Croatian interpreters and translators for NHS trusts, solicitors, employment tribunals, local authorities and businesses anywhere in the UK. We provide face-to-face, telephone and video interpreting, certified translation between Croatian and English for official and personal papers, and we take bookings 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
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Croatian interpreting services
Standard Croatian rests on the Shtokavian dialect, but it is only one of three that Croats grew up with. Kajkavian is spoken around Zagreb and in the north, Chakavian along the Istrian coast and on many Dalmatian islands, and a grandparent from either area may drift into home words under stress. A trained interpreter understands them; if the speaker is elderly or the subject is painful, mention the home region when booking.
Bosnian, Serbian and Montenegrin speakers can follow Croatian without difficulty, so for a short, practical call an interpreter of a neighbouring standard is sometimes offered when no Croatian one is free. We ask you first. Most appointments are consecutive, and remote interpreting by video works well for Croatian because the pool of interpreters is small and spread out.
Face-to-face interpreting
The interpreter comes to you: a hospital ward, a courtroom, a council office, a home visit or a business meeting. It is the best choice when people need to read expressions as well as words, or when the conversation is long or sensitive.
Telephone interpreting
The quickest option to set up. It works well for short calls, triage, appointment reminders and quick checks with a client.
Video interpreting
A Croatian interpreter joins by video for remote hearings, consultations and meetings, which helps when there is no interpreter near you.
We also provide medical interpreting and conference interpreting.
Certified Croatian translation
Each of our Croatian translators works into their native language, so English versions are written by native English speakers. Typical papers include the rodni list (birth certificate extract), the domovnica, which proves Croatian citizenship, marriage certificates, school reports, court judgments and pension statements. Since 2009 Croatian records carry an 11-digit OIB personal number; older ones show the 13-digit JMBG from the Yugoslav system, and a file can hold both.
Dates catch out non-specialists: listopad is October in Croatian but November in Polish and Czech. Names keep their diacritics (Č, Ć, Đ, Š, Ž) in our translations, so Ivić is not silently turned into Ivic. Certified translations are prepared for UK bodies such as the Home Office, the courts and banks.
- Certified translation of birth, marriage and death certificates, passports, driving licences, degree certificates and bank statements, for the Home Office, courts, universities and employers.
- Legal translation: witness statements, court bundles, contracts and immigration papers.
- Document translation of medical reports, letters, leaflets and patient information.
- Urgent translation when a deadline is close.
- Transcription of Croatian audio and video recordings, with an English translation if you need one.
English to Croatian translation
Translate for a Croatian reader in standard Croatian, in the Latin script, with the ijekavian spelling (mlijeko for milk, not the eastern mleko). Croatian also prefers home-grown words where Serbian borrows: nogomet rather than fudbal, računalo for a computer. A leaflet that slips into Serbian vocabulary will be understood but read as careless, so we assign English to Croatian work to Croatian translators.
Croatian court and police interpreters
Croatian comes up in criminal cases, family proceedings and employment tribunals, and in civil claims where a judgment or contract from Croatia sits in the bundle. For any legal booking we look for Croatian interpreters who have worked in legal settings before and, where interpreters holding them exist for Croatian, the Diploma in Public Service Interpreting (Law) or registration with the National Register of Public Service Interpreters (NRPSI). If a qualified Croatian interpreter is not available in time, we tell the court or solicitor before offering anyone else.
How to book a Croatian interpreter
- Tell us about the assignment: the date, time and address, or that you need telephone or video; how long it should last; and what it is for, such as a hospital appointment, a hearing or a business meeting.
- Tell us about the speaker: their country or region and, if you know it, their dialect. Mention any preference for a male or female interpreter.
- Get your quote. We email you a quote, with no obligation to book.
Call 0800 2425 125, email info@uklinguisticservices.co.uk or request a quote online.
About the Croatian language
Croatian is a South Slavic language, the form of Serbo-Croatian standardised in Croatia. It is spoken mainly in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Croatian is the official language of Croatia, an official language of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and an official language of the European Union.
Croatian is written in the Latin alphabet.
At the 2021 Census, 18,006 usual residents of England and Wales aged three or over gave Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian or Montenegrin (one census category) as their main language. The local authorities with the most were the London borough of Ealing (952 people), the London borough of Barnet (515) and the London borough of Wandsworth (476). Source: Office for National Statistics.
Before you book: Croatian has its own vocabulary preferences, including its own month names (siječanj for January, where Serbian says januar), so a Croatian document should be translated by a Croatian translator rather than a Serbian one.
| Name in Croatian | hrvatski |
|---|---|
| Language family | South Slavic language, the form of Serbo-Croatian standardised in Croatia |
| Where it is spoken | Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Writing system | Latin alphabet |
| Language code | hr |
| Main language in England and Wales (Census 2021) | 18,006 people |
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Croatian interpreters near you
We send Croatian interpreters to appointments across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and telephone and video interpreting work wherever you are. Choose a town for its local page.
Croatian interpreter and translator FAQs
How quickly can I book a Croatian interpreter?
We take bookings 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Telephone and video interpreting are usually the quickest to arrange. For a face-to-face appointment, give us as much notice as you can: same-day cover is often possible, but it depends on where you are and how many Croatian interpreters work nearby.
How much does a Croatian interpreter cost?
The price depends on the type of interpreting (face-to-face, telephone or video), how long the appointment lasts, where it is and how much notice you give. We quote before anything is booked, and quotes are free: call 0800 2425 125 or use our online quote form.
Can you certify Croatian translations for a UK visa or immigration application?
Yes. We translate and certify documents such as birth and marriage certificates, passports and police certificates for visa, settlement and citizenship applications. UK Visas and Immigration asks for each translation to confirm that it is accurate and to show the date and the translator's full name, signature and contact details, so tell us when you order that the document is for an immigration application.
Do you provide Croatian interpreters for courts, tribunals and police interviews?
Yes. Tell us the setting when you book, for example a Crown Court trial, an immigration tribunal hearing or a police interview under caution, so we can match a Croatian interpreter with the right legal experience and qualifications.
How many people speak Croatian in the UK?
At the 2021 Census, 18,006 usual residents of England and Wales aged three or over gave Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian or Montenegrin (one census category) as their main language. The local authorities with the most were the London borough of Ealing (952 people), the London borough of Barnet (515) and the London borough of Wandsworth (476). The census asked for each person's main language, so people who speak Croatian at home but gave English as their main language are not in that figure. Scotland and Northern Ireland count languages in their own censuses.
