The Croatians do not use forms “Ma’am / Lord,” use a form of “ti” to people close or “vi” to the elderly and unknown.
Odakle si ti? Where are you from?
Odakle ste vi? How did you / you come from? / \ Where did you come from?
COUNTRIES AND NATIONALITY
Engleska / Engleski England / English
Poljska / Engleski Polish / Polish
Velika Britanija / Britanski United Kingdom
NjemaČka / njemaČki Germany / German
Austrija / austrijski Austria / Austrian
MaĐarska / Madara Hungary / Hungarian
Bosna i Hercegovina / bosanski Bosnia and Hercegovina / Bosnian
Slovenija / Slovenia Slovens/ Slovenian
Italija / talijanski Italy /Italian
Srbija / Serbia srpski / serpski Serbian
Makedonija / Makedonski Macedonia / Macedonian
Albanija / Albanian Albania / Albanian
GREETINGS:
Dobro jutro Good morning (early season)
Dobar dan Good morning ( during the day)
Dobra vecer Good evening
Bok Hello
Dobrodośli Welcome
Kako si? How do you do?
Hvala, dobro Thank you, good!
Sve je u redu All right
Vrlo dobro All right
A kod tebe? And you?
Pozdravljam Hello
Sretna Nova godina Happy New Year
FAREWALL:
Dovidenja Goodbye
Bok Hi
Laku noć Good night
Vidimo se sutra We will see tomorrow
Dobro se provedi Enjoy
Ugodan vikend Have a nice weekend
THANKS:
Hvala lijepa Thank you very much
I drugi put You’ re welcome
Izvolite Here you are
REQUEST:
Oprosti, molim te… Excuse me
Oprosti, mozes li mi pomoci? Excuse me, could you help me?
Molim ove novine.. Can I have this paper?
Molim sladoled Can I have this ice cream?
CONFIRMATION:
Da Yes
Da, svakako Yes with pleasure
Sigurno Sure
Svakako Sure
Sve je u redu Everything is ok
Slażem se I agree
NEGATIONS:
Ne No
Neciu I don’t
To me nervira It bothers me
Kakva steta What’s a pity
To je, nażalost, nemoguce It is unfortunately impossible
SUPPOSITIONS:
Możda Maybe
Ne znam I don’t know
Vjerojatno Probably
PROBLEMS WITH UNDERSTANDING:
Ne rozumijem I don’t understand
Ne razumijem hrvatski I don’t understand croatian
Ne govorim ( dobro) hrvatski I don’t speak well in croatian.
Możete li govoriti polako? Can you speak slowly?
Możes li ponoviti? Could you repeat?
Oprosti, nisam razumio I’ m sorry but I didn’t understand
Razumijem te dobro I understand you well
Kako se te zove na hrvatskom? What is called in croatian?
Śto znaci..? What means?
Govoriś li poljski? Do you speak polish?
Jesi li razumio? Do you understand?
Samo malo Just a little
PRESENTATIONS:
Kako se zoveś? What is your name?
Kako ti je ime? What is your name?
Kako se prezivaś? What is your name?
Zovem se…. My name is..
Da, to sam ja Yes I am
Moje prezime je.. My name is
Odakle si? Where are you from?
Ja sam iz Poljske I am from Poland
Ja sam Poljak I am from Poland
Koliko imaś godina? How old are you?
Imam…godina. I have ..years old.
Gdje si roden? Where were you born?
Ja sam roden u.. I was born in…
Gdje stanujeś? Where do you live?
Stanujem u.. I live in….
Gdje si odsjeo u Hrvatskoj? Where are you staying in Croatia?
HOLIDAYS:
Od kada boraviš ovdje? How long have you been there?
Od nekaliko dana.. A few days..
Kako dugo planiraš ostati? How long do you plan stay here?
Odlazim sutra/za tjedan dana I leave tomorrow/week
Ovo je/vrlo lijepa zemlja This is very beautiful country
Da li si ovdje prvi put? Could you be there for the first time?
Ovdje sam več nekad tri puta. I have been here before 3 times.
WEATHER:
Lijep dan, zar ne? Beautiful day, is it?
Padat će kiša/snijeg It will be rain/snow
Bit će toplo/ hladno It has to be warm/cool.
Bit će 25 stupnjeva Celzija It will be 25 degrees.
Kakvo je vrijeme? What will be the weather?
Puše vjetar sa sjevera/juga/istoka/zapada The wind blows from north/south/east/west
MEETINGS:
Mogu li te pozvati na ručak? May I invite you?
To je sjajna ideja. It is great idea
U sutra ..ne mogu Tomorrow I can’t
Sutra sam zauzet Tomorrow I am busy
Sastanimo se u kavani Meet me at cafe
Vidimo se sutra u.. See you tomorrow
Nemoj zakasniti Do not to be late
Možete li mi pomoći? Can you halp me?
Trebam pomoć I need help
Vrlo slabo vidim I see poorly
Molim Vas govorite glasnije Could you speak louder?
Zapišite mi ovo, molim Could you write it?
