Language Learning

1. Učim bosanski jezik.

   I am learning Bosnian

   Usage

   Saying that you are learning Bosnian

   Grammar Note

   Language names are lower case (bosanski). The language is called bosanski jezik.

2. Možete li govoriti sporije?

   Could you speak more slowly?

   Usage

   Asking someone to speak more slowly

   Grammar Note

   Sporije is the comparative of sporo (slowly).

3. Kako se to kaže na bosanskom?

   How do you say that in Bosnian?

   Usage

   Asking how to say something in Bosnian

   Grammar Note

   A language is expressed with "na + locative" (na bosanskom).

4. Možete li ispraviti moju grešku?

   Could you correct my mistake?

   Usage

   Asking someone to correct your mistake

   Grammar Note

   Greška is feminine; the accusative is grešku.

5. Šta znači ova riječ?

   What does this word mean?

   Usage

   Asking what a word means

   Grammar Note

   Bosnian "what" is šta (Croatian: što). Riječ is the ijekavian spelling.

6. Pohađam kurs bosanskog jezika.

   I am attending a Bosnian language course

   Usage

   Saying that you attend a Bosnian language course

   Grammar Note

   Composed from common words with regular grammar. "Of" is the genitive (bosanskog jezika).

7. Mogu li vježbati s vama?

   Can I practice with you?

   Usage

   Asking whether you can practise with someone

   Grammar Note

   "S + instrumental" means "with"; vama is the instrumental of vi.

8. Jesam li ovo dobro izgovorio/izgovorila?

   Did I pronounce it correctly?

   Usage

   Checking whether you pronounced something correctly

   Grammar Note

   The past participle depends on the speaker: masculine izgovorio, feminine izgovorila.

9. Treba mi više prakse u pisanju.

   I need more practice in writing

   Usage

   Saying you need more practice in writing

   Grammar Note

   "Više" takes the genitive (prakse). "Treba mi" does not depend on gender.

10. Koji su dobri načini za učenje riječi?

    What are good ways to learn vocabulary?

    Usage

    Asking for good ways to learn vocabulary

    Grammar Note

    Composed from common words with regular grammar. "Za + accusative" expresses purpose.

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