My best friends here in the US are four giant Croatian-American father and sons whom I have known since 1986 (Persian connection). I visit them regularly every month, but I never learned a Croatian word. This is the first time I see this useful video with a beautiful Croatian lady. They have invited me to go to Croatia (he has a restaurant in Split) which I am planning to go as soon as the virus is out. So, thank you so much for this. I have to learn the basic.
Great job. I have already spoken Czech, Polish and Ukrainian for many years and found this to be more of the same family. Croatian is beautiful language laced with loads of rich words! This teacher does a very good job of making sure that you hear the word spoken correctly and that you really understand the meaning as well.
@@hernandezmiller6719 No, my husband is Croatian also, but learn from the own person we are married normally doesn't work, maybe he could help, talking in his language and in some questions, but teaching is another thing...
It's good to get the grammar etc from a teacher but maybe he can start speaking to you for basics in Croatian and build from there. My dad taught me some basics and pronunciation but I wish he had taught me more conversational Croatian. Sretno!!😊
I'm from India. I have a croatian friend, so I am looking for any video about basics of Croatia language and I found you. I want to impress my friend by talking in this language.
You have a clear, interesting way of teaching Croatian! Your personality comes through nicely as well and keeps our attention. Really appreciate this great video!
Croatian language in 🇭🇷1558. was named ❤" Mother of all Slavic languages". ❤ Croatian language became one of the official languages in Western universities at that time. Every single slavic student had to speak croatian language in order to study in any Western university. That is why Faust Vrančić published the first Dictionary of the croatian language in 1595 🇭🇷 and Bartul Kašić published the first croatian grammar in 1604. 🇭🇷. Croats are the first Slavic People to publish book in its language in 🇭🇷 1483 " Misal po zakonu rimskoga dvora"
I like Croatian since I learned some Russian and find impressive similarities. One day I would like to visit beautiful Hrvatska, but still I would like to speak-it somehow. Hvala!
Your transitioning between talking to foreigners and quickly going in character like speaking to Croatians is fantastic. Very enterntaining and good. Great video.
I just came back from Croatia having had dental implant as it costs much less than in the UK. I fell in love with the country and its people. I'm going back in three month's time for a follow up. I'm trying now to learn the language. Am told it's difficult. But I believe with a bit of effort and motivation nothing can stand in the way of learning it or indeed any. I'm multilingual. So hope this will help. I'm glad I've come across your channel . Just subscribed. wish me luck 😍
I feel like the trick is not to get bogged down in grammar rules right off. Ideally you'd have access to Croatian media outlets so you can just turn the tv on and listen to what they're saying. Start picking up vocabulary so you recognize words or phrases. One thing I've run across is the sheer number of dialects in Croatia. Andrea mentions Dubrovnik and those coastal areas apparently use lots of slang and different words from other areas, so much so that they can appear to be speaking almost a different but related language. Several people said learning Stokavian dialect is better since it's like a purer form of Croatian that everyone learns in school. You'd be understood speaking it in most places in Croatia.
As a slavic speaker. My speculation is that “Kenova” is a mix of italian and croatian and literaly translates to “what’s new.” Ke is from italian Que and probably means what and Nova means new in every slavic language and as slovak is closer to croatian than I thought I suppose it’s the same there too.
Thank you Chris, we're so happy you found this video useful! We recently uploaded a follow-up to this intro, so feel free to check it out on our channel! Otherwise our travel experts would be more than happy to help you plan your dream vacation to Dubrovnik and Split (great choices by the way!) and perhaps other Croatian towns. Check out the 8-day "Scenic Southern Dalmatia" sample itinerary on our website, or the 11-day guest favorite "Croatia from Top to Toe" at jaywaytravel.com/croatia :) Have a great day!
Been studying Croatian for a while since my girlfriend is from there. She speaks English but it would be useful for me to learn the language too for when I visit her. Started off studying the pronunciations and now learning words and phrases. It's honestly super fun learning languages. It used to bore me in school but now as an adult is super enjoyable
Subscribed. I'm leaning as I'm married now to the love of my life from Croatia. She insists my level of Croatian is good but I know that's lies! 😂 I've watched a few more of these and confess they are on par with language courses I've been taken years.
as a czech i have no problems with croatioan pronounciation :D also i enjoyed my first time on sea i decided to go to croatia with schoolmates Krk was good trip
my second favorite language is Croatian and Slovakian. I'm not Croatian or Slovakian but I grew up with friends whom are and the language always fascinated me. Very nice language that I would love to learn one day.
Very simple and helpful! A few things though: nazdravlje = 'bless you' versus uzdravlje/zivjeli = 'to your health/cheers'! At least that's how we were taught to speak 'back in the day' i.e. before the 21st century. Also, zbogom = 'goodbye' versus see you/bye = 'dovidjenja'. Thanks for coming to my TedTalk 😁
Of the Slavic languages I like Croatian because it seems like the words are written as said and said as written! There are not additional pronunciations to vowels like Russian e or o...
Great teaching dear beautiful. I love your smile and your style I will be there ,Croatia. in few month.for 5 year so I need to learn Croatian language. Maye be u are the best for me. For teach Croatian words. Thanks for value able video.
Great teacher.. I'm from South Africa, English speaking, and am finding it very difficult to learn Croatian. I live in Pulaski, Istria, though, so the dialect in Dubrovnik (Dalmatia?) is a little different, I believe.
I am here and it’s awesome! Hvala for helping me have fun with some Croatian words :) Is there anywhere right now I can go to try čvarci? Paski Klipic and viska pogaca? Thanks so much!
i have cousins that live in America now. one of them wanted to go to college in Croatia but she couldnt pass Croatian language classes. because only Croatian she knows is Dalmatian dialect
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Holy crap, we have almost the same vocabulary in Polish 😳 I though we had some similarities to Czech and Slavic, but Croatian is much closer, that's so cool 😊
Hola; que tal?, como van?, Los mejores y más cordiales Saludos desde puente piedra, lima, Perú, ojalá que puedas venir en algún momento a mi país y que disfrutes mucho de todo por aquí, con la familia y los amigos, felicidades por tus vídeos...
Woow i like the accent 😍and it would be easy for me, coz I know how to speak arabic and Spanish.and you will have my subscribe now coz you’re a great teacher easy to understand 😍 need to learn Croatian so I can comunícate my future mother in law.
Go watch Part II - ruclips.net/video/bBPFUWQfjLM/видео.html
Poce Li Croatian
I know croatian, idk why I clicked on this video
I bravo Andrea 👏
I ja 😹
and i live in croatia tbh
Isto xddd
Ona je dobra uciteljica
Iduća lekcija je-bo ti ja pas mater 🤣. Volio bi vidjeti izraz lica Engleza kad mu prevedem hahaha
Prava Dubrovčanka.I ja živim u Dubrovniku,a iz Splita sam.
My best friends here in the US are four giant Croatian-American father and sons whom I have known since 1986 (Persian connection). I visit them regularly every month, but I never learned a Croatian word. This is the first time I see this useful video with a beautiful Croatian lady. They have invited me to go to Croatia (he has a restaurant in Split) which I am planning to go as soon as the virus is out. So, thank you so much for this. I have to learn the basic.
What's the name of the restaurant? We're going soon.
What a great teacher!!!
Yes. I agree. Thank you. This will help me speak to my Croatian friend in a way he'll appreciate.
@@JayWayTravel mam I want to learn more
Hahah,im speaking croatian
Great job. I have already spoken Czech, Polish and Ukrainian for many years and found this to be more of the same family. Croatian is beautiful language laced with loads of rich words! This teacher does a very good job of making sure that you hear the word spoken correctly and that you really understand the meaning as well.
Any tips on how to learn a new language?
Ther is no croatian language, this is a dialect of serbian.
Serbian is the language here, from Rijeka to Skopje.
My husband is Croatian, Croatians are just amazing people so is time to learn . Great video
How are you doing learning 😄
You could have learned it from your husband it will be more easier for you
@@hernandezmiller6719 No, my husband is Croatian also, but learn from the own person we are married normally doesn't work, maybe he could help, talking in his language and in some questions, but teaching is another thing...
It's good to get the grammar etc from a teacher but maybe he can start speaking to you for basics in Croatian and build from there. My dad taught me some basics and pronunciation but I wish he had taught me more conversational Croatian. Sretno!!😊
I'm from India. I have a croatian friend, so I am looking for any video about basics of Croatia language and I found you. I want to impress my friend by talking in this language.
You have a clear, interesting way of teaching Croatian! Your personality comes through nicely as well and keeps our attention. Really appreciate this great video!
Croatian language in 🇭🇷1558. was named ❤" Mother of all Slavic languages". ❤
Croatian language became one of the official languages in Western universities at that time. Every single slavic student had to speak croatian language in order to study in any Western university.
That is why Faust Vrančić published the first Dictionary of the croatian language in 1595 🇭🇷 and Bartul Kašić published the first croatian grammar in 1604. 🇭🇷.
Croats are the first Slavic People to publish book in its language in 🇭🇷 1483 " Misal po zakonu rimskoga dvora"
I like Croatian since I learned some Russian and find impressive similarities. One day I would like to visit beautiful Hrvatska, but still I would like to speak-it somehow. Hvala!
@@miguelkath pusa ❤️❤️❤️
I'm japanese and i have a croatian father. But they got divorced at my one age and he went to his home. I want to speak with him someday!!
You should definitely give it a try, and hope that this video will help at least with basics :)
Hi, I love Japan because of 4 islands and South Korea because of Taekwondo & Aikido. 😊
Sad dear
@@Ocelot_smileyMay I ask why you capitalised “pan” in Japan?
@@Divoonatam I could hardly remember why 😀🙂😅
Your transitioning between talking to foreigners and quickly going in character like speaking to Croatians is fantastic. Very enterntaining and good. Great video.
I just came back from Croatia having had dental implant as it costs much less than in the UK. I fell in love with the country and its people. I'm going back in three month's time for a follow up. I'm trying now to learn the language. Am told it's difficult. But I believe with a bit of effort and motivation nothing can stand in the way of learning it or indeed any. I'm multilingual. So hope this will help. I'm glad I've come across your channel . Just subscribed. wish me luck 😍
I feel like the trick is not to get bogged down in grammar rules right off. Ideally you'd have access to Croatian media outlets so you can just turn the tv on and listen to what they're saying. Start picking up vocabulary so you recognize words or phrases. One thing I've run across is the sheer number of dialects in Croatia. Andrea mentions Dubrovnik and those coastal areas apparently use lots of slang and different words from other areas, so much so that they can appear to be speaking almost a different but related language. Several people said learning Stokavian dialect is better since it's like a purer form of Croatian that everyone learns in school. You'd be understood speaking it in most places in Croatia.
Damn Im subscribing. LETS FINALLY LEARN THIS BEAUTIFUL LANGUAGE
@@greivoud7113 whut?
@@greivoud7113 u suck
@@greivoud7113 Nah u shared ur opinion and ur opinion proves the fact that u suck ..
@@greivoud7113 ok?
Hvala! You're teaching style is perfect.
As a slavic speaker.
My speculation is that “Kenova” is a mix of italian and croatian and literaly translates to “what’s new.” Ke is from italian Que and probably means what and Nova means new in every slavic language and as slovak is closer to croatian than I thought I suppose it’s the same there too.
very much the same in Portuguese. thanks for the info
que isn't italian tho, it's "che", also nova is similar to nuovo/nuova in italian
@@sebbo_h7121 Pronounciation is the same.
@@Ballin4Vengeance yeah but que is spanish lol
@@sebbo_h7121 KE
Idk what am i doing here as a Croat, but you're an amazing teacher!
I'm going back to Croatia for the first time in 10 years next month. Thanks for the refresher!
We are going to Croatia next month! We just found this video, and are going to practice every day until we leave. Thank you!
Good luck you can do it from Croatia
ja sam s kosova i volim hrvatsku
Jesam učenje Bosanski ali ovo pomogao :)
Hvala puno!
Hvala! Tako dobar video. Ti si dobar ucitelj. (Still new to Croatian -- apologies for my mistakes!)
Your Croatian is great :) Thank you!
Ti si dobra uciteljica is the female form 😇😇
I am in Croatia Zagreb. Great and nice people.
Thank you so much for this, I’m finding it really helpful and interesting. I’m trying to learn Croatian because I found out I am partly from there
I also want to the languages, the culture and the people are good too
Great intro video!
I've always wanted to got to Croatia, especially Dubrovnik and Split. Hvala!
Thank you Chris, we're so happy you found this video useful!
We recently uploaded a follow-up to this intro, so feel free to check it out on our channel!
Otherwise our travel experts would be more than happy to help you plan your dream vacation to Dubrovnik and Split (great choices by the way!) and perhaps other Croatian towns.
Check out the 8-day "Scenic Southern Dalmatia" sample itinerary on our website, or the 11-day guest favorite "Croatia from Top to Toe" at jaywaytravel.com/croatia :)
Have a great day!
Been studying Croatian for a while since my girlfriend is from there. She speaks English but it would be useful for me to learn the language too for when I visit her. Started off studying the pronunciations and now learning words and phrases.
It's honestly super fun learning languages. It used to bore me in school but now as an adult is super enjoyable
This video is gonna help a LOT for my trip to Dubrovnik! 😁
Subscribed.
I'm leaning as I'm married now to the love of my life from Croatia.
She insists my level of Croatian is good but I know that's lies! 😂
I've watched a few more of these and confess they are on par with language courses I've been taken years.
Please add more videos about croatia basics
Hvala, učiteljica za ovog puta za pričanja ja znam Hrvatsku I hvala nas za taj video Andrea! :)
Thank you, you are a wonderful teacher!!! Bravo!!!
as a czech i have no problems with croatioan pronounciation :D also i enjoyed my first time on sea i decided to go to croatia with schoolmates Krk was good trip
First visit to Dubrovnik in June and looking forward to it. Thanks for the clarity of your lesson. x
I love your pronunciation in both languages Andrea, thank you a lot! Hvala
Coming to Dubrovnik in September, you’re a very good teacher!
HELLO I'M SURANGA FROM ( SRILANKA ) IT'S MY PLEASURE TO HERE U AS WELL, GREAT JOB KEEP IT UP GOD BLESS YOU AS WELL
my second favorite language is Croatian and Slovakian. I'm not Croatian or Slovakian but I grew up with friends whom are and the language always fascinated me. Very nice language that I would love to learn one day.
It's never too late for that :) We also have a video with Slovakian basics so check it out :)
Very simple and helpful! A few things though: nazdravlje = 'bless you' versus uzdravlje/zivjeli = 'to your health/cheers'! At least that's how we were taught to speak 'back in the day' i.e. before the 21st century. Also, zbogom = 'goodbye' versus see you/bye = 'dovidjenja'. Thanks for coming to my TedTalk 😁
Bok! Hvala for this video, I am travelling to Croatia soon and hope to use these few words :)
Have fun there! And watch this for some tips on what to eat: ruclips.net/video/FX_fxlqqg8A/видео.html
The languages is pretty good and easy to learn
My boyfriend is croatian, thanks for sharing this, it's time to learn this beautiful language 😊
Andrea is a great teacher! Loved this so much, thank you! I mean... Hvala! : )
Yeah she is a good teacher
Wow!! you are amazing teacher . Can you make long video like this plz plz
Of the Slavic languages I like Croatian because it seems like the words are written as said and said as written! There are not additional pronunciations to vowels like Russian e or o...
We are actually in Croatia and I think it's very important at least to be able to say hello and thanks in Croatian. Havala Andrea 👍
I'm from nepal and i really enjoyed ❤️ i learn easily . Thank you mam 😊 hope to meet you one day ❤️
I'm from India really love your explanation ❤️❤️
Thank you 🤗
Great teaching dear beautiful. I love your smile and your style I will be there ,Croatia. in few month.for 5 year so I need to learn Croatian language. Maye be u are the best for me. For teach Croatian words. Thanks for value able video.
Thank you :) Hope you had fun catching some basics!
You're so beautiful. Hvala for teaching so simply 😘
Hvala
Hvala friend
Thank you! Very useful for our upcoming trip.
I work in Croatia, I am interested and trying to learn Croatian language,🇧🇩
hii i live in croatia, zagreb and i like to watch your videos because its helps me a lot thankyou
Thank you! :)
thanks a mill, as an irish guy learning this for my girlfriend the language is tough xD Im just having to throw myself at it haha
Here's part two for you James :) ruclips.net/video/pF58Ngo-_5Y/видео.html
Hvala!
This is going to be EASY! Hvala
Hvala ti dear... you are good at teaching
Hvala :) We hope you will use this basics in Croatia soon!
@@JayWayTravel well honestly... I'm dying to visit Hrvatska
tko je ovdje da vidi ljude koji pokušavaju naučiti jezik koji ti već tečno govoriš? Haha definitivno ja! pa… što možeš reći? super video usput
thank you very much. teacher.
thanks for your video! 2018 i got dubrovnik, so beautiful! i will return again.
I love how she just ups and takes a shot 🥃 right there! Lol
great first lesson into Croatian, thanks
Glad you like it :)
hvala 😍🙏 i'm learning croatian 🤗
Glad we are helping a bit - keep up the good work :)
Jesi li naučila?
@@xzy7196 Da, Malo
wow great teacher love of love form Nepal 🙏🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵👍️👍️👍️👍️
Thank you so much! Sending regards to Nepal :)
Great teacher.. I'm from South Africa, English speaking, and am finding it very difficult to learn Croatian. I live in Pulaski, Istria, though, so the dialect in Dubrovnik (Dalmatia?) is a little different, I believe.
Thank you Beverley! There are some differences when it comes to dialects, but we can all agree Croatians too struggle with them :)
I was born in your country but have immigrated to the Balkans as there is not future in Africa!! Best you start to learn another language (Brexit )
Wow,i am amazed to learn....
Hvala🙏😊
You're welcome 😊 we just published part 2: ruclips.net/video/pF58Ngo-_5Y/видео.html
Hvala 👍
Hvala :)
Thanks! Hvala puno
Great teacher! Can anyone recommend a link to other good Croatian lessons for on YT?
Serbian, no Croatian ( it s a dialect of Serbian ).
merci beaucoup bonne journée
i am french sorry
Great lesson for me
Bok, hvala! 🇺🇦🇭🇷
This helps. I'm part Croatian and only know a few words
Thank you for this! So exciting I found you as we will be in Dubrovnik next week for our first time! Hvala 👏👏🙋♀️
She is a good teacher
Thank you
Loved very clear explanation ❤❤❤
Thank you so much syster
Thank you, Very good.
My husband is Croatian, and finally after been married for 3 years, I gotta learn for real, and not just joking around...
nice teacher thank you😘
This is great, thank you. I especially like the phoenetics.
I am from Croatia. From Zagreb
Plz urs facebook id can i same qeusation tell u
Iam from nepal
Going to Dubrovnik today 🤩
Dobardan
She has the best learning skills to teach HRVATSKI (Croatian for example)
The easier way to learn how to say Nazdravlje is just say Nice driveway very fast 😁👍
Me watching this as a Croatian.
Haval ti puno
I am here and it’s awesome! Hvala for helping me have fun with some Croatian words :) Is there anywhere right now I can go to try čvarci? Paski Klipic and viska pogaca? Thanks so much!
I love the language and it's pretty awesome, hope to learn it
You forgot a third common greeting on Balkans: ćao :)))
Kenova (sažeto) = kaj je nova?
You are so good
My dad lives in Zadar, I was born in America so I have not learned the language yet, I am learning!
i have cousins that live in America now. one of them wanted to go to college in Croatia but she couldnt pass Croatian language classes.
because only Croatian she knows is Dalmatian dialect
Holy crap, we have almost the same vocabulary in Polish 😳 I though we had some similarities to Czech and Slavic, but Croatian is much closer, that's so cool 😊
It's great that knowing on Slavic language gives you a headstart in all the others. We find Slovak to be closest to the midpoint of them.
I'm Polish living in Yugoslavia , so similar words based on Slavic that i'm enjoying it here!!!!
Hola;
que tal?, como van?,
Los mejores y más cordiales Saludos desde puente piedra, lima, Perú, ojalá que puedas venir en algún momento a mi país y que disfrutes mucho de todo por aquí, con la familia y los amigos, felicidades por tus vídeos...
Great video!
I speak Croatia ja volim Hrvatsku i love Croatia
thank you
Good morning🙏
Woow i like the accent 😍and it would be easy for me, coz I know how to speak arabic and Spanish.and you will have my subscribe now coz you’re a great teacher easy to understand 😍 need to learn Croatian so I can comunícate my future mother in law.