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The beginner path · A0 → A1

Learn Croatian from scratch

12 lessons in 5 units, in the order that makes Croatian feel easy: sounds first, patterns second, endings last. Every lesson ends with interactive practice, and short daily sessions beat long weekend ones — ten minutes a day is the whole method.

  1. 1

    First Contact

    Read Croatian spelling, greet people, and introduce yourself.

    1. A0

      Sounds & Spelling

      One letter, one sound: č/ć, dž/đ, lj/nj — and the ije/je melody.

    2. A0

      Greetings & Politeness

      Say bok and dobar dan, thank people, and know ti from Vi.

    3. A0

      Pronouns & "To Be"

      Use ja, ti, on — and biti, with the little clitic forms sam, si, je.

    4. A0

      First Sentence Patterns

      Build sentences: Ovo je…, Imam…, questions with je li, and ne.

    Milestone: You can read Croatian and survive a first hello.

  2. 2

    Naming the World

    Talk about people and things around you, and count them.

    1. A0

      Noun Gender

      Spot masculine, feminine, and neuter nouns from their endings.

    2. A1

      Plurals

      Turn one grad into many gradovi — the core plural endings.

    3. A1

      Numbers & Counting

      Count to 100, say your age (imam … godina), and understand prices.

    Milestone: You can name and count the things around you.

  3. 3

    Verbs in Action

    Say what you do every day and where you are going.

    1. A1

      Present Tense

      Conjugate imati, govoriti, raditi — and chain verbs with the infinitive.

    2. A1

      Getting Around: ići & Friends

      ići, doći, otići — one going verb, many prefixes, no Russian-style pairs.

    Milestone: You can describe your day in real Croatian sentences.

  4. 4

    The Case System

    Understand why word endings change — and control them.

    1. A1

      The Seven Cases

      All seven Croatian cases — including the vocative you hear daily.

    2. A1

      Prepositions & Cases

      u, na, iz, s, kod, bez — which case each preposition demands.

    Milestone: Endings are no longer a mystery. This is the big one.

  5. 5

    Time & Aspect

    Talk about finished and ongoing actions like a native.

    1. A1

      Verbal Aspect (Intro)

      pisati vs napisati — process versus finished result.

    Milestone: You finished the beginner path — živjeli!

Put it to work

Read your first Croatian text

After two or three lessons you can already read real (graded) Croatian — short stories with audio, tap-to-translate sentences, and a word list to keep. Reading is how lessons turn into a language.

How to use this path

  • Read, then practice. Each lesson ends with a practice button — ten exercises, instantly checked, mixed fresh every time.
  • Come back daily. Practice sessions automatically bring back what you got wrong, so yesterday’s mistakes become today’s wins.
  • Don’t aim for perfection. 80% accuracy is the sweet spot — if you score higher, move on to the next lesson.
  • Track yourself. Create a free account to keep your progress and streaks across devices, or just keep going — the path works without one.