The full path · A0 → B1+
Learn Croatian from scratch
63 lessons in 6 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.
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Foundations
Read Croatian aloud, greet people, and name your world.
A0
Sounds & Spelling
Thirty letters, one sound each: lj/nj/dž — and stress that never lands last.
A0
č or ć? — the Tricky Sounds
The pairs locals argue about, syllabic r (Krk!), and the ije/je melody.
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Greetings & Politeness
Say bok and dobar dan, thank people, and know ti from Vi.
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Introducing Yourself
Zovem se…, ja sam iz… — and biti, whose little forms hide second.
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First Sentences
Ovo je…, imam…, and the three fused negatives nisam, nemam, neću.
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Asking Questions
tko, što, gdje — and li, the little word that makes questions.
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Numbers & Age
Count to twenty, say imam dvadeset godina, survive at the tržnica.
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Noun Gender
Masculine, feminine, neuter — the ending almost always tells you.
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Family
Mama, tata, baka — with moj and moja agreeing along.
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Food & Drink
Molim jednu kavu, dobar tek, živjeli — order like a local.
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Colors & Descriptions
Six colors, the endings that make them fit — and bijela, ije included.
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Getting By in Croatian
Gdje je…?, koliko košta?, ne razumijem — the survival kit, checkpointed.
Milestone: You can read Croatian aloud and introduce yourself.
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Everyday Life
Live a normal day: verbs, plurals, and your first three cases.
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Present Tense I: What You Do
imam, znam, gledam — most beginner verbs in one pattern.
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Present Tense II: Speak, Live, Drink
govorim, živim, pijem — and the infinitive Croatian loves.
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The Accusative
One case, two superpowers: želim kavu — and idem u grad.
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One Beer, Many Beers: Plurals
gradovi, kave, sela — and the long plural short nouns carry.
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Where You Live: the Locative
u Splitu, na poslu — the accusative’s twin, for being instead of going.
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My Home
Stan, kuhinja, balkon — describe your home room by room.
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From, Of, Without: the Genitive
iz Irske, kod bake, bez šećera — and nema, the there-isn’t machine.
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Numbers to 1000 & Money
Real prices in euros — jedan euro, dva eura, pet eura.
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Shopping
Imate li…?, trebam…, kilo sira — the art of the tržnica.
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Eating Out
Konoba, marenda, gablec — and «Ja ću kavu», the order that runs the country.
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Ti or Vi: Croatian Politeness
Kako si vs kako ste — and možemo prijeći na ti?
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Time & Days
Koliko je sati, u ponedjeljak, pola osam = 7:30 — the A1 checkpoint.
Milestone: You can describe your day, your home, and buy what you need.
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Moving Around
Navigate a Croatian city: go places, catch ferries, and tell how it went.
Practice for this unit is part of Plus — unlock it →A1Plus
Going Places: ići & the Three Wheres
kamo, gdje, kuda — one going verb, three questions about place.
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Every Day: Routines & Frequency
svaki dan, često, nikad ne — the double negative that isn’t wrong.
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Asking for Directions
Idite ravno, skrenite lijevo — never stay lost.
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By Tram, With a Friend: the Instrumental
tramvajem, trajektom, s prijateljem — the case that moves the country.
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To Me, To You: the Dative
sviđa mi se, treba mi, hladno mi je — the little words mi, ti, mu.
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Weather, Bura & Jugo
Sunčano je, pada kiša — and the two winds that run the Adriatic.
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Ivane! — the Vocative
The case you call people with — alive in every Croatian hello.
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Yesterday: the Past Tense
Jučer sam bio doma — one participle, one clitic, second position.
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A Trip to Remember
Na more, na otok, u planine — book, travel, and tell the story.
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The Seven Cases, One Map
Every case you’ve met, one job each — the chapter checkpoint.
Milestone: You can navigate a Croatian city and tell people how it went.
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Building Conversations
Stop transacting, start conversing — plans, aspect, and real talk.
Practice for this unit is part of Plus — unlock it →A2Plus
Tomorrow & Plans: the ću Future
radit ću, ići ćemo — and «Ja ću kavu» finally explained.
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Done or Doing? Aspect I
pisati or napisati — process or result, every Croatian verb picks a side.
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Aspect in the Future & Requests
kupit ću vs kupovat ću — and the perfective that hides after kad.
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Health & the Body
Boli me glava, loše mi je — explain what hurts, get help at the ljekarna.
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Work & Career
Ja sam učitelj, radim kao…, postati + nominative — no case tricks.
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Hobbies & Free Time
igram nogomet (no preposition!), sviram gitaru — plus roštilj.
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What People Look Like
Ima dugu kosu, nosi naočale, duhovita je — describe anyone.
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Better, Bigger, Best
veći, bolji, najbolji — Zagreb ili Split?
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Counting Everything: Paucal & Genitive Plural
dva piva, pet piva — and imam 25 godina, finally explained.
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Arriving & Leaving: Prefixed Motion
došao, otišla, svratit ću — prefixes turn ići into a verb family.
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Dates, Months & Celebrations
Siječanj to prosinac — the months only Croatian has, plus Božić and Uskrs.
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Once Upon a Time
Prvo, zatim, odjednom — with Zagreb’s founding legend as your teacher.
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Invitations & Arrangements
Idemo na kavu? Može! — the invitation that runs Croatian social life.
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Your Life in Croatian
Your city, your people, your plans — the A2 checkpoint monologue.
Milestone: You can hold a real conversation about your life, past and future.
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Speaking Your Mind
Move from describing to discussing: opinions, feelings, and nuance.
Practice for this unit is part of Plus — unlock it →B1Plus
In My Opinion
Mislim da…, po meni, imaš pravo — disagree without offending.
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Feelings & Reactions
Veselim se ljetu, bojim se mraka — and the untranslatable nedostaješ mi.
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What If: the Conditional
Htio bih, kad bih osvojio milijun — bih in second position.
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Giving Advice
Trebao bi…, radije…, nemoj brinuti — the conditional turns into counsel.
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Aspect Mastery
Ne otvaraj!, prestani pričati, annulled results — the native subtleties.
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Books & Films
koji, glavni lik, svidio mi se — discuss what you read and watch.
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Understanding the News
Gradi se, očekuje se, prema izvorima — crack the headline code.
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How Croatians Live
Fjaka, the two-hour kava, papuče at the door — and the deadly propuh.
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Small Words, Big Tone
ma daj!, pa, baš, evo/eto/eno — plus držim fige and pun mi je kufer.
Milestone: You can defend an opinion and follow real Croatian conversations.
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Mastering Croatian
Unlock authentic Croatian — real prose and real street speech.
Practice for this unit is part of Plus — unlock it →B1+Plus
Participles for Readers
zatvoreno, rasprodano, zabranjeno pušenje — the forms on every page.
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One Language, Three Dialects
kaj, ča, što — the lesson every textbook owes you and never delivers.
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Complex Sentences
koji in all cases, the honest da rule — and the full clitic cluster.
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The Full Motion System
preseliti se, prevesti — plus nositi, voditi, voziti, the carrying triad.
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Nuance & Register
Kavica, pivce, prijeći na ti — and the kava/kafa/kahva shibboleth.
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From Adapted to Authentic
Dubrovnik, the kravata, Brlić-Mažuranić — from lessons to real books.
Milestone: You can read real Croatian prose and understand real Croatian speech.
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. The first three lessons work without an account; after that, a free account keeps your progress and streaks safe across devices.