uglavnom
mainly, mostly; anyway (summing up)
в основном; в общем, короче (подводя итог)
With stress
uglàvnōm
In Cyrillic
углавном
Examples from the lessons
donekle, u izvesnoj meri, uglavnom, po pravilu
svakako, nesumnjivo, bez sumnje, u svakom slučaju
Argumentation & persuasionKod mene. Uglavnom, ajde, moram da bežim. Čujemo se!
У меня. В общем, ладно, мне надо бежать. Созвонимся!
Running a conversationUglavnom, stigao sam kući u tri. Od tada uvek gledam koliko imam goriva.
В общем, домой я добрался в три. С тех пор всегда смотрю, сколько у меня топлива.
Narrating past eventsIn phrasebooks
Appears in lessons
Appears in immersion pieces
Finished sponge: unmolding and filling ideas · Bread swaps and the 80/20 mindset · Košutnjak: a 1 km loop with workout stations · Restaurant as theater in China: the waiter sings orders · Games are boring: how to entertain yourself in isolation · Hairdressing school practice: models and manicures · Taverns without choice: how people ate in Europe · Granddaughter Nina: a young local guide · Soko train: high demand and 300-dinar tickets · Passports and work: UK, Germany, Switzerland · Leave or stay: wages and a story from Germany · Why train: health over aesthetics · A trade can beat an expensive degree · How much is lunch in the city? Counting dinars · From city to village: starting a farm with two cows · Simple sponge: ingredients and pan size tips · Flower season at the market: tips & buys · Flea market hunt: “50 dinars a piece” · A dream gaming cafe with a VIP-style entrance · Tourists, Takeaway Meals, and Homemade Baking · Toilet paper, bidets, and a market snack · Hunting for a “Christmas tree” branch (and trying not to step in poop) · 4 core movement patterns (and core-first) · Hex items: what people say they find underfoot · Is Golubac Fortress worth 1,200 dinars?
Next to it in the phrasebook
- shvȁtitito realise, to understand (to grasp)
- smátratito consider (that), to deem, to be of the opinion; to consider…
- odlúčitito decide (perfective; imperfective odlučivati)
- pòkušatito try (perfective; imperfective pokušavati)
- objàsnitito explain (perfective; imperfective objašnjavati)
- primétitito notice, to remark (perfective; imperfective primećivati)
- očekívatito expect (imperfective)
- dogòditi seto happen, to occur (perfective; imperfective događati se)
- závisitito depend (on — od + Gen.)
- predlòžitito propose, to suggest (perfective; imperfective predlagati)