Learn Slovenian ten words at a time
Ten short games: the 102 most useful Slovenian 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.
Greetings and politeness
Hello, please, thank you, sorry: the ten openers everything else builds on.
- Dober danDO-ber DAN
- Hello
- Dobro jutroDO-bro YOO-tro
- Good morning
- Dober večerDO-ber VEH-cher
- Good evening
- Nasvidenjenas-VEE-den-yeh
- Goodbye
- Se vidimoseh VEE-dee-moh
- See you
- ProsimPRO-seem
- Please
- HvalaHVA-la
- Thank you
- Ni za kajnee za KAI
- You're welcome
- Žal mi jeZHAL mee yeh
- Sorry
- Oprostiteo-pros-TEE-teh
- Excuse me
- Me veselimeh veh-SEH-lee
- Nice to meet you
Order anything by pointing
I would like, this one, how much, the bill: survive any counter or menu.
- Rad bi...RAD bee
- I would like...
- Tata
- This one
- Koliko stane?KOH-lee-koh STA-neh
- How much is it?
- Račun, prosimRA-choon PROH-sim
- The bill, please
- S karticoskAR-tee-tsoh
- By card
- Z gotovinozgoh-TOH-vee-noh
- In cash
- VodaVOH-da
- Water
- KavaKA-va
- Coffee
- Čajchai
- Tea
- PivoPEE-voh
- Beer
- Brez...brez
- Without...
Yes, no and the essentials
The small words that carry half of every conversation, and the ones that rescue it.
- Dada
- Yes
- Neneh
- No
- V reduvreh-DOO
- Okay
- Ne razumemneh ra-ZOO-mehm
- I don't understand
- Ali govorite angleško?A-lee goh-VOH-ree-teh an-GLESH-koh
- Do you speak English?
- Lahko ponovite?lah-KOH poh-NOH-vee-teh
- Can you repeat that?
- Počasneje, prosimpoh-chas-NEH-yeh, PROH-seem
- Slowly, please
- Kaj je to?kai yeh TOH
- What is this?
- Potrebujem...poh-treh-BOO-yem
- I need...
- Mi lahko pomagate?mee lah-KOH poh-MA-ga-teh
- Can you help me?
Counting to ten
One to ten, for prices, platforms, rooms and how many beers.
- EnaEH-na
- One
- Dvedveh
- Two
- Tritree
- Three
- ŠtiriSHTEE-ree
- Four
- Petpeht
- Five
- Šestshest
- Six
- SedemSEH-dem
- Seven
- OsemOH-sem
- Eight
- DevetDEH-vet
- Nine
- DesetDEH-seht
- Ten
Shops and hotels
Open, closed, a bag, the wifi password: the checkout and the front desk.
- Ali imate...?A-lee EE-ma-teh
- Do you have...?
- Kje je...?kyeh yeh
- Where is...?
- OdprtoOD-pr-toh
- Open
- ZaprtoZA-pr-toh
- Closed
- Vrečko?VRECH-koh
- A bag?
- Predragopreh-DRA-goh
- Too expensive
- Imam rezervacijoEE-mam reh-zer-VA-tsee-yoh
- I have a reservation
- Je zajtrk vključen?yeh ZAI-trk VKLYOO-chen
- Is breakfast included?
- Katero je geslo za wifi?ka-TEH-roh yeh GES-loh za WAI-fai
- What's the wifi password?
- Lahko...?lah-KOH
- Can I...?
Cafe and restaurant
A table, the menu, what you cannot eat, and a compliment to the kitchen.
- Mizo za dva, prosimMEE-zoh za dva PROH-sim
- A table for two
- Jedilnik, prosimyeh-DEEL-neek PROH-sim
- The menu, please
- Kaj priporočate?kai pree-poh-ROH-cha-teh
- What do you recommend?
- Ne jem...neh YEM
- I don't eat...
- Alergičen sem na...a-LER-gee-chen sem na
- I'm allergic to...
- Mesomeh-SOH
- Meat
- Piščanecpeesh-CHA-nets
- Chicken
- RibaREE-ba
- Fish
- Odličnoohd-LEECH-noh
- It's delicious
- Na zdravje!na ZDRA-vyeh
- Cheers
Meeting people
How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes.
- Kako ste?KA-koh steh
- How are you?
- Dobro semDOH-broh sehm
- I'm fine, thanks
- Pa vi?pa VEE
- And you?
- Kako vam je ime?KA-koh vam yeh ee-MEH
- What's your name?
- Ime mi je...ee-MEH mee yeh
- My name is...
- Od kod ste?od KOD steh
- Where are you from?
- Sem iz...sem eez
- I'm from...
- Všeč mi jevshech mee yeh
- I like it
- Lepo jeLEH-poh yeh
- It's beautiful
- Dobrodošlidoh-broh-DOSH-lee
- Welcome
Getting around
Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet.
- Kje je stranišče?kyeh yeh STRA-neesh-cheh
- Where is the toilet?
- Kako pridem do...?KA-koh PREE-dem doh
- How do I get to...?
- Na levona LEH-voh
- To the left
- Na desnona DES-noh
- To the right
- NaravnostNA-rav-nost
- Straight ahead
- TukajTOO-ky
- Here
- Železniška postajazheh-lehz-NEESH-ka poh-STA-ya
- Train station
- AvtobusAV-toh-boos
- Bus
- Letališčeleh-ta-LEESH-cheh
- Airport
- Eno vozovnico, prosimEH-noh voh-ZOHV-nee-tsoh PROH-sim
- One ticket, please
Time and days
Now, later, tomorrow, what time it opens and one moment please.
- Zdajzdy
- Now
- KasnejeKAS-neh-yes
- Later
- DanesDA-nes
- Today
- JutriYOO-tree
- Tomorrow
- Nocojnoh-TSOY
- Tonight
- Kdaj?gdai
- When?
- Kdaj odprete?gdai od-PREH-teh
- What time does it open?
- Trenutek, prosimtreh-NOO-tek, PROH-seem
- One moment, please
- Minutmee-NOOT
- Minutes
- Uroor
- Hours
Help and emergencies
The words you hope to never need.
- Na pomoč!na POH-mohch
- Help!
- Pokličite zdravnikapoh-KLEE-chee-teh ZDRAV-nee-ka
- Call a doctor
- Policijapoh-LEE-tsee-ya
- Police
- Lekarnaleh-KAR-na
- Pharmacy
- Bolnišnicabohl-NEESH-nee-tsa
- Hospital
- Izgubil/a sem seeez-GOO-beel/a sehm seh
- I'm lost
- Slabo mi jeSLA-boh mee yeh
- I don't feel well
- Ukradeno mi je bilooo-KRA-deh-noh mee yeh BEE-loh
- It was stolen
- Nujno jeNOO-ynoh yeh
- It's an emergency
- Pustite me pri mirupoos-TEE-teh meh pree MEE-roo
- Leave me alone