Martial Arts

1. Mogu li doći samo na jedan trening?

   Can I come for just one training session?

   Usage

   Asks whether you can come for a single session

   Grammar Note

   Samo na jedan trening means "for just one session"

2. Mogu li prvo pogledati trening?

   May I watch a training session first?

   Usage

   Asks to watch a session first

   Grammar Note

   Prvo means "first"; pogledati is perfective, "have a look"

3. Mogu li posuditi rukavice i zavoje?

   Can I borrow gloves and hand wraps?

   Usage

   Asks to borrow gloves and hand wraps

   Grammar Note

   Zavoj is a bandage, used here for hand wraps (a composed wording)

4. Početnik sam, nikad prije nisam trenirao.

   I am a beginner, I have never trained before.

   Usage

   Says you are a beginner who has never trained. A woman says početnica sam, nisam trenirala

   Grammar Note

   Trenirao is masculine, trenirala feminine; nikad ... nisam is a double negative

5. Malo lakše, molim vas.

   A bit easier, please.

   Usage

   Asks the coach to go a bit easier

   Grammar Note

   Lakše is the comparative of lako

6. Imam povredu koljena, može li bez bacanja?

   I have a knee injury, could we skip the throws?

   Usage

   Mentions a knee injury and asks to skip throws

   Grammar Note

   Bez takes the genitive (bacanja); povreda is an injury

7. Koliko košta mjesečna članarina?

   How much is the monthly membership?

   Usage

   Asks the monthly membership fee

   Grammar Note

   Mjesečna is feminine to agree with članarina

8. Koliko košta jedan trening?

   How much is a single session?

   Usage

   Asks the price of one session

   Grammar Note

   Jedan trening means "one session"

9. Imate li grupu samo za žene?

   Do you have a women-only group?

   Usage

   Asks for a women-only group

   Grammar Note

   Samo za žene means "only for women"

10. Gdje mogu vidjeti raspored treninga?

    Where can I see the training schedule?

    Usage

    Asks where to see the training schedule

    Grammar Note

    Raspored is a timetable; treninga is the genitive plural

11. Možete li mi još jednom pokazati ovu tehniku?

    Could you show me this technique once more?

    Usage

    Asks the coach to show the technique once more

    Grammar Note

    Još jednom means "once more"; tehniku is the accusative

12. Kada ću moći na sparing?

    When will I be able to get into sparring?

    Usage

    Asks when you will be able to start sparring

    Grammar Note

    Ću moći is the future tense; sparing is a loanword

13. Ima li tuš i svlačionica?

    Is there a shower and a changing room?

    Usage

    Asks whether there are showers and a changing room

    Grammar Note

    After ima li the nominative also works; tuš is a shower

14. Gdje mogu gledati borilački događaj?

    Where can I watch a combat-sports event?

    Usage

    Asks where to watch a combat-sports event

    Grammar Note

    Borilački means "martial"; događaj is an event

15. Podigni gard, gledaj protivnika u oči!

    Guard up, look your opponent in the eyes!

    Usage

    A coach's shout: guard up, eyes on the opponent

    Grammar Note

    Podigni and gledaj are singular imperatives (familiar); u oči means "in the eyes"

16. Udaraj punom snagom, ne štedi se!

    Hit at full power, do not hold back!

    Usage

    A coach's shout: hit with full power, don't hold back

    Grammar Note

    Udaraj is the imperative; punom snagom is the instrumental, "with full strength"

17. Pet minuta pauze, popijte vode.

    Five minutes' break, drink some water.

    Usage

    A coach announcing a five-minute break

    Grammar Note

    Pet minuta is a numeral + genitive plural; popijte is the plural imperative

18. Za danas je dovoljno. Odlično ste radili!

    That is enough for today. Great work!

    Usage

    A coach's closing words: enough for today, great work

    Grammar Note

    Ste radili is the past tense in the polite or plural form

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