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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 (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 danas razgovaramo o jednoj lepoj temi. Razgovaramo o svim stvarima koje mi volimo da radimo i koje nas generalno ispunjavaju. That's right, welcome to another episode of our podcast and today we are talking about a nice topic. We are talking about all the things we love to do and that generally fulfill us.  Nevena (00:23) Tako je, i ako ja zvučim malo čudno, to je zato što sam bila bolesna prošle nedelje, kao i, ja mislim, ceo svet. I zbog toga je moj glas sada malo drugačiji i to na srpskom možemo da kažemo da govorimo kroz nos, kada nam je zapušen nos ili kada nam curi nos i tako dalje i onda ne možemo da govorimo savršeno, onda kažemo da govorimo malo kroz nos, tako da mislim da... ja trenutno zvučim tako da, ne znam Jelena, možeš i ti da mi kažeš da li da ili ne. That's right, and if I sound a bit strange, that's because I was sick last week, like, I think, the whole world. And because of that my voice is now a bit different and in Serbian we can say that we talk through the nose, when our nose is stuffed or when we have a runny nose and so on and then we can't speak perfectly, then we say that we talk a bit through the nose, so I think that... I currently sound like that, I don't know Jelena, you can also tell me whether yes or no. Jelena (00:58) Mislim da je sada bolje, mislim da ne zvučiš sada tako, ali ranije, par dana, si mnogo više zvučala nazalno. Ovo je kao ko da učite neki jezik koji ima nazalne zvukove u sebi i onda kažemo pričaj kroz nos. Mislim konkretno na francuski ali tu su portugalski, poljski koji takođe imaju nazalne zvukove. I think it's better now, I think you don't sound like that now, but earlier, a couple of days ago, you sounded much more nasal. This is like when you are learning a language that has nasal sounds in it and then we say speak through the nose. I am referring specifically to French, but there are also Portuguese and Polish which also have nasal sounds. 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 (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!