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Lesson 7 of 10
Meeting people in Slovenian
How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes. 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
- 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
Uses the formal "vi" second-person form. Appropriate for strangers, older people, or professional settings.
"Sem" is the first-person singular of "biti" (to be). You can add "hvala" to also say thank you.
Polite. With friends: "pa ti?" (pa TEE).
Literally "how is your name?".
For Lake Bled, the obvious comment.