Basics in Croatian phrasebook
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Common signs
- OPEN�
- Otvoreno (OHT-voh-reh-noh)
- CLOSED�
- Zatvoreno (ZAHT-voh-reh-noh)
- ENTRANCE�
- Ulaz (OO-lahz)
- EXIT�
- Izlaz (EEZ-lahz)
- PUSH�
- Gurati (GOO-rah-tee)
- PULL�
- Povući (poh-VOO-chee)
- TOILETS�
- WC (VEH-TSEH)
- MEN�
- Muški (MOO-shkee)
- WOMEN�
- Ženski (ZHEN-skee)
- FORBIDDEN�
- Zabranjen (ZAH-bra-nyen)
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Good afternoon.�
Dobar dan. (DOH-bahr dahn)
Hello. (informal)�
Bok (bohk) or Bog (bog - literally means God, but this one is almost never used).
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)
Mrs.�
Gospođa (GOS-poh-jah)
Mr.�
Gospodin (gos-POH-deen)
Miss�
Gospođica (GOS-poh-jee-tsah)
Please.�
Molim. (MOH-leem)
Thank you.�
Hvala. (HVAH-lah)
Thank you very much
Hvala lijepa. (HVAh-lah LYEH-pah)
You're welcome.�
Nema na čemu. (NEH-mah na CHEH-moo)or Molim. (MO-leem)
Yes.�
Da (da)
No.�
Ne. (ne)
Excuse me. (getting attention)�
Oprostite. (oh-PROHS-tee-teh)
Excuse me. (begging pardon)�
Pardon. (par-DON)
I'm sorry. ("expressing condolence"): Žao mi je. (zhow mee yeh)
Goodbye�
Do viđenja (doh vee-JEH-nyah) or Zbogom (ZBOH-gohm).
Goodbye (informal)�
Do viđenja (doh vee-JEH-nyah) or Bok. (bok)
I speak a little Croatian.�
Govorim malo hrvatski. (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 EN-gless-kee); Govoriš (li) engleski? (informal) (GOH-voh-reesh (lee) EN-gless-kee)
Is there someone here who speaks English?�
Govori li ovdje netko engleski? (GOH-voh-ree lee OHV-dyeh NEH-tkoh EN-gless-kee)
Help!�
Upomoć! (OO-poh-mohch)
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-cher)
Good night.�
Laku noć. (LAH-koo notch)
Good night (to sleep)�
Laku noć. (LAH-koo nohch)
I understand.�
Razumijem. (rah-ZOO-meeyem)
I don't understand.�
Ne razumijem. (neh rah-ZOO-meeyehm)
Where is the toilet?�
Gdje se nalazi WC? (Gdyeh seh NAH-la-zee VEH-TSEH)
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