Introductions

Lesson opening

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Introductions

You can already give your name (the lesson "Personal information"): Ja sam Ana, Zovem se Marko. But meeting someone is more: the first "nice to meet you", a quick "where are you from?" and "how long have you been here?", introducing a friend and, at the end, swapping numbers. For a newcomer it is the most frequent conversation of all: a neighbour on the stairs, a colleague on day one, a parent at the nursery. Here is a ready-made script, from Drago mi je to Javi se!

The first "nice to meet you"

When you are introduced to someone, the answer is the one you know from “Greeting & leave-taking”: Drago mi je, “nice to meet you”. A warmer version is Drago mi je što smo se upoznali, “I’m glad we’ve met”. Milo mi je means the same but is rarer. The reply is Takođe, “likewise” (đ as the d of British duty).

Odakle si? Čime se baviš?

Then comes the standard round of questions for any newcomer. The questions are simple, the answers short:

The answers are just as short. After baviti se (“to be occupied with”) the word goes into the instrumental case: Čime se baviš? is literally “with what do you occupy yourself?”, and the answer is programiranjem, “with programming”. Its forms come in the lesson “Instrumental forms”. For now, take the phrases ready-made:

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Introductions

A ready-made script for a first conversation, from Drago mi je to Javi se!

The first "nice to meet you"

The standard questions

Short answers, echoing the question:

Introducing someone

Contacts and neighbours