Nationality

Let’s find out how to say someone’s nationality in Croatian! In this video, you’ll meet some well-known faces from the world of fashion, sports, film, and art. You might not recognize all of them, but don’t worry! The flags of countries that are shown on each slide will help you figure things out.

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1.1.3 Zadatak 1. Što si po nacionalnosti?

Listen to the beginning of the sentence. Select the appropriate answers from the pull-down menu.

What languages do you speak? – pričam… govorim

In Croatian, when we want to say that someone is speaking a [foreign] language, we can use two different verbs to express the desired meaning:

• In the standardized  language form we would use: govoriti
• In everyday life we would use: pričati

The difference between the two verbs is that govoriti can be translated as “to speak,” while the verb pričati can be translated as “to say or tell [something].”

If you want to use the standardized language form, you would say: Govorim engleski. However, in everyday life you will most likely hear people saying: Pričam engleski. Notice the difference between the two verbs as seen in the following examples:

You have already learned the names of the countries. Now let’s investigate how you would say that you speak a certain language.

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1.1.3 Zadatak 2. Govorim engleski

Listen to the dialogues from our class session again and mark the language(s) that each of the following characters speak. Then, answer the question about our students.

1.1.3 Zadatak 3. Koji jezik govori?

Read the sentences below and answer the question about the language spoken by these people. Choose the correct language from a drop-down list.

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1.1.3 Zadatak 4. Kako se kaže?

Match each picture with the correct/appropriate phrase.

👨‍💻 Other Practice Options

Practice new vocabulary and pick up some new words along the way. Listen carefully to the pronunciation and try repeating what you hear.

Što je po nacionalnosti?

Koji jezik govori?

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