Basic Slovak phrases

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Learn the most common Slovak phrases in less than 10 minutes.
Theses words and phrases will be usefull if you are living in Slovakia or you are a tourist just visiting the country.
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[@plusfastvn]

My wife is from Slovakia, and I have been there many times. Of course I have visited all of her extended family, and wherever you visit you are always expected to join the meal. The most important sentence I learned real early on was this: "Ne tak vela, prosim!", which means: "Not so much please!".

[@linguarteOfficial]

Meals are very important in Slovakia and we usually cook a lot of dishes. That's why "Nie tak veľa, prosím!" is a good option. You could also say: Takto stačí, ďakujem! (It's enough, thank you! ).

[@piev5060]

MAGNIFIQUE PAYS! et le bryndzové halusky !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;)

[@berrgashi5649]

This like serbian me all undarstand this language but befor i not learn directlyy me undarstand

[@MattyVeeGarage]

My father is Slovak. He moved to the US almost 40 years ago now. I would love to speak to him in his native language. This helps a lot. Just wish I didn’t have to rewind the video a million times to remember one word lol.

[@linguarteOfficial]

Thank you for your comment! Keep trying to learn Slovak. It's a slow process but a beautiful journey that will make you connect with the amazing Slovak culture. :)

[@TechNTruck]

Omg! So cute!

[@maraluciaduclosduclos7496]

Wonderful Slovakia. I love this country. I have friends living in Santos/Brazil and they are from Slovakia. My neighbours. Kisses to Slovakia.

[@miaahoj2189]

I would like to say thank you for these videos you have made, I replayed them 5-6 times and I really love your style of teaching, please keep going👍

[@linguarteOfficial]

We are very happy you have found our videos useful. Thank you very much for the support. We will be uploading new videos soon. Ďakujem :)

[@Herberth889]

I love this! I'm visiting Bratislava next year and I'm so excited I'm starting to get to know the language. ❤️

[@linguarteOfficial]

Hi there! We are glad you like the video! Enjoy the learning of Slovak language! It's a beautiful language and if you are visiting Bratislava next year, it will be good to have some basics. For sure, you'll need it :)

[@Kovalainenn]

Go Ukraine man. You close

[@redhidinghood9337]

As a speaker of a southern slavic language (bosnian) I always thought slovak was the most similar to us out of all the other west/east slavic languages and this video made it more certain for me. So many words are similar or same. Others are same but slightly different meaning. And what's most fascinating is the grammar. For example 2nd person singular verbs also end in -iš/-aš, and plural you add -te to that. I find that really cool. Hope to get some time one day to learn slovak

[@linguarteOfficial]

Thank you very much for your comment. It's fascinating to find out about this similarities of Slovak language with the rest of Slavic languages. In one video, we were explaining that Slovak language is considered the Slavic Esperanto because of what you mentioned. Check out this interesting things and others on this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKWchaaloqiZq5Y .Ďakujeme! :)

[@moncsi325]

Dakujem pekne! Thank you very much! You are an excellent teacher!

[@linguarteOfficial]

Ďakujem veľmi pekne za komentár! We are very happy you enjoy our videos! Continue practicing with other of our lessons. :)

[@moncsi325]

😍❤@@linguarteOfficial

[@barborablaskova]

I remeber one of my english teacher she always said "Musiš vedieť nadavávať ako pohan v každom jazyku" - "You must know ho to curse like mad in every language", so the first thing she teach us were curse words, I was seven years old

[@linguarteOfficial]

Haha! This is very funny and true. We know many students whose first words where curse words and that help them to cope with the learning process :D

[@kevinkeller5596]

Excellent- right to the point. All substance, no filler. Perfect!

[@linguarteOfficial]

Thank you very much for your comment Kevin. We are very happy you enjoy the video. Also check our basic Slovak lessons starting with this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/noC8anaenNeIppo

[@mycarradioalmu7689]

thank u so much for this video its amazing!

[@linguarteOfficial]

Thank you very much for your comment! We are very happy you find our videos useful. We will be uploading new videos and Slovak lessons soon! :)

[@ChotikaCare]

I work at a factory in Slovakia and I am studying Slovak by myself This is very helpful. Thank you 🙏🏻🙏🏻😊 I'm your new follower now 😃😃

[@linguarteOfficial]

We are very happy you found our video useful. Keep practicing and check out this one where you can learn how to learn Slovak in the best way: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGbTmml9nLiSoZI&ab_channel=Linguarte . Thank you as well for following our channel :)

[@minxythemerciless]

On a visit to Bratislava, at a bus stop a Slovak lady asked me directions to somewhere. Responding with the tone perfect "Prepáčte, nehovorím po slovensky" I got an incredibly puzzled look.

[@linguarteOfficial]

Thank you for comment and sharing this experience! Maybe she assumed you were Slovak! Hopefully our videos will help you learning Slovak so you can answer this question if it ever happens to you again! Ďakujeme! :)

[@UmarAbdurrahmanUmar]

This is my first time to watched it! I'm really very excited about the watched, i liked and subscribed, keep doing great things, Have a great day! Thanks 😊 dear.

[@linguarteOfficial]

Thank you very much for your support and kind words! We put a lot of effort making these videos! Keep learning Slovak with other of our videos. Ďakujeme! :)

[@rubyannruizo5600]

Thanks for sharing.....

[@linguarteOfficial]

You are welcome Ruby! :)

[@privatebusfans9394]

I am from India. Thanks for knowing about basic of Slovak

[@linguarteOfficial]

Hi there! You are welcome. We are glad you liked our video. Keep learning Slovak ;)

[@user-pi1kx2bt1x]

👍Very pleasant and worthy listening. I need to learn.

[@linguarteOfficial]

Thanks for your words! :)

[@worstgamerever3639]

I'm so glad I found this video because I'm starting to run out of time because I promised myself to learn Slovak 1 year before going there and I really wanna learn it but I forget often help with this video I can learn it, My mean goal is the know a half bit of it and I really wanna know what my boyfriend parents do say while i'm there and I can understand them a little bit and at least talk to them a little

[@linguarteOfficial]

Thank you very much for your comment. We are very happy you found our video useful. Keep the learning process going. It is very rewarding when it's possible to understand regular conversations and interact in real situations. We will be uploading new educational videos soon for you to keep learning. Ďakujem :)

[@worstgamerever3639]

@@linguarteOfficial I can't wait for it and I like your content too, Just learning more slovak words and learning how to say maybe "mozno" was a new word and other words too and learning more useful words is good for me more words I know so more I can talk to my boyfriend's parents so Ďakujem

[@Charlie_Ses]

How did that work out? Did you learn Slovak?

[@berrgashi5649]

Ako sa ti darí zostať taký pozitívny, tvoja tvár žiari, si tá najpríťažlivejšia žena, akú som kedy v živote videl.❤

[@lussifarxoi7336]

Hi do you live in Slovakia? Are you a native? I need a transcriber for loft 2.0 project

[@linguarteOfficial]

Ďakujem za komentar. :)

[@Alexx.Covers]

Ďakujem😊❤

[@linguarteOfficial]

Nie je za čo! (You are welcome!) :)

[@tomislavciganovic1244]

Lepo urađeno, učiš strance svom jeziku? Najviše su im veoma zahvalni!

[@kevinbalog1948]

Ahoj! ja som so slevenska musím ťa pochvaliť že veľmy dobre vysvetľuješ, a tvoj anglický akcent je ťiež super viem to lebo aj ja hovorím anglicky😊 So yeah thank you so much for the super video

[@linguarteOfficial]

ďakujem za Váš komentár Kevin and your kind words! We are very happy you like our video! :)

[@mertman1]

Would you be able to translate some writing on the back of a phot. Probably just a name?

[@sita-mn9jl]

I live in a village with Russinie of the Karpats in Serbia. When they say 'yes', they say 'hey'. I like it very much. Now I want to find out, which words of slovak language they still use. Several of them migrate to Slovenia for work and because the languages are so similar.

[@willsills6353]

OK but Serbia is Kosovo!

[@gilbertoborges8478]

Excelente

[@linguarteOfficial]

¡Muchas gracias Gilberto! Estamos muy felices que te gusta el vídeo. Continúa practicando eslovaco con otro de nuestros vídeos. :)

[@stephanyec.7519]

So interesting! I also always research how to say I'm vegetarian or to ask if there is any meat in the meal

[@linguarteOfficial]

Hi Stephanye! Thanks a lot for your comment. We are happy you liked the video. Keep learning more with other of our free lessons, like this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/noC8anaenNeIppo . Btw, to say you are a vegetarian in Slovak, you can say "Som vegetariánka". Ďakujeme pekne! :)

[@mehmetbozdoganoglu3601]

Incredible

[@linguarteOfficial]

Thank you for your comment! We hope you enjoy our videos! :)

[@fouadix]

Im a slovak citizen but I don’t speak the language cuz i lived my life in arab counties Thanks for the video i hope u do more very helpful

[@linguarteOfficial]

Thank you very much for the kind words. We will be uploading new videos soon to keep practicing more Slovak. Ďakujem :)

[@ravindersharma9194]

Thats really helpful. Make some video on slovak from scratch please..god bless you

[@linguarteOfficial]

Thank you for your comment Ravinder. Check other of our videos, we have many Slovak lessons explaining basic topics, like this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/noC8anaenNeIppo

[@zulkiflijamil4033]

Ahoj. Ďakujem!

[@linguarteOfficial]

Ahoj Jamil! You are welcome! (Nie je za čo!) ;)

[@thefinneys3808]

Ahoj. This is a great introduction video. Could you please do some thing to show the differences between: I want, I would like, may I have, give to me, etc.

[@linguarteOfficial]

Ahoj! :) We have some videos already explaining those topics, you can check the Conditional, Present Tense and Imperative videos: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHWbkpevprqmbdU / kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqixeKSgapp7nbs

[@richardsingh5827]

Good work

[@linguarteOfficial]

Thank you very much Richard for your kind words. :)

[@aksiiska9470]

rest in peace jan kuciak. i remember. a few months ago there were 2 words on the tail of a truck in germany: izredni prevoz

[@SanaAssassin]

Please make video on He, She , it , you , they ..........etc pleasezzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[@gax1436]

máš peknú výslovnosť :D

[@linguarteOfficial]

Ďakujem a veselé vianoce! :)

[@gax1436]

@@linguarteOfficialďakujem Aj tebe

[@amanrubey]

Hi, Thanks for the video Is slovakia a good place to work in for a software developer from India? Are there multi national companies there?

[@linguarteOfficial]

Thank you very much for your comment Aman! We are very happy you like our video! Regarding your question, yes! There are many international companies here in Slovakia and there is a high demand in the IT field. For sure you can find a good job here. Good luck with it and keep studying Slovak language for other of our videos!

[@Charlie_Ses]

I'm not sure Eastern Europe likes people from outside Europe to life there

[@amanrubey]

@@Charlie_Ses hi suggest some tolerant European countries to move to

[@Charlie_Ses]

@@amanrubey Hi why not stay in India and make that a better country for everyone?

[@ramsraturi1774]

Beautiful palace in Bratislava ❤

[@linguarteOfficial]

Thank you for your comment! :)

[@stephengerish6978]

Im hearing similarities to Polish and Czech. I only speak American English, so I'd like to learn these languages. Thanks. Subscribing for more.

[@linguarteOfficial]

You are totally right! There are many similarities between Polish and specially Czech!

[@lunarpotatoanimation]

I am myself slovak but moved at a young age. Due to pressure to fit in i purposely forgot the language and culture early on and i hate myself for that! I feel ashamed for needing to watch these videos but i wish to relearn so i may better speak to my babka and my baby cousin when he grows. I will set aside my shame and take the first step ❤❤

[@lunarpotatoanimation]

Tbh i know a lot of these but gotta find my level slowly!

[@lunarpotatoanimation]

Do u have any tips?

[@linguarteOfficial]

Than you very much for sharing with us your experience! It is never late to recover your Slovak. Check this video where we give some useful tips to learn Slovak language : kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGbTmml9nLiSoZI We hope it helps you :)

[@marshily.]

im slovakian & my family might move to there - my slovak is very broken so i really hope this can help !

[@linguarteOfficial]

We are sure you will be glad to move here to Slovakia. Definitely these basic phrases can help. Also check out other of our free Slovak lessons, like this one about the Introductions in Slovak: kzbin.info/www/bejne/noC8anaenNeIppo If you'd like to have Slovak lessons, our school offer courses for all levels, check it out: www.linguarte.sk Ďakujeme!

[@5yfgh7hcbbg]

Love from India

[@linguarteOfficial]

Thank you very much! Dakujeme! :)

[@mertman1]

Dou know someone that could possible translate some words on the back of some photos?

[@linguarteOfficial]

Ahoj William! We hope you are doing great. There are many translators from Slovak to English if you are looking for that exactly. Try jaspravim.sk, a website where you can find all kind of services.

[@marihuoza]

Hwlpful, but music at the background is disturbing. Also could be slightly slower. The best always first ohrase in English (both spoken and written) and then in Slovakian. It would help me this way. Thanks for the video :)

[@linguarteOfficial]

Thank you very much for your feedback! We keep improving our videos every time. Check this out and let us know what you think: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIvYaKaheN-ildE Ďakujeme! :)

[@travelvideos]

I don't know how to say greetings in Slovakian. I am trying my luck and going for Ahoj, because I know Czechs also say that. Now I confirm with internet.

[@linguarteOfficial]

Thank you very much for your comment! There are many ways to say greetings in Slovak language, either in a formal or informal way. Check out this video to learn more greetings and how to introduce yourself: kzbin.info/www/bejne/noC8anaenNeIppo

[@travelvideos]

@@linguarteOfficial Dakujem pekne.

[@MrKhan-yr7lg]

I like you everyone video

[@linguarteOfficial]

Hi Mr Khan. Thank you very much for your comment! We are happy you enjoy our videos :)

[@berrgashi5649]

Hello u have private learning for us im in senec i undarstand but i cannot talk

[@linguarteOfficial]

Hi there. Thank you very much for your comment. And yes, we can give you private Slovak lessons. Please write us to our email: [e-mail] and we will give you all the details. Ďakujeme! :)

[@GraceRussel]

Wow, I'm so impresses how close to Ukrainian it is, i think after Belorussian it is the closest to Ukraininian language. Sounds great!

[@linguarteOfficial]

Thank you for your comment Grace! It is true how close it's the Slovak language to many other Slavic languages. That's why it's called the Slavic Esperanto.

[@ahmada.1675]

It's a good job, but the voice is bad for next time pls make sure to check the voice. keep on great work and welcome in Bratislava

[@linguarteOfficial]

Hi Ahmad! Thank you very much for your feedback and your support. We will make it better for the next one ;)

[@gagiboss3906]

I m Serbian and I understand 50%. Slavic esperanto.

[@linguarteOfficial]

Thank you very much for your comment! We are glad you are able to understand that much! We will learn very much the Slavic esperanto :D

[@wendelwendy]

My boyfriend is slovakia so i want to learn this language thank you

[@linguarteOfficial]

Thank you for your comment Wendy! You can join one of our Slovak courses starting in September. Check it on our website: www.linguarte.sk

[@Agbojr]

The video is great plus I do not think Slovak is hard to understand. I like the language.

[@linguarteOfficial]

Hi there! We are very happy you find Slovak easy to learn. That makes the learning process easier. Keep it up with your learning and watch other of your videos. ďakujeme :)

[@Dorothea_Kipinski]

I was pretty surprised to know that the language surrendering German soldiers were speaking was Slovakian in Saving Private Ryan

[@linguarteOfficial]

Thank you very much for your comment! We needed to check the scene again. Aren't they speaking Czech instead? 🤔

[@vincenzovinciullo4666]

How do you say, "Cheers!" in Slovak? When you toast a drink, you say, "Cheers". Ďakujem!

[@linguarteOfficial]

Thank you for your question! To say that we say: Na zdravie" Ďakujeme! :)

[@vadim001]

Вы словачка или русская?

[@SandfordSmythe]

My cousin who spoke Slovak, said "nue?" to me once like he was saying " isn't that so". He said this in a fatherly way. Does this make sense to anyone?

[@perseus274]

He probably said "NIE" and it neans "NO" :)

[@pepytbd6432]

What is the meaning of CRACKMCOXPÁHU? Can anyone tell me?

[@LetsPlay4Live]

it has no meaning

[@potzysk2]

It's not Slovak.

[@adamzenisek2268]

chtěl bych vám poděkovat konečně si mužů s mými slovenskými kamarády popovídat jejich jazykem

[@martharoark4059]

I believe your volume needs increasing?

[@linguarteOfficial]

Thank you very much for your feedback Martha! We recorded this video with the background music a bit too loud! In the new videos, we have corrected it! :)

[@suzyq2042]

how do I say "I love you Grandma"

[@perseus274]

Male: "Mám ťa rád babka" Female:" Mám ťa rada babka"

[@suzyq2042]

ty so much! @@perseus274

[@SINC0MENTARI0S]

Language tutorials should never have background music. It prevents us from hearing certain consonants and other subtleties of pronunciation.

[@linguarteOfficial]

Thanks for your comment! In our recent videos, the background music is very low. Keep learning Slovak :)

[@nobullshiit5682]

Im 1/4 slovakian an d I love slovakia and cant wait to go visit and maybe even stay ,america has lost all morality and values i need to go back to my ancestors land , I LOVE SLOVAKIA !!

[@linguarteOfficial]

Thank you very much for your comment! For sure you'd love Slovakia if you would come to visit or live here. :)

[@mindstorm4243]

I see similarities to the Polish language.

[@linguarteOfficial]

Ahoj! There are many similarities. It is more noticeable if you see it written. Keep learning Slovak with other of our videos. Thanks for commenting. :)

[@serjtubin]

Too easy for a Serbian speaker 🥰

[@linguarteOfficial]

That is true hehe. Slavic languages are very close. Good luck on your learning path! If you are looking for lessons as well, you can check our website for more info: www.linguarte.sk . Keep practicing Slovak language! :)

[@serjtubin]

@@linguarteOfficial Dakujem!! :) I also noticed that instead of your "H" in many places, we use "G", e.g. we don't say "Hovoriš po...", but "Govoriš...". Will check the website

[@Anar925]

♥️🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@linguarteOfficial]

ďakujeme za Váš komentár :)

[@Anar925]

@@linguarteOfficial jsi velmi krasna🌹

[@linguarteOfficial]

@@Anar925 Ďakujeme! :)

[@valkycre]

i'm czech and i'm surprised about the similarities

[@linguarteOfficial]

We agree as well. The Czech and Slovak language are deeply connected.

[@petemitchell9996]

I'm Serbian and I understand 70% of Slovakian without ever learning it

[@linguarteOfficial]

Ahoj Pete! Thank you for commenting. And yes, Slovak language is a common language easier to understand for many Slavic native speakers. Check out this video where we explain some curiosities about Slovak language: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKWchaaloqiZq5Y

[@dekksoffiseren]

Ja mamm mamma od slovensko❤❤

[@linguarteOfficial]

To je super a ďakujem za komentár! :)

[@ArnaudMEURET]

“To say _thank you_ when you are alone” !?!?

[@linguarteOfficial]

Thank you for your comment! And yes, there is a difference in the way of saying "thank you" if you say it for yourself or for a group of people including you.

[@kwg5044]

Čau Bye Adios ❤

[@linguarteOfficial]

Čau Bye Adios to you as well :)

[@koukouvania]

you going a bit fast for beginner thoi

[@linguarteOfficial]

Thank you for your comment! In the video we tried to cover as much as possible for beginners to use. Rewind the video or slow it down to catch better all the words. Keep learning Slovak! :)

[@antesmolcic4354]

But how would you say: During solstice the witches buried my sword in the woods. :)

[@linguarteOfficial]

Thank you for your comment! :)

[@perseus274]

"Počas slnovratu, čarodejnice pochovali môj meč v lese"

[@polyglotjourneyoftimo8479]

I have learned czech...slovak and czech are very closed

[@linguarteOfficial]

They are indeed very close. Almost 80% of all words between Slovak and Czech language are similar or identical. Thank you for your comment :)

[@paulbier2182]

This is similar to Polish

[@linguarteOfficial]

You are right! Slovak and Polish language share many words, grammar and pronunciation.

[@erikweis]

Ja viem po slovensky

[@linguarteOfficial]

Veľmi dobre Erik! :D Ďakujeme za komentár.

[@adamgajewski81]

I'm half slovak😂

[@linguarteOfficial]

Thank you very much for letting us know Adam! :D

[@minkamatovic5705]

Mohlo by to byť trochu pomalšie.

[@linguarteOfficial]

Ďakujeme veľmi pekne za komentár! :)

[@p420wer2]

She went way too fast

[@linguarteOfficial]

Thank you for your comment and your feedback! We recommend you to pause the video to check the phrases with more attention. Keep studying Slovak! :)

[@metalnordeste8998]

@@linguarteOfficial Ahoj! Som Brazílčan, ktorý veľmi dobre rozumie po slovensky. Je to taký krásny jazyk, mimochodom si veľmi pekná žena 😍 Pozdravy zo Španielska 😘

[@Charlie_Ses]

You can slow down the speed of the video

[@theonethatyouwant0110]

Если ты знаешь Украинский язык то у тебя не будет трудно по Словакии

[@linguarteOfficial]

Спасибо за ваш комментарий! Словацкий язык легко понять для большинства славянских языков.

[@theonethatyouwant0110]

@@linguarteOfficial I adore your country, language and tradition. Thank you for replying

[@cynthiamickle1521]

I wish you didn't speak quite so fast.

[@linguarteOfficial]

Ahoj Cynthia! Thank you very much for your feedback. Maybe try slowing down the speed of the video. Hopefully that will help. Keep learning Slovak with other of our videos :)

[@johnmancia4669]

Talk slower don't run through phrases

[@linguarteOfficial]

Thank you for your comment! We recommend you slowing down the speed of the video so you'll be able to fully understand each phrase. Keep learning Slovak! :)

[@benyovszkyistvan408]

The Slovak language is almost entirely based on the Hungarian language! An example: ice cream in Slovakia zmrzlina. zmrzlina-zúzmara (in Hungarian) lichen, which rime in English... There are many, many such words. Linguists say: I didn't invent it! Since Hungarian is an ancient language and Slovak is very young, the other way around is impossible!

[@siskiyou9784]

I think all languages have the same age. There's no such thing as ancient or young language.

[@benyovszkyistvan408]

@@siskiyou9784 You are very wrong about this! There is a big difference in age between different languages.

[@linguarteOfficial]

Thank you for your comment István! Actually Hungarian and Slovak language belong to different family of languages and they are not based on each other. Slovak is a part of the Balto-Slavic languages and Hungarian is a Uralic language. But for sure Slovak has borrowed many words from Hungarian for the centuries of linguistic exchange. It is really fascinating! :)

[@benyovszkyistvan408]

@@linguarteOfficial authentic linguists say that the Slovak language is Slavic only in sound. It is based on Hungarian vocabulary.

[@siskiyou9784]

@@benyovszkyistvan408 how you know that? were you there at the birth of different languages or what? or some smart ass told you that hungarian is the so called ancient language and you accept it immediately?