The Croatian course
Learn Croatian ten words at a time
Hrvatski
Ten games of ten words: the hundred most useful Croatian words and expressions you could live on for years, from greetings and ordering food to numbers, small talk and getting around. Play a lesson in the box beside its words, and the next one starts itself.
Croatian challenge
Do you know the essentials? 25 quick questions from across the course. Score high and you are ready for the trip.
Croatian · Lesson 1 of 10
Greetings and politeness
Hello, thanks, please: the ten openers everything else builds on.
- Dobar danDO-bar DAN
- Hello
- Bokbok
- Hi
- Dobro jutroDO-bro YOO-tro
- Good morning
- Laku noćLA-koo NOCH
- Good night
- Hvala lijepaHVA-la LYE-pa
- Thank you very much
- HvalaHVA-la
- Thanks
- Nema na čemuNEH-ma na CHEH-mu
- You're welcome
- MolimMO-leem
- Please
- Oprostiteo-PROS-tee-teh
- Excuse me
- Doviđenjado-vee-JEN-ya
- Goodbye
Croatian · Lesson 2 of 10
Order anything by pointing
One beer please, one of these please, the bill: survive any menu.
- Jedno pivo, molimYED-no PI-vo, MO-lim
- One beer please
- Jedno od ovoga, molimYED-no od O-vo-ga, MO-lim
- One of these please
- Jednu kavu, molimYED-nu KA-vu, MO-lim
- One coffee please
- Dva, molimdva, MO-lim
- Two please
- Još jedno, molimyosh YED-no, MO-lim
- One more please
- Koliko košta?KO-li-ko KOSH-ta
- How much is it?
- Račun, molimRA-chun, MO-lim
- The bill please
- Mogu li...?MO-gu li
- May I...?
- Živjeli!ZHIV-ye-li
- Cheers!
- Uzdravlje!uz-DRALV-yeh
- Bless you
Croatian · Lesson 3 of 10
Yes, no and the essentials
The tiny words that carry half of every conversation.
- Dada
- Yes
- Nene
- No
- U reduu RE-du
- Okay
- Naravno, nema problemaNA-rav-no, NE-ma PRO-ble-ma
- Sure, no problem
- Ne znamne znam
- I don't know
- Ne razumijemne ra-ZU-mi-yem
- I don't understand
- Govorite li engleski?go-VO-ri-te li eng-LES-ki
- Do you speak English?
- MaloMA-lo
- A little
- NaravnoNA-rav-no
- Of course
- Sve je u redusve ye u RE-du
- Everything is fine
Croatian · Lesson 4 of 10
Numbers and money
Counting, prices, paying by card or cash.
- JedanYE-dan
- One
- Dvadva
- Two
- Tritri
- Three
- ČetiriCHE-ti-ri
- Four
- Petpet
- Five
- DesetDE-set
- Ten
- Stosto
- One hundred
- EuroEU-ro
- Euro (€)
- KarticomKAR-ti-tsом
- By card
- Gotovinomgo-TO-vi-nom
- In cash
Croatian · Lesson 5 of 10
At the supermarket
Bread, milk, a bag, nothing else thanks: the checkout routine.
- Kruhkruh
- Bread
- MlijekoMLYE-ko
- Milk
- Sirsir
- Cheese
- VodaVO-da
- Water
- Vrećicu?VRE-chi-tsu
- A bag?
- Imate li...?I-ma-te li
- Do you have...?
- Gdje je...?GDYE ye
- Where is...?
- OvajO-vai
- This one
- Ništa višeNISH-ta VI-she
- Nothing else
- Lijep danLYEP dan
- Have a nice day
Croatian · Lesson 6 of 10
Cafe and restaurant
A table, the menu, a compliment to the kitchen.
- Stol za dvoje, molimstol za DVO-ye, MO-lim
- A table for two
- Jelovnik, molimye-LOV-nik, MO-lim
- The menu please
- Kava s mlijekomKA-va s MLYE-kom
- Coffee with milk
- Čašu vinaCHA-shu VI-na
- A glass of wine
- Ozujsko pivoO-zhuy-sko PI-vo
- Ozujsko beer
- Prstaci na buzarupr-STA-tsi na BU-za-ru
- Shellfish in buzara sauce
- Odlično jeOD-lič-no ye
- It's delicious
- Bez ledabez LE-da
- Without ice
- Za ponijetiza PO-ni-ye-ti
- To take away
- Zadržite kusurza-DR-zhi-te KU-sur
- Keep the change
Croatian · Lesson 7 of 10
Small talk and neighbors
How are you, nice day, see you soon: superficial and proud of it.
- Kako ste?KA-ko ste
- How are you? (polite)
- Kako si?KA-ko si
- How are you? (casual)
- Dobro samDOB-ro sam
- I'm fine
- A vi?a vi
- And you? (polite)
- Što ima novo?shto I-ma NO-vo
- What's new?
- Lijepo vrijeme, zar ne?LYEP-o VRI-ye-me, zar ne
- Nice weather, huh?
- Vidimo se uskoroVI-di-mo se US-ko-ro
- See you soon
- Ugodnu večeru-GOD-nu VE-cher
- Have a nice evening
- Pozdravite obiteljpoz-DRA-vi-te o-BI-telj
- Say hi to the family
- Sve najboljesve NAJ-bol-ye
- All the best
Croatian · Lesson 8 of 10
Getting around
Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet.
- Gdje je zahod?GDYE ye ZA-hod
- Where is the toilet?
- LijevoLYE-vo
- Left
- DesnoDES-no
- Right
- RavnoRAV-no
- Straight ahead
- OvdjeOV-dye
- Here
- TamoTA-mo
- There
- TramvajTRAM-vai
- Tram
- Glavni kolodvorGLAV-ni KO-lo-dvor
- Main train station
- Jednu kartu, molimYED-nu KAR-tu, MO-lim
- One ticket please
- Stanite ovdje, molimSTA-ni-te OV-dye, MO-lim
- Stop here please
Croatian · Lesson 9 of 10
Time and days
Today, tomorrow, later, the weekend.
- DanasDA-nas
- Today
- SutraSU-tra
- Tomorrow
- JučerYU-cher
- Yesterday
- SadaSA-da
- Now
- KasnijeKAS-ni-ye
- Later
- Koliko je sati?KO-li-ko ye SA-ti
- What time is it?
- Ponedjeljakpo-ned-YEL-yak
- Monday
- Subotasu-BO-ta
- Saturday
- Nedjeljaned-YEL-ya
- Sunday
- VikendVI-kend
- The weekend
Croatian · Lesson 10 of 10
Help and emergencies
The words you hope to never need.
- Upomoć!u-PO-moch
- Help!
- Zovite liječnikaZO-vi-te LYE-chni-ka
- Call a doctor
- Policijapo-LI-tsi-ya
- Police
- Ljekarnalye-KAR-na
- Pharmacy
- BolnicaBOL-ni-tsa
- Hospital
- Izgubio sam seiz-GU-bi-o sam se
- I'm lost
- Nije mi dobroNI-ye mi DOB-ro
- I don't feel well
- Moja torbaMO-ya TOR-ba
- My bag
- Ukradeno mi jeu-KRA-de-no mi ye
- It was stolen
- Hitno jeHIT-no ye
- It's urgent