Lesson 4 Dialog: White Flower
Wow, you had an eventful day! You introduced yourself to new friends, went to a restaurant, and even managed to ask how much something costs. It’s time to head back to your hotel room and relax with some good ol’ Slovak TV. Luckily, STV2 (Slovak Television Channel 2) is showing music video clips from the 80s, and you turn the TV on just as Miro Žbirka’s song Biely Kvet (White Flower) comes on. Miro Žbirka was one of the most popular Slovak musicians in the 80s. He was the Slovak version of John Lennon; his mom was even British. So Read the Rest…
Lesson 3 Vocabulary: Numbers
In lesson 3 dialog, you learned how to ask how much something costs. The grammar section has bit of background info on the grammar involved when using numbers in Slovak. Now let’s actually learn the numbers. Zero through 10 [Audio clip: view full post to listen] nula (0) jeden (1) dva (2) tri (3) štyri (4) päť (5) šesť (6) sedem (7) osem (8) deväť (9) desať (10) Eleven through nineteen [Audio clip: view full post to listen] jedenásť (11) dvanásť (12) trinásť (13) štrnásť (14) pätnásť (15) šesťnásť (16) sedemnásť (17) osemnásť (18) deväťnásť (19) Twenty through ninety-nine [Audio Read the Rest…
Lesson 3 Grammar: Using Numbers
Let’s learn numbers in Slovak. After all, it’s not much good asking how much something costs, if you don’t know what the answer means. You will find the full list (with audio) of Slovak numbers in the vocabulary section. But here are few of them: jeden (1) dva (2) tri (3) štyri (4) päť (5) päťnásť (15) dvadsať (20) Let’s use these in some sentences. Let’s go back to the sentence from the dialog, koľko stojí káva? (how much for coffee?): You: Koľko stojí káva? Cheap restaurant: Káva stojí jedno euro Less cheap restaurant: Káva stojí dve eurá Not a Read the Rest…
Lesson 3 Dialog: How much?
We are still at the restaurant, where you ordered bryndzové halušky and beer. You are still enjoying your meal, when Mišo notices his friend Juraj (George). Juraj passes by. After a short introduction, he asks if we shall have coffee. Mišo: Juraj, nazdar! Juraj: Hej Mišo, nazdar! Čo je nové? Mišo: Nič moc. Tu je môj známy, Michael. Juraj: Michael? Vy ste Angličan? You: Nie, ja som Američan. A vy, vy ste Slovák? Juraj: Áno, som. Dáme si kávu? You, Mišo: Dobrý nápad! Mišo flags down the waiter and asks how much is coffee. Mišo: Pán čašník, koľko stojí káva? Read the Rest…
Lesson 2 Vocabulary: Prosím si
Let’s practice ordering food and describing things! New vocabulary words will teach you basic adjectives useful in describing your meal and your friends. You will also learn few basic phrases, such as prosím si (I would like). These two words will surely come in handy on your next visit to a Slovak restaurant or a pub. For the background info, please see the lesson 2 dialog and the grammar section. New Adjectives [Audio clip: view full post to listen] hungry: hladný (masc.), hladná (fem.), hladné (neut.) thirsty: smädný (M), smädná (F), smädné (N) pretty: pekný, pekná, pekné ugly: škaredý, škaredá, Read the Rest…