Lesson 1

QuestionAnswer
he
on
to be
biti
Ivan
Ivan
He is Ivan.
On je Ivan.
she
ona
Sara
Sara
She is Sara.
Ona je Sara.
dog
pas
here
ovdje
The dog is here.
Pas je ovdje.
coffee
kava
there
tamo
The coffee is there.
Kava je tamo.
good
dobar
The dog is good.
Pas je dobar.
this
ovo
house
kuća
This is a house.
Ovo je kuća.
big
velik
The house is big.
Kuća je velika.

Kuća is feminine, therefore velik becomes velika.

to have
imati
Luka
Luka
Luka has a dog.
Luka ima psa.

The masculine word pas becomes psa when it's a direct object.

cat
mačka
small
mali
The cat is small.
Mačka je mala.

Mačka is feminine, therefore mali becomes mala.

Ana
Ana
Ana has a cat.
Ana ima mačku.

The feminine mačka becomes mačku when used as a direct object.

Ana has a small cat.
Ana ima malu mačku.

The adjective mali changes its form according to the noun (mačku).

to drink
piti
Sara drinks coffee.
Sara pije kavu.
water
voda
This is water.
Ovo je voda.
The water is good.
Voda je dobra.

dobar changes to dobra because voda is feminine.

He drinks coffee.
On pije kavu.
warm
topao
The coffee is warm.
Kava je topla.
cold
hladan
Is the water cold?
Je li voda hladna?
not
ne
The water is not cold; the water is warm.
Voda nije hladna, voda je topla.
to go
ići
home
kući
Ana is going home.
Ana ide kući.
to
u
city
grad
The city is big.
Grad je velik.
in
u
Ivan is in the city.
Ivan je u gradu.

Gradu is the locative form of grad. The locative is used after the word u.

Is the dog good?
Je li pas dobar?
The dog is not small.
Pas nije mali.
milk
mlijeko
The small cat drinks milk.
Mala mačka pije mlijeko.
The dog drinks milk.
Pas pije mlijeko.
for
na
He is going for coffee.
On ide na kavu.
I
ja
I am Ana.
Ja sam Ana.
I have a dog.
Ja imam psa.
I drink water.
Ja pijem vodu.
I am going home.
Ja idem kući.
I am in the city.
Ja sam u gradu.
I am going for coffee.
Ja idem na kavu.
you
ti
You are Luka.
Ti si Luka.
You have a cat.
Ti imaš mačku.
You drink milk.
Ti piješ mlijeko.
You are in the city.
Ti si u gradu.
You are going home.
Ti ideš kući.
we
mi
We are here.
Mi smo ovdje.
We are going to the city.
Mi idemo u grad.
We have a big house.
Mi imamo veliku kuću.
friend
prijatelj
We are good friends.
Mi smo dobri prijatelji.
you
vi
plural form; polite singular form
You are there.
Vi ste tamo.
You have good dogs.
Vi imate dobre pse.
You are here.
Vi ste ovdje.
they
oni
They are friends.
Oni su prijatelji.
They are going home.
Oni idu kući.
They have a small cat.
Oni imaju malu mačku.
They are in the house.
Oni su u kući.

Contributors