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Croatian phrasebook

Croatian phrasebook

General terms

Good morning – Dobro jutro (DOH-broh YOO-troh)
Good afternoon – Dobar dan (DOH-bahr dahn)
Good evening – Dobra večer (DOH-brah VEH-cher)
Good night – Laku noć (LAH-koo notch)
Yes – Da (da)
No – Ne (ne)
How are you?
– Kako ste? (formal) (KAH-koh steh?)
Fine, thank you – Dobro sam, hvala (DOH-broh sahm, HVAH-lah)
Please – Molim (MOH-leem)
Thank you – Hvala (HVAH-lah)
Thank you very much – Hvala lijepa (HVAh-lah LYEH-pah)
Excuse me (getting attention) – Oprostite (oh-PROHS-tee-teh)
Goodbye – Doviđenja (doh-vee-JEH-nyah)
I can’t speak Croatian – Ne govorim hrvatski. (neh GOH-voh-reem HUHR-vahts-kee)
Is there someone here who speaks English? – Govori li ovdje netko engleski? (GOH-voh-ree lee OHV-dyeh NEH-tkoh EN-gless-kee)
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 – Zahod
MEN – Muški (MOO-shkee)
WOMEN – Ženski (ZHEN-skee)
FORBIDDEN – Zabranjen (ZAH-bra-nyen)

Transportation

How much is a ticket to _____? – Koliko košta 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-vayh 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-lyah lee seh ovayh vlahk/OW-to-boos oo_____?)

Dining

Breakfast – doručak (DOH-roo-chahk)
Lunch – ručak (ROO-chahk)dinner/supper večera (VEH-cheh-rah)
Snack – užina (OO-zhee-nah)
Glass (drinking glass) – čaša (CHAH-shah)
Plate – tanjur (tah-NYOOR)
Bowl – zdjela (ZDYEH-lah)
Spoon – žlica (ZHLEET-sah)
Fork – vilica (VEE-lee-tsah)
Knife – nož (nohzh)
Is there a house specialty? – Imate li specijalitet kuće? (EE-mah-teh lee speh-tsyah-lee-TEHT KOO-tcheh?)
Is there a local specialty? – Poslužujete li lokalni specijalitet? (pohs-LOO-zhoo-yeh-teh lee LOH-kahl-nee speh-tsyah-lee-TEHT?)
May I have a glass of _____? – Mogu li dobiti čašu _____? (MOH-goo lee DOH-bee-tee CHAH-shoo)
water – vode (VOH-deh)
beer – piva (PEE-vah)
red/white wine – crnog/bijelog vina (TSER-nohg/BYEH-lohg VEE-nah)

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 košta soba za jednu osobu/dvije osobe? (KOH-lee-koh KOH-shtah SOH-bah zah YEH-dnoo/DVEE-yeh OH-soh-beh)
OK, I’ll take it. – U redu, uzet ću je. (oo REH-doo OO-zeht choo yeh)
I will stay for _____ night(s). – Ostat ću _____ noć(i). (OH-staht-choo … noch/NOH-chee)
Is breakfast/supper included? – Jesu li uključeni doručak/večera? (YEH-soo lee oo-KLYOO-cheh-nee DOH-roo-chahk/ VEH-cheh-rah)
What time is breakfast/supper? – U koliko je sati doručak/večera?(oo koh-LEE-koh yeh SAH-tee DOH-roo-chahk/ VEH-cheh-rah)
Do you accept credit cards? – Primate li kreditne kartice? (PREE-mah-teh lee KREH-deet-neh KAHR-tee-tseh?)

Emergencies

Help! – Upomoć! (OO-poh-mohch)Call the police! Pozovite policiju! (
Call the police! – Pozovite policiju! (poh-ZOH-vee-teh poh-LEE-tsee-yoo!
Where’s the police station? – Gdje se nalazi policijska postaja? (gdyeh seh NAH-lah-zee poh-LEE-tseey-skah POH-stah-yah?)
Can you help me please? – Možete li mi pomoći? (MOH-zheh-teh lee mee POH-moh-chee)
Call…. Pozovite…. (poh-ZOH-vee-teh)
…a doctor! – … doktora! (DOHK-toh-rah)
…an ambulance! – …hitnu pomoć (HEET-noo POH-moh-tch)
I need medical attention!  Trebam liječničku pomoć! (TREH-bahm lee-YEHCH-neech-koo POH-motch)
I’m ill. – Ja sam bolestan(m.)/bolesna(f.). (yah sahm BOH-leh-stahn/BOH-leh-snah)
I’m lost. – Izgubio(m.)/izgubila(f.) sam se. (ee-ZGOO-bee-oh/ee-ZGOO-bee-lah sahm seh)

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