English is well spoken in many shops, bars, restaurants, etc., but we thought that it could be helpful to know some basics of our Croatian language.
Croatian diacritical signs:
Č ( it is the ch of coach)
Ć ( a softer form of c)
Ð ( it is the g of general)
LJ ( similar to the li of Franklin)
NJ ( like the n in the russian word niet )
Š ( like the sh in shopping)
Ž ( like the j in the French word jour )
Days
Monday |
Ponedjeljak |
Day |
Dan |
Tuesday |
Utorak |
Yesterday |
Jucer |
Wednesday |
Srijeda |
Week |
Tjedan |
Thursday |
Cetvrtak |
Today |
Danas |
Friday |
Petak |
Tomorrow |
Sutra |
Saturday |
Subota |
Month |
Mjesec |
Sunday |
Nedjelja |
Year |
Godina |
Months of the year
January |
Sijecanj |
July |
Srpanj |
February |
Veljaca |
August |
Kolovoz |
March |
Ožujak |
September |
Rujan |
April |
Travanj |
October |
Listopad |
May |
Svibanj |
November |
Studeni |
June |
Lipanj |
December |
Prosinac |
The seasons
Spring |
Proljece |
Summer |
Ljeto |
Autumn |
Jesen |
Winter |
Zima |
The numbers
1. |
jedan |
2. |
dva |
3. |
tri |
4. |
cetiri |
5. |
pet |
6. |
šest |
7. |
sedam |
8. |
osam |
9. |
devet |
10. |
deset |
11. |
jedanaest |
12. |
dvanaest |
13. |
trinaest |
14. |
cetrnaest |
15. |
petnaest |
16. |
šesnaest |
17. |
sedamnaest |
18. |
osamnaest |
19 |
devetnaest |
20. |
dvadeset |
The colors
White |
Bijelo |
Pink |
Roza |
Yellow |
Žuto |
Orange |
Narancasto |
Red |
Crveno |
Green |
Zeleno |
Light blue |
Svjetlo plavo |
The greetings
Good morning! |
Dobro jutro! |
Good afternoon! |
Dobar dan! |
Good evening! |
Dobro vecer! |
Good night! |
Laku noc! |
Helpful sentences in some situations (first aid sometimes!)
Meeting someone
It was nice to meet you again! |
Drago mi je da se opet vidimo! |
At the restaurant
I’d like to reserve a table, please. |
Rezervirao bih stol molim vas. |
Can we have the bill, please? |
Možemo li dobiti racun molim vas? |
Can you recommend a wine? |
Možete li nam preporuciti vino? |
Could we have some bread? |
Da li možemo dobiti još kruha? |
Cheers! |
Živjeli! |
Getting information
Excuse me… |
Oprostite… |
Možete li mi pomoci molim vas? |
Could you help me please? |
Yes |
Da |
No |
Ne |
Could you tell me where the station is? |
Da li znate gdje je stanica? |
How far it is? |
Koliko je udaljena? |
Are you sure? |
Da li ste sigurni? |
At the shop
Can I have a look? |
Mogu li pogledati? |
Will you show it to me? |
Možete li mi pokazati? |
hat size is this? |
Koja je to mjera? |
Can I try this on? |
Mogu li probati? |
How much is it? |
Kolika je cijena? |
I’ll take it! |
Kupujem! |