Literally, vidimo means we see, and se means ourselves/each other in this kind of expression.
So Vidimo se literally means something like We’ll see each other or We are seeing each other.
In everyday Croatian, though, it is used the same way English uses See you.
Croatian often expresses this idea from a we perspective rather than a you perspective.
So instead of saying exactly I’ll see you, Croatian commonly says We’ll see each other:
This is very natural in Croatian and is one of the standard ways to say goodbye when you expect to meet again.
It is not stated explicitly because Croatian verb endings usually already show the subject.
Here:
So the ending -mo in vidimo already tells you the subject is we.
A separate pronoun mi (we) is usually unnecessary unless you want emphasis.
This is very common in Croatian.
Vidimo se is grammatically present tense, but in context it often refers to a future meeting:
English does something similar in some expressions, but Croatian uses the present very naturally for planned or expected future events.
Za čas means in a moment, very soon, or in a little while.
In this sentence:
It suggests that the meeting will happen soon, not at some distant time.
Not always. Čas can have a few meanings depending on context, including:
But in za čas, it means a moment.
So you should understand the whole phrase za čas as a fixed time expression rather than translating each word too mechanically.
Not exactly. Although za often corresponds to for, in time expressions it can mean in:
So in this sentence, za introduces the amount of time before something happens.
Yes. It sounds natural as a parting phrase when you expect to see the person again very soon.
For example, if you step away briefly or are about to meet again shortly, you could say:
It is less appropriate if you are leaving for a long time. In that case, you might say:
Usually the normal order is:
Croatian word order is somewhat flexible, but se tends to stay in a very specific clitic position, so learners should treat Vidimo se as a fixed chunk.
A different order may be possible in special contexts for emphasis, but the standard and safest version is:
Yes, several very common ones:
These are useful because Croatian often uses this same pattern of a verb + se to express mutual contact.