Here’s some useful Croatian dining phrases for when you’re out eating and drinking!
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| English | Croatian |
| restaurant | restoran |
| breakfast | doručak |
| tea… with milk/with lemon | čaj… s mlijekom/s limunom |
| black coffee/white coffee | crna kava/bijela kava |
| milk | mlijeko |
| cream for coffee | vrhnje za kavu |
| sugar | šećer |
| bread roll | pecivo |
| butter | maslac |
| jam | pekmez |
| honey | med |
| eggs | jaje |
| lunch | ručak |
| sandwich… cheese sandwich ham sandwich | sendvič… …sa sirom …sa šunkom |
| dinner | večera |
| May I have the menu, please? | Molim vas jelovnik. |
| Have you got anything for vegetarians? | Imate li nešto za vegetarijance? |
| dish | jelo |
| bread | kruh |
| soup | juha |
| meat | meso |
| chicken | piletina |
| beef | govedina |
| pork | svinjetina |
| lamb | janjetina |
| fish | riba |
| cod | bakalar |
| carp | šaran |
| salmon | losos |
| trout | pastrva |
| lobster | jastog |
| squid | lignje |
| potato | krumpir |
| beans | grah |
| French beans | mahune |
| peas | grašak |
| cabbage | kupus |
| mushrooms | šampinjoni |
| onion | luk |
| garlic | češnjak |
| tomato | rajčica/paradajz |
| cucumber | krastavac |
| (green) salad | (zelena) salata |
| pasta | tjestenina |
| rice | riža |
| cake | kolač |
| fruit salad | voćna salata |
| ice cream vanilla… chocolate… | sladoled …od vanilije čokoladni… |
| What would you like to drink? | Šta želite popiti? |
| Wine/water/a beer, please. | Vino/vodu/pivo, molim. |
| white wine/red wine | bijelo vino/crno vino |
| fruit juice | voćni sok |
| salt | sol |
| pepper | papar |
| oil | ulje |
| olive oil | maslinovo ulje |
| vinegar | ocat |
| Can I have the bill, please? | Molim Vas račun. |
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Other Croatian for Travellers Croatian Language Chapters
- Chapter 1 – Croatian greetings and the basics
- Chapter 2 – Croatian numbers, days, months and telling the time
- Chapter 3 – Useful Travel Words in Croatian
- Chapter 4 – On the plane to Croatia
- Chapter 6 – At the hotel in Croatia
- Chapter 7 – Phrases for travelling around Croatia
- Chapter 8 – Croatian phrases for about town and shopping
- Chapter 10 – Croatian phrases for going out
More phrases to learn in Croatian
You can learn a few more helpful Croatian dining phrases on the Learn Croatian website.