Looking for practical Mam to Croatian phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Mam 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.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Xo'j
Bok(sho'j)
Tz'ik
Hvala(tz'ik)
Xo'j nax
Dobro jutro(sho'j nax)
Xo'j q'ij
Dobar dan(sho'j q'ij)
Xo'j k'ux
Dobra večer(sho'j k'ux)
Xo'j k'ux nax
Laku noć(sho'j k'ux nax)
K'ux q'ij
Vidimo se kasnije(k'ux q'ij)
Xo'j k'ux
Doviđenja(sho'j k'ux)
Ja' k'ux nax?
Kako se zoveš?(ha' k'ux nax?)
Ja' k'ux nax John
Zovem se John(ha' k'ux nax John)
Jach' k'ux?
Kako si?(hach' k'ux?)
Nab' k'ux
Drago mi je upoznati te(nab' k'ux)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
¿K'ax k'utun English?
Govoriš li engleski?
Nek'ux k'utun Hindi k'ax k'utun.
Ne govorim dobro hindijski.
Nek'ux k'ax k'utun.
Ne razumijem.
Por favor, k'utun k'ux.
Molim te, govori polako.
¿K'ax k'utun k'ux?
Možeš li to ponoviti?
¿Jach'och k'ux?
Gdje je WC?
¿Jach'och k'ux ch'ich'?
Kako da dođem do centra grada?
K'utun k'ux.
Skreni lijevo.
K'utun k'ux.
Skreni desno.
K'utun k'ux.
Idi ravno.
¿K'ax k'ux ch'ich'?
Koliko košta karta?
K'utun ch'ich', por favor.
Jedna karta, molim.
¿K'ax k'ux jach'och?
Je li daleko odavde?
Nek'ux k'ax k'ux.
Izgubio/la sam se.
¿Jach'och k'ux k'utun SIM?
Gdje mogu kupiti SIM karticu?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Juj
Da(hoo)
Man
Ne(mah)
K'ux
Možda(k'ush)
Juj k'ux
Slažem se(hoo k'ush)
Man k'ux
Ne slažem se(mah k'ush)
K'ux juj
To zvuči dobro(k'ush hoo)
¿Juj k'ux k'ut?
Što misliš?(¿hoo k'ush k'ut?)
¿Juj k'ux juj k'ux?
Možeš li mi pomoći?(¿hoo k'ush hoo k'ush?)
Juj k'ux juj k'ux k'ut
Trebam pomoć(hoo k'ush hoo k'ut)
K'ux k'ut
Čekaj trenutak(k'ush k'ut)
Juj k'ux k'ut
Žao mi je(hoo k'ush k'ut)
Man k'ux k'ut
Nema problema(mah k'ush k'ut)
K'ux juj k'ut
Čestitam(k'ush hoo k'ut)
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux
Sretan rođendan(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux
Sretan put(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
¿Jujuk pa ri tren?
Gdje je željeznička stanica?
¿Jujuk pa ri bus?
Gdje je autobusna stanica?
¿K'ux ri plataforma?
Koji je peron?
¿K'ux ri tiempo pa k'ux?
U koliko sati polazi?
¿¿K'ux ri camino?
Je li ovo pravi put?
Ri k'ut pa ri.
Blizu je ovdje.
Ri k'ut pa ri k'ul.
Daleko je odavde.
¿¿K'ux k'ut ri mapa?
Možete li mi pokazati na karti?
¿¿K'ut pa ri, por favor?
Stanite ovdje, molim vas.
¿¿K'ux ri tiempo?
Koliko dugo traje?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
K'ux k'ulub' ri'?
Koliko ovo košta?(K'ux k'ulub' ri'?)
K'ux ri' k'ulub'?
To je preskupo.(K'ux ri' k'ulub'?)
¿K'ux ri' k'ulub' k'ax?
Imate li nešto jeftinije?(¿K'ux ri' k'ulub' k'ax?)
¿K'ux ri' k'ulub' k'ax k'oj?
Mogu li platiti karticom?(¿K'ux ri' k'ulub' k'ax k'oj?)
In k'ux ri' k'ulub' k'ax k'oj?
Želio/željela bih stol za dvoje.(In k'ux ri' k'ulub' k'ax k'oj?)
Ri' k'ulub', por favor
Račun, molim.(Ri' k'ulub', por favor)
¿K'ux ri' k'ulub' k'ax?
Je li usluga uključena?(¿K'ux ri' k'ulub' k'ax?)
In k'ux ri' k'ulub' k'ax
Ja sam vegetarijanac/vegetarijanka.(In k'ux ri' k'ulub' k'ax)
¿K'ux ri' k'ulub' k'ax?
Bez ljute hrane, molim.(¿K'ux ri' k'ulub' k'ax?)
K'ux ri' k'ulub' k'ax
Ovo je ukusno.(K'ux ri' k'ulub' k'ax)
¿K'ux ri' k'ulub' k'ax?
Mogu li dobiti jelovnik?(¿K'ux ri' k'ulub' k'ax?)
¿K'ux ri' k'ulub' k'ax?
Čašu vode, molim.(¿K'ux ri' k'ulub' k'ax?)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
K'uxik la policía
Nazovite policiju
K'uxik un ambulancia
Nazovite hitnu pomoć
Nek' a doctor
Trebam doktora
K'utun k'ax
Loše mi je
Nek' a k'uxi' ch'ich'
Alergičan sam na kikiriki
Jach' k'uxik la hospital?
Gdje je najbliža bolnica?
K'utun k'uxi' aquí
Ovdje boli
Nek' a k'uxik mi pasaporte
Izgubio sam putovnicu
¿K'uxik a k'uxik mi hotel?
Možete li nazvati moj hotel?
¡Ayuda!
Pomoć!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.