Jaj, after a long wait it is finally here, the long promised language thread. For those unfamiliar with the previous statement, an explanatory link can be found somewhere in this post O.O.. no, just kidding it is here: http://www.religiousforums.com/threads/suggestion-language-sub-forum.181637/#post-4504758
So, what better way to start off this thread than to do it in the language that I'm covering today:
I to je upravo što ću sada i napraviti!
. Evo ga, čudno u stvari, pisati na hrvatskom.. valjda me nitko ne može razumjeti, ali okii, znao sam da će se ovo dogoditi kad sam počeo pisati. Čekaj malo, u stvari sada mogu napisati što god želim.. tako i onako ćete misliti da je ovo Hrvatski. To je to, možda vam se sviđa, možda i ne, vidjet ćemo!
Now tell me, do you have any idea what I wrote there? You probably don't (copying the text and pasting it in Google Translate is a NO too!!). But if you do then you are either: a Slavic brother in which case I salute you, have some knowledge of any Slavic language in one way or another, or randomly decided to study a Slavic language in which case I will give you a virtual cookie as you are awesome .
Let's get down to the real stuff though, so you peeps get a general idea of the language, where it is spoken and its usefulness, things that are all pretty important.
Where is Croatia?
I thought it would be smart to include this as I am pretty sure that some peeps out there have no idea that this country even exists .-.
Even though there are many 'anti copying thingies' on the screen, this picture was just too perfect not to include; showing both the country's location and flag.
Language Group
Croatian (Hrvatski) is classified as a South(-Western) Slavic Language. South(-Western) indicating its geographical location on the European continent and Slavic referring to its origin (includes Russian, Czech, Polish etc.) This picture will hopefully give a more organized overview.
Additional information and Statistics
Before covering the above it is important to understand that Croatian is part of the subgroup of languages known as the Serbo-Croatian group that consists of Serbian, Bosnian and Croatian. These 3 languages are extremely similar (some different words and versions of words) when spoken and usually indistinguishable when regional accents are disregarded. A problem starts occurring when one takes a look at the way of writing. Croatian people use the Latin Script (e.g. English, French, Spanish) while Serbian people use the Cyrillic Script (e.g. Russia, Bulgaria). However the linguistic similarities are so significant and straight-out huge (if you master one you practically mastered the others) I will regard them as one for this paragraphs simplicities sake.
'Croatian' (read above) is spoken in several countries, including: Croatia (4.2 million), Bosnia and Herzegovina (3.9 million), Serbian (7.2 million), Montenegro (600 thousand) and (very) small areas in Austria, Hungary, Italy and Romania.
Croatian compared to some other Slavic Languages
Croatian has 55% intelligibility of Macedonian (varies from 25-90%), 27% of Slovenian, 25% of Slovak, 20% of Ukrainian, 13% of oral Bulgarian and 25% of written Bulgarian, 10% of oral Russian and 22% of written Russian, 10% of Czech, and 5% of Polish.
Source: https://robertlindsay.wordpress.com...ligibility-of-languages-in-the-slavic-family/
Out of personal experience I can tell you that this is pretty accurate and gives a clear overview.
The Alphabet
The Croatian alphabet consists of 30 letters and can be seen below:
Pretty regular isn't it, if it wasn't for a few weird letters, namely; č, ć, dž, đ, lj, nj, š and ž
Don't get scared though, their pronunciation isn't very difficult (trust me on this one [e.g. š = sh]).
So what does Croatian sound like?
Reading about a language is okej, don't get me wrong, but the best way of finding out if you are interested or like a language is to hear it. Therefore I attached a few videos (songs, random stuff) where you can get a taste of Croatian. I suggest you listen to them all, even if you don't like the specific genre, as you need time to process it.
Parni Valjak - Sve još miriše na nju
Toše Proeski - Pratim te
Neno Belan i Klapa More - Galeb
Silente - Terca na tišinu
Some random news
So why learn Croatian?
Croatia's beauty is truly overwhelming (absolutely not biased here). Its spectacular nature includes dazzling waterfalls, dense forests, snowy and rough mountains and the mind-blowing Adriatic coast (beaches). An absolute must when it comes down to things one has to see. Its language closely resembles its nature, sometimes strong and strict (š,ž,đ) but most of the time soft and melodic as only Slavic languages can be. When visiting Croatia or any other mentioned place speaking the language will allow one to come in contact with the real Croatian people and culture, the one that hides behind the tourism. The culture I grew up and fell in love with a long time ago.
Attached below you can find some random pictures showing what I mean.
Slapovi Krke
Dubrovnik (Yes Game of Thrones was filmed here :3)
Split (and here as well)
Zagorje
Velebit
A beautiful country with an equally beautiful language.
Some random phrases
Yes - Da
No - Ne
Hej! - Bok!
How are you? - Kako si?
Thank you - Hvala
My name is ... - Ja se zovem ...
Help me! - Upomoć!
I love you - Volim te
I love Croatia - Volim Hrvatsku
Well, that was everything ^^! Hope you guys learned a little bit about the Croatian language and the country itself. If you peeps have any questions feel free to ask them anytime; either by posting them here or messaging me privately. Are you interested in learning Croatian? Awesome ^^, would love to help you out! Going there on a holiday? I will share some beautiful places you are not allowed to miss!
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P.S. Had no idea where to post this as we don't really have a language sub-forum *hint hint*
*hint hint hint*
*hint*
So, what better way to start off this thread than to do it in the language that I'm covering today:
I to je upravo što ću sada i napraviti!
. Evo ga, čudno u stvari, pisati na hrvatskom.. valjda me nitko ne može razumjeti, ali okii, znao sam da će se ovo dogoditi kad sam počeo pisati. Čekaj malo, u stvari sada mogu napisati što god želim.. tako i onako ćete misliti da je ovo Hrvatski. To je to, možda vam se sviđa, možda i ne, vidjet ćemo!Now tell me, do you have any idea what I wrote there? You probably don't (copying the text and pasting it in Google Translate is a NO too!!). But if you do then you are either: a Slavic brother in which case I salute you
, have some knowledge of any Slavic language in one way or another, or randomly decided to study a Slavic language in which case I will give you a virtual cookie as you are awesome .Let's get down to the real stuff though, so you peeps get a general idea of the language, where it is spoken and its usefulness, things that are all pretty important.
Where is Croatia?
I thought it would be smart to include this as I am pretty sure that some peeps out there have no idea that this country even exists .-.
Even though there are many 'anti copying thingies' on the screen, this picture was just too perfect not to include; showing both the country's location and flag.
Language Group
Croatian (Hrvatski) is classified as a South(-Western) Slavic Language. South(-Western) indicating its geographical location on the European continent and Slavic referring to its origin (includes Russian, Czech, Polish etc.) This picture will hopefully give a more organized overview.
Additional information and Statistics
Before covering the above it is important to understand that Croatian is part of the subgroup of languages known as the Serbo-Croatian group that consists of Serbian, Bosnian and Croatian. These 3 languages are extremely similar (some different words and versions of words) when spoken and usually indistinguishable when regional accents are disregarded. A problem starts occurring when one takes a look at the way of writing. Croatian people use the Latin Script (e.g. English, French, Spanish) while Serbian people use the Cyrillic Script (e.g. Russia, Bulgaria). However the linguistic similarities are so significant and straight-out huge (if you master one you practically mastered the others) I will regard them as one for this paragraphs simplicities sake.
'Croatian' (read above) is spoken in several countries, including: Croatia (4.2 million), Bosnia and Herzegovina (3.9 million), Serbian (7.2 million), Montenegro (600 thousand) and (very) small areas in Austria, Hungary, Italy and Romania.
Croatian compared to some other Slavic Languages
Croatian has 55% intelligibility of Macedonian (varies from 25-90%), 27% of Slovenian, 25% of Slovak, 20% of Ukrainian, 13% of oral Bulgarian and 25% of written Bulgarian, 10% of oral Russian and 22% of written Russian, 10% of Czech, and 5% of Polish.
Source: https://robertlindsay.wordpress.com...ligibility-of-languages-in-the-slavic-family/
Out of personal experience I can tell you that this is pretty accurate and gives a clear overview.
The Alphabet
The Croatian alphabet consists of 30 letters and can be seen below:
Pretty regular isn't it, if it wasn't for a few weird letters, namely; č, ć, dž, đ, lj, nj, š and ž
Don't get scared though, their pronunciation isn't very difficult (trust me on this one [e.g. š = sh]).
So what does Croatian sound like?
Reading about a language is okej, don't get me wrong, but the best way of finding out if you are interested or like a language is to hear it. Therefore I attached a few videos (songs, random stuff) where you can get a taste of Croatian. I suggest you listen to them all, even if you don't like the specific genre, as you need time to process it.
Parni Valjak - Sve još miriše na nju
Toše Proeski - Pratim te
Neno Belan i Klapa More - Galeb
Silente - Terca na tišinu
Some random news
So why learn Croatian?
Croatia's beauty is truly overwhelming (absolutely not biased here
). Its spectacular nature includes dazzling waterfalls, dense forests, snowy and rough mountains and the mind-blowing Adriatic coast (beaches). An absolute must when it comes down to things one has to see. Its language closely resembles its nature, sometimes strong and strict (š,ž,đ) but most of the time soft and melodic as only Slavic languages can be. When visiting Croatia or any other mentioned place speaking the language will allow one to come in contact with the real Croatian people and culture, the one that hides behind the tourism. The culture I grew up and fell in love with a long time ago.Attached below you can find some random pictures showing what I mean.
Slapovi Krke
Dubrovnik (Yes Game of Thrones was filmed here :3)
Split (and here as well)
Zagorje
Velebit
A beautiful country with an equally beautiful language.
Some random phrases
Yes - Da
No - Ne
Hej! - Bok!
How are you? - Kako si?
Thank you - Hvala
My name is ... - Ja se zovem ...
Help me! - Upomoć!
I love you - Volim te
I love Croatia - Volim Hrvatsku
Well, that was everything ^^! Hope you guys learned a little bit about the Croatian language and the country itself. If you peeps have any questions feel free to ask them anytime; either by posting them here or messaging me privately. Are you interested in learning Croatian? Awesome ^^, would love to help you out! Going there on a holiday? I will share some beautiful places you are not allowed to miss!
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P.S. Had no idea where to post this as we don't really have a language sub-forum *hint hint*
*hint hint hint*
*hint*
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