Essential Croatian

Survival Phrases

• Excuse me. Oprosti / oprostite.
• Please. Molim te / vas.
• Do you speak Croatian? Govoriš / govorite li hrvatski?
• Yes / No. Da / Ne.
• I speak (a little) Croatian. Govorim (malo) hrvatski.
• I don't understand. Ne razumijem.
• Can you repeat, please? Možeš / možete li ponoviti, molim te / vas?
• How do you say it in Croatian? Kako se kaže na hrvatskom?
• I don't know. Ne znam.
• I need help. Trebam pomoć.
• I have a problem. Imam problem.
• I am lost. Izgubio / izgubila sam se.

Question Words

• Where? Gdje?
• When? Kad?
• What? Što?
• Why? Zašto?
• Who? Tko?
• Which? Koji / Koja?
• How? Kako?
• How much? Koliko?

Asking for Directions

• How do I get to ? Kako da dođem do?
• Where's the nearest hotel? Gdje se nalazi najbliži hotel?
• I'm looking for / Tražim
• It's about five minutes from here. Oko pet minuta odavdje.
• It's about a five minute walk. Oko pet minuta pješice.
• I can show you on the map. Pokazat ću ti / Vam na karti.
• Go straight on. Idi / idite ravno.
• Go past / Prođi pored
• Turn left / right. Skreni lijevo / desno.
• Go on for about 100 metres. Idi / idite oko 100 metara.
• You'll see a bank. Vidjet ćeš / ćete banku.
• It's opposite the bank. Nasuprot banke je.
• You'll come to a hospital. Doći ćeš / ćete do bolnice.
• It's in front of you. Ispred tebe / vas je.
• Thank you. Hvala.