Phrases |
'Useful' phrases |
Idioms |
Tongue twisters |
Language-related proverbs
A collection of useful phrases in Croatian for almost every occasion.
Key to abbreviations: inf = informal, frm = formal.
You can see these phrases in many other langauges by clicking on the English versions.
| English | Hrvatski (Croatian) |
|---|---|
| Welcome | Dobrodošli |
| Hello | Bok / Čao / Dobar Dan |
| How are you? I'm fine, thanks. And you? |
Kako si? (inf) Kako ste? (frm) |
| Hvala, dobro. A vi? | |
| Long time no see | Dugo se nismo vidjeli |
| What's your name? My name is ... |
Kako se zoveš? (inf) Kako se zovete? (frm) |
| Zovem se ... | |
| Where are you from? I'm from ... |
Odakle si? (inf) Odakle ste? (frm) |
| Ja sam iz ... | |
| Pleased to meet you | Drago mi je |
| Good morning | Dobro jutro |
| Good afternoon | Dobar dan |
| Good evening | Dobra večer |
| Good night | Laku noć |
| Goodbye | Zbogom, Doviđenja |
| Good luck | Sretno |
| Cheers/Good health! | Živjeli! Uzdravlje!! |
| Have a nice day | Lijep ti dan želim! (inf) Lijep Vam dan želim! (frm) |
| Bon appetit | Dobar tek! |
| Bon voyage | Sretan put! |
| I don't understand | Ne razumijem |
| Please speak more slowly | Možeš li pričati sporije? (inf) Možete li pričati sporije? (frm) |
| Please write it down | Molim Vas, možete li mi to zapisati? |
| Do you speak Croatian? Yes, a little |
Govoriš li hrvatski? (inf) Govorite li hrvatski? (frm) |
| Da, (nešto) malo govorim hrvatski | |
| How do you say ... in Croatian? | Kako se kaže .... na hrvatskom? |
| Excuse me | Oprostite! Ispričavam se! |
| How much is this? | Koliko je to? Koliko košta ovo? |
| Sorry | Žao mi je, Oprostite |
| Thank you Response |
Hvala Hvala lijepa |
| Nema na čemu! | |
| Where's the toilet? | Gdje je zahod? |
| This gentleman/lady will pay for everything |
Ovaj će gospodin sve platiti (gentleman) Ova će gospođa sve platiti (lady) |
| Would you like to dance with me? |
Bi li htio plesati sa mnom? |
| I love you | Volim te |
| Get well soon | Ozdravi brzo! (inf) Ozdravite brzo! (frm) |
| Leave me alone! | Pustite me na miru! |
| Help! Fire! Stop! |
U pomoć! Požar! Stop! |
| Call the police! | Pozovite policiju! |
| Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year |
Sretan Božić! Sretna Nova godina! |
| Happy Easter | Sretan Uskrs |
| Happy Birthday | Sretan rođendan |
| One language is never enough | Jedan jezik nikad nije dovoljan |
| My hovercraft is full of eels | Moja je lebdjelica puna jegulja |
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, please contact me.
Information about written and spoken Croatian
Language learning materials for Croatian
Other collections of Croatian phrases (some with audio)
http://www.visit-croatia.co.uk/croatianfortravellers/
http://www.hr/hrvatska/language/
http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1355876
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/other/quickfix/croatian.shtml
http://www.linguanaut.com/english_croatian
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