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Lesson 9 of 10

Time and days in Slovak

Now, later, tomorrow, what time it opens and one moment please. 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.

Saint Elisabeth’s Cathedral in Košice
Time and days
10 words · 20 seconds each · 8 of 10 to pass
What it meansHow to say it
Maros M r a z ( Maros ), CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

All 10 Slovak phrases in this lesson

TerazTEH-rahz
Now

Used to express immediacy. Hneď means right now with even more urgency.

NeskôrNEH-skohr
Later

The ô is a rounded Slovak vowel. Used to postpone plans or signal a future moment.

Dnesdnes
Today

Short and commonly used. Often heard in phrases like dnes večer meaning this evening.

ZajtraZIGH-trah
Tomorrow

The ai vowel sounds like the i in bite. A common word for planning and scheduling.

Dnes večerdnes VEH-cher
Tonight
Kedy?KEH-dee
When?
Kedy otvárate?KEH-dee OT-vah-rah-teh
What time does it open?
Moment, prosímMOH-ment, PROH-seem
One moment, please
MinútMEE-noot
Minutes

The form after five and up: "päť minút".

HodínHOH-dyeen
Hours

The form after five and up: "päť hodín".

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