Everyday English Phrasebook 33 - Local Life and Culture

Svakodnevni engleski frazeolog 33 - Lokalni život i kultura

Local habits, neighborhoods, customs, holidays, events, community life, and polite cultural questions

Lokalne navike, kvartovi, običaji, praznici, događaji, život zajednice i kulturna pitanja sa poštovanjem

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#	Study text	Native text
1	local	lokalno
2	culture	kultura
3	custom	običaj
4	tradition	tradicija
5	holiday	praznik
6	festival	festival
7	event	događaj
8	community	zajednica
9	neighborhood	komšiluk
10	resident	stanovnik
11	visitor	posjetilac
12	tourist	turista
13	language	jezik
14	accent	akcenat
15	food culture	kulinarstvo
16	public holiday	državni praznik
17	working hours	radno vrijeme
18	opening hours	vrijeme otvaranja
19	local rule	lokalno pravilo
20	local habit	lokalna navika
21	popular place	popularno mjesto
22	traditional food	tradicionalna hrana
23	city life	gradski život
24	small town	mali grad
25	countryside	seoski kraj
26	respectful	puno poštovanja
27	polite	uljudno
28	normal	normalno
29	unusual	neobično
30	appropriate	prikladno
31	Is this normal here?	Da li je ovo ovdje normalno?
32	Is this common here?	Da li je ovo ovdje uobičajeno?
33	What do people usually do?	Šta ljudi obično rade?
34	What is the local custom?	Koji je lokalni običaj?
35	Is there a local rule?	Postoji li lokalno pravilo?
36	What time do shops usually close?	U koliko sati se obično zatvaraju prodavnice?
37	Are stores open on Sunday?	Da li su prodavnice otvorene nedjeljom?
38	Is this a public holiday?	Da li je ovo državni praznik?
39	Where do locals usually eat?	Gdje lokalci obično jedu?
40	What is a popular place nearby?	Koje je popularno mjesto u blizini?
41	What food should I try?	Koju hranu bih trebao probati?
42	Is it okay to ask this?	Da li je u redu da ovo pitam?
43	Is this polite to say?	Da li je ovo uljudno reći?
44	Is this appropriate here?	Da li je ovo prikladno ovdje?
45	I don't want to be rude.	Ne želim da budem nepristojan.
46	I want to understand the culture.	Želim da razumijem kulturu.
47	Can you explain this tradition?	Možete li mi objasniti ovu tradiciju?
48	Thanks for explaining it.	Hvala što ste mi objasnili.
49	I live in this neighborhood.	Živim u ovom kvartu.
50	This is a quiet area.	Ovo je mirno područje.
51	This is a busy area.	Ovo je prometno područje.
52	There are many families here.	Ovdje ima mnogo porodica.
53	There are many students here.	Ovdje ima mnogo studenata.
54	The neighbors are friendly.	Komšije su prijateljski nastrojene.
55	People say hello in the hallway.	Ljudi se pozdravljaju u hodniku.
56	The market is open every morning.	Pijaca je otvorena svakog jutra.
57	The park is busy on weekends.	Park je pun ljudi vikendom.
58	The street is loud at night.	Ulica je bučna noću.
59	Parking is difficult here.	Parkiranje je ovdje teško.
60	Public transport is good here.	Javni prevoz je dobar ovdje.
61	This area feels safe.	Ovaj kraj djeluje sigurno.
62	This area is changing quickly.	Ovaj kraj se brzo mijenja.
63	There is a community center nearby.	U blizini je centar zajednice.
64	There is a local cafe on the corner.	Na ćošku je lokalni kafić.
65	I like the local atmosphere.	Sviđa mi se lokalna atmosfera.
66	I feel at home here.	Ovdje se osjećam kao kod kuće.
67	What holiday is this?	Koji je ovo praznik?
68	Is there a festival today?	Da li je danas festival?
69	What time does the event start?	U koliko sati počinje događaj?
70	Is the event free?	Da li je događaj besplatan?
71	Do I need a ticket?	Da li mi treba karta?
72	Where is the main stage?	Gdje je glavna bina?
73	Are streets closed today?	Da li su danas ulice zatvorene?
74	The city is crowded today.	Grad je danas pun ljudi.
75	Everyone is celebrating.	Svi slave.
76	People are wearing traditional clothes.	Ljudi nose tradicionalnu odjeću.
77	There will be fireworks tonight.	Večeras će biti vatromet.
78	There is live music in the square.	Na trgu je živa muzika.
79	Families usually gather for this holiday.	Porodice se obično okupljaju za ovaj praznik.
80	Many shops are closed.	Mnoge prodavnice su zatvorene.
81	Restaurants are very busy.	Restorani su veoma zauzeti.
82	This is a special day.	Ovo je poseban dan.
83	I've never seen this before.	Nikad prije nisam ovo vidio.
84	It's a beautiful tradition.	Lijepa je tradicija.
85	What is this dish called?	Kako se zove ovo jelo?
86	How do you eat this?	Kako se ovo jede?
87	Is this food spicy?	Da li je ova hrana ljuta?
88	Is this traditional food?	Da li je ovo tradicionalna hrana?
89	Do people eat this every day?	Da li ljudi ovo jedu svaki dan?
90	Do people share dishes here?	Da li ljudi dijele tanjire ovdje?
91	Should I leave a tip?	Da li treba ostaviti bakšiš?
92	How much tip is normal?	Koliki je uobičajeni bakšiš?
93	Is it rude to refuse food?	Da li je nepristojno odbiti hranu?
94	Can I ask for no meat?	Mogu li tražiti bez mesa?
95	Can I ask for less salt?	Mogu li tražiti manje soli?
96	I want to try something local.	Želim probati nešto lokalno.
97	This tastes different from what I know.	Ovo ima drugačiji ukus od onog što znam.
98	I like this flavor.	Sviđa mi se ovaj ukus.
99	The food is very fresh.	Hrana je veoma svježa.
100	The portions are large.	Porcije su velike.
101	The meal was wonderful.	Obrok je bio divan.
102	Thank you for teaching me.	Hvala što ste me naučili.
103	How should I address you?	Kako da vam se obraćam?
104	Should I use first names?	Da li da koristim imena?
105	Is it okay to be informal?	Da li je u redu biti neformalan?
106	Should I take off my shoes?	Da li da skinem cipele?
107	Should I bring a gift?	Da li da donesem poklon?
108	What should I wear?	Šta da obučem?
109	Is there a dress code?	Da li postoji dress code?
110	Can I take photos here?	Da li mogu ovdje slikati?
111	Should I be quiet here?	Da li treba da budem tih ovdje?
112	I didn't know the rule.	Nisam znao pravilo.
113	Sorry, I didn't mean to be rude.	Izvinite, nisam htio biti nepristojan.
114	Please correct me if I'm wrong.	Molim vas ispravite me ako griješim.
115	I am still learning.	Još učim.
116	I appreciate your patience.	Cijenim vaše strpljenje.
117	I respect your customs.	Poštujem vaše običaje.
118	I want to do the right thing.	Želim da radim ispravno.
119	This is new for me.	Ovo mi je novo.
120	I'm happy to learn.	Sretan sam što učim.
121	local market	lokalna pijaca
122	local restaurant	lokalni restoran
123	local festival	lokalni festival
124	community event	događaj zajednice
125	public square	javni trg
126	city center	centar grada
127	quiet neighborhood	miran kvart
128	busy neighborhood	prometni kvart
129	friendly neighbor	prijateljski komšija
130	traditional meal	tradicionalni obrok
131	popular dish	popularno jelo
132	regional food	regionalna hrana
133	holiday season	praznična sezona
134	family gathering	porodično okupljanje
135	live music	živa muzika
136	street festival	ulični festival
137	fireworks show	vatromet
138	opening time	vrijeme otvaranja
139	closing time	vrijeme zatvaranja
140	dress code	dress code
141	polite behavior	uljudno ponašanje
142	respectful question	pitanje sa poštovanjem
143	cultural difference	kulturna razlika
144	local advice	lokalni savjet
145	visitor information	informacije za posjetioce
146	tourist area	turistička zona
147	residential area	stambena zona
148	public transport	javni prevoz
149	community center	centar zajednice
150	new experience	novo iskustvo

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