Laundry

1. Gdje je najbliža praonica veša?

   Where is the nearest laundromat?

   Usage

   Asking where the nearest laundry is

   Grammar Note

   Praonica veša is a place for washing laundry. Veš means laundry or clothes to be washed.

2. Moram oprati ovu odjeću.

   I need to wash these clothes

   Usage

   Saying that you must wash these clothes

   Grammar Note

   Odjeća is a singular collective noun meaning "clothes".

3. Koliko košta jedno pranje?

   How much does one wash cost?

   Usage

   Asking how much one wash costs

   Grammar Note

   Pranje is neuter, hence jedno.

4. Ima li ovdje mašina za sušenje?

   Is there a dryer here?

   Usage

   Asking whether there is a dryer here

   Grammar Note

   Composed from common words with regular grammar. Mašina means machine.

5. Koliko traje pranje?

   How long does the wash cycle take?

   Usage

   Asking how long a wash takes

   Grammar Note

   "Trajati" expresses how long something lasts.

6. Ovo treba na hemijsko čišćenje.

   This needs dry cleaning

   Usage

   Saying that this needs dry cleaning

   Grammar Note

   Hemijsko is the Bosnian/Serbian form (Croatian: kemijsko).

7. Imam mrlje na ovoj majici.

   I have stains on this T-shirt

   Usage

   Telling someone there are stains on this T-shirt

   Grammar Note

   "Na" takes the locative here (ovoj majici), meaning "on".

8. Molim vas, perite na niskoj temperaturi.

   Please wash at a low temperature

   Usage

   Asking for a low-temperature wash

   Grammar Note

   Perite is the imperative of prati (to wash). Temperature uses "na + locative".

9. Kada će veš biti gotov?

   When will the laundry be ready?

   Usage

   Asking when the laundry will be ready

   Grammar Note

   The future is "ću/ćeš/će + biti". Veš is masculine.

10. Imate li vješalice?

    Do you have hangers?

    Usage

    Asking whether there are hangers

    Grammar Note

    Vješalice is the plural of vješalica (hanger).

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