Complete Croatian Beginner to Intermediate Course

Learn to read, write, speak and understand a new language with Teach Yourself

David Norris, Vladislava Ribnikar

• Publisher: Teach Yourself
• Year: 2012
• Print ISBN:
  9781444103526
• eBook ISBN:
  9781444134315
• Topic: Languages & Linguistics
• Subtopic: Languages
• Index: Languages & Linguistics

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U hotelu
In the hotel

In this unit you will learn how to

• Form basic statements and questions

• Introduce yourself and others

• Identify yourself and ask others their identity

• Say which languages you speak

• Use words and expressions in greeting

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Dialogue

Rudolf Šimunić is looking for Mark Bryant and his wife Sandra in their hotel in Zagreb. The Bryants have just arrived. Rudolf is Mark’s business contact but they have not met before.

CD1, TR 1, 06:23

Rudolf	Oprostite, jeste li vi gospodin Bryant?
Mark	Da, jesam. A tko ste vi, gospodine?
Rudolf	Ja sam Rudolf Šimunić. Drago mi je.
Mark	Drago mi je. Ja sam Mark Bryant.
Rudolf	Jeste li vi Englez?
Mark	Jesam.
Rudolf	Dobro govorite hrvatski.
Mark	Hvala. Jeste li vi Hrvat?
Rudolf	Jesam.
Mark	Govorite li engleski?
Rudolf	Govorim malo. Učim engleski.
Mark	Da vas upoznam. Ovo je moja žena, Sandra.
Rudolf	Drago mi je. Ja sam Rudolf Šimunić.
Sandra	Drago mi je. Ja sam Sandra.
Rudolf	I vi govorite hrvatski?
Sandra	Govorim malo. Učim jezik.

QUICK VOCAB

oprostite excuse me (attracting attention)

Jeste li vi …? Are you …?

gospodin Bryant Mr Bryant

da yes

jesam I am

A tko ste vi, gospodine? And who are you, sir?

a and, but

drago mi je pleased to meet you

ja sam … I am …

Englez/Hrvat Englishman/Croat

Dobro govorite hrvatski. You speak Croatian well.

hvala thank you

Govorite li engleski/hrvatski? Do you speak English/Croatian?

Govorim malo. I speak a little.

Učim engleski. I am learning English.

Da vas upoznam. Let me introduce you.

Ovo je moja žena. This is my wife.

i and

I vi govorite hrvatski? And you speak Croatian (too)?

Učim jezik. I am studying the language.

Rudolf arranges to meet Mark and Sandra that evening and he brings along his friend, Jasna.

Mark	Dobra večer, Rudolf. Kako ste?
Rudolf	Dobra večer. Ja sam dobro, hvala. A kako ste vi?
Sandra	Dobro, hvala.
Rudolf	Da vas upoznam. Ovo je moja prijateljica, Jasna.
Sandra	Drago mi je. Ja sam Sandra Bryant. Ovo je moj muž, Mark.
Jasna	Drago mi je. Ja sam Jasna Kušan.
Mark	Drago mi je, gospođice.
Jasna	Sandra, jeste li vi Engleskinja?
Sandra	Jesam. A vi ste Hrvatica?
Jasna	Jesam. Razumijete li hrvatski?
Sandra	Razumijem dosta, ali slabo govorim.

QUICK VOCAB

Dobra večer. Good evening.

Kako ste? How are you?

Dobro. Fine.

Ovo je moja prijateljica. This is my (female) friend.

Ovo je moj muž. This is my husband.

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Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Contents
• Meet the authors
• Only got a minute?
• Only got five minutes?
• Introduction
• 1 U hotelu In the hotel
• 2 U kavani In the café
• 3 U gradu In town
• 4 Želim kupiti … I want to buy …
• 5 U restoranu In the restaurant
• 6 Dođite k meni Come to my place
• 7 Koliko imate godina? How old are you?
• 8 Kakav stan imate? What kind of flat do you have?
• 9 Sviđa mi se plivanje I like swimming
• 10 Na izletu On an excursion
• 11 Povratne karte Return tickets
• 12 Imam telefonski broj I have the telephone number
• 13 Na plaži On the beach
• 14 Ako pada kiša … If it rains …
• 15 Kako se osjećate? How do you feel?
• 16 Poslovni ugovor Business contract
• 17 U Osijeku In Osijek
• 18 Tri pisma Three letters
• Key to the exercises
• Summary of language patterns
• Glossary of grammatical terms
• Taking it further
• Croatian–English vocabulary
• English–Croatian vocabulary
• Grammar index
• Copyright
• Credits