English-Croatian Dictionary
Browse common English words and their Croatian translations, with parts of speech and example sentences. Use this dictionary to look up everyday vocabulary or as a starting point for learning Croatian.
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Croatian is a South Slavic language spoken primarily in Croatia. It uses the Latin alphabet and is closely related to Serbian and Bosnian, with which it forms a dialect continuum. Croatian has three main dialects: Shtokavian, Chakavian, and Kajkavian. The standard language is based on the Shtokavian dialect.
Cultural Note
Croatian uses the Latin alphabet with diacritical marks (č, ć, dž, đ, lj, nj, š, ž). It has seven grammatical cases and three grammatical genders.
Browse common Croatian vocabulary
| Word | Part of speech | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pronouns | |||
| I | pron. | ja | I am here now. Ja sam sada ovdje. |
| you | pron. | ti | You look very happy today. Ti danas izgledaš vrlo sretno. |
| he | pron. | on | He works in the city. On radi u gradu. |
| she | pron. | ona | She reads every evening. Ona čita svake večeri. |
| we | pron. | mi | We live near the river. Mi živimo blizu rijeke. |
| they | pron. | oni | They are at home now. Oni su sada kod kuće. |
| Question Words | |||
| what | int. | što | What do you want now? Što sada želiš? |
| where | int. | gdje | Where do they live? Gdje oni žive? |
| when | int. | kada | When do we leave? Kada krećemo? |
| who | int. | tko | Who is that woman? Tko je ta žena? |
| Verbs | |||
| to be | v. | biti | They want to be free. Oni žele biti slobodni. |
| to have | v. | imati | I have a new book. Imam novu knjigu. |
| to go | v. | ići | I go to school today. Danas idem u školu. |
| to come | v. | doći | Please come to my house. Dođi u moju kuću. |
| to eat | v. | jesti | I eat bread every day. Jedem kruh svaki dan. |
| to love | v. | voljeti | I love my family deeply. Duboko volim svoju obitelj. |
| Nouns | |||
| man | n. | muškarac | The man is my friend. Taj muškarac je moj prijatelj. |
| woman | n. | žena | That woman teaches at school. Ta žena predaje u školi. |
| child | n. | dijete | The child is very happy. Dijete je vrlo sretno. |
| family | n. | obitelj | My family lives together happily. Moja obitelj sretno živi zajedno. |
| mother | n. | majka | My mother makes good bread. Moja majka pravi dobar kruh. |
| father | n. | otac | His father works at home. Njegov otac radi kod kuće. |
| friend | n. | prijatelj | My friend knows that story. Moj prijatelj zna tu priču. |
| house | n. | kuća | Their house is very big. Njihova kuća je vrlo velika. |
| world | n. | svijet | The world is very large. Svijet je vrlo velik. |
| water | n. | voda | Clean water is very important. Čista voda je vrlo važna. |
| Adjectives | |||
| good | adj. | dobar | This is a good book. Ovo je dobra knjiga. |
| bad | adj. | loš | That was a bad idea. To je bila loša ideja. |
| big | adj. | velik | They live in a big house. Oni žive u velikoj kući. |
| small | adj. | malen | The room is very small. Soba je vrlo mala. |
| beautiful | adj. | lijep | The sky is beautiful tonight. Nebo je večeras lijepo. |
| Prepositions | |||
| with | prep. | s | I live with my family. Živim s obitelji. |
| from | prep. | iz | She comes from the city. Ona dolazi iz grada. |
| to | prep. | u | We go to school daily. Svakodnevno idemo u školu. |
| Conjunctions | |||
| and | conj. | i | Bread and milk are ready. Kruh i mlijeko su spremni. |
| or | conj. | ili | Tea or coffee for you? Čaj ili kava za tebe? |
| but | conj. | ali | I am tired, but happy. Umoran sam, ali sretan. |
| Interjections | |||
| yes | interj. | da | Yes, I know the answer. Da, znam odgovor. |
| no | interj. | ne | No, I do not agree. Ne, ne slažem se. |
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