Word for the Travel Wise (08/07/06)

Last time I tossed out a handy dandy piece of Croatian vernacular I was tossed this recommendation by a one of the Gadling readers: Go Sea-Kayaking in the Adriatic. Oh, how I wish I could. Thankfully, he also provided a fabulous link to help plan a sea-kayaking adventure in Croatia. His comment also suggests it's the better way to beat the crowds and see the city walls of Dubrovnik in cool clear waters. Sounds incredible.

Today's word is a Croatian word used in Croatia:

more - (maw-re) sea

Falling under the western group of south Slavic languages, the Croatian language is used primarily by the Croats and is written in the Croatian alphabet. Croatian is an official language of Croatia as well as Bosnia and Burgenland (Austria). Wiki is the perfect starting point to learn all the background notes on the language as well as an example of the language as found in The Lord's Prayer. This Hrvatski jezik website has a few lists of useful words and phrases for the traveler looking to get by in the country. Things like days of the week, shopping, sightseeing, customs, and basic greetings are all covered. Learn-Croatian.com is another good tool for picking up enough to make due and offers a number of links to help those interested in learning further. As always two of my personal language learning fav's include the BBC Quick Fix Guide to Croatian with audio for download and LP's pocket sized Croatian phrasebook.

Past Croatian words: kolodvor

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