Sometimes you don't have time to learn long lists of words and phrases. All you want to know are the bare essentials for communicating to get what you need, or where you need to go.
Here are the bare minimum of Slovak words and phrases you need to know to survive.
Learn the Top 10 Phrases if you only have time for the barest minimum. If you need or want more, then take a look at the Top 20 Phrases, Top 30 Phrases and the Extra Phrases.
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Hello.
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Here are ten more phrases that will help you make new friends and ask for directions ...
The Top 20 ... |
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Ako sa voláte? What is your name? Volám sa ... My name is ... Ako sa máte? How are you? Dobre. A vy? Fine. And you? Kde je ...? Where is ...? Kde je záchod? Páni/Dámy Where is the toilet? Men/Women Prepáčte. Sorry. Excuse me. Žiadny problém. No problem. Chcem ... I want ... Nechcem ... I don't want ... |
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Here are another ten phrases to help you make a little more conversation and to get around ...
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Odkiaľste? Where are you from? Som z Austrálie. I am from Australia. Prosím si účet. The bill, please. Stratil som sa. (man) Stratila som sa. (woman) I'm lost. Zastavte! Počkajte! Stop! Wait! Tu, tam. Here, there. Taxík. Hotel. Letisko. Stanica. Taxi. Hotel. Airport. Station. Mám rád ... (man) Mám rada ... (woman) I like ... Nemám rád ... (man) Nemám rada ... (woman) I don't like ... jeden, dva, tri, štyri, päť. one, two, three, four, five. šesť, sedem, osem, deväť, desať. six, seven, eight, nine, ten. *Or choose your country: z Ameriky - from America z Kanady - from Canada z Anglicka - from England z Írska - from Ireland z Nového Zélandu - from New Zealand |
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Here are some extra words and phrases you might find useful, especially if you have dietary needs or allergies ...
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Na zdravie! Cheers! dobrý / zlý good / bad veľký / malý big / small blíko / ďaleko near / far menej / viac less / more iný / dosť another / enough Som vegetarián. (man) Som vegetariánka. (woman) I am vegetarian. Nejem mäso. I don't eat meat. ... kuracinu. ... chicken. ... rybu. ... fish. Som alergický na orechy. (man) Som alergická na orechy. (woman) I am allergic to nuts. ... arašidy. ... peanuts. ... ryby. ... fish. ... dary mora. ... seafood. ... vajce. ... eggs. |
Vowels:
An acute accent lengthens the vowel.
ä is pronounced as a as in bag (æ)
ô is pronounced as uo
y is pronounced as i
Consonants:
c is pronounced ts as in cats
č is pronounced as ch as in church (tʃ)
ch is pronounced as kh as in loch or Bach (x)
ď is pronounced as gʲ, almost like dʲ (ɟ)
j is pronounced as y as in yell (IPA j)
ĺ is a long l, used as a syllable
ľ is pronounced as ly as in million (ʎ)
ň is pronounced is pronounced as ny as in canyon (ɲ)
ŕ is a long r, used as a syllable
š is pronounced as sh as in shop (ʃ)
ť is pronounced as kʲ, almost like tʲ (IPA c)
ž is pronounced as zh as in pleasure (ʒ)
An acute accent lengthens the vowel.
ä is pronounced as a as in bag (æ)
ô is pronounced as uo
y is pronounced as i
Consonants:
c is pronounced ts as in cats
č is pronounced as ch as in church (tʃ)
ch is pronounced as kh as in loch or Bach (x)
ď is pronounced as gʲ, almost like dʲ (ɟ)
j is pronounced as y as in yell (IPA j)
ĺ is a long l, used as a syllable
ľ is pronounced as ly as in million (ʎ)
ň is pronounced is pronounced as ny as in canyon (ɲ)
ŕ is a long r, used as a syllable
š is pronounced as sh as in shop (ʃ)
ť is pronounced as kʲ, almost like tʲ (IPA c)
ž is pronounced as zh as in pleasure (ʒ)