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Lena
With all the quizzes and exercises, learning Croatian is finally fun! My boyfriend grinned from ear to ear.
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Learn Croatian — with a clear learning plan, real-life sentences and the full A1 grammar that takes you from your first word to a real conversation.
A clear path through 23 modules with everyday grammar, audio and learning games — from absolute beginner to a confident A1 speaker, with no fixed schedules, no classrooms, at your own pace.
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A1 course
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Croatian vocabulary
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Made in EU
You want to learn Croatian because you …
want to talk in their language to the people who matter most — your partner, the Croatian family, your grandparents or cousins you currently just smile and nod at when everyone's chatting around the table.
live in Croatia, or are moving there soon — and want to handle your daily life on your own: ordering at the bakery, talking to the neighbour, dealing with the council, without needing someone to step in for you.
want to experience your trips to Croatia more deeply — haggle at the market, read the menu in a restaurant, strike up a chat with locals instead of disappearing among the tourists.
But right now …
… it's the exact opposite.
- you don't dare to speak — afraid your grammar is wrong and the words will leave you halfway through a sentence.
- you lack structure — you pick things up here and there, but nothing builds on each other and you never feel you're actually making progress.
- the Croatians switch straight to English the moment you finally try — and you're back to zero instead of getting better at your Croatian.
- you've tried social media, YouTube, books and language schools — but the grammar stays a mystery and the words you learn either never come up in real life or vanish straight away.
In the A1 course you get everything to bring Croatian into your everyday life step by step, with confidence.
… from the first words to the phrases you really need — with a method built on 20 years of real learner data, not school-book grammar.
Understand the language around you
You read the signs by the road, decode the menu without a translator app and catch what's being laughed about at a family dinner.
Carry a clear learning plan in your pocket
No more bouncing between three apps, two YouTube channels and an old textbook — every day you know exactly what comes next.
Dare to start speaking
You say jednu kavu, molim in the café — and notice the waiter answering back in Croatian with a smile, instead of switching straight to English.
Talk to the people you love
You wish your grandma a happy birthday on the phone in Croatian, greet your partner with dobro jutro in the morning — and his family feels: you've really arrived.
Experience Croatia as a traveller, not a tourist
You understand the price at the Split market, order the daily special at the konoba and chat with your landlord about the weather — instead of using hand signs.
Real students · real stories
They did it — and so will you.
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Sandra
I've been to Croatia ten times already. This year I greet people in Croatian for the first time. The playful quiz format — you get a quick sense of progress.
GermanyA1
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Nicole
I feel that with this course a lot more actually sticks. There are plenty of examples and the pronunciation gets clearer too!
SwitzerlandA1
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Julia
I had been trying Instagram, a few old books and whatever I picked up from my partner. It was endless chaos. Here everything actually builds on each other.
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Martina
I feel a lot more sticks with this course. Plenty of examples and the pronunciation gets clearer too.
GermanyA1
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Daniel
At the start I really didn't think I'd see it through. With this I've kept coming back for months because it's always clear what comes next. Finally stuck with it.
UKA1
Everything you need to learn Croatian
Structured, real-life, built on 20 years of real search data — no more random vocab cramming.
23 substantial modules from your real everyday life
You learn the words and sentences you'll actually use: at the till, at family dinners, in the bakery. With cheat sheets and quick references for fast look-ups.
Everything is interactively playable — you click through, listen, practise on the spot. No passive watching, no boring reading.
Complete A1 grammar
We explain every grammar topic short and to the point with examples. Right after, you practise it in the learning games on sentences from real life: you don't just understand why something works that way, you drill it until you can actually use it.
Audio & pronunciation for every word and every sentence
You can read a word a hundred times — and still not be able to pronounce it. Croatian has sounds that simply don't exist in German or English.
That's why every word, every sentence and every exercise comes with audio. You hear how it sounds, your ear gets used to the stress — and after the first few weeks you notice you stop translating sentence by sentence and just understand and repeat them.
Learning games: where the real learning happens
Memorising vocab lists doesn't work. Your brain forgets them the moment you close the list.
You learn vocabulary and grammar in small game-based exercises — in different orders, grouped by topic, and repeatable as often as you want. You set the pace, you decide when you move on. That's exactly why you'll recognise the words later from any direction.
10 mock tests and your croDict certificate at the end
You test yourself with 10 real mock tests in reading, listening and writing — just without exam stress. You see what's solid and what you should revisit.
At the end you hold your croDict A1 certificate in your hands. Something almost no one around you can show — and solid proof that you made it.
BONUS
Croatian translator
Google Translate doesn't really know Croatian — at least not properly. You get our Croatian translator that actually understands Croatian grammar: gender, formality, the right word choice.
You have exactly two ways to learn Croatian.
Keep doing what you've been doing
Language school or DIY
€300–800per school course
- €60 per evening — if you can even find a school that offers Croatian
- Fixed dates, a teacher working through a school textbook
- Three apps, two YouTube channels and an old textbook — you lose weeks figuring it out instead of learning
- After months you've spent €400 — and you can barely introduce yourself
- You don't know where you stand — and at some point start over from scratch
You start with Ivana
The full A1 course
99 €one-time
- Phone or laptop, click on the next module — at your own pace
- Everything is here: vocabulary, grammar, audio, exercises, tests. No deciding, no searching
- Two hours today, a few minutes tomorrow — you set the pace without losing the thread
- At the end you hold your croDict certificate in your hand — and become part of Croatian society
Finally speak Croatian confidently and freely in your everyday life.
Everything you need for your A1, in one place.
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23 learning modules with vocabulary, sentences, cheat sheets
299 €
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Complete A1 grammar
89 €
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Audio & pronunciation for every word and every sentence
59 €
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6 learning games with unlimited repetitions
39 €
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10 mock tests in reading, listening, writing
39 €
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croDict A1 certificate on completion
29 €
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Bonus: Croatian translator
0 €
Total value
554 €only 99 €
CERTIFICATE
Your personal certificate for the completed A1 Croatian course
As soon as you pass the final test, you receive your personal certificate as a printable PDF — straight to your inbox.
It shows you and everyone else: You mastered the full A1 course. Worked through 23 modules. The most important words and sentences for your daily life in your head. 10 mock tests passed. You walk into the official A1 test prepared.
Print it, hang it up, send it to your employer, send it home to your family. You earned it.
What you might still be wondering
When does the course start and how long does it run?
You start the moment you've paid and registered. Log in, first module, off you go — whether that's three in the morning or Sunday morning.
You work through the course at your own pace — faster or slower, you set the tempo.
How much time do I need per day?
As much or as little as you want.
If you feel like it — two hours straight, no problem. If you have less time — also fine, you'll just take a bit longer.
The course is built so you learn in small units: one module, a few learning games, done. You can do it on the metro, on your lunch break, on the sofa. You set the pace.
How fast can I finish the course?
You have two recommended paths: 60 days for a quick start or 90 days for a more relaxed pace. Both work — the learning plan is built for either, so you stay on track and don't lose momentum.
So nothing falls through, you set up at the start how and when you want to be reminded — and you get automatic reminders to your next lesson. Feel like doing two in a row? Go ahead. No time today? Carry on tomorrow. The plan adapts to you, not the other way around.
Need longer? No problem. For €14.90/month you extend access, keep your progress and carry on until you've reached A1.
Do I really get a certificate at the end?
Yes — the croDict A1 certificate. You receive it after completing all modules and mock tests.
It is not a state-recognised language test like the official CEFR A1, but it is proof that you have reached A1 level — and it comes from the brand that is the biggest name for Croatian in the German-speaking world.
How long do I have access to the course?
4 months of full access. During that time you can go through every module as often as you like — review vocabulary, replay the minigames, retake mock tests.
97% of people finish the course in that window.
If you want to keep going after 4 months, you extend for €14.90/month, until you've reached A1. No pressure, no annual contract — you decide month by month.
About Ivana
Ivana is your whole Croatian-learning world in one place — everything you need to learn:
What you getWhat it is
Self-paced online courses
A1 to B1, in small lessons.
Courses with a real teacher
From certified Croatian schools.
Vocabulary trainer
Practice that really sticks.
Picture vocabulary trainer
Learn words through images.
Online text translator
Croatian ↔ your language.
Conjugated verbs & declined nouns
Verbs, nouns, adjectives — fully inflected.
Now or never
Learn Croatian — no language school, no €800, no textbook.
One click. 99 € one-time. 4 months of full access to all 23 modules. And you hold your croDict A1 certificate in your hand.
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