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U ovoj epizodi analiziramo kako izgledaju studentski dani u Srbiji i inostranstvu kroz naša dva potpuno različita iskustva. Razgovaramo o tome zašto studiranje nekome donosi uživanje i nova prijateljstva, dok drugima, poput studiranja prava na stranom jeziku, može izazvati stres i anksioznost. Takođe, razgovaramo i o svakodnevnoj rutini, predavanjima u amfiteatrima i izazovima sa kojima se suočavaju studenti koji se zbog fakulteta sele u nove gradove. Naš cilj je da vam približimo akademski život u Srbiji i pomognemo vam da razumete kulturne razlike u obrazovanju. 

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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 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 studiranju i generalno studentskim danima kako je to kada smo mi student u Srbiji, ali takođe i u drugim državama Evrope. That’s right, welcome to another episode of our podcast and today we are talking about studying and generally about student days, what it's like when we are students in Serbia, but also in other European countries.
Nevena (00:25) 
U jednoj od naših prethodnih epizoda razgovarale smo o školama i naša prvobitna ideja je bila da pokrijemo i fakultete, dakle i studiranje u istoj epizodi, ali kao po običaju zapričale smo se i na kraju smo morale epizodu da prepolovimo, dakle, morale smo da podelimo epizodu u dva dela. I danas je definitivno taj drugi deo. I hajde da krenemo sa jednim važnim pitanjem, kada kažemo studiranje i studentski dani, šta je tvoja prva asociacija? Šta ti prvo pada na pamet? In one of our previous episodes we talked about schools and our original idea was to cover universities as well, so studying in the same episode, but as usual we got to talking and in the end we had to cut the episode in half, so, we had to divide the episode into two parts. And today is definitely that second part. And let's start with an important question, when we say studying and student days, what is your first association? What is the first thing that comes to mind?
Jelena (01:05) 
Stres, aksioznost, su neki pojmovi koji mi padaju na pamet. Ovo sad nije bilo mnogo pozitivno, naravno ima i pozitivnih stvari kada razmišljamo fakultetu, ali definitivno jedna od prvih stvari na koje pomislim je stres. Stress, anxiety, are some terms that come to mind. This now wasn't very positive, of course there are positive things when we think about university,
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U ovoj epizodi razgovaramo o studiranju i fakultetu u Srbiji. Pričamo o tome kako izgleda prijemni ispit i šta sve studenti moraju da uče. Nevena deli svoja lepa iskustva sa studija u Beogradu, dok Jelena priča o stresu i studiranju na stranom jeziku u Francuskoj. Govorimo o studentskoj rutini, ispitima, ali i o kafi tokom pauza i potrazi za stanom.

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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 danas razgovaramo o studiranju i fakultetu. Šta radimo kada hoćemo da idemo na fakultet u Srbiji? That's right, welcome to another episode of our podcast and today we are talking about studying and university. What do we do when we want to go to university in Serbia?
Nevena (00:25) 
U Srbiji kada završimo srednju školu, dakle kada završimo gimnaziju ili neku drugu srednju školu, mi moramo da radimo jedan test koji se zove prijemni ispit ili prijemni test. I mi, ako želimo da idemo na medicinu, ili ako želimo da studiramo matematiku, istoriju ili neki strani jezik, mi moramo da radimo različite testove. Na primer, ja sam želela da studiram filologiju i ja sam morala da radim test iz srpskog jezika i iz engleskog jezika. In Serbia, when we finish high school–meaning when we finish grammar school or some other high school–we have to take a test called an entrance exam or an entrance test. And if we want to go into medicine, or if we want to study mathematics, history, or some foreign language, we have to do different tests. For example, I wanted to study philology and I had to take a test in Serbian language and English language.
Jelena (01:12) 
Da, a ja sam studirala pravo i morala sam da radim test iz istorije, iz srpskog i iz ustava. Ustav je jedan pravni, specialni predmet. A Nevena, kada kažemo studiranje i studentski život, Šta ti prvo padne na pamet? Na šta prvo ti misliš? Yes, and I studied law and I had to take a test in history, Serbian, and the constitution. The Constitution is a legal, special subject. And Nevena, when we say studying and student life, what is the first thing that comes to mind? What do you think of first?
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U novoj epizodi razgovaramo o mentalitetu žrtve. Objašnjavamo zašto istorija i porodica utiču na to kako ljudi u Srbiji razmišljaju danas. Takođe, saznaćete zašto Srbi sebe vide i kao žrtve i kao heroje.
U drugom delu pričamo o zabavnim stvarima – sujeverju. Da li znate šta znači kada neko štuca ili zašto je promaja "opasna"?
Nadamo se da će vam ova epizoda pomoći da bolje razumete srpsku kulturu. Pišite nam vaše mišljenje!

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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 srpskom mentalitetu. Ponovo razgovaramo o ovoj temi zato što smo baš o ovoj temi, dakle o srpskom mentalitetu, razgovarali sa našim članovima na Patreonu, na našim pozivima subotom u pet popodne. That's right, welcome to another episode of our podcast, and today we are talking about the Serbian mentality. We are talking about this topic again because we discussed this very subject–the Serbian mentality–with our members on Patreon, during our Saturday calls at five in the afternoon.
Nevena (00:35) 
Mislimo da je tema o srpskom mentalitetu generalno interesantna za sve koji žive u Srbiji ili koji imaju porodicu i prijatelje iz Srbije i možda i iz Bosne, Crne Gore i tako dalje. Danas želimo da razgovaramo o mentalitetu žrtve. Žrtva je neko ko je imao loše iskustvo. Dakle to je victim na engleskom jeziku. U Srbiji vidimo mentalitet žrtve veoma često.
We think that the topic of Serbian mentality is generally interesting for everyone living in Serbia or those who have family and friends from Serbia, and maybe from Bosnia, Montenegro, and so on. Today we want to talk about the victim mentality. A victim is someone who has had a bad experience. So that is "victim" in English. In Serbia, we see the victim mentality very often.
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U ovoj epizodi analiziramo složene aspekte srpskog mentaliteta, fokusirajući se na specifičan odnos između kolektivnog osećaja žrtve i kulta heroja.
Istražujemo kako su teška istorija i gubitak nezavisnosti oblikovali današnji identitet, pretvarajući patnju u svojevrsnu vrlinu, dok istovremeno gajimo ogroman ponos prema istorijskim junacima.
Takođe razgovaramo i o svakodnevnim fenomenima poput duboko ukorenjenog sujeverja i čuvenog straha od promaje. Kroz ovaj razgovor pokušavamo da razumemo zašto su ove teme i dalje ispunjene emocijama i na koji način one definišu život u Srbiji. 

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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 novo epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom.
And welcome to a new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena.
Jelena (00:09)
Tako je, dobro došli u još jednu epizodu našeg podkasta i mi danas razgovaramo o srpskom mentalitetu. Razgovaramo ovoj temi zato što na našim konverzacijskim pozivima mnogo pričamo sa našim članovima o srpskom mentalitetu i znamo da je ovo tema koja generalno interesuje mnogo ljudi. 
That’s right, welcome to another episode of our podcast and today we are talking about the Serbian mentality. We are talking about this topic because during our conversation calls we talk a lot with our members about the Serbian mentality and we know that this is a topic that generally interests many people.
Nevena (00:32)
Ako želite i vi da učestvujete na ovim grupnim pozivima i da nam date predloge i teme o kojima želite da slušate više u našim epizodama, možete da dođete na naš patreon i svake subote sa nama i našom zajednicom da vežbate srpski jezik. Link je u opisu ove epizode i takođe na patreon.com/unlockyourserbian.
If you also want to participate in these group calls and give us suggestions and topics you want to hear more about in our episodes, you can join our Patreon and practice Serbian with us and our community every Saturday. The link is in the description of this episode and also at patreon.com/unlockyourserbian.
 
 
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U današnjoj epizodi razgovaramo o društvenim mrežama i o tome kako utiču na našu svakodnevicu. Razgovaramo o „beskrajnom skrolovanju“ na telefonu koji nam je svima, kako kažemo, na dohvat ruke i ostalim negativnim aspektima neprestane povezanosti.
Delimo sa vama i naše lične strategije za digitalnu detoksikaciju, poput čitanja knjiga umesto gledanja u ekran, ali razgovaramo i o pozitivnoj strani interneta. Diskutujemo o tome kako su nam platforme omogućile da stvorimo divnu zajednicu i povežemo se sa ljudima sličnih interesovanja širom sveta.

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Jelena (00:01) 
Ja sam Jelena. 
I’m 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 društvenim mrežama i o tome šta mi o njima mislimo. That’s right, welcome to another episode of our podcast and today we are talking about social networks and what we think about them.
Nevena (00:21) 
E pa, Jelena, pošto si rekla da razgovaramo o tome šta mi mislimo o društvenim mrežama, reci nam odmah šta ti misliš o društvenim mrežama. Well, Jelena, since you said we’re talking about what we think about social networks, tell us right away what you think about social networks.
Jelena (00:30) 
Zašto teška pitanja od ranog jutra? А, šta mislim o društvenim mrežama? Mislim i dobro i loše stvari. Samo zavisi od toga kako ih koristimo. Why tough questions so early in the morning? Ah, what do I think about social networks? I think both good and bad things. It just depends on how we use them.
Nevena (00:43) 
Kako ih ti koristiš? 
How do you use them?
Jelena (00:51) 
Pa, ja ih koristim i kako treba i kako ne treba. U tom smislu što takodje skorolujem po društvenim mrežama kada želim da odmorim mozak, od svega što mi se dešava u životu i mislim da to nije dobro i mislim da to takođe loše utiče na mene, ali dok to radim, to je meni dobro. Tako da ovo je zaista jedan deo društvenih mreža koji ne volim, a to je činjenica da nam prave zavisnost. Well, I use them both the way I should and the way I shouldn’t. In the sense that I also scroll through social media when I want to rest my mind from everything that’s happening in my life and I think that’s not good and I think it also affects me negatively, but while I’m doing it, it feels good to me. So this is really one part of social networks I don’t like, and that is the fact that they make us addicted.
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