Brojevi: Counting from 0 to 100
With the numbers from 0 to 100 you can understand prices, say your age and give out a phone number. The good news: once you know 1 to 10, the rest almost builds itself. You only need two extra pieces: -naest and -deset.
0 to 10
| Number | Croatian | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | nula | noola |
| 1 | jedan | yedahn |
| 2 | dva | dvah |
| 3 | tri | tree |
| 4 | četiri | cheh-tee-ree |
| 5 | pet | pet |
| 6 | šest | shest |
| 7 | sedam | seh-dahm |
| 8 | osam | oh-sahm |
| 9 | devet | deh-vet |
| 10 | deset | deh-set |
11 to 19: + naest
For 11 to 19 you add -naest to the number. It comes from na deset, “on ten”: sedamnaest literally means “seven on ten”.
| Number | Croatian | Built from |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | jedanaest | jedan + naest |
| 12 | dvanaest | dva + naest |
| 13 | trinaest | tri + naest |
| 14 | četrnaest | četiri + naest |
| 15 | petnaest | pet + naest |
| 16 | šesnaest | šest + naest |
| 17 | sedamnaest | sedam + naest |
| 18 | osamnaest | osam + naest |
| 19 | devetnaest | devet + naest |
Two small exceptions: četrnaest (not četirinaest) and šesnaest (the t of šest drops out).
The tens: + deset
You make the tens with -deset (ten): dvadeset is “two ten”, trideset “three ten”. A hundred is simply sto.
| Number | Croatian | Built from |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | dvadeset | dva + deset |
| 30 | trideset | tri + deset |
| 40 | četrdeset | četiri + deset |
| 50 | pedeset | pet + deset |
| 60 | šezdeset | šest + deset |
| 70 | sedamdeset | sedam + deset |
| 80 | osamdeset | osam + deset |
| 90 | devedeset | devet + deset |
| 100 | sto |
Watch out for četrdeset (40), pedeset (50, without t) and šezdeset (60, with z). They are easier to say that way.
Combining numbers
In between, you say the tens first and then the units, just like in English (twenty-one). You may put i (and) in between: dvadeset i jedan is also correct.
| Number | Croatian |
|---|---|
| 21 | dvadeset jedan |
| 34 | trideset četiri |
| 57 | pedeset sedam |
| 68 | šezdeset osam |
| 99 | devedeset devet |
Jedan, jedna, jedno
One and two change with the gender you learned in lesson 2. From three on, the number always stays the same.
| Gender | One | Two | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | jedan | dva | jedan grad, dva grada |
| feminine | jedna | dvije | jedna knjiga, dvije knjige |
| neuter | jedno | dva | jedno selo, dva sela |
Notice how the word after dva and dvije changes too (grad → grada)? That is because of the cases. You will learn those later; for now it is enough to choose the right number.
Prices: Koliko košta?
Croatia pays in euros. To Koliko košta? (how much is it?) you answer with the number and euro or eura. After jedan you say euro, after all other numbers eura. In combined numbers the last word counts: dvadeset jedan euro.
| Price | Croatian |
|---|---|
| 1 € | jedan euro |
| 2 € | dva eura |
| 4 € | četiri eura |
| 5 € | pet eura |
| 12 € | dvanaest eura |
| 21 € | dvadeset jedan euro |
| 30 € | trideset eura |
You say a phone number digit by digit: nula devet jedan… (091…). And if someone asks Koliko imaš godina? (how old are you?), you say for example Imam dvadeset godina. (I am twenty).
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