Looking for practical Romani to Croatian phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Romani 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: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Croatian-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.
Sastimos
Bok
Dikhes
Hvala
Sar san o drom
Dobro jutro
Sar san o drom
Dobar dan
Sar san o večer
Dobra večer
Sar san o noć
Laku noć
Sikav tuke na jekh
Vidimo se kasnije
Sastipen
Doviđenja
So t'avel tiri navn?
Kako se zoveš?
Mande t'avel John
Zovem se John
Soske tuke?
Kako si?
Rromale tuke
Drago mi je upoznati te
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Aš tuke anglis thaj?
Govoriš li engleski?(ash tooke anglis thaj)
Na thajav Hindi sar o baro
Ne govorim dobro hindijski.(na thajav Hindi sar o baro)
Na sam tuke
Ne razumijem.(na sam tooke)
Sikav tuke buti
Molim te, govori polako.(sikav tooke buti)
Suk tuke so khanav avri?
Možeš li to ponoviti?(suk tooke so khanav avri)
Kade si o toalet?
Gdje je WC?(kade si o toalet)
Sako me džanav katar o centar?
Kako da dođem do centra grada?(sako me jhanav katar o centar)
Džanav levo
Skreni lijevo.(jhanav levo)
Džanav pravo
Skreni desno.(jhanav pravo)
Džanav buti
Idi ravno.(jhanav buti)
Sako si o tarifo?
Koliko košta karta?(sako si o tarifo)
Eka tiketa, please
Jedna karta, molim.(eka tiketa, please)
Si o baro katar here?
Je li daleko odavde?(si o baro katar here)
Me si na džanav
Izgubio/la sam se.(me si na jhanav)
Kade me džanav kupi o SIM kardo?
Gdje mogu kupiti SIM karticu?(kade me jhanav kupi o SIM kardo)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ja
Da
Na
Ne
Možda
Možda
Sukalav
Slažem se
Nesukalav
Ne slažem se
To so boro
To zvuči dobro
So te phendav?
Što misliš?
Sako te mikerav?
Možeš li mi pomoći?
Me mangav miker
Trebam pomoć
Phirav kher
Čekaj trenutak
Me som te bachtal
Žao mi je
Na problem
Nema problema
Sukalav tuke
Čestitam
Sukal tuke kher
Sretan rođendan
Sakona safar kher
Sretan put
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kasa jekh train station?
Gdje je željeznička stanica?
Kasa jekh bus stop?
Gdje je autobusna stanica?
Kasa platform?
Koji je peron?
So kalo khera?
U koliko sati polazi?
So si jekh pravas?
Je li ovo pravi put?
So si buchi tu?
Blizu je ovdje.
So si dikh le tu?
Daleko je odavde.
Tu kheres me le mapa?
Možete li mi pokazati na karti?
Sti le tu, please.
Stanite ovdje, molim vas.
Kado kheras?
Koliko dugo traje?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Sako kheres thaj?
Koliko ovo košta?(sako kheres thaj)
Taj e bori drago
To je preskupo.(taj e bori drago)
Aso tuke katar chede?
Imate li nešto jeftinije?(aso tuke katar chede)
Sakava kade kerdan?
Mogu li platiti karticom?(sakava kade kerdan)
Mande sar o buchi for duj
Želio/željela bih stol za dvoje.(mande sar o buchi for duj)
O bil, please
Račun, molim.(o bil, please)
Sar o servis included?
Je li usluga uključena?(sar o servis included)
Mande so vegetarian
Ja sam vegetarijanac/vegetarijanka.(mande so vegetarian)
Na spicy khana, please
Bez ljute hrane, molim.(na spicy khana, please)
Taj e delikates
Ovo je ukusno.(taj e delikates)
Sakava kade o menu?
Mogu li dobiti jelovnik?(sakava kade o menu)
O buchi thaj, please
Čašu vode, molim.(o buchi thaj, please)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Zhanav te policija
Nazovite policiju
Zhanav te ambulanca
Nazovite hitnu pomoć
Mane kaj doctoro
Trebam doktora
Mane si mala
Loše mi je
Mane si alergik te kikiriki
Alergičan sam na kikiriki
Kade si najbliža bolnica?
Gdje je najbliža bolnica?
Sikav tut here
Ovdje boli
Mane si zhalav my passport
Izgubio sam putovnicu
Sukare te zhanav my hotel?
Možete li nazvati moj hotel?
Pomoć!
Pomoć!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Sastipen te kerel tuke
Drago mi je da vas upoznam
Aven te kerdan o kher
Dogovorimo sastanak
So kher o vremi te tuke?
Koje vrijeme vam odgovara?
Me phenen o raport thaj dikh
Poslat ću izvještaj danas
Kade te gindim sar o dikhes?
Možemo li razgovarati sutra?
Phral te jekh file kerdik
Priložen je datoteka
Sastim te for o vremi tuke
Hvala vam na vremenu
Me dikhav te kerel thaj tuke
Veselim se suradnji s vama
Kade te jekh kher o pun?
Možete li pojasniti tu točku?
Aven me kerdan nazar tuke
Javit ću vam se kasnije
O deadline si o Vrihda
Rok je u petak
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.