Learn Croatian ten words at a time
Ten short games: the 102 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.
Greetings and politeness
Hello, please, thank you, sorry: the ten openers everything else builds on.
- Dobar danDO-bar DAN
- Hello
- Dobro jutroDO-bro YOO-tro
- Good morning
- Dobra večerDO-bra VE-cher
- Good evening
- Doviđenjado-vee-JEN-ya
- Goodbye
- Vidimo seVEE-dee-moh seh
- See you
- MolimMO-leem
- Please
- HvalaHVA-la
- Thank you
- Nema na čemuNEH-ma na CHEH-mu
- You're welcome
- Žao mi jeZHA-o mi ye
- Sorry
- Oprostiteo-PROS-tee-teh
- Excuse me
- Drago mi jeDRA-go mi ye
- Nice to meet you
Order anything by pointing
I would like, this one, how much, the bill: survive any counter or menu.
- Htio bih...HTEE-o bih
- I would like...
- OvajO-vai
- This one
- Koliko košta?KO-li-ko KOSH-ta
- How much is it?
- Račun, molimRA-chun, MO-lim
- The bill, please
- KarticomKAR-ti-tsом
- By card
- Gotovinomgo-TO-vi-nom
- In cash
- VodaVO-da
- Water
- KavaKA-va
- Coffee
- Čajchai
- Tea
- PivoPEE-vo
- Beer
- Bez...bez
- Without...
Yes, no and the essentials
The small words that carry half of every conversation, and the ones that rescue it.
- Dada
- Yes
- Nene
- No
- U reduu RE-du
- Okay
- 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?
- Možete li ponoviti?MO-zhe-te li po-NO-vi-ti
- Can you repeat that?
- Polako, molimpo-LA-ko MO-lim
- Slowly, please
- Što je ovo?SHTO ye O-vo
- What is this?
- Trebam...TRE-bam
- I need...
- Možete li mi pomoći?MO-zhe-te li mi PO-mo-chi
- Can you help me?
Counting to ten
One to ten, for prices, platforms, rooms and how many beers.
- JedanYE-dan
- One
- Dvadva
- Two
- Tritri
- Three
- ČetiriCHE-ti-ri
- Four
- Petpet
- Five
- Šestshest
- Six
- SedamSE-dam
- Seven
- OsamO-sam
- Eight
- DevetDE-vet
- Nine
- DesetDE-set
- Ten
Shops and hotels
Open, closed, a bag, the wifi password: the checkout and the front desk.
- Imate li...?I-ma-te li
- Do you have...?
- Gdje je...?GDYE ye
- Where is...?
- OtvorenoOT-vo-re-no
- Open
- ZatvorenoZAT-vo-re-no
- Closed
- Vrećicu?VRE-chi-tsu
- A bag?
- PreskupoPRE-sku-po
- Too expensive
- Imam rezervacijuI-mam re-zer-VA-tsi-yu
- I have a reservation
- Je li doručak uključen?ye li DO-ru-chak UK-lyu-chen
- Is breakfast included?
- Koja je lozinka za Wi-Fi?KO-ya ye lo-ZIN-ka za WAI-fai
- What's the wifi password?
- Mogu li...?MO-gu li
- Can I...?
Cafe and restaurant
A table, the menu, what you cannot eat, and 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
- Što preporučujete?SHTO pre-po-RU-chu-ye-te
- What do you recommend?
- Ne jedem...ne YE-dem
- I don't eat...
- Alergičan sam na...a-LER-gi-chan sam na
- I'm allergic to...
- MesoME-so
- Meat
- PiletinaPI-le-ti-na
- Chicken
- RibaRI-ba
- Fish
- Odlično jeOD-lič-no ye
- It's delicious
- Živjeli!ZHIV-ye-li
- Cheers
Meeting people
How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes.
- Kako ste?KA-ko ste
- How are you?
- Dobro samDOB-ro sam
- I'm fine, thanks
- A vi?a vi
- And you?
- Kako se zovete?KA-ko se ZO-ve-te
- What's your name?
- Zovem se...ZO-vem se
- My name is...
- Odakle ste?O-dak-le ste
- Where are you from?
- Ja sam iz...ya sam iz
- I'm from...
- Sviđa mi seSVI-ja mi se
- I like it
- Prekrasno jePRE-kras-no ye
- It's beautiful
- Dobro došliDO-bro DOSH-li
- Welcome
Getting around
Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet.
- Gdje je zahod?GDYE ye ZA-hod
- Where is the toilet?
- Kako mogu doći do...?KA-ko MO-gu DO-chi do
- How do I get to...?
- LijevoLYE-vo
- To the left
- DesnoDES-no
- To the right
- RavnoRAV-no
- Straight ahead
- OvdjeOV-dye
- Here
- Željeznički kolodvorZHE-lyez-nich-ki KO-lo-dvor
- Train station
- AutobusAU-to-bus
- Bus
- Zračna lukaZRACH-na LU-ka
- Airport
- Jednu kartu, molimYED-nu KAR-tu, MO-lim
- One ticket, please
Time and days
Now, later, tomorrow, what time it opens and one moment please.
- SadaSA-da
- Now
- KasnijeKAS-ni-ye
- Later
- DanasDA-nas
- Today
- SutraSU-tra
- Tomorrow
- Večerasve-CHE-ras
- Tonight
- Kada?KA-da
- When?
- Kada se otvara?KA-da se OT-va-ra
- What time does it open?
- Samo trenutakSA-mo tre-NU-tak
- One moment, please
- MinutaMI-nu-ta
- Minutes
- SatiSA-ti
- Hours
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
- Ukradeno mi jeu-KRA-de-no mi ye
- It was stolen
- Hitan slučajHI-tan SLU-chay
- It's an emergency
- Ostavite me na miruos-TA-vi-te me na MI-ru
- Leave me alone