Get the appGet the app
Croatian frequency list

No. 18 in Croatian

ili

"Or."

In a sentence

  • Želiš li jabuku ili bananu?

    Do you want an apple or a banana?

    'Ili' is used as a conjunction to denote a choice between two options.

  • Moramo odlučiti: ili ćemo ići kući ili ostati ovdje.

    We need to decide: either we go home or stay here.

    'Ili' is used as a part of a sentence structure to express alternatives.

  • Ne znam je li on ovdje ili ne.

    I don't know if he is here or not.

    'Ili' is used to denote two possible states or conditions.

Hear it in real podcasts

The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “ili” in actual Croatian podcasts.

Find “ili” in podcasts

Learn it from shows you like

LangTurbo plays Croatian podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.

Croatian books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).