Tzschardak - Croatian as a Foreign Language

Dear all,

recently my FB is loaded with advertisments from an account called CROATIAN WITH MIRSAD.

Beware of the guy as the moment he started speaking in Croatian it became apparent that Croatian is not his mother tongue - his pronounciation is that of a person whose mother tongue is English.
His consonants do not sound like Crotian ones at all, his rhythm is very un-slavic etc.

The production of his videos seems very professional, but this does not seem to match the quality of him as an Croatian teacher.

It is shocking that English native speakers have nothing else to do but scam their fellow citizens and try to take away the jobs from all the Croatians working hard to make our language accessible to foreigners.

When in doubt, ask locals to check the teacher you are considering!

Advertising my competitors because what they do is of high social value.

Would you like the company where you work to offer you a free Croatian language integration course?

Why is the course free of charge?
The course is free of charge for the participants because the system of vouchers issued by the Croatian Employment Service to foreign workers from third countries in the sectors and professions where knowledge of Croatian is essential for quality of work will enable them to learn the Croatian language. The Croatian Employment Service co finances the course with up to 70%. A part of the Croatian language learning programme is also co-financed by the employer of the foreign worker, so you need to show this text to your employer!

The sectors included: hospitality and tourism, construction, food industry and processing industry.

Click on the link and fill in the questionnaire to help your employer take advantage of the favourable conditions currently offered by the state for your improvement in the Croatian language!

LINK TO GOOGLE FORM:
https://forms.gle/gCWjedimdV9HHCrX6

WE ARE AT YOUR DISPOSAL AND WE WILL BE YOUR PARTNER AND GUIDE THROUGH THIS PROJECT!

How to Croatia - Why You Absolutely Should Learn the Language In this edition of How to Croatia, we're going to be exploring the reasons why you should make the effort to learn the language, and that Croats having an excellent grasp of English should never a be a get out of jail free card.

Ako vas zanima povijest grada Zagreba, evo teksta na kojem možete vježbati svoje znanje hrvatskog

Bliži se službeni Dan grada. Tim povodom podsjećamo na alternativu:

DAN GRADA ZAGREBA TREBAO BI BITI 7. RUJNA

Umjesto 31. svibnja koji se obilježava sada, Dan grada Zagreba trebao bi se slaviti 7. rujna.
Naime, 7. rujna 1850. potpisan je svečani akt kojim je povijesni dvograd s pripadajućim ulicama, predgrađima i selima - po prvi put u povijesti - ujedinjen u jedinstveni Grad Zagreb, čime su udareni temelji modernom gradu.

Stoljeće kasnije, 7. rujna 1956. godine, svečano je otvoren novi Velesajam u Novom Zagrebu. Datum otvorenja nije odabran slučajno budući da su prelaskom grada na južnu obalu simbolično ujedinjene i dvije obale Save.

Zato bi 7. rujna, kao važni i višeznačni datum u povijesti Zagreba, trebao biti proglašen Danom grada.

Sadašnji datum Dana grada proglašen je 1999. godine, a odnosi se na Dan Majke Božje od Kamenitih vrata koja je, na temelju višestoljetne tradicije, proglašena zaštitnicom Zagreba 1991. godine. Slika tzv. Majke Božje od Kamenitih vrata potječe iz 16. stoljeća, a nalazi se u kapeli Kamenitih vrata. Štuje se nakon što nije izgorjela u velikom požaru 31. svibnja 1731.Taj bi se datum s vjerskim utemeljenjem, s eventualnom promjenom Dana grada, i dalje slavio kao vjerski.

Prije 31. svibnja, kao Dan grada Zagreba obilježavao se 16. studenoga tj. datum Zlatne Bule iz 1242. godine. Taj se datum slavio od 1992. godine, a proglašen je povodom 750. obljetnice te isprave kojom je Gradec postao slobodni i kraljevski grad. Međutim, taj se datum odnosio samo na jedan dio grada te je utoliko bio neprimjeren, pa je zato i promijenjen.

Do 1990-ih, neslužbeni Dan grada obilježavao se 8. svibnja, kao Dan oslobođenja, na datum kada je Zagreb oslobođen fašističke okupacije.

Kroz povijest još je nekoliko datuma koji su se slavili kao svojevrsni Dan grada, primjerice na Griču je stoljećima obilježavan 3. veljače kao blagdan svetoga Blaža.

Kao potencijalni datum za Dan grada Zagreba devedesetih se razmatrao i 26. travnja, tj. datum Felicijanove isprave u kojoj je po prvi put, koliko je do sada poznato, spomenuto ime Zagreba. Taj je dokument, međutim, nastao 1134. godine, a govori o godini 1094.

Nijedan od navedenih datuma ne sažima toliko simbolike i važnosti za Zagreb koliko onaj višeznačni - 7. rujna - za koji se predlaže da postane novi službeni Dan grada Zagreba.

How difficult isit to learn Croatian for a native English speaker?
Difficult. :)

But difficult things are much easier in good company and with help of an experienced teacher 💪🏻

How long to learn that language? Here’s a map for that How the U.S. teaches foreign languages to its diplomats. 

One more candy from my favourite page and its author - Easy Croatian:
"You're maybe interested how close Ukrainian is to Croatian. They are cousins of course, but as with all Slavic languages, some things are identical, others are very different. Still, some basic understanding is quite possible. I made three tables to illustrate similarities and differences.
Ukrainian is normally spelled in Cyrillic, so I've converted it to Croatian Latin spelling to show you the differences and similarities."

Prepositions in Croatian - advanced lesson by Easy Croatian website, best website there is for studying Croatian if you're a foreigner:

55 More Prepositions Croatian grammar: various prepositions