Srednji kursEngleske reči

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Dobrodošli na Srednji kurs! Ovaj kurs će vas približiti korak bliže ka osećaju samopouzdanja u engleskom jeziku! Naučićemo kako da upoređujemo prideve, pričamo o prošlosti, istražujemo frazalne glagole i još mnogo toga. Ali pre nego što počnemo, zagrejmo se sa nekoliko korisnih reči i fraza.

fluency

tečnost

Improving your fluency takes practice.

rewarding

obogaćujuće

Volunteering at the animal shelter is a rewarding experience.

achievement

uspeh

He felt proud of his achievement when he finished the marathon.

English fluency is a great achievement.

Tečnost u engleskom jeziku je veliki uspeh.

skills

veštine

Learning new skills can be fun and rewarding.

She hopes to acquire new skills.

Nada se da će steći nove veštine.

confident

samouveren

Being confident can help you succeed.

challenging

izazovan

Learning a new language can be challenging, but it is very rewarding.

knowledge

znanje

She has a lot of knowledge about animals and their habitats.

I get along with my coworkers.

Dobro se slažem sa svojim kolegama.

She's slightly late.

Malo kasni.

He is working hard to get a raise.

Naporno radi da bi dobio povišicu.

overwhelming

zdrcujuće

The amount of homework was overwhelming for the students.

The workload became overwhelming.

Obim posla je postao neizdrživ.

I felt overwhelmed after the meeting.

Osećao sam se preplavljeno posle sastanka.

*Фразални глаголи* Да ли сте већ наишли на *фразалне глаголе* ? Хајде да их заједно погледамо! Фразални глагол је фраза која има *посебно значење.* Фразални глаголи имају *главни глагол* и *другу реч* која је обично или прилог или предлог. На пример: "to put on"значи обући се "to work out"значи вежбати

to chill out

да се охлади, искулирај

I'm just chilling out in front of the TV.

to figure out

shvatiti

Can you help me figure out this math problem?

I need to figure out how to fix my bike.

Moram da smislim kako da popravim svoj bicikl.

to put on

obući

He put on his shoes quickly.

I put on my shoes before I go outside.

Obujem cipele pre nego što izađem napolje.

to turn on

uključiti

I will turn on the TV to watch my favorite show.

to turn on a TV

uključiti televizor

After dinner, we usually turn on the TV to relax.

to turn off

isključiti

I always turn off my computer before going to bed.

to turn off the lights

ugasiti svetla

Before you leave the room, please turn off the lights.

to sit down

sesti

Please sit down.

honestly

iskreno

I honestly didn’t expect that to happen.

to come up with

smisliti

I need to come up with a good idea for my project.

She came up with a solution.

Ona je smislila rešenje.

Take it easy.

Polako.

Don't worry about the exam, just take it easy.

to cheer up

развеселити

She knows how to cheer up the saddest person in the world.

Good music cheers me up.

Dobra muzika me oraspoloži.

Go ahead!

Samo napred!

Can we start eating, mom? - Sure, go ahead.

After work, I like to chill out and listen to music.

Posle posla volim da se opustim i slušam muziku.

Keep it up!

Samo tako nastavi!

Keep up the good work.

*Врсте прилога за средњи ниво* Прилози су структуре које модификују глаголе, придеве, фразе и друге прилоге. Хајде да испитамо неке од најчешћих и најкориснијих прилога у наставку!

right now

upravo sada

I have to make a call right now!

perhaps

možda

Perhaps we could invite Davide and her friends to the party.

remarkably

izuzetno

The athlete performed remarkably well in the competition.

bashfully

stidljivo

He was smiling bashfully. He bashfully looked away when she smiled at him.

to smile bashfully

stidljivo se osmehivati

He is smiling bashfully.

carefully

pažljivo

They carefully examined the painting to see if it was an original.

Follow the instructions carefully.

Pažljivo pratite uputstva.

It is not difficult to make, providing you follow the instructions carefully.

Drive carefully!

Vozite pažljivo!

to be in love

biti zaljubljen

We had fun and we were in love.

hopelessly in love

bezglavo zaljubljen

She's hopelessly in love with him.

unusually

neobično

It's unusually cold outside.

rarely

retko

I rarely eat dessert after dinner.

completely

potpuno

She was completely surprised by the party.

I completely forgot about the meeting today.

Potpuno sam zaboravio na današnji sastanak.

*Повезивање глаголе* Глаголи повезивања су глаголи који не показују радњу, већ *описују субјект.* Док глаголи воле "walk"или "jump"представљају радњу, глаголи повезивања воле "be"или "seem"додају више детаља субјекту, као што су "he seems nice"или "she is an architect."

obvious

očigledno

The answer to the question was obvious.

to appear

pojaviti se

Smoke appeared on the horizon.

fur

krzno

The cat’s fur was silky.

You seem nice.

Deluješ fino.

I just met you, but you seem nice.

This place looks like a mess!

Baš je ovde nered!

I can't believe how messy your room is! This place looks like a mess!

to look great

izgledati sjajno

Liz looks great today.

Keep calm and carry on.

Ostani priseban i nastavi dalje.

I know you're nervous about the presentation, but just keep calm and carry on.

to remain

ostati

The old building remains standing despite the earthquake.

It remains the same.

Ostaje isto.

Despite the challenges, our determination to succeed remains the same.

to be awake

biti budan

I was awake but still sleepy when the sun came up.

Are you awake?

Jesi li budan?

*Упоредни придеви са прилозима* Можете користити прилоге као што су "slightly", "much", "a lot"испред упоредног придева. То значи да можете бити суптилнији у поређењима која можете направити. "The prices are slightly higher than they were last year." "Those who start early will have a much better chance of meeting their goals." "The task is a lot easier than it sounds." Приметите да "much better"је праћена *именицом* , међутим, она може стајати и самостално.

far more

mnogo više

Love is far more important than money.

not quite

ne sasvim

Yet, it is not quite finished. I'm sorry, but I don't quite understand what you mean by 'cultural diversity'.

I don't quite understand.

Ne razumem baš najbolje.

I'm sorry, but I don't quite understand what you mean by 'cultural diversity'.

slightly

blago

The prices are slightly higher than they were last year.

slightly different interpretation

nešto drugačije tumačenje

That is a slightly different interpretation.

Could you speak more slowly?

Možete li da pričate sporije?

much more

mnogo više

People eat much more food than they should.

the least pleasant

najmanje prijatno

He found the least pleasant part of the job to be the long hours.

much better chance

mnogo bolja šansa

They have a much better chance of winning.

the best ever

najbolji ikada

Yesterday I had the best pizza I've ever eaten!

*Prošlo vreme (Past simple)* Kao što već znate, kod većine glagola prošlo vreme se gradi dodavanjem nastavka *–ed:* "call" - "called" "like" - "liked" Međutim, u engleskom jeziku postoji mnogo *nepravilnih oblika prošlog vremena*. Njih morate zapamtiti. "to get" - "got" - "gotten" "to break" - "broke" - "broken" "to bring" - "brought" - "brought" "catch" - "caught" - "caught" "to drive" - "drove" - "driven" "to eat" - "ate" - "eaten" "forget" - "forgot" - "forgotten" "to think" - "thought" - "thought" "to know" - "knew" - "known" "to speak" - "spoke" - "spoken" "to understand" - "understood" - "understood" "forbid" - "forbade" - "forbidden"

I got a gift.

Dobio sam poklon.

I got a gift from my best friend.

He got the message.

Dobio je poruku.

He got the message from you.

I was awake.

Bio sam budan.

I was awake the whole night.

I brought you a gift.

Doneo sam ti poklon.

I brought you a gift for your birthday.

He drove me to work.

Odvezao me je na posao.

We ate too much.

Prejeli smo se.

I forgot to reply to her email.

Zaboravio sam da odgovorim na njen mejl.

She drove through the storm without stopping.

Vozila je kroz oluju bez zaustavljanja.

I knew it!

Znao sam!

I knew it! The restaurant is closed on Sundays.

The school forbade students to use their phones.

Škola je zabranila učenicima da koriste svoje telefone.

She spoke to him by phone.

Razgovarala je s njim telefonom.

I thought about it.

Razmišljao sam o tome.

He caught me looking at his screen.

Uhvatio me je kako gledam u njegov ekran.

I understood.

Razumeo sam.

She explained the concept to me, and I understood.

*Различите употребе гет* Глагол "get"може изгледати прилично збуњујуће за већину студената енглеског језика. Можете чути како га изворни говорници користе у скоро сваком разговору. Најчешћа значења овог глагола су следећа: *1. Набавите/купите* "I need to get some files from the archives." "We must get some milk. There isn’t any left." *2. Узми* "She gets the train to work every day." "We can get a cab back to the hotel." *3. Примите* "Did you get my email yesterday?" "She got a beautiful necklace for her birthday." *4. Постаните* "It’s getting colder. Put on your jacket." "You can get better at English by practicing." *5. Стићи* "They left at 4:30 and got home at 5:30." "When do you think you’ll get here?" *6. Разумети* "I didn’t get what he said. Did you?" "He got the joke but I didn’t." *7. Нека се нешто деси* "You should get your hair cut. It’s really long." "We’re getting the car checked before our holiday."

Did you get it?

Jesi li razumeo?

I didn't get the joke.

Nisam razumeo šalu.

I didn't get the joke. Can you explain it to me?

to acquire

steći

I need to acquire more information before making a decision.

Get it done.

Sredi to.

Just get it done, please.

I got home at midnight.

Vratio sam se kući u ponoć.

I got home at midnight.

to get a cab

uzeti taksi

We can get a cab back to the hotel.

get better

Оздрави, побољшати

You can get better at English by practicing.

It's getting cold.

Postaje hladno.

It's getting cold outside.

Did you get my message?

Jesi li dobio moju poruku?

Got it!

Imam ga!

You can get better at English with DuoCards.

Možeš poboljšati svoj engleski uz DuoCards.

*Уобичајени фразни глаголи са гет* Постоји доста фразних глагола "get"које већ знате и користите, а да о томе нисте ни размишљали. На пример: "What time do you get up?" "Get up"значи напустити свој кревет ујутру. Хајде да погледамо неке од најважнијих фразних глагола са *гет* .

get on

ući

Here’s the bus. Let’s get on.

Get on the train!

Uđite u voz!

I always get nervous when I have to get on a crowded train.

to get off

izaći

We got off the plane and went to passport control.

to get in

ući

He got in the car and put on his seatbelt.

to get out

Gubi se!

Get out of my room!

to get back

vratiti se

We should get back by 7:30. Can you wait for us?

Get back immediately.

Odmah se vrati.

He told me to get back immediately after I finished my work.

to get over

preći

I had flu last week but I’ve got over it now.

It took her months to get over the disappointment.

Trebalo joj je nekoliko meseci da se oporavi od tog razočaranja.

to get on / along with somebody

слагати се

Do you get on with your colleagues?

Despite their differences, they got along well.

Uprkos svojim razlikama, dobro su se slagali.

to get across

objasniti

I tried to get my point across to the teacher, but she didn't seem to understand.

He struggled to get his point across.

Mučio se da objasni šta je hteo da kaže.

to get away with (something)

izvući se (sa nečim)

He stole some money from the firm but no one found out so he got away with it.

You can't get away with it!

Neće ti to proći!

You can't get away with cheating on the test. The teacher will find out.

*Узрок и последица* Хајде да погледамо неке речи и фразе које вам помажу да спојите две идеје. Често користимо изразе као што су "because", "since", "due to", "as", "thanks to", "therefore", "so"да говоримо о узроку и последици. Имајте на уму да постоји разлика између "due to"и "thanks to". *Хвала* има *позитивну конотацију* . *Због* је *неутралније* - може имати и негативну и позитивну конотацију.

therefore

zato

He was injured and therefore unable to play.

as a result

kao rezultat toga

He didn’t work hard. As a result, he was fired.

due to

zbog

Due to the rain, the game was cancelled.

thanks to you

zahvaljujući tebi

Thanks to you I was able to finish the homework.

to go out

izaći napolje

Let's go out dancing!

I can’t go out as it’s raining.

Ne mogu da izađem jer pada kiša.

to get a raise

dobiti povišicu

He is working hard in order to get a raise.

Thanks to his hard work, he got a raise.

Zahvaljujući svom napornom radu, dobio je povišicu.

since it's your birthday

pošto ti je rođendan

Since it's your birthday, you got to be invited for lunch today.

because of

zbog

We cancelled the trip because of the rain.

I did it because of you.

Uradio sam to zbog tebe.

*Шта долази после глагола?* Постоји много глагола на енглеском и постоји много различитих образаца за оно што долази после глагола. Неки уобичајени обрасци су: *Глагол + инфинитив са то* "I decided to take the car to work." "He offered to cook dinner." *Глагол + -инг облик* "It took years but I've finally quit smoking." "After she finished reading the book she turned off the light and went to sleep." *Глагол + (та) клаузула* (можете изоставити "that".) "I understand that you weren't happy with your pay rise." "I suggest that you try the salmon, it's delicious."

I love learning new vocabulary!

Volim da učim nove reči!

to quit

završiti

I'm going to quit my job and travel the world.

to suggest

predložiti

I suggest that you taste the salmon, it's delicious.

I suggest that you quit smoking.

Preporučujem vam da prestanete da pušite.

He likes telling jokes.

Voli da priča viceve.

pay rise

povišica

Sarah received a significant pay rise this year.

to assume

pretpostaviti

She assumed that I knew the answer.

I assume you're right.

Pretpostavljam da si u pravu.

to decide

odlučiti

I decided to tell her that I love her.

I decided to do it.

Odlučio sam da to uradim.

scattered

razbacan

I understand that you are a bit scattered.

to be scattered

biti rasejan

Why are they scattered?

to take care of (something/someone)

brinuti se o (nečemu/nekome)

She offered to take care of it.

Ponudila se da se pobrine za to.

I have a lot of work to do this weekend, but my friend offered to take care of my dog while I'm busy.

She refused to admit that she had made a mistake.

Odbila je da prizna da je pogrešila.

to avoid

izbeći

I try to avoid junk food to stay healthy.

He avoided answering the question.

Izbegao je da odgovori na pitanje.

We noticed that something was wrong.

Primetili smo da nešto nije u redu.

*Више правила* Неки глаголи имају различита значења у зависности од тога да ли их прати *облик -инг* или *то + инфинитив* . На пример: "Stop"*+ -инг* значи да се радња *више не дешава.* "Stop"+ *до + инфинитив* значи да неко или нешто зауставља активност *како би могли да раде нешто друго.* "I've stopped buying the newspaper because now I read the news online." "He stopped the video to ask the students some questions."

I stopped smoking.

Prestao sam da pušim.

I stopped to smoke.

Stao sam da zapalim.

I was walking to work, but I stopped to smoke a cigarette.

to remember

setiti se

I'll always remember this holiday.

I remember seeing him before.

Sećam se da sam ga već video.

I remember seeing him before, but I can't remember where.

Remember to call me.

Ne zaboravi da me pozoveš.

to lock

zaključati

He forgot to lock the car.

He forgot to lock the door.

Zaboravio je da zaključa vrata.

He forgot to lock the door when he went out.

I remembered locking the door before leaving the house.

Sećao sam se da sam zaključao vrata pre nego što sam izašao iz kuće.

I remembered to lock the door before I left the house.

Nisam zaboravio da zaključam vrata pre nego što sam izašao iz kuće.

I'll never forget meeting you for the first time.

Nikada neću zaboraviti naš prvi susret.

I'll never forget meeting you for the first time. You were wearing a bright red shirt and had the biggest smile on your face.

to reckon

smatrati

I reckon it will take about an hour to get there.

I'm trying to

Pokušavam

I'm trying to learn Japanese but it's very difficult.

Have you tried turning the computer off and on again?

Jeste li pokušali da isključite i ponovo uključite računar?

outstanding

izvanredan

The view from the top of the mountain was outstanding.

What an outstanding performance!

Izvanredan nastup!

*Мрзи, воли, воли и преферира* Можемо користити *мржњу, свиђање, љубав и преферирање* са обликом -инг или са то-инфинитивом. У америчком енглеском, облици са то-инфинитивом су много чешћи од облика -инг. Постоји веома мала разлика у значењу између ова два облика. *Форма -инг* наглашава *радњу или искуство.* *То-инфинитив* даје већи нагласак на *резултате* радње или догађаја. Често користимо облик -инг да сугеришемо уживање (или недостатак истог), а облик то-инфинитив да бисмо изразили навике или преференције. Облик -инг је чешћи од облика то-инфинитива након *мржње и љубави.* Када користимо "would"са *мржњом, лике, лове или префер* , користимо *то-инфинитив* , а не облик -инг.*

We would hate to see you go.

Не бисмо волели да видимо да одлазиш.

We really value your contributions to the team. We would hate to see you go.

I would love to be there!

Voleo bih da budem tamo!

Are you going to the concert tonight?" "I would love to be there, but I have to work.

for too long

predugo

Don't let me wait for too long.

They don’t like sitting for too long.

Ne vole da sede predugo.

I like baking pizza.

Volim da pečem picu.

I hate waiting.

Mrzim da čekam.

He would hate to wait there for more than an hour.

Mrzelo bi ga da tamo čeka duže od sat vremena.

to interrupt

prekinuti

She had to interrupt the meeting to answer an important phone call.

He hates being interrupted.

Mrzi ga kada ga neko prekida.

I prefer to work on tasks that have clear deadlines.

Više volim da radim na zadacima koji imaju jasne rokove.

to cause a problem

prouzrokovati problem

They’d hate to cause a problem.

I prefer going out

Radije izlazim napolje

I prefer going out than staying at home.

a tie

kravata

The man is wearing a tie.

he prefers not to wear a tie

On radije ne nosi kravatu

He prefers not to wear a tie to work.

to join

pridružiti se

They invited us to join them at their table.

We would love to join you.

Voleli bismo da vam se pridružimo.

It's a tie!

то је нерешен резултат

it's a tie for first place

*Прелазно или непрелазно* Неким глаголима је увек потребан објекат. Они се називају прелазни глаголи. Неки глаголи никада немају објекат. Они се зову непрелазни глаголи. Неки глаголи се могу користити *са објектом (прелазно)* или *без објекта (непрелазно).* Понекад је значење исто. На пример: "Please bring coffee."- У овој реченици глагол "bring"је прелазан; његов предмет је кафа, ствар која се доноси. "The sun is shining."- У овој реченици глагол "shine"је непрелазан, није му потребан објекат да би реченица имала смисла.

Did you enjoy the course?

Da li vam se dopao kurs?

He stopped the car at the traffic lights.

Zaustavio je automobil na semaforu.

(transitive)

The car stopped suddenly in the middle of the road.

Auto se iznenada zaustavilo nasred puta.

(intransitive)

to emphasize

naglasiti

The book emphasises the role of the arts in society.

What happened?

Šta se desilo?

Rita looks upset – do you know what happened?

Do not enter.

Zabranjen ulaz.

to enter the room

ući u sobu

She entered the room looking nervous.

She learns to drive.

Ona uči da vozi.

She learned to drive when she was twenty.

to drive a van

voziti kombi

He drives a van for a delivery firm.

You should leave now.

Trebalo bi da ideš sada.

He left me.

Ostavio me je.

He left me without saying goodbye.

to save time

uštedeti vreme

Buying things on the Internet saves people a lot of time.

Did you win?

Jesi li pobedio?

How was the match? Did you win?

to win a competition

pobediti na takmičenju

She won a competition and got a free trip to Copenhagen.

to increase

povećati

They increased my salary last month.

to get a car mended

odneti auto na popravku

i need to get my car mended

fluently

tečno

She speaks six languages fluently.

Imagine speaking English fluently.

Zamisli da tečno govoriš engleski.

*Реци против реци* Најважнија разлика између "say"и "tell"је у томе што са "say", не морате да помињете са ким су идеје или информације подељене, али са "tell", јесте. На пример: "Amy said that she likes coffee." "Amy told me that she likes coffee."

to tell the truth

reći istinu

We should always tell the truth.

to say something

reći nešto

Say something finally.

to say goodbye

oprostiti se

They didn't even say goodbye.

I told you.

Rekao sam ti.

I told you so.

Nobody told me.

Niko mi nije rekao.

Nobody told me what to do.

Don't tell anyone.

Nemoj nikome reći.

Don't tell anyone your address or phone number.

She said it to me.

Rekla mi je to.

They told her to wait.

Rekli su joj da sačeka.

They told her to wait till the doctor arrived.

Can you tell me?

Možete li mi reći?

Can you tell me the truth?

He said he didn’t agree with the decision.

Rekao je da se ne slaže sa tom odlukom.

He told his manager that he didn’t agree with the decision.

Rekao je svom menadžeru da se ne slaže sa tom odlukom.

*Енглески може бити узбудљив!* Придеви који се завршавају на *-ед* изражавају како *се субјект осећа.* Сам субјект има такав осећај, да нешто утиче на њега. С друге стране, придеви који се завршавају на *-инг* говоре да *субјект изазива дато осећање у окружењу* и да се други због тога осећају тако. Другим речима, можете рећи: "The teacher is boring."и "We are bored because of him."

That's exciting!

To je uzbudljivo!

This is exciting news.

They were excited.

Bili su uzbuđeni.

They were excited about the trip.

shocking

šokantan

I heard the shocking news.

The news is shocking.

Ta vest je šokantna.

I was shocked by the news.

Ta vest me je šokirala.

They were shocked by the news of the unexpected election results.

boring

dosadan

I've got a boring job in an office.

to get bored

dosađivati se

Maria gets bored easily.

It's interesting.

To je zanimljivo.

It's interesting that you didn't know that.

to be interested in

interesovati se za

I am interested in football.

a surprising ending

iznenađujući kraj

The movie has a surprising ending.

I'm not surprised.

To me ne iznenađuje.

I'm not surprised by his behaviour.

The journey was exhausting.

Put je bio iscrpljujuć.

They were exhausted after the journey.

Bili su iscrpljeni posle puta.

worrying

zabrinjavajuće

She has a worrying habit of not sleeping well at night.

worried

zabrinut

She looked worried when she heard the news.

*Предлошке фразе* Предлошка фраза је група речи која се састоји од *предлога, његовог објекта и било које речи које модификују објекат.* Већину времена предлошка фраза модификује *глагол или именицу.* На пример: "He arrived in time." "Are you going by bicycle or on foot?"

by chance

slučajno

I heard their secrets by chance.

on foot

pešice

If you go somewhere on foot, you walk there.

by all means

svakako

Can I borrow your car? - By all means!

at short notice

u poslednjem trenutku

The meeting was cancelled at short notice.

at a glance

na prvi pogled

I know him at a glance.

to approve of

odobravati

We’re not happy but we do approve of their decision.

on a diet

na dijeti

The patient is on a diet.

around the world

širom sveta

Everyone around the world likes Coke.

to look forward to

radovati se

I am looking forward to seeing you.

Radujem se što ćemo se videti.

in spite of

uprkos

In spite of his fear, he decided to try skydiving.

In spite of the rain, we went hiking.

Uprkos kiši, otišli smo na planinarenje.

apart from

osim

Apart from his job, he enjoys painting in his free time.

Apart from one mistake, the work was excellent.

Osim jedne greške, rad je bio odličan.

*Требало би* "Should"је модални помоћни глагол. Користимо га углавном за: дајте савете или дајте препоруке: "You should get a haircut." говори о вероватноћи и очекивању: "They should arrive soon." говоре о обавези: "You should be wearing your seat belt."

You should study.

Требало би да учиш.

You should study for the exam.

Should I come back?

Треба ли да се вратим?

to get a haircut

ošišati se

You should get a haircut.

You should be more careful.

Trebalo bi da budeš oprezniji.

What should I wear?

Шта треба да обучем?

the weight

težina

She should gain some weight.

to lose weight

smršati

You should try to lose weight.

to apply for a job

konkurisati za posao

She should apply for the job.

It should be fine.

Trebalo bi da bude u redu.

Should we study?

Треба ли да учимо?

Should we study more?

Students should submit their work on time.

Studenti treba da predaju svoj rad na vreme.

The system should update after restart.

Sistem bi trebalo da se ažurira nakon ponovnog pokretanja.

I should be studying instead of scrolling.

Umesto što skrolujem, trebalo bi da učim.

They should have warned us about the changes.

Trebalo je da nas upozore na te promene ranije.

*Као или као?* "As"и "like"често су збуњени јер се оба могу користити за *поређење.* Већину времена, лике пореди две ствари. "He looks like my brother." Често, као што се може заменити са "the way". "He can’t play cricket as he used to."( "He can't play cricket the way he used to.")

like me

kao ja

You are just like me.

as much as

isto kao i

She loves curry as much as I do.

the same as

isto kao

Your phone is the same as mine.

She looks like her mother.

Liči na svoju majku.

the cotton

pamuk

She doesn't wear cotton in the winter.

It feels like cotton.

На додир је као памук.

to feel like

biti voljan

I don't feel like it.

to work as

raditi kao

I worked as an actor for two years.

She's like a sister to me.

Она ми је као сестра.

people like us

ljudi kao mi

There are lots of people like us.

to expect

očekivati

As we expected, it started to rain.

as I said

kao što rekoh

As I said, I think this project will be a challenge.

The situation unfolded as we had predicted.

Situacija se razvila onako kako smo predvideli.

to unfold

rasklopiti

As the story unfolded, we learned more about the characters' secrets.

Do it as instructed, otherwise it won’t work.

Uradi to kako je naloženo, inače neće raditi.

It seems like we’ve met before.

Čini mi se da smo se već negde sreli.

The room smells like something has been burning.

U sobi smrdi kao da se nešto zapalilo.

*Жеље о садашњости или будућности* Можемо "to wish"да разговарамо о нечему што бисмо желели да буде другачији у садашњости или будућности. Користимо *жељу + једноставно прошлост* : "I wish I spoke Italian." "I wish you were here." "I wish I had a big car."