Car trip - Putovanje autom

Is this the road for...? - Je li ovo cesta za...?
Drive straight. - Vozite ravno.
Turn left/right. - Skrenite lijevo/desno.
Turn back and drive until you come to... - Vratite se i vozite dok ne dođete do...
How many km's until...? - Koliko kilometara ima do...?
Please, I need...liters of gas. - Molim vas, trebam...litara benzina.
How much does 1 liter cost? - Koliko košta jedna litra?
I need... - to fill the accumulator (battery).  =  Trebam... - napuniti akumulator.
              - to change/refill the engine oil.                         - promijeniti/doliti ulje u motoru.
              - to check tire pressure.                                   - provjeriti tlak u gumama.
              - new spark plugs.                                           - nove svjećice.
Please, wash the windshield. - Molim vas, operite vjetrobransko staklo.

Car failure - Kvar na autu

My front left tire is pierced. - Probušena mi je prednja lijeva guma.
front right tire - prednja desna guma
back left tire - stražnja lijeva guma
back right tire - stražnja desna guma
Can you repair it? - Možete li to popraviti?
How much will it cost? - Koliko će to koštati?
Where can I buy new tire/tires? - Gdje mogu kupiti novu gumu/nove gume?
spare tire - rezervna guma
to change a tire/tires - promijeniti gumu/gume
My car broke down. - Pokvario mi se auto.
Please, help me. - Molim vas, pomozite mi.
Help! - Upomoć!
Can you help me push my car? - Možete li mi pomoći gurnuti auto?
I ran out of fuel (gas). - Nestalo mi je goriva (benzina).
Please, call... - the police.                =    Molim vas, pozovite... - policiju.
                     - the ambulance.                                                  - hitnu pomoć (or just - hitnu).
                     - the fire department.                                           - vatrogasce.
                     - the dragging service.                                          - vučnu službu.

Characteristics - Osobine

old, young - star, mlad
cheap, expensive - jeftin, skup
wide, narrow - širok, uzak
tiny, massive - sitan, krupan
shallow, deep - plitak, dubok
small, big - malen (mali), velik
good, bad - dobar, loš
cold, warm - hladan, topao
short, long - kratak, dugačak
wet, dry - mokar, suh
round, quadrangular - okrugao, četvrtast
new, old - nov, star
light, heavy - lagan, težak
low, high - nizak, visok
short, tall - nizak, visok
weak, strong - slab, jak
healthy, ill - zdrav, bolestan
fast, slow - brz, spor
pretty, ugly - lijep, ružan
clean, dirty - čist, prljav
one(single)colored (monochrome), multicolored -jednobojan, šaren
dull, bright - taman, svijetao

Cardinal points - Strane svijeta

East - Istok
West - Zapad
South - Jug
North - Sjever
  
Holidays - Blagdani (or - Praznici)


Easter - Uskrs
Christmas Eve - Badnjak
Christmas - Božić
New Year - Nova godina
Pentecost - Duhovi
Corpus Christi  - Tijelovo
All Saints' day - Svi sveti
Labor day - Praznik rada

Weather - Vremenske prilike

weather forecast - vremenska prognoza
It's ....        =    Vrijeme je ....
- sunny             - sunčano (or - Sunčano je.)
- rainy              - kišno (or - Pada kiša.)
- foggy             - maglovito (or - Magla je.)
- snowy           - snježno (or - Pada snijeg.)
- cloudy           - oblačno (or - Oblačno je.)
It's very warm (cold). - Jako je toplo (hladno).
It's hot. - Vruće je.
I'm freezing. - Smrzavam se.
I can't wait summer (winter). - Jedva čekam ljeto (zimu).
The rain stopped. - Kiša je prestala.
The wind is blowing. - Puše vjetar.
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downpour - pljusak
summertime shower - ljetni pljusak
spate - nagli pljusak
ice - poledica (or - led)
hail - tuča
lightning - munja
thunder - grom
air - zrak
wind - vjetar
star (stars) - zvijezda (zvijezde)
sky - nebo
cloud (clouds) - oblak (oblaci)
sunrise - izlazak sunca
sunset - zalazak sunca
sun - sunce
moon - mjesec
moonlight - mjesečina
rainbow - duga
fog - magla
storm - oluja
hailstorm - oluja s tučom
blizzard - snježna oluja (or - mećava)

OK I'm back, let's learn some Croatian again RIGHT NOW!! :)

Days in week - Dani u tjednu

Monday - ponedjeljak
Tuesday - utorak
Wednesday - srijeda
Thursday - četvrtak
Friday - petak
Saturday - subota
Sunday - nedjelja

Months in year - Mjeseci u godini

January - siječanj
February - veljača
March - ožujak
April - travanj
May - svibanj
June - lipanj
July - srpanj
August - kolovoz
September - rujan
October - listopad
November - studeni
December - prosinac

Four seasons in a year - Četiri godišnja doba

spring - proljeće
summer - ljeto
fall (brit. autumn) - jesen
winter - zima

HEY! back from vacation and very soon - new posts! ;) see ya!

Time - Vrijeme

What's the time? - Koliko je sati?
It's 7 o'clock. - 7 je sati (sedam je sati).
It's exactly 7. - Točno je sedam sati.
second, minute, hour - sekunda, minuta, sat
in the morning - ujutro
at noon - u podne
in the afternoon - poslijepodne (or more usual and shorter - popodne)
in the evening - navečer
at midnight - u ponoć
noon - podne
midnight - ponoć
hour - sat
clock - sat
In what hour shall we meet? - U koliko sati ćemo se naći?
About 10 PM. - Oko 10 navečer.

- There are things that are interesting to know about expressing time in Croatian language:

  There are two ways of expressing time:

  The first way:

- From midnight to noon we say:

1 AM - 1 ujutro
2 AM - 2 ujutro
3 AM - 3 ujutro, etc. until the noon

Example: I woke up at 3 AM - Probudio sam se u 3 (tri) ujutro. (m)
                                                Probudila sam se... (f)

- After the noon we say:

1 PM - 13 sati (trinaest sati)
2 PM - 14 sati
3 PM - 15 sati, etc.
...
9 PM - 21 sat (dvadeset jedan sat)
10 PM - 22 sata
11 PM - 23 sata

  The second way:

- This way is more common and more simple.

- From midnight of the first to midnight of the next day we say:

1 AM - 1 ujutro
2 AM - 2 ujutro
3 AM - 3 ujutro
...

- After the noon we say:

1 PM - 1 popodne
2 PM - 2 popodne
3 PM - 3 popodne, etc.
...
7 PM - 7 navečer
8 PM - 8 navečer, etc.
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- In EVERY DAY speech we leave out terms "sat", "sati", and "sata" (grammar area - I won't bother you with it at the moment :) ), instead, we express time in the most simple and the shortest way.

Examples:

- We shall meet at 2 (PM) after lunch. - Naći ćemo se u 2 poslije ručka.
- We are arriving at 3 (PM). - Dolazimo u 3.
- She hasn't come home yet, and yet it's 1 (AM) already. - Još nije došla doma, a već je 1.

More examples of expressing time:

9:30 AM - devet i trideset (or just - half past nine - pola deset; which literally means "half of/to ten")
9:30 PM - dvadeset jedan i trideset (or just - pola deset, as well)

11:45 AM and 11:45 PM - petnaest do dvanaest (literally - fifteen to twelve) - because we rarely say "quarter to twelve" - četvrt do dvanaest; we usually say "fifteen (minutes)". It's the same case with:
3:15 PM - tri i petnaest (rarely - "quarter past three" - tri i četvrt)

When the exact time is not an issue, we speak generally:
We should have met in the morning. - Trebali smo se naći prijepodne (or ujutro).
    "Prijepodne" literally means "before noon"
We should have met in the afternoon. - Trebali smo se naći popodne.

- Remember,all this seems more complicated than it actually is,you just need a little practise,that's all. ;)

Personal data - Osobni podaci

Name, family name(surname) - ime,prezime
Date of birth - datum rođenja
Place of birth - mjesto rođenja
Profession - zanimanje
Marital status - bračno stanje
Single - neoženjen(m),neudata(f)
Married - oženjen(m),udata(f)
Temporary residence - boravište
Residence - prebivalište
Citizenship,nationality - državljanstvo
Croatian nationality - hrvatsko državljanstvo

Numbers - brojevi

Cardinal numbers - Glavni brojevi

0 - nula
1 - jedan
2 - dva
3 - tri
4 - četiri
5 - pet
6 - šest
7 - sedam
8 - osam
9 - devet
10 - deset
11 - jedanaest
12 - dvanaest
13 - trinaest
14 - četrnaest
15 - petnaest
16 - šesnaest
17 - sedamnaest
18 - osamnaest
19 - devetnaest
20 - dvadeset
21 - dvadeset jedan
22 - dvadeset dva
30 - trideset
31 - trideset jedan
40 - četrdeset
50 - pedeset
60 - šezdeset
70 - sedamdeset
80 - osamdeset
90 - devedeset
100 - sto
101 - sto jedan
200 - dvjesto
300 - tristo
400 - četiristo
500 - petsto
600 - šesto
700 - sedamsto
800 - osamsto
900 - devetsto
1000 - tisuću
10 000 - deset tisuća
100 000 - sto tisuća
1000 000 - milijun
1000 000 000 - milijardu
number - broj

Ordinal numbers - Redni brojevi

1. - prvi
2. - drugi
3. - treći
4. - četvrti
5. - peti
6. - šesti
7. - sedmi
8. - osmi
9. - deveti
10. - deseti
11. - jedanaesti
12. - dvanaesti
13. - trinaesti
14. - četrnaesti
15. - petnaesti
16. - šesnaesti
17. - sedamnaesti
18. - osamnaesti
19. - devetnaesti
20. - dvadeseti
21. - dvadeset prvi
22. - dvadeset drugi
30. - trideseti
31. - trideset prvi
40. - četrdeseti
50. - pedeseti
60. - šezdeseti
70. - sedamdeseti
80. - osamdeseti
90. - devedeseti
100. - stoti
I was born in 20 July 1983. - Rođen sam 20. srpnja 1983. (m)
                                          - Rođena sam 20. srpnja 1983. (f)
                                          - 20. srpnja 1983. - dvadesetog srpnja tisuću devetsto osamdeset treće

Fractions - razlomci

1/2 - jedna polovina (or just - polovina)
1/3 - jedna trećina (or just - trećina)
1/4 - jedna četvrtina (or just - četvrtina)
2/3 - dvije trećine
once - jedanput
twice - dvaput, dva puta
three times - triput, tri puta
four times - četiri puta
five times - pet puta
double - dvostruko, duplo
triple - trostruko
fraction - razlomak

Everyday phrases - Svakodnevne fraze

Good luck! - Sretno!
Have a nice trip! - Sretan put!
Cheers! - Uzdravlje!/Nazdravlje!/Živjeli!
Congratulations! - Čestitam!
Ditto! - Također!
I am sorry for interruption. - Oprostite na smetnji.
Please, sit. - Izvolite sjesti.
You are very kind. - Veoma ste ljubazni.
Thank you for your hospitality. - Hvala vam na gostoprimstvu.
Did you sleep well? - Jeste li dobro spavali?
How was the trip? - Kakvo je bilo putovanje?
Please... - Molim vas...
     -give me... -dajte mi...
     -tell me... -recite mi...
     -show me... -pokažite mi...
Let me introduce myself. - Dozvolite mi da se predstavim.
My name is Marina. - Zovem se Marina.
I am Marina. - Ja sam Marina.

Greetings - Pozdravi

Good morning. - Dobro jutro. Good afternoon. - Dobar dan. Good evening. - Dobra večer. Good night. - Laku noć. Goodbye! - Doviđenja!/Zbogom! Bon appetite!/Enjoy your meal! - Dobar tek! Welcome! - Dobrodošli!

Family members - Članovi obitelji

Mother,father,parents - majka,otac,roditelji

Mum,Dad - mama,tata

Brother,sister - brat,sestra

Grandpa,grandma - djed,baka

Daughter,son - kćer,sin

Wife,husband - žena,muž

Cousin - rođak (m)/rođakinja (f) 

Are you married? - Jeste li udani? (for women)/Jeste li oženjeni? (for men)

Yes,I am. - Jesam.

No,I'm not. - Nisam.

Do you have children? - Imate li djece?

Yes,I do. - Imam.

Yes,we do. - Imamo.

Not yet. - Ne još.

General terms - Opći izrazi

Yes - Da

No - Ne

Where?When?How? - Gdje?Kada?Kako?

How much/many? - Koliko?

Why? - Zašto?

Which one? - Koji?

Thank you (very much)! - Hvala (puno)!

You welcome. - Molim./Nema na čemu.

Excuse me... - Oprostite...

Do you want...? - Želite li...?

Will you...? - Hoćete li...?

Do you need...? - Trebate li...?

Yes,I do. - (Da),trebam... (I need)/želim... (I want...)

Yes,I will. - (Da),hoću.

No,I do not. - Ne želim./Neću.

Can you...? - Možete li...?

Yes,I can. - Mogu.

No,I can not. - Ne mogu.

Do you know...? - Znate li?

Yes,I know. - Znam.

No,I don't know. - Ne znam.

I hope so. - Nadam se. 

I am glad. - Drago mi je.

I am sorry. - Žao mi je.

Of course. - Naravno.

All right, I agree! - Dobro, slažem se!

No way, I don't agree! - Nikako se ne slažem! (or - Nikako, ne slažem se!)

CROATIAN ALPHABET AND PRONUNCIATION - Hrvatska abeceda i izgovor

Croatian alphabet consists of 30 letters. In my language each word is pronounced the same way it is written. This is the alphabet:

A (like in "far")

B 

C (like in "tzar")

Č (like in "chihuahua")

Ć (like in "charity", softer than "č")

D

DŽ (like in "gentleman")

Đ (like in "jewellery", softer than "dž")

E (like in "hen")

F

G (like in "gossip")

H (like in "hill")

I (like in "milk")

J (like "y" in "yellow)

K

L

LJ (l+j together)

M

N

NJ (n+j together)

O (like in "tall" or "fall")

P

R (like Spanish "r"- in "rabia", "ranchero",etc.)

S

Š (like "shell")

T

U

V

Z

Ž (like "lingerie" or like in french -"jamais")