Everyday English Phrasebook 26 - Explaining Situations

Svakodnevni engleski frazeolog 26 - Objašnjavanje situacija

Explaining what happened, giving reasons, sequencing events, correcting misunderstandings, and asking for patience

Objašnjavanje šta se desilo, davanje razloga, redoslijed događaja, ispravljanje nesporazuma i traženje strpljenja

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#	Study text	Native text
1	situation	situacija
2	reason	razlog
3	because	zato što
4	so	tako da
5	then	onda
6	after that	poslije toga
7	before that	prije toga
8	first	prvo
9	next	zatim
10	finally	na kraju
11	actually	zapravo
12	basically	u osnovi
13	for example	na primjer
14	the problem is	problem je
15	the reason is	razlog je
16	what happened was	šta se desilo bilo je
17	I mean	mislim
18	I meant	mislio sam
19	I forgot	zaboravio sam
20	I realized	shvatio sam
21	I noticed	primijetio sam
22	I misunderstood	pogrešno sam shvatio
23	I made a mistake	napravio sam grešku
24	it depends	zavisi
25	in this case	u ovom slučaju
26	at the same time	u isto vrijeme
27	as soon as	čim
28	instead of	umjesto
29	that's why	zato
30	to be honest	da budem iskren
31	Let me explain.	Dozvoli da objasnim.
32	Can I explain what happened?	Mogu li objasniti šta se desilo?
33	I'll explain the situation.	Objasniću situaciju.
34	The situation is simple.	Situacija je jednostavna.
35	The situation is complicated.	Situacija je komplikovana.
36	Here's what happened.	Evo šta se desilo.
37	What happened was an accident.	Desila se nezgoda.
38	The problem started yesterday.	Problem je počeo juče.
39	The problem is with the payment.	Problem je sa plaćanjem.
40	The main issue is the timing.	Glavni problem je u vremenu.
41	The reason is personal.	Razlog je ličan.
42	The reason is work.	Razlog je posao.
43	I didn't know about this.	Nisam znao za ovo.
44	I didn't understand the instructions.	Nisam razumio upute.
45	I misunderstood the message.	Pogrešno sam shvatio poruku.
46	I made a small mistake.	Napravio sam malu grešku.
47	I want to be clear.	Želim biti jasan.
48	Please let me finish.	Molim te, pusti me da završim.
49	I was late because of traffic.	Kasnio sam zbog saobraćaja.
50	I couldn't come because I was sick.	Nisam mogao doći jer sam bio bolestan.
51	I canceled because something came up.	Otkazao sam jer se nešto pojavilo.
52	I called because I needed help.	Zvao sam jer sam trebao pomoć.
53	I waited because nobody was there.	Čekao sam jer nije bilo nikoga.
54	I left because it was too late.	Otišao sam jer je bilo prekasno.
55	I changed it because the first plan didn't work.	Promijenio sam to jer prvi plan nije uspio.
56	I asked because I wasn't sure.	Pitao sam jer nisam bio siguran.
57	I didn't answer because my phone was off.	Nisam odgovorio jer mi je telefon bio isključen.
58	I didn't see the message.	Nisam vidio poruku.
59	I forgot about the appointment.	Zaboravio sam na sastanak.
60	I thought it was tomorrow.	Mislio sam da je sutra.
61	I thought you meant today.	Mislio sam da si mislio na danas.
62	I needed more time.	Trebao sam više vremena.
63	I had another meeting.	Imao sam drugi sastanak.
64	I had a family emergency.	Imao sam porodičnu hitnu situaciju.
65	That's why I called.	Zato sam zvao.
66	That's why I couldn't come.	Zato nisam mogao doći.
67	First, I called the office.	Prvo sam zvao kancelariju.
68	Then I sent an email.	Zatim sam poslao email.
69	After that, I waited for a reply.	Poslije toga sam čekao odgovor.
70	Before that, everything was fine.	Prije toga je sve bilo u redu.
71	Next, I checked the address.	Sljedeće sam provjerio adresu.
72	Finally, I found the right place.	Na kraju sam našao pravo mjesto.
73	I arrived at ten.	Stigao sam u deset.
74	I waited for thirty minutes.	Čekao sam trideset minuta.
75	Nobody came to the door.	Niko nije došao do vrata.
76	I tried to call again.	Pokušao sam ponovo da pozovem.
77	The phone went to voicemail.	Telefon je otišao na govornu poštu.
78	I sent a text message.	Poslao sam SMS poruku.
79	I decided to leave.	Odlučio sam da odem.
80	Later, someone called me back.	Kasnije mi je neko uzvratio poziv.
81	As soon as I got the message, I returned.	Čim sam dobio poruku, vratio sam se.
82	At the same time, my friend arrived.	U isto vrijeme, moj prijatelj je stigao.
83	In the end, we solved it.	Na kraju smo to riješili.
84	Now everything is clear.	Sada je sve jasno.
85	That's not what I meant.	To nije ono što sam mislio.
86	I meant something different.	Mislio sam na nešto drugo.
87	I didn't mean that.	Nisam to mislio.
88	I think you misunderstood me.	Mislim da ste me pogrešno shvatili.
89	Maybe I misunderstood you.	Možda sam ja pogrešno shvatio tebe.
90	Let me say it another way.	Dozvoli da kažem na drugi način.
91	Let me give you an example.	Dozvoli da ti dam primjer.
92	Actually, I need two tickets.	Zapravo, trebam dvije karte.
93	Actually, the meeting is tomorrow.	Zapravo, sastanak je sutra.
94	Actually, I already paid.	Zapravo, već sam platio.
95	I thought the price included tax.	Mislio sam da cijena uključuje porez.
96	I thought the room included breakfast.	Mislio sam da soba uključuje doručak.
97	I thought the form was complete.	Mislio sam da je obrazac kompletan.
98	I was talking about the other address.	Govorio sam o drugoj adresi.
99	I was referring to the first option.	Mislim na prvu opciju.
100	Sorry for the confusion.	Izvinjavam se zbog zabune.
101	Thanks for explaining.	Hvala što ste objasnili.
102	Now I understand.	Sada razumijem.
103	Please be patient with me.	Molim te, budi strpljiv sa mnom.
104	I need a moment to explain.	Treba mi trenutak da objasnim.
105	I need to check the details.	Moram provjeriti detalje.
106	I need to look at my notes.	Moram pogledati svoje bilješke.
107	I need to find the message.	Moram pronaći poruku.
108	I need to ask someone first.	Moram prvo nekoga pitati.
109	Can I get back to you later?	Mogu li ti se javiti kasnije?
110	Can I send you the information?	Mogu li ti poslati informacije?
111	Can we go step by step?	Možemo li ići korak po korak?
112	Can we start from the beginning?	Možemo li početi od početka?
113	Let's look at the facts.	Hajde da pogledamo činjenice.
114	Let's not rush.	Nemojmo žuriti.
115	This is important to me.	Ovo mi je važno.
116	I want to do this correctly.	Želim ovo uraditi ispravno.
117	I don't want to make another mistake.	Ne želim napraviti još jednu grešku.
118	Thank you for your patience.	Hvala na tvom strpljenju.
119	Thank you for understanding.	Hvala na razumijevanju.
120	I appreciate your time.	Cijenim tvoje vrijeme.
121	clear explanation	jasno objašnjenje
122	simple reason	jednostavan razlog
123	main reason	glavni razlog
124	personal reason	lični razlog
125	work reason	poslovni razlog
126	small mistake	mala greška
127	big misunderstanding	veliki nesporazum
128	missing detail	nedostajući detalj
129	wrong information	pogrešne informacije
130	correct information	tačne informacije
131	important fact	važna činjenica
132	first step	prvi korak
133	next step	sljedeći korak
134	final step	posljednji korak
135	phone message	telefonska poruka
136	email reply	odgovor na email
137	voicemail	govorna pošta
138	family emergency	porodična hitna situacija
139	traffic problem	problem sa saobraćajem
140	payment issue	problem sa plaćanjem
141	timing issue	problem sa vremenom
142	wrong address	pogrešna adresa
143	right address	prava adresa
144	another option	druga opcija
145	same situation	ista situacija
146	different situation	drugačija situacija
147	step by step	korak po korak
148	from the beginning	od početka
149	in the end	na kraju
150	for that reason	zbog toga

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