Lesson 3 · 20 min

Saying your name

I can say my name and ask another person for their name.

Lesson notes

Two useful name patterns

Zovem se... is very natural for My name is... Moje ime je... is also clear and useful on forms.

Zovem se Ana.Moje ime je Marko.Ja sam Ivan.

Vocabulary

Zovem se...

My name is...

Kako se zovete?

What is your name? polite

Kako se zoveš?

What is your name? informal

Moje ime je...

My name is...

Ja sam...

I am...

ime

name

prezime

surname

drago mi je

nice to meet you

Dialogue

Ana

Dobar dan. Zovem se Ana. Kako se zovete?

Good day. My name is Ana. What is your name?

Ivan

Zovem se Ivan. Drago mi je.

My name is Ivan. Nice to meet you.

Listening self-check

Listen for Zovem se and Kako se zovete?

Speaking self-check

Say your name using Zovem se... and then ask someone their name.

Writing self-check

Write your first name and surname using Croatian labels.

Examples:Zovem seKako se zovete?Moje ime je

This is a self-check. It is not graded automatically.

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