1. Which part of Serbia is worth visiting and why, according to Željko Joksimović ?
2. What does Goca Tržan feel sorry about?
3. What does Romana Panić find most impressive about Serbia?
4. What is the competition about?
5. What is the deadline for the entry submission?
6. Where should you send your submissions to ?
7. What can you send to enter the competition ?
8. What are the prizes ?
Serbia seen through several personal lenses
The questions move from personal impressions to practical competition details. Separate what each speaker likes or regrets from deadlines, submission formats and prizes.
Use najviše mi se dopada, žao mi je što and na mene je najveći utisak ostavio to express reactions with different emotional shades.
Five reasons a place stays in memory
| Latinica | Ћирилица | English |
|---|---|---|
| Najviše mi se dopadaju mala mesta kraj Dunava. | Највише ми се допадају мала места крај Дунава. | I like the small places beside the Danube most. |
| Žao mi je što nisam duže ostala u istočnoj Srbiji. | Жао ми је што нисам дуже остала у источној Србији. | I am sorry that I did not stay longer in eastern Serbia. |
| Na mene je najveći utisak ostavila gostoljubivost domaćina. | На мене је највећи утисак оставила гостољубивост домаћина. | The hospitality of the hosts made the strongest impression on me. |
| Za konkurs možete poslati fotografiju ili kratak snimak. | За конкурс можете послати фотографију или кратак снимак. | You may submit a photograph or short recording for the competition. |
| Prijave moraju stići pre navedenog roka. | Пријаве морају стићи пре наведеног рока. | Entries must arrive before the stated deadline. |
Answer like a traveller, not a brochure
Give one sensory reason for your choice: a sound, taste, landscape or conversation. Then ask another person Šta se tebi najviše dopada?
- Translate najjači utisak.
- Complete: Žao mi je ______ nisam došla.
- Write gostoljubivost in Cyrillic.
- Name two possible submission types.
- Answer the title question personally.
The competition brief becomes clear
- the strongest impression
- što
- гостољубивост
- fotografija i snimak
- Answers vary.
A convincing answer names one concrete memory; “everything” gives your Serbian nowhere interesting to go.
Marina Petrović