Trying to find some Croatian phrases? Below we have listed many useful expressions including: Greeting Phrases | Farewell Expressions | Holidays and Wishes | How to Introduce Yourself | Romance and Love Phrases | Solving a Misunderstanding | Asking for Directions | Emergency Survival Phrases | Hotel Restaurant Travel Phrases | Daily Expressions | Cuss Words (Polite) | Writing a Letter | Short Expressions and words
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| English | Croatian Phrases |
|---|---|
| Greeting | Pozdravljanje |
| Hi! | Zdravo! |
| Good morning! | Dobro jutro! |
| Good afternoon! | Dobar dan! |
| Good evening! | Dobra večer! |
| Welcome! (to greet someone) | Dobrodošli! |
| Hello my friend! | Pozdrav, prijatelju! (m) |
| How are you? (friendly) | Kako si? |
| How are you? (polite) | Kako ste? |
| I'm fine, thank you! | Dobro sam, hvala! |
| And you? (friendly) | A ti? |
| And you? (polite) | A Vi? |
| Good | Dobro |
| Not so good | Ne najbolje |
| Long time no see | Nismo se dugo vidjeli |
| I missed you | Nedostajao si mi (m.) |
| What's new? | Što ima novog? |
| Nothing new | Ništa |
| Thank you (very much)! | (Puno) hvala! ( |
| You're welcome! (for "thank you") | Nema na čemu! |
| My pleasure | Bilo mi je zadovoljstvo |
| Come in! (or: enter!) | Uđi! (friendly) |
| Make yourself at home! | Osjećaj se kao kod kuće! |
| Farewell Expressions | Pozdravi na rastanku |
| Have a nice day! | Ugodan ostatak dana! |
| Good night! | Laku noć! |
| Good night and sweet dreams! | Laku noć i dobro sanjaj! |
| See you later! | Vidimo se kasnije! |
| See you soon! | Vidimo se uskoro! |
| See you tomorrow! | Vidimo se sutra! |
| Good bye! | Doviđenja! |
| Have a good trip! | Sretan put! |
| I have to go | Moram ići |
| I will be right back! | Odmah se vraćam! |
| Holidays and Wishes | Poželjeti nekome nešto |
| Good luck! | Sretno! |
| Happy birthday! | Sretan rođendan! |
| Happy new year! | Sretna Nova godina! |
| Merry Christmas! | Sretan Božić! |
| Happy Easter! | Sretan Uskrs! |
| Happy St. Valentine's Day | Sretno Valentinovo! |
| Congratulations! | Čestitke! |
| Enjoy! (or: bon appetit) | Dobar tek! |
| Bless you (when sneezing) | Nazdravlje! |
| Best wishes! | Najbolje želje! |
| Cheers! (or: to your health) | Živjeli! |
| Accept my best wishes | Primi moje iskrene čestitke |
| How to Introduce Yourself | Kako se predstaviti nekome |
| What's your name? | Kako se zoveš? |
| My name is (John Doe) | Zovem se (John Doe) |
| Nice to meet you! | Drago mi je! (at shaking hands) |
| Where are you from? | Odakle si? (friendly) |
| I'm from (the U.S/ Croatia) | Iz Amerike/Hrvatske |
| I'm (American/ Croatian) | Ja sam Amerikanac/Hrvat (m). |
| Where do you live? | Gdje živiš? |
| I live in (the U.S/ Croatia) | Živim u Americi/Hrvatskoj |
| Do you like it here? | Sviđa li ti se ovdje? |
| Croatia is a beautiful country | Hrvatska je lijepa zemlja |
| What do you do for a living? | Čime se baviš? |
| I'm a (teacher/ student/ engineer) | Ja sam učitelj/student/inženjer |
| Do you speak (English/ Croatian)? | Govoriš li engleski/hrvatski? |
| Just a little | Pomalo |
| I like Croatian | Sviđa mi se hrvatski. |
| I'm trying to learn Croatian | Pokušavam naučiti hrvatski. |
| It's a hard language | To je težak jezik. |
| It's an easy language | To je lagan jezik. |
| Oh! That's good! | O, to je dobro! |
| Can I practice with you? | Mogu li vježbati s tobom? |
| I will try my best to learn | Potrudit ću se da naučim. |
| How old are you? | Koliko imaš godina? |
| I'm (twenty one, thirty two) years old | Imam (dvadeset jednu, trideset dvije) godine |
| It was nice talking to you! | Bilo je lijepo razgovarati s tobom! |
| It was nice meeting you! | Bilo je lijepo sresti te! |
| Mr.../ Mrs. .../ Miss... | G. Gdja. Gdjica |
| This is my wife | Ovo je moja supruga |
| This is my husband | Ovo je moj suprug |
| Say hi to Thomas for me | Pozdravi Thomasa od mene |
| Romance and Love Phrases | Romantika |
| Are you free tomorrow evening? | Jesi li slobodna sutra navečer? f. |
| I would like to invite you to dinner | Želio bih te pozvati na večeru (m.) |
| You look beautiful! (to a woman) | Lijepo izgledaš! |
| You have a beautiful name | Imaš lijepo ime |
| Can you tell me more about you? | Reci mi nešto više o sebi! |
| Are you married? | Jesi li udata? (to a woman) |
| I'm single | Neudata sam. (f.) |
| I'm married | Udata sam (f.) |
| Can I have your phone number? | Možeš li mi dati svoj broj telefona? |
| Can I have your email? | Možeš li mi dati svoj e-mail? |
| Do you have any pictures of you? | Imaš li koju svoju fotografiju? |
| Do you have children? | Imaš li djece? |
| Would you like to go for a walk? | Želiš li se prošetati? |
| I like you | Sviđaš mi se |
| I love you | Volim te |
| You're very special! | Vrlo si posebna! (to a woman) |
| You're very kind! | Vrlo si ljubezan! (to a man) |
| I'm very happy | Jako sam sretna (f.) Jako sam sretan (m.) |
| Would you marry me? | Hoćeš li se udati za mene? (to a woman) |
| I'm just kidding | Samo se šalim |
| I'm serious | Ozbiljan sam (to a woman) |
| My heart speaks the language of love | Srce mi govori jezikom ljubavi |
| Solving a Misunderstanding | Razrješavanje nesporazuma |
| Sorry! (or: I beg your pardon!) | Oprosti! (friendly) |
| Sorry (for a mistake) | Žao mi je! |
| No problem! | Nema problema! |
| Can you repeat please? | Molim te možeš li ponoviti? |
| Can you speak slowly? | Možeš li govoriti sporije? |
| Can you write it down? | Možeš li to napisati? |
| Did you understand what I said? | Jesi li razumio što sam rekao? (man to a woman) |
| I don't understand! | Ne razumijem! |
| I don't know! | Ne znam! |
| What's that called in Croatian? | Kako se to kaže na hrvatskom? |
| What does that word mean in English? | Što ova riječ znači na hrvatskom |
| How do you say "thanks" in Croatian? | Kako se na hrvatskom kaže "hvala"? |
| What is this? | Što je to? |
| My Croatian is bad | Moj hrvatski je loš |
| Don't worry! | Ne brini! |
| I agree with you | Slažem se s toom |
| Is that right? | Je li to ispravno? |
| Is that wrong? | Je li to pogrešno? |
| What should I say? | Kako bih trebao reći (m.) |
| I just need to practice | Trebam samo vježbati |
| Your Croatian is good | Tvoj hrvatski je dobar |
| I have an accent | Osjeća se moj strani naglasak |
| You don't have an accent | Ne osjeća ti se strani naglasak |
| Asking for Directions | Traženje pomoći i puta |
| Excuse me! (before asking someone) | Ispričavam se! |
| I'm lost | Izgubio sam se (m.) |
| Can you help me? | Možete li mi pomoći? |
| Can I help you? | Mogu li Vam pomoći? |
| I'm not from here | Nisam odavde |
| How can I get to (this place, this city)? | Kako bih došao do (tog mjesta, tog grada)? (m.) |
| Go straight | Idite ravno |
| Then | Tada |
| Turn left | skrenite lijevo |
| Turn right | skrenite desno |
| Can you show me? | Možete li mi pokazati? |
| I can show you! | Ja vam mogu pokazati. |
| Come with me! | Pođite samnom! |
| How long does it take to get there? | Koliko treba do tamo! |
| Downtown (city center) | Središte grada |
| Historic center (old city) | Povijesni dio grada (stari grad) |
| It's near here | Blizu je |
| It's far from here | Daleko je odavde |
| Is it within walking distance? | Mogu li pješice do tamo? |
| I'm looking for Mr. Smith | Tražim g. Smitha |
| One moment please! | Trenutak molim! |
| Hold on please! (when on the phone) | Ostanite na liniji molim! |
| He is not here | On nij ovdje |
| Airport | Zračna luka |
| Bus station | Autobusna postaja |
| Train station | Kolodvor |
| Taxi | Taksi |
| Near | Blizu |
| Far | Daleko |
| Emergency Survival Phrases | Izrazi u nuždi i za preživljavanje |
| Help! | Upomoć! |
| Stop! | Stanite! |
| Fire! | Vatra! |
| Thief! | Lopovi! |
| Run! | Trčite! |
| Watch out! (or: be alert!) | Oprez! |
| Call the police! | Pozovite policiju! |
| Call a doctor! | Pozovite liječnika! |
| Call the ambulance! | Pozovite hitnu pomoć! |
| Are you okay? | Jeste li dobro? |
| I feel sick | Loše se osjećam |
| I need a doctor | Trebam liječnika |
| Accident | Nezgoda |
| Food poisoning | Trovanje hranom |
| Where is the closest pharmacy? | Gdje je najbliža ljekarna |
| It hurts here | Ovdje me boli |
| It's urgent! | Hitno je! |
| Calm down! | Smirite se! |
| You will be okay! | Sve će biti u redu! |
| Can you help me? | Možete li mi pomoći? |
| Can I help you? | Mogu li Vam pomoći? |
| Hotel Restaurant Travel Phrases | Izrazi za hotele, restorane i putovanja |
| I have a reservation (for a room) | Imam rezervaciju. |
| Do you have rooms available? | Imate li slobodnih soba |
| With shower / With bathroom | s tušem/s kupaonicom |
| I would like a non-smoking room | Molim sobu za nepušače |
| What is the charge per night? | Kolika je cijena noćenja? |
| I'm here on business /on vacation | Ovdje sam poslovno/na odmoru |
| Dirty | Prljavo |
| Clean | Čisto |
| Do you accept credit cards? | Primate li kreditne kartice? |
| I'd like to rent a car | Želio bih unajmiti automobil |
| How much will it cost? | Koliko će to koštati? |
| A table for (one / two) please! | Stol za jednu osobu (dvije osobe) molim! |
| Is this seat taken? | Je li ovo mjesto zauzeto? |
| I'm vegetarian | Ja sam vegetarijanac (m) |
| I don't eat pork | Ne jedem svinjetinu |
| I don't drink alcohol | Ne pijem alkohol |
| What's the name of this dish? | Kako se zove ovo jelo? |
| Waiter / waitress! | Konobar /konobarica |
| Can we have the check please? | Možemo li dobiti račun molim! |
| It is very delicious! | Vrlo je ukusno |
| I don't like it | Ne sviđa mi se |
| Shopping Expressions | Izrazi kod kupnje |
| How much is this? | Koliko košta ovo? |
| I'm just looking | Samo razgledavam |
| I don't have change | Nemam sitnoga |
| This is too expensive | Preskupo je |
| Expensive | Skupo |
| Cheap | Jeftino |
| Daily Expressions | Različiti izrazi |
| What time is it? | Koliko je sati? |
| It's 3 o'clock | 3 su sata. |
| Give me this! | Daj mi to! (friendly) |
| Are you sure? | Jesi li siguran? (friendly masculine); Jesi li sigurna? (friendly feminine) |
| Take this! (when giving something) | Uzmi ovo! (friendly) |
| It's freezing (weather) | |
| It's cold (weather) | Hladno je. |
| It's hot (weather) | Vruće je. |
| Do you like it? | Sviđa li ti se? (friendly) |
| I really like it! | Stvarno mi se sviđa! |
| I'm hungry | Gladan sam (masculine); Gladna sam (feminine) |
| I'm thirsty | Žedan sam (masculine); Žedna sam (feminine) |
| He is funny | Zabavan je. |
| In The Morning | ujutro |
| In the evening | uvečer |
| At Night | noću |
| Hurry up! | Požuri! (friendly) |
| Cuss Words (polite) | |
| This is nonsense! (or: this is craziness) | To je besmisleno! |
| My God! (to show amazement) | Bože! |
| Oh gosh! (when making a mistake) | Joj! |
| It sucks! (or: this is not good) | Ne valja! |
| What's wrong with you? | Što ti je? (friendly) |
| Are you crazy? | Jesi li ti lud!? (friendly masc.) Jesi li ti luda!? (friendly fem.) |
| Get lost! (or: go away!) | Gubi se! |
| Leave me alone! | Ostavi me na miru! |
| I'm not interested! | Ne zanima me! |
| Writing a Letter | |
| Dear John | Dragi John |
| My trip was very nice | Moje putovanje bilo je jako ugodno. |
| The culture and people were very interesting | Kultura i ljudi su bili vrlo zanimljivi. |
| I had a good time with you | Bilo mi je jako ugodno s tobom. |
| I would love to visit your country again | Voljela bih ponovo posjetiti tvoju zemlju. (f.) Volio bih ponovo posjetiti tvoju zemlju. (m.) |
| Don't forget to write me back from time to time | Nemoj zaboraviti javiti se s vremena na vrijeme. |
| Short Expressions and words | Kratki izrazi i riječi |
| Good | dobro |
| Bad | loše |
| So-so (or: not bad not good) | tako tako |
| Big | veliko |
| Small | malo |
| Today | danas |
| Now | sada |
| Tomorrow | sutra |
| Yesterday | jučer |
| Yes | da |
| No | ne |
| Fast | brzo |
| Slow | polako |
| Hot | vruće |
| Cold | hladno |
| This | ovo |
| That | ono |
| Here | ovdje |
| There | ondje |
| Me (ie. Who did this? - Me) | ja |
| You | ti |
| Him | on |
| Her | ona |
| Us | mi |
| Them | oni |
| Really? | Stvarno? |
| Look! | Pogledaj? (friendly) |
| What? | Što? |
| Where? | Gdje? |
| Who? | Tko? |
| How? | Kako? |
| When? | Kada? |
| Why? | Zašto? |
| Zero | nula |
| One | jedan |
| Two | dva |
| Three | tri |
| Four | četiri |
| Five | pet |
| Six | šest |
| Seven | sedam |
| Eight | osam |
| Nine | devet |
| Ten | deset |
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