Procedure and Application
Court Interpreter Exam
The court interpreter exam checks the highest level of language proficiency and includes translation in both directions.
Dates
September 18, 2026 at 09:00 AM
Application and payment deadline: 10 days before the exam date.
Exam Level
C2
The exam verifies the highest level of language proficiency according to the Common European Framework of Reference.
Entry Requirement
At Least a University Degree
In accordance with the Rules on Permanent Court Interpreters, candidates for the language part of the exam must hold at least a university degree.
Exam Fee
255,00 € (PDV uključen)
VAT is included in the price. An application without payment is incomplete and considered invalid.
Court Interpreters
What You Need to Know Before Applying
This is an exam in foreign language proficiency at the highest level. It includes a written and an oral part, tests reading, listening, writing and speaking, and includes translation from the foreign language into Croatian and from Croatian into the foreign language.
Exam Structure
- reading comprehension
- language use: grammar and vocabulary
- essay writing and translation
- listening, spoken production and spoken interaction
Important Notes
- You may use your own dictionaries for the translation, but not in digital form.
- To pass, you must achieve at least 60% of the points in each part of the exam.
- You can obtain the results by phone within three days, and the certificate is issued within eight days.
- Candidates should contact the Ministry of Justice and Public Administration for detailed appointment instructions.
Application and Payment
Application:
In person at the cashier's office of Centar za strane jezike, Vodnikova 12, or through the online application form below.
IBAN for payment:
HR7623600001101398209
If the employer pays:
call the accounting office of Centar za strane jezike on 01/4877-812.
Application and payment deadline:
10 days before the exam date.
Cancellation:
No later than 24 hours before the scheduled date. In case of later cancellation or absence, 20% of the exam fee is retained.
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Court Interpreters
Languages in Which We Organise the Exam
The Centre cannot guarantee that the exam will be held in every language in every session due to the possible absence of external collaborators, but we accept applications for all languages listed below.
Court Interpreter Exam Application
Preparation
Recommended Reading by Language
Open the language you are interested in to see recommended grammars, dictionaries, manuals and additional resources for exam preparation.
Albanian
Recommended Sources
15 items
- Gjuha shqipe / per te huajt dhe shqiptaret jashte atdheut /
- Prof. dr. Gjovalin Shkurtaj
- As. Prof. dr, Enver Hysa
- Fjalor Shqip - Serbokroatisht
- Mikel Ndreca
- Fjalor Serbokroatisht - Shqip
- Instituti Albanologjik - Prishtine
- A. Zajmi, M. Bardhi, S. Drini, I. Mulaku
- G. Luboteni, S. Imami
- Gjuha shqipe - gramatika
- Abdullah Konushevci
- Priručnik hrvatski - albanski
- Prof. dr. Behlul Brestovci
- mr. sc. dr. Tahir Ramqaj
- Izvođač: forum albanskih intelektualaca u Hrvatskoj
BULLETINS
1 item
- Mjesečnik Unije Zajednice Albanaca u Republici Hrvatskoj
Arabic
GRAMMARS
4 items
- Dr. Šaćir Sikirić, Muhamed Pail i Mehmed Handžić: Gramatika arapskog jezika 1. i 2. dio
- Adila Begović: Arapski jezik 1, 2, 3 i 4
- Dr. Tarik Muftić: Gramatika arapskoga jezika
- Dr. Rade Božović: Udžbenik suvremenog arapskog jezika
DICTIONARIES
3 items
- Dr. Tarik Muftić: Rječnik arapsko-bosanski
- H. Kaleši i K. Buhi: Srpsko-hrvatski arapski rječnik
- Nurko Karaman: Arapsko-bosanski rječnik za đake i studente
DAILY NEWSPAPERS AND WEEKLIES
6 items
- Ashark Al-Awsat (الشرق الأوسط)
- Al-Ahram (الأهرام)
- Al-Quds Al-Arabi (القدس العربي)
- Al Hayat (الحياة)
- Al-Arabi (العربي)
- Al-Majalla (المجلة)
OTHER
3 items
- www.aljazeera.net
- www.alarabiya.net
- www.mbc.net
Bosnian
For this language, we send the recommended reading and additional guidance on request. Let us know which language you are applying for and by when you need to take the exam.
Bulgarian
For this language, we send the recommended reading and additional guidance on request. Let us know which language you are applying for and by when you need to take the exam.
Czech
Recommended Sources
1 item
- Vyber doporučene literatury
GRAMMARS
15 items
- kol. (1995): Priručni mluvnice češtiny, nakladatelstvi Lidove noviny, Praha
- Ribarova, Z. (1991): Pregled češke gramatike s vježbama, Sveučilišna naklada d.o.o., Zagreb
- UČEBNICE a CVIČEBNICE
- Bischofova, J., Hasil, J. Hrdlička, M., Kramarova, J. (1999): Čeština pro stredne a vice pokročile, nakladatelstvi Karolinum, Praha
- Čermak, F., Holub, J., Hronek, J., Šara, M., Short, D. (1993): Czech A multi level course for advance learners, UK, MU University of London, Praha, Brno, Londyn
- Sesar, D. (2001): Češki u 30 lekcija, FF-press, Zagreb
- Trnkova, A. (1994): Textova cvičebnice českeho jazyka II., ISV, Praha
- kol. (1994): Slovnik spisovne češtiny pro školu a verejnost, Academia, Praha
- kol. (1958 - 1971): Slovnik spisovneho jazyka češkeho I. - IV., Praha
- kol. (1983 - 1988): Slovnik česke frazeolofie a idiomatiky I. - III., Academia, Praha
- kol. (2006): Slovnik nespisovne češtiny, Maxdorf, Praha
- kol. (1994): Slovnik českych synonym, nakladatelstvi Lidove noviny, Praha
- Profeta, D., Novosad, A. (1999): Hrvatsko - češki rječnik, Informator, Zagreb
- Sesar, D. (2002): Češko - hrvatski i Hrvatsko - češki praktični rječnik, Školska knjiga, Zagreb
- Svozilova, N., Prouzova, H., Jirsova, A. (2005): Slovnik slovesnych, substantivnych a adjektivnich vazeb a spojeni, Academia, Praha
OTHER
6 items
- kol. (1993): Pravidla českeho pravopisu (Školni vydani), Praha
- www.lidovky.cz
- www.idnes.cz
- www.aktualne.cz
- www.tyden.cz
- www.rozhlas.cz
English
Recommended Sources
7 items
- 1. OUP (Oxford University Press) - Mark Harrison: CPE Practice Tests
- 2. CUP (Cambridge University Press) - McCarthy / O'Dell: English Vocabulary in Use
- 3. CUP (Cambridge University Press) - Martin Hewings: Advanced Grammar in Use
- 4. Longman: Dictionary of Contemporary English
- 5. Longman: Exams Dictionary
- 6. Financial Times (dnevne novine)
- 7. Economist (mjesečni časopis)
French
Recommended Sources
8 items
- PANORAMA 2, CLE INTERNATIONAL
- PANORAMA 3, CLE INTERNATIONAL
- PANORAMA 4, CLE INTERNATIONAL
- TAXI! 2, HACHETTE
- GRAMMAIRE PROGRESSIVE DU FRANÇAIS, CLE INTERNATIONAL
- LE FRANÇAIS DES RELATIONS INTERNATIONALES, HACHETTE
- LE FRANÇAIS JURIDIQUE, HACHETTE
- LES EXERCICES DE GRAMMAIRE, HACHETTE
Croatian
GRAMMARS
3 items
- Stjepko Težak - Stjepan Babić: Gramatika hrvatskoga jezika, Zagreb 1996.
- Dragutin Raguž: Praktična hrvatska gramatika, Zagreb 1997.
- Josip Silić - Ivo Pranjković: Gramatika hrvatskoga jezika za gimnazije i visoka učilišta, Zagreb 2005.
DICTIONARIES
2 items
- Rječnik hrvatskoga jezika (J. Šonje i suradnici)
- Rječnik hrvatskoga jezika (V. Anić)
Dvojezični rječnici
5 items
- Ž. Bujas: Hrvatsko-engleski rječnik, Zagreb, 1999.
- J. Dayre - M. Deanović - R. Maixner: Hrvatsko-francuski rječnik, Zagreb, 1996.
- M. Deanović - J. Jernej: Hrvatsko-talijanski rječnik, Zagreb, 1997.
- B. Jakić - Antun Hurm: Hrvatsko-njemački rječnik, Zagreb, 2004.
- i ostali dvojezični rječnici
Chinese
For this language, we send the recommended reading and additional guidance on request. Let us know which language you are applying for and by when you need to take the exam.
Hungarian
DICTIONARIES
6 items
- Mađarsko-hrvatski rječnik autora Krešimir Sučević Međeral, Tatjana Vukadinivić, Irina Jurković, 2013.
- Palich: Magyar - Szerbhorvat keziszotar. Akademiai Kiado - Terra, 1971.
- Levasics - Suranyi: Szerbhorvat - magyar keziszotar. Akademiai Kiado - Terra, 1982.
- Srpsko - mađarski rečnik I - III, Novi Sad, 1968.
- Razni dvojezični rječnici na relaciji mađarskog i drugog stranog jezika.
- Internet rječnik: www.dict.sztaki.hu
GRAMMARS
3 items
- Durst, P.: Lepesenkent magyarul - magyar nyelvtani kezikonyv. Szegedi Tudomanyegyetem, 2006.
- Hegedus, R.: Magyar nyelvtan - formak, funkciok, osszefuggesek. Tinta Kiado, 2005.
- Andrić, E.: Leksikologija i morfologija mađarskog jezika. Filozofski fakultet u Novom Sadu, 2002.
Udžbenici i ostali pomoćni materijali
5 items
- Durst, P.: Lepesenkent magyarul - magyar nyelvkonyv kozephaladoknak. Szegedi Tudomanyegyetem, 2006.
- Magyar Mozaik III. Eros halado szintu tananyag, multimedia cd-rom, Akademiai Kiado, Budapest, 1999.
- Balazs, G.: Magyar nyelvi tesztek. Aula, 1997.
- Magyarul tanulok - serija časopisa za učenje mađarskog kao stranog jezika.
- Elektronički izvori: www.nol.hu, www.magyarhirlap.hu, www.hvg.hu, www.origo.hu, www.index.hu
Macedonian
Recommended Sources
4 items
- Violeta Ajdinska - Papazovska: Dobre dojdovte na makedonski jazik, učebnik i radna bilježnica, Skopje, 1999.
- S. Bojkovska, D. Pandev, L. Minova-Gjurkova: Makedonski jazik za sredno obrazovanie, Skopje, 2001.
- Pravopis na makedonskiot literaturen jazik
- B. Pavlovski i D. Stefanija: Mali makedonsko-hrvatski i hrvatsko-makedonski rečnik, Pula, 2006.
Dutch
For this language, we send the recommended reading and additional guidance on request. Let us know which language you are applying for and by when you need to take the exam.
German
Recommended Sources
9 items
- Das Oberstufenbuch, Deutsch als Fremdsprache, Anne Buscha / Gisela Linthout, Schubert Verlag
- Auf neuen Wegen, Deutsch als Fremdsprache für die Mittelstufe und Oberstufe, Eva-Maria Willkop i sur., Max Hueber Verlag
- Deutsches Übungsbuch, Übungen zum Wortschatz der deutschen Sprache, Annerose Buscha / Kirsten Friedrich
- Übungsgrammatik Deutsch, Gerhard Helbig / Joachim Buscha
- Übungsgrammatik Deutsch als Fremdsprache für Fortgeschrittene, Karin Hall / Barbara Scheiner
- deutsch üben 5: Sag's besser! Teil 1, Hans Földeak
- deutsch üben 6: Sag's besser! Teil 2, Hans Földeak
- deutsch üben 9: Wortschatz und mehr, Mary L. Apelt
- deutsch üben 11: Wörter und Sätze, Hans Földeak
Polish
Recommended Sources
17 items
- M. Moguš, N. Pintarić: Poljsko-hrvatski rječnik, Školska knjiga, 2002.
- Džepni rječnici s osnovama gramatike Naklade Ljevak i Školske knjige.
- Barbara Kryzan-Stanojević, Irena Sawicka: Ćwiczenia z fleksji jezyka polskiego dla cudzoziemcow, Torun 2007.
- Online vježbe: http://sjikp.us.edu.pl/index.php
- R. Cudak, J. Tambor: Kultura polska. Silva rerum. Wydawnictwo Naukowe Slask, Katowice 2002.
- U. Dobesz: Spacery po Wroclawiu. Uniwersytet Wroclawski, 2004.
- P. Garncarek: Czas na czasownik. Universitas, Krakow 2004.
- M. Foland-Kugler: Trudne male wyrazy. Wiedza Powszechna, Warszawa 1997.
- M. Kita: Wybieram gramatyke I-II. Uniwersytet Slaski, Katowice 1998.
- M. Kita, A. Skudrzykowa: Czlowiek i jego swiat w slowach i tekstach. Uniwersytet Slaski, Katowice 2002.
- E. Lipinska: Ksiezyc w butonierce. Universitas, Krakow 2004.
- S. Medak: Co z czym? Universitas Krakow, 2001.
- S. Medak: Liczebnik tez sie liczy. Universitas, Krakow 2004.
- K. Mosiolek-Klosinska (ur.): Formy i normy, czyli poprawna polszczyzna w praktyce. FELBERG SJA, Warszawa 2001.
- M. Wojcikiewicz: Pisze, wiec jestem. Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Krakow 1993.
- M. Zimnak (ur.): Powiedzmy to sobie. Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Krakow 1995.
- E. Lipinska, A. Seretny (ur.): Przewodnik po egzaminach certyfikatowych. Universitas, Krakow 2005.
Portuguese
Recommended Sources
5 items
- Coimbra, Olga Mata & Coimbra, Isabel: Gramatica Activa 2. Lidel, 2000.
- Coimbra, Isabel / Coimbra, Olga Mata: Portugues Sem Fronteiras 3. Lisboa, Lidel, 2005.
- Melo Rosa, L.: Vamos la continuar. Lidel, 2003.
- http://dn.sapo.pt/
- http://www.dn.pt
Romanian
Recommended Sources
3 items
- Goran Filipi, Florian-Lazar Ionila: Croatian-Romanian Dictionary, Zagreb, 2000.
- Brancu, Grigore / Ionescu, Adriana / Saramandu, Manuela: Limba romana contemporana, Manual pentru studentii straini, Bucuresti, 2000.
- Institutul Limbii Romane - Teste de Limba Romana, pasaport lingvistic european, Editura E 9, Bucuresti, 2006.
Russian
Recommended Sources
4 items
- Radoslav F. Poljanec: Ruska gramatika za svakoga, Školska knjiga
- Alina Vasilneva Bobrova: Gramatika russkogo jezyka, Moskva, Citadel 1999.
- Radoslav F. Poljanec / S. M. Madatova: Rusko-hrvatski rječnik, Školska knjiga 2002.
- Novinski članci s interneta
Slovak
GRAMMARS
5 items
- Mistrik, Jozef: Gramatika slovenčiny. Bratislava 1994.
- Pauliny, Eugen: Kratka gramatika slovenska. Bratislava 1997.
- Oravec, Jan - Bajzikova, Eugenia: Sučasny slovensky spisovny jazyk. Syntax. Bratislava 1986.
- Oravec, Jan - Bajzikova, Eugenia - Fudrik, Juraj: Sučasny slovensky spisovny jazyk. Morfologija. Bratislava 1984.
- Dolnik, Juraj: Sučasny slovensky jazyk. Lexikologia. Bratislava 2003.
DICTIONARIES
5 items
- Kursar, Maria - Sesar, Dubravka: Slovačko-hrvatski i hrvatsko-slovački praktični rječnik s gramatikom. Zagreb 2005.
- Takač, Ferdinand: Hrvatsko-slovački rječnik. Zagreb 1999.
- Horak, Emil: Srbochohorvatsko-slovensky a slovensko-srbochorvatsky slovnik. Bratislava 1991.
- Elektronicky lexikon slovenskeho jazyka: http://forma.sk/onlines/slex
- Tisak: Pravda, Sme, Hospodarske noviny, Bratislavske noviny
Slovenian
Recommended Sources
7 items
- Jože Toporišić: Slovenska slovnica, Založba obzorja, 2000., Maribor
- Slovenski pravopis, pravila, Državna založba Slovenije, 1997., Ljubljana
- Jože Toporišić: Slovenski pravopis 2001, Založba ZRC, Ljubljana
- Slovar slovenskega knjižnega jezika, Državna založba Republike Slovenije, 1998., Ljubljana
- Janko Juraneic: Srbskohrvatsko-slovenski slovar, Ljubljana
- Janko Juraneic: Slovensko-srbskohrvaški slovar, Ljubljana
- Janko Juraneic: Srbskohrvatsko-slovenski in slovensko-hrvatskosrpski slovar, Cankarjeva založba, 1991., Ljubljana
Serbian
Recommended Sources
2 items
- Živojin Stanojčić, Ljubomir Popović: Gramatika srpskohrvatskog jezika za srednje škole i gimnazije
- Pravopis srpskog jezika, Matica srpska
Spanish
Recommended Sources
1 item
- PREPARACIÓN DIPLOMA SUPERIOR E/LE (EDELSA)
CURSO DE PERFECCIONAMIENTO (SGEL)
1 item
- EL CRONÓMETRO - nivel superior (EDINUMEN)
Italian
Recommended Sources
4 items
- Maurizio Dardano, Pietro Trifone: Grammatica italiana con nozioni di linguistica, Zanichelli
- Luca Serianni (uz suradnju Alberta Castelvecchija): Grammatica italiana, Italiano comune e lingua letteraria, UTET
- Lorenzo Renzi, Giampaolo Salvi, Anna Cardinaletti: Grande grammatica italiana di consultazione (3 volumi), il Mulino
- Marcello Sensini (uz suradnju Federica Roncoronija): La grammatica della lingua italiana, Oscar Mondadori
PRESS
8 items
- La Repubblica
- Il Corriere della sera
- L'Espresso
- Focus
- Panorama
- Famiglia cristiana
- Donna moderna
- Sole 24 ore
Priručnici za poslovno dopisivanje
2 items
- Donatella Giovannini: Manuale di corrispondenza commerciale, Avallardi
- Angelo Chiuchiu, Mauro Bernacchi: Manuale di tecnica e corrispondenza commerciale, Guerra Edizioni
Turkish
Recommended Sources
5 items
- Turk Dil Kurumu Turkce Sozluk
- Ekrem Causevic: Gramatika suvremenog turskog jezika
- Turkish Grammar - Geoffrey Lewis
- Turk Dilbilgisi - Akif Agurgol
- Mehmet Hengirmen - Turkce Ogrenelim
Swedish
Recommended Sources
10 items
- Standardni dvojezični rječnici
- Bolander, Maria (2005): Funktionell svensk Grammatik. Liber, Stockholm
- Mathlein, M. (1996): Avancera Grammatik, Liber AB
- Holmes, Ph. i Hinchliffe, I. (1993): A comprehensive grammar, Routledge Grammars
- Hellstrom, G. (1991): Grammatikovningar for Sfi, del 2, Almquist & Wiksell
- Svenska skrivregler, Svenska spraknamnden
- Riserus, H. / Sandahl, A. / Stjarnlof, S. (1988): Mal 3, Natur och Kultur
- http://nyheter.se
- http://www.dn.se/
- http://www.sverigenytt.se
