Ten quick questions with native audio to estimate your CEFR level — no sign-up to try. Takes about two minutes.
What does this Croatian word mean?
DOH-bar dahn
The vocabulary is standard Croatian rather than regional. Where a Dalmatian or Kajkavian word differs from the standard, the standard is what the question asks for.
The CEFR bands are the same everywhere. What sits inside them is not — A2 in Croatian asks for things A2 in another language never mentions. Here is what your result actually describes.
Dobar dan, numbers, "ja sam", and enough restaurant vocabulary to be fed properly. Case endings are visible but not yet a system you can operate on purpose.
Accusative and locative are distinct, the past tense holds together, and you can describe your holiday. The vocative has appeared — addressing someone by name changes the name.
The case system is broadly under control, instrumental included, aspect pairs are chosen deliberately, and you follow a conversation on the coast where the vowels get noticeably shorter.
Croatian, Serbian and Bosnian overlap enough that exposure to any of them lifts your score here. A high result does not necessarily mean you have been learning Croatian specifically.
Worth remembering either way: a multiple-choice test measures recognition. Speaking is a different muscle, and it is the one that decides whether a conversation happens.
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