TALK TIME by Tihana Klepač

What if learning Croatian could finally feel clear – and actually work?

You’ve been told to memorise case tables, translate word by word, and cram lists you never use in real life.

But that’s not how adults truly learn a language.

This free masterclass introduces the 4-Pillar Method I’ve developed as a professor and teacher of Croatian abroad — a method that helps learners cut through confusion and start building a Croatian mind step by step.

It’s already given clarity to heritage learners, partners of Croats, and Croatia-lovers who were tired of “knowing rules” but freezing in real conversations.

If the usual methods haven’t worked for you… this may be the missing piece.

You’ll spend your study time not chasing charts, but actually making Croatian usable in your everyday life.

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What you’ll discover inside:

✅ Why you still can’t speak Croatian — and why it’s not your fault
The real reasons learners get stuck (and why more grammar drills don’t fix it).

✅ How to finally make sense of Croatian without overwhelm
See how culture, stories, and sound unlock endings and word order in a way that sticks.

✅ The 4-Pillar Method that changes everything
Discover a research-based approach that’s already helping heritage learners, expats, and Croatia-lovers move from silence to speech.

"I would recomment Tihana to everyone!"

"As someone who learned their second language as an adult, I really appreciate the learning from a local approach. You get this experience as well as the expertise of a professional/professor, which is the best combination possible. I love Tihana's style of teaching, the motivation she provides throughout, and the depth of her knowledge and passion for teaching others about her home country. I would recommend Tihana to anyone!"

- Hannah Vought

"Clearly explained"

"Everything was explained clearly. I'm pretty sure others feel as I do that you were very welcoming and accommodating - clearly explaining proper tenses, regional dialects, pronunciation... You built in lots of practice time."

- Catherine Ostrowski

"Well structured, ask freely on Zoom call"

The course is a very structured one, you can listen to Croatia's culture and culinary specialities, while you can also learn the basic Croatian grammar. If you have any questions related to grammar, you can freely ask it on a Zoom-call. I really recommend this course to anyone who is interested in Croatia's cultural heritage and Croatian language in general.

- Sarolta Bolla

Tried everything and still cannot follow Croatians?

You’re not alone — most learners feel lost in real conversations, even after months (or years) of study.

Why?

Because they weren’t really learning Croatian — they were learning about Croatian.
Case charts. Word lists. Translation drills.

But you don’t learn to swim by reading a manual.

You learn by getting in the water — step by step, until your body remembers what to do.

It’s the same with Croatian.

In this free class, you’ll see what it’s like to finally learn the language as a system you can use — the way your brain was designed to do it.

Dobar dan! I’m Tihana, your guide.

I’ve spent my whole life with languages. Croatian is my mother tongue, but I also speak English, Italian, and German — and I’ve been teaching at the University of Zagreb for over 20 years as an Associate Professor.

For decades, I followed the traditional path: grammar drills, vocabulary lists, endless translation. And I saw what my students saw too — it didn’t lead to real speaking.

So I built something different: the 4-Pillar Method. It’s based on research in linguistics and my own experience teaching thousands of students in Croatia and abroad.

The idea is simple: grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and culture don’t live in separate boxes. When you learn them together, inside real cultural moments, you stop memorising rules and start using the language.

This free video class is your first step. I’ll show you the five real barriers that make Croatian feel overwhelming, and how to finally see a clear, human path forward.

Because Croatian isn’t just rules. It’s a home you can build for yourself.

And I’d love to walk that path with you.

This is for you if…

You’re tired of memorising case charts and word lists that vanish the moment you try to speak — and you just want to understand and be understood in Croatian.

In this free class, you’ll get:

✅ Clarity on the 5 real barriers (from Croatian research) that keep learners stuck — and how to move past them

✅ A simple method — the 4 Pillars of grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and culture — that finally makes Croatian usable

✅ A clear weekly rhythm you can repeat, so progress feels steady instead of scattered