Phrases & Vocabulary

Basics

Good afternoon.
Dobar dan. (DOH-bahr dahn)

Hello. (informal)
Bok. (bohk)

How are you?
Kako ste? (formal) (KAH-koh steh?)

How are you?
Kako si? (informal) (KAH-koh see?)

Fine, thank you.
Dobro sam, hvala. (DOH-broh sahm, HVAH-lah)

What is your name?
Kako se zovete? (formal) (KAH-koh seh ZOH-veh-teh)

What is your name?
Kako se zoveš? (informal) (KAH-koh seh ZOH-vehsh)

My name is ______ .
Zovem se ______ . (ZOH-vehm seh____.)

I am _____.
Ja sam ______. (yah sahm____.)

Nice to meet you.
Drago mi je. (DRAH-goh mee yeh)

Please.
Molim. (MOH-leem)

Thank you.
Hvala. (HVAH-lah)

Thank you very much
Hvala lijepa. (HVAH-lah lee-YEH-pah)

You're welcome.
Nema na čemu. (NEH-mah nah cheh-moo)

Yes.
Da. (dah)

No.
Ne. (neh)

Excuse me. (getting attention)
Oprostite. (oh-PROH-stee-teh)

Excuse me. (begging pardon)
Pardon. (pahr-DOHN)

I'm sorry.
Oprostite. (oh-PROH-stee-teh)

I'm sorry. ("expressing condolence")
Žao mi je. (ZHA-oh mee yeh)

Goodbye
Do viđenja (doh vee jeh nyah) or Zbogom.

Goodbye (informal)
Do viđenja (doh vee jeh nyah) or Bok. (bohk)

I can't speak Croatian [well].
Ne govorim (dobro) hrvatski. (Neh GOH-voh-reem DOH-broh HRVAH-tskee)

Do you speak English?
Govorite li engleski? (formal) (GOH-voh-ree-teh lee EHN-glehs-kee); Govoriš li engleski? (informal) (GOH-voh-reesh lee EHN-glehs-kee)

Is there someone here who speaks English?
Govori li ovdje netko engleski? (GOH-voh-ree lee NEH-tkoh OH-vdyeh EHN-glehs-kee)

Help!
Upomoć! (OO-poh-mohtch)

Look out!
Pazite! (formal) (PAH-zee-teh); Pazi! (informal) (PAH-zee)

Good morning.
Dobro jutro. (DOH-broh YOO-troh)

Good evening.
Dobra večer. (DOH-brah VEH-chehr)

Good night.
Laku noć. (LAH-koo nohtch)

Good night (to sleep)
Laku noć. (LAH-koo nohtch)

I don't understand.
Ne razumijem. (NEH RAH-zoo-mee-yehm)

Where is the toilet?
Gdje se nalazi WC? (Gdyeh seh NAH-lah-zee VEH-TSEH)