SUR VIVAL GUIDE OHRID JAM 2015
… as a 10th anniversar y from the biggest event in the histor y of
BEST - Jamboree 2005 by SkopYEAH, we’re preparing a new
adventure for you…
O H r i d J A M 2 0 1 5 b y S k o p Y E A H !
October
Hel lo dear PAR T Ycipant ,
FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS FOR CONSIDERING TO APPLY TO THE
OHRID JAM 2015 BY BEST SKOPYEAH! FOR SOME OF YOU THIS MAY BE
YOUR FIRST BEST EXPERIENCE AND FOR OTHERS IT WILL BE ANOTHER
GREAT BEST MEMORY.
IN EITHER CASE, IT WILL BE 4 UNFORGETTABLE DAYS IN MACEDONIA.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
4 - INTRODUCTION TO MACEDONIA
8 - INTRODUCTION TO SKOPJE
9- WHAT TO VISIT IN SKOPJE
10 - ARRIVAL IN SKOPJE
11- TRANSPORTATION IN SKOPJE
12 - INTRODUCTION TO OHRID
14 - LANGUAGE SCHOOL
16 - WHAT TO BRING
17 - IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS
18 - USEFUL LINKS
BEST REGARDS,
ON BEHALF OF BEST GROUP SKOPJE
YOUR ORGANISERS!
This sur vival guide is made to
provide you with some useful
information for your t ravel to
the Republ ic of Macedonia and
to prepare you for your stay.
Local BEST group Skopje has
been work ing hard in order to present the
BEST poss ible JAM for you, and we hope
you are look ing as much for ward to i t as we
a l ready do.
P lease read this document ver y careful ly.
I t t r ies to give you a l l the information you
need, but i f you st i l l have quest ions :
Don’t hes i tate to contac t us !
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I N T R O D U C T I O N
TO M AC E D O N I A
Population : 2,058,539 (2011 est . )
Capital: Skopje is the capi ta l and largest c i ty of the
Republ ic of Macedonia wi th about a th i rd of the total
populat ion.
Other cities of interest: Ohr id, the c i ty of 365
churches, one for each day of the year and Krusevo, the c i ty
where the houses look the same way as hundred years ago.
Time: CET (GMT+1)
Macedonians aren' t considered to be very punctual , and
foreigners of ten have a hard t ime gett ing used to that . I f
you're to meet someone, then get there 5-10minutes later
than the scheduled t ime.. .
Language: Macedonian. But most young people speak
Engl ish rather good. Many people do also speak ei ther one
or more of the fo l lowing: German, French, Spanish (TV
novel las).
Also we have no trouble understanding our Serbian,
Bulgar ian neighbors and the Croat ian, because of the
s imi lar language.
Money: Macedonia is not part of the EU, and we do not
use euros, so when you come to Macedonia you are going
to have to change some money into Macedonian Denars,
a l though you may f ind some places that accept
Euros too. There are exchange of ices at the
a i rport and everywhere else in the c i ty.
Also ATMs are abundant ly avai lable.
Prices: In Macedonia we have the Macedonian
Denar. Approximately, 1 euro is equal to 61.5
denars. Macedonia is considered to be a rather
cheap country to l ive in – especial ly i f you come
from the northern parts of Europe. Now you know!
Below we have l is ted the pr ices for some of the
th ings, you may f ind necessary to buy whi le you
are here:
1 Beer in a disco 1.5€ - 2€ (100 -120 DEN), in a
café/pub: 1.3€ - 1.5€ (80 - 90 DEN),
in a supermarket 0.5€ - 0.6€ (30 - 40) DEN
1 Cocktai l : 2.5€+ (150+ DEN)
1 Pack (20) of c igaret tes: 1€ - 2€ (60 - 120DEN)
1 Bott le of Coca-Cola (2L) in super market: 1.1€
(70 DEN)
1 Ice Cream 0.8€ (50 DEN)
1 Hamburger 1.3€ - 2€ (80 - 120 DEN)
1 Bus Ticket: 0.5€ - 0.6€ (30/35 DEN)
10-tr ip Bus Ticket: 4€ - 5€ (250 DEN/300 DEN)
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TO M AC E D O N I A
Weather : The weather in Macedonia dur ing the
summer (especial ly in July and August) is very hot,
wi th some occasional summer storms. Dur ing mid-day
in July, the temperatures go from 30-35, but they can
sometimes reach up to 40, and you can only wai t for
the night to get cooled off . I t 's very important to have
a bott le of water wi th you at a l l t imes, and also, never
(ever!) forget to put sunscreen on.
Electricity: L ike most of Europe, Macedonia has 230V
power gr id @50Hz.
Bars and nightlife: There is a wide var iety of bars in
Skopje, including bars wi th l ive jazz, t radi t ional music,
and sophist icated spots to sui t every taste and mood.
Late night cafés serve l iquor as wel l as coffee.
There is a puls ing night l i fe scene in Skopje wi th a mix
of internat ional people. Heaps of l ive music and DJ
venues with dancing ensure an exci t ing v is i t .
Cafés: Spending t ime in cafés is a nat ional past ime in
Macedonia, which is evident f rom the plent i fu l var iety
of cafés in Skopje. From sophist icated, t rendy cafés,
where one goes to be seen, to cozy, fami ly-run
establ ishments, where one goes to relax - there is
something to meet your every whim.
Shopping: Reserve some of your t ime dur ing
the stay in Skopje for shopping and vis i t Skopje’s
shopping mal ls, shopping streets wi th
domest ic and internat ional department stores,
souvenirs shops, del ight fu l ant ique shops,
handcraf t shops and much more.
Opening Hours:Most of the shopping places and faci l i t ies in
Skopje are open from 09:00 to 20:00 in weekdays
and from 09:00 to
16:00 in Saturday.
Skopje Ci ty Mal l and Ramstore shopping mal l
are open even on Sunday, as wel l as some of the
bigger supermarkets.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Smoking is prohibi ted in
publ ic places (cafes, restaurants), but you can
smoke in the street.
Alcohol is not sold af ter 19:00 in the winter, or
af ter 21:00 in the summer, so stock up ear l ier ! ! !
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Back in 4000 BC Skopje was just a v i l lage. I ts ancient name
Skupi was given by the Romans when they took Macedonia as a province in 146 BC.
They were the f i rst ones to set Skopje as a c i t y. Some remains of their ru le are st i l l present
today, l ike the Skopje Aqueduc t , and other ancient c i t ies l ike Stobi and Heraclea .
D U R I N G T H E M I D D L E AG E S
M AC E D O N I A WA S U N D E R
OT TO M A N R U L E, W H I C H
B A S I C A L LY D E N E D A B I G PA R T O F
M AC E D O N I A N C U LT U R E A N D T R A D I T I O N S
A S T H E Y S TAY E D H E R E F O R 500 Y E A R S ,
A N D O N E O F TO DAY ’S M O S T V I S I T E D
AT T R AC T I O N S I N S KO PJ E I S T H E O L D
B A Z A A R , B U I LT BY T H E OT TO M A N S .
W H E N M AC E D O N I A WA S I N
T H E U N I O N O F
Y U G O S L AV I A , 1945 - 1991,
S KO PJ E WA S B E I N G M O S T D E V E LO P E D
F R O M 150 000 TO 600 000 C I T I Z E N S I N
1991. T H O U G H S KO PJ E ’S N E O - C L A S S I -
C A L A R C H I T E C T U R E S T Y L E WA S CO M -
P L E T E LY R U I N E D I N T H E C ATA S T R O P H I -
C A L LY DA M AG I N G E A R T H Q UA K E I N 1963,
S O M E O F T H AT A R C H I T E C T U R E I S S T I L L
F O U N D I N S O M E B U I L D I N G S L I K E T H E
“ R I S TC PA L AC E ”,
S KO PJ E ’S O L D T R A I N S TAT I O N , T H E C I T Y
A S S E M B LY…
T O DAY S KO PJ E I S A M O D E R N
C I T Y W I T H A N E V E R R A P I D
E X PA N S I O N . S KO PJ E I S S E E I N G
A M A K E O V E R I N B U I L D I N G S , S T R E E T S
A N D S H O P S .
S TO N E B R I D G E - T H E S TO N E B R I D G E I N T H E C I T Y
S Q UA R E I S B U I LT B E T W E E N 1451 A N D 1469.
T H I S B R I D G E R E P R E S E N T S T H E CO N N E C T I O N
B E T W E E N S KO PJ E ’S PA S T A N D P R E S E N T A N D TO DAY I S
F E AT U R E D A S T H E E M B L E M O F T H E C I T Y O F S KO PJ E . T H E
B R I D G E WA S PA R T I A L LY R E N O VAT E D I N T H E 1990 S .
O L D TO W N - T H E O L D TO W N A L S O K N O W N
A S O L D B A Z A A R I S S I T UAT E D I N A N A R E A
B E T W E E N T H E S TO N E B R I D G E A N D T H E B I T
B A Z A A R , A N D B E T W E E N T H E K A L E F O R T R E S S A N D T H E
VA R DA R R I V E R . I N T H E PA S T A L L E CO N O M I C AC T I V I T I E S I N
T H E C I T Y W E R E TA K I N G P L AC E I N T H I S PA R T O F I T. I N T H E
P E R I O D B E T W E E N T H E 16 T H A N D 17 T H C E N T U R I E S , T H E
O L D TO W N R E AC H E D I T S U R B A N A N D E CO N O M I C Z E N I T H ,
D E V E LO P I N G I N TO O N E O F T H E L A R G E S T A N D M O S T
S I G N F I C A N T O R I E N TA L O L D B A Z A A R S I N T H E B A L K A N S . I T
I S F U L L O F B U S T L I N G S H O P S T H AT B E C KO N V I S I TO R S . T H I S
B A Z A A R I S A N I N T E R E S T I N G M I X T U R E O F E A S T E R N A N D
W E S T E R N C U LT U R E
O L D R A I LWAY S TAT I O N - T H E C LO C K O N T H I S
O L D T R A I N S TAT I O N S TO P P E D AT 5 :17 A M O N
T H E M O R N I N G O F 26 J U LY 1963, W H E N T H I S
P I E C E O F T H E G R A N D M O D E R N I S T S TAT I O N O F S KO PJ E
WA S O N E O F T H E F E W PA R T S O F T H E C I T Y T H AT R E M A I N E D
S TA N D I N G A F T E R A M A S S I V E E A R T H Q UA K E C R U S H E D T H E
C I T Y. I T ' S A R E M I N D E R O F A T R AG I C M O M E N T I N S KO PJ E ' S
H I S TO R Y. TO DAY I T I S A M U S E U M .
M I L L E N N I U M C R O S S - T H E M I L L E N N I U M
C R O S S , S I T UAT E D O N T H E P E A K O F T H E
M O U N TA I N V O D N O, I S A TO U R I S T
AT T R AC T I O N . AT 66 M H I G H , I T I S T H E B I G G E S T C R O S S I N
T H E W O R L D A N D C A N B E S E E N F R O M 30 K M AWAY. I T WA S
B U I LT TO C E L E B R AT E 2000 Y E A R S O F T H E E X I S T E N C E O F
C H R I S T I A N I T Y A N D O F M AC E D O N I A A S A B I B L I C A L L A N D.
M AC E D O N I A S Q UA R E - T H I S S Q UA R E I S T H E
L A R G E S T A N D M O S T I M P O R TA N T O F
S KO PJ E ’S S Q UA R E S . I T I S D R A M AT I C A L LY
W I D E N E D BY T H E D E S T R U C T I O N O F T H E M A S S I V E N E O -
C L A S S I C A L N AT I O N A L B A N K A N D A R M Y H O U S E D U R I N G
T H E 1963 E A R T H Q UA K E. T H E M O S T R E M A R K A B L E B U I L D -
I N G I S T H E R I S T I C PA L AC E. H O W E V E R , T H E F O C U S O F T H E
S Q UA R E I S S T I L L T H E S TO N E B R I D G E, A N D I T ’S A P L E A S -
A N T P L AC E TO S P E N D T I M E I N G O O D W E AT H E R .
What to v is i t in SkopjeI ntroduc t ion to Skopje
K A L E F O R T R E S S - T H I S F O R T R E S S I S S I T UAT E D O N A
H I L L A B O V E T H E C I T Y A N D T H E R E W E R E
S E T T L E M E N T S T H AT E X I S T E D B E F O R E T H E T U R K S
C R E AT E D T H E E X T E N S I V E C A S T L E WA L L S T H AT S U R V I V E D U N T I L
TO DAY. T H E P R E S E N T F O R T R E S S WA S O R I G I N A L LY B U I LT BY T H E
BY Z A N T I N E S I N T H E 6 T H C E N T U R Y. I T I S S U P P O S E D T H AT T H E
S TO N E B LO C K S U S E D I N T H I S CO N S T R U C T I O N W E R E TA K E N
F R O M T H E D E S T R OY E D C I T Y O F S K U P I N E A R BY. A F T E R T H E 1963
E A R T H Q UA K E, K A L E ’S C I R C U L A R , R E C TA N G U L A R A N D S Q UA R E
TO W E R S W E R E CO N S E R V E D A N D R E S TO R E D. TO DAY T H I S F O R -
T R E S S I S T H E O N E O F T H E B E S T S I G H T S E E I N G S P OT S I N S KO PJ E .
M OT H E R T E R E S A S I T E S - T H E R E A R E S E V E R A L
L A N D M A R K S O F M OT H E R T E R E S A I N S KO PJ E ,
T H E C I T Y W H E R E S H E WA S B O R N , I N C LU D I N G A
M A R K E R O F H E R B I R T H P L AC E, A S TAT U E, A N D A M E M O R I A L
H O U S E. T H E M E M O R I A L H O U S E O F M OT H E R T E R E S A I N S KO PJ E
WA S O P E N E D I N E A R LY 2009.
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G o i n G b y P l a n e t o S k o P j e .
There are t wo inter nat ional a i r por ts
in Macedonia – one in Skopje and the
o t h e r i n O h r i d . O h r i d a i r p o r t i s n o t
much used out of the summer season.
Skopje airpor t "Alexander the Great" is
only 25 k m away from the c ity centre.
T h e re a re re g u l a r a n d c h a r t e r i g h t s
f rom many major European c i t ies to
S k o p j e b y d o m e s t i c a n d fo re i g n a i r
c o m p a n i e s : A d r i a A i r l i n e s , A l i t a l i a ,
A u s t r i a n A i r l i n e s , C r o a t i a A i r l i n e s ,
Wizzair, Malev, Turkish Airlines, JAT etc.
" Vardar Express" i s the bus company
t h a t t r a n s p o r t s p a s s e n g e r s f r o m /
t o t h e S k o p j e a i r p o r t u p t o 9 t i m e s
a day, with schedule adapted to suit
arr ivals and depar tures at the airpor t .
The pr ice is 1 .5 € (100 DEN) one way.
C h e c k t h e t i m e - t a b l e o f
b u s s e s o n t h e f o l l o w i n g l i n k :
h t t p : / / s k p . a i r p o r t s . c o m . m k / B u s -
T r a n s p o r t P o p U p . a s p x ? l = 2 & t = 1
You can take a tax i but don' t accept
price which is higher than 12–20 € (700
- 1200 DEN) . D o some bargaining : - )
G o i n G b y t r a i n t o S k o P j e .
A l l t he t ra ins t hat come into Sk opje
s t o p a t t h e M a i n Tr a i n S t a t i o n i n
Skopje. I f you are arr iving by train tel l
us what time you will arrive and we will
be able to meet you at the t ra in sta-
t ion, s ince the tra in stat ion is only 20
min on foot away from the city center.
A n o t h e r g r e a t w a y t o s a v e m o n e y
i s t o t r a v e l t o t h e a i r p o r t s i n t h e
c i t i e s n e a r S k o p j e . T r y c o n n e c -
t i o n s t h r o u g h S o f i a , B e l g r a d e o r
Thessaloniki. Here you can find the low
cost air l ines and most of the times it is
much cheaper than directly to Skopje.
A f t e r y o u a r r i v e i n S o f i a / B e l g r a d e /
T h e s s a l o n i k i y o u c a n b u y r e t u r n
b u s t i c k e t s t o S k o p j e w h i c h a r e n o
m o r e t h a n 3 0 - 4 0 € , a n d t h e r i d e
t a k e s n o m o r e t h a n 5 h o u r s f r o m
e a c h o f t h e s e c i t i e s t o S k o p j e .
G o i n G b y b u S t o S k o P j e .
T h e M a i n B u s s t a t i o n i n S k o p j e
s e r ve s b u s e s f ro m Ti r a n a (A l b a n i a ) ,
S o f i a ( B u l g a r i a ) , B e l g r a d e ( S e r b i a ) ,
Z a g r e b ( C r o a t i a ) , L j u b l j a n a ( S l o v e -
nia) and Istanbul ( Turkey) , which run
d a i l y , a n d b u s e s f r o m s o m e E u r o -
pean countr ies (Germany) , which can
r u n t w i c e , t h r e e t i m e s a w e e k a n d
a r e n o t v e r y e x p e n s i v e . T h e r e i s a
direc t bus f rom Thessalonik i (Greece)
ever y day except Sunday. Most of the
b u s s e s a r r i v e a t t h e M a i n B u s S t a -
t i o n , b u t t h e re a re s o m e t h at d o n' t .
T h e M a i n B u s S t a t i o n a n d t h e R a i l -
w ay S t a t i o n a re n e x t t o e a c h o t h e r.
YOU CAN TRAVEL IN SKOPJE BY BUS OR BY TAXI, BUT MOST OF THE TIMES IT IS WISER TO CHOOSE THE TAXI.
BUS TICKETS ARE ABOUT 0.5€ - 0.6€ (30/35 DEN), BUT THE PROBLEM IS THAT SKOPJE HAS ONLY FEW OF THE
BUS STOPS MARKED. YOU HAVE TO LIVE IN SKOPJE TO KNOW WHERE THE BUS STOPS ARE. ALSO MANY OF THE
DRIVERS DO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH. MORE THAN OFTEN PEOPLE USE THE TAXI AS A MEAN OF TRANSPORTATION.
IT IS CHEAP IF YOU ARE ON A SHORT DESTINATION, AND IF YOU RIDE WITH TWO OR MORE PEOPLE, IT CAN BE
CHEAPER THAN THE BUS, NOT TO MENTION FASTER AND MORE COMFORTABLE.
IF YOU ARE STUCK IN TRAFIC, OR GOING ON A SLIGHTLY LONGER TRIP WITHIN TOWN, IT CAN OF COURSE BE
MORE. START TARIFF IS 0.75 €
AND THE MAXIMUM PRICE SHOULD BE NO MORE THAN 3 - 4 €. MAKE SURE YOUR TAXI HAS A METER, AND THE
REST IS SIMPLE.
NOTE: THERE ARE SOME DRIVERS WHO ARE NOT PART OF A TAXI COMPANY, AND THEY CHARGE MORE FOR THE
RIDE, ESPECIALLY IF THEY SEE THAT YOU ARE A FOREIGNER.
IN CASE YOU NEED A TAXI WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU CALL THESE TAXI NUMBERS:
GRADSKO SONCE: + 389 2 15 100 +389 72 25 25 25
GLOBAL TAXI (YELLOW-WHITE TAXIS): + 389 2 15 180
LOTUS TAXI (WHITE-BLUE TAXIS): + 389 2 15 15 7
T R A N S P O R TAT I O N I N S KO PJ E
Arr ival in Skopje
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Ohrid and Struga are s i tuated in the south-western region of
Macedonia and Struga is only 15 k m away f rom Ohr id.
You ask what our c i t y of Ohr id is l ike. To put i t shor t ly : unique. Magnif icent and excit ing.
M yster ious and surpr is ing.
M O R E E L A B O R AT E LY: I T I S O N E O F T H E M O S T A N C I E N T
TO W N S O F E U R O P E, F L AV O R E D W I T H T H E TA S T E O F T H E
PA S T C E N T U R I E S , P R O U D O N I T S C U LT U R A L H E R I TAG E A N D
T H E U N I Q U E L A K E , B OT H B E LO N G I N G TO T H E U N E S CO ' S W O R L D N AT U R A L
A N D C U LT U R A L H E R I TAG E. O H R I D F E E L S S L I G H T LY N O S TA LG I C , O F T E N
E M A N AT I N G M I D D L E AG E S F E E L I N G S . H I S TO R Y I S P R E S E N T AT N E A R LY
E V E R Y CO R N E R . A N D T H E L A K E. . . O H R I D I S A DY N A M I C C I T Y,
H A R M O N I O U S LY B L E N D I N G I N M AC E D O N I A N , H E L L E N I S T I C , R O M A N ,
S L AV I C , BY Z A N T I N E A N D T U R K I S H M E M O R I E S .
S O M E O N E H A S S A I D O H R I D I S "A N OTA B L E B R I D G E O F
E U R O P E A N A R T ". I N T H E C L A S S I C A L A N D M E D I E VA L P E R I -
O D S I T U S E D TO B E A N A R T I S T I C , C U LT U R A L A N D S P I R I T UA L
C E N T E R O F T H E B A L K A N S , A N D TO DAY AG A I N N O “C U LT U R A L V U LT U R E S”
C A N R E A S O N A B LY L E AV E O U T O H R I D F R O M T H E I R I T I N E R A R I E S . O H R I D
H A S G I V E N L I T E R AC Y A N D C U LT U R E TO M A N Y P E O P L E. O H R I D F E E L S
S L I G H T LY N O S TA LG I C , O F T E N E M A N AT I N G M I D D L E AG E S F E E L I N G S .
P E O P L E H E R E A R E I N V E N T I V E A N D C U N N I N G , U S I N G A H E A LT H Y,
W I S E S E N S E O F H U M O R TO S U R V I V E M I S F O R T U N E. T H E Y A R E
I N F O R M A L A N D C A S UA L . B U T A B O V E A L L , T H E P E O P L E A R E
H O S P I TA B L E A N D G E N E R O U S W H O S E B U S T L I N G C I T Y Q U I C K LY ACC E P T S
V I S I TO R S . S H A L L W E G O O N ? W H Y D O N’ T CO M E A N D S E E I T F O R YO U R -
S E L F ? H AV E A LO O K R O U N D. YO U W I L L F E E L W E L L A N D S A F E W H E T H E R
YO U CO M E F O R O N LY A F E W DAY S O R A LO N G E R P E R I O D. S O T H AT YO U
F E E L AT H O M E I N O H R I D.
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ENGLISH MACEDONIAN МАCEDONIAN (PRONOUNCIATION)
Excuse me Извинете I z v inete
What t ime is i t? Колк у е часот? Kolku e chasot?
I don’t speak Macedonian Не зборувам македонски Ne zboruvam makedonsk i
I don’t understand you Не те разбирам Ne te razbiram
What does i t mean? Што значи тоа? Shto znachi toa?
I don’t k now Не знам Ne znam
Could you te l l me the way to. . . ? Можете ли да ми го к ажете патот
до . . . ?
Mozhete l i da mi go k azhete
patot do. . . ?
Where is the nearest . . . ? К аде е најблиското . . . . ? K ade e najbl iskoto. . . . ?
Pol ice stat ion Полициск а с таница Pol ic isk a stanica
Bus / Tra in / Ai rpor t / Subway
stat ion
Автобуск а / Железничк а /
Аеродром / no subway
Avtobusk a / Zheleznichk a /
Aerodrom / no subway
To / From До / Од Do / Od
Stra ight on Само право Samo pravo
R ight / Lef t Десно / Лево Desno / Levo
Please Молам Molam
One t icket to . . . . , p lease Е ден билет до . . . . ве молам Eden bi let do. . . . ve molam
When and where do tra in / bus /
plane for . . . . leave?
Кога и од к аде заминуваат
возовите / автобусите / авионите?
Koga I od k ade zaminuvaat vozo -
vite / avtobusite / av ionite?
I am t i red Уморен/a с ум Umoren/a sum
D O YO U L I K E H I M / H E R ?
I l ike you Ми се допаѓаш M i se dopagjash
I love you Те сак ам Te sak am
K iss me Бакни ме Bak ni me
You have beaut i ful eyes Имаш у бави очи I mash ubavi ochi
You are handsome / prett y Ти си у бав / у бава Ti s i ubav / ubava
You are so sweet / cute Баш си с ладок / с латк а Bash s i s ladok / s latk a
Do you want to dance with me? Сак аш ли да играш со мене? Sak ash l i da igrash so mene?
Love Љу бов Ljubov
I am a strawberr y, eat me! Јас с ум јаготк а, изеди ме! Jas sum jagotk a, izedi me!
Language school
MACEDONIAN IS ONE OF THE HARDEST LANGUAGES TO LEARN, BUT IF YOU ONCE LEARN THE ALPHABET IT IS
EASY TO LEARN HOW TO READ AND PRONOUNCE BECAUSE IT IS PRONOUNCED JUST LIKE IT IS WRITTEN. WE
USE THE CYRILLIC ALPHABET, SO TO MANY OF YOU THIS MAY BE STRANGE, SINCE MOST OF THE EUROPEAN
COUNTRIES USE THE LATIN ALPHABET.
ENGLISH MACEDONIAN МАCEDONIAN (PRONOUNCIATION)
Hel lo / Goodbye Здраво / Чао Zdravo / Chao
Good morning Добро у тро Dobro utro
Good evening / Good night Добра вечер / Добра ноќ Dobra Vecher / Dobra nok
How are you? / Fine, thanks К ако си? / Добро, фа ла K ako s i? / Dobro, fa la
M y name is . . . . Јас се вик ам. . Jas se v ik am. . .
What is your name? К ако се вик аш? K ako se v ik ash?
Thank you Фала Fala
Yes / No / Perhaps Да / Не / Можеби Da / Ne/ Mozhebi
One, t wo, three, four, f ive,
s ix ,seven, e ight , n ine, ten
Е ден, Два, Три, Четири, Пет,
Шес т,Седум, Ос ум, Девет, Десет
Eden, D va, Tr i , Chet i r i , Pet ,
Shest ,S edum, Osum, Devet , Deset
I n Restaurants and Shops
How much does i t cost? Колк у чини ова? Kolku chini ova?
I want this Го сак ам ова Go sak am ova
Where is the toi let , p lease? К аде е тоа летот ве молам? K ade e toaletot ve molam?
I ’m hungr y / th i rst y Гладен с ум / Жеден с ум Gladen sum / Zheden sum
I want a beer / tea / cof fee
please
Сак ам пиво / чај / к афе ве молам Sak am pivo / chaj / k afe ve molam
Phrases we hope you won’t need to use:
We are in Macedonia , aren’t
we?
Ние сме во Македонија , зар не? N ie sme vo Makedoni ja , zar ne?
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W H AT TO B R I N G ?
M AC E D O N I A N C U I S I N E
This is more of a to - do l i s t before you pack and come over here to par t y. Be prepared!
* Your t ravel ing t ickets (plane, bus, t ra in)
* Passpor t
* Visa/ I nvitat ion letter ( i f th is appl ies to you – i f in doubt ask us)
* Travel/ health insurance
* Cel l phone (so e i ther your fami ly or organizers can contac t you)
* This Sur vival Guide
* L ist of contac t info of the organizers – l i s ted in this sur vival guide
* Student ID
* Money / Credit Cards
* Medic ine ( i f you need any)
* Towel
* Toothbrush and other toi let accessor ies (shavers, shampoo etc. )
* Food / dr inks for the I nternat ional Evening
* A f lag represent ing your countr y ( i t can be a big f lag, or a smal l paper f lag – for the internat ional
evening)
* Clothes – in the ear ly autumn for M acedonia i t i s better to pack 60% l ight c lothes, take a jacket and pack
few pairs of longer t rousers, jeans and blouses for the nights, because nights are cold in Ohr id.
* Pair of ex tra shoes
* Digita l camera – we wi l l t r y to gather a l l the photos af ter the course : - )
* I f you have an instrument that you can play, and won’t mind br inging, than i t wi l l get the atmosphere
going, for sure!
* Sunglasses : - )
* Good mood and lots of energy! ! ! And of course BEST spir i t ! ! !
I n Macedonia we eat our 3 main meals in these hours :
Breakfast 08 :00-10:00
Lunch 14:00-16:00
Dinner 20:00-22:00
And then we eat some meals in bet ween : - )
For breakfast we usual ly have bread with butter, pate, JAM, nutel la , cereals with mi lk , sandwich with ham and cheese etc.
For lunch we usual ly have some soup and a lways some meat y dish: pork chops with potatoes, t radit ional musak a, etc.
For dinner we usual ly go out and have hamburgers, p izza , pasta…
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I M P O R TA N T P H O N E N U M B E R S
Countr y Code: +389
I nternat ional Cal l Pref ix : 00
The Macedonian te lephone number ing plan, i s the system used for ass igning te lephone numbers in the Republ ic of Macedonia . I t i s regulated by the Agenc y for e lec tronic commu-nicat ions AEK , which holds responsibi l i t y for te lecommunicat ions.
The countr y cal l ing code of the Republ ic of Macedonia is +389. Area codes should a lways be dia led, even within the countr y, because of the many f ixed and mobi le operators.
Mobi le phone codes :
Code Usage
070, 071, 072 T-mobi le
075, 076 One
077, 078 VIP
Specia l ser v ice numbers
192 - Pol ice
193 - Fi re br igade
194 - Ambulance
195 - Center for Announces and Dangers
Useful l inks :
http://wik i t ravel .org/en/Skopje
w w w.sas.com.mk
w w w.mztranspor tad.com.mk
sk p.a i rpor ts .com.mk
w w w.jsp.com.mk
Gett ing f rom Skopje to Ohr idBus departs from Skopje Bus arrives in Ohrid
05:30 08:3006:00 09:3006:55 10:0507:00 10:1508:00 11:3010:00 13:1511:00 14:0013:00 16:0014:00 17:1514:45 17:4516:00 19:0016:30 19:4518:30 22:0019:30 22:45
MAIN ORGANISER: DIMITAR TANEVSKI
PHONE: +389 78 277 697 E-MAIL: [email protected]
MAIN ORGANISER:BINASA DRNDARPHONE: +389 71 607 877 E-MAIL: [email protected]
facebook.com/bestskopjetwitter.com/BESTSkopje
Моre information:www.jam15.best.org.mk
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