I order pizza and take out from the local place, PJ's, here in Gajnice on a fairly regular basis. They make very tasty food, so it's a nice option on a lazy night. And a large pizza is 34 Kuna, or, currently, $6.12. That's not bad!

Anyway, the routine is the same. I call and attempt to order in Croatian, as they speak no English. The pizza tonight had rajčica (tomato), sir (cheese), šunka (ham), kiselo vrhnje (sour cream, the only unusual topping by American standards), pršut (proscuitto) and slatki feferoni (sweet pepper).

The conversation usually goes like this:

"Dobra večer. Izvolite." (Good evening. Can I help you? (izvolite can mean many things, it's one of those words.))

"Dobra večer. Mogu li naručiti pizza?" (Good evening. May I order a pizza?)

"Da." (Yes.)

"Ja bih PJ jedan, velika, i to je to." (I would like a PJ one, large, and that is all."

"PJ jedan, velika. Adresa?" (PJ one, large. Address?)

And I tell him my address.

He says:

"Kod Zednik?" (At Zednik's?, which is the Croatian name on the door.)

"Da."

They know me, so once I say the address, they know it's me. And if I fuck up the language, they know earlier than that. But I usually do okay.

Tasty pizza.