Sunce moje: Croatian grandparents and the words between us — slow Croatian podcast

My grandmother speaks only Croatian. I speak only English. We sit together and don't know what to say. This episode of Ćakula Café — slow Croatian podcast for diaspora and heritage learners at A2–B1 level — sits with that silence, and with the words that exist on either side of it. You'll hear the regional names for grandparents across Croatia, the diminutives that carry more love than any translation can hold, and the word čežnja — a longing quieter than sadness, and longer-lasting. Hosted by Tihana Klepač, Associate Professor at the University of Zagreb and founder of TalkTime Croatian at talktimecro.com. The Saturday Letter from Zagreb lands in your inbox every weekend — essays on language, culture, and belonging in Croatian. talktimecroatian.substack.com.