procesa rekonstrukcije sopstvenih uloga u tuđem društvu. Razgovaramo o egzistencijalnom izazovu ponovnog učenja o "odraslom" životu iznova. If you want to listen to the longer version of this episode, read the transcript, have vocabulary lists and grammar exercises, consider becoming a member of the Unlock your Serbian community on Patreon. Join our group calls taking place every Saturday at 5 pm CET by becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/c/UnlockYourSerbian Book a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com) Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! Nevena (00:00) Zdravo svima, ja sam Nevena. Hello everyone, I am Nevena. Jelena (00:02) Ja sam Jelena. I am Jelena. Nevena (00:03) I dobro došli u novu epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom. And welcome to a new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00:08) Tako je, dobro došli u još jednu epizodu našeg podkasta i mi danas razgovaramo o pojmovima dom i kuća. Kako razumemo ova dva pojma koje su slična, ali nisu skroz ista? That's right, welcome to another episode of our podcast and today we are talking about the concepts of home and house. How do we understand these two concepts which are similar, but not completely the same? Nevena (00:25) Nešto u čemu smo razgovarile pre nego što smo počele da snimamo ovaj podkast, jeste rečenica, osećam se kao kod kuće. Jelena, kako ti razumeš kao kod kuće? Šta za tebe znači kao kod kuće? Something we talked about before we started recording this podcast is the phrase, "I feel at home". Jelena, how do you understand "at home"? What does "at home" mean to you? Jelena (00:41) To znači da se na nekom mestu osećam baš dobro, da se osećam veoma opušteno i da mogu da budem ono ko je sam, da ne moram da glumim da sam neko drugi, da ne moram da se prilagođavam, nego da jednostavno budem najprirodnija verzija sebe. It means that I feel really good in a certain place, that I feel very relaxed and that I can be who I am, that I don't have to pretend to be someone else, that I don't have to adapt, but to simply be the most natural version of myself. Nevena (01:07) Da li je za tebe jedna od asociacija i bezbednost ili neka sigurnost? Is one of the associations for you also safety or some security? Send us your questions!

Danas razgovaramo o jednoj veoma važnoj temi: koja je razlika između reči kuća i dom? Pričamo o tome šta znači osećati se opušteno i sigurno na nekom mestu i delimo sa vama naša iskustva o životu u inostranstvu. Kada se preselite u novu zemlju, morate sve da učite ispočetka, dakle kako da plaćate račune, kako funkcioniše sistem i kako da nađete nove prijatelje. To često nije lako i zahteva mnogo energije. If you want to listen to the longer version of this episode, read the transcript, have vocabulary lists and grammar exercises, consider becoming a member of the Unlock your Serbian community on Patreon. Join our group calls taking place every Saturday at 5 pm CET by becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/c/UnlockYourSerbian Book a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com) Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! Nevena (00:00) Zdravo svima, ja sam Nevena. Hello everyone, I am Nevena. Jelena (00:01) Ja sam Jelena. I am Jelena. Nevena (00:02) I dobrodošli u novu epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom. And welcome to the new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00:07) Tako je, dobrodošli u još jednu epizodu našeg podcasta i danas razgovaramo o dve reči na srpskom, a to su kuća i dom. Šta znači kada kažemo da se osećamo kao kod kuće? That's right, welcome to another episode of our podcast and today we are talking about two words in Serbian, and those are house and home. What does it mean when we say that we feel at home? Nevena (00:25) Jelena, ti i ja ne živimo u Srbiji. I mnogi ljudi koji nas slušaju takođe ne žive u zemlji gde su se rodili. Dakle, ne žive u zemlji gde su živeli kada su bili deca, kada su bili mali. Možda žive u Srbiji ili žive u drugoj zemlji. I mi često razgovaramo o ovoj temi. Dakle, gde se osećamo kao kod kuće i zašto se osećamo kao kod kuće? Šta ti misliš o ovome i koje su tvoje prve asociacije? Jelena, you and I do not live in Serbia. And many people who listen to us also do not live in the country where they were born. So, they do not live in the country where they lived when they were children, when they were little. Maybe they live in Serbia or they live in another country. And we often talk about this topic. So, where do we feel at home and why do we feel at home? What do you think about this and what are your first associations? Jelena (01:06) Kada kažem da se negde osećam kao kod kuće, to naravno znači da se ja tamo osećam dobro, da se osećam opušteno, nekako relaksirano i da nemam probleme. Da mogu da se ponašam opušteno i da ne razmišljam previše o teškim stvarima, o lošim stvarima ili o problemima. Ja mogu da kažem da se osećam kao kod kuće i kada putujem u inostranstvo i kada sam u Francuskoj i kada sam u nekom drugom gradu u Srbiji. Dakle, to je jedno osećanje. When I say that I feel at home somewhere, that of course means that I feel good there, that I feel relaxed, relaxed somehow and that I don't have problems. That I can behave in a relaxed way and not think too much about difficult things, about bad things or about problems. I can say that I feel at home both when I travel abroad and when I am in France and when I am in some other city in Serbia. So, that is a feeling. Send us your questions!

U ovoj epizodi se vraćamo u prošlost i oživljavamo uspomene na naše odrastanje u Srbiji. Razgovaramo o ranom uzrastu, počevši od predškolskog perioda koji pamtimo po bezbrižnoj igri, prvim barbi-lutkama i druženju u beogradskim parkovima. Razgovaramo o tome koliko je za decu u Srbiji važna sloboda kretanja i boravak u prirodi, bilo da je reč o Adi Ciganliji, Košutnjaku ili prostranim blokovima Novog Beograda. Posebno se se fokusiramo na odnos koji smo kao deca razvijali prema životinjama, ali i na kultne tradicije poput proslave Prvog maja uz roštilj, što je običaj koji nas i danas povezuje. If you want to listen to the longer version of this episode, read the transcript, have vocabulary lists and grammar exercises, consider becoming a member of the Unlock your Serbian community on Patreon. Join our group calls taking place every Saturday at 5 pm CET by becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/c/UnlockYourSerbian Book a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com) Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! Nevena (00:00) Zdravo svima, ja sam Nevena. Hello everyone, I am Nevena. Jelena (00:01) Ja sam Jelena. I am Jelena. Nevena (00:03) I dobro došli u novu epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom. And welcome to a new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00:08) Tako je, dobro došli u još jednu epizodu našeg podkasta i danas razgovaramo o detinjstvu u Srbiji. Kada kažem detinjstvo u u Srbiji, Nevena, koje su tvoja prva sećanja? Dakle, čega se prvo setiš? That's right, welcome to another episode of our podcast and today we are talking about childhood in Serbia. When I say childhood in Serbia, Nevena, what are your first memories? So, what is the first thing you remember? Nevena (00:26) Ne znam da li je to prvo sećanje ili definitivno nije prvo sećanje koje imam iz svog života, ali je najlepše sećanje, zapravo vreme kada sam išla u predškolsko. I don't know if it's the first memory or it definitely isn't the first memory I have from my life, but it's the most beautiful memory, actually the time when I went to preschool. Become a member on our Patreon to unlock the whole transcript! Send us your questions!

U ovoj epizodi pričamo o našem detinjstvu u Srbiji. Sećamo se vremena kada smo išle u predškolsko, igrale se sa barbi-lutkama i provodile cele dane u parkovima na Banovom brdu i Novom Beogradu. Razgovaramo o tome kako smo kao deca volele životinje i pomagale psima lutalicama u parku, ali i o važnim tradicijama poput Prvog maja, kada porodice i prijatelji zajedno prave roštilj u prirodi. If you want to listen to the longer version of this episode, read the transcript, have vocabulary lists and grammar exercises, consider becoming a member of the Unlock your Serbian community on Patreon. Join our group calls taking place every Saturday at 5 pm CET by becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/c/UnlockYourSerbian Book a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com) Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! Nevena (00:00) Zdravo svima, ja sam Nevena. Hello everyone, I am Nevena. Jelena (00:01) Ja sam Jelena. I am Jelena. Nevena (00:03) I dobro došli u novu epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom. And welcome to a new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena. Jelena (00:07) Tako je, dobrodošli u još jednu epizodu našeg podkasta i danas razgovaramo o detinjstvu u Srbiji. Dakle, šta smo mi radile kada smo bile male u Srbiji i koja su naša sećanja? Nevena, kada kažem detinjstvo u Srbiji koja je prva stvar koje se ti setiš? That's right, welcome to another episode of our podcast and today we are talking about childhood in Serbia. So, what did we do when we were little in Serbia and what are our memories? Nevena, when I say childhood in Serbia, what is the first thing you remember? Nevena (00:35) Generalno, predškolsko je jedna godina pre osnovne škole i mi ne moramo da idemo u predškolsko, ali mnogo dece ide u predškolsko. To je bio jako lep period iz mog ranog detinjstva. Mislim da sam imala pet ili šest godina. Generally, preschool is one year before elementary school and we don't have to go to preschool, but many children go to preschool. That was a very beautiful period from my early childhood. I think I was five or six years old. Jelena (00:54) Da, predškolsko je bio veoma lep period takođe u mom detinjstvu i ja se sećam da sam se u predškolskom igrala sa mojima drugarima i da sam u predškolsko nosila lutke, neke barbike na primer i svi smo se zajedno igrali. Yes, preschool was a very beautiful period in my childhood as well and I remember that in preschool I played with my friends and that I brought dolls to preschool, some Barbies for example, and we all played together. Become a member on our Patreon to unlock the whole transcript! Send us your questions!