1) žaliti – be sorry

prihvatiti – accept aksept

poziv – invitation
Veoma mi je žao što ne mogu prihvatiti Vaš poziv. I am very sorry that I cannot accept your
invitation.

2) bojati se – be afraid
nešto – something
loše - bad
Bojim se da se nešto loše nije desilo. I am afraid that something bad has happened.
Bojimo se da se nešto loše nije desilo. We afraid that something bad has happened.

3) nažalost – unfortunately
sutra – tomorrow
doći – come
Nažalost ne možemo sutra doći. Unfortunately, we can’t came tomorrow.
Nažalost ne mogu sutra doći. Unfortunately I can’t came tomorrow.
Nažalost on/ona/ono ne može sutra doći. Unfortunateluy he/she/it can’t came tomorrow.

4) brinuti se, biti zabrinut – be worried vorid

zašto – why
zvati – call
ranije – earlier
Zašto nisi zvao/zvala ranije? Brinuo sam se. Why didn’t you call earlier? I was worried.
Zašto nas nisi zvao/zvala ranije? Brinuli smo se za tebe. Why didin’t you call us earlier? We
was worried about you.

5) brinuti se o nekome – care of somebody

pas – dog
dok – while
ko se brine – who is caring
Ko se brine o tvom psu kad si na odmoru? Who is caring for your dog while you are on
holiday?
Present continuous privremena radnja sada se brine o psu ne za trajno

6) brinuti se za nekoga – worry about somebody

mene – me
pažljiv – careful
Ne brini se za mene. Bit ću pažljiv/a. Don’t worry about me. I’ll (ajl) be careful.
Ne brini se. Bit ću pažljiv/a. Don’t worry. I’ll (I will) be careful.

7) tužan – sad
mačka – cat
jer/zato što – because
umrijeti – die
Ona/On je tužan jer joj/mu je mačka umrla. She is sad because her/his cat is died.
Tužni smo jer nam je mačka umrla. We are sad because our cat is died.
8) nesretan/slomljenog srca – broken-hearted
ostaviti – leave nepravilni glagol left
Bio je nesretan/na kada ga je djevojka/momak ostavio. He was broken hearted when
his/her girlfriend/boyfriend left him/her.

9) očajan – desperate desprit se izgovara

htjeti – want
živjeti – live
tako/toliko – so
nije htjela/htio He/She/It didin’t have didin’t want
više – any longer
Bio/Bila je toliko očajan/a da više nije htio/htjela da živi. He/She was so desperate that
she/he didin’t want to live any longer.
Bio sam toliko očajan da više nisam htio da živim. I was so desperate that I didn’t want to
live any longer.

10) bijesan/žestok – furious (with/at somebody)

Bio/Bila je bijesan/a na svog šefa. He/She was furious with his/her boss.
Oni su bili bijesni na svog šefa. They was furious with their boss.