This lesson will teach you to describe the colors and appearance of people and things in Croatian. Learn to express whether something is big or small, red or green, beautiful of ugly.

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Croatian“.

Basic Words & Phrases: Colors

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Colors

EnglishCroatianPronunciation
(Audio)
light / clearsvijetlohr-sing_lightclear
darkmrak
tamno		hr-sing_dark
hr-sing_dark-2
colorcolor [Sg]bojahr-sing_color
colors [Pl]bojehr-plur_color
coloredcoloredobojanohr-sing_colored
whitewhitebijelahr-sing_white
blackblackcrnahr-sing_black
yellowyellowžutahr-sing_yellow
orangeorangenarandžastahr-sing_orange
redredcrvenahr-sing_red
pinkpinkružičastahr-sing_pink
violetvioletljubičastahr-sing_violet
blueblueplavahr-sing_blue
greengreenzelenahr-sing_green
brownbrownsmeđahr-sing_brown
greygreysivahr-sing_grey

Appearance & attributes

EnglishCroatianPronunciation
(Audio)
newnovohr-sing_new
oldstarohr-sing_old
smallmalohr-sing_small
large / bigvelikohr-sing_largebig
youngmladohr-sing_young
kind / pleasantljubazno
prijatno		hr-sing_kindpleasant
hr-sing_kindpleasant-2
unkind / unpleasantneljubaznohr-sing_unkindunpleasant
patientstrpljivohr-sing_patient
tallvisokhr-sing_tall
middle sizedsrednjeg rastahr-sing_middle-sized
smallnizakhr-sing_small2
fatdebeohr-sing_fat
thin / slimtanak
mršav		hr-sing_thinslim
hr-sing_thinslim-2
nice / prettylijepohr-sing_nicepretty
beautifulprelijepohr-sing_beautiful
uglyružnohr-sing_ugly
ill / sickbolesnohr-sing_illsick
healthyzdravohr-sing_healthy
happy / cheerfulradosno
razdragano		hr-sing_happycheerful
hr-sing_happycheerful-2
sadtužno
nesretno		hr-sing_sad
hr-sing_sad-2
sportysportskihr-sing_sporty
ambitionedambiciozanhr-sing_ambitioned
intelligentinteligentnohr-sing_intelligent
creativekreativnohr-sing_creative
activeaktivnohr-sing_active
sentimentalsentimentalnohr-sing_sentimental
rationalracionalnohr-sing_rational
emotionalosjećajnohr-sing_emotional
naturalprirodnohr-sing_natural
romanticromantičnohr-sing_romantic
nice / amiableprijatanhr-sing_niceamiable
spontaneousspontanohr-sing_spontaneous
energeticenergičnohr-sing_energetic
stressed (out)pod stresomhr-sing_stressed-out
relaxedopuštenohr-sing_relaxed
frustratedfrustriranohr-sing_frustrated
talentedtalentovanohr-sing_talented

Questions & phrases

EnglishCroatianPronunciation
(Audio)
What does he look like?Kako on izgleda?hr-sing_what-does-he-look-like
What does she look like?Kako ona izgleda?hr-sing_what-does-she-look-like
What is he like?Kakav je?hr-sing_what-is-he-like
What is she like?Kakva je?hr-sing_what-is-she-like

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