Croatian For Travellers

Some Croatian phrases for going out – to the club, cinema and elsewhere!

We’ve added a column showing the pronunciation of the Croatian words and phrases. Remember, all syllables in Croatian are pronounced ‘short’!

EnglishCroatianPronunciation
coffee housekavanakah-vah-nah
cafékafićkah-fich
beer cellarpivnicapeev-neet-sa
alcoholic drinksalkoholna pićaal-ko-hol-na pee-cha
beerpivopee-vo
brandyrakijarah-kee-ya
plum brandyšljivovicashlee-voh-vit-sa
herb brandytravaricatrah-var-eet-sa
liquerlikerlee-ker
rumrumwith a short ‘u’, more like room (with a trilled ‘r’ if possible!)
cognackonjakkon-yak
entertainmentzabavazah-bah-vah
nightclubnoćni klub (/bar)noch-nee kloob
concertkoncertsimilar to English
cinemakinokee-no
filmfilmsimilar to English
theatrekazalištekah-za-leesh-teh
film festivalfilmski festivalfilm-skee fes-tee-val
What is playing at the cinema/theatre?Što igra u kinu/kazalištu?shto ee-grah oo kee-nu/kah-za-leesh-too
How much is entrance?Koliko je ulaznica?koh-lee-koh yeah oo-laz-neet-sa
How much is one ticket?Koliko je karta?koh-lee-kok yeah car-tah
Where can I buy tickets?Gdje se mogu kupiti karte?Gd-yeah seh moh-goo koo-pee-tee car-teh?

Give your Croatian phrases for going out a try on your holiday!

Some other useful phrases for out and about can be found on the LearnCroatian website.

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