A22 min · 112 words
Baka slavi rođendan
Grandma Celebrates Her Birthday
Baka Marija turns eighty on the third of May — the whole island comes, the months get named, and somebody has to make the cake this time.
You will practice: Dates in the genitive (trećeg svibnja), native month names, Sretan rođendan and Sve najbolje, celebration vocabulary.
Words to know
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- rođendanbirthday
- slavitito celebrate
- svibanjMay
- tortabirthday cake
- svijećacandle
- poklonpresent, gift
- zdravicatoast (speech)
Did you get it?
3 quick questions — no grades, just a comprehension check.
1. When is baka's birthday?
2. How many candles go on the cake?
3. What does baka wish for?
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