Basic Greetings

Hello.

Dobar dan. (doh-bar dahn)

Good morning.

Dobro jutro. (doh-bro yoo-tro)

Good afternoon.

Dobar dan. (doh-bar dahn)

Good evening.

Dobra večer. (doh-brah ve-cher)

Good night.

Laku noć. (lah-koo notch)

Goodbye.

Doviđenja. (doh-vee-jen-yah)

See you later.

Vidimo se kasnije. (vee-dee-mo se kas-nee-ye)

See you tomorrow.

Vidimo se sutra. (vee-dee-mo se soo-trah)

Nice to meet you.

Drago mi je. (drah-go mee ye)

Welcome.

Dobrodošli. (doh-bro-dosh-lee)

How are you?

Kako ste? (kah-ko ste)

I’m fine.

Dobro sam. (doh-bro sam)

And you?

A vi? (ah vee)

Thank you, I am well.

Hvala, dobro sam. (hva-lah doh-bro sam)

Have a good day.

Ugodan dan. (oo-go-dan dahn)

Take care.

Čuvajte se. (choo-vay-te se)

It is nice to see you.

Lijepo vas je vidjeti. (lye-po vas ye vee-dye-tee)

What is new?

Što ima novo? (shto ee-mah no-vo)

Not much.

Ništa posebno. (neesh-tah po-seb-no)

See you soon.

Vidimo se uskoro. (vee-dee-mo se oos-ko-ro)

Politeness & Basics

Please.

Molim. (mo-leem)

Thank you.

Hvala. (hva-lah)

Thank you very much.

Hvala vam puno. (hva-lah vam poo-no)

You’re welcome.

Nema na čemu. (ne-mah nah che-moo)

Excuse me.

Oprostite. (o-pros-tee-te)

I’m sorry.

Žao mi je. (zhow mee ye)

No problem.

Nema problema. (ne-mah pro-ble-mah)

That’s okay.

U redu je. (oo re-doo ye)

Of course.

Naravno. (nah-rav-no)

Don’t worry.

Ne brinite. (ne bree-nee-te)

Yes.

Da. (dah)

No.

Ne. (ne)

I understand.

Razumijem. (rah-zoo-mee-yem)

I don't understand.

Ne razumijem. (ne rah-zoo-mee-yem)

Do you speak English?

Govorite li engleski? (go-vo-ree-te lee en-gles-kee)

I don't speak Croatian.

Ne govorim hrvatski. (ne go-vo-reem hr-vat-skee)

Can you help me?

Možete li mi pomoći? (mo-zhe-te lee mee po-mo-chee)

Just a moment, please.

Samo trenutak, molim. (sah-mo tre-noo-tak mo-leem)

Excuse me, where is …?

Oprostite, gdje je …? (o-pros-tee-te gdye ye)

I need help.

Trebam pomoć. (tre-bam po-motch)

Core Survival Patterns

Pattern: I need …

I need a doctor.

Trebam doktora. (tre-bam dok-to-rah)

I need a taxi.

Trebam taksi. (tre-bam tak-see)

I need help.

Trebam pomoć. (tre-bam po-motch)

I need water.

Trebam vodu. (tre-bam vo-doo)

I need a ticket.

Trebam kartu. (tre-bam kar-too)

Pattern: I want …

I want a coffee.

Želim kavu. (zhe-leem kah-voo)

I want to pay.

Želim platiti. (zhe-leem plah-tee-tee)

I want to go there.

Želim ići tamo. (zhe-leem ee-chee tah-mo)

I want to eat.

Želim jesti. (zhe-leem yes-tee)

I want a menu.

Želim jelovnik. (zhe-leem ye-lov-neek)

Pattern: I would like …

I would like a room.

Male Form: Htio bih sobu. (h-tee-o beeh so-boo)

Female Form: Htjela bih sobu. (h-tye-lah beeh so-boo)

I would like to order.

Male Form: Htio bih naručiti. (h-tee-o beeh nah-roo-chee-tee)

Female Form: Htjela bih naručiti. (h-tye-lah beeh nah-roo-chee-tee)

I would like a map.

Male Form: Htio bih kartu. (h-tee-o beeh kar-too)

Female Form: Htjela bih kartu. (h-tye-lah beeh kar-too)

I would like some water.

Male Form: Htio bih malo vode. (h-tee-o beeh mah-lo vo-de)

Female Form: Htjela bih malo vode. (h-tye-lah beeh mah-lo vo-de)

I would like the bill.

Male Form: Htio bih račun. (h-tee-o beeh rah-choon)

Female Form: Htjela bih račun. (h-tye-lah beeh rah-choon)

Pattern: Can you …?

Can you help me?

Možete li mi pomoći? (mo-zhe-te lee mee po-mo-chee)

Can you repeat that?

Možete li to ponoviti? (mo-zhe-te lee to po-no-vee-tee)

Can you write it down?

Možete li to zapisati? (mo-zhe-te lee to zah-pee-sah-tee)

Can you speak slowly?

Možete li govoriti sporije? (mo-zhe-te lee go-vo-ree-tee spo-ree-ye)

Can you show me?

Možete li mi pokazati? (mo-zhe-te lee mee po-kah-zah-tee)

Pattern: Where is …?

Where is the bathroom?

Gdje je wc? (gdye ye ve-tse)

Where is the exit?

Gdje je izlaz? (gdye ye eez-laz)

Where is the station?

Gdje je stanica? (gdye ye stah-nee-tsa)

Where is the hospital?

Gdje je bolnica? (gdye ye bol-nee-tsa)

Where is the bank?

Gdje je banka? (gdye ye ban-kah)