Wandering Cheapo: Some Elementary Croatian

Kari HoerchlerMay 3, 2007

Take a few minutes to practice the elementary Croatian language gems on our list below and shine with the Hrvatskas.

DOBRO. DOUGH-bro. Great, good and well.

“Dobro dan” means “good day” and “dobro ve?er” means “good evening.” In addition, “dobro” is a lot of fun to say. Try it out.

HVALA. Hv-AH-la or VAH-la. Thanks.

We made the mistake of pronouncing “hvala” Hungarian style, with a forceful hv. We were reprimanded and future vacation hot spot—in the Bermuda Triangle. Book ahead.

About the author

En junio 2000, Kari moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina and never looked back...until she ran out of pesos. After another round of bank riots, the travel lady bug moved to more stable financial ground: Wall Street. (Hey, no laughing!) Currently the Listings Manager for Over There Interactive for cold, hard cash, she is also a co-author of The Maneater Murder Mystery Series and Venue Goddess for Lit Crawl NYC.

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