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Lesson 4 of 10

Counting to ten in Slovak

One to ten, for prices, platforms, rooms and how many beers. Play the ten Slovak words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.

The main square in Bratislava
Counting to ten
10 words · 20 seconds each · 8 of 10 to pass
What it meansHow to say it
Rob Hurson from Kentstown, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

All 10 Slovak phrases in this lesson

JedenYEH-den
One

The basic form of one. Changes to jedna or jedno depending on grammatical gender.

Dvadvah
Two

Also changes to dve in certain gender contexts. Slovak numbers are highly inflected.

Tritree
Three

Simple and easy to remember. The i is a short clear vowel.

ŠtyriSHTIH-ree
Four

The šty cluster is a distinctly Slovak sound. Practice the š as in shoe.

Päťpyech
Five

The ť is a soft t sound, like the t in tune. The ä is an open e-like vowel.

Šesťshesty
Six
SedemSEH-dem
Seven
OsemOH-sem
Eight
DeväťDEH-vety
Nine
DesaťDEH-saht
Ten

The final ť softens slightly at the end of the word. A key number for prices.

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