Lesson One, Communicative Skills
The communicative skills for this lesson include the following:
- Greeting/taking leave of somebody:
Zdravo! 'Hi' and 'Bye', Dobar
dan! 'Good day (only a greeting)', Doviđenja! 'Good bye'
- Introducing oneself and others:
Ja
sam... 'I am...', On/ona/ono je... 'He/she/it is...'
- Asking questions:
Ko [verb 'to be'] [personal pronoun], e.g.,
Ko si ti? 'Who are you?',
Ko [verb
'to be'] [to/ovo/ono], e.g., Ko je ovo? 'Who is this?', Šta [verb
'to be'] [to/ovo/ono], e.g., Šta je ovo? 'What is this?'
- Stating the presence of entities:
Ovo/to/ono je [noun], e.g.,
Ovo je zid. 'This is a wall.'
Please note that, unlike in English, Dobar dan! 'Good day!' can only be used as a greeting and never when taking leave of somebody.
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