Textbooks and workbooks

Croaticum publishes textbooks, workbooks, grammar book and other useful materials for learning Croatian as a second and foreign language at different levels according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, as well as textbooks about Croatia and Croatian culture. 

The audio files accompanying the textbooks and workbooks can be downloaded from this page.


Razgovarajte s nama! Udžbenik hrvatskoga jezika za razine A1 i A2 / Talk to us! Textbook of Croatian for levels A1 and A2

Authors: Marica Čilaš Mikulić, Milvia Gulešić Machata and Sanda Lucija Udier

Publisher: Hrvatska sveučilišna naklada, 2021. ISBN: 978-953-169-427-8

Razgovarajte s nama! Udžbenik hrvatskoga jezika za razine A1 i A2 is a textbook designed for teaching and practising Croatian at levels A1 and A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. It contains fifteen units with dialogues and texts, comprehension tasks, conversation exercises, grammatical explanations and exercises, cultural information, etc.

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Razgovarajte s nama! Vježbenica hrvatskoga jezika za razine A1 i A2 / Talk to us! Workbook of Croatian for levels A1 and A2

Authors: Marica Čilaš Mikulić, Milvia Gulešić Machata and Sanda Lucija Udier

Publisher: Hrvatska sveučilišna naklada, 2022. ISBN: 978-953-169-493-3

Razgovarajte s nama! Vježbenica hrvatskoga jezika za razine A1 i A2 is designed for teaching and practising grammatical structures, vocabulary and pronunciation of the Croatian language and developing writing skills in Croatian at levels A1 and A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.


Razgovarajte s nama! Udžbenik hrvatskog jezika za više početnike (A2–B1) / Talk to us! Textbook of Croatian for Elementary to Intermediate Students (A2–B1)

Authors: Marica Čilaš Mikulić, Milvia Gulešić Machata and Sanda Lucija Udier

Publisher: FF press, 2008, 2012, 2016. ISBN: 978-953-175-321-0

Razgovarajte s nama! Udžbenik hrvatskog jezika za više početnike (A2–B1) is designed for teaching and practising Croatian at levels A2 and B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. It contains ten units with dialogues and texts, comprehension tasks, conversation exercises, etc. It also contains a Croatian-English dictionary and a glossary of idioms used in the textbook.

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Razgovarajte s nama! Vježbenica, gramatika i fonetika hrvatskog jezika za više početnike (A2–B1) / Talk to us! Workbook, Grammar and Phonetics of Croatian for Elementary to Intermediate Students (A2–B1)

Authors: Marica Čilaš Mikulić, Milvia Gulešić Machata and Sanda Lucija Udier

Publisher: FF press, 2009, 2016. ISBN: 978-953-175-325-8

Razgovarajte s nama! Vježbenica, gramatika i fonetika hrvatskog jezika za više početnike A2–B1 is designed for teaching and practising grammatical structures, vocabulary and pronunciation, and developing writing skills in Croatian at levels A2 and B1.


Razgovarajte s nama! Udžbenik hrvatskog jezika za niži srednji stupanj (B1–B2) / Talk to us! Textbook of Croatian for Intermediate to Upper Intermediate Students (B1-B2)

Authors: Marica Čilaš Mikulić, Milvia Gulešić Machata and Sanda Lucija Udier

Publisher: FF press, 2011, 2012, 2014. ISBN: 978-953-175-388-3

Razgovarajte s nama! Udžbenik hrvatskog jezika za niži srednji stupanj (B1–B2) is designed for levels B1-B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. It contains ten units with dialogues and texts, comprehension tasks, conversation exercises, etc. It also contains a Croatian-English dictionary and a glossary of idioms used in the textbook.

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Razgovarajte s nama! Vježbenica, gramatika i fonetika hrvatskog jezika za niži srednji stupanj (B1–B2) / Talk to us! Workbook, Grammar and Pronunciation of Croatian for Intermediate to Upper Intermediate Students (B1-B2)

Authors: Marica Čilaš Mikulić, Milvia Gulešić Machata and Sanda Lucija Udier

Publisher: FF press, 2011, 2012, 2014. ISBN: 978-953-175-407-1

Razgovarajte s nama! Vježbenica, gramatika i fonetika hrvatskog jezika za niži srednji stupanj is designed for teaching and practising grammatical structures, vocabulary and pronunciation, and developing writing skills in Croatian at levels B1–B2.


Razgovarajte s nama! Udžbenik hrvatskoga kao drugoga i stranoga jezika za razinu B2 / Talk to us! Textbook of Croatian as a Second and Foreign Language for Level B2

Authors: Marica Čilaš Mikulić, Milvia Gulešić Machata and Sanda Lucija Udier

Publisher: FF press, 2015. ISBN: 978-953-175-573-3

Razgovarajte s nama! Udžbenik hrvatskoga kao drugoga i stranoga jezika za razinu B2 is designed for students at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. It contains twelve units with dialogues and texts, comprehension tasks, conversation exercises, grammatical explanations, cultural information, etc.

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Razgovarajte s nama! Vježbenica i zvučna vježbenica hrvatskoga kao drugoga i stranoga jezika za razinu B2 / Talk to us! Workbook and Audio Workbook of Croatian as a Second and Foreign Language for Level B2

Authors: Marica Čilaš Mikulić, Milvia Gulešić Machata and Sanda Lucija Udier

Publisher: FF press, 2016. ISBN: 978-953-175-574-0

Razgovarajte s nama! Vježbenica i zvučna vježbenica hrvatskoga kao drugoga i stranoga jezika za razinu  B2 is designed for teaching and practising grammatical structures, vocabulary and pronunciation of the Croatian language and developing writing skills in Croatian at B2 level.


Razgovarajte s nama! Udžbenik hrvatskoga kao drugoga i stranoga jezika za razine B2–C1 / Talk to us! Textbook of Croatian as a Second and Foreign Language for Levels B2-C1

Author: Sanda Lucija Udier

Publisher: FF press, 2014. ISBN: 978-953-175-535-1

Razgovarajte s nama! Udžbenik hrvatskoga kao drugoga i stranoga jezika za razine B2–C1 is designed for developing listening, reading, speaking and writing skills in Croatian for levels B2 and C1.

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Razgovarajte s nama! Gramatika i pravopis hrvatskoga jezika s vježbama za razine B2–C1 / Talk to us! Croatian Grammar and Orthography with Exercises for Levels B2-C1

Authors: Sanda Lucija Udier and Milvia Gulešić Machata

Publisher: FF press, 2014, 2017. ISBN: 987-953-175-536-8

Vježbenica Razgovarajte s nama! Gramatika i pravopis hrvatskoga jezika s vježbama za razine B2–C1 is a workbook designed for teaching and practising grammatical structures and vocabulary, and developing writing skills in Croatian at B2 and C1 levels.


Priručnik za korekciju izgovora i početno učenje hrvatskog jezika / A Manual for Croatian Pronunciation and Initial Learning of Croatian

Author: Ivančica Banković-Mandić

Publisher: FF press, Zagreb, 2023. ISBN 978-953-175-929-8

A Manual for Croatian Pronunciation introduces the reader to the pronunciation repertoire of the Croatian language through seven parts using the example of the simplified text of the fairy tale about Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The text of Snow White has been translated into 18 world languages, so the manual can be easily used even by speakers who do not know enough English. The units are accompanied by sound recordings.

In addition to practicing pronunciation and listening to certain sounds, voice changes and intonations, the manual also provides basic grammatical instructions about the Croatian language and encourages the reader to communicate.


Hrvatska na prvi pogled – Udžbenik hrvatske kulture / Croatia at First Sight – Textbook of Croatian Culture

Editor: Sanda Lucija Udier

Publisher: FF press, 2014, 2017. ISBN: 978-953-175-658-7

Hrvatska na prvi pogled – Udžbenik hrvatske kulture is designed for international students of Croatian studies, Slavic studies, history, international relations and similar disciplines. It is a propaedeutic, introductory textbook with ten authored texts, each dealing with one segment of Croatian culture. Each chapter is an author’s original selection with an overview of the main facts on a particular segment of Croatian culture and their interpretation. An overview of the contents is available here.


Croatia at First Sight – Textbook of Croatian Culture

Editor: Sanda Lucija Udier

Publisher: FF press, 2016. ISBN: 978-953-175-599-3

Croatia at First Sight – Textbook of Croatian Culture is designed for international students of Croatian studies, Slavic studies, history, international relations and similar disciplines. It is a propaedeutic, introductory textbook with ten authored texts, each dealing with one segment of Croatian culture. Each chapter is an author’s original selection with an overview of the main facts on a particular segment of Croatian culture and their interpretation. An overview of the contents is available here.


Hrvatska na drugi pogled – Udžbenik hrvatske kulture i društva / Croatia at Second Sight – Textbook of Croatian Culture and Society

Editor: Sanda Lucija Udier

Publisher: FF press, 2019. ISBN: 978-953-8281-02-0

Hrvatska na drugi pogled – Udžbenik hrvatske kulture i društva is designed for international students of Croatian language and literature, Slavic studies, history, international relations and similar disciplines. It is an introductory textbook with nine authored texts, each dealing with one segment of Croatian culture and society (Croatian society, media, education, religions in Croatia, visual arts, cultural institutions, sports, economy, demography and migrations). Each chapter is an author’s original selection with an overview of the main facts on a particular segment of Croatian culture and their interpretation. An overview of the contents is available here.


Šegrt Hlapić za razinu B1: Prilagodba romana Čudnovate zgode šegrta Hlapića Ivane Brlić-Mažuranić / Hlapić the Apprentice for Level B1: The Strange Adventures of Hlapić the Apprentice by Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić, novel adaptation

Authors: Ana Grgić, Ranka Đurđević and Tanja Salak

Publisher: FF press, 2016. ISBN: 978-953-175-498-9

Šegrt Hlapić za razinu B1 is the first adaptation of an entire literary text for Croatian as a second and foreign language. It is a specialised manual aimed at developing reading skills at level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The morphology, syntax, lexis and orthography of the original text have been adapted to level B1, while those words that have been retained in the adaptation, even though they are unknown to speakers at this level, have been translated into English on the margins.


Hrvatski za početnike 1: Udžbenik i rječnik (A1 i A2) / Croatian for Beginners 1: Textbook and Dictionary (A1 and A2)

Authors: Marica Čilaš Mikulić, Milvia Gulešić Machata, Dinka Pasini and Sanda Lucija Udier

Publisher: Hrvatska sveučilišna naklada, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018. ISBN: 978-953-169-384-4

Hrvatski za početnike 1: Udžbenik i rječnik (A1 i A2) is a textbook designed for teaching and practising Croatian at levels A1 and A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. It contains twenty units with dialogues and texts, comprehension tasks, conversation exercises, grammatical explanations and exercises, cultural information, etc.


Hrvatski za početnike 1: Vježbenica i gramatički pregled (A1 i A2) / Croatian for Beginners 1: Workbook and Grammar Overview (A1 and A2)

Authors: Marica Čilaš Mikulić, Milvia Gulešić Machata, Dinka Pasini and Sanda Lucija Udier

Publisher: Hrvatska sveučilišna naklada, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018. ISBN: 978-953-169-186-4

Hrvatski za početnike 1: Vježbenica i gramatički pregled (A1 i A2) is designed for teaching and practising grammatical structures, vocabulary and pronunciation of the Croatian language and developing writing skills in Croatian at levels A1 and A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.