Slovenian Words to Travel By | #1: Basic Words and Phrases

Welcome to Slovenian Words to Travel By! This is the first in a series where I talk about basic words and phrases to help you navigate Slovenia if you don't know the language. In this video, I talk about greetings, how to say please and thank you, "excuse me, I only speak English", and simple drinks to order at a restaurant.
If you'd like to read more about the things I cover here, check out my blog post accompaniment here: bit.ly/2Duep3j
What words or phrases would you like to see me cover in this series?
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Helloooo everybody!! My name is Lyra and I am an American expat living in Slovenia. I've created this channel to share my life in Slovenia, my travels, and the tasty morsels that I find or make along the way.
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~Lyra

[@QuinlanLJ]

One thing most Slovenians love is a foreigner that is trying to learn the language. Keep it up!

[@chackchack3908]

Where u trying to learn Japanese to

[@mominetti]

Hi Lyra! The word ‘Oprostite’ is also like “polite” version of ‘Oprosti’. Like if you say it to a random man/woman you don’t know or to elderly. ‘Oprosti’ is more like when you say it to a friend, family, somebody you know a long time - you grew up together or if you know them from your town your entire life,etc. The other word that means the same is ‘Se opravičujem’! Keep up the good work!

[@wilsonjaksetic6009]

I was born in Australia to a Dutch Mother and a Slovene Father - thank you for this and I can’t wait to visit my countries!!

[@nighthawkstealth3903]

Almost all these words we have in russian language ;-) Very interesting. Best wishes from Belarus!

[@mrsfmcool]

That's so cool

[@RuslanB]

The thing on top of z, c, s is called strešica (a caron).

[@bartcoenen7752]

You really make me miss Slovenia. I wish I could have a Laško. :)

[@LyraMadrona]

Bart Coenen Aww, thanks! Did you ever go to the beer fountain in Žalec? Think I might go get a video when it warms up. :)

[@ablatnik9316]

I'm from Laško

[@leabiasutti8650]

Well done! I'm learning slovenian, and it's always good to hear it again and again! ;-)

[@MK-cj4gl]

As "You're welcome" we very often use (at least me) "malenkost" or "ni za kaj"..Good job btw 👏👏

[@chrishale4859]

Wow! There are lots of subtle links between English and Slovenian, which immediately seems such an attractive language. We ought to unite with Slovenia. Chris.

[@BrechtMUSIC]

Thanks! This is really helpful. I just moved to Ljubljana and I'm eager to learn the language. This is great!

[@jeffsaviola2109]

Just found this !! Have been in Slovenia 3 times in past 2 years most these I knew but look forward to more !!! Hvala !!!

[@LyraMadrona]

jeff saviola prosim! :)

[@Onemanclan98]

Pozdrav Lyra , jaz sem iz Cipra , super video , Hope to see more of you, it's hard to find videos about the Slovenian language , i am currently learning the Slovenian language through private lessons and i am hooked, fell in love with the language i love how slang it is. If you could make a video of a few more advanced phrases that native speakers use that would be awesome!

[@LyraMadrona]

Tony Panayiotou Thank you for commenting!! I most definitely plan to get into more advanced words and phrases, likely once this basics series gets a few more videos. I'm super excited to dive into it and share it with you! :D

[@Onemanclan98]

Great! Slovenia is an amazing country , and i'm planning on studying over there and possibly staying there,stayingthere So you sharing this information with us is awesome, keep it up , just out of curiosity who introduced you to Slovenia? and how do you like it over there?

[@LyraMadrona]

Tony Panayiotou it is a wonderful country for sure. I will get into my background in another video soon, but I moved here to be with my husband who is a Slovenian national. It honestly wasn't on my radar until I met him, but once I did and starting learning so much about it I've completely fallen in love. I hope to stay here forever and post videos the whole way! :)

[@piadancer112]

Hey, if you need any insider info on Slovenia feel free to ask anything!

[@hmh2hmh]

Thanks so much for this! It helps to have someone with a similar accent demonstrate pronunciation. I'd imagine that like most major cities you can squeeze by with just English in Ljubljana, but I want to at least make an effort to be respectful.

[@MrsRosmarynn]

Thank you for the videos you made. I am going to watch all of them. I am starting studying Slovenian and I am quite scared about the declination of nouns. I hope I will learn a lot and I will overcome shyness so I can start speaking in this fascinating language.

[@zulkiflijamil4033]

Thumbs up and i have already subscribed. Yes it is a very good channel. Thank you.

[@rimmvatutina6457]

Thanks!

[@arnabsarma4160]

Excellent

[@korecax]

Hvala!

[@nemanjajovanovic2957]

Serbian words that are similar to Slovenian words: Hello(formal and informal) - Zdravo Hello(informal) - Ćao Goodbye(informal) - Ćao, vidimo se. Excuse me - oprosti, oprostite(also means ''forgive me''). Thank you - hvala Water - Voda Beer - pivo Coffee with milk - Kafa s mlekom Tea - Čaj Greetings from Serbia. :)

[@o1enka]

Thank you

[@user-bh3dm4gn9h]

Hvala 💪

[@moeldebengel]

nice vid! going to ivančna gorica again this summer, hope this will help me :) thnx

[@healin8466]

Oh wow tvoja slovenščina♡

[@Sergio7z]

No problem we also speak english so no need to try to learn this hard language. We are small country and all we need to addopt to speak the common language which is english. But anyway im proud of you to be one of milion which try to understand our language and even post it.

[@LyraMadrona]

It seems like most folks around Ljubljana speak English, sure. Where I live most folks don't, it's mostly only café and retail workers who do here. I haven't met anyone older than 50's (especially outside of a business environment) who speaks English.

[@Sergio7z]

@@LyraMadrona Well you should see even if our nation is so small but still have many more dialect far by any nation in the world. I, in contrast, will never understand ours eastern North inhabitants. We here near the sea speaks Slovenian like it should need to be spoken. So is what others talk about us. Be Good and thumbs up.

[@A.Murphy34]

Thx for the usefull videos and pls expecting more ......Are you still living in Slovenia ?

[@majapotocnik8069]

Živjo, I am from Slovenija😊

[@LyraMadrona]

maja potočnik Zdravo! :)

[@lunamitev2998]

Me too😍

[@nejahabjanic3709]

maja potočnik I am to from slovenija

[@gujo4351]

maja potočnik jst tud 🙂

[@matozaki8390]

Zdravo kako si ??

[@26blanco]

Thanks

[@honestperson943]

very infi video thanks

[@m.l.252]

0:44 "sha, sha and sha" ... um Ok... :D I think the č is like english ch, š like english sh, and ž like the french j in "bonjour" My mother speaks slovenian but she never taught me the language. -.-

[@rajweerasooriya]

Hvala

[@arnabsarma4160]

I am planning to visit Slovenia

[@beccalisgard6118]

I need this channel. I grew up like pertialy here but now I moved here. And I need more words. Also with hvala it seems it could also be like huala.

[@NickNeblo]

Zivijo! Kje zhivish v Slovenija? One question, do you know that alt codes for the symbols CH ZH and SH? Hvala lepa!!

[@mihabrilj152]

You are not bad at it

[@giovannivarelli]

Interesting that you said 'adijo' is similar to [the French] 'adieu' or [the Spanish] 'adios' but you did not mention the Italian 'addio'... very likely the real origin of the Slovenian 'adijo' [which btw ultimately derives from the Latin 'a deus', like all other examples, including Portuguese 'adeus'].

[@khalafalsafuk104]

شكران😉

[@ImogenNegomi]

Hello Lyra! This was such an incredibly helpful video, thank you! I feel much more confident in my pronunciation of Slovenian words now! My husband and I will be travelling to Bled later on in the year. He is a Coeliac, which means he cannot have any gluten whatsoever. Do you happen to know what "gluten free" would be in Slovenian? Thank you! :)

[@LyraMadrona]

Imogen Moore brez glutena! 😄 it's strange, I was GF in the states but here I don't have the symptoms. I wasn't Celiac though, I just got gnarly migraines and brain fog. I'm going to do a video soon about my experience of US versus European gluten!

[@ImogenNegomi]

Thank you so much for your reply - we are very grateful! Unfortunately, even the tiniest bit makes him ill and can do damage :( So that will be a very helpful phrase to know! How interesting! Maybe gluten is more processed in the States and that's what was causing issues? I look forward to that video coming out! Thank you again :) xx

[@LyraMadrona]

Imogen Moore no problem at all! A friend of mine is Celiac and when she visited the Netherlands she could eat it too. If I'm honest, I think the primary cause is all the glyphosate and other poisons the states uses that are banned in most of Europe. Such a long discussion though, there's a lot to unpack! I hope you have a wonderful time in Bled!! 💜

[@tajalavric1973]

Dobro ti gre - good job u sound great

[@LyraMadrona]

T L hvala lepa!! 💜

[@broytingaravsol]

pivo and kava are also for czech

[@timorii]

If someone says Zdravo, there is a high chance they come from Štajerska.

[@LyraMadrona]

Really? I live in the area and all kinds of folks say it here!

[@timorii]

It checks out fine then. :)

[@LyraMadrona]

I didn't realize it was more regional, because that's one of the first things you're taught in every book or PDF I have. I was told at one point that people from Celje have the most grammatically-correct dialect in Slovenia, too, so I guess it's not a bad thing. :p

[@timorii]

"Zdravo - beseda se povezuje z vzhodno Slovenijo in socialističnimi časi, dejansko je zelo stara: ekvivalent rimskega ave, recimo v Ave Maria, ki se v slovenščino prevaja kot zdrava Marija ali pozdravljena Marija (nenazadnje je koren tudi v besedi pozdraviti)" source: razvezanijezik.org/?page=pozdravi

[@timorii]

I think the word "zdravo" was popularized in socialism after the WWII, superseding the old greeting "bogdaj". Now it's mostly elderly people using it and for some reason the whole eastern part of Slovenia. I come from the west and the most common word is živjo. I can imagine using myself Zdravo in a more formal setting though.

[@nsk370]

Vala is actually a word, at least in my dialect, and it means 'valley'. The standard slovene world would be 'dolina'. 'Vala' is also a genitive form of the world 'val' which means a wave.

[@nejahabjanic3709]

Wow do youthe amazing speak Slovenian

[@dutchpearson2022]

My greatgran was from there last name seliska I think is how it's spelled. Sounds like sell-is-car.

[@khalafalsafuk104]

😘😘😘😘

[@aamnaomer]

Please let me know how u say all this in Slovenian language

[@pushparajkudaw3018]

thanking you is in Slovenian language youl say caj for tea in india also chai for tea same same but different haaa haaa thanks

[@electoham]

shay caj origin of china chayna chay ;;;;;;;;

[@rahimctguerr]

I had been in Ljubljana and Bled. I also make some videos like you. Come to Lisbon. We can together make a video😀

[@roseorendain8105]

hola!! can you teach me some romantic words??..Im in love with a slovenian....cheers!!

[@aamnaomer]

What is your full name and year of birth. Where do you live in Slovenia? Who of your relatives was of Slovenian nationality? How familiar are you with the culture and history of Slovenia? When was the independence of Slovenia claimed? When Slovenia joined European Union Do you plan to reside in Slovenia or immigrates to another country

[@lazypotato3726]

ok its weird to listen to english speak slovenian but u pronunce it really goood(im slovenian)

[@barrysteven5964]

She's definitely not English. She's American. Only Americans call Z zee.

[@isaa1782]

Just a question... I actually know "hvala" with a more "ch" sound at the beginning. Is this just a specific accent? I am little bit confused tbh 😅

[@LyraMadrona]

I think it's a dialect thing, yeah. There are tons of different dialects here, in such a small country!

[@alisonh5527]

So I have watched a few of your videos, and I am currently trying to find out how to pronounce “In še vedno vstanem”, and I still get up/rise. Wondering if there is any way I could get some answers on here. There is not much on the “vst” usage online. 🤦🏻‍♀️😫 Thanks for the awesome video!

[@thiagoevangelista2754]

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[@alisonh5527]

Thiago Evangelista wow thank you!!!

[@saraivic3750]

Do you live in Slonenia

[@dineshlankageeganage-nuwar5459]

I'm like to travel Slovenia .guide me

[@marjannovoselc7109]

Actually, people just mostly prefer to order the larger beer (0,5l) instead the of smaller one (0,33l). Most bars have both on offer. :-)

[@electoham]

IN ARABIC CAVA IS K'HWA KAWA TEA IS SHAY SAME THING ;

[@user-gc5tn5up3z]

Word for toilet estroom?

[@arnabsarma4160]

Many of the words I hear are similar to Czech language

[@arnabsarma4160]

I was in Czech Republic and know asic Czech

[@laizasantosyeshisphonewas9161]

1:09

[@agfanimates]

Tourists, you're looking for 2:34.

[@InfiniteUniverse88]

Chi is a greek letter.

[@gallienus2000]

The diacritic over z, s, and c is called a caron or háček.

[@ZigiKunc]

We dont say čao but we say like čau

[@zuzu6864]

Jesus, i didn't know I would find u here lol

[@moonysomething]

Ikr

[@jelslacnit4348]

video about some sweet words to say to your slovenian boyfriend?

[@chairsunken731]

i was expecting to see something very similar to russian but it actually looks a like italian

[@spaceghost5231]

These all exactly are russian words (except adijo and cao)

[@ajsarade1982]

We sey in slovenia sorry too

[@loginnlovelife4491]

Ummmm...I don't think ž, č and š are the sounds you can achive by adding h to z, c, s

[@LyraMadrona]

Login N Love Life based on what? These are the sounds the English language makes when adding an H to those letters.

[@savkovic2011]

Today for the first time in my life, I had the opportunity to speak with the Slovenes. They spoke their (Slovenian) and I spoke mine - Serbian. Of course I already knew our languages are similar, but I didnt know they are similar that much. Zdravo - zdravo, čao - ćao, oprostite - oprostite, hvala - hvala, se vidimo - vidimo se, voda - voda, pivo - pivo, kava - kafa, čaj - čaj, kavo z mlekom - kafa s mlekom

[@LyraMadrona]

Totally! My husband is half Serbian and the family speaks it sometimes, mostly with his dad. Super similar! :)

[@savkovic2011]

@@LyraMadrona Wow, so cool :) And where are you came from? You speak slavic like it is your native :)

[@LyraMadrona]

@@savkovic2011 haha, thank you! I'm from the US, I'm nowhere near speaking fluently yet, but way better than when I made this video at least. :)

[@raffyleal]

All the Good byes sound like Italian

[@blackadster.]

Well we border each other and were partly occupied by them on some occasions :)

[@Marcel204_]

Very uporabno za mene hahahahahaha

[@tjasaljubek657]

I'm from slovenia - jaz prihajam is slovenije

[@moonysomething]

Jaz tudii

[@danilohartman215]

Jaz pridem iz Slovenije

[@realstories3841]

U are not saying the wrds good but its ok

[@QuinlanLJ]

Not a fair thing to say to a non-Slavic speaker that is trying to speak a hard language. She is doing extremely well.

[@_Yolandi]

I should be in bed now... :D

[@pavladavlas]

One thing you shouldn’t forget is never order Laško when in Ljubljana or Union when in Maribor, unless you want your waiter to hate you. ;)

[@LyraMadrona]

David Pavlas duly noted! :)

[@mominetti]

David Pavlas Ne govori neumnost, ker ni res!

[@pavladavlas]

Tinka Grujić hahaha, hecal sem se

[@mominetti]

David Pavlas My bad! Ampak ne se “hecat” na tak način, ker bodo potem tujci (npr. kot Lyra) malce zmedeni kaj je res in kaj ne. 😉

[@umeshksingla]

I don't get it. What's with the ";)"? I'm visiting Slovenia next week.

[@natediaz7312]

You’re welcome do not you say Ni za kaj? I thought it was said Ni za kaj...

[@natediaz7312]

In Moana animation film in the Slovenian traslation,the song ‘you’re welcome ‘ is traslated with malenkost... What does it mean Malenkost ?

[@LyraMadrona]

Ni za kaj is like saying "no problem", or "don't mention it". Literally it means "not for nothing". Malenkost is used in the same manner, it means roughly "a small thing".

[@natediaz7312]

so malenkost and ni za kaj can I use it as an answer to thank you? anyway congratulations for the channel, you are very good and professional !

[@LyraMadrona]

Nate Diaz absolutely, and thanks!

[@natediaz7312]

Prosim :)

[@nolol9]

Resno jz sem is slovenije pa ste tuk slab

[@moonysomething]

Vem ja živjo je rekla žvjou

[@pgdsmartnovrd7080]

you dont knov Slovinian Ne znaš Slovensko