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 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…
Lesson 1 Vocabulary: Ja som Američan
In the first lesson you learned how to make simple greetings and tell people your nationalities. These were explained in more detail in the grammar section. Let’s now go back and review. Along the way you’ll learn few new vocabulary words. Nationalities [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Slovak: Slovák (male), Slovenka (female), Slováci (plural), Slovenky (plural feminine) Czech: Čech (M), Češka (F), Češi (P), Češky (PF) American: Američan, Američanka, Američania, Američanky German: Nemec, Nemka, Nemci, Nemky Hungarian: Maďar, Maďarka, Maďari, Maďarky Pole: Poliak, Poľka, Poliaci, Poľky Russian: Rus, Ruska, Rusi, Rusky Brit: Angličan, Angličanka, Angličania, Angličanky French: Francúz, Read the Rest…
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…