American diplomats learn Slovene

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American diplomats at the U.S. Embassy Slovenia discover something new about Slovenia almost every day. They learn about the past, the present and of course the culture in and around Slovenia. A big part of the culture is of course the language - Slovene.
Here is an exclusive insight look into a Slovenian lesson at the U.S. Embassy Slovenia!
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SLOVENIAN
Ameriški diplomati na veleposlaništvu v Ljubljani vsak dan spoznajo in se naučijo nekaj novega o slovenski zgodovini, sedanjosti in kulturi. Velik del tega je seveda tudi jezik - slovenščina.
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Hvala!

[@xgladar]

elizabeth was almost perfect in her pronunciations

[@peterzupevc7097]

Yes she was amazing, some of the sentences were really hard.

[@tinkaraazb9383]

Almoast

[@urbannlol]

i know

[@abc11645]

Yeah! I'm from the U.S. but my mom is Slovene and while I'm only somewhat fluent in Slovenian, my siblings and I have an almost native Ljubljana accent, and my dad has a very clear American accent but can get by a lot of practical situations (going to the store, etc.) fine. I thought that she had a very small accent most of the time and overall very good pronunciations, so good job!

[@thiagoevangelista2754]

I have a Slovenian mom, too. I can pronounce it just fine... I just don't know what I'm saying, outside of kruh, krompir, dober dan... 😁 I'm working on learning, though! 🇸🇮❤ - Sarah

[@marjannovoselc7109]

Respect. Those are hard examples even for national speakers. Not bad. :D

[@MK-cj4gl]

If these are hard for the national people, then Slovenian language is not their maternal language 😂 Vsaj jaz tako mislim, ni sans da ne znas tega izgovorit 😁

[@Minej_Mosuris]

@@MK-cj4gl majkemi

[@ewy9]

Not that hard

[@AliasGD]

So proud to be what I am.

[@mihasladic6051]

Jacob Firestone found u XD

[@user-zp9nr3pl5l]

Jacob Firestone slovenci pofukani

[@cascadedmc8066]

A ti si iz Slovenije?

[@animationbum9850]

Jaz sem tudi iz slovenije

[@TheFlodyo]

slovenija to je to!

[@Chillius]

I WANNA LEARN SLOVENIAN!!!!!!

[@justm6712]

Chillius I can help in Slovenian

[@vitaminvici]

Chillius I can help you. I'm Slovenian.

[@Staeebrate]

Chillius I can help you Im from Slovenia

[@unicornsmacig1991]

Chillius srečno

[@888Tadej888]

chillius nobody can help you. run.

[@peepeemachen326]

elizabeth je najbolse povedala....

[@zala4016]

Yap

[@t-bird8978]

ja

[@Lma194]

jap prav maš

[@Erzmozg]

Ja

[@pato8798]

Maš prav

[@kellikovacic8107]

Ha so funny. I'm from Slovenia🌸🌺

[@cascadedmc8066]

Kelli Kovačič same

[@lucijakoren1677]

Same

[@jamiesin3342]

Jest tud

[@zarjareya5316]

Same(kok je to smesn)

[@levantich1108]

Kelli Kovačič jaz tudi

[@moonlightbae4972]

omg hahhaah btw proud Slovenian? Anyone Slovene here??😁

[@elvisacrnolic3508]

Linn Lionrider yes

[@oshfrodo]

bolj kot ne vsi

[@headphonezzlife575]

mate prav.😁

[@lanigobeckmetic364]

Linn Lionrider seveda

[@shadowana7039]

evo me

[@spevoljub]

Veleposlanik je pravzaprav presenetljivo dober.

[@microwave3392]

Slovenian language is one of the hardest ones so congratulations for them

[@ur0sss]

Železniško postajališče Strnišče would be a good one too in my opinion :)

[@sasokornet6616]

Uf, ta je dobra :D

[@tinkaraazb9383]

@@sasokornet6616 😂👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👌👌👌👌👍👍👍👍

[@Brgnalf81]

uuuuu, grdaaaa

[@jakarina2214]

hahahahah kargu lulčki 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@mrGMAN-ie4ni]

Jaka Rina to je hecno

[@linajager8697]

Jaka Rina XD

[@FoxterYT]

Lol wtf

[@Lma194]

ja ja XDD

[@tayataya642]

This was so funny. I'm was laughing all the time😂. BDW I'm slovenian.

[@RobespierreThePoof]

I see some people claiming Slovenian is one of the hardest Slavic languages to learn (presumably they mean for native English speakers.). I would be curious to hear from Slovenians and other Slavic people if they think this is true. Personally, I would probably be choosing between Polish, Russian or Bulgarian, if I chose to learn a Slavic language. Serbo-Croat has an appeal as well.

[@lisacarter9269]

Yes, what an amazing way to teach foreigners a new, already very difficult language - put tongue twisters in. great job, guys, great job.

[@jonsnoke7060]

I dont think it was meant as a way to teach... just letting them have some fun!!!

[@sostrcan]

Pravilno je "perica reže raci rep" in cel point tega rekla je, da gre za palindrom. " Raca reže raci rep" nima nobenega smisla.

[@trainspotterslovenia537]

Tudi klop pod klopjo nima nekega smisla... Ampak tukaj je fora izgovorjava...

[@kurosumomo]

I though it was "plug (plow) pod klopjo" that's what my husband teases me with when I'm learning your language.

[@trainspotterslovenia537]

There are different versions of theese "sayings".

[@lukajakob614]

@@kurosumomo wow you are teching slovenian?

[@lukajakob614]

Ja ma smisel

[@masagolob3215]

Uaaau, these are some of the hardest words to pronounce in slovenian language, even some slovenians have troubles with them. You totally rock! 😀

[@saraadrovic3661]

this was hillarious 😂😂 but i admit it it's a hard language and our pronunciation is so much different than their's so yeah... they were really good especially elizebeth... 👍

[@jasnabavec738]

Js tud

[@zan210]

Slovenija ni Rusija

[@rosieposie2404]

Duhhh

[@SssagaBenches4U]

You're saying ''Tukaj je Slovenija''?

[@linagregorn3487]

Ane

[@nayasheikha4472]

Resnica

[@nayasheikha4472]

@@Zan_Cjro kul zate

[@foreignersspeakslovene5659]

Personally, I have problems to say the word "medaljoni" :D

[@krsynx]

Pronounce the j like a y

[@inshanity868]

Easy peasy

[@Brgnalf81]

1. stop putting "e" infront of consonants. It's ALWAYS "ə", which sounds like "duuuuuh", only shorter, so, it's not "eR", but "Rə". 2. say every letter as solo, then just put them together. In Slovene, we seldom change letters.

[@Alexander-pt8hj]

Elizabeth youre doing amazing work!

[@RudiZupan]

Well done 😊 they really didn't go easy on you and I would still give everyone an A

[@jakarina2214]

umiram od smeha! hahahaha

[@Lma194]

jaz tud XD

[@s0me0nedead]

Same👀

[@Odinsson90]

I like Slovenia, my favorite city in Serbia..

[@jakarina2214]

@@Odinsson90 serbia that's a part of siberia right? Al pa izvor imena srbije je po ljudeh k majo picajzle in jih srbi 🤣

[@ulahajnsek9612]

Good job . čestitam

[@sanish1990]

elizabeth's pronaunsiation was the best. Respect its a tough language

[@tyr9499]

Klop pod Klopjo I laughed so hard because it's a tonque twister

[@SssagaBenches4U]

Hello! What's a tonque twister?

[@fairyfellermasterstroke]

@@SssagaBenches4U something hard to say. Example: Sally sells seeshells by the seashore. But I don't know why is klop pod klopjo a tongue twister. It's easy to say.

[@Guaccc]

@@fairyfellermasterstroke I think if you don't think about it you could say Klop pod kopljo but it's really is rather easy if you speak the language.

[@stasa345]

Hahaha so funny. I'm from Slovenia!!!!! Please say this loud: Medaljon in kenguru.

[@jessiiii9000]

IM DYING!!! THIS IS THE BEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 RESPECT 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Brgnalf81]

Hats off to you, guys, these words are tongue twisters, meant to be as hard as they can possibly be. Čestitke. Posebej Elisabeth.

[@luciamcmaster6338]

Awe, when Todd realises he said a bad word! That one was such a trap. They did exceptionally well, especially considering these were all tongue twisters. Elisabeth though, that lady takes her studies seriously!

[@xeop2152]

I am from Slovenia and i am proud of Slovenia🇸🇮 jaz sem iz Slovenije

[@animallover1820]

Im from Slovenia! 🇸🇮 živjo vsi!!!

[@mirjamb1395]

I'm from slovenia☺️☺️

[@NVK00]

Hats off to all of them, such an great effort, indeed the Slovenian pronunciation is very hard... it brought a lot of tears, thank you for the amusement 😂😂😂

[@aleskosir2727]

Some are really doing well. Respect❤

[@VitoPosedi]

Respect from Slovenia 🇸🇮❤️

[@xmatejat.7249]

Funny but they are traing. Hugs and kisses from Slovenia.

[@animationbum9850]

I from slovenia and u guys good said

[@10DarkAngel01324]

To smo mi ko nam italjanska profesorica reče naj preberemo tekst 😂

[@relaxthepodcastsongs3106]

Elizabeth is very good

[@jurijbogataj4400]

Zelo dobra slovenska govorica.Imeli so težko nalogo. ČESTITAM!!!

[@Marie12fly]

jonathan let me love you

[@zojasuhadolnik6640]

Im from slovenia😂 and you guys did a great job👍 because i know how hard it is to speak slovenian language but those words are difficult even for me

[@urbannlol]

Elizabeth is the best at speaking Slovenian

[@hana8893]

This made me forget about quarantine. Thank you for makimg me laugh.

[@notme9672]

i speak Slovene❤❤❤❤

[@nadjacobal]

Perica reže raci rep...;)

[@spaget_7559]

Im from slonenia

[@martinesse4830]

Luka Brumec aja ni vidt

[@spaget_7559]

zakaj

[@spaget_7559]

jas sem slovenec

[@djulzidaburekovic6424]

Martinesse -slonenia😂

[@zuzu6864]

Luka Brumec Slovenija

[@RokStembergar]

Good job Elizabeth!

[@jeffkardosjr.3825]

Listening Yugo Pop is a good way to learn.

[@samoinborut1339]

Very good! Congratulations! Some of these are difficult also for the natives.

[@trixeetrixtatrix5377]

congrats!!😄😄

[@katnissmecullen103]

They were very good, these are realy hard exmples. Here in Slovenia we use raca reže raci rep for learning children say r.

[@yammallama7413]

omg hahahahah 😂😂👌. Bravo! good job!

[@datgoodshi8356]

Im slovean and it's amazing

[@idakrzisnik2132]

Mene je to dug zanimal I was instresting in this for long time.

[@alesnovak2906]

They were all actually very good :)

[@theyeening]

Zakon.

[@MrVasja46]

Naj povejo še - razžvrkljati :D

[@mitjademitrijcernac9204]

Not bad! Made some things a bit hard for them. And by the way it is Perica reze raci rep. It is a sentence, that can be read forward and backwards the same.

[@mellisa-chan6562]

i understand slovenian they are so funny

[@megigorjan3502]

In to je eden zelo težkih jezikov... Hvala

[@masagolob3215]

Uoou they are actually really good!!😀

[@mercmer....]

👍👏. SLOVENIJA ❤️🇸🇮

[@elisabethliv5445]

i from slo!❤❤❤❤❤

[@maipolanec]

summerfire xoxo slovenija moj doma

[@dragicakramberger5017]

Okey Elizabeth almost perfect.

[@jeremyerickson280]

Actually, they're all in the ballpark and would have been understood by the the local Slovenian populus. These are just the hardest "tongue twisters" to say. It's not like any of the participants didn't have a command of the Slovenian alphabet. Try to get a Spaniard to say "river" or a German to say "squirrel", or a Slovene to use English articles or proper English grammar at all. That's what's funny. Drink Refosk, it'll help you sound like them too! LOL

[@pizdafrdamana]

No worries. Even half of Slovenia can’t pronounce these sentences correctly so you guys actually did ok. Lep pozdrav 👍🏻

[@neza.kotnik]

👋🏻Zdravo (Helo) a fluven speaking Slovenian hire. This is the funniest shit I've ever hird 😂

[@anasnajder2126]

Justin doesn't even try...soo rude of him

[@ulaursic4462]

i am from slovenia

[@theplohl1051]

I’m from Slovenia

[@maikozuh]

Good job some of them had good prononciations

[@FunkcijaDijagonale]

As a Croatian with a lot of Slovenian blood I have to admit I struggled on some of these :I

[@alittlebitofjoy42]

I live in Scotland but I'm from Slovenia and I'm dead this is so funny 😂😂

[@majabozic5897]

I am from slovenia

[@edonixxaa7861]

Jaz sem iz Slovenije

[@marksadnik7270]

I am slovenian and I find this fucking hilarious. (Jaz sem slovenec in to je bilo zelo smešno). (Slovene language).

[@adammandelj5625]

im slovenian and i must say that was entertaining

[@peachuwu1071]

I love watching people struggle with speaking our language :')

[@zalamaucec5569]

so funny i am from slovenia

[@coluber1]

i think the best was Elisabeth!

[@Eva-hb6xn]

Its so funny to listen to this if you are from slovenia🤣🤣❤️🇸🇮

[@sasazorjan2414]

The best is pikčasta ptička v pikčasti kletki. I am from slovenia and the last two sentences are difficult even though I am from slovenia. It's so funny😂😂😂

[@cathycake6168]

this is so hilarious watching ppl not knowing slovenian even tho i am a slovenian XD

[@senadasarajlic3977]

Im from slovenia

[@marksaksida1958]

hahha they are making it sound like its russian haha love it....from slovenia here :)

[@alesnovak2906]

3:56...i almost died ahaha :)

[@danakaleb4882]

Elizabeth 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@rosieposie2404]

I love this😂😂

[@Loundre3]

This was really amusing to watch. However, i will praise them for trying to learn, considering that this language is not exactly easy to learn for non-slavic foreigners.

[@majabozic5897]

Good job

[@fatimatabakovic9189]

im from slovenia

[@lanigobeckmetic364]

To je tok smešn majkemi-Thats funny i swear😂

[@Denotes]

they said piska pesaki cez pesasko

[@lbojanec]

That's great. Haha, so funny. I'm from Slovenia too. 3:55

[@sinko83]

nice, you seem very human, no AI detected.

[@marksadnik7270]

Also they were saying pička (which means pussy or coward(2nd one is slang)) instead of ptička. I found that hilarious too.

[@tanja1052]

i live in slovenia and this is awsome hahah 😂

[@nejc7650]

10000 like!!!!!

[@RobespierreThePoof]

It's so obvious who amongst these Americans have completed degrees in the humanities or social sciences. VERY obvious. For example, i would put money on Elizabeth having at least a masters degree from a competitive US university. Slavic languages have unfamiliar phonemes and the consonant clusters can be slightly difficult, but they aren't anywhere near the most difficult pronunciations imaginable. If you have a sharp mind and listen to the language for a little while, the sounds can be imitated well LONG before you actually understand the language more fully.

[@prvinseksniper4041]

i want more