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Croatian and Dutch are both written in the Latin script, so the translated output will use characters you already recognise. You can usually read the result aloud without transliteration, though spelling conventions and accented characters still differ between the two languages.
Both Croatian and Dutch belong to the Indo-European language family. Related languages tend to share vocabulary roots and comparable sentence structure, which generally makes machine translation between them more reliable — though false friends, words that look alike but mean different things, are also more common between relatives.
Both languages follow subject-verb-object (SVO) order, so clauses usually keep their shape during translation. Words tend to land in a similar position in the sentence, which makes it easier to check a translation against the original even without fluency.
Croatian: Approximately 5.5 million speakers worldwide, with about 4.2 million in Croatia. Dutch: Approximately 24 million native speakers worldwide, with 17 million in the Netherlands and 6.5 million in Belgium.
Everyday phrases translated from Croatian to Dutch — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Croatian | Dutch |
|---|---|
| Zdravo | Hallo |
| Dobro jutro | Goedemorgen |
| Dobar dan | Goedemiddag |
| Dobra večer | Goedenavond |
| Laku noc | Goede nacht |
| Zbogom | Tot ziens |
| Vidimo se kasnije | Tot ziens |
| Vidimo se sutra | Tot morgen |
| Dobrodošli | Welkom |
| Kako si | Hoe gaat het? |
| Dobro sam, hvala | Met mij gaat het goed, dank je |
| Ugodan dan | Fijne dag |
| Croatian | Dutch |
|---|---|
| Molim te | Alsjeblieft |
| Hvala vam | Dank je |
| Hvala vam puno | Hartelijk dank |
| Nema na čemu | Je bent welkom |
| Da | Ja |
| Br | Nee |
| Oprostite | Pardon |
| Žao mi je | Het spijt me |
| Nema problema | Geen probleem |
| Naravno | Natuurlijk |
| Svaka čast | Gefeliciteerd |
| Sretno | Veel geluk |
| Croatian | Dutch |
|---|---|
| Kako se zoves | Wat is jouw naam? |
| Drago mi je | Leuk je te ontmoeten |
| Odakle si | Waar kom je vandaan? |
| Koliko imas godina | Hoe oud ben je? |
| Ja sam student | Ik ben een student |
| Ovdje sam na odmoru | Ik ben hier op vakantie |
| Ovdje sam zbog posla | Ik ben hier voor werk |
| Ovo je moj prijatelj | Dit is mijn vriend |
| Croatian | Dutch |
|---|---|
| Jedan | Eén |
| Dva | Twee |
| Tri | Drie |
| Četiri | Vier |
| Pet | Vijf |
| Šest | Zes |
| Sedam | Zeven |
| Osam | Acht |
| Devet | Negen |
| Deset | Tien |
| Stotinu | Honderd |
| Tisuću | Duizend |
| Croatian | Dutch |
|---|---|
| Danas | Vandaag |
| Sutra | Morgen |
| Jučer | Gisteren |
| Sada | Nu |
| Kasnije | Later |
| Koliko je sati | Hoe laat is het? |
| Ujutro | In de ochtend |
| Navečer | In de avond |
| Ponedjeljak | Maandag |
| Petak | Vrijdag |
| Sljedeći tjedan | Volgende week |
| Jedan sat | Eén uur |
| Croatian | Dutch |
|---|---|
| Gdje je kupaonica? | Waar is de badkamer? |
| Gdje je željeznička stanica? | Waar is het treinstation? |
| Gdje je aerodrom? | Waar is de luchthaven? |
| Kako da stignem tamo? | Hoe kom ik daar? |
| Skrenite lijevo | Sla linksaf |
| Skrenite desno | Sla rechtsaf |
| Samo naprijed | Ga rechtdoor |
| Blizu je | Het is dichtbij |
| Daleko je | Het is ver |
| Izgubljena sam | Ik ben verdwaald |
| Trebam taksi | Ik heb een taxi nodig |
| Gdje mogu kupiti kartu? | Waar kan ik een kaartje kopen? |
| Kolika je cijena karte? | Hoe duur is het ticket? |
| Je li sigurno hodati? | Is het veilig om te lopen? |
| Croatian | Dutch |
|---|---|
| Ja sam gladan | Ik heb honger |
| Žedan sam | Ik heb dorst |
| Vode, molim | Water, alstublieft |
| Stol za dvoje, molim | Een tafel voor twee, alstublieft |
| Jelovnik, molim | Het menu, alstublieft |
| Što preporučate? | Wat raad je aan? |
| Htio bih ovo | Ik zou dit graag willen |
| Ukusno je | Het is heerlijk |
| Račun, molim | De rekening, alstublieft |
| Ja ne jedem meso | Ik eet geen vlees |
| Imam alergiju na hranu | Ik heb een voedselallergie |
| Kava | Koffie |
| Čaj | Thee |
| Kruh | Brood |
| Croatian | Dutch |
|---|---|
| Koliko ovo košta? | Hoeveel kost dit? |
| Preskupo je | Het is te duur |
| Primate li kreditne kartice? | Accepteert u creditcards? |
| Samo gledam | Ik ben alleen maar aan het kijken |
| Ja ću to uzeti | Ik zal het nemen |
| Otvoreno | Openen |
| Zatvoreno | Gesloten |
| Ulaz | Entree |
| Izlaz | Afsluiten |
| Gdje je tržište? | Waar is de markt? |
| Croatian | Dutch |
|---|---|
| Pomoć | Hulp |
| Zovite liječnika | Bel een dokter |
| Zovite policiju | Bel de politie |
| Trebam pomoć | Ik heb hulp nodig |
| Bolesna sam | Ik ben ziek |
| Gdje je bolnica? | Waar is het ziekenhuis? |
| Gdje je ljekarna? | Waar is de apotheek? |
| Ovdje me boli | Het doet hier pijn |
| Trebam liječnika | Ik heb een dokter nodig |
| Ima li bolnica u blizini? | Is er een ziekenhuis in de buurt? |
| Croatian | Dutch |
|---|---|
| Govorite li engleski? | Spreek jij Engels? |
| Ne razumijem | Ik begrijp het niet |
| Razumijem | Ik begrijp het |
| Molim te govori polako | Spreek alstublieft langzaam |
| Molim te ponovi to | Herhaal dat alstublieft |
| Molim te zapiši | Schrijf het alstublieft op |
| Što ovo znači? | Wat betekent dit? |
| Kako to kažeš? | Hoe zeg je dit? |
| Učim | Ik ben aan het leren |
| Govorim malo | Ik spreek een beetje |
| Možete li mi pomoći? | Kun je mij helpen? |
| Ja ne znam | Ik weet het niet |
Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.
Primarily spoken in the Netherlands, Belgium (Flanders), Suriname, and parts of the Caribbean (Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten).
Uses Latin alphabet with 26 letters: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z
Features distinctive diphthongs (ei, au, ou, ui) and the guttural 'g' sound, with vowel length distinctions affecting meaning.
Subject-verb-object (SVO) word order in main clauses, verb-second (V2) rule. Two-gender system (common/neuter) and relatively simple case system.
Contains loanwords from French, German, English, Latin, and historically from various colonial contact languages.
Part of the Indo-European family, specifically the West Germanic branch, closely related to German and English.
Uses Latin script exclusively.
Evolved from Middle Dutch orthography, with major spelling reforms in 1946 and 1996 to simplify and standardize spelling.
Approximately 24 million native speakers worldwide, with 17 million in the Netherlands and 6.5 million in Belgium.
Primarily spoken in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia (Vojvodina), and diaspora communities worldwide.
Uses Latin script with 30 letters: A, B, C, Č, Ć, D, Dž, Đ, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, Lj, M, N, Nj, O, P, R, S, Š, T, U, V, Z, Ž
Features 5 vowels and 25 consonants, with distinctive palatalization and pitch accent system.
Relatively free word order with SVO tendency. Complex case system with 7 cases and aspectual verb distinctions.
Contains loanwords from German, Hungarian, Turkish, Italian, and increasingly English.
Part of the Indo-European family, specifically the South Slavic branch, very closely related to Serbian and Bosnian.
Uses Latin script exclusively in modern Croatia.
Historically used both Glagolitic and Latin scripts, with Latin becoming dominant and standardized in the 19th century.
Approximately 5.5 million speakers worldwide, with about 4.2 million in Croatia.
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