Learning Serbian /Croatian/Bosnian

Originally Posted by impulssi

could someone give me the 1st person singular and 3rd person plural of following verbs? :

nastupati, odgađati, veseliti se, krenuti, poručinati/naručinati, zakasniti, zvati, nazvati

hvala.

present:

ja nastupam
oni nastupaju

ja odgađam
oni odgađaju

ja se veselim
oni se vesele

ja krećem
oni kreću

( I donćt know what is poručinati/naručinati you mean poručiti/naručiti)
ja poručujem/naručujem
oni poručuju-naručuju

for zakasniti there is few possibilities. zakasniti means "finished" verb - to come late, but kasniti is to be late. zakasniti is already "in the past" so it is not used in present (only like continuous tense expressing repetition ja zakašnjavam, but this is rarely used, i am not sure do i know correctly
past: ja sam zakasnio/zakasnila

ja (na)zovem ( telefonom - by phone)
oni (na)zovu

ja nazivam (imenom - by name)
oni nazivaju

i'm new new beginner of serbian language.
because i could not find serbian grammar book, now i begin to study by croatian
book.

are both of them nearly same in spelling or grammar.

thanks. razvodnik.

(i'm private in the battle of serbain language.)

Razbodik, yeah they're nearly the same. There are some differences, but if you learn one, you'll be able to understand the others without much extra effort. The months are different, and there are a few words that are different. Like they say rajčica in Croatian and paradajz in Serbia for tomato. But mostly you should be fine. There are a lot of regular differences between the languages, so if you learn what those are you should be able to figure out what it would be in Serbian from the Croatian word. Like razumijem (I understand, Croatian) and razumem (Serbian). prije - pre (before), dvije - dve (two, female), osjećam - osećam (i feel). Also there are a few grammatical differences, the main one being that they use the infinitive more often in Croatian.

hvala. pthalo. i thought also they were nearly same. regards. razvodnik.

i'm american (boooring). moj momak is bosnian though. ; ) hehe every time i am with him and his family i never know what is going on! i wish i could pick up bosnian faster. i have some words and phrases down; but not a lot.

i think this whole thing is great and i'm sure i'll be asking for help often now!!
: )

cao!!

Zdravo!

What does it mean "momak"?

Thanks in advance!

momak means guy or chap. older boy. or it could be boyfriend.

Ina,
Hvala Lepo!

hey guys.
ok so my dad was 100% Croatian, unfortunatley he passed away about a year go, but i was always interested in my family's language and i really want to learn croatian. could anybody give me some advice or teach me a few things or help me find ways i can learn it on my own.

thank you so much!!!

Originally Posted by amberdancerxo8

hey guys.
ok so my dad was 100% Croatian, unfortunatley he passed away about a year go, but i was always interested in my family's language and i really want to learn croatian. could anybody give me some advice or teach me a few things or help me find ways i can learn it on my own.

thank you so much!!!

Hi Amberdancerxo8! Sorry to hear about your dad. Maybe there are courses at where you live, so you can learn Croatian? Also I'd think it's good to listen to music or watch Croatian movies/tv shows. If you have any questions about the meaning of some words or songs or whatever just ask!

Amberdancerxo8,
The best way is to get a self-study book...of course if you don't have this possibility where you live, you can simply just learn from this forum. Check it out from page 1.

There are many nice members who are always willing to help...
Best of luck!!!

cao amberdancerxo8 !
We are here to help you! I am Serbian, but I can help you with Croatian as well

Hello to all new people here (I see there is a lot) and welcome!
Like Nene said, we are always willing to help you!
After you paid

does "dobro uradjeno" mean good job/ well done in bosnian?

Yep it literally means "well done" : )

Hey, how do you say/write "have a nice day!" i croatian (or serbian)?
maybe someone already have wrote it before but i couldnt find it..?
im working with economic in sweden and have to send a mail to a crotian guy, and want to have a nice end :-)

Thanks ;-)

Informal: Zelim ti prijatan dan

Formal: Zelim Vam prijatan dan

Thank you very much! !

...Zelim Vam prijatan dan :-)

You're very welcome!

šta znači "zmurila" ?

eh, googled some more and one dictionary said it mean "to squint". but does it have some slang meaning? "jesi li mene zmurila, a?" is the sentence i'm trying to understand.