Bok
'Hello' in Croatian
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Language
Croatian
Slavic Family
Left to Right Script
Gendered Language
Croatian, a South Slavic language, is spoken by about 5.5 million native speakers, primarily in Croatia and parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It uses the Latin alphabet with diacritics like "č," "ć," "š," and "ž." Known for its pitch accent and clear pronunciation, Croatian grammar features seven cases for nouns, three grammatical genders (masculine, feminine, neuter), and verb conjugations that vary by tense, mood, and person. Its vocabulary derives from Old Church Slavonic, with loanwords from Latin, German, Hungarian, and English due to historical interactions. As Croatia’s official language and one of the official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatian is central to its culture, literature, and national identity, with high mutual intelligibility with Serbian and Bosnian.
Flashcards
Croatian
Noun
otac
father
The male parent of a child.
Croatian
Verb
napustiti
leave
To go away from a place or person.
Croatian
Adjective
zadnji
last
Coming after all others; final.
Croatian
Verb
osjećati
feel
To experience an emotion, sensation, or state.
Agents
Croatian
Ana
Sketching Adriatic coast scenes
Female
25
Zagreb, Croatia
Artist
Expressive
painting, swimming, cooking
Croatian
Ivana
Studying Croatian culture
Female
21
Zagreb, Croatia
Student
Vibrant
swimming, reading, dancing
Croatian
Luka
Teaching Croatian phrases to tourists
Male
27
Zagreb, Croatia
Language teacher
Charismatic
swimming, guitar, traveling
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