Anna zove

Anna is calling

Your goalI can say how I am on the phone, describe my flat and my town, and describe what people look like.

Anna

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Your phone rings: Anna. She is learning Croatian too, because she has a new job in the capital, not far from you. And she wants to know everything: your flat, the town, the neighbours. You describe Luka: tall, brown eyes, curly black hair... and stop. The boy in the photo.

Telefon zvoni. Anna, Vaša prijateljica iz Hamburga.
Your phone rings. It's Anna, your friend from Hamburg.
Anna
Bok! Kako si? Govorimo hrvatski! I ja sada učim hrvatski!
Hi! How are you? Let's speak Croatian! I'm learning Croatian now too!
Anna! Dobro, hvala. Ali zašto učiš hrvatski?
Anna! Fine, thanks. But why are you learning Croatian?
Anna! Dobro, hvala. Ali zašto učiš hrvatski?
Anna! Fine, thanks. But why are you learning Croatian?
Anna
Zato što imam novi posao. Sada živim u Zagrebu!
Because I've got a new job. I live in Zagreb now!
U Zagrebu? To nije daleko!
In Zagreb? That's not far!
U Zagrebu? To nije daleko!
In Zagreb? That's not far!
Anna
Kakav je tvoj stan?
So, what's your flat like?
You look over at the bathroom door.
Mali, ali lijep. I žuti kauč u kupaonici.
Small but nice. And there's a yellow sofa in the bathroom.
Mali, ali lijep. I žuti kauč u kupaonici.
Small but nice. And there's a yellow sofa in the bathroom.
Anna
Kauč? U kupaonici? Zašto?
A sofa? In the bathroom? Why?
Duga priča.
It's a long story.
Duga priča.
It's a long story.
Anna
A grad? Je li velik?
And the town? Is it big?
Ne, mali i star, ali jako lijep. Uz rijeku.
No, small and old, but very pretty. By a river.
Ne, mali i star, ali jako lijep. Uz rijeku.
No, small and old, but very pretty. By a river.
Dolje je kafić. Svako jutro novi kolač!
And there's a café downstairs. A new cake every morning!
Dolje je kafić. Svako jutro novi kolač!
And there's a café downstairs. A new cake every morning!
Anna
Ti i tvoji kolači!
You and your cakes!
Anna
A susjedi? Kakvi su?
And the neighbours? What are they like?
Gospođa Mira je niska i stara. Ima naočale. I zna sve.
Mrs Mira is small and old, with glasses. And she knows everything.
Gospođa Mira je niska i stara. Ima naočale. I zna sve.
Mrs Mira is small and old, with glasses. And she knows everything.
Anna
Sve?
Everything?
Sve. Čak i moj broj telefona.
Everything. Even my phone number.
Sve. Čak i moj broj telefona.
Everything. Even my phone number.
A Ivana ima kafić. Uvijek kaže: "Jedite!"
And Ivana has the café. She always says: 'Eat!'
A Ivana ima kafić. Uvijek kaže: "Jedite!"
And Ivana has the café. She always says: 'Eat!'
Anna
A tko još?
And who else?
You stop. You think of the photo on Mira's wall.
Luka, glazbenik. Živi gore. Visok, smeđe oči, crna kovrčava kosa...
Luka, a musician. He lives upstairs. Tall, brown eyes, curly black hair...
Luka, glazbenik. Živi gore. Visok, smeđe oči, crna kovrčava kosa...
Luka, a musician. He lives upstairs. Tall, brown eyes, curly black hair...
Čekaj... Crna kovrčava kosa...
Wait... Curly black hair...
Čekaj... Crna kovrčava kosa...
Wait... Curly black hair...
Anna
Halo? Jesi li još tamo?
Hello? Are you still there?
Dječak na fotografiji! Oprosti, Anna! Bok!
The boy in the photo! Sorry, Anna! Bye!
Dječak na fotografiji! Oprosti, Anna! Bok!
The boy in the photo! Sorry, Anna! Bye!