Day 5: Grocery Shopping
Buying food and everyday items
Shop for basic groceries and handle simple supermarket talk.
Objectives
- Know common food words
- Ask if a store has something
- Say what you would like
Vocabulary
Tap play to hear pronunciation (browser speech engine).
kruh
bread
mlijeko
milk
jaja
eggs
sir
cheese
maslac
butter
voda
water
kava
coffee
jabuka
apple
banana
banana
rajčica
tomato
krumpir
potato / potatoes
luk
onion
piletina
chicken
govedina
beef
riža
rice
Imate li…?
Do you have…?
Gdje mogu naći…?
Where can I find…?
Želim…
I want / I would like…
| Target | Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| kruh | bread | ||
| mlijeko | milk | ||
| jaja | eggs | ||
| sir | cheese | ||
| maslac | butter | ||
| voda | water | ||
| kava | coffee | ||
| jabuka | apple | ||
| banana | banana | ||
| rajčica | tomato | ||
| krumpir | potato / potatoes | ||
| luk | onion | ||
| piletina | chicken | ||
| govedina | beef | ||
| riža | rice | ||
| Imate li…? | Do you have…? | ||
| Gdje mogu naći…? | Where can I find…? | ||
| Želim… | I want / I would like… |
Patterns
Requesting items
Saying what you want
- Želim mlijeko.
- Želim kruh i jaja.
- Imate li sir?
Speaking Practice
Record yourself, listen back, and download anything worth keeping.
Shopping list
Želim mlijeko.
Imate li jaja?
Gdje mogu naći kruh?
Full shopping (record this)
Dobar dan. Želim mlijeko i jaja. Imate li kruh? … Koliko košta? Mogu li platiti karticom? Hvala.
Writing Practice
- Write a shopping list of 10 items in Croatian.
- Write a short checkout dialogue.
Scenario: In the supermarket
You look for items and ask staff.
You: Oprostite. Gdje mogu naći mlijeko?
Staff: Ravno, pa lijevo.
You: Hvala. Imate li i jaja?
Staff: Da, pored mlijeka.
Immersion Tasks
- Make tomorrow's shopping list only in Croatian
- Name 10 kitchen items out loud
Self-Check
- Can you name 8 common food items?
- Can you ask Do you have…?