Introduce yourself — where you're from, what you do, and your interests.
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Odakle si?
Where are you from? (informal)
Odakle ste?
Where are you from? (formal)
Ja sam iz Njemačke.
I'm from Germany. ('Iz' + genitive for origin.)
Gdje živiš?
Where do you live?
Živim u Zagrebu.
I live in Zagreb. ('U' + locative for 'in (a place)'.)
Čime se baviš?
What do you do? (for work) (Literally 'with what do you occupy yourself?' — 'baviti se' + instrumental.)
Ja sam učitelj / učiteljica.
I'm a teacher. ('Učitelj' male, 'učiteljica' female. The '-ica' suffix marks many feminine profession nouns.)
Radim kao analitičar / analitičarka podataka.
I'm a data scientist. (Literally 'I work as analyst of data' — 'podataka' is genitive plural.)
Jesi li student / studentica?
Are you a student?
Što studiraš?
What do you study?
Studiram jezike na fakultetu.
I study languages at university.
Koje jezike govoriš?
What languages do you speak?
Govorim engleski i malo hrvatski.
I speak English and a little Croatian.
Koji ti je materinji jezik?
What's your native language? ('Materinji' — from 'mati/majka' (mother). Think 'mother-tongue'.)
Što radiš u slobodno vrijeme?
What do you do in your free time?
Volim čitati i gledati filmove.
I like to read and watch movies.
Volim se družiti s prijateljima.
I like hanging out with friends. ('Družiti se' — to socialize. 'S' + instrumental for 'with'.)
Imaš li neki hobi?
Do you have any hobbies?
Baviš li se nekim sportom?
Do you play any sports? (Again 'baviti se' + instrumental ('sportom').)
Koliko imaš godina?
How old are you? (Literally 'how many years do you have?')
Imam dvadeset i jednu godinu.
I'm twenty-one. (Literally 'I have twenty and one year'. 'Godinu' is singular accusative after numbers ending in 1.)
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