Essential Croatian phrases Take a few minutes and learn basic Croatian phrases. Strike a conversation with a local, use your phrases and you may be able to find out who sells the best 'vino' or 'rakija'. dobro jutro (dobro yutro) = good morning dobar dan = hello, good day kako si? = how are you? hvala = thank you molim = please (also used as a "you're welcome" response to hvala) shto radish? = what are you doing? nishta, odmaram = nothing, I am relaxing vino, rakija (rakiya), pivo = wine, brandy, beer prshut = prosciutto gradele = grill dobro mirishi! = smells good! dobar tek = enjoy your meal, bon appetit sunce = sun more = sea riba = fish galeb = seagull kakvo che vrime biti sutra = what will the weather be like tomorrow? gdje se mozhe kupiti dobro vino/rakija? = where can one buy good wine/brandy? gdje je dobro more za plivanje? = where is a good place to swim? kako se zove? = do you know her/his name? hvala = thank you kud chesh? = where are you going? ostani josh malo = stay a bit longer ajmo na piche = let's go get a drink divna noch = beautiful night mogu li te poljubiti? = may I kiss you? ma zezash me = you're kidding me ovo nije loshe! = this is not bad! bozhe moj, shto je dobro! = oh my god, this is so good! laku noch = good night ne da mi se ichi nikuda! = I do not want to go anywhere odlazim u subotu/nedjelju = I am leaving on Saturday/Sunday jedan dan, dva dana, tri dana= one day, two days, three days sutra = tomorrow za tjedan dana = in a week a shto chesh! = nothing you can do/that is how it is vidimo se = see ya! je li to moguche? = is this possible? ovo je ludnica = this is a madhouse This should be enough to get you by on your vacation. Not enough? Come on, it is your vacation. Relax, enjoy the sun, don't worry...