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If you want to listen to the longer version of this episode, read the transcript, have vocabulary lists and grammar exercises, consider becoming a member of the Unlock your Serbian community on Patreon.Join our group calls taking place every Saturday at 5 pm CET by becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/c/UnlockYourSerbianBook a Serbian lesson with Jelena or Nevena on our website (unlockyourserbian.com)Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube!Nevena (00:00) Zdravo svima, ja sam Nevena. Hello everyone, I’m Nevena.Jelena (00:01)Ja sam Jelena. I’m Jelena.Nevena (00:03) I dobro došli u novu epizodu Unlock Your Serbian sa Jelenom i Nevenom. And welcome to a new episode of Unlock Your Serbian with Jelena and Nevena.Jelena (00:08)Dobro došli u još jednu epizodu našeg podkasta i danas razgovaramo o obrazovanju i o školskom sistemu u Srbiji od vratića do fakulteta. Welcome to another episode of our podcast and today we are talking about education and about the school system in Serbia from kindergarten to university.Nevena (00:26) Kada govorimo o školi u Srbiji, govorimo o školi koja je obavezna i o školi koja nije obavezna. Kada je škola obavezna, to znači da moramo da idemo u školu čak i ako ne želimo. Dakle, mi nemamo opciju da ne idemo zato što je ova škola obavezna. Ti si rekla da govorimo o vrtiću i o osnovnoj školi, srednjoj školi i fakultetu. U Srbiji je samo osnovna škola obavezna, dakle osam godina osnovne škole. When we talk about school in Serbia, we talk about school that is mandatory and school that is not mandatory. When school is mandatory, that means that we have to go to school even if we don't want to. So, we don't have an option not to go because this school is mandatory. You said that we are talking about kindergarten and about elementary school, high school, and university. In Serbia, only elementary school is mandatory, so eight years of elementary school.Jelena (01:06) Tako je, a vrtić, srednja škola i fakultet nisu obavezni. Mi idemo u vrtić pre osnovne škole. Kada imamo tri, četiri, pet ili šestog godina, mi možemo da idemo u vrtić. Ovo nije obavezno, ali ja sam želela da idem u vrtić zato što sam želela da se igram sa drugom decom, da upoznam decu koja su imala iste godine kao ja. That’s right, while kindergarten, high school, and university are not mandatory. We go to kindergarten before elementary school. When we are three, four, five, or six years old, we can go to kindergarten. This isn't mandatory, but I wanted to go to kindergarten because I wanted to play with other children, to meet children who were the same age as me.Become a member on Patreon (patreon.com/UnlockYourSerbian) to continue reading the transcript!Send us your questions!