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Lesson 4 of 10

Counting to ten in Croatian

One to ten, for prices, platforms, rooms and how many beers. Play the ten Croatian words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.

Dubrovnik’s old town and Bokar Fortress
Counting to ten
10 words · 20 seconds each · 8 of 10 to pass
What it meansHow to say it
dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

All 10 Croatian phrases in this lesson

JedanYE-dan
One

The base number. Note that jedan changes form based on gender in Croatian grammar.

Dvadva
Two

Used with masculine nouns. The feminine form is dvije.

Tritri
Three

Simple and consistent. Does not change form as much as one or two.

ČetiriCHE-ti-ri
Four

The č is like "ch" in church. Numbers one through four affect noun case in Croatian.

Petpet
Five

From five onward, nouns take the genitive plural form in Croatian.

Šestshest
Six
SedamSE-dam
Seven
OsamO-sam
Eight
DevetDE-vet
Nine
DesetDE-set
Ten

A useful landmark number for counting and expressing quantities.

Where Croatian is spoken

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