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.
Contents
This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Croatian“.
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Basic conversation
English | Croatian | Pronunciation (Audio) |
---|---|---|
yes | da | hr-sing_yes |
no | ne | hr-sing_no |
please / you’re welcome | molim nema na čemu | hr-sing_pleaseyoure-welcome hr-sing_pleaseyoure-welcome-2 |
you’re very welcome | nema na čemu | hr-sing_youre-very-welcome |
thank you | hvala | hr-sing_thank-you |
thank you very much | hvala mnogo | hr-sing_thank-you-very-much |
thanks | hvala | hr-sing_thanks |
Excuse me! | Ispričavam se! | hr-sing_excuse-me |
Communication
English | Croatian | Pronunciation (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
English | Croatian | Pronunciation (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 bad | veoma loše | hr-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 England | Ja sam iz Engleske. | hr-sing_im-from-england |
I’m English | Ja sam Englez. | hr-sing_im-english |
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