Episode 81
Dobar dan, prijatelji!
Welcome to another episode.
In today’s lesson, we will feature the first part of an interview with Bepo, Uncle Mike’s father.
We’ll learn some new words, talk about dialect and then get to listen to Uncle Mike’s interview of Bepo!
All in Croatian!
Lesson
Priče with Bepo
stories - priče
name - ime
nickname - nadimak
hundred - sto
thousand - tisuću
to leave - otići
you (sir) left for - vi ste otišli
UM: Dobra večer.
UM: Good evening.
Bepo: Dobra večer.
Bepo: Good evening.
UM: Kako ste?
UM: How are you? (formal)
Bepo: Dobro, dobro sam ja. Hvala lipa.
Bepo: Good, I am good. Thank you very much.
(lipa - lijepo)
UM: Odlično. A kako se zovete?
UM: Excellent. And how are you called? (What is your name?)
Bepo: Ime mi je Josip B.
Bepo: My name is Josip B.
UM: Josip B.
UM: Josip B.
Bepo: I Bepo Šamarina.
Bepo: And Bepo Šamarina. (Bepo is a nickname for Josip. Šamarina is the family nickname.)
UM: Bepo Šamarina. Bravo. A odakle ste?
UM: Bepo Šamarina. Bravo. And where are you from? (formal)
Bepo: Iz Komiže, otoka Visa. Iz Hrvatske. Ok.
Bepo: From Komiža, the Island of Vis. From Croatia.
UM: Odlično. Puno hvala.
UM: Excellent. Thank you very much.
UM: Koje ste godine otišli iz Komiže?
UM: Which year did you leave Komiza?
Bepo: Hiljad devetsto pedeset i šeste.
Bepo: One thousand, nine hundred, fifty and six. (1956)
(hiljad - tisuću)
Super Slatko Report
In this edition of the Super Slatko Report, DJ Moe will tell us about the brand new Pelješac Bridge that opened in Croatia.
Where is it?
How long is it?
When did it open?
Stay tuned and find out!
The Pelješac bridge, is a bridge linking the Southern Croatian Adriatic region with the rest of the country, completely bypassing a narrow strip of the Bosnian Coast line.
Background:
The 9 kilometer (5.6mile) stretch of Bosnian coastline has been part of this area for one reason or another dating back to 1699 and the treaty of Karlowitz, where the Republic of Ragusa was separated from its local rival the Venetians and their Dalmatian land holdings. The idea for the implementation of this stretch of land was to help prevent invasion into each other’s territories.
Over the years, those land disputes were solved and replaced by other geopolitical interests, but these borders are still in place today
The closest town to this 9km area is known as Neum, thus this piece of Bosnian and Herzegovina Coastline is known more commonly as the Neum Corridor.
Prior to the Pelješac Bridge Grand Opening on July 26th, 2022 a traveler making their way from Northern Croatia to the Southern Dalmatian Coast or a traveler going in the opposite direction, would need to bring their pass port or frequent traveler card to cross the 2 borders entering and exiting Bosnia and Herzegovina. In accordance with the Custom Regulations, any goods brought into or taken out of the the customs territory are subject to customs controls and are also subject to customs security checks. All this has been the norm for a long time, and has been a part of the 9km (5.6mile) 37 minute long commute.
Now with the Pelješac Bridge opening, that commute is very different. Co-Funded by the European Union, travel to Dubrovnik, southern islands and commuter access will be far easier.
Bridge facts:
The new Pelješac Bridge is a cable bridge standing 55 meters, 180 feet above sea level; 2.4 kilometers long or just a 1.5 miles in length. Spanning the Komarna Sea Channel in the north and culminating on the Penninsula of Pelješac. With the cost of 525 million in Euros ($531 million dollars) the Pelješac Bridge will bypass the Neum corridor, thereby passing entirely through Croatian territory avoiding border crossings and windy narrow roads. It takes about 4-5 minutes to get from one side to the other…
The future:
There will also be lots more positives than just travel time, locals will see new jobs as access in both directions has increased, better access to education, and easier access to health care facilities on mainland Croatia.
And that it for the Super Slatko Report!
