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Jeste li za ples?
Ples je jedna od najstarijih ljudskih izražajnih formi. On povezuje glazbu, povijest, pokret i osjetila. Ples puno govori o načinu na koji doživljavamo jedni druge i o tome kako vidimo sami sebe. Dakle, on je više od površne forme izražavanja koja se...
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Demonstrative Pronouns
I love demonstrative pronouns in English. They are short, easy to memorise and there is only four of them: this, that, these and those. They are used to replace specific people or things that have been previously mentioned or are understood from the context....
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Telling Time in Croatian
Asking for the Time The common question form we use to ask for the time is: Koliko je sati? / What time is it? Jedan sat. Dva sata. Tri sata. Pet sati. Podne je. Pola pet / šest / osam. Jedan (sat) i deset (minuta). Šest (sati) i dvadeset ( minuta). Deset...
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Family Relationships
Members of a family family – obitelj member - član mother / mum – majka / mama father / dad - otac / tata sister – sestra brother – brat cousin – rođak / rođaka nephew – sestrić niece – sestrična grandmother – baka / baba grandfather – djed grandson –...
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How to Talk About What You Like or Love
How do you tell people what you like to do in Croatian? To start a conversation about what you like or love, you will need two phrases: (Ja) volim Sviđa mi se Voljeti - Like / love Volim pjevati. I like singing. Volim slušati glazbu. I like listening...
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Reflexive Pronouns
Reflexive Pronouns in English Singular Plural myself ourselves yourself yourselves himself, herself, itself themselves Reflexive Pronouns in Croatian Sebe, se, sebi, si, sobom. Examples I woke up. Probudio / probudila sam se. I looked at myself in the...
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Essential Croatian
Survival Phrases Excuse me. Oprosti / oprostite. Please. Molim te / vas. Do you speak Croatian? Govoriš / govorite li hrvatski? Yes / No. Da / Ne. I speak (a little) Croatian. Govorim (malo) hrvatski. I don't understand. Ne razumijem. Can you repeat,...
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How to Use ''to be'' and ''to have'' in Croatian
The verbs ''to be'' and ''to have'' are the most commonly used words in Croatian. You will probably need these words in a number of situations, but first you will need them if you want: • to introduce yourself (predstaviti se) • to tell your age (reći...
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Feminine or Masculine?
Are you a world traveler? Do you know how many countries there are in the world? 70? 80? 100? Still don't know? There are 196 countries in the world. Unless you don't count Taiwan. Although Taiwan operates as an independent country, many countries do...
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What day is it today?
The word for ''week'' in Croatian is ''tjedan''. It is very similar to Slovak (týždeň) and Polish (tydzień). A week (tjedan) has seven days (sedam dana). Days of the week Monday - ponedjeljak Tuesday - utorak Wednesday - srijeda Thursday - četvrtak Friday...
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Kiss, Hug or Shake Hands?
As you know we greet people in different ways depending on whether we use formal language or informal language. To greet someone in a formal way we will tend to say Dobro jutro. Good morning. Dobar dan. Good afternoon. Dobra večer. Good evening. Kako...
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I Bet You Already Know These Croatian Words
When you start learning Croatian, it often feels like you have to learn everything from scratch. But if you already speak English, French, German, Italian, Russian or even Chinese, you already know lots of Croatian words. Take a look at these examples!...
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Telling the Weather in Croatian
How to ask about the weather in Croatian Kakvo je vrijeme? What's the weather like? Hladno je. It's cold. Toplo je. It's warm. Vruće je. It's hot. Lijepo je vani. It's nice outside. Sunčano je. It's sunny Puše vjetar / vjetrovito. It's windy. Oblačno...
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Seasons
Seasons The names of seasons are not capitalized in Croatian. proljeće ljeto jesen zima Spring Sentence Examples Spring is a wonderful time of the year. Proljeće je prekrasno doba godine. She was born in the spring of 1968. Ona je rođena u proljeće 1968....
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How to Talk About Happiness in Croatian
Basic words happy - sretan / sretna unhappy – nesretan / nesretna happiness – sreća lucky – sretan / sretna smile – osmijeh / smiješiti se laugh – smijati se fortunately – na sreću unfortunately - nažalost Happy & Happiness Are you happy? Jesi li sretan...
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There is / There are
Što se nalazi u prostoriji? Na zidu se nalazi slika. Pored zida se nalazi kauč. Na kauču se nalazi pet jastuka / jastučića. Pored kauča se nalazi stolić. Na stoliću se nalazi lampa. Ispred kauča se nalazi stol. Na stolu se nalaze dvije vazne i zdjela....
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Expressing Gratitude in Croatian
Basic Phrases to Say Thank You in Croatian • To thank someone / Zahvaliti (se) • Thankful / Zahvalan • Thank you. Hvala. • Thanks. Hvala. • Thank you very much. Hvala puno / mnogo. • Thank you hug / Zagrljaj zahvalnosti Expressing Thanks in General •...
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You Already Know Croatian
Have you ever dreamed of being able to speak dozens of languages? What language would you choose to learn first? Spanish? Spanish is a part of the Ibero-Romance group of languages. It's a beautiful language. German? German is a West Germanic language....
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Colours
Colours are one of the first lessons you learn in any language. They usually mean different things in different cultures, and they are much more than just the simple light of varying wavelenghts and frequencies. People often use colours to describe their...
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Ever & Never
What kind of words are ever and never ? Ever and never are adverbs / prilozi. Ever means ''at any time'' and it is generally used with questions. Never means ''at no time'' and it's a contraction of ''not ever''. Examples Have you ever been to America?...
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How to Say Tea in Croatian
你 想 喝 一 杯 茶 吗 Želiš li šalicu čaja? Da, hvala. / Ne, hvala. The word for tea is: čaj