Samo Malo

Samo malo hrvatskog

CROATIAN PHRASEBOOK · FOR TRAVEL AND BEGINNERS

Useful phrases for getting around Croatia, with pronunciation you can read and hear. Made for visitors and beginners, and it works fully offline.

Download on the App Store Universal app for iPhone and iPadFree to use: every phrase, the dictionary and the alphabet. Optional one-time Premium unlock for widgets and export.
The Phrases list on iPhone, showing Essentials: Da, Ne, Molim, Hvala, each with its pronunciation and a play button
Pozdrav iz Hrvatskegreetings from Croatia
A phrase on iPhone: Račun, molim, The bill, please, with its pronunciation, literal translation, a word-by-word breakdown, a Play button and the saved ribbon
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Hear it and read along.

Every phrase has a phonetic spelling and plays in your device's Croatian voice, at full speed or slowed down. Tap a phrase to see it broken down word by word, and save the ones you'll need again.

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Look it up either way.

A dictionary sorted by English or Croatian. Each word links to the phrases that use it, so you learn it in context.

The word kava, coffee, in the Dictionary on iPhone, with three phrases that use it
Samo Malo on iPad, with the phrase categories in a sidebar beside the Phrases list
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One app for iPhone and iPad.

Samo Malo is a universal app. On iPad, browse categories in a sidebar on the big screen. One purchase covers both.

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A little every day.

The Phrase of the day and Word of the day widgets put “just a little Croatian” on your Home Screen every day. A tap opens it in the app, where you can hear it.

PREMIUM
The Phrase and word of the day widget: Gdje je ljekarna?, Where is the pharmacy?, beside the word ulica, street
Share as image on iPhone: a Paper card for Živjeli!, Cheers!, with its pronunciation, the Samo Malo iris and a QR code to samomalo.app
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Pass it on.

Share phrases with friends who don't have the app. Any phrase or word becomes a card, light or dark, with its pronunciation and a QR code that leads back here.

WHAT'S INSIDE

Phrases for the moments you'll meet.

Over 450 phrases in eleven categories, including more than 100 dishes and drinks you'll see on a Croatian menu. Here are three from six of them; every phrase comes with pronunciation and audio.

Essentials

  • MolimMOH-leemPlease
  • HvalaHVAH-lahThank you
  • Oprostiteoh-PROH-stee-tehExcuse me

Conversation

  • Kako se zovete?KAH-koh seh ZOH-veh-teh?What is your name?
  • Odakle ste?OH-dah-kleh steh?Where are you from?
  • Dobro sam, hvalaDOH-broh sahm, HVAH-lahI'm fine, thank you

Food & Drink

  • Jednu kavu, molimYED-noo KAH-voo, MOH-leemOne coffee, please
  • Račun, molimRAH-choon, MOH-leemThe bill, please
  • Živjeli!ZHEE-vyeh-lee!Cheers!

Directions

  • Gdje je plaža?gdyeh yeh PLAH-zhah?Where is the beach?
  • Koliko je daleko?koh-LEE-koh yeh dah-LEH-koh?How far is it?
  • Gdje je stari grad?gdyeh yeh STAH-ree grahd?Where is the old town?

Shopping

  • Koliko košta?koh-LEE-koh KOH-shtah?How much is it?
  • Gdje je tržnica?gdyeh yeh TURZH-nee-tsah?Where is the market?
  • Je li otvoreno?yeh lee OH-tvoh-reh-noh?Is it open?

Health & Body

  • Trebam liječnikaTREH-bahm LEE-yech-nee-kahI need a doctor
  • Gdje je ljekarna?gdyeh yeh LYEH-kahr-nah?Where is the pharmacy?
  • Nije mi dobroNEE-yeh mee DOH-brohI don't feel well

A companion for your trip, not a course.

No lessons, quizzes or streaks. Open it at the café, on the ferry or at the market, find the phrase you need, and say it.

  • Works offline
  • No account needed
  • No data collected
  • Universal: iPhone and iPad