| four | četiri |
| fourteen | četrnaest |
| fourteen years | četrnaest godina |
| I had | ja sam imao |
| I was fourteen years old. (I had...) | Ja sam imao četrnaest godina. |
| But I was already fourteen years old. | Ali ja sam već imao četrnaest godina. |
| to wander /roam | lutati |
| and (but) I was still wandering | a još sam lutao |
| harbour /quai /dock (n) | pristanište |
| around the dock (loc) | po pristaništu |
| and (but) I was still wandering around the dock | a još sam lutao po pristaništu |
| to enjoy /delight/take pleasure in | uživati |
| I enjoyed | uživao sam |
| to look /watch | gledati |
| while looking /while watching (pres verbal adverb) | gledajući |
| and I enjoyed watching | i uživao gledajući |
| But I was already fourteen years old and (but) I was still wandering around the dock and enjoyed watching | Ali ja sam već imao četrnaest godina, a još sam lutao po pristaništu i uživao gledajući |
| how | kako |
| ship (m) | brod |
| ships (nom pl) | brodovi |
| to arrive /come | dolaziti |
| they come | dolaze |
| to leave /go away /part /set off | odlaziti |
| they go away | odlaze |
| they come and go | dolaze i odlaze |
| I enjoyed watching how the boats come and go | uživao sam gledajući kako brodovi dolaze i odlaze |
| But I was already fourteen years old and (but) I was still wandering around the dock and enjoyed watching how the boats come and go. | Ali ja sam već imao četrnaest godina, a još sam lutao po pristaništu i uživao gledajući kako brodovi dolaze i odlaze |
| cargo /load /good | tovar |
| cargos | tovari |
| to load | tovariti |
| to be loaded | tovariti se |
| merchandise | roba |
| how the merchandise is loaded | kako se roba tovari |
| He enjoyed looking how the merchandise was loaded | uživao gledajući kako se roba tovari |
| to listen | slušati |
| I listen | slušam |
| that I listen | da slušam |
| I enjoyed listening (lit. I enjoyed that I listen) | uživao sam da slušam |
| to talk | pričati |
| they talk | pričaju |
| the sailors talk | mornari pričaju |
| I enjoyed listening to how the sailors talk. | Uživao sam da slušam kako mornari pričaju. |
| land /country /ground /soil | zemlja |
| about /concerning + locative | o |
| about lands | o zemljama |
| distant /far | dalek |
| distant /far (loc. pl) | dalekim |
| about distant lands | o dalekim zemljama |
| The sailors talked about distant lands. | Mornari pričaju o dalekim zemljama. |
| I enjoyed listening to the sailors talk about distant lands. | Uživao sam da slušam kako mornari pričaju o dalekim zemljama. |
| animal | životinja |
| strange animals | neobične životinje |
| to live | živjeti |
| they live | žive |
| he lives | živi |
| I live | živim |
| where | gdje |
| where strange animals lived | gdje žive neobične životinje |
| The sailors talked about distant lands where strange animals lived. | Mornari pričaju o dalekim zemljama gdje žive neobične životinje. |
| men /people /folk | ljudi |
| wild /savage (nom sg =pl) | divlji |
| savage people | divlji ljudi |
| strange animals and savage people | neobične životinje i divlji ljudi |
| I enjoyed listening to the sailors talk about distant lands where strange animals and savage people lived. | Uživao sam da slušam kako mornari pričaju o dalekim zemljama gdje žive neobične životinje i divlji ljudi. |
| But I was already fourteen years old and I was still wandering around the dock and enjoyed watching how the boats come and go, how the merchandise is loaded and listening to the sailors talk about distant lands where strange animals and savage people live | Ali ja sam već imao četrnaest godina, a još sam lutao po pristaništu i uživao gledajući kako brodovi dolaze i odlaze, kako se roba tovari i da slušam kako mornari pričaju o dalekim zemljama gdje žive neobične životinje i divlji ljudi. |