Ponavljanje
1.14aKastel Fortress, Banja Luka
Lesson goals
Vocabulary
- Reuse key phrases from food, shopping, home, weather, park, and identity lessons.
- Add igra, karta, pobjeda, and još jednom for game-night drill.
Grammar
- Drill volim, želim, imam, and govorim as complete sentences.
- Switch among Koliko košta?, Kakvo je vrijeme?, Hoćeš li…?, and Odakle si?
- Reuse present-tense patterns from earlier lessons.
Culture
- Visit Banja Luka through Kastel Fortress, the Vrbas River, and Ferhadija Mosque.
- Treat review night as practice, not a new grammar system.
Watch the companion video
Watch when you can, then come back for words, dialogue, and practice on this page.
Dino Merlin sings Sredinom. This song provides the listening focus for the Lesson 14 review.
Postcards from Banja Luka at game night
Amira covers the café table with a board game, snacks, and postcards from Banja Luka. One card shows Kastel Fortress beside the Vrbas River, where old walls meet a lively modern city. Another shows Ferhadija Mosque, reconstructed after its wartime destruction and reopened as a place of worship. Ana must answer a language question before every move. She asks about food, prices, rooms, weather, invitations, and places of origin. Emir wants pobjeda, while Mrvica wants the moving pieces. The Banja Luka postcards turn review night into another journey beyond Sarajevo.
Lesson vocabulary
Tap a word to hear it. Use Loop and slower speed when you want to shadow.
Grammar
Remember your useful first-person verbs
Volim, želim, imam, and govorim let you say a great deal about yourself. Follow each verb with a familiar object or language word. Use them during the game to express a preference, a wish, a possession, or a language ability.
- Volim ovu igru.: I like this game.
- Želim još kahve.: I want more coffee.
- Imam dobru kartu.: I have a good card.
Remember questions and invitations
Use Kakvo je vrijeme? To ask about weather, Hoćeš li? To offer a choice, and Hajde da to suggest a shared action. These patterns turn separate vocabulary lists into conversation. Choose the one that matches whether you need information, an answer, or group action.
- Kakvo je vrijeme?: How is the weather?
- Hoćeš li igrati?: Do you want to play?
- Hajde da igramo još jednom.: Let us play one more time.
Say again
Warm up with four lines you already know.
- Volim burek.: I love burek.
- Želim vodu.: I want water.
- Imam sobu.: I have a room.
- Govorim bosanski.: I speak Bosnian.
Lesson A. Practice your everyday verbs
This review sticks to four first-person forms: Volim, Želim, Imam, and Govorim. Draw a card and finish a complete sentence before you move. Useful answers include Volim sirnicu, Želim vodu, Imam malu sobu, and Govorim malo bosanski. Amira accepts only a full sentence, since speed does not beat accuracy. If a line is weak, say it još jednom with one word changed. You are aiming for present-tense speech that comes out automatically, not a new grammar table.
- Pick the verb by meaning first, then add one familiar object.
- Say the whole sentence aloud before you move a game piece.
- Repeat a weak line još jednom with one changed word.
Match the review verbs
Match each Bosnian form with the idea it expresses.
Lesson B. Switch questions under pressure
Now switch topics the way real conversation does. Ask Koliko košta? At the shop, Kakvo je vrijeme? For Trebević, Hoćeš li šetati? For the park, and Odakle si? Over kahva. A room square needs an imam sentence. A food square needs volim or želim. Answer every question with a complete present-tense sentence. When Mrvica knocks the cards over, mix two topics in one short exchange. The review works once you can switch topics without reaching for English.
- Hear the question word before you choose your answer.
- Keep ja/ti as the default, and add molim or hvala in shop talk.
- Mix two old topics when one topic feels too easy.
Još jednom
Amira's café table holds a board, cards, kahva, and one curious cat.
Play the full scene once. Then tap a line to hear it. On some lines you can record yourself for a short Speak Check.
Speak Check listens to your recording and sends back short tips.
Speak Check listens to your recording and sends back short tips.
Practice
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Write a complete Bosnian sentence that says you like burek.
Hint: Begin with Volim.
Write a complete Bosnian sentence that says you want water.
Hint: Use Želim and vodu.
Write a complete Bosnian sentence that says you have a room.
Hint: Use Imam and sobu.
Write the Bosnian question that asks how the weather is.
Hint: Begin with Kakvo.
Write the Bosnian invitation for Let us go.
Hint: Begin with Hajde da.
Write a complete Bosnian sentence that says you speak Bosnian.
Hint: Begin with Govorim.
Write the Bosnian phrase for one more time.
Hint: The second word is jednom.
Write the Bosnian word for victory.
Hint: The word begins with pob.
Fun facts
Kastel guards a Vrbas crossing
Kastel Fortress stands beside the Vrbas River in Banja Luka. The site reflects many layers of settlement and defense around an important river crossing. Its walls now frame walks, events, and public gatherings rather than military control. Kastel connects the modern city with the strategic value of the river.
The Vrbas shapes Banja Luka
The Vrbas River gives Banja Luka a strong natural axis. Water, bridges, and tree-lined banks shape movement through the city. Upstream canyons also support rafting and other outdoor activities. A Vrbas postcard makes the city feel connected to both urban life and mountain water.
Ferhadija was rebuilt
The Ferhadija Mosque is an important landmark in Banja Luka. It was destroyed during the war and later reconstructed through careful work with historical evidence and recovered stone. The reopened mosque again serves worshippers and the wider city. Its return shows how rebuilding a landmark can restore both use and memory.
Čuj Bosnu with Dino Merlin
A Dino Merlin song gives the review a natural Bosnian pop voice.
Song · Dino Merlin · Bosnian pop song · focus ~45-90 seconds
Watch & listen
Dino Merlin on YouTube (YouTube Terms of Service (embed))
Listen for repeated sounds or familiar small words without trying to translate every lyric.
Press play on the video above. After you have listened, show the gist question.
Bosnia today
Emigration is reshaping the population
Sustained emigration is reshaping communities across Bosnia and Herzegovina. Many younger adults leave for education, higher wages, or more predictable careers elsewhere in Europe and beyond. Low birth rates and an aging population deepen the decline, while official statistics struggle to measure everyone who has moved. Families maintain strong ties across borders, but schools, workplaces, and smaller towns can lose people faster than they replace them. Demographic decline is not an abstract number, because it changes who remains to build local institutions and community life.
Wikipedia article about demographics in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Practice game
True or false across the review
Decide whether each sentence correctly reviews Lessons 8 through 13.
Koliko košta? Asks about price.
Soba means weather.
Hajde da idemo suggests going together.
Odakle si? Asks what someone wants to buy.
Quick review
A few words from this lesson, plus ones you missed before. Flip the card, then mark how it went.
Card 1 / 5
Can-do check
Honest self-check. Mark each when you can do it without peeking.
More resources
- Dino Merlin sings Sredinom. This song provides the listening focus for the Lesson 14 review.
- Next lesson. Lesson 15 follows Ana through Sarajevo with direction phrases.
- Book 1 curriculum. The curriculum page lists every Book 1 lesson.
Lesson quiz
Or open the full-page quiz: Lesson 14 quiz
Lesson 14 section quiz
1. Which sentence expresses a food preference?
2. Which phrase asks the price?
3. Which sentence means I have a room?
4. Which sentence means that it is raining?
5. Which phrase suggests going together?
6. Which question asks where someone is from?
7. What does karta mean in the game scene?
8. Which phrase asks for another round?
9. Which Banja Luka landmark stands beside the Vrbas?
10. What is one major cause of demographic decline?
Section test
After this review, take the Section 2 test covering the lessons in this section.
