Day 9: Apartment / Housing
Living in an apartment and handling common issues
Talk about your apartment and report basic problems.
Objectives
- Name main rooms
- Describe where you live
- Report a simple problem
Vocabulary
Tap play to hear pronunciation (browser speech engine).
stan
apartment
vrata
door
prozor
window
kuhinja
kitchen
kupaonica
bathroom
spavaća soba
bedroom
dnevni boravak
living room
perilica rublja
washing machine
grijanje
heating
internet
internet
domar
building caretaker
Imam problem s…
I have a problem with…
Ne radi
It doesn't work
Možete li pomoći?
Can you help?
| Target | Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| stan | apartment | ||
| vrata | door | ||
| prozor | window | ||
| kuhinja | kitchen | ||
| kupaonica | bathroom | ||
| spavaća soba | bedroom | ||
| dnevni boravak | living room | ||
| perilica rublja | washing machine | ||
| grijanje | heating | ||
| internet | internet | ||
| domar | building caretaker | ||
| Imam problem s… | I have a problem with… | ||
| Ne radi | It doesn't work | ||
| Možete li pomoći? | Can you help? |
Patterns
Reporting problems
Housing issues
- Imam problem s perilicom.
- Grijanje ne radi.
- Internet ne radi.
Speaking Practice
Record yourself, listen back, and download anything worth keeping.
Apartment phrases
Živim u stanu.
Imam kuhinju i spavaću sobu.
Ne radi.
Možete li pomoći?
Problem report (record this)
Dobar dan. Zovem se [ime]. Imam problem s grijanjem. Ne radi. Možete li pomoći? Hvala.
Writing Practice
- Describe your apartment in 5 sentences.
- Write a short problem message.
Scenario: Talking to the caretaker
Something is broken.
You: Dobar dan. Imam problem s grijanjem.
Caretaker: Što nije u redu?
You: Ne radi. Hladno je.
Caretaker: Doći ću poslijepodne.
You: Hvala lijepa.
Immersion Tasks
- Name every room in your home in Croatian
- Practice the problem dialogue
Self-Check
- Can you name main rooms?
- Can you say It doesn't work?