Croatian For Travellers

Here’s a selection of the most common Croatian greetings, and some other essential basic phrases that you may use when meeting someone. Give these words a go for when you’re out and about in Croatia!

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Croatian greetings and the basics

EnglishCroatian
HelloZdravo
GoodbyeDo viđenja
Good morningDobro jutro
Good dayDobar dan
Good eveningDobra večer
Good nightLaku noć
YesDa
NoNe
PleaseMolim
Thank youHvala
You’re welcomeNema na čemu
Excuse me/Sorry (informal)Oprosti
Excuse me/Sorry (formal)Oprostite
My name is…Zovem se…
What is your name?Vaše ime?
Pleased to meet you.Drago mi je.
Do you speak English?Govorite li engleski?
I do not speak Croatian.Ne govorim hrvatski.
I understand./I do not understand.Razumijem./Ne razumijem.
Where is the…?Gdje je…?

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Other Croatian for Travellers Chapters

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Croatian greetings – save to your phone!

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Croatian greetings

More useful travel words in Croatian

You can learn a few more Croatian greetings and other words to help you when you’re in the country on the Learn Croatian website.