Visiting the Florist
When visiting a cvjećarnica (florist shop), you might look for a beautiful buket (bouquet) of ruže (roses).
When specifying what a bouquet is made of, Croatian uses the genitive case. For example, "a bouquet of red roses" is buket crvenih ruža.
| I am waiting for you in front of the florist shop alone. | Čekam te sam ispred cvjećarnice. |
| I want a small bouquet of red roses, please. | Želim mali buket crvenih ruža, molim vas. |
Arrangements and Flower Varieties
You can add a ljiljan (lily), tulipan (tulip), or orhideja (orchid) to your aranžman (arrangement). Keep an eye on freshness so you do not buy flowers that are starting to uvenuti (wilt).
When building your arrangement, remember two important rules for the genitive case:
- The word nema (there is no / there are no) requires the genitive case for the missing item.
- Numbers five and up (like pet) are followed by the genitive plural.
| The lilies just wilted. | Ljiljani su upravo uvenuli. |
| There are no tulips in this arrangement. | U ovom aranžmanu nema tulipana. |
| I will buy five yellow tulips for my mom. | Kupit ću pet žutih tulipana za mamu. |
Details and Wrapping
Watch out for a sharp trn (thorn) beneath the latica (petal).
When asking the florist to prepare your gift, use formal imperative verbs ending in -te, like zamotajte (wrap) and stavite (put). Finish the look with a colorful mašna (bow).
| Rose petals are falling on the table. | Latice ruža padaju na stol. |
| Every rose has a thorn. | Svaka ruža ima trn. |
| Wrap the bouquet and put a blue bow. | Zamotajte buket i stavite plavu mašnu. |
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