Croatian Emotions Vocabulary

Here are Croatian words for emotions to start with: ljut (angry), sretan (happy), tužan (sad), uzbuđen (excited). Below are 48 words (A1–B2) with their English translations and part of speech, across 6 themed lists.

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Emotions Basics

A1–B1
EnglishCroatianTypeLevel
angryljutadjA1
exciteduzbuđenadjA1
happysretanadjA1
sadtužanadjA1
disappointedrazočaranadjA2
happinesssrećanounA2
joyradostnounA2
sadnesstuganounB1

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Emotions Intermediate

A1–B1
EnglishCroatianTypeLevel
hungrygladanadjA1
peacespokojnounA1
tiredumoranadjA1
boreddosadno mi jeadjA2
nervousnervozanadjA2
angerljutnjanounB1
anxietytjeskobanounB1
calmmiranadjB1

Emotions Advanced

A2–B2
EnglishCroatianTypeLevel
prideponosnounA2
emotionemocijanounB1
excitementuzbuđenjenounB1
fondnessprivrženostnounB1
gratitudezahvalnostnounB1
irritateiritirativerbB1
contemptprezirnounB2
empathyempatijanounB2

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Complex Emotions

B1–B2
EnglishCroatianTypeLevel
admirationdivljenjenounB1
envyzavistnounB1
guiltkrivnjanounB1
shamesramnounB1
awestrahopoštovanjenounB2
dreadstrepnjanounB2
resentmentogorčenostnounB2
spitepakostnounB2

Positive Emotions

A1–B2
EnglishCroatianTypeLevel
pleasureužitaknounA1
confidencesamopouzdanjenounB1
delightoduševljenjenounB1
ecstasyekstazanounB1
enthusiasmentuzijazamnounB1
warmthtoplinanounB1
contentmentzadovoljstvonounB2
optimismoptimizamnounB2

Negative Emotions

B1–B2
EnglishCroatianTypeLevel
annoyanceljutnjanounB1
despairočajnounB1
ragebijesnounB1
sorrowžalostnounB1
terroružasnounB1
hopelessnessbeznađenounB2
lonelinessusamljenostnounB2
rejectionodbačenostnounB2

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A sample of the A1–B2 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–B2 words for emotions. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Croatian words should I learn for emotions?

You could start with words like ljut (angry), sretan (happy), tužan (sad), uzbuđen (excited). This page lists 48 Croatian words for emotions (A1–B2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Croatian words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Croatian words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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