Croatian Vocabulary
Learning the Croatian Vocabulary is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Croatian language. But first we need to know what the role of Vocabulary is in the structure of the grammar in Croatian.
Croatian vocabulary is the set of words you should be familiar with. A vocabulary usually grows and evolves with age, and serves as a useful and fundamental tool for communication and acquiring knowledge. Here are some examples:
| English Vocabulary | Croatian Vocabulary |
| Vocabulary | Rječnik |
| Countries | Zemlje |
| Australia | Australija |
| Cambodia | Kambodža |
| Canada | Kanada |
| China | Kina |
| Egypt | Egipat |
| England | Engleska |
| France | Francuska |
| Germany | Njemačka |
| Greece | Grčka |
| India | Indija |
| Indonesia | Indonezija |
| Italy | Italija |
| Japan | Japan |
| Mexico | Meksiko |
| Morocco | Maroko |
| Peru | Peru |
| Spain | Španjolska |
| Thailand | Tajland |
| USA | SAD |
| |
| Languages | Jezici |
| Arabic | Arapski |
| Chinese | Kineski |
| English | Engleski |
| French | Francuski |
| German | Njemački |
| Greek | Grčki |
| Hebrew | Hebrejski |
| Hindi | Hindski |
| Italian | Talijanski |
| Japanese | Japanski |
| Korean | Korejski |
| Latin | Latinski |
| Russian | Ruski |
| Spanish | Španjolski |
| Urdu | Urdu |
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| Days | Dani |
| Monday | Ponedjeljak |
| Tuesday | Utorak |
| Wednesday | Srijeda |
| Thursday | Četvrtak |
| Friday | Petak |
| Saturday | Subota |
| Sunday | Nedjelja |
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| time | vrijeme |
| hour | sat |
| minute | minuta |
| second | sekunda |
List of Vocabulary in Croatian
Below is a list of the vocabulary and expressions in Croatian placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Croatian vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Croatian Vocabulary |
| Vocabulary | |
| colors | boje |
| black | crna |
| blue | plava |
| brown | smeđa |
| gray | siva |
| green | zelena |
| orange | narandžasta |
| purple | ljubičasta |
| red | crvena |
| white | bijela |
| yellow | žuta |
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| sizes | Veličine |
| big | velik |
| deep | dubok |
| long | dug |
| narrow | uzak |
| short | kratak |
| small | nizak |
| tall | visok |
| thick | debeo |
| thin | tanak |
| wide | širok |
| |
| tastes | okusi |
| bitter | gorko |
| fresh | svježe |
| salty | slano |
| sour | kiselo |
| spicy | začinjeno |
| sweet | slatko |
| |
| qualities | svojstva |
| bad | loše |
| clean | čisto |
| dark | tamno |
| difficult | teško |
| dirty | prljavo |
| dry | suho |
| easy | lako |
| empty | prazno |
| expensive | skupo |
| fast | brzo |
| foreign | strano |
| full | puno |
| good | dobro |
| hard | tvrdo |
| heavy | teško |
| inexpensive | povoljno |
| light | svijetlo |
| local | mjesno |
| new | novo |
| noisy | bučno |
| old | staro |
| powerful | snažno |
| quiet | tiho |
| correct | ispravno |
| slow | sporo |
| soft | mekano |
| very | vrlo |
| weak | slabo |
| wet | mokro |
| wrong | krivo |
| young | mlado |
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| food | hrana |
| almonds | bademi |
| bread | kruh |
| breakfast | doručak |
| butter | maslac |
| candy | bombon |
| cheese | sir |
| chicken | piletina |
| cumin | kim |
| dessert | desert |
| dinner | večera |
| fish | riba |
| fruit | voće |
| ice cream | sladoled |
| lamb | janjetina |
| lemon | limun |
| lunch | ručak |
| meal | obrok |
| meat | meso |
| oven | pećnica |
| pepper | papar |
| plants | biljke |
| pork | svinjetina |
| salad | salata |
| salt | sol |
| sandwich | sendvič |
| sausage | kobasica |
| soup | juha |
| sugar | šećer |
| supper | večera |
| turkey | puretina |
| apple | jabuka |
| banana | banana |
| oranges | naranče |
| peaches | breskve |
| peanut | kikiriki |
| pears | kruške |
| pineapple | ananas |
| grapes | grožđe |
| strawberries | jagode |
| vegetables | povrće |
| carrot | mrkva |
| corn | kukuruz |
| cucumber | krastavac |
| garlic | češnjak |
| lettuce | zelena salata |
| olives | masline |
| onions | luk |
| peppers | papričice |
| potatoes | krumpiri |
| pumpkin | bundeva |
| beans | grah |
| tomatoes | rajčice |
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| alligator | aligator |
| alligators | aligatori |
| bear | medvjed |
| bears | medvjedi |
| bird | ptica |
| birds | ptice |
| bull | bik |
| bulls | bikovi |
| cat | mačka |
| cats | mačke |
| cow | krava |
| cows | krave |
| deer | jelen |
| many deer | mnogo jelena |
| dog | pas |
| dogs | psi |
| donkey | magarac |
| donkeys | magarci |
| eagle | orao |
| eagles | orlovi |
| elephant | slon |
| elephants | slonovi |
| giraffe | žirafa |
| giraffes | žirafe |
| goat | koza |
| goats | koze |
| horse | konj |
| horses | konji |
| lion | lav |
| lions | lavovi |
| monkey | majmun |
| monkeys | majmuni |
| mouse | miš |
| mice | miševi |
| rabbit | zec |
| rabbits | zečevi |
| snake | zmija |
| snakes | zmije |
| tiger | tigar |
| tigers | tigrovi |
| wolf | vuk |
| wolves | vukovi |
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| objects | stvari |
| bathroom | kupaonica |
| bed | krevet |
| bedroom | spavaća soba |
| ceiling | strop |
| chair | stolica |
| clothes | odjeća |
| coat | kaput |
| cup | šalica |
| desk | radni stol |
| dress | haljina |
| floor | pod |
| fork | viljuška |
| furniture | namještaj |
| glass | staklo |
| hat | šešir |
| house | kuća |
| ink | tinta |
| jacket | jakna |
| kitchen | kuhinja |
| knife | nož |
| lamp | svjetiljka |
| letter | pismo |
| map | karta |
| newspaper | novine |
| notebook | bilježnica |
| pants | hlače |
| paper | papir |
| pen | kemijska olovka |
| pencil | olovka |
| pharmacy | ljekarna |
| picture | slika |
| plate | ploča |
| refrigerator | hladnjak |
| restaurant | restoran |
| roof | krov |
| room | soba |
| rug | tepih |
| scissors | škare |
| shampoo | šampon |
| shirt | majica |
| shoes | cipele |
| soap | sapun |
| socks | čarape |
| spoon | žlica |
| table | stol |
| toilet | toalet |
| toothbrush | četkica za zube |
| toothpaste | pasta za zube |
| towel | ručnik |
| umbrella | kišobran |
| underwear | donje rublje |
| wall | zid |
| wallet | novčanik |
| window | prozor |
| telephone | telefon |
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| this | ovo |
| that | to |
| these | ovi |
| those | oni |
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| Questions | Pitanja |
| how? | kako? |
| what? | što? |
| who? | tko? |
| why? | zašto? |
| where? | gdje? |
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| different objects | razni predmeti |
| art | umjetnost |
| bank | banka |
| beach | plaža |
| book | knjiga |
| by bicycle | biciklom |
| by bus | autobusom |
| by car | automobilom |
| by train | vlakom |
| cafe | kafić |
| country | zemlja |
| desert | pustinja |
| dictionary | rječnik |
| earth | zemlja |
| flowers | cvijeće |
| football | nogomet |
| forest | šuma |
| game | igra |
| garden | vrt |
| geography | zemljopis |
| history | povijest |
| house | kuća |
| island | otok |
| lake | jezero |
| library | knjižnica |
| math | matematika |
| moon | mjesec |
| mountain | planina |
| movies | filmovi |
| music | glazba |
| ocean | ocean |
| office | ured |
| on foot | pješice |
| player | igrač |
| river | rijeka |
| science | znanost |
| sea | more |
| sky | nebo |
| soccer | nogomet |
| stars | zvijezde |
| supermarket | samoposluga |
| swimming pool | bazen |
| theater | kazalište |
| tree | drvo |
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| weather | vrijeme |
| bad weather | loše vrijeme |
| cloudy | oblačno |
| cold | hladno |
| cool | svježe |
| foggy | maglovito |
| hot | vruće |
| nice weather | lijepo vrijeme |
| pouring | koji lije |
| rain | kiša |
| raining | kiši |
| snow | snijeg |
| snowing | sniježi |
| ice | led |
| sunny | sunčano |
| windy | vjetrovito |
| spring | proljeće |
| summer | ljeto |
| autumn | jesen |
| winter | zima |
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| people | ljudi |
| aunt | tetka |
| baby | beba |
| brother | brat |
| cousin | rođak |
| daughter | kći |
| dentist | zubar |
| doctor | liječnik |
| father | otac |
| grandfather | djed |
| grandmother | baka |
| husband | suprug |
| mother | majka |
| nephew | nećak |
| niece | nećakinja |
| nurse | medicinska sestra |
| policeman | policajac |
| postman | poštar |
| professor | profesor |
| son | sin |
| teacher | učitelj |
| uncle | ujak |
| wife | supruga |
Vocabulary and expressions have a very important role in Croatian, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Croatian Vocabulary, you might want to check the rest of our Croatian lessons here: Learn Croatian. Don't forget to bookmark this page.