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Upoznavanje

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Hi! Bo---/ ---! B___ / B___ B-g- / B-k- ----------- Bog! / Bok! 0
Hello! Dob-r da-! D____ d___ D-b-r d-n- ---------- Dobar dan! 0
How are you? K-ko ste- / K-ko---? K___ s___ / K___ s__ K-k- s-e- / K-k- s-? -------------------- Kako ste? / Kako si? 0
Do you come from Europe? J--t--li -i -- -u--p- / -v----? J____ l_ V_ i_ E_____ / E______ J-s-e l- V- i- E-r-p- / E-r-p-? ------------------------------- Jeste li Vi iz Europe / Evrope? 0
Do you come from America? J-s-- l- Vi-i- --e-ike? J____ l_ V_ i_ A_______ J-s-e l- V- i- A-e-i-e- ----------------------- Jeste li Vi iz Amerike? 0
Do you come from Asia? Je-t- -i V--iz-A-ij-? J____ l_ V_ i_ A_____ J-s-e l- V- i- A-i-e- --------------------- Jeste li Vi iz Azije? 0
In which hotel are you staying? U k--em h-t-l--st- s-je--eni? U k____ h_____ s__ s_________ U k-j-m h-t-l- s-e s-j-š-e-i- ----------------------------- U kojem hotelu ste smješteni? 0
How long have you been here for? K-l--o-d-go--t--već--v-j-? K_____ d___ s__ v__ o_____ K-l-k- d-g- s-e v-ć o-d-e- -------------------------- Koliko dugo ste već ovdje? 0
How long will you be staying? K-l-ko -ugo ---aj---? K_____ d___ o________ K-l-k- d-g- o-t-j-t-? --------------------- Koliko dugo ostajete? 0
Do you like it here? Do--d- -i-Vam -e--vdj-? D_____ l_ V__ s_ o_____ D-p-d- l- V-m s- o-d-e- ----------------------- Dopada li Vam se ovdje? 0
Are you here on vacation? Jest- li-V- --d-e na--od-šn-em-od---u? J____ l_ V_ o____ n_ g________ o______ J-s-e l- V- o-d-e n- g-d-š-j-m o-m-r-? -------------------------------------- Jeste li Vi ovdje na godišnjem odmoru? 0
Please do visit me sometime! Po---tite ---j-d---! P________ m_ j______ P-s-e-i-e m- j-d-o-! -------------------- Posjetite me jednom! 0
Here is my address. O----- -oja adr---. O__ j_ m___ a______ O-o j- m-j- a-r-s-. ------------------- Ovo je moja adresa. 0
Shall we see each other tomorrow? Ho-e-o ---se----ra ---j--i? H_____ l_ s_ s____ v_______ H-ć-m- l- s- s-t-a v-d-e-i- --------------------------- Hoćemo li se sutra vidjeti? 0
I am sorry, but I already have plans. Ž----i je- -mam-v------t--d-ugo ----anu. Ž__ m_ j__ i___ v__ n____ d____ u p_____ Ž-o m- j-, i-a- v-ć n-š-o d-u-o u p-a-u- ---------------------------------------- Žao mi je, imam već nešto drugo u planu. 0
Bye! Bo-- / Bog- - Zb-go-! B___ / B___ / Z______ B-k- / B-g- / Z-o-o-! --------------------- Bok! / Bog! / Zbogom! 0
Good bye! Dovi--nja! D_________ D-v-đ-n-a- ---------- Doviđenja! 0
See you soon! D- u-koro! D_ u______ D- u-k-r-! ---------- Do uskoro! 0

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Alphabets

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