Book a room, check in and handle the airport. In Croatian this topic is called Putovanje i hotel. Below are 20 words and phrases with pronunciation, English and Arabic meanings, and a real example sentence for each. Tap ▶ to hear them.
These are the words for the travel part of a trip: passports, flights, ferries and checking in and out of your accommodation. Our 50 travel phrases guide puts them into full sentences.
putovnica
Pronunciation: poo-TOHV-nee-tsah
passport
noun
جواز سفر
Vašu putovnicu, molim. Your passport, please. جواز سفرك، من فضلك.
zračna luka
Pronunciation: ZRAHCH-nah LOO-kah
airport
phrase
مطار
Zračna luka je izvan grada. The airport is outside the city. المطار خارج المدينة.
let
Pronunciation: leht
flight
noun
رحلة جوية
Let kasni sat vremena. The flight is an hour late. الرحلة متأخرة ساعة.
kovčeg
Pronunciation: KOHV-chehg
suitcase
noun
حقيبة سفر
Moj kovčeg je težak. My suitcase is heavy. حقيبتي ثقيلة.
rezervacija
Pronunciation: reh-zehr-VAH-tsee-yah
reservation
noun
حجز
Imam rezervaciju na ime Marić. I have a reservation under the name Marić. لدي حجز باسم ماريتش.
soba
Pronunciation: SOH-bah
room
noun
غرفة
Želim sobu s pogledom na more. I would like a room with a sea view. أريد غرفة تطل على البحر.
recepcija
Pronunciation: reh-TSEHP-tsee-yah
reception
noun
الاستقبال
Ključ ostavite na recepciji. Leave the key at reception. اتركوا المفتاح في الاستقبال.
noćenje
Pronunciation: NOH-cheh-nyeh
overnight stay
noun
ليلة إقامة
Koliko košta noćenje? How much is a night? كم تكلفة الليلة؟
doručak uključen
Pronunciation: DOH-roo-chahk oo-KLYOO-chehn
breakfast included
phrase
الفطور مشمول
Je li doručak uključen u cijenu? Is breakfast included in the price? هل الفطور مشمول في السعر؟
prijava
Pronunciation: PREE-yah-vah
check-in
noun
تسجيل الوصول
Prijava je od dva sata. Check-in is from two o’clock. تسجيل الوصول من الساعة الثانية.
odjava
Pronunciation: OHD-yah-vah
check-out
noun
تسجيل المغادرة
Odjava je do deset ujutro. Check-out is by ten in the morning. تسجيل المغادرة حتى العاشرة صباحًا.
wifi lozinka
Pronunciation: VEE-fee LOH-zeen-kah
wifi password
phrase
كلمة مرور الواي فاي
Koja je wifi lozinka? What is the wifi password? ما كلمة مرور الواي فاي؟
trajekt
Pronunciation: TRAH-yehkt
ferry
noun
عبّارة
Trajekt za Hvar polazi u devet. The ferry to Hvar leaves at nine. تنطلق العبّارة إلى هفار في التاسعة.
kolodvor
Pronunciation: KOH-lohd-vohr
station
noun
محطة
Glavni kolodvor je u centru. The main station is in the centre. المحطة الرئيسية في المركز.
putovati
Pronunciation: poo-TOH-vah-tee
to travel
verb
يسافر
Volim putovati vlakom. I like to travel by train. أحب السفر بالقطار.
kašnjenje
Pronunciation: KAHSH-nyeh-nyeh
delay
noun
تأخير
Let ima kašnjenje od sat vremena. The flight has a one-hour delay. الرحلة متأخرة ساعة.
prtljaga
Pronunciation: PRRT-lyah-gah
luggage
noun
أمتعة
Moja prtljaga nije stigla. My luggage has not arrived. أمتعتي لم تصل.
klima
Pronunciation: KLEE-mah
air conditioning
noun
مكيف
Klima u sobi ne radi. The air conditioning in the room does not work. المكيف في الغرفة لا يعمل.
ručnik
Pronunciation: ROOCH-neek
towel
noun
منشفة
Trebam još jedan ručnik. I need one more towel. أحتاج منشفة أخرى.
pogled na more
Pronunciation: POH-glehd nah MOH-reh
sea view
noun
إطلالة على البحر
Soba ima pogled na more. The room has a sea view. الغرفة لها إطلالة على البحر.
How to use these words
Prijava is check-in and odjava is check-out; the verbs are prijaviti se and odjaviti se.
Noćenje is one night’s stay, and doručak uključen means breakfast is included.
Kovčeg is one suitcase; prtljaga is luggage in general.
A little culture
Much of Croatia’s holiday accommodation is in private apartments and rooms; look for signs saying Sobe, “rooms”. Visitors also pay a small tourist tax per night (boravišna pristojba), usually added to the bill.
Common mistakes
Mixing up prijava and odjava: arriving is prijava, leaving is odjava.
Using putovnica for any ID. It is only the passport; an ID card is osobna iskaznica.
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