Danas u Travniku
Lesson goals
Vocabulary
- Name mosques, towers, streets, and views with vidim, ovo je, and tamo je.
- Use šetamo and Travnik landmark words in present-tense sightseeing talk.
Grammar
- Point and name with vidim and ovo je.
- Place distant sights with tamo je and move with šetamo.
Culture
- Visit Travnik as a historic vizier town with colorful Sulejmanija Mosque.
- Walk the old town and describe what you see in short present lines.
Watch the companion video
Watch when you can, then come back for words, dialogue, and practice on this page.
Bosnian Coffee with local guides. Café hospitality speech supports polite town greetings.
Travnik as a vizier town with colorful mosque
Travnik was once the seat of Ottoman viziers in central Bosnia and Herzegovina. The old town climbs a hillside above the Plava Voda spring, and its narrow streets are still full of color. Sulejmanija Mosque stands with painted details that travelers photograph from every angle. Ana and Emir walk the stone lanes and name what they see in short present-tense lines. A vizier town feels like a living museum, where every corner offers a new view. Travnik rewards slow walking and a friendly greeting to the locals you pass.
Lesson vocabulary
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Grammar
Vidim and ovo je for what you see
Vidim means I see. Ovo je means this is. Point at a building and name it in one short present-tense line.
- Vidim džamiju.: I see a mosque.
- Ovo je Sulejmanija.: This is Sulejmanija.
- Ovo je stari grad.: This is the old town.
Tamo je and šetamo for place talk
Tamo je points to something farther away. Šetamo means we walk. Use both while you move through a town, all in the present tense.
- Tamo je kula.: There is a tower.
- Šetamo kroz grad.: We walk through the town.
- Danas smo u Travniku.: Today we are in Travnik.
Naming landmarks in the present
Combine vidim, ovo je, and tamo je with džamija, kula, and grad. Keep every sightseeing line in the present tense.
- Vidim kulu.: I see a tower.
- Ovo je džamija.: This is a mosque.
- Pogled je lijep.: The view is beautiful.
Say again
Warm up with four lines you already know.
- Gdje je Mostar?: Where is Mostar?
- Hajde da idemo.: Let us go.
- Kakvo je vrijeme?: How is the weather?
- Hvala!: Thank you!
Lesson A. Point and name what you see
Start with vidim and ovo je. Point at Sulejmanija and say Ovo je Sulejmanija. Add džamija, kula, and stari grad as landmark nouns you can name today. Practice Vidim džamiju and Ovo je stari grad while you stand on a real or imagined corner. Ana walks beside Emir and tries out each line before she takes a photo. Keep every sentence in the present tense. Sightseeing works best when you say the whole line at once, rather than pausing to work out a case ending.
- Point at a photo while you say ovo je.
- Keep vidim and the landmark in one short line.
- Stay in present tense for every sightseeing sentence.
Match the sightseeing phrases
Match each Bosnian phrase with its English meaning.
Lesson B. Walk the old town together
Move on to tamo je and šetamo. Say Tamo je kula when the tower sits uphill. Invite a friend with Hajde da šetamo kroz grad. Amira joins by phone and asks what Ana sees right now. A passerby in Travnik points toward the old walls with a short, polite answer. Mix in ulica and pogled when you describe the walk. End with one postcard line that names Travnik as a vizier town.
- Use tamo je when the sight sits farther uphill.
- Invite a friend with Hajde da šetamo.
- Add molim or hvala when a passerby helps you.
Šetnja kroz Travnik
Ana and Emir walk Travnik's old town while Amira listens on the phone and a passerby points the way.
Play the full scene once. Then tap a line to hear it. On some lines you can record yourself for a short Speak Check.
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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 the Bosnian for I see a mosque.
Hint: Begin with Vidim.
Write the Bosnian for This is Sulejmanija.
Hint: Use Ovo je.
Write the Bosnian for There is a tower.
Hint: Begin with Tamo je.
Write the Bosnian for We walk through the town.
Hint: Use Šetamo and kroz grad.
Write the Bosnian for Today we are in Travnik.
Hint: Begin with Danas smo u.
Write the Bosnian word for street.
Hint: It begins with uli.
Write the Bosnian for The view is beautiful.
Hint: Use Pogled je lijep.
Fun facts
Travnik was a vizier seat
Ottoman viziers once governed from Travnik in central Bosnia and Herzegovina. The town keeps that history alive in its old walls and titles. Vizir is worth learning as a piece of local history, not just another vocabulary word.
Sulejmanija stands out for color
Sulejmanija Mosque is famous for painted details that catch the eye on a hillside walk. Ana names it with ovo je before she takes a photo. Colorful mosques make present-tense sightseeing easy to remember.
Ovo je works like a pointing finger
Ovo je plus a landmark is the fastest way to name what stands in front of you. You don't need any case endings to start a Travnik walk. Point, name it, and keep moving.
Mountain roads need careful driving
Roads into towns like Travnik often wind through hills. Fast driving on tight curves raises accident risk across the country. Travelers notice the guardrails and sharp turns on the way in.
Čuj Bosnu with café greetings for town walks
Local guides model polite greetings you can reuse when a passerby helps you in Travnik.
Speaker · How to speak Bosnian · Café hospitality and greetings · focus ~45-90 seconds
Watch & listen
How to speak Bosnian on YouTube (YouTube Terms of Service (embed))
Listen for a greeting or thanks line you could say after a passerby helps you.
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Bosnia today
Winding roads and fast driving keep traffic deaths high
Road travel in Bosnia and Herzegovina remains far more dangerous than the European average. Mountain corridors bring tight curves, mixed truck traffic, and little room to overtake. High speeds among young drivers on those routes raise the risk further. WHO country profiles still place the national traffic death rate among the worst in Europe, so a simple day trip can run along infrastructure that hasn't caught up with safety needs.
WHO road safety country profile for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Practice game
True or false in Travnik
Decide whether each sentence matches the lesson.
Ovo je means this is.
Šetamo means we walk.
Travnik was never a vizier town.
Sulejmanija is a mosque in Travnik.
Quick review
A few words from this lesson, plus ones you missed before. Flip the card, then mark how it went.
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More resources
- Bosnian Coffee with local guides. Café hospitality speech supports polite town greetings.
- Next lesson. Lesson 23 asks what people do today.
- How to speak Bosnian channel. Browse more real speaker clips after Travnik.
Lesson quiz
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Lesson 22 section quiz
1. What does vidim mean?
2. Which phrase means this is?
3. Which landmark is in Travnik?
4. What does šetamo mean?
5. Why do traffic death rates stay high on many Bosnian roads?
6. Which line points to a distant tower?
7. What was Travnik known for historically?
8. Who asks what Ana and Emir see on the phone?
9. What does džamija mean?
