Now let’s learn some basic Croatian conversation. This lesson will teach you how to introduce yourself, as well as simple words and phrases like yes, no, excuse me and I don’t understand. Learn these and you’ll be ready to conduct short conversations in Croatian.

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

Basic Croatian words & phrases: conversations

Basic conversation

EnglishCroatianPronunciation
(Audio)
yesdahr-sing_yes
nonehr-sing_no
please / you’re welcomemolim
nema na čemu
hr-sing_pleaseyoure-welcome
hr-sing_pleaseyoure-welcome-2
you’re very welcomenema na čemuhr-sing_youre-very-welcome
thank youhvalahr-sing_thank-you
thank you very muchhvala mnogohr-sing_thank-you-very-much
thankshvalahr-sing_thanks
Excuse me!Ispričavam se!hr-sing_excuse-me

Communication

EnglishCroatianPronunciation
(Audio)
I understand.Razumijem.hr-sing_i-understand
I don’t understand.Ne razumijem.hr-sing_i-dont-understand
Hello? / I beg your pardon?Halo?hr-sing_helloi-beg-your-pardon
What does that mean?Šta to znači?hr-sing_what-does-that-mean
I don’t know.Ne znam.hr-sing_i-dont-know
I don’t speak Polish.Ja ne znam poljski.hr-sing_i-dont-speak-polish
I speak a little Polish.Znam malo poljskog.hr-sing_i-speak-a-little-polish
Do you speak English?Da li znaš engleski?hr-sing_do-you-speak-english
Do you speak English?Znaš li pričati engleski?hr-sing_do-you-speak-english2
Yes, I do speak English.Da, znam pričati engleski.hr-sing_yes-i-do-speak-english
No, I don’t speak English.Ne, ne znam pričati engleski.hr-sing_no-i-dont-speak-english

Making acquaintances

EnglishCroatianPronunciation
(Audio)
Please talk more slowly!Molim te, pričaj sporije!hr-sing_please-talk-more-slowly
Nice to meet you!Drago mi je da smo se upoznali!hr-sing_nice-to-meet-you
How are you?Kako ste?hr-sing_how-are-you
Good, thank you!Dobro, hvala!hr-sing_good-thank-you
I’m well, thanks!Dobro sam, hvala!hr-sing_im-well-thanks
Not bad, thanks!Nije loše, hvala!hr-sing_not-bad-thanks
very badveoma lošehr-sing_very-bad
What’s your name?Kako se zoveš?hr-sing_whats-your-name
My name is [...].Zovem se [...].hr-sing_my-name-is-
What’s your first name?Koje je vaše ime?hr-sing_whats-your-first-name
My first name is [...]Moje ime je [...].hr-sing_my-first-name-is-
How old are you?Koliko imaš godina?hr-sing_how-old-are-you
I’m [...] years old.Ja imam [...] godina.hr-sing_im--years-old
What are your hobbies?Koji su tvoji hobiji?hr-sing_what-are-your-hobbies
What do you like doing?Šta voliš raditi?hr-sing_what-do-you-like-doing
What are you doing (at the moment)?Šta (trenutno) radiš?hr-sing_what-are-you-doing-at-the-moment
Where do you live?Gdje živiš?
Gdje stanuješ?
hr-sing_where-do-you-live
hr-sing_where-do-you-live-2
I live in [...].Živim u [...].hr-sing_i-live-in-
I’m from EnglandJa sam iz Engleske.hr-sing_im-from-england
I’m EnglishJa sam Englez.hr-sing_im-english

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