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Greeting & introducing

Twenty phrases for the first thirty seconds of meeting someone — and which ones change depending on who you're talking to.

Marina Petrović

Zdravo, I'm Marina. There's a lot of laughing in my lessons — songs, silly games, an occasional disaster. You won't notice you're learning until you already have.

teaching languages
30+ years
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ExercisesGreetings drill Seven activities — match the greeting to the hour of the day. ExerciseSmall talk Twenty-two sentences for once the introductions are over — half of them change from ti to vi. ExercisesTi or vi? Ten situations. Pick the form that won't embarrass you. — Coming soon