{"id":11371,"date":"2023-08-02T23:20:03","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T21:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slovak.linguarte.sk\/?p=11371"},"modified":"2023-08-03T08:37:10","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T06:37:10","slug":"50-basic-phrases-in-slovak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slovak.linguarte.sk\/en\/50-basic-phrases-in-slovak\/","title":{"rendered":"+50 basic phrases in Slovak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi everyone!<\/p>\n<p>If you are a newcomer to Slovakia or just traveling, you may have discovered that not everyone here speaks English.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, having some basic Slovak phrases can be very useful and sometimes life-saving.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s why today at Linguarte we&#8217;re going to teach you the most important words and phrases you need to know.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s start. Za\u010diname!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Basic Slovak phrases\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KpEOqRmcUNA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Greetings<\/h2>\n<p>The form of greeting is :<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ahoj<\/strong> (informal for one person).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dobr\u00fd de\u0148!<\/strong> (for a formal greeting for one person or a group of people).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Depending on the time of day we could also use:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dobr\u00e9 r\u00e1no!<\/strong> (Good morning).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dobr\u00fd ve\u010der!<\/strong> (Good afternoon!).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dobr\u00fa noc!<\/strong> (Good evening!).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To say goodbye we can:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u010cau!<\/strong> (Goodbye!)( singular).<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u010caute!<\/strong> (plural\/formal)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some phrases of affirmation and negation are:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00c1no &#8211; No.<\/strong> (Yes)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nie<\/strong> (No)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mo\u017eno<\/strong> (maybe )<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u010eakujem!<\/strong> (Thank you very much!) (Singular)<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u010eakujeme!<\/strong> (plural)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prep\u00e1\u010d<\/strong> (singular)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prep\u00e1\u010dte<\/strong> (plural \/ informal)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Je mi to \u013e\u00fato!<\/strong> (I&#8217;m very sorry)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Introductions<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To introduce yourself you can use:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vol\u00e1m sa&#8230;<\/strong> (My name is&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Som z &#8230;<\/strong> (I am from&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Som turista&#8230;<\/strong> (I am a tourist.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>B\u00fdvam v&#8230;<\/strong> (I live in&#8230;) B\u00fdvam v&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Som \u017eenat\u00fd \/ Nie som \u017eenat\u00fd<\/strong> (masculine) <strong>Som vydat\u00e1 \/ Nie som vydat\u00e1<\/strong> (feminine) (I am married \/ I am not married).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>General information<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cestujem s&#8230;<\/strong> (I travel with.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cestujem s\u00e1m.<\/strong> (I travel alone) \/ <strong>Necestujem s\u00e1m<\/strong> (I do not travel alone).<\/p>\n<p><strong>B\u00fdvam v hoteli&#8230;<\/strong> (I am staying at the hotel).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nehovor\u00edm po slovensky&#8230;<\/strong> (I don&#8217;t speak any Slovak).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nerozumiem<\/strong> (I don&#8217;t understand).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hovor\u00ed\u0161 po&#8230;?<\/strong> (Do you speak &#8230;?).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hovorite po &#8230;<\/strong> (Do you speak &#8230;?) (formal \/ plural):<\/p>\n<p><strong>Anglicky<\/strong> (English)\/ <strong>Franc\u00fazsky<\/strong> (French)\/ <strong>Nemecky<\/strong> (German)\/ <strong>\u0160panielsky?<\/strong> (Spanish).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Zopakujte to, prosim?<\/strong> (Could you repeat that please?)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moment prosim<\/strong> (One moment, please).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Directions<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pardon, som straten\u00fd<\/strong> (masculine) or <strong>straten\u00e1<\/strong> (feminine) (Excuse me, I&#8217;m lost&#8230;).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kde je&#8230; ?<\/strong> (Where is&#8230; ?)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some basic directions are:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rovno<\/strong> (direct)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Napravo<\/strong> (to the right)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Na\u013eavo<\/strong> (to the left)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ved\u013ea<\/strong> (next to)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nap\u00ed\u0161 to, pros\u00edm ?<\/strong> (singular) (Could you please write it down? ?)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nap\u00ed\u0161te to, pros\u00edm?<\/strong> (formal\/plural) (Could you please write it down? ? ?)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>At the restaurant or pub<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>M\u00e1te vo\u013en\u00fd st\u00f4l?<\/strong> (Do you have free tables?)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jeden st\u00f4l pre&#8230; jednu osobu, dve osoby<\/strong> (A table for&#8230;, please for 1 \/2 persons).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mohol por som vidie\u0165 men\u00fa?<\/strong> (male) (Could I see the menu, please?).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mohla por som vidie\u0165 menu?<\/strong> (female).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mohol \/Mohla by som, pros\u00edm, vidie\u0165 v\u00ednnu kartu?<\/strong> (Could I see the wine list, please).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u010co mi odporu\u010d\u00edte?<\/strong> (What do you recommend?).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ak\u00e9 je a jedlo?<\/strong> (What is this dish?)<\/p>\n<p><strong>D\u00e1m si<\/strong> (I will have the&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mohli by sme dosta\u0165&#8230;<\/strong> (Could we have &#8230;?)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ako predjedlo si d\u00e1m&#8230; a ako hlavn\u00e9 jedlo si d\u00e1m<\/strong>&#8230; (As a starter I will have the&#8230;, and as a main course I will have the&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Viac chleba pros\u00edm.<\/strong> (A little more bread)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Poh\u00e1r vody pros\u00edm<\/strong> (A glass of tap water).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Perliv\u00e1 \/ Neperliv\u00e1<\/strong> (Still \/ sparkling?).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ni\u010d in\u00e9, \u010fakujem<\/strong> (Nothing else, thanks)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prep\u00e1\u010dte!<\/strong> (Excuse me!)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dobr\u00fa chu\u0165!<\/strong> (Enjoy your meal!)<\/p>\n<p><strong>V\u010faka, bolo a v\u00fdborn\u00e9!<\/strong> (Thank you, it was delicious!)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00da\u010det, pros\u00edm<\/strong> . (The bill, please)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Zaplat\u00edme, pros\u00edm<\/strong> (We would like to pay , please?).<\/p>\n<p><strong>M\u00f4\u017eem plati\u0165 kartou?<\/strong> (May I pay by card?)<\/p>\n<p><strong>M\u00f4\u017eem plati\u0165 v hotovosti?<\/strong> (Can I pay with cash?)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Numbers<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>one <strong>jeden<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>two <strong>dva<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>three <strong>tri<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>four <strong>\u0161tyri<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>five <strong>p\u00e4\u0165<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>six <strong>\u0161es\u0165<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>seven <strong>sedem<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>eight <strong>osem<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>nine <strong>dev\u00e4\u0165<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ten <strong>desa\u0165<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Health phrases<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nec\u00edtim sa dobre<\/strong> (I don&#8217;t feel well)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bol\u00ed ma hlava<\/strong> (I have a headache).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bol\u00ed ma brucho<\/strong> (I have a stomach ache)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bol\u00ed ma telo<\/strong> (My body aches)<\/p>\n<p><strong>D\u00e1te mi na a nie\u010do<\/strong> (Do you have something for that?).<\/p>\n<p><strong>M\u00e1m hor\u00fa\u010dku.<\/strong> (I have a fever)<\/p>\n<p><strong>M\u00e1m alergiu<\/strong> (I have allergies)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Phrases to ask for help<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pomoc!<\/strong> (Help!)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chy\u0165te zlodeja!<\/strong> (Catch the thief!)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Zavolajte sanitku, pol\u00edciu pros\u00edm<\/strong> (Call an ambulance\/police)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stala se nehoda<\/strong> (There has been an accident)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kde je policajn\u00e1 stanica?<\/strong> (Where is the police station?)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now you know many words and phrases that can help you survive when visiting Slovakia for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>Follow us on our social networks where you can find more content related to Slovak, Spanish or English.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you very much and goodbye, \u010dau.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi everyone! 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