Introduce yourself and how to say hello in Croatian

We aim to concentrate on the spoken, everyday language. If you take a look at an average Croatian language book, perhaps you might find many things, which are not used nowadays. If you are willing to become a beginner or just know how to introduce yourself in Croatian, you are in the right place. Our coLanguage team prepared the most used phrases and greetings. 

First meeting and common phrases

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How to say hello in Croatian

Let's start with a short introduction about common croatian phrases. You should start with an easy "hello" or "hi" in Croatian. Most of the greetings below are used for everyday life conversations, so they might come in handy if you memorize them. 

Examples:

• Hi, I am Darko. - Bok, ja sam Darko.
• Hello, my name is Ivana. - Bok, moje ime je Ivana.
• Hi, why are you here? - Bok, zašto si ovdje?

Learn how to introduce yourself

Our coLanguage team collected useful Croatian phrases for almost every occasion. After this lesson, you will be capable to impress some Croatian native speaker with your knowledge. Hopefully, before reading these phrases, you already learned the alphabet. 

Dialogue examples

Croatian

Mario: Kako se zoveš?

Ivana: Bok, moje ime je Ivana.

Mario: Čime se baviš?

Ivana: Ja sam studentica u Zagrebu.

English:

Mario: What is your name?

Ivana: Hi, my name is Ivana.

Mario: What do you do?

Ivana: I am a student in Zagreb.

Asking how are you?

If you are willing to start a conversation with a Croatian, you should use some of these Croatian phrases:

Where do you come from?

One is often curious about where you come from and will ask you: Odakle si? Do not be afraid to reply, it's a  question in Croatia!

Everyday life

To ask what someone does with their daily life, you should ask this question: Što radiš?

Telling your age

At the end, you can ask how old someone is. In Croatian you will use the verb "have" in order to express your age. 

Recap dialogue example:

Croatian: 

Ivana: Bok, kako se zoveš?

Mario: Bok, zovem se Mario, drago mi je. Doalzim iz Hrvatske.

Ivana: Koliko imaš godina?

Mario: Imam 22 godine i student sam.

Ivana: Konačno sam upoznala nekog Hrvata u Španjolskoj.

English

Ivana: Hi, what is your name?

Mario: Hi, my name is Julien, nice to meet you. I am from Croatia.

Ivana: How old are you?

Mario: I am 22 years old and I am a student.

Ivana: I am finally meeting a Croatian in Spain.

Now it's already time to end this conversation, a simple "bye" would be: Bok or Doviđenja.