The expressions Croatians actually use, from "no worries" to "hats off". In Croatian this topic is called Svakodnevni izrazi. Below are 16 words and phrases with pronunciation, English and Arabic meanings, and a real example sentence for each. Tap ▶ to hear them.
bez brige
Pronunciation: behz BREE-geh
no worries
phrase
لا تقلق
Bez brige, sve će biti u redu. No worries, everything will be fine. لا تقلق، كل شيء سيكون على ما يرام.
nema frke
Pronunciation: NEH-mah FR-keh
no problem / no fuss
phrase
لا مشكلة
Nema frke, dođi kad možeš. No problem, come when you can. لا مشكلة، تعال عندما تستطيع.
svaka čast
Pronunciation: SVAH-kah chahst
hats off / well done
phrase
تحية لك / أحسنت
Svaka čast, odlično si to napravio! Hats off, you did that brilliantly! أحسنت، لقد فعلت ذلك ببراعة!
ma daj
Pronunciation: mah dahy
come on / no way
phrase
هيا / غير معقول
Ma daj, ne vjerujem ti! Come on, I don’t believe you! هيا، لا أصدقك!
ajmo
Pronunciation: AHY-moh
let’s go
phrase
هيا بنا
Ajmo, kasnimo na vlak! Let’s go, we are late for the train! هيا بنا، تأخرنا على القطار!
u redu
Pronunciation: oo REH-doo
okay / all right
phrase
حسنًا / على ما يرام
Sve je u redu s njim. Everything is all right with him. كل شيء على ما يرام معه.
na brzinu
Pronunciation: nah BR-zee-noo
quickly / in a hurry
phrase
على عجل
Pojeo sam nešto na brzinu. I ate something in a hurry. أكلت شيئًا على عجل.
ići na živce
Pronunciation: EE-chee nah ZHEEV-tseh
to get on someone’s nerves
phrase
يثير الأعصاب
Ta buka mi ide na živce. That noise is getting on my nerves. ذلك الضجيج يثير أعصابي.
pun kufer
Pronunciation: poon KOO-fehr
fed up
phrase
ضاق ذرعًا
Imam pun kufer ovog posla. I am fed up with this job. ضقت ذرعًا بهذا العمل.
biti u oblacima
Pronunciation: BEE-tee oo ohb-LAH-tsee-mah
to have one’s head in the clouds
phrase
شارد الذهن
Opet si u oblacima, slušaš li me? Your head is in the clouds again, are you listening? أنت شارد الذهن مجددًا، هل تسمعني؟
vrijeme leti
Pronunciation: VREE-yeh-meh LEH-tee
time flies
phrase
الوقت يطير
Vrijeme leti kad se dobro zabavljaš. Time flies when you are having fun. الوقت يطير عندما تستمتع.
ni pet ni šest
Pronunciation: nee peht nee shehst
without hesitation
phrase
دون تردد
Ni pet ni šest, kupio je auto. Without a second thought, he bought the car. دون تردد، اشترى السيارة.
obećavati brda i doline
Pronunciation: oh-beh-CHAH-vah-tee BR-dah ee doh-LEE-neh
to promise the moon
phrase
يعد بالكثير
Političari vole obećavati brda i doline. Politicians love to promise the moon. يحب السياسيون الوعود الكبيرة.
kad na vrbi rodi grožđe
Pronunciation: kahd nah VR-bee ROH-dee GROHZH-jeh
when pigs fly
phrase
في المشمش
Vratit će mi novac kad na vrbi rodi grožđe. He will pay me back when pigs fly. سيعيد لي المال في المشمش.
držati fige
Pronunciation: DR-zhah-tee FEE-geh
to keep one’s fingers crossed
phrase
يتمنى الحظ
Držim ti fige za ispit! I am keeping my fingers crossed for your exam! أتمنى لك الحظ في الامتحان!
nema na čemu
Pronunciation: NEH-mah nah CHEH-moo
you’re welcome
phrase
على الرحب والسعة
Hvala ti puno! Nema na čemu. Thank you so much! You’re welcome. شكرًا جزيلًا! على الرحب والسعة.
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