Cjelina 5: Blagdani i tradicija
🧩 5 | 2 | Lekcija 5: Sretna Nova godina! – Vokabular
ŠTO SLAVIMO?
Religious holidays, special occasions, and commercial holidays! What do we celebrate?
| Važni dani | Važni dani |
|---|---|
| Uskrs | Božić |
| Ramazanski bajram | Kurban bajram |
| imendan | rođendan |
| Valentinovo | Nova godina |
Usually, for religious holidays, when expressing wishes for holidays, there is a standard form that you should use. For Christmas, depending on religion, you might use one of the following expressions.
In the Catholic sphere you can say one of the following phrases:
- Želim vam/ti sretan i blagoslovljen Božić!
- Sretan i blagoslovljen Božić!
- Sretan Božić!
In the Orthodox sphere you can say:
- Mir Božji, Hristos se rodi!
- (You should reply with) Vaistinu se rodi.
- You can also say Srećan Božić
For Easter, depending on religion, you might use one of the following expressions:
In the Catholic sphere you can say one of the following phrases:
- Sretan Uskrs!
In the Orthodox sphere you can say:
- Hristos vaskrse.
In the Islamic world, for Eid al-Fitr, you will most likely use the expressions:
In the the Islamic world
- Bajram šerif mubarek olsun.
- (You should reply with) Allah razi olsun.
5.2.5 Zadatak 1: Kako se kaže?
Read the following scenarios and decide what you should say for each of the given holidays or special occasions.
Želje za dobar život
For special occasions, you will usually start your wish with the standard opening. Then you will add whatever you would like to wish to your family member, relatives, friends, colleagues, etc. Start your wish with the following phrases:
- For birthday (rođendan): Sretan rođendan!
- For name day (imendan): Sretan imendan!
- For the New Year: Sretna Nova godina!
After the opening line, you will usually wish them one or more of the following things.
| Želim ti puno… | Želim ti puno… | Želim ti puno… |
|---|---|---|
| ljubavi | zdravlja | uspjeha |
| sreće | radosti | veselja |
| sve najbolje | prijateljstva |
5.2.5 Zadatak 2: Što želiš prijateljima?
Listen to the following phrases. Each recording expresses a wish to a friend for their birthday. After you listen to the recording, identify what a person is wishing to a friend.
5.2.5 Zadatak 3: Kako se kaže?
This vocabulary quiz covers words learned in this module. Look at the picture and choose the corresponding Croatian word.
🧩 Vocabulary list
| Hrvatski | English |
|---|---|
| čestitka | greeting / congratulation |
| darivati | to give gifts |
| običaj | custom |
| poklon | gift |
| radost | joy |
| sreća | happiness / luck |
| Sretna Nova godina | Happy New Year |
| sve najbolje | all the best |
| uspjeh | success |
| veselje | cheer / joy |
| zdravlje | health |
Media Attributions
- Thank you card © GingerQuip adapted by Tako lako
