Following is a syllabus of LingoLearn’s beginner level Croatian lessons.
Croatian Lesson 1
Introduction to the Croatian language (who speaks Croatian, area where the language is used)
Pronunciation (words are written exactly as they are pronounced)
Croatian letters and alphabet
How the letters are pronounced – examples for each letter (Vowels & Consonants)
Some facts about the Croatian alphabet (exceptions like diacritical letters – č, ć, ž, đ…)
Introducting yourself, asking for directions
The verb “to be”
Translations
Homework – dialogue
Croatian Lesson 2
Basic communication
Pronouns
Professions
The verb “to be”
Listening to song: Damir Urban – “Budi moja voda”
Croatian Lesson 3
Numbers
Friends & family
Listening to song: Severina – “Prijateljice”
Croatian Lesson 4
Nouns – difference between feminine, masculine and neuter nouns (how to recognize which noun is feminine, masculine or neuter – examples and their use in a sentence)
Colors
Food
Croatian Lesson 5
Verbs – infinitive (how to recognize and put a certain verb into infinitive form) – examples
Present simple (how to put a verb into present simple) – examples
Listening to song: Toni Cetinski – “Nek te zagrli netko sretniji”
Homework: translation
Croatian Lesson 6
Pronouns (personal, possessive)
Adverbs
Colors
Body Parts
Croatian Lesson 7
Adjectives
In a restaurant – how to order a meal, what to say, how to be polite….
The verb “to drink”
Answer to questions
Croatian Lesson 8
Animals
Transportation
Furniture
House
Listening to song: Nina Badrić i Emilija Kokić – “Ja sam vlak”
Croatian Lesson 9
Plants
Flowers
Countries
Nationalities
Solar system
Croatian Lesson 10
Facts about Croatia
Having a conversation using everything we have learned
Nationalities
Answering questions
Traditional food
At the end of each presentation, there is small exercise relating to the material acquired during the lesson, as well as a homework assignment.
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