Basic Croatian words for beginners
– Essential words to know –
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Learn the essentials of Croatian easily with this vocabulary list that contains all the most basic words used in Croatian, with their english translations. If you’re a beginner, it will come in handy to review or learn Croatian by yourself before traveling, or if you want to enrich and improve your Croatian vocabulary to better express yourself in writing and speaking!
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| ENGLISH | CROATIAN |
| Please | Molim |
| Thank you! | Hvala vam! |
| Sorry! | Oprosti! |
| What? | Što? |
| Who? | WHO? |
| When? | Kada? |
| Why? | Zašto? |
| Which? | Koji? |
| How? | Kako? |
| Where ? | Gdje ? |
| How much ? | Koliko ? |
| Yes | Da |
| No | Ne |
| Maybe | Može biti |
| Of course | Naravno |
| something | nešto |
| nothing | ništa |
| somebody | netko |
| nobody | nitko |
| before | prije |
| after | nakon |
| far | daleko |
| near | blizu |
| here | ovdje |
| there | tamo |
| today | danas |
| tomoorow | sutra |
| now | sada |
| man | čovjek |
| woman | žena |
| friend | prijatelju |
| more | više |
| less | manje |
| always | stalno |
| later | kasnije |
| never | nikada |
| same | isti |
| different | drugačiji |
| small | mali |
| large | velika |
| difficult | teško |
| easy | lako |
| hot | vruće |
| cold | hladna |
| yesterday | jučer |
| after | nakon |
| beautiful | lijep |
| broken | slomljen |
| free | besplatno |
| a pharmacy | apoteka |
| money | novac |
| a bag | torba |
| a lighter | upaljač |
| a cigarette | cigaretu |
| a bottle | boca |
| soap | sapun |
| clean | čist |
| dirty | prljavi |
| a trash can | kanta za smeće |
| a trash bag | vreća za smeće |
| the silence | tišina |
| a tool | alat |
| pregnant | trudna |
| sick | bolestan |
| a baby | beba |
| a little bit | malo |
| a doctor | Liječnik |
| a dentist | zubar |
| a medicine | lijek |
| a book | knjiga |
| a story | Priča |
| a phone | telefon |
| a computer | Računalo |
| a car | automobil |
| a plane | avion |
| the name | Ime |
| the adress | adresa |
| the age | dob |
| the nationality | nacionalnost |
| a choice | izbor |
| an answer | odgovor |
| the key | ključ |
| the light | Svjetlo |
| the television | televizija |
| the bed | krevet |
| the house | kuća |
| the shower | tuš |
| the window | Prozor |
| the door | vrata |
| the table | stol |
| tired | umoran |
| water | voda |
| open | otvorena |
| closed | zatvoreno |
| clothes | odjeća |
| coffee | kava |
| tea | čaj |
| lunch | ručak |
| dinner | večera |
| a fruit | voće |
| a vegetable | povrće |
| a beverage | piće |
| a child | dijete |
| rain | kiša |
| the entrance | ulaz |
| the exit | izlaz |
| music | glazba, muzika |
| a smile | osmijeh |
| the world | svijet |
| the sky | nebo |
| a river | Rijeka |
| the sea | more |
| the mountain | planina |
| the lake | jezero |
| the island | Otok |
| the beach | plaža |
➡️ More Croatian vocabulary lists:
- Greetings
- 100 most common Croatian verbs
- Useful adverbs
- Useful adjectives
- Family and friends
- The city and public places
- The human body, head and face
- Contrary words
- Travel and tourism
- The calendar (days, months, seasons)
- Colors and shapes
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