Learn essential Croatian vocabulary to help you communicate about the rooms in your home and everyday objects. This lesson includes English and Croatian terms and pronunciation tips to make it easier to remember and practice. Ideal for beginners who want to expand their domestic vocabulary in a practical and organized way.

Bedroom – spavaća soba (spavatsa soba)

Living Room – dnevna soba (dnévna soba)

Kitchen – kuhinja (kúhinya)

Bathroom – kupaonica (kupaónitsa)

Laundry Room – praonica rublja (praónitsa rúblya)

In this lesson, you will learn key vocabulary related to transportation in Croatian and English. From vehicles like cars and bicycles to important terms like street, traffic light, and ticket, this list will help you recognize and use everyday words connected to travel and transport. Perfect for beginners looking to navigate conversations about getting around.

Transportation Vocabulary Essentials

Car – Auto / Automobil – ow-to / ow-toh-moh-beel
Bicycle – Bicikl – bee-tseek-l
Train – Voz – vohz
Bus – Autobus – ow-toh-boos
Airplane – Avion – ah-vee-on
Street – Ulica – oo-lee-tsah
Road – Cesta / Put – tseh-stah / poot
Motorcycle – Motor – moh-tor
Taxi – Taksi – tahk-see
Ship – Brod – brohd
Helicopter – Helikopter – heh-lee-kop-ter
Bridge – Most – mohst
Tunnel – Tunel – too-nel
Traffic light – Semafor – seh-mah-for
Stop sign – Znak stop – znak stop
Wheel – Kotač – koh-tahch
Engine – Motor – moh-tor
Seat belt – Sigurnosni pojas – see-goor-nohs-nee poh-yahs
Station – Stanica – stah-nee-tsah
Airport – Zračna luka – zrahch-nah loo-kah
Gas station – Benzinska postaja – ben-zeen-skah poh-stah-yah
Ticket – Karta – kar-tah
Map – Karta (zemljevida) – kar-tah (zehm-lyeh-vee-dah)
Passenger – Putnik – poot-neek
Driver – Vozač – voh-zahch

I hope you enjoyed it, see you later!
Nadam se da ste uživali, vidimo se kasnije!

In this lesson, you’ll learn essential vocabulary to help you start communicating in Croatian. We’ll explore greetings, polite expressions, common verbs, and question words, all accompanied by English translations. Ideal for beginners, this lesson is a great starting point for understanding basic phrases and starting to form your own dialogues in Croatian.

Everyday phrases - Svakodnevne fraze

Hello – Bok – bohk
How are you? – Kako si? – kah-koh see?
I’m fine, thank you – Dobro sam, hvala – doh-broh sahm, hva-lah
Nice to meet you – Drago mi je – drah-goh mee yeh
Good morning – Dobro jutro – doh-broh yoo-troh
Good afternoon – Dobar dan – doh-bar dahn
Good evening – Dobra večer – doh-brah veh-cher
Goodbye – Doviđenja – doh-vee-jen-yah
Please – Molim – moh-leem
Thank you – Hvala – hva-lah
Yes – Da – dah
No – Ne – neh
Excuse me – Oprostite – oh-proh-stee-teh
What’s your name? – Kako se zoveš? – kah-koh seh zoh-vesh?
My name is Ana – Zovem se Ana – zoh-vem seh Ah-nah

Questions - Pitanja

Where from? – Odakle? – oh-dah-kleh?
Who? – Tko? – tkoh?
What? – Što? / Šta? – shtoh? / shtah?
Where? – Gdje? – gdyeh?
When? – Kada? – kah-dah?
Where to? – Kamo? – kah-moh?
Whom with? – S kim? – s keem?
Why? – Zašto? – zah-shtoh?
With what? – S čim? – s cheem?
Whose? – Čiji? – chee-yee?
What like? – Kakav? / Kakva? / Kakvo? – kah-kahv? / kah-kvah? / kah-kvoh?
(depends on gender: masculine / feminine / neuter)

Pronouns- zamjenice

I – Ja – yah
You – Ti / Vi – tee / vee (informal / formal or plural)
He – On – ohn
She – Ona – oh-nah
We – Mi – mee
It – To – toh

I hope you enjoyed it, see you later!
Nadam se da ste uživali, vidimo se kasnije!

You already know this section: where I share a Croatian song, the lyrics, and useful vocabulary.

Learning through music is not only fun and engaging, but it also helps improve your listening skills, pronunciation, and cultural understanding.

Croatian music is rich and full of emotion, and it’s a great way to hear the language as it’s really spoken.
Let’s enjoy the rhythm, discover new words, and learn Croatian in a natural, musical way!

Text with lyrics of the song in Croatian and English

Vocabulary of new words and meanings:

tren – tren – train
promijenit – pro-myee-NEET – to change
ruke – ROO-keh – hands
dio – DEE-o – part
postale – POS-ta-leh – became (feminine plural)
prolaze – PRO-la-zeh – pass (they pass)
sati – SAH-tee – hours
minute – mee-NOO-teh – minutes
zovem – ZO-vem – I call
san – sahn – dream
postojalo – po-STO-ya-lo – existed (neuter)
vrijeme – VRYE-meh – time
noć – noch – night
ulijeva – OO-lyeh-va – flows into
dan – dahn – day
sama – SAH-ma – alone (feminine)
soba – SO-ba – room
dođeš – DOH-jesh – you come
ponesi – po-NE-see – bring (imperative)
ostat će – O-stat cheh – will remain
svakim – SVA-keem – every (instrumental masculine)
dijelom – DEE-yeh-lom – part (instrumental)
trebam – TREH-bam – I need
tijelo – TYE-lo – body
koža – KO-zha – skin
postaje – POS-ta-yeh – becomes
već – vech – already
daleko – da-LE-ko – far
bliže – BLEE-zheh – closer
strah – strah – fear
bol – bohl – pain
nestaje – NES-ta-yeh – disappears
dani – DAH-nee – days
život – ZHEE-vot – life
mjesto – MYES-to – place
dlan – dlan – palm (of the hand)
vrijeme – VRYE-meh – time
mijenjam – MYEN-yam – I change
temelja – TEH-me-lya – foundation
uzimaš – OO-zee-mash – you take
kakva – KAK-va – what kind (feminine)
jesam – YEH-sam – I am
izgubljeno – ees-GOOB-lye-no – lost
nađeno – NAH-jye-no – found
ostajem – OS-ta-yem – I remain

Thank you and see you next time!

Days of the week – Dani u tjednu

Monday - ponedjeljak (po-NÉD-ye-lyak)
Tuesday - utorak (Ú-to-rak)
Wednesday - srijeda (SRYÉ-da)
Thursday - četvrtak (CHÉT-vr-tak)
Friday - petak (PÉ-tak)
Saturday - subota (SOO-bo-ta)
Sunday - nedjelja (NÉD-ye-lya)

Months – Mjeseci

January - siječanj (SÝE-cha-ny)
February - veljača (VÉ-lya-cha)
March - ožujak (Ô-zhoo-yak)
April - travanj (TRÁ-va-ny)
May - svibanj (SVÍ-ba-ny)
June - lipanj (LÍ-pa-ny)
July - srpanj (SR-pany)
August - kolovoz (KÔ-lo-voz)
September - rujan (RÚ-yan)
October - listopad (LÍS-to-pad)
November - studeni (STÚ-de-nee)
December - prosinac (PRÔ-see-nats)

Seasons – Godišnja doba

Spring - proljeće (PRÔ-lye-che)
Summer - ljeto (LYÉ-to)
Autumn / Fall - jesen (YÉ-sen)
Winter - zima (ZÍ-ma)

I hope you enjoyed it, and see you soon!

Let's learn how to write the names of popular foods around the world in Croatian!

Hey! Let’s learn numbers in Croatian.

I made a simple image with the numbers, their Croatian spelling, and a little pronunciation cheat to help you say them right.
It’s quick, useful, and a fun way to build your vocabulary!

1. jedan – (ié-dan)

2. dva – (dvah)

3. tri – (trree)

4. četiri – (CHÉ-tee-ree)

5. pet – (peht)

6. šest – (shest)

7. sedam – (SEH-dam)

8. osam – (Ô-sam)

9. devet – (DEH-vet)

10. deset – (DEH-set)

11. jedanaest – (ié-da-ná-ést)

12. dvanaest – (dva-ná-ést)

13. trinaest – (tri-ná-ést)

14. četrnaest – (chet-r-ná-ést)

15. petnaest – (pet-ná-ést)

16. šesnaest – (shes-ná-ést)

17. sedamnaest – (se-dam-ná-ést)

18. osamnaest – (o-sam-ná-ést)

19. devetnaest – (de-vet-ná-ést)

20. dvadeset – (DVA-de-set)

I hope you enjoyed it, see you next time!