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Work & Career

Serbian learning path · Unit 4 of 6

Building Conversations

Lesson 39 of 63: Work & Career · A2

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Посао — радим као…, бавим се… — talk about your working life.

What do you do?

Ask «Чиме се бавиш?» or «Шта радиш?» Answer радим као + profession: Радим као програмер.

Радим као наставница.

I work as a teacher.

бавити се + instrumental

«Бавим се маркетингом» means I work in / deal with marketing. The field follows in the instrumental.

Бавим се дизајном.

I work in design.

The workplace

фирма, канцеларија, колега, шеф, састанак and рок are core work words. «Радим од куће» means I work from home.

Имамо састанак у десет.

We have a meeting at ten.

Schedules and status

пуно радно време is full-time; пола радног времена is part-time. «Тражим посао» means I am looking for work.

Радим од девет до пет.

I work from nine to five.

Put It Together

Keep the lesson goal in view: радим као…, бавим се… — talk about your working life. Revisit the examples, then test yourself in practice.