031

Lesson 31

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everywhere
svugdje
Today I see tourists everywhere in the city.
Danas vidim turiste svugdje u gradu.
nowhere
nigdje
In summer tourists are everywhere, but in winter there are almost none anywhere.
Ljeti su turisti svugdje, ali zimi ih skoro nigdje nema.
heavy
jak
The wind is strong today.
Vjetar je danas jak.
playground
igralište
The playground is next to the school.
Igralište je pokraj škole.
When heavy rain is falling, I don’t see children anywhere on the playground.
Kad pada jaka kiša, nigdje ne vidim djecu na igralištu.
yard
dvorište
The children are playing in the yard in front of our house.
Djeca se igraju u dvorištu ispred naše kuće.
On weekends we sit in the yard and calmly drink coffee.
Vikendom sjedimo u dvorištu i mirno pijemo kavu.
fence
ograda
Around the yard there is a small fence, so the dog is safe.
Oko dvorišta je mala ograda, pa je pas siguran.
poster
plakat
festival
festival
We put a small poster on the fence for our little festival.
Na ogradu stavljamo mali plakat za naš mali festival.
poetry
poezija
male poet
pjesnik
The poet is sitting calmly in the park.
Pjesnik mirno sjedi u parku.
female poet
pjesnikinja
She is a famous poet in our city.
Ona je poznata pjesnikinja u našem gradu.
poem
pjesma
At the poetry festival the male poet and the female poet read their poems together.
Na festivalu poezije pjesnik i pjesnikinja zajedno čitaju svoje pjesme.
poet
pjesnik
The poet is writing a letter in the park.
Pjesnik piše pismo u parku.
He is a poet and writes short poems every day.
On je pjesnik i piše kratke pjesme svaki dan.
poet
pjesnikinja
The poet calmly reads her poems in the park.
Pjesnikinja mirno čita svoje pjesme u parku.
but
nego
His (female) friend is a poet and not only writes, but also sings her songs.
Njegova prijateljica je pjesnikinja i ne samo piše, nego i pjeva svoje pjesme.
novel
roman
Instead of a movie, tonight I am reading a novel in Croatian.
Umjesto filma, večeras čitam roman na hrvatskom.
That novel is not only interesting, but also short.
Taj roman je ne samo zanimljiv, nego i kratak.
government
vlada
to change
mijenjati
The weather changes quickly in the city.
Vrijeme se brzo mijenja u gradu.
law
zakon
Our government not only talks about the environment, but also changes old laws.
Naša vlada ne samo da govori o okolišu, nego i mijenja stare zakone.
People in the café are talking about whether the government is doing enough.
Ljudi u kafiću razgovaraju o tome radi li vlada dovoljno dobro.
according to
prema
I am going toward the school.
Idem prema školi.
According to the new law, plastic has to be recycled better.
Prema novom zakonu, plastika se mora bolje reciklirati.
to move
seliti se
He is moving to another apartment.
On se seli u drugi stan.
We don’t want to move, because our family is here.
Mi se ne želimo seliti, jer nam je obitelj ovdje.
abroad
inozemstvo
He wants to work abroad.
On želi raditi u inozemstvu.
experience
iskustvo
culture
kultura
When we live abroad, the experience of the language and culture is different.
Kad živimo u inozemstvu, iskustvo jezika i kulture je drukčije.
budget
budžet
ad
oglas
free
besplatan
event
događaj
When we have a small budget, we look for an ad for a free event in the city.
Kad imamo mali budžet, tražimo oglas za besplatan događaj u gradu.
advertisement
oglas
The ad is on the fence.
Oglas stoji na ogradi.
On the internet I found an ad for a free Croatian language course.
Na mreži sam našla oglas za besplatan tečaj hrvatskog jezika.
especially
pogotovo
We are planning a trip, but our budget is small, especially because of the hotel.
Planiramo putovanje, ali budžet nam je mali, pogotovo zbog hotela.
That trip will be an important experience for the whole family.
To putovanje će biti važno iskustvo za cijelu obitelj.
progress
napredak
The teacher says that every bit of progress is important.
Učiteljica kaže da je svaki napredak važan.
Studying Croatian every day is a good experience, especially when you see your own progress.
Učiti hrvatski svaki dan je dobro iskustvo, pogotovo kad vidiš svoj napredak.
main
glavni
capital
prijestolnica
Croatia
Hrvatska
Croatia is a beautiful country.
Hrvatska je lijepa zemlja.
Zagreb is the main city and the capital of Croatia.
Zagreb je glavni grad i prijestolnica Hrvatske.
The main goal of this course is for you to learn Croatian without stress.
Glavni cilj ovog tečaja je da učiš hrvatski bez stresa.
heavier
veći
Our new apartment is bigger than the old apartment.
Naš novi stan je veći od starog stana.
In the capital the traffic is heavier than in a small city.
U prijestolnici je promet veći nego u malom gradu.
In our yard every autumn we have a small festival.
U našem dvorištu svake jeseni imamo mali festival.
Neighbors from the whole neighborhood come to the festival.
Na festival dolaze susjedi iz cijelog susjedstva.
to draw
crtati
Children like to draw in the classroom.
Djeca vole crtati u učionici.
to stick
lijepiti
The children are sticking photos on the wall.
Djeca lijepe fotografije na zid.
For the festival the children draw a big poster and stick it on the fence.
Za festival djeca crtaju veliki plakat i lijepe ga na ogradu.
program
program
On the poster we write not only the date, but also the whole program of the festival.
Na plakat pišemo ne samo datum, nego i cijeli program festivala.
In the newspaper I see an ad that the entrance to the festival is free.
U novinama vidim oglas da je ulaz na festival besplatan.
Tourists say that our little festival is not only fun, but also important for life in the neighborhood.
Turisti kažu da je naš mali festival ne samo zabavan, nego i važan za život u susjedstvu.
I like poetry, but this time I am choosing a novel in Croatian.
Volim poeziju, ali ovaj put biram roman na hrvatskom.
courtyard
dvorište
Tonight we are sitting calmly in the yard and looking at the sky.
Večeras u dvorištu mirno sjedimo i gledamo nebo.
The culture of our city is not only in the museum, but also in small festivals in courtyards.
Kultura našeg grada nije samo u muzeju, nego i u malim festivalima u dvorištima.
For every important event in the neighborhood we write a short program.
Za svaki važan događaj u susjedstvu pišemo kratki program.