Signs

1. Ulaz

   Entrance

   Usage

   Displayed at the entrance of buildings, stations, and facilities; signs read "ULAZ". An admission ticket is an "ulaznica"

2. Izlaz

   Exit

   Usage

   Exit sign on buildings, stations, and facilities, shown as "IZLAZ"; on motorways it also marks the exit slip road

3. Izlaz u slučaju opasnosti

   Emergency Exit

   Usage

   Emergency exit sign with the white-on-green running-man pictogram; reads "IZLAZ U SLUČAJU OPASNOSTI". "IZLAZ ZA SLUČAJ OPASNOSTI" and "NUŽNI IZLAZ" mean the same

4. Otvoreno

   Open (door sign)

   Usage

   The "OPEN" side of the flip sign on a shop door; also used inside an opening-hours notice ("RADNO VRIJEME")

5. Zatvoreno

   Closed (door sign)

   Usage

   The "CLOSED" side of a shop door sign; also marks closing days inside an opening-hours notice. "NE RADI" (not operating) is used the same way

6. Radno vrijeme

   Opening hours

   Usage

   The heading of the opening-hours notice on the door. Croatian has no separate "we are open for business" sign; you check either the "OTVORENO" flip sign or this timetable against the current time

7. Privremeno zatvoreno

   Temporarily Closed

   Usage

   Croatian has no exact fixed equivalent of Japanese "junbichuu" — this is the closest posted wording. A short break is posted as "PAUZA" or "ODMAH SE VRAĆAM" (back soon), and a seasonal shutdown as "GODIŠNJI ODMOR" (annual holiday)

8. Muški

   Men

   Usage

   Marks the restroom for men; also written "MUŠKI WC", "MUŠKARCI", or "GOSPODA"

9. Ženski

   Women

   Usage

   Marks the restroom for women; also written "ŽENSKI WC", "ŽENE", or "DAME"

10. Zabranjen ulaz

    No Entry

    Usage

    Posted on doors and areas closed to the public; signs read "ZABRANJEN ULAZ". "ZABRANJEN PRISTUP" and "SAMO ZA OSOBLJE" (staff only) mean the same

11. Zabranjeno pušenje

    No Smoking

    Usage

    No-smoking sign posted in stations, indoors, and in restaurants; reads "ZABRANJENO PUŠENJE". "NEPUŠAČKI PROSTOR" marks a non-smoking area

12. Prostor za pušače

    Smoking Area

    Usage

    Marks a designated smoking area at airports and stations; an indoor smoking room is a "PUŠIONICA". Indoor smoking is banned in Croatia, but café terraces usually allow it

13. Stepenice

    Stairs

    Usage

    Directional sign pointing to stairs; a lift is "DIZALO" (also "LIFT") and an escalator "POKRETNE STEPENICE"

14. Gurni

    Push

    Usage

    Sign on a door indicating it should be pushed; posted as the imperative "GURNI" or the polite "GURNITE"

15. Vuci

    Pull

    Usage

    Sign on a door indicating it should be pulled; posted as "VUCI" or the polite "VUCITE". The same spelling is also the plural of "vuk" (wolf), but on a door it means pull

16. Radovi u tijeku

    Work in Progress

    Usage

    Posted at construction and refurbishment sites as "RADOVI U TIJEKU"; a building site itself is signed "GRADILIŠTE" and roadworks "RADOVI NA CESTI"

17. U kvaru

    Out of Order

    Usage

    Posted on lifts, ticket machines, or restrooms that are broken; reads "U KVARU". "NE RADI" (not working) appears in the same situations

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