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Easy Croaan (rev. 47b) / 48 Wholes, Parts, Heaps and Pairs 283 / 600

Instead of kruh, in most of Bosnia, the word hljeb is used for bread; in Serbia, it has

“Ekavian” form hleb.

In Serbia and most of Bosnia instead of žlica spoon, kašika is used.

In Serbia and Bosnia instead of hlače f pl. trousers, pantalone f pl. is used.

Using deka (colloq.) decagram to measure food is uncommon in Serbia – grams are

used there, so one would ask for 100 grams of cheese. This is very rare in Croatia.

In Serbia, the word cijel whole has an unexpected “Ekavian” form ceo (cel-).

• Something Possibly Interesting

Ten decagrams of cheese, and ten decagrams of ham, with a quarter of loaf of

bread, is a common lunch for many employees in Croatia, especially ones doing

manual labor. So, people who work at the cold cut and cheese counters in shops in

Croatia know exactly how many slices of šunka ham and sir cheese are

approximately 10 deka, but they will always weigh it as well.

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