'''Croatian''' is a Slavic language spoken by around 5 million people. It is the official language of Croatia and an official language of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It also is an official regional language in the province of Burgenland in Austria. It has three main dialects: Chakavian, spoken primarily on the islands, along the Croatian coast and in the Lika region, Kajkavian, spoken in Zagreb and other parts of northern and northwestern Croatia, and Stokavian, spoken in the rest of Croatia. This phrasebook gives an overview of useful phrases in Standard Croatian.
Croatian belongs to the "synthetic" language group, which means that unlike English and other "analytical" languages, different grammatical aspects are expressed in one word by changing the structure of that word—adding an ending or prefix, modifying the core of the word, etc. In analytical languages such as English, the same is achieved by using separate auxiliary verbs, pronouns or adjectives while the actual word remains unchanged. In Croatian, one word is often sufficient to express what English can only achieve by using multiple words.
Pronunciation
Croatian uses the Latin alphabet. The spelling of Croatian is largely phonetic, that is, most words are written exactly as they are pronounced. However, there are quite a few exceptions. Those words that are written in capitals signify the stress of the word. The pseudo-phonetic guide is used for the pronunciation.
Vowels
; a : like 'a' in "above"
; e : like 'e' in "enemy"
; i : like 'ee' in "leek"
; o : like 'o' in "opera"
; u : like 'oo' in "book"
Unfortunately, neither stresses (which can fall at any syllable) nor vowel lengths are marked in the written language, but the stress is more predictable than it is in Russian or Bulgarian, where it is almost obligatory to put an accent on the stressed syllable. Unlike Bulgarian, Russian and other East Slavic languages, however, wrongly pronounced vowel length will seldom cause misunderstanding.
Consonants
; b : like 'b' in "bed"
; c : like 'ts' in "bets"
; ? : like 'ch' in "child"
; ? : like 'tch' in "match"
; d : like 'd' in "dog"
; d? : like 'dg' in "fudge"
; ? : like 'j' in jeep
; f : like 'f' in "for"
; g : like 'g' in "go"
; h : like 'h' in "help" [usually aspirated]
; j : like 'y' in "yell"
; k : like 'k' in "king"
; l : like 'l' in "love"
; lj : like 'li' in "million".
; m : like 'm' in "mother"
; n : like 'n' in "nice"
; nj : like 'n' in Spanish "senor" or 'ny' in "canyon"
; p : like 'p' in "pig"
; q : like 'q' in "quest" (only in foreign words)
; r : trilled 'r' as in the Spanish "roca"
; s : like 's' in "sock"
; ? : like 'sh' in "cash"
; t : like 't' in "top"
; v : like 'v' in "victory"
; w : like 'v' in "victor" (only in foreign words)
; x : like 'cks' in "kicks"(only in foreign words)
; z : like 'z' in "zebra"
; ? : like 'su' in "measure"
Phrase list
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 zove?? (''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 LYEH-pah'')
; You're welcome. : Nema na ?emu. (''NEH-mah nah CHEH-moo'')
; Yes. : Da (''dah'')
; No. : Ne. (''neh'')
; Excuse me. (''getting attention'') : Oprostite. (''oh-PROHS-tee-teh'')
; Excuse me. (''begging pardon'') : Pardon. (''pahr-DOHN'')
; I'm sorry. : Oprostite. (''oh-PROHS-tee-teh'')
: I'm sorry. ("expressing condolence"): ?ao mi je. (''zhow mee yeh'')
; Goodbye : Do vi?enja (''doh vee-JEH-nyah'') or Zbogom (''ZBOH-gohm'').
; Goodbye (''informal'') : Do vi?enja (''doh vee-JEH-nyah'') or Bok. (''bohk'')
; I speak a little Croatian. : Ja govorim malo hrvatski. (''yah goh-VOH-reem MAH-loh HRVAHTS-kee'')
; I can't speak Croatian [well]. : Ne govorim (dobro) hrvatski. (''neh goh-VOH-reem DOH-broh HRVAHTS-kee'')
; Do you speak English? : Govorite li engleski? (''formal'') (''goh-voh-REE-teh lee ehn-GLEHS-kee''); Govori? 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 OHV-dyeh NEHT-koh ehn-GLEHS-kee'')
; Help! : Upomo?! (''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 ve?er. (''DOH-brah VEH-chehr'')
; Good night. : Laku no?. (''LAH-koo nohtch'')
; Good night (''to sleep'') : Laku no?. (''LAH-koo nohtch'')
; I understand. : Razumijem. (''rah-ZOO-myem'')
; I don't understand. : Ne razumijem. (''neh rah-ZOO-myehm'')
; Where is the toilet? : Gdje se nalazi WC? (''Gdyeh seh nah-LAH-zee VEH-TSEH'')
Problems
; Leave me alone. : Ostavite me na miru. (''ohs-TAH-vee-teh meh nah MEE-roo'')
; Don't touch me! : Prestani me dirati! (''prehs-TAH-nee meh dee-RAH-tee'')
; I'll call the police. : Zvat ?u policiju. (''zvaht tchoo poh-LEE-tsyoo'')
; Police! : Policija! (''poh-LEE-tsyah!'')
; Stop! Thief! : Stanite! (''stah-NEE-teh!'') Lopov! (''LOH-pohv'')
; I need your help. : Trebam va?u pomo?. (''TREH-bahm VAH-shoo POH-mohtch'')
; It's an emergency. : Hitno je. (''HEET-noh yeh'')
; I'm lost. : Izgubio [''m''] (''eez-GOO-byoh'') izgubila (''eez-GOO-bee-lah'')[''f''] sam se. (''sahm seh'')
; I lost my bag. : Izgubio[''m''] (''eez-GOO-byoh'') izgubila (''eez-GOO-bee-lah'')[''f''] sam torbu. (''sahm TOHR-boo'')
; I lost my wallet. : Izgubio (''eez-GOO-byoh'') [''m''] izgubila (''eez-GOO-bee-lah'') [''f''] sam nov?anik. (''sahm nohv-CHAH-neek'')
; I'm sick. : Bolestan[''m''] (''boh-LEHS-tahn'') /bolesna (''boh-LEHS-nah'')[''f''] sam. (''sahm'')
; I've been injured. : Povrijedio ["m"] (''poh-VRYEH-dyoh'') /povrijedila ["f"] (''poh-VRYEH-dee-lah'') sam se. (''sahm seh'')
; I need a doctor. : Treba mi doktor. (''TREH-bah mee DOHK-tohr'')
; Can I use your phone? : Mogu li se poslu?iti telefonom? (''MOH-goo lee seh pohs-LOO-zhee-tee teh-leh-FOH-nohm'')
Numbers
; 0 : nula : (''NOO-lah'')
; 1 : jedan (''YEH-dahn'')
; 2 : dva/dvije (''dvah/dvyeh'')
; 3 : tri (''tree'')
; 4 : ?etiri (''cheh-TEE-ree'')
; 5 : pet (''peht'')
; 6 : ?est (''shehst'')
; 7 : sedam (''SEH-dahm'')
; 8 : osam (''OH-sahm'')
; 9 : devet (''DEH-veht'')
; 10 : deset (''DEH-seht'')
; 11 : jedanaest (''YEH-dah-nah-ehst'')
; 12 : dvanaest (''DVAH-nah-ehst'')
; 13 : trinaest (''TREE-nah-ehst'')
; 14 : ?etrnaest (''CHEH-trnah-ehst'')
; 15 : petnaest (''PEHT-nah-ehst'')
; 16 : ?esnaest (''SHEHS-nah-ehst'')
; 17 : sedamnaest (''SEH-dahm-nah-ehst'')
; 18 : osamnaest (''OH-sahm-nah-ehst'')
; 19 : devetnaest (''DEH-veht-nah-ehst'')
; 20 : dvadeset (''DVAH-deh-seht'')
; 21 : dvadeset jedan (''DVAH-deh-seht YEH-dahn'')
; 22 : dvadeset dva/dvije (''DVAH-deh-seht dvah/dvyeh'')
; 23 : dvadeset tri (''DVAH-deh-seht tree'')
; 30 : trideset (''TREE-deh-seht'')
; 40 : ?etrdeset (''CHEH-trdeh-seht'')
; 50 : pedeset (''PEH-deh-seht'')
; 60 : ?ezdeset (''SHEHZ-deh-seht'')
; 70 : sedamdeset (''SEH-dahm-deh-seht'')
; 80 : osamdeset (''OH-sahm-deh-seht'')
; 90 : devedeset (''DEH-veh-deh-seht'')
; 100 : sto (''stoh'')
; 200 : dvjiesto (''DVYEH-stoh'')
; 300 : tristo (''TREE-stoh'')
; 400 : ?etristo (''CHEH-tree-stoh'')
; 500 : petsto (''PEHTS-toh'')
; 600 : ?eststo (''SHEH-stoh'')
; 700 : sedamsto (''SEH-dahm-stoh'')
; 800 : osamsto (''OH-sahm-stoh'')
; 900 : devetsto (''DEH-vet-stoh'')
; 1000 : tisu?u (''TEE-soo-choo'')
; 2000 : dvije tisu?e (''dvyeh TEE-soo-tcheh'')
; 1,000,000 : milijun (''MEE-lyoon'')
; 1,000,000,000 : one thousand million in UK, one billion in USA: milijarda (''MEE-lyahr-dah'')
; 1,000,000,000,000 : one billion in UK, one trillion in USA: bilijun (''BEE-lyoon'')
; number _____ (''train, bus, etc.'') : broj (''broy'')_____(''vlak, autobus, itd.'')
; half : pola (''POH-lah'')
; less : manje (''MAH-nyeh'')
; more : vi?e (''VEE-sheh'')
Time
; now : sad (''sahd'')
; later : kasnije (''KAHS-nyeh'')
; before : prije (''PREE-yeh'') or after : nakon (''NAH-kohn'')
; morning : jutro(''YOO-troh'')
; afternoon : popodne (''POH-poh-dneh'')
; evening : ve?er (''VEH-chehr'')
; night : no? (''nohtch'')
Clock time
; one o'clock AM : jedan sat ujutro (''YEH-dahn saht OO-yoo-troh'')
; two o'clock AM : dva sata ujutro (''dvah SAH-tah OO-yoo-troh'')
; noon : podne (''POH-dneh'')
; one o'clock PM : jedan sat poslije podne (''YEH-dahn saht POH-slee-yeh POH-dneh'')
; two o'clock PM : dva sata poslije podne (''dvah SAH-tah POH-slee-yeh POH-dneh'')
; six o'clock PM: ?est sati nave?er (''shehst SAH-tee NAH-veh-chehr'')
; midnight : pono? (''POH-nohtch'')
Duration
; _____ minute(s) : _____ minuta(e) (''mee-NOO-tah/mee-NOO-teh'')
; _____ hour(s) : _____ sat(a/i) (''saht/SAH-tah/SAH-tee'')
; _____ day(s) : _____ dan(a) (''dahn/DAH-nah'')
; _____ week(s) : _____ tjedan (tjedna/tjedana) (''TYEH-dahn/TYEH-dnah/TYEH-dah-nah'')
; _____ month(s) : _____ mjesec(a/i) (''MYEH-sehts/MYEH-seh-tsah/myeh-SEH-tsee'')
; _____ year(s) : _____ godina(e) (''GOH-dee-nah/GOH-dee-neh'')
Days & Dates
; now : sada (''SAH-dah'')
; today : danas (''DAH-nahs'')
; tonight : ve?eras (''veh-CHEH-rahs'')
; yesterday : ju?er (''YOO-chehr'')
; tomorrow : sutra (''SOO-trah'')
; this week : ovaj tjedan (''OH-vahy TYEH-dahn'')
; last week : pro?li tjedan (''PROH-shlee TYEH-dahn'')
; next week : sljede?i tjedan (''SLYEH-deh-tchee TYEH-dahn'')
; Sunday : nedjelja (''NEH-dyeh-lyah'')
; Monday : ponedjeljak (''POH-neh-dyeh-lyahk'')
; Tuesday : utorak (''OO-toh-rahk'')
; Wednesday : srijeda (''SRYEH-dah'')
; Thursday : ?etvrtak (''CHEH-tvrtahk'')
; Friday : petak (''PEH-tahk'')
; Saturday : subota (''SOO-botah'')
Months
; January : sije?anj (''SEE-yeh-chany'')
; February : velja?a (''VEH-lyah-chah'')
; March : o?ujak (''OH-zhoo-yahk'')
; April : travanj (''TRAH-vahny'')
; May : svibanj (''SVEE-bahny'')
; June : lipanj (''LEE-pahny'')
; July : srpanj (''SR-pahny'')
; August : kolovoz (''KOH-loh-vohz'')
; September : rujan (''ROO-yahn'')
; October : listopad (''LEE-stoh-pahd'')
; November : studeni (''STOO-deh-nee'')
; December : prosinac (''PROH-see-nats'')
Writing time and date
In the clock time, hours and minutes are separated by a '.' instead of ':', but the latter is also widely used. Another usual way is to write the minutes raised like an exponent.
The date is always written in the order day, month, year, e.g.:
'''11-18-2005''' is in Croatian '''18.11.2005.'''.
There is always a dot after the year because in Croatian a year is an ordinal number, and ordinal numbers are always followed by a dot to distinguish them from cardinal numbers.
'''18th of November 2005''' is in Croatian '''18. studeni 2005.'''.
Colours
; black : crn (''tsrn'')
; white : bijela (''bee-YEH-lah'')
; gray : siv (''seev'')
; red : crven (''TSR-vehn'')
; pink : roza (''ROH-zah''), ru?i?asta (''roo-ZHEE-chahs-tah'')
; blue : plav (''plahv'')
; yellow : ?ut (''zhoot'')
; green : zelen (''ZEH-lehn'')
; orange : naran?ast (''nah-RAHN-chahst'')
; purple : ljubi?ast (''lyoo-BEE-chahst'')
; brown : sme? (''smehdj'')
Transportation
; airplane : zrakoplov (''ZRAH-koh-plohv'')
; airline : zra?na linija (''ZRAHCH-nah LEE-nyah'')
; taxi : taksi (''TAHK-see'')
; train : vlak (''vlahk'')
; trolley : trola (''TROH-lah'')
; tram : tramvaj (''TRAHM-vai'')
; bus : autobus (''ow-TOH-boos'')
; car : kola (''KOH-lah'')
; truck : kamion (''KAH-myohn'')
; ferry : trajekt (''TRAI-ehkt'')
; ship : brod (''brohd'')
; boat : ?amac (''CHAH-mahts'')
; helicopter : helikopter (''heh-lee-KOHP-tehr'')
; bicycle : bicikl (''bee-TSEE-kuhl'')
; motorcycle : motocikl (''moh-TOHR-tsee-kuhl'')
Bus and train
; How much is a ticket to _____? : Koliko ko?ta karta za ____(''KOH-lee-koh KOHSH-tah KAHR-tah zah_____?'')
; One ticket to _____, please. : Molim vas, jednu kartu za_____ (''MOH-leem vahs, YEHD-noo KAHR-too zah_____'')
; Where does this train/bus go? : Kamo ide ovaj vlak/autobus? (''KAH-moh ee-deh oh-vah-yuh vlahk/ OW-to-boos?'')
; Where is the train/bus to _____? : Gdje se nalazi vlak/autobus za _____? (''gdyeh se NAH-lah-zee vlahk/ OW-toh-boos zah_____?'')
; Does this train/bus stop in _____? : Zaustavlja li se ovaj vlak/autobus u _____? (''zows-TAHV-lee-ah lee seh ovayeh vlahk/OW-to-boos oo_____?'')
; When does the train/bus for _____ leave? : Kada polazi vlak/autobus za _____ ? (''KAH-dah poh-LAH-zee vlahk/ OW-toh-boos zah_____?'')
; When will this train/bus arrive in _____? : Kada sti?e ovaj vlak/autobus u _____? (''KAH-dah STEE-zheh ovayeh vlahk/ OW-toh-boos oo_____?'')
Directions
; How do I get to _____ ? : Kojim putem mogu sti?i do _____ ? (''KOH-jeem POO-tehm MOH-goo STEE-chee doh'')
; ...the train station? : ...?eljezni?kog kolodvora? (''ZHEH-lyeh-znee-chkohg KOH-loh-dvoh-rah'')
; ...the bus station? : ...autobusnog kolodvora?, (''AH-oo-toh-boos-nohg KOH-loh-dvoh-rah'')
; ...the airport? : ...zrakoplovne luke?; (''ZRAH-koh-ploh-vneh LOO-keh'')
; ...downtown? : ...sredi?ta/centra grada? (''SREH-dee-shtah; TSEHN-trah GRAH-dah'')
; ...the youth hostel? : ...hostela mlade?i ? (''hohs-TEH-lah mlah-DEH-zhee'')
; ...the _____ hotel? : ..._____ hotela? (''HOO-teh-lah'')
; ...the American/Canadian/Australian/British consulate? : ...ameri?kog/kanadskog/australskog/britanskog konzulata? (''AH-meh-ree-chkohg / KAH-nah-dskohg / AH-oo-strahl-skohg / BREE-tahn-skohg KOHN-zoo-lah-tah'')
; Where are there a lot of... : Gdje se nalaze... (''GH-dyeh seh- NAH-lah-zeh'');
; ...hotels? : ...hoteli? (''HOO-teh-lee'')
; ...restaurants? : ...restorani? (''REH-stoh-rah-nee'')
; ...bars? : ...barovi? (''BAH-roh-vee'')
; ...sites to see? : ...znamenitosti? (''ZNAH-meh-nee-toh-stee'')
; Can you show me on the map? : Mo?ete li mi pokazati na zemljovidu? (''MOH-zheh-teh lee mee POH-kah-zah-tee nah ZEH-mlyoh-vee-dooh'')
; street : ulica (''OOH-lee-tsah'')
; Turn left. : Skrenite ulijevo. (''SKREH-nee-teh OOH-lee-yevoh'')
; Turn right. : Skrenite udesno. (''SKREH-nee-teh OOH-deh-snoh'')
; left : lijevo (''LEE-yeh-voh'')
; right : desno (''DEH-snoh'')
; straight ahead : pravo (''PRAH-voh'')
; towards the _____ : prema _____ (''PREH-mah'')
; past the _____ : pokraj _____ (''POH-kray'')
; before the _____ : prije _____ (''PREE-yeh'')
; Watch for the _____. : Potra?ite _____. (''POH-trah-zhee-teh'')
; intersection : raskri?je (''RAH-skree-zhyeh'')
; north : sjever (''SYEH-vehr'')
; south : jug (''yoogh'')
; east : istok (''EEH-stohk'')
; west : zapad (''ZAH-padh'')
; uphill : uzbrdo (''OOHZ-br-doh'')
; downhill : nizbrdo (''NEEZ-br-doh'')
Taxi
; Taxi! : Taksi! (''TAHK-see!'')
; Take me to _____, please. : Molim Vas, odvezite me do_____. (''MOH-leem vahs OH-dveh-zee-teh meh doh...'')
; How much does it cost to get to _____? : Koliko ko?ta vo?nja do _____? (''KOH-lee-koh KOHSH-tah VOHZH-nyah doh...'')
; Take me there, please. : Molim Vas, odvezite me tamo. (''MOH-leem vahs OHD-veh-zee-teh meh TAH-moh'')
Lodging
; Do you have any rooms available? : Imate li slobodnih soba? (''EE-mah-teh lee SLOH-boh-dneeh SOH-bah'')
; How much is a room for one person/two people? : Koliko ko?ta soba za jednu osobu/dvije osobe? (''KOH-lee-koh KOH-shtah SOH-bah zah YEH-dnoo/DVEE-yeh OH-soh-beh'')
; Does the room come with... : Ima li soba... (''EE-mah lee SOH-bah'')
; ...bedsheets? : ...posteljinu? (''POH-steh-lyee-noo'')
; ...a bathroom? : ...kupaonicu? (''KOO-pah-oh-nee-tsoo'')
; ...a telephone? : ...telefon? (''TEH-leh-fohn'')
; ...a TV? : ...televizor? (''TEH-leh-vee-zohr'')
; May I see the room first? : Mogu li prvo pogledati sobu? (''MOH-goo lee prvoh POH-gleh-dah-tee SOH-boo'')
; Do you have anything quieter? : Imate li ne?to ti?e? (''EE-mah-teh lee NEH-shtoh TEE-sheh'')
; ...bigger? : ...ve?e? (''VEH-cheh'')
; ...cleaner? : ...?i??e (''CHEE-shcheh'')
; ...cheaper? : ...jeftinije? (''YEH-ftee-nee-yeh'')
; OK, I'll take it. : U redu, uze?u je. (''oo REH-doo OO-zeht-choo yeh'')
; I will stay for _____ night(s). : Ostat ?u _____ no?(i). (''OH-staht-choo ... noch/NOH-chee'')
; Can you suggest another hotel? : Mo?ete li mi preporu?iti drugi hotel? (''MOH-zheh-teh lee mee PREH-poh-roo-chee-tee DROO-gee HOH-tehl'')
; Do you have a safe? : Imate li sef? (''ee-MAH-teh lee sehf'')
; ...lockers? : ...ormari?e? (''ohr-MAH-ree-tcheh'')
; Is breakfast/supper included? : Jesu li uklju?eni doru?ak/ve?era? (''YEH-soo lee oo-KLYOO-cheh-nee doh-ROO-chahk/ veh-CHEH-rah'')
; What time is breakfast/supper? : U koliko sati je doru?ak/ve?era?(''oo koh-LEE-koh SAH-tee yeh doh-ROO-chahk/ veh-CHEH-rah'')
; Please clean my room. : Molim vas, mo?ete li mi o?istiti sobu (''MOH-leem vahs, moh-ZHEH-teh lee mee oh-CHEES-tee-tee SOH-boo'')
; Can you wake me at _____? : Mo?ete li me probuditi u_____? (''moh-ZHEH-teh lee mee proh-BOO-dee-tee'')
; I want to check out. : ?elim se odjaviti. (''ZHEH-leem seh oh-DYAH-vee-tee'')
Money
; Do you accept American/Australian/Canadian dollars? : Primate li ameri?ke/australske/kanadske dolare? (''pree-MAH-teh lee ah-meh-REECH-keh/ ows-TRAHLS-keh/ kah-NAHDS-keh doh-LAH-reh?'')
; Do you accept British pounds? : Primate li britanske funte? (pree-MAH-teh lee bree-TAHNS-keh FOON-teh?'')
; Do you accept credit cards? : Primate li kreditne kartice? (''pree-MAH-teh lee kreh-DEET-neh kahr-TEE-tseh?'')
; Can you change money for me? : Mo?ete li mi razmijeniti novac?? (''MOH-zheh-teh lee mee rahz-MEE-yeh-nee-tee NOH-vahts'')
; Where can I get money changed? : Gdje mogu razmijeniti novac? (''gdyeh MOH-goo rahz-MEE-yeh-nee-tee NOH-vahts'')
; Can you change a traveler's check for me? : Mo?ete li mi unov?iti putni?ki ?ek? (''MOH-zheh-teh lee mee oo-NOHV-chee-tee poo-NEECH-kee chehk'')
; Where can I get a traveler's check changed? : Gdje mogu unov?iti putni?ki ?ek? (''gdyeh MOH-goo oo-NOHV-chee-tee poo-NEECH-kee chehk'')
; What is the exchange rate? : Koliki je te?aj? (''KOH-lee-kee yeh TEH-chay?'')
; Where is an automatic teller machine (ATM)? : Gde je bankomat? (''gdyeh yeh BAHN-koh-maht'')
Eating
; A table for one person/two people, please. : Molim Vas, stol za jednu osobu./ Molim Vas stol za dvije osobe. (''MOH-leem vahs, stohl zah YEHD-noo oh-SOH-boo./ MOH-leem vahs stohl zah DEE-vyeh oh-SOH-beh'')
; Can I look at the menu, please? : Mogu li pogledati jelovnik? (''MOH-goo lee poh-GLEH-dah-tee yeh-LOHV-neek?'')
; Can I look in the kitchen? : Mogu li pogledati kuhinju? (''MOH-goo lee poh-GLEH-dah-tee koo-HEE-nyoo?'')
; Is there a house specialty? : Imate li specijalitet ku?e? (''ee-MAH-teh lee speh-TSYAH-lee-teht KOO-tcheh?'')
; Is there a local specialty? : Poslu?ujete li lokalni specijalitet? (''pohs-loo-ZHOO-ee-eh-teh speh-TSYAH-lee-teht?'')
; I'm a vegetarian. : Ja sam vegetarijanac/vegetarijanka. (''yah sahm veh-geh-TAH-ryah-nahts/ veh-geh-TAH-ryahn-kah'')
; I don't eat pork. : Ne jedem svinjetinu. (''neh YEH-dehm svee-NYEH-tee-noo'')
; I don't eat beef. : Ne jedem govedinu. (''neh YEH-dehm goh-VEH-dee-noo'')
; I only ; supper : Ja samo; ve?eru (''yah SAH-moh veh-CHEH-roo'')
; I want _____. : ?elim _____. (''ZHEH-leem'')
; I want a dish containing _____. : ?elim jelo s _____. (''ZHEH-leem YEH-loh ehs'')
; chicken : piletinom/ piletina (''pee-LEH-tee-nohm/ pee-LEH-tee-nah'')
; beef : govedinom/ govedina (''goh-VEH-dee-nohm/ goh-VEH-dee-nah'')
; fish : ribom/ riba (''REE-bohm/ REE-bah'')
; ham : ?unkom/ ?unka (''SHOON-kohm/ SHOON-kah'')
; sausage : kobasicom/ kobasica (''koh-BAH-see-tsohm/ koh-BAH-see-tsah'')
; cheese : sirom/ sir (''SEE-rohm/ seer'')
; eggs : jajima (''YAH-yee-mah'')
; salad : salatom/ salata (''sah-LAH-tohm/ sah-LAH-tah'')
; (fresh) vegetables : (svje?im) povr?em (''SVYEH-zheem POHV-tchehm'')
; (fresh) fruit : (svje?im) vo?em (''SVYEH-zheem VOH-tchehm'')
; bread : kruhom/ kruha (''KROO-hohm/ KROO-hah'')
; toast : tostom/ tost (''TOHS-tohm/ tohst'')
; noodles : rezancima (''reh-ZAHN-tsee-mah'')
; rice : ri?om/ ri?a (''REE-zhohm/ REE-zhah'')
; beans : grahom (''GRAH-hohm'')
; May I have a glass of _____? : Mogu li dobiti ?a?u _____? (''MOH-goo lee doh-BEE-tee CHAH-shoo'')
; May I have a cup of _____? : Mogu li dobiti ?alicu _____? (''MOH-goo lee doh-BEE-tee shah-LEE-tsoo'')
; May I have a bottle of _____? : Mogu li dobiti bocu _____? (''MOH-goo lee doh-BEE-tee BOH-tsoo'')
; coffee : kave (''KAH-veh'')
; tea (''drink'') : ?aja (''chaia'')
; juice : soka (''SOH-kah'')
; (bubbly) water :mineralne vode (''mee-NEH-rahl-neh VOH-deh'')
; water : vode (''VOH-deh'')
; beer : pive (''PEE-veh'')
; red/white wine : crnog/bijelog vina (''tsnohg/BYEH-lohg VEE-nah'')
; May I have some _____? : Mogu li dobiti malo _____? (''MOH-goo lee doh-BEE-tee MAH-loh'')
; salt : soli (''SOH-lee'')
; black pepper : papra (''PAH-prah'')
; butter : maslaca (''mahs-LAH-tsah'')
; Excuse me, waiter/waitress? (''getting attention of server''): Oprostite, Konobar (m) Konobarica (f)! (''oh-PROHS-tee-teh, koh-NOH-bahr/ koh-NOH-bah-ree-tsah'')
; I'm finished. : Zavr?io sam. (''ZAHVR-shyoh sahm'')
; It was delicious. : Bilo je ukusno. (''BEE-loh yeh oo-KOOS-noh'')
; Please clear the plates. : Molim vas, odnesite tanjure. (''MOH-leem vahs, ohd-NEH-see-teh tah-NYOO-reh'')
; The check, please. : Ra?un, molim. (''RAH-choon, MOH-leem'')
Bars
; Do you serve alcohol? : Poslu?ujete li alkoholna pi?a? (''pohs-LOO-zhooyeh-teh lee ahl-KOHL-nah PEE-tchah'')
; A beer/two beers, please. : Jedno pivo / dva piva, molim. (''YEHD-noo PEE-voh / dvah PEE-vah, MOH-leem'')
; A glass of red/white wine, please. : Molim Vas ?a?u crnog/bijelog vina. (''MOH-leem vahs CHAH-shoo tsrnohg/BYEH-lohg VEE-nah'')
; A pint, please. : Jednu kriglu, molim. (''YEHD-noo KREE-gloo, MOH-leem'')
; A bottle, please. : Jednu bocu, molim. (''YEHD-noo BOH-tsoo, MOH-leem'')
; whiskey : whiskey (''VEES-kee'')
; vodka : vodka (''VOHD-kah'')
; rum : rum (''room'')
; water : voda (''VOH-dah'')
; club soda : klub soda (''kloob SOH-dah'')
; tonic water : tonic voda (''TOH-neets VOH-dah'')
; orange juice : sok od naran?e (''sohk ohd nah-RAHN-cheh'')
; soda pop : gaziran napitak (''gah-ZEE-nah nah-PEE-tahk'')
; One more, please. : Jo? jedno, molim. (''yohsh YEHD-noh, MOH-leem'')
; Another round, please. : Jo? jednu rundu, molim. (''yohsh YEHD-noo ROON-doo, MOH-leem'')
; When is closing time? : Kada zatvarate? (''KAH-dah zaht-VAH-rah-teh'')
Shopping
; Do you have this in my size? : Imate li ovo u mojoj veli?ini? (''ee-MAH-teh lee OH-voh oo MOY-oi veh-LEE-chee-nee?'')
; How much is this? : Koliko ko?ta ovo? (''koh-LEE-koh KOHSH-tah OH-voh?'')
; That's too expensive. : To je preskupo. (''toh yeh prehs-KOO-poh'')
; Would you take _____? : Biste li uzeli _____? (''BEES-teh lee oo-SEH-lee...?'')
; expensive : skupo (''SKOO-poh'')
; cheap : jeftino (''yehf-TEE-noh'')
; I can't afford it. : Ne mogu si to priu?titi. (''neh MOH-goo see toh pryoosh-TEE-tee'')
; I don't want it. : Ne ?elim to. (''neh ZHEH-leem toh'')
; I'm sorry, but there seems to be something wrong here. : Oprostite, ali ?ini mi se da ovdje ne?to nije u redu. (''oh-prohs-TEE-teh, AH-lee CHEE-nee mee seh dah OHV-dyeh NEHSH-toh nyeh oo REH-doo'')
; I'm not interested. : Nisam zainteresiran(m)/zainteresirana(f). (''NEE-sahm zayn-TEH-reh-see-rahn(m)/ zayn-TEH-reh-see-rah-nah(f)'')
; OK, I'll take it. : U redu, uzet ?u. (''oo REH-doo, OO-zeht tchoo'')
; Can I have a bag? : Mogu li dobiti vre?icu? (''MOH-goo lee doh-BEE-tee vreh-CHEE-tsoo'')
; Do you ship (overseas)? : Dostavljate li robu u inozemstvo? (''dohs-TAH-vlyah-teh lee ROH-boo oo ee-noh-ZEHMS-tvoh'')
; I need... : Trebam ... (''TREH-bahm...'')
; ...condoms : kondomi. : (''kohn-DOH-mee'')
; ...razors : brija?. : (''bryahch'')
; ...toothpaste. : ...pasta za zube. (''PAHS-tah zah ZOO-beh'')
; ...a toothbrush. : ...?etkica za zube. (''cheht-KEE-tsah zah ZOO-beh'')
; ...tampons. : ...tamponi. (''tahm-POH-nee'')
; ...soap. : ...sapun. (''SAH-poon'')
; ...shampoo. : ...?ampon. (''SHAHM-poo'')
; ...pain reliever. : ...lijek za bolove. (''LEE-yehk zah boh-LOH-veh'')
; ...cold medicine. : ...lijek za prehladu. (''LEE-yehk zah preh-HLAH-doo'')
; ...stomach medicine. : ...lijek za bolove u trbuhu. (''LEE-yehk zah boh-LOH-veh oo tehr-BOO-hoo'')
; ...a razor. : ...britvicu. (''bree-TVEE-tsoo'')
; ...an umbrella. : ...ki?obran. (''kee-SHOH-brahn'')
; ...sunscreen. : ...krema za za?titu od sunca. (''KREH-mah zah zahsh-TEE-too ohd SOON-tsah'')
; ...a postcard. : ...razglednicu. (''rahz-GLEHD-nee-tsoo'')
; ...postage stamps. : ...po?tanske marke. (''pohsh-TAHNS-keh MAHR-keh'')
; ...batteries. : ...baterije. (''bah-TEH-ryeh'')
; ...writing paper. : ...papir za pisanje. (''PAH-peer zah pee-SAH-nyeh'')
; ...a pen. : ...penkalu. (''pehn-KAH-loo'')
; ...English-language books. : ...knjige na engleskom jeziku. (''KNYEE-geh nah ehn-GLEHS-kohm yeh-ZEE-koo'')
; ...English-language magazines. : ...?asopise na engleskom jeziku. (''chah-SOH-pee-seh nah ehn-GLEHS-kohm yeh-ZEE-koo'')
; ...an English-language newspaper. : ...novine na engleskom jeziku. (''noh-VEE-neh nah ehn-GLEHS-kohm yeh-ZEE-koo'')
; ...a Croatian-English dictionary. : ...hrvatsko-engleski rje?nik. (''HRVAHTS-koh-ehn-GLEHS-kee RYEHCH-neek'')
Driving
; I want to rent a car. : ?elim unajmiti auto. (''ZHEH-leem oo-NAHY-mee-tee OW-toh'')
; Can I get insurance? : Mogu li dobiti osiguranje? (''MOH-goo lee doh-BEE-tee oh-see-GOO-rah-nyeh'')
; stop (''on a street sign'') : stop (''stohp'')
; one way street: jednosmjerna ulica (''yehd-noh-SMYEHR-nah oo-LEE-tsah'')
; yield : dati pravo prolaza (''DAH-tee PRAH-voh proh-LAH-zah'')
; no parking : zabranjeno parkiranje (''zah-brah-NYEH-noh pahr-KEE-rah-nyeh'')
; speed limit : ograni?enje brzine (''oh-GRAH-nee-cheh-nyeh behr-ZEE-neh'')
; gas (''petrol'') station : benzinska crpka (''behn-ZEENS-kah TSEHRP-kah'')
; petrol : benzin (''BEHN-zeen'')
; diesel : dizel (''DEE-zehl'')
Authority
; Call the police! : Pozovite policiju! (''poh-ZOH-tee-teh poh-LEE-tsyoo!'')
; Where's the police station? : Gdje je stanica policije? (''gdyeh yeh stah-NEE-tsah poh-LEE-tsyeh?'')
; I didn't do it! : Ja nisam to uradio(m)/ uradila(f). (''yah NEE-sahm toh oo-RAH-dyoh/ oo-RAH-dee-lah'')
; I wish to contact my embassy/consulate. : ?elim da kontaktiram moju ambasadu/ moj konzulat. (''ZHEH-leem dah kohn-TAHK-tee-rahm MOH-yoo ahm-BAH-sah-doo/ moy kohn-ZOO-laht'')
Learning more
[http://www.hr/hrvatska/language/index.en.htm]