The Slovak course
Learn Slovak ten words at a time
Slovenčina
Ten games of ten words: the hundred most useful Slovak words and expressions you could live on for years, from greetings and ordering food to numbers, small talk and getting around. Play a lesson in the box beside its words, and the next one starts itself.
Slovak challenge
Do you know the essentials? 25 quick questions from across the course. Score high and you are ready for the trip.
Slovak · Lesson 1 of 10
Greetings and politeness
Hello, thanks, please: the ten openers everything else builds on.
- Dobrý deňDO-bree DYEN
- Hello
- AhojA-hoy
- Hi
- Dobré ránoDO-breh RAH-no
- Good morning
- Dobrú nocDO-broo NOTS
- Good night
- Ďakujem pekneDYA-ku-yem PEK-neh
- Thank you very much
- VďakaVDYA-ka
- Thanks
- Niet za čonyet za CHO
- You're welcome
- ProsímPRO-seem
- Please
- Prepáčtepreh-PACH-teh
- Excuse me
- Dovideniado-vi-DEN-ya
- Goodbye
Slovak · Lesson 2 of 10
Order anything by pointing
One beer please, one of these please, the bill: survive any menu.
- Jedno pivo, prosímYED-noh PEE-voh, PROH-seem
- One beer please
- Jedno z toho, prosímYED-noh z TOH-hoh, PROH-seem
- One of these please
- Jednu kávu, prosímYED-noo KAH-voo, PROH-seem
- One coffee please
- Dve, prosímdveh, PROH-seem
- Two please
- Ešte jedno, prosímESH-teh YED-noh, PROH-seem
- One more please
- Koľko to stojí?KOL-koh toh STOH-yee
- How much is it?
- Účet, prosímOO-chet, PROH-seem
- The bill please
- To je všetkotoh yeh FSHЕТ-koh
- That's everything
- Na zdravie!nah ZDRAH-vyeh
- Cheers!
- Na zdravienah ZDRAH-vyeh
- Bless you
Slovak · Lesson 3 of 10
Yes, no and the essentials
The tiny words that carry half of every conversation.
- ÁnoAH-noh
- Yes
- Nienyeh
- No
- DobreDOH-breh
- Okay
- Samozrejme, žiadny problémsah-moh-ZREY-meh, ZHYAHD-nih PROH-blehm
- Sure, no problem
- NeviemNEH-vyem
- I don't know
- Nerozumiemneh-roh-ZOO-myem
- I don't understand
- Hovoríte po anglicky?hoh-voh-REE-teh poh ang-LITS-kih
- Do you speak English?
- TrochuTROH-khoo
- A little
- Samozrejmesah-moh-ZREY-meh
- Of course
- Všetko je v poriadkuFSHET-koh yeh f POH-ryahd-koo
- Everything is fine
Slovak · Lesson 4 of 10
Numbers and money
Counting, prices, paying by card or cash.
- JedenYEH-den
- One
- Dvadvah
- Two
- Tritree
- Three
- ŠtyriSHTIH-ree
- Four
- Päťpyech
- Five
- DesaťDEH-saht
- Ten
- Stostoh
- One hundred
- EuroEH-oo-roh
- Euro
- KartouKAR-toh
- By card
- V hotovostiv hoh-TOH-vos-tyee
- In cash
Slovak · Lesson 5 of 10
At the supermarket
Bread, milk, a bag, nothing else thanks: the checkout routine.
- Chliebkhlyeb
- Bread
- MliekoMLYE-koh
- Milk
- Syrseer
- Cheese
- VodaVOH-dah
- Water
- Tašku?TAHSH-koo
- A bag?
- Máte...?MAH-teh
- Do you have...?
- Kde je...?gdeh yeh
- Where is...?
- TotoTOH-toh
- This one
- Nič inéneech EE-neh
- Nothing else
- Pekný deňPEK-nih dyen
- Have a nice day
Slovak · Lesson 6 of 10
Cafe and restaurant
A table, the menu, a compliment to the kitchen.
- Stôl pre dvochstohl preh dvokh
- A table for two
- Jedálny lístok, prosímyeh-DAHL-nih LEES-tok, PROH-seem
- The menu please
- Turecká kávatoo-RETZ-kah KAH-vah
- Turecká káva
- Pohár vínaPOH-hahr VEE-nah
- A glass of wine
- Kofolakoh-FOH-lah
- Kofola
- Bryndzové haluškyBRIN-dzoh-veh hah-LOOSH-kih
- Bryndzové halušky
- Je to výbornéyeh toh VEE-bor-neh
- It's delicious
- Bez cukrubez TSOOK-roo
- Without sugar
- So sebousoh SEH-boh
- To take away
- Nechajte siNEH-khahy-teh see
- Keep the change
Slovak · Lesson 7 of 10
Small talk and neighbors
How are you, nice day, see you soon: superficial and proud of it.
- Ako sa máte?AH-koh sah MAH-teh
- How are you? (polite)
- Ako sa máš?AH-koh sah mahsh
- How are you? (casual)
- Mám sa dobremahm sah DOH-breh
- I'm fine
- A vy?ah vih
- And you?
- Čo nové?choh NOH-veh
- What's new?
- Pekné počasie, však?PEK-neh poh-CHAH-syeh, FSHAHK
- Nice weather, huh?
- Uvidíme sa čoskorooo-vee-DEE-meh sah CHOHS-koh-roh
- See you soon
- Príjemný večerPREE-yem-nih VEH-cher
- Have a nice evening
- Pozdravujte rodinupoz-DRAH-voohy-teh ROH-dee-noo
- Say hi to the family
- Všetko najlepšieFSHET-koh nigh-LEP-shyeh
- All the best
Slovak · Lesson 8 of 10
Getting around
Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet.
- Kde je toaleta?gdeh yeh toh-ah-LEH-tah
- Where is the toilet?
- VľavoVLAH-voh
- Left
- VpravoVPRAH-voh
- Right
- RovnoROV-noh
- Straight ahead
- Tutoo
- Here
- Tamtahm
- There
- Električkaelek-TREE-chkah
- Tram
- Železničná stanicazheh-lez-NEECH-nah STAH-nee-tsah
- Train station
- Jeden lístok, prosímYEH-den LEES-tok, PROH-seem
- One ticket please
- Zastavte tu, prosímzah-STAHV-teh too, PROH-seem
- Stop here please
Slovak · Lesson 9 of 10
Time and days
Today, tomorrow, later, the weekend.
- Dnesdnes
- Today
- ZajtraZIGH-trah
- Tomorrow
- VčeraFCHE-rah
- Yesterday
- TerazTEH-rahz
- Now
- NeskôrNEH-skohr
- Later
- Koľko je hodín?KOL-koh yeh HOH-deen
- What time is it?
- PondelokPON-deh-lok
- Monday
- SobotaSOH-boh-tah
- Saturday
- NedeľaNEH-deh-lyah
- Sunday
- VíkendVEE-kend
- The weekend
Slovak · Lesson 10 of 10
Help and emergencies
The words you hope to never need.
- Pomoc!POH-mots
- Help!
- Zavolajte doktorazah-VOH-ligh-teh DOK-toh-rah
- Call a doctor
- Políciapoh-LEET-syah
- Police
- Lekáreňleh-KAH-ren
- Pharmacy
- Nemocnicaneh-MOT-snee-tsah
- Hospital
- Stratil som saSTRAH-tyil som sah
- I'm lost
- Nie je mi dobrenyeh yeh mee DOH-breh
- I don't feel well
- Moja peňaženkaMOH-yah peh-NYAH-zhen-kah
- My wallet
- Niekto mi to ukradolNYEK-toh mee toh OO-krah-dol
- It was stolen
- Je to naliehavéyeh toh nah-lyeh-HAH-veh
- It's urgent