Learn Slovene! Basic Words & Phrases for Tourists Visiting Slovenia

[@SandraPotisek]

On a scale of 1 to 10, how tricky do you find my native language? :D

[@paulfellowes4879]

11 :)

[@SandraPotisek]

😂😂

[@beata6966]

For me is about 4. I'm from Poland and I find Slovenian pretty similar. Some words are speaking the same (pivo,voda, levo), others are similar (dober dan = dzień dobry, ne vem=nie wiem). We also have difficult letters and combination of letters (ż, ś, sz, rz). I'm going to Slovenia in about two weeks first time and I can't wait:). Thanks for great video:)

[@SandraPotisek]

Hope you’ll enjoy your time in Slovenia! ❤️ I once came across an article in Polish and was surprised at how much of it I could read/understand!

[@Noname-ye1vg]

7 because I am Croatian and sometimes confused if some word is same in both languages. But I picked Slovene to learn because it is similar and easy to study, and aesthetically pleasing😍

[@linajurgensen4698]

I‘m German and I think Slovenian is the most beautiful slavic language :)

[@rokzavrl8411]

@Jake mega gamer ni treba prevodov saj smo v sloveniji haha

[@rokzavrl8411]

@@Sega22245Hi! Im slovenian and i like the way Russian language spokes😂

[@nezaresnik5279]

Thank you more like hvala

[@user-bh3dm4gn9h]

Jaka Imširović ay Jaz sem Slovenija too / Dober Dan 🤑

[@SimonS_94]

I'm swiss and two of my co-workers work remote from slovenia. i love the language too and I will go visit them in the summer. Now I'm trying to learn some words and phrases to connect with the people there a bit :)

[@slavic9437]

As a serbo-croatian speaker, slovene sounds so extremely “home like " and beautiful. ❤️

[@franomaric]

Im From Croatia

[@e.h.5849]

I'm actually flabbergasted. Sloven language is so incredibly similar to Slovak, that I understand almost everything effortlessly. Some words are actually identical. We must have been one tribe back in the ancient past, before we diverged into two distinct groups. I feel much deeper connection to this version of Slavic modality thanthe Polish or Russian. Fascinating. I might go for a trip to Slovenia one day to test this further.

[@anapivec3731]

I am Slovene!! Slovina's language is hard!

[@itsursula2770]

So true

[@manuelamehle8597]

Ja

[@lorenzobianchi1323]

I am italian and i think slovenian are very beautiful language 😉

[@ernestsill2853]

Beautiful language.

[@nezaresnik5279]

Thanks(hvala)

[@ninavehovec2475]

Thanks /hvala

[@alexs7189]

If I lived on the border with Slovenia (I am Italian), I would like to learn Slovenian, and let my children learn it (if I had them). Greetings from southern Italy, and sorry for the past. 🇸🇮❤️🇮🇹

[@maticjelovcan]

You can always move. Stara Gorica (Gorizia) is quite a lot cheaper to own or rent an apartment in than here in Slovenia tbh.

[@thegamingdetective755]

Thank you. I am going to visit my long distance Slovenian girlfriend in August. Gonna keep watching this video to help me memorise it all😊

[@ndr4z]

Slovenian language is the best! I'm so proud!

[@lifeisgood923]

Thank you. You did a great job. My mother’s family moved to the USA when she was young. Sadly, I was not taught how to speak Slovene. Now as an adult, I want to learn. I think it is a beautiful language. Since the Coronavirus pandemic hit the US recently, I might as well use my time of ordered “shelter in place” at home to do something productive. Best wishes and please keep making videos.

[@SandraPotisek]

I just filmed 3 new ones, so they will definitely keep you busy! :)

[@themadmanwithapen]

A beautiful language for a beautiful country 🇸🇮 I’m going to be living in Austria next year and I can’t wait to take trips to Slovenia. I’m excited to climb Mount Triglav 💪🏽

[@milenaosojnik6208]

Lets go

[@karmenhudi685]

The Triglav is so byudiful. Im from Slovenija.

[@mladenzrnic2669]

Super je video, stvarno dobro nas podučavaš slovenački. Nastavi tako

[@PeteBrew]

I'm English, my girlfriend is Slovenian. I need to learn. I never learned a second language, so this is very difficult for me. This video was very helpful. Subscribed. Thanks very much.

[@SandraPotisek]

Thank you! I hope you find the rest of the videos helpful too. :)

[@robertrogers1316]

I'm from the United States and will be visiting Slovenia in a few months. I thought your video was well explained and very helpful. Hvala

[@safiazaheri9882]

Živjo sandra hvsla . Prosim več vedeo

[@matejastevanec4588]

Zakaj js to gledam če sm slovenec😂❤

[@barrysteven5964]

Jz ne vem!

[@paulfellowes4879]

I loved this video...even though I know these words and phrases (after 9 yrs of living in Ljubljana)...it's still nice to hear the proper pronounciation. It would be really nice to have another language vlog of Slovene language that is used on the street as opose to the language we learn in school or form a book. I was listening to 2 girls talking on the bus today and even though they were talking Slovene, it was very hard to understand what they were saying as they changed a lot of the words just as the English do between friends. Ok, I shouldn't have been listening ha ha but I find the differences fascinating. On a scale, I have found Slovene off the chart in level of difficulty, about a 11....masculine/feminine and neutral are hard to master....Having to remember certain items as being from a certain sex and therefore change the word slightly is hard.

[@SandraPotisek]

I can't even imagine how hard it must be for a foreigner trying to master our language, especially when you throw all the dialects into the mix as well. Plus, the proper grammar is sometimes tricky even for us native speakers. 🙈 Yeah, might be an interesting video to film! Although I feel like each town has their own 'street language', haha. I for example come from Zasavje, and we have so many words people in other parts of Slovenia never use... most are derived from German (due to the area's coal mining history).

[@destinimizani3401]

How do you pronounce the "Lj"?

[@paulfellowes4879]

@@destinimizani3401 It's an almost silent 'J' and sounds like 'Lu' the sound of a 'J' in Slovene for me is 'Ye' as in Jesenkova, but in Ljubljana the dialect is not to pronounce the 'J' after L at all..So Lubljana. it all depends where you are!

[@TheTapsz28]

I'm a u.s citizen here supporting the Slovania military. Thank you, your video is very helpful. Much appreciated!

[@nidavaldez137]

thanks.will watch it over and over again until i memorized it.my husband is Slovenian.trying to learn the language.

[@SandraPotisek]

I just started a Slovene course for beginners on KZbin, so lots more videos coming. ☺️

[@janjathompson1348]

My wife is from Medvode. I find slovene at an 11 in difficulties

[@tamshropshire5793]

This is great! My penpal in Slovenia sent me to your KZbin page, so now I can surprise her by saying hello to her in Slovene, not American! Hvala!

[@SandraPotisek]

Aww, that's amazing!!

[@tamshropshire5793]

@@SandraPotisek She will love it!

[@Metroida]

Najlepša hvala, Sandra! Please do a part two! This was super useful!

[@twjclarke1]

Beautiful language, beautiful woman.

[@CouchPolyglot]

Hi Sandra, thanks a lot for this! I was in Slovenia a few weeks ago and fell in love with the country and the language 😊. Speaking some Russian, I managed to understand most of the signs @ 😁 I will be coming back to this video whenever I go back to Slovenia (hopefully soon, since it is not that far)

[@InaArmanda]

You are a good teacher 😄

[@SandraPotisek]

Thank you!

[@foggi6683]

As a Ukrainian I should say we have a lot of similar words!!✨

[@virgilscipion]

I go to Slovenia in 5 months, for Metaldays in Tolmin, so I thank you a lot ;)

[@dist321]

I'm from Brazil and this is the first time I've ever heard Slovenian language. I think it sounds a lot like Italian. Very interesting!

[@user-jk9kr9sy3q]

Thank you very much Sandra! This is very useful, I've been to Slovenia 2 times already and want more. It would be great if you film part 2 with some other useful language tips :) Your teaching is great and understandable, nice to watch!

[@SandraPotisek]

Thank you for such lovely words! ☺️

[@maraluciaduclosduclos7496]

Wonderful country and Brazil loves this people. Beautiful language. Hugs from Brazil.

[@wingsofmagic055]

Thanks so much for this, my Dedek is from Slovenia and passed before i got the chance to meet him and learning these little bits of his langauge make me feel more connected to him :)

[@SandraPotisek]

That's so lovely to hear!

[@maciejsynmarka4487]

Very similar to polish 😀 I'm going to Maribor next month, I need to learn most popular wolds. Hvala!

[@amullinder]

I did a little tour of Slovenia in 2001. I loved it. It's so beautiful.

[@karolina8465]

Sounds very familiar to Polish. Happy to know I know most of these words.

[@brigittelikeslanguages8916]

Dear Sandra, Thank you for sharing this video!💐 Sounds like a beautiful language! 🇸🇮❤💖 Hvala- thank you. Dober dan- good day/ afternoon!🇸🇮

[@anjaspoljaric]

omg u speak so clear and good🥰exelent work☺️

[@anejarantasa1666]

I'm slovenian. And this video is amazing - Sem Slovenka. In ta videjo jo nevrjeten.❤🌏

[@strawberrybob7488]

thank you so much for making this! my mother's entire family is from Koper but they came to the US when my mom was 6 so she does not speak Slovene anymore. i want to learn Solvene to honor my heritage and there are not many resources online, so thank you so much!

[@SandraPotisek]

Glad I could be of help! :)

[@yveslanglois8727]

Hello, I will visit Slovenia this fall, and I want to thank you for uploading this video, you are so bubbly with your teaching. Love the way you teach.

[@SandraPotisek]

Thanks so much! I hope you enjoy Slovenia. :)

[@andreastefani8393]

Hvala lepa punza, se vidimo 😅👍

[@Iluvcatz_owo]

Slovene is so similar to polish i can not descibe how happy it makes me

[@aguywpassion669]

Thank you for this!! Lol heading to Ljubljana tomorrow for a few days 😃

[@SandraPotisek]

Enjoy the city!

[@roflmows]

brilliant english, 95% like a native. better english than many native speakers i know here, who can barely speak or spell english properly these days x.x

[@SandraPotisek]

Aww, thank you!

[@ruikosta3747]

As a Polish who knows Slovak Czech and Russian its so easy to Understand 🎉

[@Adventurescot]

Dober Dan, wonderful. Thank you so much. I am leaving Scotland in a few weeks and moving permanently to wonderful Slovenia. Your video has helped me loads. I will be watching it loads of times. Thank you again

[@ankakrakora8422]

Draga Sandra, Kako dobro si me naucila nekaj Slovenskega. Sicer tukaj v Ameriki vsaki dan govorim slovensko. Moj Oce je bil rojen v Sentvid in moja Mama je bila rojena v Sodrazici. Imam veliko druzino ko se zivi v Sloveniji.....Kregar, Kozina, Jenko, Lozar, Sustersic, Jamnik, Plestenjak, Strmcnik, etc. Vsi so moji sorodniki. Hvala lepa in kar vtako naprej.

[@SandraPotisek]

Hvala za takšne lepe besede!

[@wauliepalnuts6134]

Sending prayers to all the Slovenians and everyone in the comments section. Sorry to hear about your Prime Minster. I hope he makes a fast recovery.

[@SandraPotisek]

You mixed up Slovenia and Slovakia. 🙂

[@annieturnsek1149]

Thank you Sandra! It helps me to communicate my husband using his language a little 😊 Looking forward for more Slovenian videos . Greetings from Philippines

[@SandraPotisek]

So happy to hear that!

[@urskajereb7251]

Im from Slovenija and you speak relly well good Job!

[@jamesalves2162]

Thanks for this! My mother's family came from Slovenian and Hungary a longe time ago running away from comunism. They live in Brazil since then. My mom wants that I learn slovenian language and I finally started it. Thanks for your tips!!

[@SandraPotisek]

You're more than welcome. :) Good luck with learning!

[@batates1851]

Amazing video .. very helpful in my first day in beautiful Slovenia 😊 Thank you !

[@SandraPotisek]

So happy to hear that! Hope you’re enjoying Slovenia. ☺️

[@eddieshamayim1742]

I really like your style! Hvala for the lesson!

[@SandraPotisek]

Thanks for watching!

[@vimastbangs1406]

Kindly make more video. This is a great help.. Thanks

[@thulierlaurent]

Very intersting. Short, slow and complete ! Hvaja ! I'd like to go to Slovenia now :D

[@primozpodobnik7361]

I love in Slovenija.

[@TheCookieStudioNL]

Thank you for sharing! i am going in september to Slovenia for 2,5 weeks. i want to learn the language a little to get bye. Thanks again, Louise From The Netherlands

[@SandraPotisek]

How exciting! I hope you'll have an amazing time. :)

[@fluffywuffykinsies]

You are so sweet and make learning this so comfortable and fun! You're an excellent teacher ❤️

[@zanetlorenci4579]

Yes i live in slovenia ❤❤❤

[@phosphorus1975]

Just back from a wonderful 10 day Slovenia car trip! Amazing places and countryside. I LOVE your country. (Expecially Lubjiana and Lasko ( and its Thermana... ) ;-) )

[@SandraPotisek]

So happy to hear that! ❤️

[@aviolca]

Ljubljana

[@labeandistort6213]

Hvala za video :) pozdrav iz Hrvaške :)

[@aleksandrstimofejevs4467]

I am a Slavic person from Latvia and I have big interest about Slovenia and Slovenian language. It is both amazing and shocking how much similar my native language and Slovenian has, but at the same time how different they are… They say only Slavic languages have that specific that knowing one Slavic language may be a barrier to learn another, because of “interpreter’s false friends”. As to me, “interpreter’s false friends” aren’t that big problem, my biggest problem is accents. Thank you for your efforts, watching your videos help understand better Slovenian pronouncement and accents. It isn’t easy, but not that difficult as I used to think. Hvala!

[@SandraPotisek]

Thanks for watching!

[@kensmith158]

Thank you so much - this is really helpful! We're in Ljubljana now and I'm going to write these down and try them out around town tomorrow :)

[@SandraPotisek]

Amazing! Hope you're enjoying the city. :)

[@kensmith158]

I'll send an update tomorrow - we arrived to a huge thunderstorm but will get out and explore tomorrow :)

[@SandraPotisek]

Fingers crossed you get some sunshine! I've heard the summer has been pretty bad in Slovenia this year. :(

[@kensmith158]

Beautiful weather in LJ today and I managed to use 'Dober dan', 'Hvala' and 'Prosim' around the town. Off to Loz tomorrow to (hopefully) see some bears!

[@SandraPotisek]

Yay, that’s great! ☺️

[@just_some_girl8583]

I'm also Slovenian!!

[@dimitarkandev7349]

Bravo! Mnogo dobre! Pozdrav ot Bulgaria! Nazdrave!

[@u_w5822]

Good for learning, refreshing. Even though i should be fluent in Slovene, as an South Austrian "Carinthian Slovene". The most important for me, when on a Rave: idemoooo idemooooo

[@chloelimbs4946]

thank you so much for helping with this langage !!!!!!

[@angelikiarvanitopoulou]

Thank you❤️I'm visiting Slovenia in 20 days and I'll try to use most of it!

[@juanmarojasmesa1528]

I learnt some Russian a few years ago and some words sound Russian like : Good morning, or Good evening.I have to say that I love your language and from now on I will learn some of it. I speak Spanish as well and it's quite true that wine is vino like in Spanish. Best regards and thanks for your lessons :-) By the way...for me I think it's not very difficult because |'m good on learnng other languages.

[@nelimurko3954]

U guys Have to go around Slovenija its awsome

[@kidanekidane1250]

thanks

[@stevend7074]

This was a superb overview of the basics needed. Great job! Thank you!

[@josiesfunkitchen7345]

Hi - I was born in Murska Sobota and came to the USA when I was 3-1/2 years old. I want to know the proper Slovenian Language. The Dialect that I speak is Prek Murje (I very rusty on that) - When I speak with my mom, I try to avoid speaking English with her so that I can keep up with my mother tongue. I do like your video so far and I am a NEW SUBSCRIBER.

[@KateModel-zy2of]

❤ hvala lepa

[@DilaraBakh]

Živjo, Sandra! Najljepša hvala za video! Sem iz Azerbajdžana. I was looking for some sensible lessons on the Slovenian language for a long time and now that I've found you I truly hope to make serious progress. I also envy how fluent your English is, well done, subscribed!

[@SandraPotisek]

Thanks for subscribing, so glad you find the videos helpful! :)

[@katarinastankovic1526]

pozdrav iz srbije i svedske! im going to ljubljana for the first time and am so excited😍

[@laurenhorner7624]

Very useful!

[@fellashmella47]

OMG I absolutely adore you! I'm planning to visit Ljubljana in October so I'm learning Slovene now< thanks for helping!

[@SandraPotisek]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@MrMishnou]

This is brilliant and very clear!! Thank you

[@vdobnik_]

You speak Slovene very interesting!! I’m Slovenian!!

[@sasokornet6616]

Valentina Dobnik ja, ker je verjetno s primorske 😅

[@pc9467]

Thank you very much, this is Brilliant!

[@PitbullShortsMaisie]

This is so helpful there are some people who follow me who speak slovenian I can rite it but I have a hard time speaking it

[@romanahoic7536]

Its so beautiful

[@AAAndrew]

You did a great job.

[@misstarshiny1]

That was super useful

[@lovedove2661]

You are gorgeous Sandra. ❤

[@gustavocaro7256]

Easy to pronunce it greetings from israel

[@adammetcalfe8748]

Awesome video!

[@renamccully1462]

The words on the screen are very helpful. You are a good teacher! I will watch this about 100 times, thank you!

[@SandraPotisek]

Thank you Rena! So glad you find it useful. ☺️

[@jhelumbasu9803]

I met this amazing Slovenian guy! I want to learn some words to impress him!

[@slavkocander9907]

I'm from Slovenia😊

[@yixuanzhang3546]

Not expecting the teaching glasses part haha, thank you for your help Sandra:p

[@SandraPotisek]

Haha, hope you found it useful! 💕

[@johnnysu_uk]

You speak English very well, thanks a lot for your teaching.

[@Viscardi26]

Hmm, that's interesting they use prosim in Czech also, I'm American but my mother is from gorizia ,Italy by the italy-slovene boarder she speaks some sort of dialect, Slavic languages are intense for English speakers lol Great video and informative

[@SandraPotisek]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@paulwesley27]

Might not come as much of a surprise but most of the words/expressions are extremely similar to Bulgarian. I'm actually going to Ljubljana next week so now I'll be that tad bit more competent in Slovenian. Hvala!

[@SandraPotisek]

Oh, really? I had no idea it's so similar! Now I'm intrigued, haha. Enjoy Ljubljana! :)

[@tahacamel1016]

Incredible video. Thank u so much

[@dipasharma8671]

Im from nepal but slovenia language i like ❤

[@guangshengzhu8223]

good teacher

[@khalafalsafuk104]

Najlepša hvala😉

[@brt5273]

Very nice presentation. Thankyou :)