Looking for practical Latin to Croatian phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Latin 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 Latin 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.
Salve
Bok(sal-way)
Gratias tibi
Hvala(grah-tee-as tee-bee)
Bonum mane
Dobro jutro(boh-num mah-neh)
Bonum postmeridianum
Dobar dan(boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)
Bonum vesperum
Dobra večer(boh-num vehs-peh-rum)
Bona nox
Laku noć(boh-nah nox)
Vide te postea
Vidimo se kasnije(vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)
Vale
Doviđenja(wah-leh)
Quod est nomen tuum?
Kako se zoveš?(kwod est noh-men too-um)
Nomen meum est Iohannes
Zovem se John(noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)
Quomodo es?
Kako si?(kwo-mo-do es)
Te convenire mihi iucundum est
Drago mi je upoznati te(tay kon-veh-nee-re mee-hee yoo-kun-dum est)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Loquerisne Anglice?
Govoriš li engleski?(Loquerisne Anglice?)
Non bene loquor Hindi.
Ne govorim dobro hindijski.(Non bene loquor Hindi.)
Non intellego.
Ne razumijem.(Non intellego.)
Quaeso, lente loquere.
Molim te, govori polako.(Quaeso, lente loquere.)
Potesne id iterum dicere?
Možeš li to ponoviti?(Potesne id iterum dicere?)
Ubi est latrina?
Gdje je WC?(Ubi est latrina?)
Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?
Kako da dođem do centra grada?(Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)
Dextra verte.
Skreni lijevo.(Dextra verte.)
Sinistra verte.
Skreni desno.(Sinistra verte.)
I ad rectum.
Idi ravno.(I ad rectum.)
Quot est merces?
Koliko košta karta?(Quot est merces?)
Unum tessera, quaeso.
Jedna karta, molim.(Unum tessera, quaeso.)
Estne longum a hic?
Je li daleko odavde?(Estne longum a hic?)
Ego sum perditus.
Izgubio/la sam se.(Ego sum perditus.)
Ubi possum emere SIM card?
Gdje mogu kupiti SIM karticu?(Ubi possum emere SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ita
Da
Non
Ne
Fortasse
Možda
Consentio
Slažem se
Non consentio
Ne slažem se
Bene sonat
To zvuči dobro
Quid censes?
Što misliš?
Potesne me adiuvare?
Možeš li mi pomoći?
Auxilium mihi opus est
Trebam pomoć
Exspecta paulisper
Čekaj trenutak
Me paenitet
Žao mi je
Nullum problema
Nema problema
Felicitaciones
Čestitam
Felix natalis dies
Sretan rođendan
Felix iter habeas
Sretan put
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ubi est statio ferriviaria?
Gdje je željeznička stanica?(Ubi est statio ferriviaria?)
Ubi est statio bus?
Gdje je autobusna stanica?(Ubi est statio bus?)
Quae est suggestus?
Koji je peron?(Quae est suggestus?)
Quo tempore discedit?
U koliko sati polazi?(Quo tempore discedit?)
Estne haec via recta?
Je li ovo pravi put?(Estne haec via recta?)
Prope est hic
Blizu je ovdje.(Prope est hic)
Longius est ab hoc
Daleko je odavde.(Longius est ab hoc)
Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?
Možete li mi pokazati na karti?(Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?)
Siste hic, quaeso
Stanite ovdje, molim vas.(Siste hic, quaeso)
Quot tempus capit?
Koliko dugo traje?(Quot tempus capit?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Quot hoc constat?
Koliko ovo košta?
Id nimis carum est.
To je preskupo.
Habesne quidquam cheap?
Imate li nešto jeftinije?
Possumne solvere charta?
Mogu li platiti karticom?
Velim mensam pro duobus.
Želio/željela bih stol za dvoje.
Ratio, quaeso.
Račun, molim.
Estne servitium inclusum?
Je li usluga uključena?
Vegetarianus sum.
Ja sam vegetarijanac/vegetarijanka.
Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.
Bez ljute hrane, molim.
Hoc est deliciosum.
Ovo je ukusno.
Possumne habere menu?
Mogu li dobiti jelovnik?
Poculum aquae, quaeso.
Čašu vode, molim.
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Vocā polīciam
Nazovite policiju
Vocā ambulantiam
Nazovite hitnu pomoć
Medicum mihi opus est
Trebam doktora
Māla mē sentio
Loše mi je
Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae
Alergičan sam na kikiriki
Ubi est proximus hospitālis?
Gdje je najbliža bolnica?
Hic dolet
Ovdje boli
Passum meum perdidī
Izgubio sam putovnicu
Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?
Možete li nazvati moj hotel?
Auxilium!
Pomoć!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Te convenire pulchrum est
Drago mi je da vas upoznam
Conventum constituamus
Dogovorimo sastanak
Quot hora tibi convenit?
Koje vrijeme vam odgovara?
Reportum hodie mittam
Poslat ću izvještaj danas
Possumusne cras loqui?
Možemo li razgovarati sutra?
File adiunctum invenias, quaeso
Priložen je datoteka
Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo
Hvala vam na vremenu
Spero ad te laborare
Veselim se suradnji s vama
Potesne illud punctum explicare?
Možete li pojasniti tu točku?
Permitte me ad te redire
Javit ću vam se kasnije
Terminatio est Veneris
Rok je u petak
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.