General information
Slovak is a very quick language. If you do not understand something, immediately say "pomalí", every Slovak will then speak more slowly and use different (more easily understandable) terms.
If you want to read something (for example a sign in a shop) because you want something, simply read the word character by character, observing the pronunciation rules. Slovak is spoken in the same way as written.
pronunciation
Vowels
- a
- as a
- á
- how long a
- Ä
- like short e
- e
- like e
- é
- how long e
- i
- like i, soft
- í
- like i long, soft
- O
- like O
- O
- how long o
- O
- how (uo)
- u
- how u
- ú
- how long u
Consonants
- b
- like b
- c
- like c in Caesar
- d
- like d
- d´
- (dj) pronounce vibrantly, with force
- dz
- like ds
- dž
- like dsch
- f
- like f
- G
- so G
- H
- like h, NEVER dumb!
- j
- like j
- k
- as K
- l
- like l
- ľ
- like lj
- ĺ
- how long l
- m
- like m
- n
- like n
- ň
- like nj
- p
- like p
- q
- like kv
- r
- like r
- ŕ
- long r, rolling
- s
- like ß
- š
- how beautiful in snow
- t
- like t
- ť
- like tj, light, no vibrate
- v
- like w
- w
- like w, only in foreign words
- x
- like like x
- y
- like i, hard
- ý
- how long i, hard
- z
- like s in rose, voiced
- ž
- how sch in blinds, voiced sch
Character combinations
- de
- like dje, short and soft
- te
- how tje, short and soft
- no
- how nje, short and soft
- le
- how lje, short and soft
- di
- like dji, short and soft
- ti
- like tji, short and soft
- ni
- like nji, short and soft
- left
- like lji, short and soft
Idioms
Basics
- Good day.
- Dobrý den. ()
- Hello. (informal)
- Ahoy! ()
- How are you?
- Ako sa máte? ()
- Good thank you.
- Dobre, ďakujem. ()
- What's your name?
- Ako sa voláte? ()
- My name is ______ .
- Yes som _____ ()
- Nice to meet you.
- Teší ma. ()
- You're welcome.
- Prosím. (proßiim)
- Thanks.
- Ďakujem. ()
- Here you go.
- Prosím. (proßiim)
- Yes.
- áno (aano)
- No.
- never ()
- Sorry.
- Prepáčte, prosím. ()
- Goodbye
- Dovidenia. ()
- Bye (informal)
- Ahoy! ()
- I don't (hardly) speak ____.
- ()
- Do you speak German?
- Hovoríte po nemecky? ()
- Does anyone here speak German?
- Hovorí tu niekto po nemecky? ()
- Help!
- Pomoc! (pomotz)
- Attention!
- Pozor! ()
- Good Morning.
- Dobré ráno. ()
- Good evening.
- Dobrý večer. ()
- Good night.
- Dobrú noc. ()
- Sleep well.
- Vyspite sa dobre. ()
- I do not understand that.
- Tomu nerozumiem. ()
- Where is the toilet?
- Kde je záchod? ()
Problems
- Leave me in peace.
- ()
- Do not touch me!
- ()
- I'm calling the police.
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- Police!
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- Stop the thief!
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- I need help.
- ()
- This is an emergency.
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- I'm lost.
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- I lost my bag.
- ()
- I lost my wallet.
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- I'm sick. ( as a man )
- Yes som chorý. ()
- I'm sick. ( as a woman )
- Yes som chorá. ()
- I'm injured.
- Yes som zranený ()
- I need a doctor.
- Potrebujem lekára. ()
- Can I use your telephone?
- ()
numbers
- 1
- every ()
- 2
- dva ()
- 3
- tri ()
- 4
- štyri ()
- 5
- päť ()
- 6
- šesť ()
- 7
- sedem ()
- 8
- osem ()
- 9
- deväť ()
- 10
- desať ()
- 11
- eachásť ()
- 12
- dvanásť ()
- 13
- trinásť ()
- 14
- štrnásť ()
- 15
- pätnásť ()
- 16
- šestnásť ()
- 17
- sedemnásť ()
- 18
- osemnásť ()
- 19
- devätnásť ()
- 20
- dvadsať ()
- 21
- dvadsať everyone ()
- 22
- dvadsať dva ()
- 23
- dvadsať tri ()
- 30
- tridsať ()
- 40
- štyrisať ()
- 50
- päť desiat ()
- 60
- šesť desiat ()
- 70
- sedemdesiat ()
- 80
- osemdesiat ()
- 90
- deväť desiat ()
- 100
- sto ()
- 200
- dvesto ()
- 300
- tristo ()
- 1000
- tisíc ()
- 2000
- dvetisíc ()
- 1,000,000
- every milión ()
- 1,000,000,000
- jedna miliarda ()
- 1,000,000,000,000
- ()
- half
- polovica ()
- Fewer
- menej ()
- More
- viac ()
time
- now
- teraz ()
- later
- neskôr ()
- before
- skôr ()
- (the morning
- ráno ()
- afternoon
- odpoludnie ()
- Eve
- večer ()
- night
- noc (notz)
- today
- dnes ()
- yesterday
- včera ()
- tomorrow
- zajtra ()
- this week
- tento týždeň ()
- last week
- minulý týždeň ()
- next week
- nasledujúci týždeň ()
Time
- an hour
- jedna hodina ()
- two o'clock
- dve hodiny ()
- noon
- ()
- thirteen o'clock
- ()
- fourteen O `clock
- ()
- midnight
- ()
Duration
- _____ minute (s)
- ()
- _____ hour (s)
- ()
- _____ day (s)
- ()
- _____ week (s)
- ()
- _____ month (s)
- ()
- _____ year (s)
- ()
Days
- Sunday
- nedeľa ()
- Monday
- pondelok ()
- Tuesday
- útorok ()
- Wednesday
- streda ()
- Thursday
- štvrtok ()
- Friday
- piatok ()
- Saturday
- sobota ()
Months
- January
- január ()
- February
- february ()
- March
- marec ()
- April
- April ()
- May
- máj ()
- June
- jún ()
- July
- júl ()
- August
- august ()
- September
- september ()
- October
- October ()
- November
- november ()
- December
- december ()
Notation for date and time
Colours
- black
- černá ()
- White
- biela ()
- Gray
- sivá ()
- red
- červená ()
- blue
- modrá ()
- yellow
- žltá ()
- green
- zelená ()
- orange
- oranžová ()
- purple
- purpurová (purpurovaa)
- brown
- hnedá ()
traffic
bus and train
- Line _____ (Train, bus, etc.)
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- How much does a ticket to _____ cost?
- Koľko stojí lístok do _____? ()
- A ticket to _____, please.
- Every lístok do _____, prosím. ()
- Where is this train / bus going?
- Did I come to vlak / autobus? ()
- Where is the train / bus to _____?
- Kde je vlak / autobus do _____? ()
- Does this train / bus stop in _____?
- Staví tento vlak / autobus v _____? ()
- When does the train / bus to _____ leave?
- Kedy odchádza vlak / autobus do _____? ()
- When does this train / bus arrive in _____?
- Kedy príjde tento vlak / autobus do _____? ()
direction
- How do I get ... ?
- ()
- ...to the train station?
- ()
- ...to the bus stop?
- ()
- ...to the airport?
- ()
- ... to the city center?
- ()
- ... to the youth hostel?
- ()
- ...to the hotel?
- ()
- ... to the German / Austrian / Swiss consulate?
- ()
- Where are there many ...
- ()
- ... hotels?
- ()
- ... restaurants?
- ()
- ... bars?
- ()
- ...Tourist Attractions?
- ()
- Could you show me that on the map?
- ()
- road
- ulica ()
- Turn left.
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- Turn right.
- ()
- Left
- doľava ()
- right
- doprava ()
- straight
- rovno ()
- to follow the _____
- ()
- after_____
- ()
- before the _____
- ()
- Look for _____.
- ()
- north
- ()
- south
- ()
- east
- ()
- west
- ()
- above
- ()
- below
- ()
taxi
- Taxi!
- Taxi! ()
- Please drive me to _____.
- ()
- How much does a trip to _____ cost?
- Koľko stojí jedna jazda do _____? ()
- Please take me there.
- ()
accommodation
- Do you have a free room?
- Máte volnú izbu? ()
- How much does a room cost for one / two people?
- Koľko stojí izba pre jednu osobu / dve osoby? ()
- Has it in the room ...
- ()
- ...a toilet?
- ()
- ...a shower?
- ()
- ...a telephone?
- ()
- ... a TV?
- ()
- Can I see the room first?
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- Do you have something quieter?
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- ... bigger?
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- ... clean?
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- ... cheaper?
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- Ok I'll take it.
- ()
- I want to stay _____ night (s).
- Chcel by som zostať _____ noc / nocí. ()
- Can you recommend another hotel?
- ()
- Do you have a safe?
- Mate trezor? ()
- ...Lockers?
- ()
- Is breakfast / dinner included?
- ()
- What time is breakfast / dinner?
- ()
- Please clean my room.
- ()
- Can you wake me up at _____?
- Môžete ma zobudiť v _____? ()
- I want to sign out.
- ()
money
- Do you accept euros?
- ()
- Do you accept Swiss Francs?
- ()
- Do you accept credit cards?
- ()
- Can you change money for me?
- ()
- Where can I change money?
- ()
- Can you change traveler checks for me?
- ()
- Where can I change traveler checks?
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- What is the rate?
- ()
- Where is there an ATM?
- ()
eat
- A table for one / two people, please.
- Stol pre jednu osobu / dve osoby prosím. ()
- Could I have the menu?
- Môžem dostať jedálny lístok? ()
- Can i see the kitchen
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- Is there a house specialty?
- ()
- Is there a local specialty?
- Máte nejakú miestnú špecialitu? ()
- I'm vegetarian. (as a man)
- Som vegetarian. ()
- I'm vegetarian. (as a woman)
- Som vegetarianka. ()
- I do not eat pork.
- ()
- I don't eat beef.
- ()
- I only eat kosher food.
- ()
- Can you cook it low fat?
- ()
- Menu of the day
- dené menu ()
- à la carte
- ()
- breakfast
- raňajky ()
- Having lunch
- obed ()
- with coffee (in the afternoon)
- ()
- Dinner
- večera ()
- I would like _____. (as a man)
- Chcel by som _____. ()
- I would like _____. (as a woman)
- Chcela by som _____. ()
- I want table service _____.
- ()
- chicken
- ()
- Beef
- ()
- fish
- ryby ()
- ham
- ()
- sausage
- ()
- cheese
- ()
- Eggs
- ()
- salad
- Salad ()
- (fresh vegetables
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- (fresh fruits
- ()
- loaf
- ()
- toast
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- Pasta
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- rice
- ryža ()
- Beans
- ()
- Could I have a glass of _____?
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- Could I have a bowl _____?
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- Could I have a bottle of _____?
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- coffee
- káva ()
- tea
- čaj ()
- juice
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- Mineral water
- minerálka ()
- water
- voda ()
- beer
- pivo ()
- Red wine / white wine
- červené víno / biele víno ()
- Could I have some _____?
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- salt
- soľ ()
- pepper
- ()
- butter
- maslo ()
- Sorry waiter? (Get the waiter's attention)
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- I'm done.
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- It was great.
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- Please clear the table.
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- The Bill please.
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Bars
- Do you serve alcohol?
- ()
- Is there a table service?
- ()
- One beer / two beers please
- Jedno pivo / dve piva prosím. ()
- A glass of red / white wine, please.
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- One glass, please.
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- A bottle, please.
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- whiskey
- Whiskey ()
- Vodka
- vodka ()
- rum
- rum ()
- water
- voda ()
- soda
- ()
- Tonic water
- tonic ()
- orange juice
- ()
- Coke
- Coke ()
- Do you have any snacks?
- ()
- One more, please.
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- Another round please.
- ()
- When do you close?
- ()
shop
- Do you have this in my size?
- ()
- How much is it?
- Koľko to stojí? ()
- This is too expensive.
- ()
- Do you want to take _____?
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- expensive
- ()
- cheap
- ()
- I can not afford that.
- ()
- I do not want it.
- ()
- You are cheating on me.
- ()
- I am not interested in it
- ()
- Ok I'll take it.
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- Can i have a bag
- ()
- Do you have oversizes?
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- I need...
- Potrebujem ... ()
- ...Toothpaste.
- ()
- ...a toothbrush.
- ()
- ... tampons.
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- ...Soap.
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- ...Shampoo.
- ... šampón. ()
- ...Painkiller.
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- ...Laxative.
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- ... something against diarrhea.
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- ... a razor.
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- ...an umbrella.
- ... dáždnik. ()
- ...Suncream.
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- ...a postcard.
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- ... postage stamps.
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- ... batteries.
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- ... writing paper.
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- ...a pen.
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- ... German books.
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- ... German magazines.
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- ... German newspapers.
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- ... a German-X dictionary.
- ... nemecko-X slovník. ()
Drive
- Can I rent a car?
- Môžem si požičať auto? ()
- Can I get insurance?
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- STOP
- STOP ()
- one way street
- ()
- Give way
- ()
- No parking
- ()
- Top speed
- ()
- Gas station
- ()
- petrol
- petrol ()
- diesel
- diesel ()
Authorities
- I did nothing wrong.
- ()
- That was a misunderstanding.
- To bolo nedorozumenie. ()
- Where are you taking me
- ()
- Am i arrested?
- ()
- I am a German / Austrian / Swiss citizen.
- Som nemecký / rakúsky / švajčiarsky občan. ()
- I want to speak to the German / Austrian / Swiss embassy.
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- I want to speak to the German / Austrian / Swiss consulate.
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- I want to speak to a lawyer.
- Chcem hovoriť s advokátom. ()
- Can't I just pay a fine?
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