Numbers to 1000 & Money
Twenty got you through introductions; real prices need bigger numbers — and the euro, which Croatia adopted in 2023. Here's counting money without panic.
Tens and Hundreds
| Croatian | Number |
|---|---|
| trideset | 30 |
| četrdeset | 40 |
| pedeset | 50 |
| sto | 100 |
| dvjesto | 200 |
| petsto | 500 |
| tisuću | 1000 |
Stack them plainly: sto pedeset — 150; dvjesto trideset pet — 235.
Croatia Pays in Euros
Since January 2023 the currency is the euro. The old kuna — named after the marten, whose pelts were medieval money here — survives on faded menus, in old songs, and in every Croatian's mental arithmetic («that's 75 kuna!»).
Kava košta dva eura.
The coffee costs two euros.
Note: Watch the ending on euro…
The Three Shapes
Numbers change the noun after them — you saw it with godine/godina, and money confirms the pattern:
| Amount | Form |
|---|---|
| 1 | jedan euro |
| 2–4 | dva eura, tri eura |
| 5+ | pet eura, deset eura |
For now, treat it as a pattern to notice. It gets named — paucal and genitive plural — in its own lesson later; today you just need to order dvije kave without blinking.
Asking and Paying
| Croatian | English |
|---|---|
| Koliko košta? | How much does it cost? (one thing) |
| Koliko koštaju jabuke? | How much are the apples? (several) |
| To je ukupno deset eura. | That's ten euros in total. |
| Račun, molim. | The bill, please. |
💬 At the till
Koliko košta ovo?
How much is this?
Tri eura pedeset.
Three euros fifty.
Može. Izvolite pet eura.
OK. Here's five euros.
Hvala — i euro i pedeset natrag.
Thanks — and one fifty back.