The photo above is that of the Baščanska ploča (Baška tablet) discovered in 1851 on the island Krk, and now kept in the Hrvatska Akademija Znanosti i Umjetnosti (Academy of Sciences and Art) in central Zagreb. Carved in Croatian Glagolitic text, it is believed to have been inscribed in the late 11th century. It contains the earliest known use in Croatian language of the name Croatia, and the adjective Croatian
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ba%C5%A1ka_tablet

Learning Croatian

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

While learning Croatian, I have become aware of many interesting and/or curious things about the Croatian language - in its own right, as well as in comparison with English. Let's talk about some of these things.

Even more, while learning Croatian (or any other language, I guess) it is not surprising that one learns more about language in general - its origins, developments, and comparisons.

I don't pretend to be a linguist - just an observer. And if I think that what I observe might be of some interest to you as well, then let's talk about that too?

This chapter might have been given any one of the following titles:

Various
Sundry
Random items
Stuff
Unclassified

You get my drift?

At the time of publishing these items, I judged that they didn’t fit comfortably into the other categories of this site: Grammar, Vocabulary, Sayings and Expressions, About Croatia, and Experiences I have had.

Nevertheless, just because they may not be the sort of thing that we might find in our textbook for learning Croatian, in my eyes they are just as important. These are the things that give meaning, clarification, and specificity to the content of the other chapters.

On reflection, I can see that some of the posts in this section may well have been placed in other sections, such as Grammar or Vocabulary. Don't fret too much about the judgement that I made at the time I posted each article.

The posts in this section are organized into sub-folders, simply to avoid menu entries going way down beyond the bottom of your computer screen.

Click in the list below to go directly to the sub-folder home pages, or to the individual posts.

MISCELLANEOUS (HOME)

 Posts 1 - 15 HOME
001  Kosa, koza, koža
002  Pronouncing the sound au
003  Can language influence behaviour?
004  Which is the first day of the week?
005  Do Croatians assign gender to objects?
006  Za četiri dana, na dva dana
007  My brain becomes full
008  Sretan rođendan ti!
009  Na kavu, po kavu, ili za kavu?
010  Until you don't do it (!)
      011  Nazvati nekoga, telefonirati nekomu
012  If she were a man ....
013  Streets with two names?
014
     015  Tri, četiri, ..... SAD!

     Posts 16 - 30 HOME
016  I feel like crying!
017  I felt like crying, I will feel like crying
018  Picking up place names by ear (New 12.08.2023)
019  Where did the 'j' go?
020  Koliko kiše smo imali?
021 Požuri polako
022 Mi, mi, mi, mi
023  Why should we learn the grammar?

EXPERIENCES I HAVE HAD IN CROATIA (HOME)
Posts 1 - 15 HOME
001  Licitarska srca
002  My Aussie accent
003 The upside down SIM card
004  Buying fritule in Split
005  Jučer ili sutra?
006  Što rade učitelji?

  VICEVI   (HOME)
  Vicevi: Page 1

      CHALLENGES FOR YOU HOME (New posts continually added)
   001 Crossword puzzle 1

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