Basic
Croatian phrases
with pronunciations
Some basic Croatian phrases are too complex or difficult to learn and pronounce to make it worthwhile for a one-visit traveler to invest the study time.
The basic Croatian phrases below are easy to learn. And the English-converted phonetics will help you with the pronunciations. Keep in mind they are not perfect because the Croatian tongue has sounds not spoken in English. But these phonetics are close enough for you to be understood.
To make it as easy as possible for you, I select single-word phrases whenever possible.
Top 10
Croatian words
to learn first
Hello / Bye (informal)
Bok
bohk
Hello (more formal)
Zdravo
z'drah-voh
Goodbye (more formal)
Dovidenja
doh-vee-d'gehn-nyah
How are you?
Kako ste?
kah-koh steh
Fine
Dobro
doh-broh
Please
Molim
moh-leem
Thank you
Hvala
flah-lah
Excuse me
Oprostite
oh-proh-stee-teh
Yes
Da
dah
No
Ne
neh
Some more
Croatian phrases and words
One
Jedan - yeh-dahn
Two
Dva - d'vah
Three
Tri - tree
What?
Sto? - stoh
When?
Kada? - kah-dah
Where?
Gdje? - g'dyah
How?
Kako? - kah-koh
Yesterday
Jucher - you-chur
Today
Danas - dah-nahs
Tomorrow
Sutra - sue-trah
Morning
Jutro - you-tro
Evening
Vecer - veh-cher
Night
Noc - knowch
Good
Dobro - doh-broh
Bad
Lose - luz
Here
Ovdje - ov-dyeh
There
Tamo - tah-moh
How
much does it cost?
Koliko? - koh-lee-koh toh kost-teh
Wine
Vino - vee-know
Beer
Pivo - pee-voh
Water
Voda - voh-dah
Check,
please
Racun, Molim - rah-choon, moh-leem
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