Looking for practical Croatian to Mam phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Croatian phrase first, then the Mam translation (Mam) — 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 Mam.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Mam-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Bok
Xo'j(sho'j)
Hvala
Tz'ik(tz'ik)
Dobro jutro
Xo'j nax(sho'j nax)
Dobar dan
Xo'j q'ij(sho'j q'ij)
Dobra večer
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Laku noć
Xo'j k'ux nax(sho'j k'ux nax)
Vidimo se kasnije
K'ux q'ij(k'ux q'ij)
Doviđenja
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Kako se zoveš?
Ja' k'ux nax?(ha' k'ux nax?)
Zovem se John
Ja' k'ux nax John(ha' k'ux nax John)
Kako si?
Jach' k'ux?(hach' k'ux?)
Drago mi je upoznati te
Nab' k'ux(nab' k'ux)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Govoriš li engleski?
¿K'ax k'utun English?
Ne govorim dobro hindijski.
Nek'ux k'utun Hindi k'ax k'utun.
Ne razumijem.
Nek'ux k'ax k'utun.
Molim te, govori polako.
Por favor, k'utun k'ux.
Možeš li to ponoviti?
¿K'ax k'utun k'ux?
Gdje je WC?
¿Jach'och k'ux?
Kako da dođem do centra grada?
¿Jach'och k'ux ch'ich'?
Skreni lijevo.
K'utun k'ux.
Skreni desno.
K'utun k'ux.
Idi ravno.
K'utun k'ux.
Koliko košta karta?
¿K'ax k'ux ch'ich'?
Jedna karta, molim.
K'utun ch'ich', por favor.
Je li daleko odavde?
¿K'ax k'ux jach'och?
Izgubio/la sam se.
Nek'ux k'ax k'ux.
Gdje mogu kupiti SIM karticu?
¿Jach'och k'ux k'utun SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Da
Juj(hoo)
Ne
Man(mah)
Možda
K'ux(k'ush)
Slažem se
Juj k'ux(hoo k'ush)
Ne slažem se
Man k'ux(mah k'ush)
To zvuči dobro
K'ux juj(k'ush hoo)
Što misliš?
¿Juj k'ux k'ut?(¿hoo k'ush k'ut?)
Možeš li mi pomoći?
¿Juj k'ux juj k'ux?(¿hoo k'ush hoo k'ush?)
Trebam pomoć
Juj k'ux juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush hoo k'ut)
Čekaj trenutak
K'ux k'ut(k'ush k'ut)
Žao mi je
Juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush k'ut)
Nema problema
Man k'ux k'ut(mah k'ush k'ut)
Čestitam
K'ux juj k'ut(k'ush hoo k'ut)
Sretan rođendan
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
Sretan put
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Gdje je željeznička stanica?
¿Jujuk pa ri tren?
Gdje je autobusna stanica?
¿Jujuk pa ri bus?
Koji je peron?
¿K'ux ri plataforma?
U koliko sati polazi?
¿K'ux ri tiempo pa k'ux?
Je li ovo pravi put?
¿¿K'ux ri camino?
Blizu je ovdje.
Ri k'ut pa ri.
Daleko je odavde.
Ri k'ut pa ri k'ul.
Možete li mi pokazati na karti?
¿¿K'ux k'ut ri mapa?
Stanite ovdje, molim vas.
¿¿K'ut pa ri, por favor?
Koliko dugo traje?
¿¿K'ux ri tiempo?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.