Culinary Creations - Food From Around The World At The World Travel Market in London

FOOD

(Coconut) milk rice, national dish of Sri Lanka. Photo by Angela Lansbury.

RICE

Sri Lankan Coconut Rice

Coconut milk rice from the Sri Lanka stand. It is the national dish and eaten every day, for three meals a day, starting with breakfast. The only ingredients are rice and coconut milk. Cut a square of the solid rice into diagonal lines to make squares or diamond shapes.

SNACKS

DATES

Three types of dates. Hard. Medium Soft. Ultra soft.

From a Saudi stand.

DATE ICE CREAM - And coffee

Date Ice Cream and coffee, sold at Harrods in London.

PEANUTS

Nagaraya Brand Barbecue Cracker Nuts Coated Peanuts

WALNUTS

Argentinian sweet with a walnut on top.

Dulce de cayote, called angel hair in Spain. a sweet from Argentina.

Best biscuit - Kings soft cookie

From Elbisco Greece. On Facebook and Instagram.

Useful Websites For WTM snacks

https://www.hungrylankan.com/recipes/kiribath-sri-lankan-milk-rice/

Date Ice Cream and coffee from Harrods, in London

 

Coffee poured with flair. At the Qinwan stand at the World Travel Market at Excel exhibition centre in London, England, on Thursday November 6th 2025.

Their coffee is sold in Harrods in London. 

They also produce date ice cream with a subtle date flavour. 

Angela Lansbury sampling date ice cream at WTM in London.

Date ice cream makes a change, exotic, different. The company plans to expand to an extra venue. You should be able to try their wares in Mayfair in the spring, probably March, of 2026.

So, if you are planning a trip to London, or live in London, here's what you can do in Harrods. And where you can go, a choice of Harrods or Mayfair next Spring or Summer for yourself or visitors to London.

Useful Websites

World Travel Market

Excel exhibitions

Harrods

Qinwan

Travelling to London - Try the Fresh Fruit

Summer time, especially July and August, is the best time of year for fresh fruit in London.

Every supermarket has fresh fruit. Try Tescao, Marks && Spencer, Waitrose, or budget friendly Lidl and Asda.

I wrote a poem about the fresh fruit and added photos which I shall show you here.

Fruit salad. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright. 

Early breakfast in pyjamas

Orange orange on a white saucer. Photo by Angela Lansbury.  Copyright. 

Oranges, and bananas

Yellow banana. Photo by Angela Lansbury.  Copyright. 

In the fridge what do I see?

Strawberries we save for tea 

What shall we have for our tea?

For our tea, for our tea

What shall we have for our tea?

Not today, On Sunday

I see big red strawberries

Strawberries, strawberries

I bit big red straberries

For my tea on Sunday.

Ripe red fresh fruit. Finest flavour in August in London. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright. 

What shall we have for our tea?

Not today. On Monday

We can have big raspberries

Raspberries Raspberries

Not for tea on Sunday

For our tea on Monday

What do you like? What do you say?

For our tea on Monday.

Big blueberries. Photo  by Angela Lansbury.  Copyright. 

Blueberries, blueberries

I love to see big blueberries

I'd like to eat big blueberries

For our tea on Tuesday

 Blackberries, blackberries

I see big blackberries

I would like big blackberries

For our tea on Wednesday

Red currants, red currants

I can see big red currants

Red currants on Thursday

For our tea on Thursday

.

Black currants, black currants

I can see big black currants

Black currants on Friday.

For our tea on Friday

Pitted Dates. Photo by Angela Lansbury.  Copyright. 

Figs and dates, on the plates

On the plates, By the grapes

Red grapes from La Fromagerie in London

. Photo by Angela Lansbury.  Copyright. 

I think we shall have to wait

For our tea on Saturday.

Cream from top of Jersey whole milk. Sold by Tesco in London. Photo by Angela Lansbury.  Copyright. 

On our birthday we add cream

Thickest cream you've ever seen

That is such a lovely dream

On next birthday we'll have cream

Toys' food's ready every dawn

For yellow teddy bears and a blue unicorn

Well give food them which gives them joy 

All the wooden and soft toys

For toy kittens and a puppy

Serve whatever makes them happy

Healthy food which does them good

On plastic plates, fruit made from wood

Artificial fruit. Fridge magnets. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright. 

For my breakfast what do I see?

I see big red strwberries

Maybe we should save them for tea

Big and small red strwberries.

We went out to pick the fruit

Green and red apples on the tree

Green apples on tree in garden. Photo by Trevor Sharot.  Copyright. 

In supermarkets and small shops

Bananas and raspberries - not chocolate drops

Durian is served in season

Banned on buses for a reason

They smell bad to somebody

Never mind, there's more for me.

I see figs and I see dates

In the bowls and on the plates

We will have fruit salad soon

On the table, served with spoons.

On my birthday I will choose

Fruit that's red or pink or blue

On my birthday I can choose

To share it with my friends and you 

I imagine thick white cream

What a lovely coloured dream

I imagine thick white cream

What a lovely coloured dream.

I will share it all with you

Green and yellow, red and blue

I will share it all with you

It's a dream which could come true.

I thought I'd share my thoughts with you

It's a dream, let's make it true.

Coloured fruit, in red and blue

It's a dream, let's make it true.

-ends-

This can be sung as a round for children, at a birthday party, in a classroom.

My husband and I have found that Lidl is our cheapest supermarket. This was confirmed by a recent survey by an independent body. For concenience you might look for the nyumerous smaller more central stores, such as Tesco Express which is often near a railway station.

Please share links to your favourite poems on this blog.

 

Translating and mistranslating a Spanish hotel registration form - lost in translation

 

I kept my registration form from a hotel in Spain, Hotel Zenit Coruna, and used it to revise my Spanish vocabulary. I experienced a few surprises, words I had mis-translated in my mind,

1 Datos del viajero looked like dates of the trip. It was not. It was details of the traveller.

2 Segundo apellido was not second name of middle name, meaning second given name. It was second surname or family name. Spanards use their mother's maiden name or family name as a middle name. 

3 Direccion is not directions but address.

4 Fecha is not facts but dates.

5 Firma del viajero is not confirmation of the trip/journey/stay but signature of the traveller. 

Spanish - English

datos - data/ 

detalles - details

direccion - address

direcciones - direcions

fechas - dates

segundo apellido - second surname

viaje - journey

viajero - traveller

https://translate.google.com/

English - Spanish

address - dreccion

data - datos

dates - fechas

details - detalles

directions- direcciones

journey - viaje

Useful Websites

Trasnslate google

https://translate.google.com/

 

Records Of Your Travel Route, Hotel, Attractions, Friends, Business Contacts, expenses, how and where to keep records

I have started to keep a travel and holiday record in Excel.

You have to remember to save your typing in Excel. 

The boxes are small to type in. You can expand a whole row.

Diary and Photo dates

I am going back and updating my diary, where I have photos in my mobile phone camera Gallery and can work out the dates. For example, photos taken the day that I checked into a particular hotel in a particular city.

 How do you keep a record of your journey? Does it matter? 

I wish I had recorded the date of the day as well as the month and year on saved restaurant business cards and sugar packets.

Star Rating

I need to start rating each place out of five stars. I sometimes photograph the stars given to the restaurant, if I agree with a good rating.

Names

I start with a photo of the name of the hotel, restaurant, museum or city. The billboard outside. An address card. A menu with the restaurant name. Then I take the photo or entry ticket with price, or the restaurant men. Then myself, food, a waiter or waitress or member of staff.  Anything typical. Anything unusual. 

Coins

Other points of reference are parts of your body or a coin to show size. The coin also tells you the country. 

A complete record of my Albania trip - I shall gradually update this

Country Albania, Year 2023, Month June

Airport arrival (Capital city Tirana) Meme Teresa (mother Teresa )5

My husband ais very organixed. 

At the baack of his diary is a list of business clients. 

Climbs are in a sheet in Excel. 

To find a restaurant, he says, 'I look on the web,' he says. 'they might be in my browsing history'.

I search my photos. Unfortunately gmail filled up. I am now going though videos and deleting all the good morning and happy monday and thank you and happy xmas, and happy diwali. It's a shame. I might want those for next year.

A huge documents is called doc then travel, within it every trip, about includign boarding passes and maps. Separately is images and inside that photos from every trip, arranged by year, month, day. 2023.07 01 would be at the bottom and be the most recent. The same apllies to the docuent folder aunder travel in yymm-dd so that they sort.

I use the same folders for formatting in email. There is one for every trip. The most recent is the nex trips flight. 

The folder in email and disc in images includes the date for 10 of jun. The email folder addes the name. Sub folders include the airline, the car rental. the hotel a, b and C, travel insurance, airport parking.

Hotel Theth

Tirana

Dhermi Beach

La Brisa Hotel.

I save receipts from restaurants. That gives me the address. The list of food might tally with the photos and my memory. But if we stop for a coffee twice a day for the driver, the item coffee on a bill is not enough to identify the restaurant.

Useful Websites

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Multipurpose-Record-Book-Day-Day/

https://everydayoldhouse.com/quick-easy-ways-to-organize-user-manuals/

Mystery of the MRT map's missing information solved

Woodlands MRT station

I have out of date MRT paper maps in a desk drawer. I have an up to date one in my jacket pocket. it is quicker to look online. Triumph. I quickly find a map. Annoyance, just a map, none of the myriad of handy pieces of information on the paper map, everything from the Chinese version so I can translate station names and learn Chinese, to Apps for directions. Tut!

First Problem Solved

I looked at a map of the Thomson line on the web. It asked for feedback. I wrote; 

You can't see the whole MRT map nor a link to it. It needs some signs about finding information from apps. Arrows to a few pictures of places to visit at each station. Foreigners won't know whether Orchard or Orchard Boulevard is the stop for shopping malls.

Where do you change to get to Changi airport? Which stop for the zoo/Safari park?

 I tried the line on open day Friday and went to Gardens By the Bay, no sign to any nearby eating place, Satay probably miles way and possibly full, so went home to Bukit Panjang more than half an hour away for lunch. The station should be ringed by a hawker centres, toilets, souvenir shops, hats, wrap dresses or caftans, edible plants in pots. How about viewpoints with chairs, picnic spots, free maps of the area carrying sponsors advertisements with discount offers, a little train for children, a children's play area. Add a water fountain, with lights at night. Hotels and conference centres have international flags, and a coffee shop. Since it is Gardens, they should be serving fresh juices and healthy food, salads or sandwiches and main courses or soups with 2 vegetables. And fruit. Parks have signboards on animals, plants, insects. Give the history of the area WITH DATES. 

The maps panels at the new MRT corridor to the up escalators inside downstairs Gardens By the Bay have no dates. 

Provide an interactive map showing your regular journeys. Add click here for directions. 

Also give the Chinese. I have learned Chinese symbols from the MRT map. (King, garden, four beauties, queen.) Link to the history of the MRT station meanings, often names linked to nearby place names or family names of pioneer and engineer or overseer names.

Ah - it's there - more information and links, but at the bottom of the screen - out of view. Therefore, have an arrow at the top saying links below at end, scroll down for links. 

I had gone over the word limit and could not send it so I am writing it here.

I felt foolish that I had not realized that so much information was there, if only I had scrolled down. Then I felt annoyed. I am not the only person in the world to have a problem. If one person in ten makes the same mistake, many more customs are suffereing from the same loss of information.

I felt pleased. I had given them feedback - which they asked for. Saving them the cost of setting up feedback panels in person.

For the second problem, see next post.

Useful Websites

Train lines MRT

Thomson-East Coast Line - brown

East-West line green

North-South line red

North-East line - purple

Circle line - yellow

Downtown line - blue

LRT

BP Bukit Panjang (North-West)

SK Senkang (North-East)

PG Punggol (North-East)

Alternative or connecting transport

Bus companies

Airport - Changi Airport MRT

Bicycle Hire S G bike

https://www.sgbike.com.sg/

Bus - SBS

Cab / Shared Cab - Grab (Previously Grab Taxi and Uber, then combined)

Cable Car - Harbourfront MRT

Cruise Centre - Marina South Pier MRT and Harbourfront MRT

Ferry

Sentosa Express (bus) Harbourfront MRT

Taxi - Comfort-Delgro (companies merged)

https://apps.apple.com/SG/app/

Useful Websites

https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/upcoming_projects/rail_expansion/thomson_east_coast_line.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomson%E2%80%93East_Coast_MRT_line

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevens_MRT_station

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Mass_Rapid_Transit_(Singapore)_stations

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gardens_by_the_Bay_MRT_station

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchard_MRT_station

https://www.mynetbizz.com/MRT/To-Orchard-MRT-Station/Changi-Airport-to-Orchard-MRT-Station.cfm

https://www.google.com/maps

TransitLink Hotline

www.transitlink.com.sg

SBS Transit Hotline (Singapore bus service)

www.sbstransit.com.sg

SMRT Hotline (Combined bus and train operator)

www.smrt.com.sg

Please share links to your favourite posts.

Fruit To Try and Fruit Recipes from around the world

 

Fruit bought from Fairprice supermarket in Singapore.  Water melon, pineapple, and figs. Photo by Angela Lansbury.

Your favourite fruit in summer was the subject of my table topics (impromptu speeches) on Friday June 17th at Singapore International Dynamic toastmasters club on zoom, and we had a wonderful entertaining session with surprise suggestions from around the world.

Mango with sticky rice, in Singapore. Photo by Angela Lansbury.

Mangoes can be made into a milkshake for a quick snack meal, we learned from our recently joined member Shobhana.

Fruit in Belize, Central America

President Edward told us that in Belize in central America, coconuts are sold by the roadside all year, and you can buy coconut milk in pints, quarts and gallons! He described how you can add coconut milk to rice when cooking (straining out the bits of coconut, then adding the coconut later). He also told us how to make coconut into cupcakes, and coco crust, like a patty.

Edward said he ate fruit tarts and kidded himself that he was not putting on weight because he was eating fruit. He used a great rhetorical question, 'Who doesn't like fruit tarts, that person hasn't been born yet!'

Grapes

Edward told us how grapes were the fruit of love, in romantic novels, and grapes and apples are popular in Belize at Christmas. Contrast that with the UK, where we eat dried fruit in mince tarts and Xmas pudding.

Grapefruit

Edward described how his first experience of grapefruit was of what looked like an orange but turned out to be sour. A decade or two passed before he visited the doctor, suffering from a cold or flu, and a couple of old ladies advised him that graefruit (full of vitamin C) might help. He tried grapefruit again, decided that it benefitted his health, and after eating it for two or three days had grown to like grapefruit.

Fruit In The Middle East - Dates

Khalid, on Zoom from the middle east described how the palm tree was the source of life in the old days when every part of the tree was used, logs for building houses, fibres for the roof, and carpets, as well as dates eaten fresh in summer, dried for winter, also used for sweet date syrup. 'Trees provide oxygen,' he said, 'so be kind to your trees'.

On our second round of table topics,

Bananas

Sridhar told us how green bananas can be sliced and spiced with spice and cinnamon and salt and fried in oil to make crunchy banana chips.

Mangoes

Sridhar said mango or any fruit can be mixed with milk to make Indian style ice cream and mango lassi (drink).

UK Fruit - dates

Dates. Picture from Wikipedia.

I, Angela, spoke about how dates are an amusing party food, with the stone removed and replaced by almond, and the stufffed dates placed on toothpicks stuck in a wooden holder if you have one, if not into a large round fruit to look like a hedgehog.

Oh too many great ideas to tell you all. Come to our next meeting, every Friday at 9.30 pm, Singapore time to join in the table topics session which starts the meeting.

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Croatian Phrases - could you learn these?

Flag of the Republic of Croatia.

Common signs OPEN Otvoreno (OHT-voh-reh-noh) CLOSED Zatvoreno (ZAHT-voh-reh-noh) ENTRANCE Ulaz (OO-lahz) EXIT Izlaz (EEZ-lahz) PUSH Gurati (GOO-rah-tee) PULL Povući (poh-VOO-chee) TOILETS zahod/toalet/nužnik/WC MEN Muški (MOO-shkee) WOMEN Ženski (ZHEN-skee) FORBIDDEN Zabranjen (ZAH-bra-nyen)

Good afternoon.

Dobar dan. (DOH-bahr dahn)

Hello. (informal)

Bok (bohk)

How are you?

Kako ste? (formal) (KAH-koh steh?)

How are you?

Kako si? (informal) (KAH-koh see?)

Fine, thank you.

Dobro sam, hvala. (DOH-broh sahm, HVAH-lah)

What is your name?

Kako se zovete? (formal) (KAH-koh seh ZOH-veh-teh)

What is your name?

Kako se zoveš? (informal) (KAH-koh seh ZOH-vehsh)

My name is ______ .

Zovem se ______ . (ZOH-vehm seh____.)

I am _____. : Ja sam ______. (yah sahm____.)

Nice to meet you.

Drago mi je. (DRAH-goh mee yeh)

Mrs.

Gospođa (GOS-poh-jah)

Mr.

Gospodin (gos-POH-deen)

Miss

Gospođica (GOS-poh-jee-tsah)

Please.

Molim. (MOH-leem)

Thank you.

Hvala. (HVAH-lah)

Thank you very much

Hvala lijepa. (HVAh-lah LYEH-pah)

You're welcome.

Nema na čemu. (NEH-mah na CHEH-moo)or Molim. (MO-leem)

Yes.

Da (da)

No.

Ne. (ne)

Excuse me. (getting attention)

Oprostite. (oh-PROHS-tee-teh)

Excuse me. (begging pardon)

Pardon. (par-DON)

I'm sorry. ("expressing condolence"): Žao mi je. (zhow mee yeh)

Goodbye

Do viđenja (doh vee-JEH-nyah) or Zbogom (ZBOH-gohm).

Goodbye (informal)

Do viđenja (doh vee-JEH-nyah) or Bok. (bok)

I speak a little Croatian.

Govorim malo hrvatski. (GOH-voh-reem MAH-loh HUHR-vahts-kee)

I can't speak Croatian [well].

Ne govorim (dobro) hrvatski. (neh GOH-voh-reem DOH-broh HUHR-vahts-kee)

Do you speak English?

Govorite li engleski? (formal) (goh-VOH-ree-teh lee EN-gless-kee); Govoriš (li) engleski? (informal) (goh-VOH-reesh (lee) EN-gless-kee)

Is there someone here who speaks English?

Govori li ovdje netko engleski? (GOH-voh-ree lee OHV-dyeh NEH-tkoh EN-gless-kee)

Help!

Upomoć! (OO-poh-mohch)

Look out!

Pazite! (formal) (PAH-zee-teh); Pazi! (informal) (PAH-zee)

Good morning.

Dobro jutro. (DOH-broh YOO-troh)

Good evening.

Dobra večer. (DOH-brah VEH-cher)

Good night.

Laku noć. (LAH-koo notch)

Good night (to sleep)

Laku noć. (LAH-koo nohch)

I understand.

Razumijem. (rah-ZOO-meeyem)

I don't understand.

Ne razumijem. (neh rah-ZOO-meeyehm)

Where is the toilet?

Gdje se nalazi nužnik?

Problems[edit]

Leave me alone.

Ostavite me na miru. (ohs-TAH-vee-teh meh nah MEE-roo)

Don't touch me!

Ne diraj me! (neh-DEE-rye meh)

I'll call the police.

Zvat ću policiju. (zvaht tchoo poh-LEE-tsyoo)

Police!

Policija! (poh-LEE-tsyah!)

Stop! Thief!

Stanite! (STAH-nee-teh!) Lopov! (LOH-pohv)

I need your help.

Trebam vašu pomoć. (TREH-bahm VAH-shoo POH-mohtch)

It's an emergency.

Hitno je. (HEET-noh yeh)

I'm lost.

Izgubio [m] (eez-GOO-bee-yoh) izgubila (eez-GOO-bee-lah)[f] sam se. (sahm seh)

I lost my bag.

Izgubio [m] (eez-GOO-bee-yoh) izgubila (eez-GOO-bee-lah)[f] sam torbu. (sahm TOHR-boo)

I lost my wallet.

Izgubio (eez-GOO-bee-yoh) [m] izgubila (eez-GOO-bee-lah) [f] sam novčanik. (sahm nohv-chah-NEEK)

I'm sick.

Bolestan [m] (BOH-lehs-tahn) / bolesna (BOH-lehs-nah)[f] sam. (sahm)

I've been injured.

Povrijedio ["m"] (poh-vree-YEH-dyoh) /povrijedila ["f"] (poh-vree-YEH-dee-lah) sam se. (sahm seh)

I need a doctor.

Treba mi doktor. (TREH-bah mee DOHK-tohr)

Can I use your phone?

Mogu li se poslužiti telefonom? (MOH-goo lee seh pohs-LOO-zhee-tee teh-leh-FOH-nohm)

Numbers[edit]

0

nula : (NOO-lah)

1

jedan (YEH-dahn)

2

dva (dvah)

3

tri (tree)

4

četiri (CHEH-tee-ree)

5

pet (peht)

6

šest (shehst)

7

sedam (SEH-dahm)

8

osam (OH-sahm)

9

devet (DEH-veht)

10

deset (DEH-seht)

11

jedanaest (yeh-DAH-nah-ehst)

12

dvanaest (DVAH-nah-ehst)

13

trinaest (TREE-nah-ehst)

14

četrnaest (cheh-TUHR-nah-ehst)

15

petnaest (PEHT-nah-ehst)

16

šesnaest (SHEHS-nah-ehst)

17

sedamnaest (seh-DAHM-nah-ehst)

18

osamnaest (oh-SAHM-nah-ehst)

19

devetnaest (deh-VEHT-nah-ehst)

20

dvadeset (DVAH-deh-seht)

21

dvadeset jedan (DVAH-deh-seht YEH-dahn)

22

dvadeset dva (DVAH-deh-seht dvah)

23

dvadeset tri (DVAH-deh-seht tree)

30

trideset (TREE-deh-seht)

40

četrdeset (chehtr-DEH-seht)

50

pedeset (peh-DEH-seht)

60

šezdeset (shehz-DEH-seht)

70

sedamdeset (seh-dahm-DEH-seht)

80

osamdeset (oh-sahm-DEH-seht)

90

devedeset (deh-veh-DEH-seht)

100

sto (stoh)

200

dvjesto (DVYEH-stoh)

300

tristo (TREE-stoh)

400

četristo (CHEH-tree-stoh)

500

petsto (PEHTS-toh)

600

šeststo (SHEH-stoh)

700

sedamsto (SEH-dahm-stoh)

800

osamsto (OH-sahm-stoh)

900

devetsto (DEH-vet-stoh)

1000

tisuću (TEE-soo-choo)

2000

dvije tisuće (dvyeh TEE-soo-tcheh)

1,000,000

milijun (MEE-lyoon)

1,000,000,000

one thousand million in UK, one billion in USA: milijarda (mee-lee-YAHR-dah)

1,000,000,000,000

one billion in UK, one trillion in USA: bilijun (bee-lee-YOON)

number _____ (train, bus, etc.)

broj (broy)_____(vlak, autobus, itd.)

half

pola (POH-lah)

less

manje (MAH-nyeh)

more

više (VEE-sheh)

Time[edit]

now

sad (sahd)

later

kasnije (KAHS-nee-yeh)

before

prije (PREE-yeh) or after : nakon (NAH-kohn)

sunrise

izlazak sunca (EEZ-lah-zahk SOON-tsah)

dawn

zora (ZOH-rah)

morning

jutro(YOO-troh)

noon

podne (POH-dneh)

afternoon

popodne (poh-POH-dneh)

evening

večer (VEH-chehr)

sunset

zalazak sunca (ZAH-lah-zahk SOON-tsah)

night

noć (nohtch)

midnight

ponoć (POH-nohtch)

Clock time[edit]

one o'clock AM

jedan sat ujutro (YEH-dahn saht oo-YOO-troh)

two o'clock AM

dva sata ujutro (dvah SAH-tah oo-YOO-troh)

one o'clock PM

jedan sat poslije podne (YEH-dahn saht POH-slee-yeh POH-dneh)

two o'clock PM

dva sata poslije podne (dvah SAH-tah POH-slee-yeh POH-dneh)

six o'clock PM

šest sati navečer (shehst SAH-tee NAH-veh-chehr)

Duration[edit]

_____ minute(s)

_____ minuta(e) (mee-NOO-tah/mee-NOO-teh)

_____ hour(s)

_____ sat(a/i) (saht/SAH-tah/SAH-tee)

_____ day(s)

_____ dan(a) (dahn/DAH-nah)

_____ week(s)

_____ tjedan (tjedna/tjedana) (TYEH-dahn/TYEH-dnah/TYEH-dah-nah)

_____ month(s)

_____ mjesec(a/i) (MYEH-sehts/MYEH-seh-tsah/myeh-SEH-tsee)

_____ year(s)

_____ godina(e) (GOH-dee-nah/GOH-dee-neh)

Days & Dates[edit]

now

sada (SAH-dah)

today

danas (DAH-nahs)

tonight

večeras (veh-CHEH-rahs)

yesterday

jučer (YOO-chehr)

tomorrow

sutra (SOO-trah)

this week

ovaj tjedan (OH-vayh TYEH-dahn)

last week

prošli tjedan (PROH-shlee TYEH-dahn)

next week

sljedeći tjedan (SLYEH-deh-chee TYEH-dahn)

Monday

ponedjeljak (poh-NEH-dyeh-lyahk)

Tuesday

utorak (OO-toh-rahk)

Wednesday

srijeda (SRYEH-dah)

Thursday

četvrtak (CHEH-tvrtahk)

Friday

petak (PEH-tahk)

Saturday

subota (SOO-botah)

Sunday

nedjelja (NEH-dyeh-lyah)

Months[edit]

In informal use Croatians nearly always refer to the month as the first, second, third, etc, rather than its actual name.

January

siječanj (see-YEH-chany)

February

veljača (VEH-lyah-chah)

March

ožujak (OH-zhoo-yahk)

April

travanj (TRAH-vahny)

May

svibanj (SVEE-bahny)

June

lipanj (LEE-pahny)

July

srpanj (SR-pahny)

August

kolovoz (KOH-loh-vohz)

September

rujan (ROO-yahn)

October

listopad (LEE-stoh-pahd)

November

studeni (STOO-deh-nee)

December

prosinac (PROH-see-nats)

OR

1st : prvi (PER-vee)

2nd : drugi (DROO-gee)

3rd : treći (TREH-chee)

4th : četvrti (CHET-vhr-tee)

5th : peti (PEHT-ee)

6th : šesti (SHEH-stee)

7th : sedmi (SED-mee)

8th : osmi (OS-mee)

9th : deveti (DEH-veh-tee)

10th : deseti (DEH-set-ee)

11th : jedanaesti (yeh-DAHN-ae-stee)

12th : dvanaesti (DVAH-nae-stee)

Writing time and date[edit]

In the clock time, hours and minutes are separated by a '.' instead of ':', but the latter is also occasionally used. Another usual way is to write the minutes raised like an exponent.

The date is always written in the order day, month, year, e.g.:

11-18-2005 is in Croatian 18.11.2005..

There is always a dot after the year because in Croatian a year is an ordinal number, and ordinal numbers are always followed by a dot to distinguish them from cardinal numbers.

18th of November 2005 is formally written 18. studenog 2005. (the name of the month is in the genitive case).

Colours[edit]

black

crna (TSR-na)

white

bijela (bee-YEH-lah)

gray

siva (SEE-va)

red

crvena (TSR-veh-nah)

pink

ružičasta (ROO-zhee-chahs-tah)

blue

plava (PLAH-vah)

yellow

žuta (ZHOO-tah)

green

zelena (ZEH-leh-nah)

orange

narančasta (NAHR-arhn-chah-stah)

purple

ljubičasta (LYOO-bee-chah-stah)

brown

smeđa (SMEH-djah)

Transportation[edit]

airplane

zrakoplov (ZRAH-koh-plohv)

airline

zračna linija (ZRAHCH-nah LEE-neeyah)

taxi

taksi (TAHK-see)

train

vlak (vlahk)

trolley

trola (TROH-lah)

tram

tramvaj (TRAHM-vai)

bus

autobus (OW-toh-boos)

car

auto (OW-toh)

truck

kamion (kah-mee-OHN)

ferry

trajekt (trai-EHKT)

ship

brod (brohd)

boat

čamac (CHAH-mahts)

helicopter

helikopter (heh-lee-KOHP-tehr)

bicycle

bicikl (bee-TSEE-kuhl)

motorcycle

motocikl (moh-toh-TSEE-kuhl)

Bus and train[edit]

How much is a ticket to _____?

Koliko košta karta za ____(koh-LEE-koh KOHSH-tah KAHR-tah zah_____?)

One ticket to _____, please.

Molim vas, jednu kartu za_____ (MOH-leem vahs, YEHD-noo KAHR-too zah_____)

Where does this train/bus go?

Kamo ide ovaj vlak/autobus? (KAH-moh EE-deh OH-vayh vlahk/ OW-to-boos?)

Where is the train/bus to _____?

Gdje se nalazi vlak/autobus za _____? (gdyeh se NAH-lah-zee vlahk/ OW-toh-boos zah_____?)

Does this train/bus stop in _____?

Zaustavlja li se ovaj vlak/autobus u _____? (zows-TAHV-lyah lee seh ovayh vlahk/OW-to-boos oo_____?)

When does the train/bus for _____ leave?

Kada polazi vlak/autobus za _____ ? (KAH-dah poh-LAH-zee vlahk/ OW-toh-boos zah_____?)

When will this train/bus arrive in _____?

Kada stiže ovaj vlak/autobus u _____? (KAH-dah STEE-zheh ovayh vlahk/ OW-toh-boos oo_____?)

Directions[edit]

How do I get to _____ ?

Kojim putem mogu stići do _____ ? (KOH-yeem POO-tehm MOH-goo STEE-chee doh)

...the train station?

...željezničkog kolodvora? (ZHEH-lyeh-znee-chkohg KOH-loh-dvoh-rah)

...the bus station?

...autobusnog kolodvora?, (AWH-toh-boos-nohg KOH-loh-dvoh-rah)

...the airport?

...zračne luke?; (ZRAH-chneh LOO-keh)

...downtown?

...središta/centra grada? (SREH-dee-shtah; TSEHN-trah GRAH-dah)

...the youth hostel?

...hostela mladeži ? (hohs-TEH-lah MLAH-deh-zhee)

...the _____ hotel?

..._____ hotela? (hoo-TEH-lah)

...the American/Canadian/Australian/British consulate?

...američkog/kanadskog/australskog/britanskog konzulata? (ah-MEH-ree-chkohg / KAH-nah-dskohg / AOO-strahl-skohg / BREE-tahn-skohg kohn-zoo-LAH-tah)

Where are there a lot of...

Gdje se nalaze... (gdyeh seh- NAH-lah-zeh);

...hotels?

...hoteli? (hoh-TEH-lee)

...restaurants?

...restorani? (reh-stoh-RAH-nee)

...bars?

...barovi? (BAH-roh-vee)

...sites to see?

...znamenitosti? (znah-MEH-nee-toh-stee)

Can you show me on the map?

Možete li mi pokazati na zemljovidu? (MOH-zheh-teh lee mee poh-KAH-zah-tee nah ZEH-mlyoh-vee-dooh)

street

ulica (OOH-lee-tsah)

Turn left.

Skrenite ulijevo. (SKREH-nee-teh OOH-lee-yevoh)

Turn right.

Skrenite udesno. (SKREH-nee-teh OOH-deh-snoh)

left

lijevo (lee-YEH-voh)

right

desno (DEH-snoh)

straight ahead

ravno (RAHV-noh)/pravo (PRAH-voh)

towards the _____

prema _____ (PREH-mah)

past the _____

pokraj _____ (POH-kray)

before the _____

prije _____ (PREE-yeh)

Watch for the _____.

Potražite _____. (poh-TRAH-zhee-teh)

intersection

raskrižje (RAH-skree-zhyeh)

north

sjever (SYEH-vehr)

south

jug (yoogh)

east

istok (EEH-stohk)

west

zapad (ZAH-padh)

uphill

uzbrdo (OOHZ-br-doh)

downhill

nizbrdo (NEEZ-br-doh)

Taxi[edit]

Taxi!

Taksi! (TAHK-see!)

Take me to _____, please.

Molim Vas, odvezite me do_____. (MOH-leem vahs oh-DVEH-zee-teh meh doh...)

How much does it cost to get to _____?

Koliko košta vožnja do _____? (KOH-lee-koh KOHSH-tah VOHZH-nyah doh...)

Take me there, please.

Molim Vas, odvezite me tamo. (MOH-leem vahs ohd-VEH-zee-teh meh TAH-moh)

Lodging[edit]

Do you have any rooms available?

Imate li slobodnih soba? (EE-mah-teh lee SLOH-boh-dneeh SOH-bah)

How much is a room for one person/two people?

Koliko košta soba za jednu osobu/dvije osobe? (KOH-lee-koh KOH-shtah SOH-bah zah YEH-dnoo/DVEE-yeh OH-soh-beh)

Does the room come with...

Ima li soba... (EE-mah lee SOH-bah)

...bedsheets?

...posteljinu? (poh-steh-LYEE-noo)

...a bathroom?

...kupaonicu? (koo-pah-OH-nee-tsoo)

...a telephone?

...telefon? (teh-leh-FOHN)

...a TV?

...televizor? (teh-leh-VEE-zohr)

May I see the room first?

Mogu li prvo pogledati sobu? (MOH-goo lee prvoh poh-GLEH-dah-tee SOH-boo)

Do you have anything quieter?

Imate li nešto tiše? (EE-mah-teh lee NEH-shtoh TEE-sheh)

...bigger?

...veće? (VEH-cheh)

...cleaner?

...čišće (CHEE-shcheh)

...cheaper?

...jeftinije? (yeh-FTEE-nee-yeh)

OK, I'll take it.

U redu, uzet ću je. (oo REH-doo OO-zeht choo yeh)

I will stay for _____ night(s).

Ostat ću _____ noć(i). (OH-staht-choo ... noch/NOH-chee)

Can you suggest another hotel?

Možete li mi preporučiti drugi hotel? (MOH-zheh-teh lee mee preh-poh-ROO-chee-tee DROO-gee hoh-TEHL)

Do you have a safe?

Imate li sef? (EE-mah-teh lee sehf)

...lockers?

...ormariće? (ohr-MAH-ree-tcheh)

Is breakfast/supper included?

Jesu li uključeni doručak/večera? (YEH-soo lee oo-KLYOO-cheh-nee DOH-roo-chahk/ VEH-cheh-rah)

What time is breakfast/supper?

U koliko je sati doručak/večera?(oo koh-LEE-koh yeh SAH-tee DOH-roo-chahk/ VEH-cheh-rah)

Please clean my room.

Molim vas, možete li mi očistiti sobu (MOH-leem vahs, MOH-zheh-teh lee mee oh-CHEES-tee-tee SOH-boo)

Can you wake me at _____?

Možete li me probuditi u_____? (MOH-zheh-teh lee mee proh-BOO-dee-tee)

I want to check out.

Želim se odjaviti. (ZHEH-leem seh oh-DYAH-vee-tee)

Money[edit]

Do you accept American/Australian/Canadian dollars?

Primate li američke/australske/kanadske dolare? (PREE-mah-teh lee ah-MEH-reech-keh/ OWS-trahls-keh/ KAH-nahds-keh DOH-lah-reh?)

Do you accept British pounds?

Primate li britanske funte? (PREE-mah-teh lee BREE-tahns-keh FOON-teh?)

Do you accept credit cards?

Primate li kreditne kartice? (PREE-mah-teh lee KREH-deet-neh KAHR-tee-tseh?)

Can you change money for me?

Možete li mi razmijeniti novac?? (MOH-zheh-teh lee mee rahz-mee-YEH-nee-tee NOH-vahts)

Where can I get money changed?

Gdje mogu razmijeniti novac? (gdyeh MOH-goo rahz-mee-YEH-nee-tee NOH-vahts)

Can you change a traveler's check for me?

Možete li mi unovčiti putnički ček? (MOH-zheh-teh lee mee oo-NOHV-chee-tee POOT-neech-kee chehk)

Where can I get a traveler's check changed?

Gdje mogu unovčiti putnički ček? (gdyeh MOH-goo oo-NOHV-chee-tee POOT-neech-kee chehk)

What is the exchange rate?

Koliki je tečaj? (KOH-lee-kee yeh TEH-chay?)

Where is an automatic teller machine (ATM)?

Gdje je bankomat? (gdyeh yeh bahn-koh-MAHT)

Eating[edit]

breakfast

doručak (DOH-roo-chahk)

lunch

ručak (ROO-chahk)

dinner/supper

večera (VEH-cheh-rah)

snack

užina (OO-zhee-nah)

glass (drinking glass)

čaša (CHAH-shah)

cup

šalica (SHAH-lee-tsah)

saucer

tanjurić (tah-NYOO-reetch)

plate

tanjur (tah-NYOOR)

bowl

zdjela (ZDYEH-lah)

spoon

žlica (ZHLEET-sah)

fork

vilica (VEE-lee-tsah)

knife

nož (nohzh)

mug

vrč (vuhrch)

napkin

salveta (sahl-VEH-tah)

A table for one person/two people, please.

Molim Vas, stol za jednu osobu./ Molim Vas stol za dvije osobe. (MOH-leem vahs, stohl zah YEHD-noo OH-soh-boo./ MOH-leem vahs stohl zah DEE-vyeh OH-soh-beh)

Can I look at the menu, please?

Mogu li pogledati jelovnik? (MOH-goo lee poh-GLEH-dah-tee yeh-lohv-NEEK?)

Can I look in the kitchen?

Mogu li pogledati kuhinju? (MOH-goo lee poh-GLEH-dah-tee KOO-hee-nyoo?)

Is there a house specialty?

Imate li specijalitet kuće? (EE-mah-teh lee speh-tsyah-lee-TEHT KOO-tcheh?)

Is there a local specialty?

Poslužujete li lokalni specijalitet? (pohs-LOO-zhoo-yeh-teh lee LOH-kahl-nee speh-tsyah-lee-TEHT?)

I'm a vegetarian.

Ja sam vegetarijanac/vegetarijanka. (yah sahm veh-geh-tah-ree-YAH-nahts/ veh-geh-tah-ree-YAHN-kah)

I don't eat pork.

Ne jedem svinjetinu. (neh YEH-dehm SVEE-nyeh-tee-noo)

I don't eat beef.

Ne jedem govedinu. (neh YEH-dehm GOH-veh-dee-noo)

I only ; supper

Ja samo; večeru (yah SAH-moh VEH-cheh-roo)

I want _____.

Želim _____. (ZHEH-leem)

I want a dish containing _____.

Želim jelo s _____. (ZHEH-leem YEH-loh hs)

chicken

piletinom/ piletina (PEE-leh-tee-nohm/ PEE-leh-tee-nah)

beef

govedinom/ govedina (GOH-veh-dee-nohm/ GOH-veh-dee-nah)

fish

ribom/ riba (REE-bohm/ REE-bah)

ham

šunkom/ šunka (SHOON-kohm/ SHOON-kah)

sausage

kobasicom/ kobasica (koh-BAH-see-tsohm/ koh-BAH-see-tsah)

cheese

sirom/ sir (SEE-rohm/ seer)

eggs

jajima/jaja (YAH-yee-mah/ YAH-yah)

salad

salatom/ salata (sah-LAH-tohm/ sah-LAH-tah)

(fresh) vegetables

(svježim) povrćem (svee-YEH-zheem POHV-rh-tchehm)

(fresh) fruit

(svježim) voćem (SVYEH-zheem VOH-tchehm)

bread

kruhom/ kruh (KROO-hohm/ krooh)

toast

tostom/ tost (TOHS-tohm/ tohst)

noodles

rezancima/ rezanci (REH-zahn-tsee-mah/REH-zahn-tsee)

rice

rižom/ riža (REE-zhohm/ REE-zhah)

beans

grahom/grah (GRAH-hohm/ grahh)

May I have a glass of _____?

Mogu li dobiti čašu _____? (MOH-goo lee DOH-bee-tee CHAH-shoo)

May I have a cup of _____?

Mogu li dobiti šalicu _____? (MOH-goo lee DOH-bee-tee SHAH-lee-tsoo)

May I have a bottle of _____?

Mogu li dobiti bocu _____? (MOH-goo lee DOH-bee-tee BOH-tsoo)

coffee

kave (KAH-veh)

tea (drink)

čaja (chaia)

juice

soka (SOH-kah)

(bubbly) water

mineralne vode (MEE-neh-rahl-neh VOH-deh)

water

vode (VOH-deh)

beer

piva (PEE-vah)

red/white wine

crnog/bijelog vina (TSER-nohg/BYEH-lohg VEE-nah)

May I have some _____?

Mogu li dobiti malo _____? (MOH-goo lee DOH-bee-tee MAH-loh)

salt

soli (SOH-lee)

black pepper

papra (PAH-prah)

butter

maslaca (MAHS-lah-tsah)

Excuse me, waiter/waitress? (getting attention of server)

Oprostite, Konobar (m) Konobarica (f)! (oh-PROHS-tee-teh, KOH-noh-bahr/ koh-noh-BAR-ree-tsah)

I'm finished.

Završio sam. (ZAHVR-shee-oh sahm)

It was delicious.

Bilo je ukusno. (BEE-loh yeh OO-koos-noh)

Please clear the plates.

Molim vas, odnesite tanjure. (MOH-leem vahs, ohd-NEH-see-teh tah-NYOO-reh)

The check, please.

Račun, molim. (RAH-choon, MOH-leem)

Bars

Do you serve alcohol?

Poslužujete li alkoholna pića? (pohs-LOO-zhooyeh-teh lee AHL-koh-hol-nah PEE-tchah)

A beer/two beers, please.

Jedno pivo / dva piva, molim. (YEHD-noo PEE-voh / dvah PEE-vah, MOH-leem)

A glass of red/white wine, please.

Molim Vas čašu crnog/bijelog vina. (MOH-leem vahs CHAH-shoo TSUHR-nohg/BYEH-lohg VEE-nah)

A pint, please.

Jednu kriglu, molim. (YEHD-noo KREE-gloo, MOH-leem)

A bottle, please.

Jednu bocu, molim. (YEHD-noo BOH-tsoo, MOH-leem)

whiskey

viski(VEES-kee)

vodka

votka (VOHT-kah)

rhum

rum (room)

water

voda (VOH-dah)

club soda

klub soda (kloob SOH-dah)

tonic water

tonik voda (TOH-neek VOH-dah)

orange juice

sok od naranče (sohk ohd NAH-rahn-cheh)

soda pop

gazirani napitak (gah-ZEE-rah-nee nah-PEE-tahk)

One more, please.

Još jedno, molim. (yohsh YEHD-noh, MOH-leem)

Another round, please.

Još jednu rundu, molim. (yohsh YEHD-noo ROON-doo, MOH-leem)

When is closing time?

Kada zatvarate? (KAH-dah zaht-VAH-rah-teh)

Shopping

Do you have this in my size?

Imate li ovo u mojoj veličini? (EE-mah-teh lee OH-voh oo MOY-oi veh-lee-CHEE-nee?)

How much is this?

Koliko košta ovo? (koh-LEE-koh KOHSH-tah OH-voh?)

That's too expensive.

To je preskupo. (toh yeh prehs-KOO-poh)

Would you take _____?

Biste li uzeli _____? (BEES-teh lee OO-seh-lee...?)

expensive

skupo (SKOO-poh)

cheap

jeftino (YEHF-tee-noh)

I can't afford it.

Ne mogu si to priuštiti. (NEHMOH-goo see toh pree-OOSH-tee-tee)

I don't want it.

Ne želim to. (neh ZHEH-leem toh)

I'm sorry, but there seems to be something wrong here.

Oprostite, ali čini mi se da ovdje nešto nije u redu. (oh-PROHS-tee-teh, AH-lee CHEE-nee mee seh dah OHV-dyeh NEHSH-toh NEE-yeh oo REH-doo)

I'm not interested.

Nisam zainteresiran(m)/zainteresirana(f). (NEE-sahm zayn-teh-reh-SEE-rahn(m)/ zayn-teh-reh-SEE-rah-nah(f))

OK, I'll take it.

U redu, uzet ću. (oo REH-doo, OO-zeht tchoo)

Can I have a bag?

Mogu li dobiti vrećicu? (MOH-goo lee DOH-bee-tee VREH-chee-tsoo)

Do you ship (overseas)?

Dostavljate li robu u inozemstvo? (dohs-TAH-vlyah-teh lee ROH-boo oo ee-noh-ZEHMS-tvoh)

I need...

Trebam ... (TREH-bahm...)

...condoms

kondome. : (kohn-DOH-meh)

...shaving cream.

kremu za brijanje. (KREH-moo zah BREE-yah-nyeh)

...toothpaste.

...pastu za zube. (PAHS-too zah ZOO-beh)

...a toothbrush.

...četkicu za zube. (CHEHT-kee-tsoo zah ZOO-beh)

...tampons.

...tampone. (tahm-POH-neh)

...feminine napkins.

...ženske uloške. (ZHEHNS-keh OO-lohsh-keh)

...soap.

...sapun. (sah-POON)

...perfume.

...parfem. (pahr-FEHM)

...deodorant.

...dezodorans. (deh-zoh-doh-RAHNS)

...shampoo.

...šampon. (sham-POHN)

...pain reliever.

...lijek za bolove. (lee-YEHK zah BOH-loh-veh)

...cold medicine.

...lijek za prehladu. (lee-YEHK zah PREH-hlah-doo)

...stomach medicine.

...lijek za bolove u trbuhu. (lee-YEHK zah BOH-loh-veh oo TEHR-boo-hoo)

...a razor.

...britvicu. (BREE-tvee-tsoo)

...shaving cream.

kremu za brijanje. (KREH-moo zah BREE-yah-nyeh)

...an umbrella.

...kišobran. (KEE-shoh-brahn)

...sunscreen.

...kremu za zaštitu od sunca. (KREH-moo zah ZAHSH-tee-too ohd SOON-tsah)

...a postcard.

...razglednicu. (RAHZ-glehd-nee-tsoo)

...postage stamps.

...poštanske marke. (POHSH-tahns-keh MAHR-keh)

...batteries.

...baterije. (bah-TEH-ree-yeh)

...writing paper.

...papir za pisanje. (pah-PEER zah PEE-sah-nyeh)

...a pen.

...penkalu. (pehn-KAH-loo)

...a pencil.

...olovku. (OH-lohv-koo)

...English-language books.

...knjige na engleskom jeziku. (KNYEE-geh nah EHN-glehs-kohm YEH-zee-koo)

...English-language magazines.

...časopise na engleskom jeziku. (CHAH-soh-pee-seh nah EHN-glehs-kohm YEH-zee-koo)

...an English-language newspaper.

...novine na engleskom jeziku. (NOH-vee-neh nah EHN-glehs-kohm YEH-zee-koo)

...a Croatian-English dictionary.

...hrvatsko-engleski rječnik. (HRH-vahts-koh-EHN-glehs-kee ree-YEHCH-neek)

Driving[edit]

I want to rent a car.

Želim unajmiti auto. (ZHEH-leem oo-NAHY-mee-tee OW-toh)

Can I get insurance?

Mogu li dobiti osiguranje? (MOH-goo lee DOH-bee-tee oh-see-goo-RAH-nyeh)

stop (on a street sign)

stop (stohp)

one way street

jednosmjerna ulica (YEHD-noh-smyehr-nah OO-lee-tsah)

yield

dati pravo prolaza (DAH-tee PRAH-voh PROH-lah-zah)

no parking

zabranjeno parkiranje (zah-BRAH-nyeh-noh pahr-KEE-rah-nyeh)

speed limit

ograničenje brzine (oh-grah-nee-CHEH-nyeh behr-ZEE-neh)

gas (petrol) station

benzinska crpka (BEHN-zeen-skah TSEHRP-kah)

petrol

benzin (behn-ZEEN)

diesel

dizel (DEE-zehl)

Authority[edit]

I didn't do it!

Nisam to učinio(m)/ učinila(f). (NEE-sahm toh oo-CHEE-nee-oh/ oo-CHEE-nee-lah)

I didn't realize I was doing anything wrong.

Nisam znao/znala da činim nešto nedopušteno. (NEE-sahm ZNAH-oh/ZNAH-lah dah CHEE-neem NEH-shtoh neh-doh-POO-shteh-noh?)

Why am I being arrested?

Zašto sam uhićen/uhićena? (ZHAHSH-toh sahm oo-HEE-tchehn/oo-HEE-tcheh-nah?)

I didn't know it was a restricted area!

Nisam znao/znala da je pristup zabranjen! (NEE-sahm ZHA-oh/ZNAH-lah dah yeh PREE-stoop zah-BRAH-nyehn)

Have I broken the law?

Jesam li prekršio/prekršila zakon? (JEH-sahm lee preh-KUR-shee-oh/preh-KUR-shee-lah ZAH-kohn?)

Where are you taking me?

Kamo me vodite? (KAH-moh meh VOH-dee-teh?)

Will I go to jail?

Idem li u zatvor? (EE-dehm lee oo ZAHT-vohr?)

I wish to contact my embassy/consulate.

Želim kontaktirati veleposlanstvo/konzulat. (ZHEH-leem kohn-tahk-TEE-rah-tee veh-leh-poh-SLAHN-stvoh/kohn-zoo-LAHT)

Emergencies[edit]

Help!

Upomoć! (OO-poh-mohtch)

Look out!

Pazite! (PAH-zee-teh)

Fire!

Vatra! (VAH-trah)

Go away!

Odlazi! (OH-dlah-zee)

Thief!

Lopov! (LOH-pohv)

Stop the thief!

Zaustavite lopova! (zah-OO-stah-vee-teh LOH-poh-vah)

Call the police!

Pozovite policiju! (poh-ZOH-vee-teh poh-LEE-tsee-yoo!

Where's the police station?

Gdje se nalazi policijska postaja? (gdyeh seh NAH-lah-zee poh-LEE-tseey-skah POH-stah-yah?)

Can you help me please?

Možete li mi pomoći? (MOH-zheh-teh lee mee POH-moh-chee)

Could I use your telephone/mobil/cell phone?

Možete li mi posuditi Vaš telefon / mobitel? (MOH-zheh-teh lee mee poh-SOO-dee-tee vash teh-leh-FOHN/ MOH-bee-tehl)

There's been an accident!

Dogodila se nesreća! (doh-GOH-dee-lah seh NEH-sreh-tchah)

Call....

Pozovite.... (poh-ZOH-vee-teh)

...a doctor!

... doktora! (DOHK-toh-rah)

...an ambulance!

...hitnu pomoć (HEET-noo POH-moh-tch)

I need medical attention!

Trebam liječničku pomoć! (TREH-bahm lee-YEHCH-neech-koo POH-motch)

I'm ill.

Ja sam bolestan(m.)/bolesna(f.). (yah sahm BOH-leh-stahn/BOH-leh-snah)

I'm lost.

Izgubio(m.)/izgubila(f.) sam se. (ee-ZGOO-bee-oh/ee-ZGOO-bee-lah sahm seh)

I've been raped!

Silovan(m.)/Silovana(f.) sam! (SEE-loh-vahn/SEE-loh-vah-nah sahm)

Where are the toilets?

Gdje je WC? (gdyeh yeh weh-tseh?)

Useful Websites
Wikipedia - for a comprehensive overview of history and geography, and out of copyright photos which may require no payment but only mention of the photographer's name



Wikimedia - for more photos


Wikipedia on the language
Simple wikipedia for a quicker, easier read
Wikivoyage - for travel info and handy links to ads
wikitravel - for travel info without the ads
tripadvisor - for customer reviews, ads, and lots of customer photos

About the Author
Angela Lansbury is a travel writer and photographer, author of 20 books, and a speaker and speech trainer.
Her books include:
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Quick Quotations

Writing Poetry For Fun
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