The Slovenian course
Learn Slovenian ten words at a time
Slovenščina
Ten games of ten words: the hundred 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.
Slovenian challenge
Do you know the essentials? 25 quick questions from across the course. Score high and you are ready for the trip.
Slovenian · Lesson 1 of 10
Greetings and politeness
Hello, thanks, please: the ten openers everything else builds on.
- Dober danDO-ber DAN
- Hello
- ŽivjoZHEEV-yo
- Hi
- Dobro jutroDO-bro YOO-tro
- Good morning
- Lahko nočLAH-ko NOCH
- Good night
- Najlepša hvalanai-LEP-sha HVA-la
- Thank you very much
- HvalaHVA-la
- Thanks
- Ni za kajnee za KAI
- You're welcome
- ProsimPRO-seem
- Please
- Oprostiteo-pros-TEE-teh
- Excuse me
- Nasvidenjenas-VEE-den-yeh
- Goodbye
Slovenian · Lesson 2 of 10
Order anything by pointing
One beer please, one of these please, the bill: survive any menu.
- Eno pivo, prosimEH-noh PEE-voh PROH-sim
- One beer please
- Eno od tega, prosimEH-noh ohd TEH-ga PROH-sim
- One of these please
- Eno kavo, prosimEH-noh KA-voh PROH-sim
- One coffee please
- Dve, prosimdveh PROH-sim
- Two please
- Še eno, prosimsheh EH-noh PROH-sim
- One more please
- Koliko stane?KOH-lee-koh STA-neh
- How much is it?
- Račun, prosimRA-choon PROH-sim
- The bill please
- To je vsetoh yeh vseh
- That's everything
- Na zdravje!na ZDRA-vyeh
- Cheers!
- Na zdravjena ZDRA-vyeh
- Bless you
Slovenian · Lesson 3 of 10
Yes, no and the essentials
The tiny words that carry half of every conversation.
- Dada
- Yes
- Neneh
- No
- V reduvreh-DOO
- Okay
- Seveda, ni problemaseh-VEH-da nee PROH-bleh-ma
- Sure, no problem
- Ne vemneh vehm
- I don't know
- 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?
- MaloMA-loh
- A little
- Sevedaseh-VEH-da
- Of course
- Vse je v reduvseh yeh vreh-DOO
- Everything is fine
Slovenian · Lesson 4 of 10
Numbers and money
Counting, prices, paying by card or cash.
- EnaEH-na
- One
- Dvedveh
- Two
- Tritree
- Three
- ŠtiriSHTEE-ree
- Four
- Petpeht
- Five
- DesetDEH-seht
- Ten
- Stostoh
- One hundred
- EuroEH-vroh
- Euro (€)
- S karticoskAR-tee-tsoh
- By card
- Z gotovinozgoh-TOH-vee-noh
- In cash
Slovenian · Lesson 5 of 10
At the supermarket
Bread, milk, a bag, nothing else thanks: the checkout routine.
- Kruhkrooh
- Bread
- MlekoMLEH-koh
- Milk
- Sirseer
- Cheese
- VodaVOH-da
- Water
- Vrečko?VRECH-koh
- A bag?
- Ali imate...?A-lee EE-ma-teh
- Do you have...?
- Kje je...?kyeh yeh
- Where is...?
- Tata
- This one
- Hvala, to je vseHVA-la toh yeh vseh
- Nothing else
- Lep dan!lehp dan
- Have a nice day
Slovenian · Lesson 6 of 10
Cafe and restaurant
A table, the menu, 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
- Bela kava, prosimBEH-la KA-va PROH-sim
- White coffee (milky espresso)
- Kozarec vina, prosimKOH-za-rets VEE-na PROH-sim
- A glass of wine
- Union pivo, prosimOO-nyohn PEE-voh PROH-sim
- Union beer please
- Kranjska klobasaKRAHN-ska kloh-BA-sa
- Carniolan sausage (local dish)
- Odličnoohd-LEECH-noh
- It's delicious
- Brez sladkorjabrehz SLAD-kor-ya
- Without sugar
- Za s saboza ssa-BOH
- To take away
- Obdržite drobižohb-DER-zhee-teh DROH-beezh
- Keep the change
Slovenian · Lesson 7 of 10
Small talk and neighbors
How are you, nice day, see you soon: superficial and proud of it.
- Kako ste?KA-koh steh
- How are you? (polite)
- Kako si?KA-koh see
- How are you? (casual)
- Dobro semDOH-broh sehm
- I'm fine
- Pa vi? / Pa ti?pa vee / pa tee
- And you?
- Kaj je novega?ky yeh NOH-veh-ga
- What's new?
- Lepo vreme, kajne?LEH-poh VREH-meh KY-neh
- Nice weather, huh?
- Se vidimo kmaluseh VEE-dee-moh KMA-loo
- See you soon
- Lep večerlehp VEH-cher
- Have a nice evening
- Pozdravite družinopoh-ZDRA-vee-teh droo-ZHEE-noh
- Say hi to the family
- Vse najboljševseh ny-BOHL-sheh
- All the best
Slovenian · Lesson 8 of 10
Getting around
Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet.
- Kje je stranišče?kyeh yeh STRA-neesh-cheh
- Where is the toilet?
- LevoLEH-voh
- Left
- DesnoDES-noh
- Right
- NaravnostNA-rav-nost
- Straight ahead
- TukajTOO-ky
- Here
- Tamtam
- There
- AvtobusAV-toh-boos
- Bus (city transit)
- Železniška postajazheh-lehz-NEESH-ka poh-STA-ya
- Train station
- Eno vozovnico, prosimEH-noh voh-ZOHV-nee-tsoh PROH-sim
- One ticket please
- Prosim, ustavite tukajPROH-sim oo-STA-vee-teh TOO-ky
- Stop here please
Slovenian · Lesson 9 of 10
Time and days
Today, tomorrow, later, the weekend.
- DanesDA-nes
- Today
- JutriYOO-tree
- Tomorrow
- VčerajVCHEH-ry
- Yesterday
- Zdajzdy
- Now
- KasnejeKAS-neh-yes
- Later
- Koliko je ura?KOH-lee-koh yeh OO-ra
- What time is it?
- Ponedeljekpoh-neh-DEL-yek
- Monday
- Sobotasoh-BOH-ta
- Saturday
- Nedeljaneh-DEL-ya
- Sunday
- VikendVEE-kehnd
- The weekend
Slovenian · Lesson 10 of 10
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
- Ukradli so mi denarnicooo-KRAD-lee soh mee deh-NAR-nee-tsoh
- My wallet (was stolen)
- Ukradeno mi je bilooo-KRA-deh-noh mee yeh BEE-loh
- It was stolen
- Nujno jeNOOY-noh yeh
- It's urgent