Category: Useful phrases

Useful phrases 48 – Korisne fraze 48

The elevator is not working today. =
Lift ne radi danas.

She always forgets where she left her keys. =
Uvek zaboravi gde je ostavila ključeve.

He’ll call you back as soon as he finishes the meeting. =
Pozvaće te čim završi sastanak.

Can you help me carry these heavy bags upstairs? =
Možeš li mi pomoći da odnesem ove teške torbe uz stepenice?

I have no idea what you’re talking about. =
Nemam pojma o čemu pričaš.

We spent the whole afternoon cleaning the garage. =
Proveli smo celo popodne čisteći garažu.

She looks tired because she didn’t sleep well last night. =
Izgleda umorno jer nije dobro spavala sinoć.

Please let me know if something changes. =
Molim te, javi mi ako se nešto promeni.

There’s a strange noise coming from the kitchen. =
Čuje se čudan zvuk iz kuhinje.

The document you’re looking for is on the second shelf. =
Dokument koji tražiš je na drugoj polici.

Useful phrases 47

This is a very unusual situation, but we have to deal with it. =
Ovo je veoma neobična situacija, ali moramo da se nosimo s tim.

She wanted to travel the world, but something always held her back. =
Želela je da putuje svetom, ali je nešto uvek sputavalo.

The book on the table was filled with stories about lost civilizations. =
Knjiga na stolu je bila ispunjena pričama o izgubljenim civilizacijama.

If you had listened carefully, you would have understood the instructions. =
Da si slušao/la pažljivo, razumeo/la bi uputstva.

The wind was strong, carrying leaves and dust across the empty street. =
Vetar je bio jak, noseći lišće i prašinu preko prazne ulice.

No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t solve the last puzzle. =
Koliko god da se trudio, nije mogao da reši poslednju zagonetku.

There was something strange about the old house at the end of the road. =
Bilo je nešto čudno u vezi sa starom kućom na kraju puta.

Her voice trembled as she told them what had really happened. =
Glas joj je drhtao dok im je pričala šta se zaista dogodilo.

The meeting lasted longer than expected, and everyone was exhausted. =
Sastanak je trajao duže nego što se očekivalo, i svi su bili iscrpljeni.

He promised to return before sunset, but he never showed up. =
Obećao je da će se vratiti pre zalaska sunca, ali se nije pojavio.

Useful phrases 46

Why are there so many stories about famous people in the news? =
Zašto ima toliko priča o poznatim ličnostima u vestima?

We like to hear the success stories of the famous people around us. =
Volimo da čujemo priče o uspehu poznatih ljudi oko nas.

It makes us feel good about ourselves. =
To čini da se osećamo dobro u vezi sa sobom.

It also offers us an excuse to identify ourselves with them. =
To nam takođe nudi izgovor da se poistovetimo sa njima.

People working in the media publish these stories in order to make more sales and profit. =
Ljudi koji rade u medijima objavljuju ove priče kako bi ostvarili veću prodaju i profit.

Celebrities also like to create scandals on purpose to make headlines. =
Poznate ličnosti takođe vole namerno da naprave skandale kako bi bile na naslovnim stranama.

That way they can have free publicity. Any publicity is good. =
Na taj način mogu imati besplatan publicitet. Svaki publicitet je dobar.

Why do that many people today want to be famous? =
Zašto toliko ljudi danas želi da bude slavno?

I don’t necessarily agree with the idea that many people want to be famous today. =
Ne slažem se nužno sa idejom da mnogi ljudi danas žele da budu poznati.

There are more opportunities for anybody to become famous today than in the past. =
Danas ima više mogućnosti da neko postane poznat nego što je to bio slučaj u prošlosti.