Reading Practice
Today’s lesson is a little reading exercise. Use this lesson to practice your pronunciation. Click on the audio icons next to each heading to hear the audio. Dishes [Audio clip: view full post to listen] slovenské recepty (Slovak recipes) kapustnica (sauerkraut soup) kyslá fazuľová polievka (sour bean soup) bryndzové halušky (bryndza dumplings) slivkové knedle (plum dumplings) segedinský guláš (segedin goulash) vyprážaná ryba (fried fish) vyprážaný syr (fried cheese) krupicová kaša (grits/farina) zemiakový šalát (potato salad) Ingredients [Audio clip: view full post to listen] jablko (apple) cesnak (garlic) cibuľa (onion) hrach (pea) slivky (plums) zemiak (potato) paradajka (tomato) paprika (pepper) mrkva Read the Rest…
Slovak Alphabet
Few words about the alphabet The Slovak alphabet is called “abeceda”. It is very similar to the English alphabet. We do not use Cyrillic letters (as is done in places like Russia or Bulgaria), but instead use the same Roman characters used in America. The major difference is that the letters can be extended with accent marks. This is done to indicate pronunciation. Compared to English, reading Slovak words is extremely easy! Each letter has a unique sound associated with it, and you sound out words by simply adding the sounds together. There are 4 types of accent marks, but Read the Rest…