5 day challenge, day 3

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Day 3: Catching Up with a Friend | 5-Day Croatian Challenge 🇭🇷

🔹 Starting the Conversation & Asking What's New

• I što ima novo kod tebe? Nismo se vidjele/vidjeli sto godina.
  What’s new with you? We haven’t seen each other in ages!

🔹 Talking About Life Updates

• Evo napokon smo se preselili u onaj stan na Kvatriću. Sad nam je kaos u stanu, sve je još u kutijama.
  We finally moved into that apartment in Kvatrić. It’s a mess right now, everything is still in boxes.
• Ah, zvuči poznato. Mi stalno imamo neke radove na kući.
  Ah, that sounds familiar. We’re always doing some renovations at home.

🔹 Asking About Work & Sharing Career News

• A kako si ti? Pričaj. Kako je na poslu?
  And how are you? Tell me. How’s work?
• Pa zapravo se ne mogu žaliti, baš sam počela raditi na novom zanimljivom projektu i dobila sam povišicu.
  I actually can’t complain. I just started working on an interesting new project and got a raise.
• Ajme super, baš mi je drago. Evo ja baš tražim novi posao.
  Wow, that’s great! I’m actually looking for a new job.
• Ma da? Kako to?
  Really? How come?
• Ma šef je idiot, nisam zadovoljna plaćom i želim raditi od doma. Jedino je ekipa super.
  My boss is an idiot, I’m not happy with my salary, and I want to work from home. The only good thing is the team.
• Kad smo već kod toga, čula sam da je Sara promijenila firmu i da je jako zadovoljna. Javi joj se, rekla je da stalno traže nove ljude.
  Speaking of that, I heard that Sara changed companies and is really happy. Reach out to her, she said they’re always looking for new people.
• Vidiš, baš bih mogla, hvala na savjetu.
  You know what, I might just do that. Thanks for the advice.

🔹 Sharing News About Others

• E da, moram ti nešto ispričati. Srela sam neki dan Luku i kaže da se seli u Francusku.
  Oh, I have to tell you something! I ran into Luka the other day, and he said he’s moving to France.
• Ma da? Zapravo, uopće me ne čudi. Ionako je uvijek htio živjeti vani.
  Really? Actually, that doesn’t surprise me at all. He always wanted to live abroad.

🔹 Asking About Family

• A kako su tvoji?
  How’s your family?
• Moji starci (roditelji) su dobro, ali se jako dosađuju u penziji.
  My parents are good, but they’re really bored in retirement.
• Ista priča kod mojih. A kako je Tomo?
  Same story with mine. And how’s Tomo?
• Ma stalno se žali u vezi posla, već mu je dosta prekovremenih pa planira otvoriti obrt.
  He keeps complaining about work, he’s sick of overtime, so he’s planning to start his own business.
• Ma njemu će to biti puno bolje, i ima puno iskustva.
  That’ll be much better for him, he has a lot of experience.

🔹 Talking About Kids

• A Luka, je li već ide u vrtić?
  And Luka, is he in kindergarten yet?
• Evo krenuo je ove godine, jako voli svoju tetu i ima par prijatelja.
  Yes, he started this year, he really likes his teacher and has a few friends.
• A kako je Klara?
  And how’s Klara?
• Ona je sad treći osnovne (*standardn - u trećem razredu osnovne škole). Ništa ne uči, ali joj srećom sve ide, i voli ići na ples i karate.
  She’s in third grade now. She doesn’t study at all, but luckily she gets good grades (she does well), and she loves dance and karate.
• Kakva mama, takva kći. Ni ti nisi voljela školu.
  Like mother, like daughter. You didn’t like school either.
• Da, istina, jedva sam čekala da završi.
  Yeah, that’s true. I couldn’t wait for it to be over.

Useful Expressions from Day 3

🔹 Starting the Conversation & Asking What’s New

• I što ima novo kod tebe? – What’s new with you?
• Nismo se vidjele/vidjeli sto godina. – We haven’t seen each other in ages.

🔹 Talking About Life Updates

• Evo napokon smo se preselili… – We finally moved…
• Sad nam je kaos u stanu. – It’s a mess in the apartment.
• Ah, zvuči poznato. – Ah, that sounds familiar.

🔹 Asking About Work & Career News

• A kako si ti? Pričaj. – And how are you? Tell me.
• Kako je na poslu? – How’s work?
• Ne mogu se žaliti. – I can’t complain.
• Baš sam počela raditi na… – I just started working on…
• Dobila sam povišicu. – I got a raise.
• Ajme super, baš mi je drago. – Wow, that’s great!
• Ma da? Kako to? – Really? How come?
• Nisam zadovoljna plaćom. – I’m not happy with my salary.
• Kad smo već kod toga… – Speaking of that…
• Javi joj se. – Reach out to her.

🔹 Sharing News About Others

• E da, moram ti nešto ispričati. – Oh, I have to tell you something!
• Srela sam neki dan… – I ran into… the other day.
• Kaže da se seli u… – He/She said they’re moving to…
• Ma da? – Really?
• Zapravo, uopće me ne čudi. – Actually, that doesn’t surprise me.

🔹 Asking About Family

• A kako su tvoji? – How’s your family?
• Moji starci su dobro. – My parents are good.
• Jako se dosađuju u penziji. – They’re really bored in retirement.
• Ista priča kod mojih. – Same story with mine.
• A kako je…? – And how’s…?
• Planira otvoriti obrt. – He/She is planning to start a business.
• Njemu će to biti puno bolje. – That’ll be much better for him.

🔹 Talking About Kids

• A Luka, ide li već u vrtić? – And Luka, is he in kindergarten yet?
• Evo krenuo je ove godine. – Yes, he started this year.
• Ima par prijatelja. – He has a few friends.
• A kako je Klara? – And how’s Klara?
• Ona je sad treći osnovne. – She’s in third grade now.
• Ništa ne uči, ali joj sve ide. – She doesn’t study, but she does well.
• Voli ići na ples i karate. – She loves dance and karate.
• Kakva mama, takva kći. – Like mother, like daughter.
• Jedva sam čekala da završi. – I couldn’t wait for it to be over.