Compliments

1. Odlično govorite engleski

   You speak English excellently

   Usage

   Complimenting someone's English

   Grammar Note

   Language names are lower case and used adverbially.

2. Vaša hrana je bila izvrsna

   Your food was excellent

   Usage

   Complimenting the food

   Grammar Note

   Hrana is feminine, so bila and izvrsna are feminine.

3. Bosna i Hercegovina je prekrasna zemlja

   Bosnia and Herzegovina is a beautiful country

   Usage

   Praising the country you are visiting

   Grammar Note

   Zemlja is feminine.

4. Jako mi se sviđa vaš grad

   I really like your city

   Usage

   Telling someone you like their city

   Grammar Note

   "Sviđati se" means "to be liked"; the thing liked is the subject.

5. Sjajno ste to uradili

   You did that brilliantly

   Usage

   Praising what someone has done

   Grammar Note

   Uraditi means "to do, to accomplish"; ste is the auxiliary for vi.

6. Vaša gostoljubivost je nevjerovatna

   Your hospitality is incredible

   Usage

   Praising someone's hospitality

   Grammar Note

   Gostoljubivost is feminine. Nevjerovatan is the Bosnian form.

7. Imate lijepu porodicu

   You have a lovely family

   Usage

   Complimenting someone's family

   Grammar Note

   Porodica is the Bosnian word (Croatian obitelj).

8. Jako ste ljubazni

   You are very kind

   Usage

   Telling someone they are very kind

   Grammar Note

   With the polite vi the adjective takes the plural form.

9. Divno fotografišete

   You take wonderful photographs

   Usage

   Praising someone's photography

   Grammar Note

   Divno is the neuter form used as an adverb.

10. Vaš grad ima divnu arhitekturu

    Your city has wonderful architecture

    Usage

    Praising the architecture of someone's city

    Grammar Note

    Arhitektura is feminine; the accusative ends in -u.

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