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Lesson 3 of 10
Yes, no and the essentials in Croatian
The small words that carry half of every conversation, and the ones that rescue it. Play the ten Croatian words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Croatian phrases in this lesson
- 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?
Short and clear. Often repeated for emphasis: da, da.
Also used as a prefix meaning "not" in compound words. Clear and direct.
Literally means "in order." The most common way to say okay or all right.
Say this clearly and most people will slow down or switch to English, especially in tourist areas.
Formal version. English is widely spoken in Croatian cities and along the coast.
Polako, slowly, is also the coastal attitude to life.
"Trebam liječnika", I need a doctor.