Zdravo Vince,
Rado ću ti pomoći, i ja tražim izvore za učenje jezika pa shvaćam kako ti je teško.
Tvoje pismo je odlično budući da nisi izvorni govornik jezika. Sve je razumljivo i nema većih grešaka, no ipak ću ti pomoći da pismo dovedeš do (skoro) savršenstva
. Oprosti zbog mog engleskog.
Hi Vince,
I will gladly help you, I am looking for some sources to learn some languages myself so I know how hard it is.
Your letter is great since you are not originally a speaker of the language. Everything is understandable and there are no bigger mistakes, but I will help you anyway to bring the letter (almost) to perfection
. Sorry for my English, if I make mistakes.
vmbentley wrote:Dragi Knabo,
Hvala ti da si mi pomogao.
Hvala ti što si mi pomogao. "Što" is actually "zato što" - becouse.
vmbentley wrote:jako volim naučiti hrvatski
Jako volim učiti hrvatski or Jako želim naučiti hrvatski, depends on what you want to say.
I don't know if you've ever heard of finished and unfinished verbs (svršeni i nesvršeni glagoli). Unfinished verbs last for some time, like english -ing verbs. Exp - jako volim učiti hrvatski (I like/love learning croatian - I love the lasting process of learning). Finished verbs don't last, exp. Jako želim naučiti hrvatski (I wish to learn croatian - I want to finish learning it, learn everything about it). And you can love only unfinished verbs, you can only wish to finish something (sorry, I don't know how to explain better
)
vmbentley wrote:ali ovdje nije ništo osim knjiga,
Ali ovdje nema ničega osim knjiga. Ima/nema = there is/there is no (if you are familiar with french - il y a). You must use genitive after ima/nema. Also, the form "ništo" doesn't exist, use "ništa".
vmbentley wrote:ni nitko s kojem mogu govoriti.
ni (niti) ikoga s kim bih mogao razgovarati. (this is how I would say it).
closer to yours - ni ikoga s kojim mogu govoriti. I really think that "kim" is better than "kojim". If there would be a noun in front, than I would use "kojim". exp - niti čovjeka s kojim bih mogao govoriti.
vmbentley wrote:Ako bi ti bio tako ljubazan da mi kor
igiraš ovo pismo, jako bih bio zahvalan.
vmbentley wrote:Ima još neka pitanja.
If you use "ima" you have to use genitive - ima još nekih pitanja.
vmbentley wrote:Evo nekoliko pjesama u kojim posve ne razumijem.
Evo nekoliko pjesama u kojima nešto ne razumijem, or, Evo nekoliko pjesama koje posve ne razumijem.
Od Prevlake pa sve do DunavaNije meni što ja sada patim
možda uvijek sve na kraju tako bude
već je meni što mi drugi sude
i što se trude da loše izgleda
I don’t care that I’m aching now
Maybe everything will always be like that in the end
(you could also use present)But it bothers me that others judge
And that they make it look bad
Što se dobro mala ljubila
usnama k'o ranim trešnjama
od Prevlake pa sve do Dunava
ljubiti me nije prestala.
That the girl was kissing (herself?) well
How good that girl used to kiss. Not herself, we just sometimes use this frase.With the lips like early cherries
[s]Everything[/s] from Prevlaka to the Danube
She never stopped loving me
(I think he means "kissing me") Ne odustajemLjubav će znati
(this is the first line)Da mi jednoga dana stavi pod nos
I da mi u glavu vrati
Sve što propustio sam s njom
Radim na tome
Da se ludilo moje ne istrći van
Pa da se brukam pred njome
Kad mogu spasit što se spasit da
Ja ne odustajem
Love will know
to put under my nose one dayAnd make me remember
Everything that I missed out on when I was with her
I work on that
that my craziness doesn't run outSo that I embarrass myself in front of her
(brukati se=sramotiti se.)When I can save what there is to save
I won’t give up.
(I don't give up)This is not an easy song, I might have made some mistakes as well.vmbentley wrote:Je li ponešto tako?
You are actually pretty good
vmbentley wrote:Što je da ne zatečem?
Zateći=to find or to catch unprepared. Example - Zatekao sam te u krevetu s njim = I caught you in bed with him
If you don't understand some of my explanations you can ask here or send me an e-mail. If you would like to talk to someone online I am on your disposal as well