Croatian language guides
Practise the sounds, everyday greetings and expressions you’ll hear in Croatia, from Zagreb to the coast.
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Grammar
- Tko, što, gdje: the Croatian question words that get you talking
- The dative case: giving, telling and “to me”
- Masculine, feminine, neuter: noun gender made simple
- Verbal aspect: the one idea English doesn't have
- The locative case: saying where things are
- Cases aren’t scary: understand them in 3 minutes
- The accusative case, explained simply
- The genitive case: the busiest one, made easy
- The instrumental case: “by” and “with”
- Present tense verbs: patterns you can use
- The past tense (perfekt) without the headache
- No “the”, no “a”: the easiest thing in the grammar
- The vocative: the case for shouting someone's name
Everyday phrases
Vocabulary
Pronunciation & alphabet
Places & travel
Culture & life
Learning tips & comparisons
- Learn Croatian online for free: how far it actually gets you
- Croatian vs Serbian: the differences that actually show
- Learn Serbian & Croatian from TV, film and music
- Slavic vs Romance: which is harder for English speakers?
- The best app to learn Croatian (what actually works)
- Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Montenegrin: one language or four?
- Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian and Montenegrin: the key differences for learners
- Is Croatian hard to learn?
- Latin or Cyrillic? Which script to learn first
- Finding a language exchange partner for Serbian & Croatian