Learn Slovak with Stories: Mravec a svrček

[@LearnSlovakwithStories]

Čo si myslíte: Je mravec dobrý alebo zlý? Je svrček dobrý alebo zlý? KVÍZ: 1. Kto v lete oddychuje? a) mravec b) svrček 2. Kto v lete pracuje? a) mravec b) svrček 3. Kto býva v mravenisku? a) mravec b) svrček 4. Kto hrá na husliach? a) mravec b) svrček 5. Kto v zime nemá jedlo? a) mravec b) svrček

[@stefanlanger264]

1. Svrček v lete oddychuje. Leto je ideálne na relax! 2. Mravec v lete pracuje. Myslím si, že mravec je trochu workoholik (ako ja? ;-) ). 3. Mravec býva v mravenisku. Mravenisko je veľmi zaujímavý dom. Je to dobrý architektonický štýl! 4. Svrček hrá na husliach. Mravec nemá husle, takže nemôže hrať na husle. Možno mravec hrá v zime na iný hudobný nástroj? 5. Svrček v zime nemá jedlo, pretože v lete nepracoval. Myslím si, že ľudia (a zvieratá) sú rôzni. Mravec má plán, svrček si užíva život. Nie je to otázka dobrého a zlého, ale je to takmer filozofické. Prajem pekný týždeň!

[@LearnSlovakwithStories]

@@stefanlanger264 Wow, ďakujem za detailnú odpoveď! Fantastické! Máš pravdu, je to filozofická otázka :)

[@stefanlanger264]

@Dimitrij Fedorov Máš pravdu. Ale mravce a svrčky normálne nerozprávajú ani po slovensky, ani v inom jazyku. ;-)

[@stefanlanger264]

@Dimitrij Fedorov Nemčina je môj materinský jazyk a mám nemecké meno, ale nie som Nemec. :-)

[@stefanlanger5829]

@Dimitrij Fedorov V Rakúsku hovoríme elegantnejšou nemčinou ako Nemci. ;-)

[@inganoerke5172]

Total fan of your videos!! I don’t speak Slovak, and I understand everything! The closest to a maternal Language acquisition … amazing!!!!

[@user-oo8xg9gx3m]

Не могу сказать, что кто-то из них злой, а кто-то добрый. Здесь речь идёт о глупости и предусмотрительности. Спасибо за видео, Паулина!

[@athb4hu]

I love your stories! Please make more videos!

[@Margosha.margaret]

Veľmi pekná rozprávka. Mravec je pracovitі, v lete pracoval, v zime odpočíva ! A Svrček naopak : v lete odpočíval, a v zime zomrel. To je veľmi pravdivo 🐜 Kto pracuje to bude mať jedlo, a bude žiť, a kto je leniví, nebude mať život 🍃☘️

[@MelegimMeris]

Спасибо!

[@LearnSlovakwithStories]

Nemáš za čo! 😊

[@yevche]

Just discovered this channel. Really great!!! Thank you young lovely smart lady, now my learning path of Slovenčina is in a better shape !!!!

[@Dialgatrainer1]

Why no one's talking about how cute and hilarious Lady Paulina's expressions are in the video thumbnails!

[@НатальяКицу-нэ]

В русском варианте муравей был добр и накормил стрекозу)) Благодарю Вас! Я поняла каждое слово, хотя еще не начала изучать язык

[@werehuman2999]

Так наш муравей сказал стрекозе: "Так поди же попляши!" Явно ничего ей не дал.

[@ahmadjawadsediqi123]

Veľmi ďakujem, Ja vždy počúvam tvoje lekcie, muslim to ja super metóda na učenie

[@LearnSlovakwithStories]

Super, ďakujem!

[@АндрейКамагин]

Мне все было понятно на 99,9% спасибо!

[@ThanhNguyenThi-fs9zp]

Mravec je šikovný. Cvrček je lenivý. Cvrček zomrel, lebo jeho životný cyklus je krátky (len 70 - 90 dni ). 1b 2a 3a 4b 5b. Ďakujem Vám pekne za Váše rozprávky. Je veľmi dobre vyučovací metód, ktorý sa dotkne srdca študentov.

[@LearnSlovakwithStories]

Ďakujem!

[@Vasyl_Aleks]

Никто из них не добрый и не злой. У них другая система ценностей. За видео - спасибо.

[@andrasvincze6894]

Svrček je hladný, ale slobodný. Mravec žije ako otrok. Najradšej žijem ako svrček. Svrček má dobré srdce, mravec je neľútostný.

[@LearnSlovakwithStories]

Vďaka za tvoju perspektívu :)

[@Vlad-ne6xs]

Dobrý príbeh, poučný😏 Vďaka za video👍

[@АлексейМаксимовских-л3п]

Животный мир, он такой - всё как у людей!

[@survivaldanger]

I love you're videos. 😘 Ďakujem a pokračujte v tom. Povedzte nám viac príbehov, možno 7 trpaslíkov.

[@LearnSlovakwithStories]

Ďakujem za tip.

[@wcerny1874]

Pauline, сегодня праздник у славян!!!с праздником тебя!!!

[@miguelcohen4020]

Oh nice! You got a new microphone! I love your videos and hope to learn Slovak with them. Keep it up, ďakujem!

[@LearnSlovakwithStories]

Ďakujem!

[@bubido]

Love your videos, keep it up!

[@bubido]

#TeamMravec

[@instantgamer5914]

Mám rád tvoj video .

[@mastermati773]

I found you thanks to Ecolinguist. I don't learn Slovak, but I'm trying to understand using my native Polish gives me so much fun. To to je dla mnie zabawa. Dziakuje za wideo xD

[@LearnSlovakwithStories]

Som rada, že je to pre teba zábava :)

[@niricco3125]

The same, came here from Ecolinguist. Trying to understand using my native russian. Очень радуюсь, когда понимаю целые предложения :D Спасибо за контент!

[@LearnSlovakwithStories]

@@niricco3125 that's great!

[@miklosnemeth8566]

I used to live in a village "Sülysáp" near Budapest. Half of the people living there were called "Szvercsek", now I understand where this name came from. Interestingly I don't remember anyone named "Mravec" or "Moravec". Brilliant story teller, you are.

[@LearnSlovakwithStories]

That's interesting!

[@LearnSlovakwithStories]

Also, I love the Hungarian spelling of svrček :D

[@miklosnemeth8566]

@Dimitrij Fedorov Haha, great point. Anyhow, the explanation is much simpler, the village in my opinion was originally populated by Slovak speaking people. Other than Szvercseks we have here Hornyáks, Antaliczs, Szviteks, Horinkas, 99% of the names are like so. When I arrived to the village in 1988 a lot of people spoke Slovak, today barely any, sadly. Anyhow, Slovak revival is in place and young people show interest in relearning Slovak.

[@ejokiel123]

Čau. Paulína si perfektná. Ja som Polka ajtu bývam na Slovensku. teraz robím intenzívny kurz slovenčiny lebo potrebujem do pracy. Pekné predstavuješ rozprávki. Myslime svrcek bol hlúpi aj jeho vina bola najviac. Aj mraviec też nie ból dobrý. Mohol mu niečo dať jedla , hej?:)

[@НатальяЛебедева-х1м]

mravec je dobrý

[@yenthibui5128]

I love you

[@ekaterinaoragon3276]

Awesome!!! Ur style is so adorable:) we have the same story but about an ant and a lazy dragonfly:)

[@LearnSlovakwithStories]

Thank you :) Interesting about the dragonfly!

[@ekaterinaoragon3276]

@@LearnSlovakwithStories like the cricket was playing the violin, the dragonfly was dancing throughout the summer and ended up having no food.

[@johannabelie5664]

Moreover, we have she-dragonfly and he-ant)

[@ekaterinaoragon3276]

@@johannabelie5664 yes, right, cuz of the gender of the nouns.

[@ricardoayrosa8058]

Thank you, Paulina. I've always had some misgivings about the moral of this traditional fable. It is good in the sense that it teaches children to be serious, hardworking and prudent. However, because of its tragic ending, I was felt that it contained a flaw: it doesn't teach children to be merciful. It looks like the ant doesn't care about the appeal of the grasshopper and its imminent death. Therefore, I believe a good ending for the fable would be the ant saying to the grasshopper: I warned you, but I will help you this time; next summer you should also work like me, so as to prepare yourself for next winter and have your own food to eat!

[@stefanlanger264]

In my humble opinion the catch is that the ant has not pointlessly collected more food in summer than she needs in winter. So she would have to sacrifice her own life if she helped the cricket. ;-)

[@LearnSlovakwithStories]

Ricardo, thank you for sharing your perspective, it's very interesting. For me, it's not entirely clear what the moral of the story is supposed to be, it can be quite complex: At first sight, being irresponsible might seem like a flaw, but one can ask: isn't letting someone die worse than being a bit lazy? So yes, your comment is spot on! I think the way people view this fable reveals a lot about their values, namely their understanding of/approach to justice.

[@stefanlanger264]

@@LearnSlovakwithStories This story is simple only at first glance but perfect for discussing moral concepts such as justice and limits of purposeful solidarity both between individuals and as a society. Just as your fairy tales are ideal for teaching children and "grown-up children" a language. ;-) I work in law and like to discuss the relationship between law and ethics. Those who think it´s ok to let the cricket die are not necessarily bad human beings but have a more realistic approach to life. One could make the facts one step more complex and add some kind of probability that a bad person would step on the anthill in winter and that the ant would therefore not have survived anyway. :-)

[@eliasshakkour2904]

@@asoi2 Why not?

[@eliasshakkour2904]

@@stefanlanger264 Yes, this is an excellent point that must not be ignored! Presumably, the ant has not gathered more food than necessary. Should the ant give the cricket some food now so that the cricket can survive temporarily, only to have them both die before the end of winter? The question would be far more interesting if the ant *had* gathered some extra food that would be enough for the cricket to survive the winter. Then the question becomes: does the ant save the cricket’s life, or refuse to do so to make a point about being responsible and planning ahead?

[@ВикторияЛогинова-ф8н]

В русском языке есть похожая сказка «Стрекоза и муравей» Муравей не виноват, он работал все лето. А сверчок отдыхал, зная что ему нечего будет есть зимой. Он просто не позаботился о себе.

[@alexandertumarkin5343]

Интересно, что хоть в русской версии указана стрекоза, но описана она как сверчок: "попрыгунья стрекоза лето красное пропела".

[@alexandertumarkin5343]

В википедии прочитал, что 200-300 лет назад в русском языке стрекозами называли всех "стрекочущих" насекомых, включая кузнечиков и сверчков, а не тех, кого мы называем стрекозами сейчас. Даже не предполагал :) А сюжет взят ещё из античности.

[@andrasvincze6894]

Кто не работает, тот не ест :)

[@terrydean2400]

Ahoj clečna!myslil zabudol som jazyk,ale nie!všetko dobré rozumiem!máte ste talent hrečki!z akeho ste mesta?vďaka!

[@annettedronkert4534]

Dear Paulina what can you recommend for learning slovak looking slovak films or learning vocabulaires. I really want to go to school but in holland there is no school for learning slovak language. So i have to do it by myself. And enjoy your rozpravky very much. Greets Annette

[@LearnSlovakwithStories]

Dear Annette, thank you for your question. I am planning to make a video about different resources for learning Slovak soon, hopefully within the next few weeks. Where in Holland do you live? Maybe it's possible to find a Slovak teacher there.

[@annettedronkert4534]

@@LearnSlovakwithStories hello paulina i live in Almere about an half hour from Amsterdam

[@LearnSlovakwithStories]

@@annettedronkert4534 I have a friend/former colleague who lives in the Netherlands now and who is an excellent Slovak teacher. I can put you in contact with her if you want. If you're interested feel free to email me (you can find my email in the "about" section of this channel).

[@humbat82]

Lazy svrček 😁

[@baybarsbey678]

1a 2a3a 4b 5b

[@ehodfi6037]

Myslim, ze mravec je dobry.

[@stefanlanger264]

Mám otázku (tentokrát po anglicky): 07:52 "pre seba". Of course I understand it´s "pre seba" because the object in this sentence refers to the same person as the subject. But would "pre mňa" in this context be less elegant, really clumsy or simply wrong? Sorry, but I am a language enthusiast. So I would like to know if "pre mňa" was a option. Next goal: in a few months´ time I want to be able to ask a question like this simply in Slovak. :-) Ďakujem pekne!

[@LearnSlovakwithStories]

Good question. Your explanation of why it should be pre seba is perfect. I don't know what answer to give, I think the line between wrong and clumsy is not so exact... With pre mňa, can we understand what you mean? Absolutely. Is it the best way of saying it? No. But it's hard to judge the degree to which it is acceptable. Normally it's acceptable if there could be a misunderstanding or ambiguity, but that's not the case here. I would still say it's ok, but in comparison to the reflexive possessive pronoun svoj, it's clumsier. With svoj, you can totally use môj instead just for stylistic reasons, but here it is a bit more rare to switch it like that. Sorry, I know this was too much text and no real answer :D

[@stefanlanger264]

Thank you very much for your explanation! I summarize your answer as: no Slovak would use môj instead of svoj in this context. And in the long run my goal is not to dance the line between clumsy and wrong but to improve. ;-)

[@davidm7640]

Please, make a video about "len". It reminds me Russian word for "laziness" but as far as I know the meaning is different.

[@LearnSlovakwithStories]

Thanks for the question, but it would be a very short video so I'm just going to answer here: "len" means "only" in English or "только" in Russian. Another Slovak synonym of "len" is "iba", they can be used interchangeably.

[@davidm7640]

@@LearnSlovakwithStories Thank you for your explanation.

[@alexandertumarkin5343]

Máme "mravec a vážka" :)

[@sergeyannenkov7644]

Že mravec som práva 🤣

[@yenthibui5128]

Môžete robiť videá súvisiace s nemocnicami alebo zdravie, ďakujem

[@LearnSlovakwithStories]

Ahoj. Materiály súvisiace so zdravím a nemocnicami sú napríklad na slovake.eu, lekcia 16. Tu je jedno nové video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/baHWmp-er8R7rsU

[@LearnSlovakwithStories]

Ahoj, urobila som video súvisiace so zdravím kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y52acmOMZs2MZ80

[@diegopunis4139]

Myslim si ze mravec nie je zly.. mravec ma jedlo pre svoju rodinu. Svrcek je trochu hlupy!

[@instantgamer5914]

Mislim mravec robí dobre alebo cverček nerobí v leto.

[@cserhati8965]

Mravec je dobry lebo svrcek ne pracoval

[@gustavoramirez650]

mravec je zlý .