Croatian is the official language of Croatia, and is written phonetically so once

you learn the way each letter is said and sounds, you will be able to read and
pronounce words.
Vowels - The vowels are pronounced the same way as in the Spanish language.
Aa - a as in father
Ee - e as in Elephant
Ii - ee as in eel
Oo - O as in Only
Uu - oo as in zoo
Alphabet
Aa - a as in Father
Bb - b as in Butter
Cc - ts as in pots
Cc - ch as in Chair
Cc - tu as in posture almost like Ch
Dd - d as in dog
Dd - dj as in fudge
D d - like the G sound in Jury
Ee - e as in pet
Ff - F as in Fit
Gg - G as in Get
Hh - H as in Hot
Ii - ee as in eel or ea as in Eagle
Jj - J as in Yes
Kk - K as in Kite
Ll - l as in Lost
Lj - lj ly as in Brilliant
Mm - M as in Mint
Nn - N as in Never
Nj - nj ny as in Onion
Oo - O as in Open
Pp - P as in Paul
Rr - The R can also be a Vowel and is rolled as in Spanish
Ss - S as in Sam
Ss - Sh as in ship
Tt - T as in Tin
Uu - oo as in zoo
Vv - v as in velvet
Zz - z as in zoo
Zz - zh as in pleasure

Click on a word below to obtain the sound.

Below, the phrase; Ja sam, means, I am. All we need to do is put Ja sam, togeth
er with other words and we're able to communicate and get a point across. The l
inks are feminine, for masculin, you the last word. ie. instead of gladna, you w
ould use gladan.
I am
I am hungry fem/masc
I am thirsty
I am tired
I am lost
I am sick
I am cold

Ja sam
Ja sam gladna/gladan
Ja sam zedna/zedan
Ja sam umorna/umoran
Ja sam izgubljena
Ja sam bolesna
Ja sam hladna

English = Hrvatski
How are you?
Kako Ste?
Fine Thank you, and you?
Dobro Hvala, a vi?
Good Morning
Dobro Jutro
Good Afternoon
Dobar Dan
Good Evening
Dobar Vecer
Good night
Laku noc
Pleased to meet you
Drago mi je
Thank you
Hvala
Your welcome
Molim
Good, alright, fine
Dobro
Don't mention it
Nema na cemu
Please
Molim
Good Bye
Do Vidjenja.
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Hello / Bye (informal)
Bok
bohk
Hello (more formal)
Zdravo
z'drah-voh
Goodbye (more formal)
Dovidenja
doh-vee-d'gehn-nyah
How are you?
Kako ste?
kah-koh steh
Fine
Dobro
doh-broh
Please
Molim
moh-leem
Thank you
Hvala
flah-lah
Excuse me
Oprostite
oh-proh-stee-teh
Yes
Da
dah
No
Ne
neh

Some more helpful

Croatian phrases and words
List and phonetics 2013 HQP /hillmanwonders.com
Hello
Konnichiwa
kohn-nee-chee-WAH
One
Jedan
yeh-dahn
Two
Dva
d'vah
Three
Tri
tree
What?
Sto?
stoh
When?
Kada?
kah-dah
Where?
Gdje?
g'dyah
How?
Kako?
kah-koh
Yesterday
Jucher
you-chur
Today
Danas
dah-nahs
Tomorrow
Sutra
sue-trah
Morning
Jutro
you-tro
Evening
Vecer
veh-cher
Night
Noc
knowch
Good
Dobro
doh-broh
Bad
Lose
luz
Here
Ovdje
ov-dyeh
There
Tamo
tah-moh
How much does it cost?
Koliko?
koh-lee-koh toh kost-teh
Wine
Vino
vee-know
Beer
Pivo
pee-voh
Water
Voda
voh-dah
Check, please
Racun, Molim
rah-choon, moh-leem
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Hello Bok bohk
How are you? Kako ste? kah-koh steh?
Im fine, thank you Ja sam dobro, hvala doh-broh sahm, hva-lah
Nice to meet you Drago mi je dra-goh mee yeh
Good morning Dobro jutro doh-broh you-troh
Good afternoon Dobar dan doh-bahr dahn
Good evening Dobra veer doh-brah ve-cher
Goodbye Dovienja doh-vee-jen-yah
Please Molim moh-leem
Thank you Hvala hva-lah
Yes Da da
No Ne ne
Excuse me Oprostite oh-pro-sti-teh
What is your name? Kako se zovete? kak-koh seh zoh-ve-teh
My name is Zovem se zoh-vhem se
Do you speak English? Govorite li engleski? goh-voh-ree-teh lee en-glees-ke
e
What time is it? Koliko je sati? KOH-lee-koh yeh sahtee?
How much is this? Koliko ovo kota? KOH-lee-koh oh-voh koh-shtah?
Where can I exchange money? Gdje mogu razmijeniti novac? Gdyeh MOH-goo r
ahz-MEE-yeh-nee-tee NOH-vahts?
Heres my passport Ovdje je moja putovnica OH-vdyeh yeh mo-ya POO-
toh-vnee-tsa
A beer/coffee/tea, please Pivo/kavu/aj, molim PEE-voh/KAH-voo/CH-ay M
OH-leem
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