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Talk Time: Learn Croatian with a Cultural Twist.
Znači, Ono, Budimo Realni: Two Evenings of My Croatian, Unscripted
by: Tihana Klepač Published on: 16/10/2026Two old recordings of me speaking unscripted Croatian, at a Zagreb bookshop and on a theatre stage. Why your own hesitation is not proof you have failed, and what a heritage speaker’s ear can learn by listening to mine.
Learn CroatianCroatian For Heritage SpeakersCroatian DiasporaCroatian DialectsČakavianNobody Speaks Standard CroatianSpoken CroatianHeritage Language LearnersRoald Dahl CroatianZagrebačko Kazalište MladihSaturday Letter From ZagrebTalkTime CroatianTihana Klepač
Ti or Vi?
by: Tihana Klepač Published on: 13/10/2026Why English speakers get ti and Vi backwards in Croatian, and why the polite mistake sounds cold to family. Learn what Brown and Gilman and Udier found, and how heritage speakers can choose the right one at a Croatian table.
learn CroatianCroatian for heritage speakersCroatian for diasporati or Vi Croatianformal and informal you in CroatianCroatian politenessCroatian pronounsCroatian formal addressCroatian etiquetteCroatian family languageCroatian pragmaticsheritage language learnersCroatian language and cultureCroatian T-V distinctionspeaking Croatian with relativesSaturday Letter from ZagrebTalkTime CroatianTihana Klepač
