GitHub Start for free

These are the 10,000 words that come up most often in everyday Croatian (hrvatski jezik), counted as they are actually said rather than as dictionary headwords — so where Croatian changes a word's ending, each ending is counted on its own. Work down from the top: the first few hundred carry most ordinary conversation.

The most common words in Croatian, most frequent first, with English meanings.
#WordIn English
1 je of her
2 da that
3 ne not
4 se myself
5 i and
6 u in, at
7 to that, the aforementioned
8 sam to be, to exist
9 što why
10 na on, at, in
11 ti you
12 za for
13 mi we
14 si to myself
15 li question-forming interrogative particle
16 ja I
17 su third-person plural present of bȉti
18 ali but
19 nije to be, to exist
20 s with, together with, along with
21 samo just, only, only just, merely, solely
22 ga of him
23 me of me
24 od from, since
25 a but, and
26 bi to be, to exist
27 ovo this, this one
28 kako how
29 te of you
30 će third-person singular/plural present of htȅti/htjȅti
31 o on, against
32 dobro well
33 ako if
34 smo to be, to exist
35 sa alternative form of s; used instead of s when the following…
36 sve Intensity amplifier, used exclusively in phrases
37 kao as, like
38 ću first-person singular present of htȅti/htjȅti
39 biti to be, to exist
40 tako so, like that, in such a way
41 znam first-person singular present of znȁti
42 ste second-person plural present of bȉti
43 nisam to be, to exist
44 ovdje here, over here
45 bio to be, to exist
46 mogu can, to be able to
47 pa then
48 zašto why, what for
49 on he
50 još more, another
51 redu row
52 bilo generalization particle used before another word to express…
53 nešto something
54 kad when
55 koji which, what
56 vas of you
57 mislim to think
58 hvala praise
59 iz from, out of
60 ili or
61 možda perhaps, maybe
62 ih of them
63 gdje where
64 ima he has, she has
65 vam you
66 više over, above
67 znaš second-person singular present of znȁti
68 rekao to say
69 sada genitive singular of sȃd
70 moj my, mine
71 onda then
72 bih first-person singular aorist of bȉti
73 tko who
74 mu to him
75 ćemo first-person plural present of htȅti/htjȅti
76 do only, except
77 nema mute, dumb
78 bila to be, to exist
79 ništa nothing
80 zar used in tag questions, to ask for an affirmation to a polar…
81 nas of us
82 ona she
83 želim first-person singular present of žèljeti
84 malo little, few, some
85 mene of me, long form
86 može can, to be able to
87 vi you
88 molim to ask, request, beg
89 kada bathtub
90 reći to say
91 šta what
92 jer because, for
93 prije before, earlier
94 tebe of you
95 hej hi
96 imam to have, possess, own
97 možeš can, to be able to
98 sad now
99 tu here
100 ćeš second-person singular present of htȅti/htjȅti
101 zbog because of, due to, owing to
102 ni even, either
103 nam to us
104 tamo there
105 jesi second-person singular present of bȉti
106 ljudi people, men
107 svi everyone
108 moram to have to; must
109 uvijek always
110 treba girl, chick
111 stvarno really, truly
112 hajde let's go
113 po half
114 jedan one
115 koliko how much, how many
116 već already
117 idemo to go, walk
118 misliš to think
119 zato so, therefore, for that/this reason, ergo
120 baš at all, truly, really, exactly
121 nego than
122 neće to wish, want, desire
123 bez without, excluding, not counting
124 vrijeme time
125 možemo can, to be able to
126 dok while, as long as
127 koje which, what
128 ono it
129 joj to her
130 oni they
131 želiš to wish, desire
132 toga that, the aforementioned
133 ovaj this, this one
134 žao sorry
135 imaš to have, possess, own
136 taj that, the aforementioned
137 naravno of course
138 mogao can, to be able to
139 posao job
140 koja which, what
141 imamo to have, possess, own
142 dana day
143 nikad never
144 tvoj your, yours
145 dan day
146 bili to be, to exist
147 rekla to say
148 put to, toward
149 radi for, because of, for the sake of
150 godina year
151 bolje comparative degree of dòbro: in a better or superior manner
152 svoje one's own
153 nemoj don't
154 puno much, a lot, lots
155 neću to wish, want, desire
156 netko someone, somebody
157 meni to me
158 možete can, to be able to
159 kod by, at, near, besides
160 reci river
161 vidjeti to see
162 jeste emphatic yes
163 mama mom
164 dobar good
165 dva two
166 mora sea
167 njega of him
168 imao to have, possess, own
169 stvar thing
170 nisu to be, to exist
171 život life
172 im to them
173 tata dad, daddy
174 vremena time
175 radiš to work
176 vidio to see
177 volim to love
178 jako very, very much, really
179 pomoći help
180 ići to go, walk
181 vidim first-person singular present of videti and vidjeti
182 kući home, at home
183 nikada never
184 danas today
185 zna to know
186 trebao to be needed, to be required
187 neka let, may
188 opet again
189 vrlo very, extremely
190 upravo exactly, precisely
191 svoj one's own
192 učiniti to do, make
193 nakon after
194 odmah right now, immediately
195 ime name
196 sigurno certainly
197 svoju feminine accusative singular of svȏj
198 tri three
199 idem to go, walk
200 želi to wish, desire
201 evo look, see, behold
202 nitko no one, nobody
203 jesam first-person singular present of bȉti
204 čovjek man, person
205 mnogo many, a lot, lots
206 čemu whereto, whither; to what
207 tim team
208 koju which, what
209 bit essence
210 zdravo healthily
211 oko around, about, roughly, approximately
212 no but, however
213 tobom with you
214 ćete second-person plural present of htȅti/htjȅti
215 neki some
216 čak even
217 kaže to say, to state
218 znao to know
219 nismo to be, to exist
220 toliko that much/many, so much/many, as much/many
221 ide to go, walk
222 žena woman
223 bok side
224 mnom me
225 prema towards, at
226 postoji to be, exist
227 ta that, the aforementioned
228 mjesto instead of
229 bude third-person singular present of bȉti
230 god generalization particle
231 kažem to say, to state
232 novac money
233 dovoljno enough, sufficiently
234 imate to have, possess, own
235 vidi third-person singular present
236 nemam not to have
237 drugi second
238 ju her
239 jednom once, one time
240 prvi first
241 način way, method, approach, manner
242 otac father
243 došao to come, arrive
244 doći to come, arrive
245 znati to know
246 oprosti sorry!
247 tebi to you
248 njih of them
249 lijepo beautifully, nicely
250 dakle so, thus, therefore
251 vrata neck
252 godine year
253 želite to wish, desire
254 vidimo first-person plural present
255 puta times
256 sranje A very difficult situation, big trouble
257 sebe myself
258 vaš your, yours
259 razgovarati to cheer up sb
260 čini third-person present singular of čìniti
261 naći to find, discover
262 nekoliko some, several, a few
263 pravu pure, true, genuine
264 dušo soul
265 dalje far
266 zajedno together
267 drago to be glad, pleased, delighted
268 problem problem
269 previše too much / too many
270 imati to have, possess, own
271 kroz through
272 siguran sure, certain
273 poput like, as, such as
274 sutra tomorrow
275 vratiti to return, come back
276 ma bah, whatever
277 zapravo in fact, really, actually
278 dobiti profit
279 ovamo hither, this way
280 dođi to come, arrive
281 jedna one
282 mogla can, to be able to
283 dugo for a long time
284 otići to leave, part, depart
285 pravo straight
286 gore up, above
287 točno exactly, correctly
288 svaki every, each
289 pod under, beneath
290 vidiš second-person singular present of videti and vidjeti
291 vama to you
292 osim except, besides
293 radim to work
294 oprostite sorry!
295 naš our, ours
296 njim him
297 dosta enough, sufficiently
298 raditi to work
299 ova feminine nominative singular
300 noć night, nighttime
301 mogli can, to be able to
302 ubiti to kill, murder
303 niste to be, to exist
304 teško heavily
305 čuo to hear
306 dobio to receive, get, obtain, acquire
307 ovde here
308 odavde from here
309 koga of whom
310 brzo quickly, rapidly
311 protiv against
312 nećeš to wish, want, desire
313 loše bad, malicious
314 dijete child, kid
315 večeras this evening
316 vjerojatno probably
317 par pair, couple
318 unutra inside, indoors, in
319 pomoć help
320 sviđa to like, please
321 nama to us
322 mislite to think
323 dio part
324 isto as well, also, too, likewise
325 dvije two
326 auto car, automobile
327 istina truth
328 ovu this, this one
329 neko someone, somebody
330 imala to have, possess, own
331 napraviti to do, commit
332 mali small
333 imaju to have, possess, own
334 njegov his
335 ljude people, men
336 dolje down
337 minuta minute
338 ovako in this way, thus, like so
339 bismo first-person plural aorist of bȉti
340 ko who
341 prvo that which is the first
342 rekli to say
343 mog genitive masculine/neuter
344 uz up, upward
345 tip type
346 imali to have, possess, own
347 sto hundred
348 preko over
349 van except
350 ovom this, this one
351 vjerujem to believe, have faith in
352 otišao to leave, part, depart
353 kuće house
354 dati to give
355 misli to think
356 pravi pure, true, genuine
357 zove to call, to be called
358 mrtav dead, deceased
359 broj number
360 majka mother
361 prijatelj friend
362 one they; nonvirile third-person plural pronoun, used for all…
363 radio to work
364 ruke arm
365 kasnije later on, afterwards
366 vjerovati to believe, have faith in
367 natrag back, backwards
368 pet five
369 jednostavno simply
370 pusti to let, let go, release
371 ostati to stay, remain
372 novi new
373 obitelj family
374 nekoga genitive of nȅtko / nȅko
375 kakav what kind of
376 gotovo almost, hardly
377 onaj that, that one
378 svojim one's own
379 veze connection, link
380 govori speech
381 poslije later
382 iza behind
383 nju her
384 napravio to do, commit
385 posla job
386 života life
387 stari old
388 došli to come, arrive
389 budi second-person singular imperative of bȉti
390 važno importantly
391 ipak still, however, but, yet, anyway, nevertheless,…
392 svog one's own
393 pitanje question
394 uopće generally, in general
395 zaista indeed
396 njemu to him
397 znala to know
398 ideš to go, walk
399 njima to them
400 njom her
401 želio to wish, desire
402 sin son
403 vezi connection, link
404 sama self
405 jest third-person singular present of bȉti
406 također likewise, also, too
407 žene genitive singular
408 tada then, at that time
409 trenutak moment
410 jutro morning
411 bog god, deity
412 vidjeli to see
413 valjda probably, likely
414 između between
415 biste genitive singular
416 priča story, tale
417 briga worry, concern
418 volio to love
419 pronaći to find
420 uzeti to take
421 slučaj case, occurrence, event, incident
422 najbolje superlative degree of dòbro
423 morao to have to; must
424 bar at least
425 uskoro soon
426 ha expresses laughter
427 spreman ready, prepared
428 ozbiljno seriously
429 voli to love
430 jasno clearly, obviously
431 oca father
432 noći night, nighttime
433 svijet world
434 srce a heart
435 riječ word
436 sebi to myself
437 drži to hold, grasp
438 sat clock, watch
439 kuću house
440 čudno oddly, weirdly, strangely
441 gde where
442 jedini sole, only
443 došla feminine singular active past participle
444 osoba person
445 ovoga filled pause; er, uh, um
446 sjajno great, magnificently, excellently
447 potpuno completely, entirely, wholly
448 moći can, to be able to
449 žele jelly
450 čega of what
451 odlično excellently, terrifically
452 veoma very, very much, extremely
453 prilično rather, pretty, quite, fairly
454 grad city, town
455 našao to find, discover
456 tek only, only just, hardly, barely
457 budem to be, to exist
458 ženu woman
459 životu life
460 sretan happy, merry
461 nemaš not to have
462 halo halo
463 oči eye
464 kojeg masculine genitive singular
465 nećemo to wish, want, desire
466 nekog genitive of nȅtko / nȅko
467 ikada ever, at any time
468 stalno continuously
469 lako easily
470 dečki boy
471 strane side
472 četiri four
473 svijetu world
474 vidite second-person plural present
475 sata clock, watch
476 velika big, large
477 ideja idea
478 najbolji good
479 pred before, just before, shortly before
480 dvoje two
481 ljudima people, men
482 skoro soon
483 ljubav love, affection
484 blizu near, close
485 svih all, complete, whole
486 e hey
487 nemamo not to have
488 jesu third-person plural present of bȉti
489 kraj near, next to, beside
490 vani outside, outdoors, out
491 oružje weapon
492 momci a young man, lad
493 negdje somewhere
494 ponekad sometimes
495 brat brother
496 plan plan
497 ruku arm
498 ponovno repeatedly, once again
499 pola half
500 dečko boy
501 vratio to return, come back
502 brod ship
503 moguće possibly
504 policija police
505 k to
506 kamo where, in which direction, whither
507 rade to work
508 prava pure, true, genuine
509 svom one's own
510 djevojka girl, maiden
511 pojma concept, idea, notion
512 radite to work
513 brini to worry
514 razlog reason, cause
515 mjesta place
516 sinoć last night, yesterday night; yesterday evening
517 pištolj pistol, handgun
518 niti nor
519 tijelo body
520 kažu to say, to state
521 daleko far
522 lice face
523 tjedan week
524 mala small
525 smrt death
526 našli to find, discover
527 ovoj wrapping, shell, casing, covering
528 radimo to work
529 živi live, alive
530 draga bay, gulf
531 mjestu place
532 manje less
533 barem at least
534 sina shadow; shade
535 umrijeti to die
536 novca money
537 svega masculine genitive singular
538 pazi to beware, watch out, be careful
539 sobu room
540 ikad ever, at any time
541 pitati to ask
542 šest six
543 svima everyone, everybody
544 budeš to be, to exist
545 ponovo repeatedly, once again
546 kraju end, ending
547 polako slowly
548 nje of her
549 oboje both
550 čujem to hear
551 djeca children
552 voliš to love
553 pitam to ask
554 pogledajte to look, glance, cast an eye upon
555 spremni ready, prepared
556 želimo to wish, desire
557 umro to die
558 sobi room
559 čula to hear
560 ranije early
561 šanse chance, opportunity
562 čim the, as
563 odakle whence, from where
564 čuti to hear
565 vodi water
566 iako albeit, although, even though
567 laku easy
568 uzeo to take
569 ispod below, under, beneath
570 dajte to give
571 njoj to her
572 nekako somehow
573 njegove his
574 otišla to leave, part, depart
575 gledati to watch, look, see
576 morati to have to; must
577 vode water
578 krv blood
579 poruku message
580 smiješno ridiculously, funnily
581 dođe to come, arrive
582 dragi dear
583 gradu city, town
584 doma at home, home
585 piće drink, beverage
586 ujutro in the morning
587 zbilja indeed
588 živjeti to live, exist, be alive
589 bile moreover, even
590 sestra sister
591 zanima to interest
592 pričati to narrate, tell
593 ostani to stay, remain
594 ostaviti to leave
595 putu road
596 jedino only, solely
597 rat war
598 poziv call
599 znali to know
600 ubojstvo murder
601 očito obviously
602 pitao to ask
603 ubojica murderer, killer
604 telefon telephone
605 ovome this, this one
606 takav such, of such kind
607 dogoditi to happen
608 kuća house
609 isti same
610 zadnji back, rear, hind
611 deset ten
612 ispred in front of, before
613 boli to stab
614 sastanak tryst
615 ondje there, over there
616 nekim instrumental of nȅtko / nȅko
617 naprijed forward, forwards
618 postoje to be, exist
619 jedina sole, only
620 time masculine/neuter instrumental singular of tȃj
621 san sleep
622 govoriti to speak, talk, converse
623 priliku opportunity
624 pre before, earlier
625 svim masculine/neuter instrumental singular
626 neku some
627 tih quiet, silent
628 zemlji earth
629 uvek always
630 poslu job
631 doista truly, indeed
632 večer evening
633 čuli to hear
634 poslao to send
635 zemlju earth
636 tražio to seek, look for, search
637 jutros this morning
638 muž husband
639 igra to play
640 zovem to call, to be called
641 nazvati to name
642 ovih masculine genitive plural
643 drugu friend
644 miru peace
645 čeka to wait, await
646 stan flat, apartment
647 shvatio to understand, comprehend, grasp, conceive
648 izaći to go out, leave, come out, get out
649 ostali to stay, remain
650 živ live, alive
651 vijesti news
652 osjećaj to feel
653 tjedna week
654 pustiti to let, let go, release
655 jučer yesterday
656 kriv guilty, culpable
657 čekati to wait, await
658 odgovor answer
659 inače otherwise
660 pokazati to show, demonstrate
661 odvesti to take, take away
662 jesmo first-person plural present of bȉti
663 film film
664 ovi this, this one
665 druga friend
666 jedva barely, hardly, scarcely, only just
667 među between
668 sljedeći next, following
669 mjesec moon
670 desilo to happen, occur
671 obično usually, commonly, ordinarily
672 sine son
673 brata brother
674 krevet bed
675 zatim then, afterwards
676 vrsta kind, sort
677 piše to write
678 lud crazy
679 kojem which, what
680 dali masculine plural active past participle of dȁti
681 svakako certainly, of course
682 gle look, behold
683 grada city, town
684 ući to enter, go into, come in
685 umjesto instead of
686 pored beside, next to, alongside
687 nećete to wish, want, desire
688 djece children
689 ostalo to stay, remain
690 vreme time
691 kraja end, ending
692 čuješ to hear
693 uraditi to do, make
694 razgovor talk, conversation
695 zaustaviti to stop
696 dobri good
697 misle to think
698 zemlje earth
699 godinu year
700 video video
701 prestati to stop, quit
702 jebeno fucking
703 kim whom
704 savršeno perfectly
705 smijem may, can
706 bolji good
707 njen her, hers
708 nova nova
709 drugom friend
710 završiti to end, end up, wind up
711 red row
712 um mind
713 dobila to receive, get, obtain, acquire
714 noge leg
715 strani side
716 nastavi to continue
717 momak a young man, lad
718 početi to begin, start, commence
719 dom home, house
720 igrati to play
721 strašno terribly, awfully, horribly
722 eto look, see, behold
723 spasiti to save, salvage
724 leđa back
725 ured office
726 iskreno sincerely, honestly
727 the alternative spelling of da
728 često often
729 osobno personally
730 roditelji parent
731 gospodin gentleman
732 izvan outside, out of
733 zbogom goodbye, farewell
734 riješiti to solve
735 platiti to pay
736 zauvijek forever
737 posebno individually, separately
738 sretno luckily, with luck, having luck, with the help of luck
739 staviti to put, place
740 uspio to succeed, make good
741 saznati to find out, come to know
742 kćer alternative form of kćȋ
743 glavni main, chief, principal
744 nevjerojatno incredibly, unlikely, unbelievably, improbably
745 sobom myself
746 oče father
747 prošli past, gone by
748 nove new
749 pravila rule
750 kome to whom
751 dopustiti to allow, permit, let
752 nazad back, backwards
753 shvatiti to understand, comprehend, grasp, conceive
754 brinuti to worry
755 godinama for years; in years
756 zatvor prison, jail
757 stara old
758 držati to hold, grasp
759 promijeniti to change
760 kurac penis, dick, cock
761 napad attack, assault, aggression
762 milijuna million
763 pokušaj attempt, try
764 tiče bird
765 sedam seven
766 imena genitive singular of ȉme
767 kunem to curse
768 doktor doctor, physician
769 nemoguće impossibly
770 izgubiti to lose, misplace
771 policajac policeman
772 cura girl
773 kupiti to buy, purchase
774 konačno finally, at last
775 izvući to pull out, draw out
776 kralj king
777 pas dog
778 glas voice
779 pokušati to try, attempt
780 našla to find, discover
781 jesti to eat, consume
782 nosi to carry, bring
783 brate brother
784 slike picture, image
785 spavati to sleep
786 sir cheese
787 šef chief, boss, manager, director, head
788 hajdemo let's go
789 pitanju question
790 novu new
791 kasno late
792 idu to go, walk
793 radila to work
794 loš bad, malicious
795 hranu food
796 šteta damage, harm
797 išta any
798 postati to become, turn, get
799 kojim which, what
800 dokaz proof, evidence
801 tražiti to seek, look for, search
802 rođendan birthday
803 rad willing
804 nemate not to have
805 kvragu damn, dammit
806 znak sign
807 nositi to carry, bring
808 vodu water
809 vole to love
810 niko no one, nobody
811 misliti to think
812 usta mouth
813 smeta to mind, care about
814 stigao to arrive, reach
815 posljednji final
816 rukama arm
817 poslati to send
818 muškarac male, man
819 završio to end, end up, wind up
820 društvo society
821 srediti to arrange, settle, put in order
822 naši our, ours
823 upoznati to familiarize, get to know, get acquainted with
824 ključ key
825 trenutno currently
826 zvati to call, to be called
827 bitno essentially, in essence
828 osam eight
829 trenutku moment
830 budu to be, to exist
831 soba room
832 pogled view
833 zakon law, rule
834 čast honour
835 pogledati to look, glance, cast an eye upon
836 iznad above, over
837 kapetan captain
838 otkad since, ever since
839 koristiti to use, utilize
840 agent agent
841 budemo first-person plural present of bȉti
842 pismo alphabet
843 odem to leave, part, depart
844 ostatak remainder, rest
845 išao to go, walk
846 zaboraviti to forget
847 izbor choice
848 proći to pass, go
849 mozak brain
850 zemlja earth
851 počinje to begin, start, commence
852 nastaviti to continue
853 provjeriti to check, confirm
854 svejedno all the same
855 kladim to bet, wager
856 svatko everyone, everybody
857 zadržati to keep, retain, withhold
858 knjigu book
859 biće to be, to exist
860 auta car, automobile
861 drugačije differently
862 gledao to watch, look, see
863 objasniti to explain
864 svaka brother-in-law
865 njihov their, theirs
866 novo new
867 božić god, deity
868 glupo stupid, foolish
869 većina majority, most
870 zoveš to call, to be called
871 seks sex
872 ludo crazily, insanely
873 napokon finally, at last
874 cure girl
875 kakvo what kind of
876 prokletstvo curse
877 loša bad, malicious
878 moć power
879 zovu to call, to be called
880 onu feminine accusative singular of ònāj
881 smije third-person singular present indicative of smjȅti impf
882 naučiti to teach, train, instruct
883 uđi to enter, go into, come in
884 slika picture, image
885 okolo around
886 nemaju not to have
887 budite to be, to exist
888 pobjeći to flee, run away
889 tijekom during
890 nekad once, in former times
891 budućnost future
892 pozdrav greeting, salutation
893 nad over, above
894 dječak boy, youngster
895 definitivno definitely
896 autu car, automobile
897 slobodno freely
898 njezin her, hers
899 početak beginning
900 izvinite sorry!
901 pošto after
902 sasvim completely, entirely, wholly
903 govore speech
904 donijeti to bring, carry
905 ionako anyway, anyhow
906 pivo beer
907 ovuda this way, in this direction
908 krenuti to move, set in motion
909 žrtva sacrifice
910 bol pain, aching
911 dvojica two men
912 ajde alternative form of hàjde
913 luda madman, insane person
914 dogovor agreement, deal
915 slažem to lie
916 ručak lunch, dinner, usually the main meal of the day
917 uništiti to destroy, annihilate
918 nekom dative of nȅtko / nȅko
919 zanimljivo interestingly
920 račun calculus
921 sav all, complete, whole
922 sjedi to sit
923 gotov ready, prepared
924 duboko deeply
925 korak step
926 gđa Mrs
927 vezu connection, link
928 prijateljica friend
929 njegovom his
930 pao active past participle of pȁsti
931 pogrešno wrongly, erroneously
932 odjednom suddenly, unexpectedly, at once
933 došlo to come, arrive
934 voda water
935 knjige book
936 vrag devil
937 lijep nice, pretty
938 trag trace
939 pokaži to show, demonstrate
940 miči to move
941 rata war
942 stanju condition, state
943 apsolutno absolutely
944 mobitel cell phone, mobile phone
945 stoji third-person singular present of stàjati
946 rado gladly, happily
947 odgovara third-person singular present of odgovárati
948 stigli masculine plural past active participle of stignuti pf
949 zovi to call, to be called
950 boriti to fight, struggle
951 ulazi entrance
952 ravno straight, directly
953 šališ to joke; to joke around
954 glava head
955 idete to go, walk
956 kuda which way, in what direction
957 slušati to listen
958 slučajno accidentally
959 zabava fun, amusement
960 kola cart, wagon, vehicle
961 nogu leg
962 hrane food
963 supruga wife, female spouse
964 beba baby
965 pomaže third-person singular present indicative of pomagati impf
966 jebote fuck, holy shit, for fuck's sake
967 napisao to write
968 svako everyone, everybody
969 nažalost unfortunately
970 nađemo to find, discover
971 knjiga book
972 kreni to move, set in motion
973 pun full, filled
974 ostao to stay, remain
975 duh ghost, spirit
976 putem by means of, by way of, through
977 m masculine gender
978 lica face
979 trebati to be needed, to be required
980 ista same
981 tv TV
982 sustav system
983 pomalo a little bit
984 igru play
985 prozor window
986 prekasno too late, belatedly
987 užasno terribly
988 ostale to stay, remain
989 tajna secret
990 otvoriti to open
991 jaja egg
992 njegovog his
993 žive live, alive
994 vide third-person plural present
995 sobe room
996 mišljenje opinion
997 predsjednik chairman
998 iznenađenje surprise
999 pri close to, near, at
1,000 brodu ship

Take the list with you

The whole list as a tab-separated file — rank, word, meaning — about 257 KB. It opens in any spreadsheet.

Download all 10,000 Croatian words

Frequencies come from the OpenSubtitles corpus via hermitdave/FrequencyWords; English meanings from Wiktextract. Both are CC BY-SA 4.0, and so is this list.

Words stick once you use them

A list gets you the first few hundred. Saying them to someone who speaks Croatian is what makes them stay.

Find someone who speaks Croatian