Lesson 4 · 22 min
Where are you from?
I can say where I am from and ask where another person is from.
Lesson notes
Saying your origin
Use Ja sam iz... for many countries and cities. For the Philippines, Croatian naturally says s Filipina.
Ja sam iz Hrvatske.Ja sam iz Londona.Ja sam s Filipina.
Vocabulary
Odakle ste?
Where are you from? polite
Odakle si?
Where are you from? informal
Ja sam iz...
I am from...
iz Hrvatske
from Croatia
iz Engleske
from England
s Filipina
from the Philippines
živim u...
I live in...
grad
city
država
country
Dialogue
A
Odakle ste?
Where are you from?
B
Ja sam s Filipina. Živim u Zagrebu.
I am from the Philippines. I live in Zagreb.
Listening self-check
Listen for Odakle ste? and Ja sam iz...
Speaking self-check
Ask where someone is from and answer with your country.
Writing self-check
Write one sentence for where you are from and one for where you live.
Examples:Odakle ste?Ja sam izs Filipina
This is a self-check. It is not graded automatically.