Looking for practical Acholi to Croatian phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Acholi phrase first, then the Croatian translation (Croatian) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Croatian.
Tip: read the Croatian line out loud three times, then cover the Acholi side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Ayo
Bok(ah-yo)
Naki
Hvala(nah-kee)
Bok moti
Dobro jutro(bok mo-tee)
Bok nongo
Dobar dan(bok non-go)
Bok obedo
Dobra večer(bok oh-beh-do)
Bok ngat
Laku noć(bok ngat)
Tye kany
Vidimo se kasnije(tye kan-yee)
Itye
Doviđenja(ee-tye)
Iti ma ineno?
Kako se zoveš?(ee-tee mah ee-neh-no)
Ineno John
Zovem se John(ee-neh-no John)
Iti ma inyo?
Kako si?(ee-tee mah een-yo)
Gat ma inyo
Drago mi je upoznati te(gaht mah een-yo)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Itye konyo English?
Govoriš li engleski?
Nye konyo Hindi kanyim.
Ne govorim dobro hindijski.
Nye neno.
Ne razumijem.
Nye konyo tye kanyim.
Molim te, govori polako.
Itye konyo tye kanyim?
Možeš li to ponoviti?
Iti kanyim ngat?
Gdje je WC?
Nye konyo kanyim ku city center?
Kako da dođem do centra grada?
Konyo kuc.
Skreni lijevo.
Konyo kuc.
Skreni desno.
Tye kanyim.
Idi ravno.
Iti kanyim ngat?
Koliko košta karta?
One ticket, please.
Jedna karta, molim.
Iti kanyim kanyim?
Je li daleko odavde?
Nye konyo.
Izgubio/la sam se.
Iti kanyim ngat SIM card?
Gdje mogu kupiti SIM karticu?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Aye
Da
Bila
Ne
Kweyo
Možda
Ng'ato konyo
Slažem se
Ng'ato konyo ni
Ne slažem se
Okwero kany
To zvuči dobro
Ika kany?
Što misliš?
Ikwok kany?
Možeš li mi pomoći?
Ng'ato konyo kany
Trebam pomoć
Tye kany
Čekaj trenutak
Ng'ato konyo
Žao mi je
Bila kany
Nema problema
Tye kany
Čestitam
Aye konyo
Sretan rođendan
Tye kany ma ng'ato
Sretan put
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Atye kany kwo?
Gdje je željeznička stanica?(Atye kany kwo?)
Atye kany bura?
Gdje je autobusna stanica?(Atye kany bura?)
Kati onyo kwo?
Koji je peron?(Kati onyo kwo?)
Nye kwo nongo?
U koliko sati polazi?(Nye kwo nongo?)
Kik kwo gwen?
Je li ovo pravi put?(Kik kwo gwen?)
Okwang kany ici
Blizu je ovdje.(Okwang kany ici)
Okwang kany piny
Daleko je odavde.(Okwang kany piny)
Nye konyo i map?
Možete li mi pokazati na karti?(Nye konyo i map?)
Doko ici, pe?
Stanite ovdje, molim vas.(Doko ici, pe?)
Nye kwo ngat?
Koliko dugo traje?(Nye kwo ngat?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Nye keken me?
Koliko ovo košta?(Nye keken me?)
Okwero keken
To je preskupo.(Okwero keken)
Itye keken me?
Imate li nešto jeftinije?(Itye keken me?)
Nye konyo kadi?
Mogu li platiti karticom?(Nye konyo kadi?)
Nye tye kany kwo
Želio/željela bih stol za dvoje.(Nye tye kany kwo)
Kaka, nyinga
Račun, molim.(Kaka, nyinga)
Kati kany me?
Je li usluga uključena?(Kati kany me?)
Nye konyo wot
Ja sam vegetarijanac/vegetarijanka.(Nye konyo wot)
Kati wot kany, nyinga
Bez ljute hrane, molim.(Kati wot kany, nyinga)
Iti kany
Ovo je ukusno.(Iti kany)
Nye konyo kadi me?
Mogu li dobiti jelovnik?(Nye konyo kadi me?)
Kadi me kic, nyinga
Čašu vode, molim.(Kadi me kic, nyinga)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Yat ma police
Nazovite policiju
Yat ma ambulance
Nazovite hitnu pomoć
Nye konyo doctor
Trebam doktora
Nye konyo wot
Loše mi je
Nye konyo kany kic
Alergičan sam na kikiriki
Kati ki hospital ma kany?
Gdje je najbliža bolnica?
Okwero ineno
Ovdje boli
Nye tye konyo passport
Izgubio sam putovnicu
Okwero yat ma hotel amoni?
Možete li nazvati moj hotel?
Yat!
Pomoć!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.