Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, a Textbook: With Exercises and Basic Grammar

Appendix 10: KLJUČ (Key to A exercises in Lessons 1-14)

367 Ključ Appendix 10: KLJUČ 1A1 WHAT IS YOUR NAME? 1. Hi! 2. Hi. Who are you? 1. I am a student and my name is [I am called] ......... . And what is your name? 2. My name is ........ . 1A2 WHAT IS THIS? 1. What is this? 2. That is a pencil. 1. Is it yours? 2. Yes, it is mine. 1. No, no! It is not yours! It is hers! 1. What is this? 2. That is a textbook. 1. Is it yours? 2. Yes, it is mine. 1. No, no! It is not yours! It is hers! 1. What is this? 2. That is a letter. 1. Is it yours? 2. Yes, it is mine. 1. No! It is not yours! It is mine! 1A3 #1 and #2 are students who run into a couple, George and Mary, walking with another student, #3, and they strike up a conversation while on a stroll through a park. George and Mary have a dog, #2 is holding a cat. HELLO! 1. Hello! [Good day!] 2. Hello! [speaking to #1] How sweet this dog is! 1. It is their dog [points to Mary and George], not mine. Is that your cat? 2. Yes, it’s mine. 1. What is its name? 2. The cat is called Maca. And what is that sweet dog called? 3. It’s called Freddy. 2. And what is your name? 1. My name is .......... and what are yours? 2. Our names are ......... and ......... . And you, what is your name? George: My name is George, this is my wife Mary, and Freddy is ours. 368 Ključ My question is: How does one say George in Croatian and Serbian? 1. One says Juraj in Croatian. 2. And one says Đorđe in Serbian. Mary: And in Bosnian? 3. Either Juraj or Đorđe. 1A4 DOG AND CAT 1. Are you a student? 2. Yes, I am a student. Are you a [female] student? 1. I am. 3. I am a [female] student, too. And George and Mary, who are they? 2. George is a professor, and Mary is a professor. 3. And their dog? 2. Their dog is not a professor. A dog isn’t a person! But he is our friend. 3. Are the dog and the cat friends? 2. They are and they aren’t. 1. Is George French? 2. No, he is an Englishman. 1. And what is Mary? 2. She is an Englishwoman. 2A1 STUDYING TOGETHER 1. Mehmed! (or Tomislav! or Nada!) 2. Yes? 1. Do you have the notebook? 2. I have it but I don’t have the dictionary. Have you got it? 1. I have the dictionary but I don’t have the notebook. Do you want us to study together tomorrow? 2. Tomorrow? On Thursday? Sorry, not on Thursday, but on Friday. 1. Fine! We’ll see each other on Friday. 2A2 WHOM DO YOU SEE? 1. That man is really tall! 2. Excuse me? Who do you see? 1. I see that tall man. 2. Ah, him! He certainly is tall! 2A3 I AM BUYING A DOG 1. Hey, what are you up to? 2. I am buying a dog for my brother. 1. This yellow one here? 2. No, that red one there. 1. Why don’t you want to buy the yellow dog? 369 Ključ 2. Because my brother likes the color red! 1. Sure, the red one is OK, too! 2A4 THE STATIONERY STORE 1. Hello! 2. Hello! Can I help you? 1. Please, do you have the new German textbook? 2. We have it. Do you want it? 1. Thanks, definitely, and I want to buy a pencil. 2. Do you want this yellow one? It writes nicely. 1. Excellent! And can I buy an alphabetical notebook for a vocabulary list here? 2. We have one. Would you like to take a look at it? Here. 1. Thank you! That is all. May I pay? 2. Certainly. Here is the cash register. 1. Good-bye. 2. Good-bye! 3A1 HOW ARE YOU? 1. ......... ? 2. Yes? 1. How are you? 2. Fine, and you? 1. Excellent. 2. Who are those people? 1. Those ones over there? They are our friends. Their names are Jasmin and Jasna [or Darko and Anka, or Mirko and Jovan]. 2. No. I am not thinking of Jasmin and Jasna [or Darko and Anka, or Mirko and Jovan]. I know them...