Getting around in Slovenian
Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet. Play the ten Slovenian words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Slovenian phrases in this lesson
- 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
"Stranišče" is the standard word. "WC" (veh-tseh) is also widely understood everywhere.
Literally "naturally" or "directly." Used on its own or with "naprej" (forward).
Also heard as "tu" in casual speech. Point down at the ground to reinforce the meaning.
Slovenian trains connect Ljubljana to Maribor, the coast, and neighboring countries. Scenic alpine routes are popular.
Ljubljana has a good bus network called LPP. The main bus station is the Avtobusna postaja.
Works at bus and train ticket windows. For bus, you can also buy tickets from the driver.