Chapter 1A1
Dobar dan, bako
Good Afternoon, Grandma
Before you read
Je, su, and ja sam
Je means is, while su means are. Ja sam means I am, with the short verb form in its natural second position.
Adjective agreement
Kafić is masculine, so it is malen, star, and otvoren. Kava and fotografija are feminine, so the forms become dobra and stara.
U plus a place
U means in. After u, a location often changes form, as in u Samoboru and u kuhinji.
Lara is now in Samobor.
Trg kralja Tomislava is here.
This is the café.
The café is small and old.
The door is old.
Now Lara opens the door.
There is a photograph here.
The photograph is old.
"Hello, Grandma," Lara says.
Grandma is not here.
Lara says, "I am here."
The bread is in the kitchen.
Teta Kata is in the kitchen.
"Hello, Lara," Teta Kata says.
"Hello, Teta Kata," Lara says.
The bread is good.
Teta Kata eats the bread.
Now Lara eats the bread.
The coffee is here.
The coffee is good.
"Thank you," Lara says.
"Good?" Teta Kata asks.
"Good, thank you," Lara says.
The photograph is here.
"This is the café," Lara says.
Lara opens the door now.
The door is open.
Now the café is open.
"For now?" Teta Kata asks.
"Yes, for now," Lara says.
Teta Kata says, "Yes."
Lara is here now.
And the café is open.
Chapter 1 complete
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