Colloquial Croatian provides a step-by-step course in Croatian as it is written and spoken today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Croatian in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required.
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Alan and Nora Cameron are travelling to Croatia for the first time. On the plane from London, they start talking to the man sitting next to Alan. Are Alan and Nora both English? Do they understand Croatian? What is Alan's neighbour called?
GOSPODIN CAMERON:
Dobar dan.
GOSPODIN ANTIÄ:
Dobar dan.
G. CAMERON:
Oprostite, govorite li engleski?
G. ANTIÄ:
Ne, na žalost. Razumijete li vi hrvatski?
G. CAMERON:
Samo malo. UÄim. Vi ste Hrvat, zar ne?
G. ANTIÄ:
Jesam. A jeste li vi Engl ezi?
G. CAMERON:
Nismo. Ja sam Škot, zovem se Alan Cameron. A moja žena je Irkinja. Ona se zove Nora.
G. ANTIÄ:
Ja sam Marko AntiÄ. Drago mi je.
G. CAMERON:
I meni, takoÄer.
Vocabulary
dobar (m.)
good
dan
day
drago mi je
pleased to meet you (lit: āit is dear to meā)
gospodin (g.)
Mr
gospoda (gÄa.)
Mrs
govoriti
to speak (2nd pers. pl. govorite)
hrvatski
Croatin
i
and, also
i meni
and I (lit. āand to meā)
ja
I
je
is
jesam
I am
jeste
you are
li
(interrog. part.)
malo
a little
moja
my (f.) (m. moj)
na žalost
unfortunately
nismo
weāre not
ona
she
oprostite
excuse (me)
putnik (pl. putnici)
traveller passenger
razumjeti
to understand (1st pers. sing. razumijete; 2st pers. pl. razumijete
