Unlock your Serbian
Dobrodošli u podkast "Unlock your Serbian" sa Nevenom i Jelenom! (English below)
U ovom jedinstvenom podkastu razgovaramo o svakodnevnim temama važnim za svakoga ko uči srpski kao strani jezik, ali i za one koji već žive u Srbiji ili planiraju da se presele.
Jedinstvenost podkasta je što je prilagođen svima – od početnika do naprednih učenika. Svake nedelje dobijate dve epizode o istoj temi, ali na različitim nivoima: A1–B1.1 i B1.2–C1. Tako možete da uporedite razgovore na različitim nivoima i pratite svoj napredak. Verujemo da ćete uz "Unlock your Serbian" brzo stići do višeg nivoa znanja!
Ko smo mi?
Nevena je diplomirani filolog grčkog jezika i kulture sa Univerziteta u Beogradu. Već godinama predaje srpski i grčki kao strani jezik i trenutno završava master studije.
Jelena je diplomirani pravnik. Studirala je u Francuskoj i predaje srpski i francuski kao strani jezik. Iako je završila pravo, njena najveća ljubav su jezici. Aktivno usavršava italijanski i grčki, a trenutno je na doktorskim studijama u Francuskoj.
Kako i same imamo iskustvo učenja i života u inostranstvu, dobro poznajemo izazove savladavanja novog jezika. Naše profesorsko iskustvo nam je omogućilo da nastavi srpskog pristupimo iz jedinstvene perspektive.
Pridružite nam se na ovom putovanju! Čujemo se!
Welcome to the "Unlock your Serbian" podcast with Nevena and Jelena!
In this unique podcast, we discuss everyday topics relevant for anyone learning Serbian as a foreign language, as well as for those living in Serbia or planning to move.
What makes the podcast special is that it’s designed for everyone – from beginners to advanced learners. Each week you’ll get two episodes on the same topic, but at different levels: A1–B1.1 and B1.2–C1. This way, you can compare native-level conversations, track your progress, and quickly reach an advanced level.
Who are we?
Nevena holds a degree in Greek language and culture from the University of Belgrade. She has years of experience teaching Serbian and Greek as foreign languages and is currently completing her master’s studies.
Jelena is a law graduate who studied in France. She has been teaching Serbian and French as foreign languages for many years. Although her degree is in law, her first passion is languages. She is improving her Italian and Greek skills and currently pursuing a PhD in France.
Since we have both experienced learning and living in foreign languages, we understand the challenges learners face. Our teaching experience has given us a unique perspective on Serbian language instruction.
Join us on this journey! See you!
Unlock your Serbian
Kinematografija - advanced (B1.2-C1)
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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 (00:06)
Dobrodošli u još jednu epizodu našeg podkasta. Danas razgovaramo o temi koju su izabrali naši članovi na Patreonu, a tema je srpska kinematografija. Pre nego što smo počele da snimamo ovu epizodu, rekla sam Neveni: „Ova tema nam svakako ne gine.” Nevena, hoćeš li da nam objasniš šta znači ovaj izraz „ne gine”?
Welcome to another episode of our podcast. Today we’re talking about a topic chosen by our Patreon members, and the topic is Serbian cinematography. Before we started recording this episode, I told Nevena: “This topic definitely won’t miss us.” Nevena, can you explain what this expression “ne gine” means?
Nevena (00:37)
Ovo je divan izraz koji nema veze sa pravim značenjem reči „ginuti”. Reč „ginuti” je jedan od mnogih sinonima za reč „umreti”. Jednom sam baš razmišljala o tome koliko mi zapravo imamo reči za pojam umiranja ili smrti, što je veoma… loše – ne znam zašto je to tako – ali „ginuti” je svakako jedna od tih reči.Međutim, kada kažemo da nam nešto „ne gine”, to nema veze sa umiranjem. To znači da će se nešto sigurno desiti u budućnosti. Na primer: Jelena i ja smo već imale ideju da snimimo epizodu o kinematografiji, ali nismo znale kada. Kada smo pitale naše članove na Patreonu, oni su izabrali ovu temu. I to je značilo da čak i da nismo sada izabrale ovu temu, mi bismo u nekom trenutku razgovarale o njoj. Dakle, ova tema nam „nije ginula”.
This is a wonderful expression that has nothing to do with the literal meaning of the verb “ginuti.” “Ginuti” is one of many synonyms for “to die.” I once thought about how many words we actually have for the concept of dying or death, which is… not great – I don’t know why that is – but “ginuti” is definitely one of those words. However, when we say something “won’t miss us” (ne gine), it has nothing to do with dying. It means something will definitely happen in the future. For example: Jelena and I already had the idea to record an episode about cinematography, but we didn’t know when. When we asked our Patreon members, they chose this topic. And that meant that even if we hadn’t chosen this topic now, we would have talked about it at some point. So this topic “was bound to happen.”
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