Lesson 1 · 18 min
Croatian alphabet and sounds
I can recognize key Croatian letters and pronounce simple A1 words.
Lesson notes
Letters are steady
Croatian spelling is usually direct: one letter normally keeps one sound. Start slowly and pronounce every vowel clearly.
HrvatskaDobar danBok
Vocabulary
A
letter A
E
letter E
I
letter I
O
letter O
U
letter U
č
ch sound, as in chair
ć
softer ch sound
š
sh sound
ž
zh sound, as in vision
Hrvatska
Croatia
Dialogue
Teacher
Dobar dan. Ovo je hrvatski.
Good day. This is Croatian.
Learner
Hrvatska. Dobar dan.
Croatia. Good day.
Listening self-check
Listen for the vowel sounds in Hrvatska, Dobar dan, and Bok.
Speaking self-check
Say: Hrvatska, Dobar dan, Bok. Keep the vowels short and clear.
Writing self-check
Choose three Croatian words from this lesson. Type them below, then read each one aloud slowly.
Examples:HrvatskaDobar danBok
This is a self-check. It is not graded automatically.