Some basic Croatian phrases are too complex or difficult to learn and pronounce to make it worthwhile for a one-visit traveler to invest the study time.
The basic Croatian phrases below are easy to learn. And the English-converted phonetics will help you with the pronunciations. Keep in mind they are not perfect because the Croatian tongue has sounds not spoken in English. But these phonetics are close enough for you to be understood.
To make it as easy as possible for you, I select single-word phrases whenever possible.