Useful Croatian phrases

A collection of useful phrases in Croatian for almost every occasion.

See these phrases in any combination of two languages in the Phrase Finder. If you can provide recordings, corrections or additional translations, please contact me.

Key to abbreviations: inf = informal, frm = formal.

English	Hrvatski (Croatian)
Welcome	Dobrodošli
Hello (General greeting)	Bok Dobar Dan
How are you?	Kako si? (inf) Kako ste? (frm)
Reply to 'How are you?'	Hvala, dobro. A ti? (inf) Hvala, dobro. A vi? (frm)
Long time no see	Dugo se nismo vidjeli
What's your name?	Kako se zoveš? (inf) Kako se zovete? (frm)
My name is ...	Zovem se ...
Where are you from?	Odakle si? (inf) Odakle ste? (frm)
I'm from ...	Ja sam iz ...
Pleased to meet you	Drago mi je
Good morning (Morning greeting)	Dobro jutro
Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting)	Dobar dan
Good evening (Evening greeting)	Dobra večer
Good night	Laku noć
Goodbye (Parting phrases)	Zbogom Doviđenja
Good luck!	Sretno
Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking)	Živjeli! Uzdravlje!
Have a nice day	Lijep ti dan želim! (inf) Lijep Vam dan želim! (frm)
Bon appetit / Have a nice meal	Dobar tek!
Bon voyage / Have a good journey	Sretan put!
Do you understand?	Razumiješ? (inf) Razumijete? (frm)
I understand	Razumijem
I don't understand	Ne razumijem
Yes	Da
No	Ne
Maybe	Možda
I don't know	Ne znam
Please speak more slowly	Možeš li pričati sporije? (inf) Možete li pričati sporije? (frm)
Please write it down	Molim Vas, možete li mi to zapisati?
Do you speak Croatian?	Govoriš li hrvatski? (inf) Govorite li hrvatski? (frm)
Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?')	Da, (nešto) malo govorim hrvatski
I'm learning Croatian	Učim hrvatski
Do you speak a language other than Croatian?	Govorite li neki drugi jezik osim hrvatskog? (frm) Govoriš li neki drugi jezik osim hrvatskog? (inf)
Speak to me in Croatian	Možeš razgovarati sa mnom na hrvatskom (inf) Možete razgovarati sa mnom na hrvatskom (frm)
How do you say ... in Croatian?	Kako se kaže .... na hrvatskom?
Excuse me	Oprostite! Ispričavam se!
How much is this?	Koliko je to? Koliko košta ovo?
Sorry	Žao mi je Oprostite
Please	Molim
Thank you	Hvala Hvala lijepa
Reply to thank you	Nema na čemu
Where's the toilet / bathroom?	Gdje je zahod?
This gentleman will pay for everything	Ovaj će gospodin sve platiti
This lady will pay for everything	Ova će gospođa sve platiti
Would you like to dance with me?	Bi li htio plesati sa mnom? (>m) Bi li htjela plesati sa mnom (>f)
Do you come here often?	Dolaziš li često ovamo? (inf) Dolazite li često ovamo? (frm)
I love you	Volim te
Get well soon	Ozdravi brzo! (inf) Ozdravite brzo! (frm)
Go away!	Pustite me na miru!
Leave me alone!	Pustite me na miru!
Help!	U pomoć!
Fire!	Požar!
Stop!	Stani!
Call the police!	Pozovite policiju!
Christmas greetings	Sretan Božić Čestit Božić
New Year greetings	Sretna nova godina
Easter greetings	Sretan Uskrs
Birthday greetings	Sretan rođendan
Congratulations!	Čestitamo!
One language is never enough	Jedan jezik nikad nije dovoljan
My hovercraft is full of eels	Moja lebdjelica je puna jegulja

Recordings provided by Learn-Croatian.com and Sasa Vitman

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Links

Other collections of Croatian phrases (some with audio)
http://www.visit-croatia.co.uk/croatianfortravellers/
http://www.hr/hrvatska/language/
http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1355876
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/other/quickfix/croatian.shtml
http://www.linguanaut.com/english_croatian.htm

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