Languages in Dubrovnik
Croatian, a Slavic language, can be quite challenging for English speakers to learn. However, you’ll have no trouble navigating Dubrovnik, especially in the main tourist areas, where English is widely spoken, making for hassle-free travel.
In Dubrovnik, the official language is Croatian, which features phonetics quite different from English. Due to its Slavic roots, many Croatian words resemble those in Italian. As a result, and thanks to the country's geographic proximity to Italy, many Croatians also understand and speak Italian.
Thanks to Dubrovnik’s popularity as a tourist destination, navigating the city and communicating in English is generally easy.
Still, here are some useful Croatian words and phrases to help you get around, especially when visiting museums and historical monuments.
Greetings
- Hello
- Zdravo
- Goodbye
- Zbogom
- Good morning
- Dobro jutro
- Good night
- Laku noć
- Please
- Molim
- Thank you
- Hvala
- You're welcome
- Nema na čemu
At a Restaurant
- Ice cream
- Sladoled
- Milk
- Mlijeko
- Appetizer
- Predjelo
- Tea
- Čaj
- Grilled
- Pečenje
- Cooked
- Kuhana
- Fried
- Pržena
- Salt
- Sol
- Pepper
- Papar
- Onion
- Luk
- Garlic
- Češnjak
- Shrimp
- Kozice
- Vegetables
- Povrće
- Fish
- Riba
- Lamb
- Janjetina
- Rice
- Riža
- Chicken
- Piletina
- Pig
- Svinjetina
- Meat
- Govedina
- Fruit
- Voće
- The bill
- Račun
Days of the Week
- Monday
- Ponedjeljak
- Tuesday
- Utorak
- Wednesday
- Srijeda
- Thursday
- Četvrtak
- Friday
- Petak
- Saturday
- Subota
- Sunday
- Nedjelja
Numbers
- One
- Jedan
- Two
- Dva
- Three
- Tri
- Four
- Četiri
- Five
- Pet
- Six
- Šest
- Seven
- Sedam
- Eight
- Osam
- Nine
- Devet
- Ten
- Deset
