Croatian Language Lessons – August 2022

Every Monday, we publish a new Croatian phrase and word of the week on the home page of this site. At the end of every month, we publish a wrap up of all of the phrases and words from that month.

Here is a wrap up of our Croatian Language Lessons from August 2022.

Week of August 29

Phrase

“dan po dan”
Meaning: day by day

Word

“zastava”
Noun
Definition: flag, banner
Example: Hrvatska zastava je trobojna. ~ The Croatian flag is tricolor.
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Week of August 22

Phrase

“najbolji/a prijatelj/ica”
Meaning: best friend
Usage: Use najbolji prijatelj for masculine friend and najbolja prijateljica for feminine friend

Word

“sporo”
Adverb
Definition: slowly
Example: Hodaj sporo. ~ Walk slowly.
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Week of August 15

Phrase

“borova šuma”
Meaning: pine forest

Word

“patiti”
Verb
Definition: to suffer
Example: Dugo je patila. ~ She suffered for a long time.
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Week of August 8

Phrase

“sretan put”
Meaning: safe travels

Word

“simpa(tičan)”
Adjective
Definition: nice, lovable, likable
Example: On je tako simpa(tičan)! ~ He is so lovable!
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Week of August 1

Phrase

“Znamo li se?”
Meaning: Do I know you?

Word

“plaža”
Noun
Definition: beach, shore
Example: Idemo na plažu. ~ Let’s go to the beach.
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