Croatian Language Lessons – February 2020

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 February 2020.

Week of February 24

Phrase

“Objesiti mačku o rep.”
Meaning: Literally means “to hang something on a cat’s tail”
Usage: In practice, this phrase is used to mean that something is pointless or doesn’t make sense to pursue anymore or that an opportunity has passed and it is too late.

Word

“zebnja”
Noun
Definition: Anxiety, concern, fear for something or someone
Example: Kad sam u MUP-u imam zebnju. ~ When I am at MUP I have anxiety.

Week of February 17

Phrase

“Slon u staklenci.”
Meaning: Literally means “elephant in a jar”, but it is the Croatian equivalent to “bull in a china shop”.

Word

“pamtiti”
/pâːmtiti/, Verb
Definition: To remember, memorize (commit to memory)
Example: Teško je pamtiti glagole na hrvatskom jeziku. ~ It is hard to memorize verbs in Croatian.
View “pamtiti” in all cases here.

Week of February 10

Phrase

“Stat ćemo.”
Meaning: We will stop.
Usage: Used in situations to loosely convey “a little further, this will be over soon”, but can be said in any situation to mean that you will stop or take a break shortly.

Word

“glasno”
/ɡlâsno/, Adverb
Definition: Loudly, aloud
Example: Ljudi u kinu razgovaraju glasno. ~ The people in the movie theater are talking loudly.

Week of February 3

Phrase

“malo sutra, malo morgen”
Meaning: Literally means “little tomorrow”, but in practice means “in your dreams”, “yeah right”, “no way” and “as if”.

Word

“doći”
/dôːtɕi/, Verb
Definition: To come
Example: Doći ću u subotu. ~ I will come on Saturday.
View “doći” in all cases.

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