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Croatian Phrases

Salim 2005 © Linguanaut.com

 

The table below contains: Croatian phrases, expressions and words in Croatian, conversation and idioms, Croation greetings and survival phrases. Most of the sentences are used for the everyday life conversations, so they might come handy if you memorize them, if you don’t know how to say something in Croatian then check the alphabet at the bottom of this page to get some help.

 

English Phrases

Croatian Phrases & Sentences

Greetings:

 

Hi!

 Bok!

Good Morning!

 Dobro jutro!

Good Evening!

 Dobro večer!

Welcome! (to greet someone)

 Dobrodošli (pl), Dobrodošla (f),      Dobrodošao (m)

How Are You?

 Kako si? / Kako ste? (polite)

I'm Fine, Thanks!

 Dobro, hvala!

And You?

 A, ti? / A vi? (polite)

Good/ So-So.

 Dobro / Tako-tako!

Thank You (Very Much)!

 Hvala!

You're Welcome! (answering "thank you")

 Nema na čemu!

Hey! Friend!

 Bok! Prijatelju!

I Missed You So Much!

 Puno si mi nedostajao / nedostajala (f)

What's New?

 Šta ima novoga?

Nothing Much

 Ništa novog

Good Night!

 Laku noć!

See You Later!

 Vidimo se kasnije!

Good Bye!

 Doviđenja!

 

 

 

Help & Directions:

 

I'm Lost

 Izgubio / Izgubila (f) sam se

Can I Help You?

 Mogu li ti / vam (polite) pomoći?

Can You Help Me?

 Možete li mi pomoći?

Where is the (bathroom/ pharmacy)?

 Gdje mogu naći (kupaonicu/ ljekarnu)?

Go Straight! Then Turn Left/ Right!

 Odi / Odite (polite) ravno! Onda skreni/ Skrenite (polite) Lijevo/ Desno!

I'm Looking For John.

 Tražim Johna!

One Moment Please!

Molim vas da pričekate samo malo!

Hold On Please! (phone)

 Molim vas da pričekate malo!

How Much Is This?

 Koliko je ovo?

Excuse Me ...! ( to ask for something)

 Oprostite...!

Excuse Me! ( to pass by)

 Ispričavam se!

Come With Me!

 Dođi/ Dođite (polite) sa mnom!

 

 

Personal Info:

 

Do You Speak (English/ Croatian)?

 Pričaš/ Pričate (polite) li (Engleski/ Hrvatski?

Just a Little.

 Nešto malo.

What's Your Name?

 Kako se zoveš/ zovete (polite)?

My Name Is ….

 Zovem se ...

Mr.../ Mrs.…/ Miss…

 Gospodin.../ Gospođa.../ Gospođica...

Nice To Meet You!

 Drago mi je!

You're Very Kind!

 Vrlo si/ ste (polite) ljubazan (m), ljubazna (f), ljubazni (polite).

Where Are You From?

 Od kud si/ ste (polite)?

I'm From (the U.S/ Croatia)

 Ja sam iz (SAD-a/ Hrvatske)

I’m (American)

 Ja sam amerikanac/ amerikanka (f)

Where Do You Live?

 Gdje živiš/ živite (polite)?

I live in (the U.S/ Croatia)

 Živim u (SAD-u/ Hrvatskoj)

Did You Like It Here?

 Da li ti se sviđa ovdje?

Croatia Is a Wonderful Country

 Hrvatska je lijepa zemlja

What Do You Do For A Living?

 Što radiš/ radite (polite) u životu?

I Work As A (Translator/ Businessman)

 Radiom kao (Prevodioc/ prevoditeljica (f)/ Poslovni čovjek/ Poslovna žena (f))

I Like Croatian

 Sviđa mi se Hrvatski

I've Been Learning Croatian For 1 Month

 Učim Hrvatski mjesec dana.

Oh! That's Good!

 To je dobro!

How Old Are You?

 Koliko imaš/ imate godina?

I'm (twenty, thirty…) Years Old.

 Imam (dvadeset, trideset...) godina.

I Have To Go

 Moram ići.

I Will Be Right Back!

 Brzo se vraćam!

 

 

 Wishes:

 

Good Luck!

 Sretno!

Happy Birthday!

 Sretan rođendan!

Happy New Year!

 Sretna Nova Godina!

Merry Christmas!

 Sretan Božić!

Congratulations!

 Čestitam!

Enjoy! (For meals…)

 Dobar tek!

I'd Like To Visit Croatia One Day

 Htio/ htjela (f) bih posjetiti Hrvatsku jednog dana.

Say Hi To John For me.

 Pozdravi Johna u moje ime.

Bless you (when sneezing)

 Nazdravlje!

Good Night & Sweet Dreams!

 Laku noć & Slatki snovi!

 

 

 

Misunderstanding:

 

I'm Sorry! (if you don't hear something)

 Žao mi je (nisam čuo/ čula (f))

Sorry (for a mistake)

 Oprostite

No Problem!

 Nema problema!

Can You Say It Again?

 Možeš/ Možete (polite) li ponoviti?

Can You Speak Slowly?

 Možeš/ Možete (polite) li pričati sporije?

Write It Down Please!

 Molim te/ vas (polite) da zapišeš/ zapišete (polite)!

I Don't Understand!

 Ne razumijem!

I Don't Know!

 Ne znam!

I Have No Idea.

 Nemam blage veze!

What's That Called In Croatian?

 Kako se to kaže na Hrvatskom?

What Does "oprostite" Mean In English?

 Što znači 'oprostite' na Engleskom?

How Do You Say "Please" In Croatian?

 Kako se kaže 'Please' na Hrvatskom?

What Is This?

 Što je ovo?

My Croatian Is Bad.

 Moj Hrvatski je loš.

I need to practice my Croatian

 Trebam još učiti Hrvatski.

Don't Worry!

 Ne brini!

 

 

Expressions & Words:

 

Good/ Bad/ So-So.

 Dobro/ Loše/ Tako-tako.

Big/ Small

 Veliko/ Malo.

Today/ Now

 Danas/ Sada.

Tomorrow/ Yesterday

 Sutra/ Jučer.

Yes/ No

 Da/ Ne.

Here You Go! (when giving something)

 Izvoli/ Izvolite (polite).

Do You Like It?

 Da li ti/ vam (polite) se sviđa?

I Really Like It!

 Vrlo mi se sviđa.

I'm Hungry/ Thirsty.

Gladan/ Gladna (f) / Žedan/ Žedna (f) sam.

In The Morning/ Evening/ At Night.

 Ujutro/ Pred večer/ Na večer.

This/ That. Here/There

 Ovo/ Ono. Ovdje/ Tamo.

Me/ You.  Him/ Her.

 Ja/ Ti. On/Ona.

Really!

 Stvarno!

Look!

 Gledaj/ Gledajte (polite and pl).

Hurry Up!

 Požuri/ Požurite (polite and pl).

What? Where?

 Što? Gdje?

What Time Is It?

 Koliko je sati?

It's 10 o'clock. 07:30pm.

 Deset sati je. Sedam i trideset je.

Give Me This!

 Daj/ Dajte (polite) mi ovo!

I Love You!

 Volim te!

I Feel Sick.

 Nije mi dobro!

I Need A Doctor

 Trebam doktora

One, Two, Three

 Jedan, dva, tri

Four, Five, Six

 Četiri, pet, šest

Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten

 Sedam, osam, devet, deset

 

The Croatian Alphabet

A same as in English

B same as in English

C as in the word Car (the emperor), you read it as tzar

Č četiri (four)

Ć ćud (temper)

D same as in English

džez (jazz)

Đ đavao (devil)

E same as in English

F same as in English

G same as in English

H sharp H, as in arabic or hebrew, Hrvatska Croatia

I same as in English

J ja (I), you read it as german yes - JA

K same as in English

L same as in English

Lj ljeto (summer)

M same as in English

N same as in English

Nj Njemačka (Germany)

O same as in English

P same as in English

R sharp R, as in Riba (fish)

S same as in English

Š šah (chess), you read it as you would read a french name Charlotte

T same as in English

U same as in English

V same as in English

Z same as in English

Ž žaba (frog), the same way you read a french name Jean

 

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