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…
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Thursday, November 26, 2009
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Language, Vocabulary
You just learned how to order a meal in a Slovak restaurant. You also learned how to describe nouns with adjectives. Let’s go over this new grammar in more details. With couple adjectives, the verb to be, and some pronouns under your belt, you will be ready to make a ton of new sentences! Slovak word for hungry is hladný. The underlined part is the fixed root, while the -ý at the end forms the stem. This stem changes based on both the gender and the case of the subject. We’ll go over cases in more detail in the future. Read the Rest…
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Sunday, November 1, 2009
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Grammar, Language
Now that you’ve made some new friends, it’s time to go out and grab something to eat. V hoteli (in the hotel) Mišo: Michael, ste hladný? You: Yes, I am hungry. A vy? Mišo: Ja som tiež hladný. A čo ty, Lucia? Lucia: Nie, ja nie som hladná. Ja som smädná. Poďme! Na ulici (on the street) Lucia: Tu je Stará Radnica. You: Oh yes, here is the Old Town Hall. It is pretty. Lucia: Áno, je pekná. Je aj stará. You: That’s right. It says here that the tower dates back to the 13th century. V reštauracií (in the Read the Rest…
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Saturday, October 31, 2009
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Dialogs, Language
In the previous dialog, I introduced few simple sentence constructs. Let’s go over these in bit more detail. Slovak, just like English, has six categories of pronouns. There are the three singular ones (I, you, he/she/it) and the three plural ones (we, you, they). In Slovak, these are: (singular) ja, ty and on/ona/ono. The plural pronouns are: my, vy and oni/ony. What’s going on with those two forms of they, oni/ony? This is one of the many peculiarities of Slovak language. The first form, oni, is used only when referring to living, masculine nouns, such as “men”. In all other Read the Rest…
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
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You just arrived in Slovakia, and checked into a hotel. You meet some fellow travelers, and get in a little conversation with them… Mišo: Ahoj! Vy ste američan? You: Yes, I am American. And you, are you Slovak? Mišo: Áno, ja som Slovák. Volám sa Mišo. You: Hi Mišo. My name is also Michael. Mišo: No tak ahoj Michael! A tu je Lucia. Ona je tiež slovenka. You: Hi Lucia! My name is Michael. Lucia: Ahoj Michael! Tam je Bob, on je tiež američan. Lucia: Bob, vy ste američan, že? Bob: Áno, som. Prečo? Lucia: Tu je Michael, on je Read the Rest…
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Sunday, September 27, 2009
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