CROATIAN LANGUAGE
(HRVATSKI JEZIK)
Filip Šoić and Klara Zgrebec from Croatia, Žiger grammar school.
FACTS ABOUT THE LANGUAGE
• Native language to 96% of population
• South Slavic language of the Indo-European family
• Serbian, Czech, Hungarian, Italian, Slovakian, etc.
• Three dialects in Croatian language:
• Chakavian – Ča? (Croatian coast, island and Lika)
• Kajkavian – Kaj? (North and northeastern Croatia)
• Shtokavian – Što? (Rest of Croatia)
• Official also in Bosnia and Herzogovina
• Minority language in Serbia
SHORT HISTORY OF CROATIA
The name of Croatia (Croatian: Hrvatska) derives from Medieval Latin Croātia, itself a
derivation of the native ethnonym of Croats
• Principality from the 8th century
• Kingdom from the 10th century
• Union with the Hungarian kingdom in the 12th century
• Part of the Hasburg Empire in the 16th century
• State of Slovenians, Croats and Serbs in the 20th century
• Kingdom of Yugoslavia in the 20th century
• Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia established during the Second World War
• Republic of Croatia – 1991
SLAVIC LANGUAGES
WEST SOUTH EAST
Polish Serbian Russian
Czech Croatian Belarussian
Slovak Bosnian Ukrainian
Bulgarian
Macedonian
Slovenian
SLAVIC LANGUAGES
• Darkest green represents Southern Slavic languages
• Dark green represents Eastern Slavic languages
• Light green represents Western Slavic languages
• There are isolated minorities of Slavic language speakers
all over the world
• Est. number of Slavic language speakers in the world: 315
million
• Largest ethno – linguistic group in Europe
CROATIAN
ALPHABET
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• č, ć, dž, đ, lj, nj, š
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CROATIAN PERSONAL PRONOUNS
• Me - ja
• You - ti
• He/She/It - on/ona/ono
• We - mi
• You - vi
• They - one (f) oni(m) ono(n)
NUMBERS IN CROATIAN
1–jedan 2–dva 3–tri 4-četiri 5–pet 6–šest 7–sedam 8–osam 9–devet 10-deset
11 - jedanaest (add „aest”) 12 – dvanaest 13 - trinaest 14 - četrnaest 15 -petnaest
16 - šestnaest 17 - sedamnaest 18 - osamnaest 19 - devetnaest
20 - dvadeset (add „deset” (ten)) 21 - dvadesetijedan („twentyandone”, „i” means „and”)
23 - dvadesetitri (dvadeset i tri) 34 - tridesetičetiri (trideset i četiri)
45 – četerdesetipet 56 - pedesetišest 98 – devedesetiosam
100 – sto 101– stoijedan 205 – dvjestoipet
1000 -tisuću 2000 -dvije tisuće 2021 - dvijetisućeidvadesetprva
(dvije tisuće i dvadeset prva)
TRY TO WRITE THESE NUMBERS
• 1
• 3
• 9
• 14
• 19
• 100
• 101
SOLUTIONS
1- jedan
3- tri
9- devet
14 - četrnaest
19 - devetnaest
100 - sto
101 - stoijedan
COMMON PHRASES
• Hi or bye - Bok!
• Yes. - Da. Some simple questions
• No. - Ne. How are you? - Kako si?
• Maybe. - Možda. Where is…? - Gdje je…?
• Good morning! - Dobro jutro! How much is that? - Koliko to košta?
• Good day! - Dobar dan! Some useful sentences
• Good evening! - Dobra večer!
• Good night! - Laku noć! Do you speak English? - Govorite li engleski?
• Thank you! - Hvala! I’m sorry, I don’t speak Croatian - Žao mi je, ne govorim
hrvatski.
• You’re welcome! - Nema na čemu!
Can you show me where (something) is? - Možete li mi pokazati
• My name is… - Moje ime je… gdje je…?
• I’m fine. - Ja sam dobro. Excuse me, where is the toilet? - Oprostite, gdje je toalet?
• Goodbye. - Doviđenja. I like it here! - sviđa mi se ovdje!
TRY TO CONNECT THESE WORDS TO
THEIR TRUE DRFINITION
a) Hvala. • Good day!
b) Govorite li engleski? • Thank you.
c) Dobar dan! • You’re welcome.
d) Koliko to košta? • Maybe.
e) Ja sam dobro. • How much is that?
f) Možda. • I’m fine.
g) Nema na čemu.
• Do you speak English?
TRY TO WRITE THESE PHRASES
English: Hi! My name is (your name). I’m fine, thank you. How are you?
Croatian: Bok! Moje ime je (tvoje ime). Ja sam dobro, hvala ti. Kako si ti?
English: Good day! How much is that?
Croatian: Dobar dan! Koliko to košta?
USEFUL WORDS
• Reservation - rezervacija • Menu – jelovnik
• Luggage - prtljaga • Breakfast – doručak
• Reception - recepcija • Lunch – ručak
• Key - ključ • Diner – večera
• Restaurant - restoran • Water – voda
• Breakfast - doručak • Wine - vino
• Room - soba • Beer - pivo
• Apartment - apartman • I’m hungry - Gladan/na sam
• Towel - ručnik • I’m thirsty - žedan/na sam
TRY TO WRITE THESE WORDS
Breakfast Doručak
Lunch Ručak
Dinner Večera
Water Voda
I’m hungry Gladan/na sam
I’m thirsty Žedan/na sam
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