Looking for practical Afrikaans to Croatian phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Afrikaans 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 Afrikaans 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.
Hallo
Bok
Dankie
Hvala
Goeie more
Dobro jutro
Goeie middag
Dobar dan
Goeie naand
Dobra večer
Goeie nag
Laku noć
Sien jou later
Vidimo se kasnije
Totsiens
Doviđenja
Wat is jou naam?
Kako se zoveš?
My naam is John
Zovem se John
Hoe gaan dit?
Kako si?
Lekker om jou te ontmoet
Drago mi je upoznati te
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Praat jy Engels?
Govoriš li engleski?
Ek praat nie goed Hindi nie.
Ne govorim dobro hindijski.
Ek verstaan nie.
Ne razumijem.
Praat asseblief stadig.
Molim te, govori polako.
Kan jy dit weer sê?
Možeš li to ponoviti?
Waar is die badkamer?
Gdje je WC?
Hoe kom ek by die stadsentrum?
Kako da dođem do centra grada?
Draai links.
Skreni lijevo.
Draai regs.
Skreni desno.
Gaan reguit.
Idi ravno.
Hoeveel is die tarief?
Koliko košta karta?
Een kaartjie, asseblief.
Jedna karta, molim.
Is dit ver van hier?
Je li daleko odavde?
Ek is verlore.
Izgubio/la sam se.
Waar kan ek 'n SIM-kaart koop?
Gdje mogu kupiti SIM karticu?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ja
Da
Nee
Ne
Miskien
Možda
Ek stem saam
Slažem se
Ek stem nie saam nie
Ne slažem se
Dit klink goed
To zvuči dobro
Wat dink jy?
Što misliš?
Kan jy my help?
Možeš li mi pomoći?
Ek het hulp nodig
Trebam pomoć
Wag 'n oomblik
Čekaj trenutak
Ek is jammer
Žao mi je
Geen probleem
Nema problema
Geluk
Čestitam
Gelukkige verjaarsdag
Sretan rođendan
Veilige reis
Sretan put
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Waar is die treinstasie?
Gdje je željeznička stanica?
Waar is die busstop?
Gdje je autobusna stanica?
Watter platform is dit?
Koji je peron?
Watter tyd vertrek dit?
U koliko sati polazi?
Is dit die regte pad?
Je li ovo pravi put?
Dit is naby hier.
Blizu je ovdje.
Dit is ver van hier.
Daleko je odavde.
Kan jy dit op die kaart wys?
Možete li mi pokazati na karti?
Stop hier, asseblief.
Stanite ovdje, molim vas.
Hoe lank neem dit?
Koliko dugo traje?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Hoeveel kos dit?
Koliko ovo košta?
Dit is te duur.
To je preskupo.
Het julle iets goedkoper?
Imate li nešto jeftinije?
Kan ek met 'n kaart betaal?
Mogu li platiti karticom?
Ek wil 'n tafel vir twee hê.
Želio/željela bih stol za dvoje.
Die rekening, asseblief.
Račun, molim.
Is diens ingesluit?
Je li usluga uključena?
Ek is 'n vegetariër.
Ja sam vegetarijanac/vegetarijanka.
Geen pittige kos, asseblief.
Bez ljute hrane, molim.
Dit is heerlik.
Ovo je ukusno.
Kan ek die spyskaart kry?
Mogu li dobiti jelovnik?
‘n Glas water, asseblief.
Čašu vode, molim.
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Bel die polisie
Nazovite policiju
Bel 'n ambulans
Nazovite hitnu pomoć
Ek het 'n dokter nodig
Trebam doktora
Ek voel siek
Loše mi je
Ek is allergies vir grondboontjies
Alergičan sam na kikiriki
Waar is die naaste hospitaal?
Gdje je najbliža bolnica?
Dit seergemaak hier
Ovdje boli
Ek het my paspoort verloor
Izgubio sam putovnicu
Kan jy my hotel bel?
Možete li nazvati moj hotel?
Help!
Pomoć!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Lekker om jou te ontmoet
Drago mi je da vas upoznam
Kom ons skeduleer 'n vergadering
Dogovorimo sastanak
Watter tyd werk vir jou?
Koje vrijeme vam odgovara?
Ek sal die verslag vandag stuur
Poslat ću izvještaj danas
Kan ons môre praat?
Možemo li razgovarati sutra?
Asseblief vind die lêer aangeheg
Priložen je datoteka
Dankie vir jou tyd
Hvala vam na vremenu
Ek sien uit daarna om saam met jou te werk
Veselim se suradnji s vama
Kan jy daardie punt verduidelik?
Možete li pojasniti tu točku?
Laat ek jou terugbel
Javit ću vam se kasnije
Die sperdatum is Vrydag
Rok je u petak
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.