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Croatian, explained in English

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Level A1 · 0 / 15 steps

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Step 1 · First exchangesYou can greet and introduce yourself (Bok! Zovem se Ana. Drago mi je.), say who someone is with biti (Ja sam student, ona je liječnica), say no with nisam, nije, point with ovo, to, ono, ask yes-or-no and where questions (Je li Marko ovdje? Gdje je kuća?), and choose ti or Vi. in progress
1. Step to do The present of biti › Saying who you are: ja sam, ti si, Vi ste
2. Step to do Personal pronouns in the nominative › Talking about others: on je, ona je, mi smo, oni su
3. Step to do The present of biti › Saying no: nisam, nisi, nije
4. Step to do Pointing out and asking › Asking who and what: Tko je to? Što je to?
5. Step to do Yes–no questions with li and short answers › Asking questions: Je li…? Jesi li…? Gdje je…?
6. Step to do The present of biti › First sentences with biti: mixed practice
7. Step to do Spelling and sounds › Writing the sounds: č or ć, ije or je
8. Step to do Conjunctions › Joining words and sentences: i, a, ali, ili
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“Sentences”: 11 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 1 · Introducing yourself, greetings and communicating (51)
- 3 · Home, the day and meals (11)
- 4 · In town, shopping and travel (1)
- 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (4)
- 6 · Pronouns, determiners and negation (11)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (14)
- 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (6)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (5)
- 10 · Countries, nationalities and languages (1)
Step 2 · Naming and describingYou can name things with their gender (grad, kuća, selo), describe them (nov, nova, novo; Kakav je stan?), say whose they are (moj, tvoj, njegov, njezin, naš, vaš, Anin, Markov), give the feminine of a nationality or job (Hrvatica, studentica), and point with ovaj, taj, onaj.
1. Step to do The gender of nouns from the ending › Telling the gender from the ending: on, ona, ono
2. Step to do Adjectives in the nominative singular › Describing with adjectives: nov, nova, novo
3. Step to do Adjectives in the nominative singular › Asking what something is like: kakav or kako
4. Step to do Possessive pronouns › My and your: moj, moja, moje, tvoj
5. Step to do Feminine nouns for jobs and nationalities › Women's jobs and nationalities: studentica, Hrvatica
6. Step to do Demonstratives and the question word koji › This, that and which: ovaj, taj, onaj, koji
7. Step to do The gender of nouns from the ending › Gender and describing: mixed practice
8. Step to do Possessive pronouns › His, her and their: njegov, njezin, njihov
9. Step to do Possessive pronouns › Our, your and whose: naš, vaš, čiji
10. Step to do Possessive adjectives from names › Ana's and Marko's: Anin, Markov, mamin
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12. Step to do Text: Drago mi je!
13. Step to do Text: Moj novi stan
“Sentences”: 14 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 1 · Introducing yourself, greetings and communicating (25)
- 2 · People, family and the body (13)
- 3 · Home, the day and meals (15)
- 4 · In town, shopping and travel (7)
- 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (6)
- 6 · Pronouns, determiners and negation (9)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (1)
- 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (8)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (4)
- 10 · Countries, nationalities and languages (1)
Step 3 · Everyday actionsYou can say what you do in the present, by verb class (čitam, govorim, kupujem, idem, pišem), say what you have (imam, nemam), use reflexive verbs (Zovem se Ivan), say already and still (već, još), how and how often (dobro, često), and use the double negative (Nitko ne zna).
1. Step to do The present of -ati verbs and of imati, nemati › Saying what you do: čitam, čitaš, čita
2. Step to do The present of -ati verbs and of imati, nemati › Saying what we and they do: čitamo, čitate, čitaju
3. Step to do The present of -ati verbs and of imati, nemati › Having and not having: imam, nemam, Imaš li…?
4. Step to do The present of -iti, -jeti and -ovati verbs › Verbs in -iti and -jeti: govorim, vidim, živim, govore
5. Step to do The present of -iti, -jeti and -ovati verbs › Verbs in -ovati and -ivati: kupujem, putujem, kupuju
6. Step to do Time words and adverbs › Already, still and no longer: već, još, više ne
7. Step to do Time words and adverbs › Saying how and how much: dobro, puno, jako, govorim hrvatski
8. Step to do Irregular verbs in the present › Going, eating and drinking: idem, jedem, pijem
9. Step to do Irregular verbs in the present › Writing and names: pišem, pišu, zovem se
10. Step to do Reflexive verbs and the place of se › Verbs with se: osjećam se, se in second place
11. Step to do The negative and double negation › Saying no, nobody and nothing: ne radim, nitko ne zna
12. Step to do The present of -ati verbs and of imati, nemati › The present by verb class: mixed practice
13. Step to do Indefinite and negative pronouns › Someone or nobody, something or nothing: netko, nitko, nešto, ništa
14. Step to do Conjunctions › Small words and spelling: mixed practice
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16. Step to do Text: Obitelj
17. Step to do Text: Nova trgovina
“Sentences”: 17 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 2 · People, family and the body (8)
- 3 · Home, the day and meals (24)
- 4 · In town, shopping and travel (12)
- 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (17)
- 6 · Pronouns, determiners and negation (18)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (15)
- 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (12)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (18)
- 10 · Countries, nationalities and languages (12)
Step 4 · More than oneYou can talk about more than one: studenti, gradovi, žene, sela, učenici, with the adjective agreeing (Studenti su umorni), and ljudi, djeca.
1. Step to do The nominative plural of nouns › Masculine nouns in the plural: studenti, telefoni
2. Step to do The nominative plural of nouns › The long plural of short nouns: gradovi, muževi
3. Step to do Sound changes before an ending › Sound changes in the plural: učenici, Amerikanci
4. Step to do The nominative plural of nouns › Feminine and neuter nouns in the plural: žene, sela
5. Step to do Adjectives, demonstratives and possessives in the plural › Describing more than one: novi, nove, nova, moji
6. Step to do Irregular plurals learnt as words › Irregular plurals as words: ljudi, djeca, braća
7. Step to do The nominative plural of nouns › The plural: mixed practice
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“Sentences”: 4 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 2 · People, family and the body (13)
- 3 · Home, the day and meals (13)
- 4 · In town, shopping and travel (4)
- 6 · Pronouns, determiners and negation (3)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (7)
- 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (15)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (9)
- 10 · Countries, nationalities and languages (5)
Step 5 · Food and drink: the accusativeYou can say what you eat, drink, buy and like with the accusative (Pijem kavu, Vidim brata, Imam novu kuću), ask koga? and što?, use the short object pronouns (Vidim te, Volim ga), and use za, po, kroz (kava za mene).
1. Step to do The accusative singular of nouns › Feminine nouns as objects: kavu, vodu, kuću
2. Step to do The accusative singular of nouns › Objects that do not change: stan, pivo, noć, kćer
3. Step to do The accusative singular of nouns › People and animals as objects: brata, Marka, tatu
4. Step to do Adjectives and demonstratives in the accusative singular; koga? and što? › Adjectives with an object: novu kuću, dobrog prijatelja
5. Step to do Adjectives and demonstratives in the accusative singular; koga? and što? › Asking about the object: koga, što, ovu, tog
6. Step to do Possessive pronouns › Possessives as the object: moju sestru, mog brata
7. Step to do Possessive pronouns › Possessives: mixed practice
8. Step to do Personal pronouns in the accusative › Pronouns as objects: me, te, ga, je, njega
9. Step to do The accusative plural of nouns and adjectives › More than one object: knjige, gradove, sela
10. Step to do Prepositions with the accusative › For, through, to fetch: za mene, kroz šumu, po kruh
11. Step to do The accusative singular of nouns › The accusative: mixed practice
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13. Step to do Text: Markov tjedan
“Sentences”: 139 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 2 · People, family and the body (8)
- 3 · Home, the day and meals (12)
- 4 · In town, shopping and travel (12)
- 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (20)
- 6 · Pronouns, determiners and negation (8)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (13)
- 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (10)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (10)
Step 6 · Shopping: numbers and timeYou can count to a thousand, say dva brata, dvije kave, pet eura, ask Koliko košta? and give your age, tell the time (u tri sata, u pola osam), and name the days (u ponedjeljak, svaki dan).
1. Step to do Cardinal numbers to 1000 › Counting from one to twenty: jedan, jedna, jedno, dva, dvije
2. Step to do Cardinal numbers to 1000 › Counting to a thousand: dvadeset, sto, tisuća
3. Step to do The noun after a number, as a formula › Two, three or four things: dva brata, dvije kave
4. Step to do Telling the time and age › Prices, minutes and age: pet eura, dvadeset godina
5. Step to do Telling the time and age › Telling the time: u tri sata, u pola osam
6. Step to do Days, parts of the day and frequency › Days and parts of the day: u srijedu, svaki dan, ujutro
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“Sentences”: 55 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 3 · Home, the day and meals (6)
- 4 · In town, shopping and travel (8)
- 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (25)
- 6 · Pronouns, determiners and negation (2)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (12)
- 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (9)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (9)
Step 7 · Can, must, wantYou can say what you want, can, must, need and may do (Hoću spavati, Mogu doći, Moram raditi, Ne smiješ ući), and choose znati or poznavati.
1. Step to do Modal verbs with the infinitive › Wanting to do something: hoću, želim + infinitive
2. Step to do Modal verbs with the infinitive › Being able: mogu, možeš, može
3. Step to do Modal verbs with the infinitive › Having to and needing: moram, trebam
4. Step to do Modal verbs with the infinitive › Being allowed: smijem, ne smiješ
5. Step to do Modal verbs with the infinitive › Knowing a fact, a skill or a person: znam or poznajem
6. Step to do Modal verbs with the infinitive › Modal verbs: mixed practice
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“Sentences”: 32 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 3 · Home, the day and meals (10)
- 4 · In town, shopping and travel (9)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (10)
- 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (9)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (8)
Step 8 · Where it isYou can say where something is with the locative (u Zagrebu, na moru, u Americi, u novom stanu, u Hrvatskoj, na Hvaru), talk about someone or something (o meni, o čemu?), and give dates and floors (na prvom katu, u svibnju).
1. Step to do The locative singular of nouns after u, na and o › Saying where someone is with u: u Zagrebu, u školi, u selu
2. Step to do U or na with places, countries and islands › Choosing u or na: na moru, na plaži, u bolnici
3. Step to do Sound changes before an ending › Nouns in -ka and -ga: u Americi, u knjizi, na ruci
4. Step to do Adjectives, demonstratives and pronouns in the locative › Talking about something or someone: o čemu, o kome, o meni
5. Step to do Adjectives, demonstratives and pronouns in the locative › Describing the place: u novom stanu, u velikoj kući, u mojoj sobi
6. Step to do The locative plural › Places in the plural: u gradovima, na otocima, u kućama
7. Step to do U or na with places, countries and islands › Countries and islands: u Hrvatskoj, u Engleskoj, na Hvaru
8. Step to do The locative singular of nouns after u, na and o › The locative: mixed practice
9. Step to do Ordinal numbers, the months and the date › First, second and the months: na prvom katu, u svibnju
10. Step to do Cardinal numbers to 1000 › Numbers and the time: mixed practice
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12. Step to do Text: Novi stan
“Sentences”: 94 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 2 · People, family and the body (3)
- 3 · Home, the day and meals (5)
- 4 · In town, shopping and travel (4)
- 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (8)
- 6 · Pronouns, determiners and negation (1)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (22)
- 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (18)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (21)
- 10 · Countries, nationalities and languages (5)
Step 9 · Going placesYou can say where you are going (u školu, na more, kući), choose gdje or kamo, say where you come from (iz Zagreba, s posla), and give directions (lijevo, desno, ravno).
1. Step to do Where and where to › Saying where someone goes with u: u školu, u grad, u kino
2. Step to do Where and where to › Saying where someone goes with na: na more, na posao, na koncert
3. Step to do Where and where to › Where someone is or where someone goes: u gradu or u grad, kod kuće or kući
4. Step to do Where from › Saying where someone comes from: iz Zagreba, iz Hrvatske, s posla
5. Step to do Where and where to › Going home and finding the way: idem kući, idemo u kino, lijevo, desno
6. Step to do Where and where to › Where to and where from: mixed practice
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8. Step to do Text: Subota u gradu
“Sentences”: 44 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 2 · People, family and the body (1)
- 3 · Home, the day and meals (1)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (20)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (15)
Step 10 · With whom and by whatYou can say with whom and how you travel with the instrumental (s bratom, sa sestrom, autobusom, vlakom; s novim kolegom, s prijateljima).
1. Step to do The instrumental with s, sa and for transport › Saying who someone is with: s bratom, s Anom, sa sestrom
2. Step to do The instrumental with s, sa and for transport › Saying how someone travels: autobusom, vlakom, pješice
3. Step to do The instrumental with s, sa and for transport › Adjectives and possessives after s: s novim kolegom, s mojom sestrom
4. Step to do The instrumental with s, sa and for transport › With several people: s prijateljima, sa studentima, sa sestrama
5. Step to do The instrumental with s, sa and for transport › The instrumental: mixed practice
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“Sentences”: 12 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 4 · In town, shopping and travel (2)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (8)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (6)
Step 11 · YesterdayYou can say what happened with the perfekt (bio sam, radila je, išli smo, rekao je), with the auxiliary second (Jučer sam radio), in the negative and in questions (Nisam bio. Jesi li radila?).
1. Step to do The perfekt of biti and of regular verbs › Was and were: bio sam, bila si, bio je, bilo je
2. Step to do The perfekt of biti and of regular verbs › What someone did: radio, radila, čitao, čitala
3. Step to do The perfekt of biti and of regular verbs › The past in the plural: bili smo, radili su, čitale ste
4. Step to do The perfekt of biti and of regular verbs › Where the auxiliary goes: Jučer sam radio
5. Step to do The perfekt in the negative and in questions › Saying no and asking in the past: nisam bio, Jesi li bio?
6. Step to do The perfekt of irregular verbs › Verbs with special past forms: išao, rekao, mogao, jeo
7. Step to do The perfekt of biti and of regular verbs › The perfekt: mixed practice
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“Sentences”: 9 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 3 · Home, the day and meals (1)
- 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (2)
- 6 · Pronouns, determiners and negation (1)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (1)
Step 12 · PlansYou can make plans with futur I (radit ću, ići ćemo, bit ću), say what you won't do (neću), ask Hoćeš li doći?, and choose futur I or the present for a plan.
1. Step to do Futur I › The future auxiliary: ja ću, ti ćeš, oni će
2. Step to do Futur I › Putting the verb first: radit ću, gledat ćemo, ići ću
3. Step to do Futur I › Saying no and asking: neću, Hoćeš li? – Hoću
4. Step to do Futur I › Being and having later: bit ću, imat ću
5. Step to do Futur I › Talking about plans: Sutra idem or Sutra ću ići
6. Step to do Futur I › mixed practice
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8. Step to do Text: Ivanin vikend
9. Step to do Text: Na tečaju u Zagrebu
“Sentences”: 7 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 2 · People, family and the body (1)
- 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (3)
- 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (1)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (1)
Step 13 · ClosingYou can use the whole of A1 in the level's two closing exercises.

End-of-level exercise 180% to pass

End-of-level exercise 280% to pass