Why is Slovak Language so difficult to learn? I am struggling! | Slovenské Titulky

Hello guys, in this video I am sharing some of the reasons why Slovak language is such a difficult language to learn.
As you guys may have known already, I have been passively learning the language for more than a year now and I still dont get it! HAHAHA
It is really difficult for me but I am trying my best so I can speak more to Slovak people someday.
I hope you guys will like this video and if you, give it a thumbs up and subscribe my channel :)
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[@ChasingKimberly]

Is Slovak language difficult for you guys? Or are you learning other language as well? Tell me! :)

[@milospaulovicml3363]

Hi I have idea for know more Slovakia and slovak language. Look on my site on Facebook. There is a lot of posts in slovak language. Slovak language is hard for Slovaks. Yes but it is best language on the world. facebook.com/groups/nadejvBohu

[@ChasingKimberly]

@@milospaulovicml3363 ďakujeme 😉😉

[@SonixusRam]

i thing that slovak is hard language and im slovak.

[@crowisbetterthanleon1036]

I'm Slovak,but yes,Slovak language is very hard,good luck with learning it 👍

[@oleo7171]

Welp- I am from Slovakia so yeah :^ but I am learning 2more languages 1 as everyone EnGlIsH 2at mah school I am learning spanich- it is not that hard bc some word sounds same as in english and slovak-like hospital= in spanich hospital(but u read it like ospital-in spanich u don't read H)

[@Klarisa7777]

Very interesting that you chose Slovak! We Slovak people don't even realize how difficult it can be to learn such a language, I think we are lucky to have learned it since we were little. But we really hate the Slovak grammar of some. XD Good luck !!!

[@scorpionsk3831]

Ahoj klarisa. Mohla by si spraviť video kde ta na fivery namaľujú ako superhrdinku. A btw úplne s tvojim komentárom súhlasím.

[@big_sv3rv359]

*choose

[@tvarohsk128]

Klarisa úplne s tebou súhlasím....

[@sifonko951]

cauko klarisa :D #sabinovXlipany

[@vitaamoments9179]

Čo ty tu

[@jakubhajdada8494]

Cením že sa snažíš naučiť po slovensky a veľký rešpekt 😉

[@ChasingKimberly]

Ďakujem Jakub 😊

[@leolukosik5955]

Hmmmm Slovak ok

[@mordirovac]

@@ChasingKimberly Vieš dobre Slovensky

[@601.JoinAirWing]

Učí se prakticky Maďarsky tak proto je to těžký 🤣🤣

[@mordirovac]

@@601.JoinAirWing Čo prosím? 😆

[@michalbednar7955]

Ten pocit, keď Filipínka robí v písanom texte menej chýb ako voliči ľsns. a ľ vyslovuje lepšie ako pol trnavy

[@seukizovevidea505]

jj XD

[@ChasingKimberly]

Ale mne dosť pomáhal manžel ( Slovák ). 😄

[@onepinklady33]

Presne 😁

[@filiptonka2868]

Xd

[@itz_tanya3228]

Ja viem dobre ľ :D (som vychodňar z Prešova)

[@IronDizaster]

POV: Snažíš sa najsť anglický koment ktorý je naozaj z anglicka

[@user-kk5vh1zb5u]

problém s mäkčeňmi vyriešiš , keď sa presťahuješ do Trnavy . Tam aj mačka nerobí mňau ale mnau.

[@ChasingKimberly]

😂💚

[@norahorvathova5457]

😂😂😂

[@miersvetu]

Super!👍👍👍👍

[@eduarddanko3698]

Pred tebu svíci Slnko a za tebu je cín... všetko tvrdé 😄😄 lokálna kvalitka

[@rustypipe]

😁👍🏻

[@JERRY-kx6zp]

Je super, že si to robila aj s titulkami :) . Aj tebe to pomôže viac a lepšie sa naučiť náš jazyk.

[@0maskot0]

Im native slovak but if you give me 2 tests of same difficulty in slovak and english, I would do better in english, trust me. Slovak grammar is so hard I cannot cope with it even after 30 years :D

[@ChasingKimberly]

hahaha 😂

[@desplond8120]

Hory - mountains. Horí - it's burning. y/i - to je ťažké aj pre Slovákov nie to ešte pre cudzincov 😅.

[@corgon-uf7zq]

Malý príklad keď mäkčeň mení význam slova: stanica je úplne niečo iné ako šťanica😁

[@ChasingKimberly]

😄👍🏽

[@norahorvathova5457]

😂😂😂

[@NewStreamLine]

Perfektný príklad! 😀👍

[@sinkedoma3370]

😂

[@LuciaJeSuper_1501]

@@sinkedoma3370 XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD, dobrý príklad 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@miaunique7354]

I am Slovak, but I don’t live in Slovakia and so I don’t use my Slovak much and I find it really hard to speak. You are doing well, keep it up! 👍

[@ChasingKimberly]

Thank you Mia 💙💙

[@Luciii248]

I never realized how lucky i am being born In Slovakia and knowing slovak for my whole life i wish you goodluck Xd:D

[@ChasingKimberly]

thanks 👊

[@Luciii248]

No problem!: D

[@reformed_perun3065]

Ide ti to veľmi dobré fakt slovenský jazyk je ťažký ale výborne like👍

[@ChasingKimberly]

Ďakujem Viktor 😊✌🏽

[@Raiden_Shogun1]

Ale vážne, o pár mesiacov podľa mňa bude celé v ideí v slovenskom jazyku bez jediného iného slová. 👁️👄👁️

[@sonafajtakova552]

I am from Slovakia, Slovak language is little bit hard to learn for people from other countries but I think you are so good in Slovak :D

[@ChasingKimberly]

Thanks Sona :) I am trying my best :)

[@dedge1191]

Jasné, že je dobrá, lebo CHCE 👈 sa naučiť! To sa cení!!!

[@kikikz8608]

@@dedge1191 ano

[@randomgirl9841]

Aj ja som zo slovenska ☺

[@viktorondo9197]

Ja tiež!!! 😃🇸🇰🇸🇰

[@dimi3dimitrovic821]

Don't worry, slovak grammar is hard even for natives! :D

[@fly7383]

Now imagine having a Slovak class in school which is hard even for us

[@ChasingKimberly]

I can imagine totally 😂

[@pakroc665]

Never study grammar when you start with a new language, thats the biggest turnoff for many. Just learn VOCABULARY. People will understand even if you dont use the correct form /genitiv, dativ etc/ So forget grammar :), and when you will have a strong vocabulary you come back and learn a bit of grammar, it will be a lot easier like that.

[@ChasingKimberly]

You are right, I tried learning grammar by myself totally didnt get it, so I stopped :D

[@FiXioNxd]

@@ChasingKimberly Slovak grammar is often a struggle even for us, native speakers. Don't bother with it for the time being and focus on the ,,spoken” language. Good luck!

[@ernestbodis8960]

Yes.Slovak language is hard but you are doing great.

[@ChasingKimberly]

Thanks Bodis :)

[@jentoniosjozefuck2930]

Simp

[@animeislifetete9052]

Well, Ľudovít Štúr was bored, so he thought, why not make the lifes of slovak elementary school students a living hell. The 'Y' grammar is truly, a living hell. I still get 3 from slovak at school...

[@eduardbatmendijn8394]

Not really Štúr's fault, more like Hattala, see sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hod%C5%BEovsko-hattalovsk%C3%A1_jazykov%C3%A1_reforma

[@yummy8074]

A tip for promunciation of Ľ: pronounce it as regular L. Many Slovaks don't pronounce Ľ correctly themselves, and for example instead of "Ľúbim ťa" (I love you) they say "Lúbim ťa", which means the same thing, but it's not gramatically correct in punctuation. Or the word "Ľad" (ice), where I live we just say "Lad". Or adjective "Ľadový" (icy) is pronounced as "Ladový". It's so especially in the western and southern parts of Slovakia. From my experience the more to the north you go, the more Ľ you will hear. It's actually very common and natural to say Ľ only to make Czechs mad when we force them to say the word "guľôčka". So don't worry about Ľ at all and just say L.

[@nassersi]

"wings" and "apostrophes" we use instead of double, triple letters as in English. ch - č sh - š zh - ž j ,g - dž Here are English words in Slovak transcription: John - Džon shield - šíld chance - čéns good - gúd calling - kchólin wild - uvajld car - kár beautiful - bjútiful try again latter - čraj egen lejter ;-) etc... most of those sound are present in English too. Verb timing. In all Slavic languages one word in sentence contain more information. We can omit pronoun and sentence is fully understandable. For example: She have come. - (Ona)Prišla. Thats why is difficult. We omit prouns as they are not nessesery. Declination of nouns. English uses prepositions. Slovak use endings and prepositions. 1 who? John - Džon 2 from who? from John - od Džona 3 to whom? to John - Džonovi 4 who am I see? John - Džona 5 n/a - salutation 6 about who? about John - o Džonovi 7 with who? with John - s Džonom

[@ChasingKimberly]

wow! Are you a Language teacher? You are good! Thanks for a thorough explanation 😉

[@nassersi]

@@ChasingKimberly no, Im not language teacher. I have just described a few observations. I had to teach my kids English. Our school system has been Americanized and is not systematic or effective.

[@nassersi]

@@ChasingKimberly in English is transcriptiom random. They are no strict rules. Handkerchief - henkečíf, garage - geráž.. Georgia - Džódža... Do you see? sometimes is "G" pronounced as "g", sometimes as "dž", sometimes as "ž". You will not find such insidiousness in Slovak... ;-)

[@nassersi]

Ingliš šud júz slovák transkripšn, it vud bí mač beter.

[@NewStreamLine]

Super-nápad napísať anglické slová v slovenskom prepise. Myslím, že toto Kim (i ďalším) ľuďom dosť pomôže. 👍

[@ACHMED495]

The Slovak language is really difficult. But you're doing great. ;)

[@ChasingKimberly]

ďakujem 😊😊

[@zuzanahoralkova7694]

Try Czech 😂😂

[@tatianatekerova2337]

Slovak must be crazy to learn - especially if you're not a native speaker, so great job :) I just have one note: the pronunciation of Ľ sort of varies depending on the region, and if you want to speak "correctly" - according to the central Slovakia accent or whatever - then yes, you have to pronounce the mäkčeň. However, I'm from Bratislava, and basically in Western Slovakia we simply don't bother and pronounce it as normal L. So you can totally fit in here if you don't mind the mäkčeň on Ľ - one less thing to worry about imo; that is if you choose to use a western Slovak accent.

[@marekfu]

totaly agree with Tatiana. forget abou Ľ. Pronounce it as a normal L. If you try to say it correctly it actually sounds weird. ;-), say lalia rather than lialia. Even native speakers do not use Ľ very often. Maybe you should more think about "hlásky" and how to put hlásky toghether to pronounce a word. if you got it, it will be much easier to pronounce correctly.

[@ChasingKimberly]

Thanks a lot!! I appreciate your encouragement and tips! I will do it 😉

[@em-ers.r.o.1244]

Zaujímavý pohľad na slovenčinu očami cudzinca. Netušil som že pre cudzincov je slovenčina taká ťažká i keď som vedel že ťažká pre nich bude najmä v skloňovaní.

[@ka-tie4122]

Ide ti to výborne Slovenský jazyk je dosť ťažký nice 🤩👍🇸🇰

[@ChasingKimberly]

Ďakujem 💚🙋🏽‍♀️

[@marianhaluza3307]

Máte celkom pozoruhodny vzťah nielen k slovenčine ale aj k slov, gastronómii držím palce ste veľmi pozitívne žieňa a to sa cení vsedko dobre prajem pekný deň,,,

[@ChasingKimberly]

Ďakujem , aj ja prajem pekný deň.

[@waldo187]

We have a lot of pronounciation cause we can expres or describe things totaly,absolutely, exactly

[@cijaksavola1096]

Ak žiješ v Bratislave, tak so zmäkčovaním spoluhlások si nerob starosti :) Držím palce

[@ChasingKimberly]

Ďakujem 😉🙋🏽‍♀️

[@jannaroda5117]

To sa potom slovensky nenauci nikdy

[@petercopian4510]

Ľ is pronounced like L, but you need to press larger area of your tongue against the palate.

[@iammischel]

si super!! 💚 len tak ďalej!!

[@kirill180]

It was a treat to watch this video! Slovak is very close to my native language so I see quite other difficulties while learning it )

[@agua252]

Its really nice that you want to learn our language. I cant even imagine how difficult is to learn all the stuff of Slovak for people from other countries. Big respect, Kimberly! Ide ti to super, veľa šťastia pri učení slovenčiny :)

[@ChasingKimberly]

Thank you so much!! 💚💚

[@MrHellweasel]

Nestresuj sa. Mnoho slovakov nevie poriadne svoj rodny jazyk :D

[@anermizzz]

Vážne? Tak to žijem v časti kde všetci rozprávajú dobre (alebo vychodňársky)

[@epaluchova]

Máš pravdu no

[@epaluchova]

DonaldTheGreat

[@Adkenzyx]

Hlavne gramatiku

[@dancihalaj7882]

@Kontrafaksk presne jak ty

[@NewStreamLine]

Thank you very much for the video. ♥️ A lot of fun, as always. 👍 I don't find Slovak difficult since I was born in Slovakia. It might seem difficult for foreigners, though. Inflection is a challenge, one word with so many possible forms. It will take some time before you get into it. But there's a HUGE improvement in your pronunciation! 👍

[@ChasingKimberly]

You are lucky! You speak one of the hardest language to learn :) Way to go!

[@NewStreamLine]

@@ChasingKimberly ♥️

[@NewStreamLine]

@@ChasingKimberly Remember, once you speak Slovak, you'll understand most of Czech language as well. And basics are common for Slavic languages. But Slovak and Czech are closest to each other.

[@evab2850]

How amazing is to see such appreciation and ultimately respect regardless of how hard it is to learn Slovak. Big thumbs up. As a Slovak living in the UK I seem to realise how difficult it is to even start explaining our language😂 Was fun watching you. Good luck with your journey

[@ChasingKimberly]

Thank you so much Eva! I am glad you had fun watching my video 😉

[@JonathanOlelo]

Totally agree with you, it's important to make the effort and learn the local language. Most of the locals really appritiate people who are making an effort to learn their language, it is much easier this way to be a part of the community and not feel isolated in the country

[@ChasingKimberly]

Very well said, could not agree more! Thanks for watching my videos :)

[@MidnightSt]

I totally agree. If you live somewhere for more than say, half a year, not at least trying to at least learn the most basic stuff, is not only kinda stupid and impractical, but also ...ignorant, at the very least, but I would even say it's somewhat rude.

[@SopranoHanzen]

Deffinitely. I am living in Denmark and learning their hard language. People here appreciate it only if I say everything 100% correct, especially pronunciation makes a huge difference for them. But since I found some danish friends at work, it is easier to talk a bit and improve little by little :)

[@MidnightSt]

@@SopranoHanzen this is a stupid thing, though, how some cultures have this mentality when they appreciate it only if you get it 100% correct, and get offended when you get something wrong (i've heard french are like that?), many language teachers in state-funded schools in my country are like that, and it creates a huuuge psychological block towards using a language and thus progressing in it...

[@SopranoHanzen]

@@MidnightSt unfortunately Danes are very sensitive about their language and as they do not pronounce All the letters and they have 18 different sounds for vawels they Can not understand you if you say something vety different, Then they switch to english. and they are not patient enough to wait until you say a sentence slowly, especially in Copenhagen where the life goes fast. :D. And the same thing is in Slovakia, but at least Slovaks always try to help you and understand your effort to talk. The only way to learn it is to talk and make mistakes. Since I have found some nice danish friends, it is getting better with my danish :D

[@dianaherudova7507]

I'm glad you're learning our language. I'm proud of you!

[@ChasingKimberly]

Thank you Diana! glad you appreciate it 😊

[@lucasroach7835]

Boosting my slovak ego here, thanks for the vid :D

[@Pyterdca]

im always looking forward when you posting new video :P great job and as always,the exercise makes master :)

[@ChasingKimberly]

totally agree, thanks Elmond! 😀

[@danuelita1998]

so happy that i´d found you, like literally i´ve been struggling with the slovak for several months and dont´feel like there is any progress, but listening you is so refreshing

[@ChasingKimberly]

Haha! I'm glad you can relate! But all I can say is, it will get easier so dont worry about it 😉😉

[@steva4270]

Sending love from Czechia!! ❤️❤️

[@ChasingKimberly]

💚💚💚

[@steva4270]

❤️

[@justmia_x_]

Si zlatá. Ide ti to výborne ❤

[@ChasingKimberly]

Ďakujem 💚💚💚

[@jankaji4383]

It's great to see something about Slovakia. I found you a few days ago. Your struggle reminded me how my brother had to learn Slovak. Tbh, your pronunciation is great. Do toho, ide ti to dobre! 😉 P. S: I'm Slovak Chinese

[@ChasingKimberly]

Ďakujem Janka 😊💚💚💚

[@mariakattinger4013]

Hey Kim! Thank you for this video! 🙂 I love your examples, because im living in Austria and I try to learn my partner slovak, but sometimes is really big demotivation of those reasons, that u mentioned in video 😄 maybe some tipps for u: try to speak ť like t + j (jot like in german- not like džej 😃) - it really helps, because when u try to speak really fast, u have nearly the same sound like ť (its more effective than tie)😅 the next is practicing soft and hard sounds of letters (in english u have also some soft sound of letters - e.g. breath - you say soft f instead of TH) - my partner heard by your talking that u make small difference between e.g. letter P (hard) and letter B (soft), I think your husband know what im talking about (u can ask him for more info) 🙃 just keep going girl!! I wish u the best 🥰

[@rustypipe]

2 beers and 2 borovickas and you'll be switching between accents 😁 you're doing great 👍🏻 I've never realised how difficult the Slovak language is to learn .

[@Lulululululu.1]

Fakt si zoberte že niekoho vôbec zaujíma náš jazyk

[@otachy8182]

Ze lol

[@emiliabalodanska8734]

Ktorý američan si proste povie : idem si to vyhladať

[@elisgleskova3083]

Hi. It is so nice to see that someone is trying to lear speak Slovak ☺️ thank you. I have to say you are great at it keep learning. Your first DOĽAVA in the video was so good. I think best doľava in this video 😁

[@ChasingKimberly]

Thanks a lot Elis :)

[@darinamachavova]

you are doing so well ☺️ As a native speaker I can tell you, that you are really doing great work :) The Slovakian language is really hard for someone who didn't grew up with It. It totally respect you!

[@ChasingKimberly]

Thank you Darina :)

[@MartinBalazBALMAR]

Držím palce pri učení, určite to zvládneš :)

[@ChasingKimberly]

Ďakujem pekne 😊🙋🏽‍♀️

[@zuzkakollarcikova4780]

Even if slovak is difficult language i think you are doing very well :) good luck Kimberly

[@ChasingKimberly]

Thank you Zuzka 💙

[@sweetpeaea6346]

native slovak speaker here, you can seperate the word to make it easier so instead of "dol´ava" you can say "do-l´a-va" it's a way kids learn longer words but when the words are complicated I use it too. . funny thing happened in my english class. We were wrighting biography and my classmate Samo (there are a lot of Samos) wrote something along the lines of "they lived in Kremnickej Bani" and this 'word bending' is captured in diferent charts depending if it is a noun, adjective, pronoun, verb or number ps, I love your acent

[@radkaschmidtova4555]

Ide ti to veľmi dobre❤, máš pravdu že je to veľmi ťažký jazyk a som rada že sa ho nemusím učiť a s tou výslovnostou sa netráp, Slovák ťa pochopí aj keď to povieš inak. Držím palce.🥰

[@ChasingKimberly]

Ďakujem 💚

[@Aunoria]

As a young learner- well ik most slovakian already since my parents are from slovakia, i started learning at about age 4 and well... normal slovakian: chlebík my slovakian: chebík very nice.

[@justlisa3249]

Omg super video👏🥺💕tie titulky sú tam tiež super🥰horí znamená -burning(aspoň tak mi to preložilo na googli 😂,no ja zasa neviem angličtinu😂)a zlepšuješ sa👏❤️len tak ďalej!💙

[@ChasingKimberly]

Ďakujem 💚💚💚😊🙋🏽‍♀️

[@adambelesab]

Ahoj 🇸🇰 I must say I had great time watching your Chanel 😊 doing great job at it . Currently living in Thailand and missing everything about Slovakia . You put smile on my face ... thank you for that . Best wishes from Thailand stay safe

[@ChasingKimberly]

Ahoj Adam! Glad my video reached you in Thailand! Im missing the tropical climate! I am glad you enjoyed my video, thanks a lot for watching 😀

[@kaliciakova]

Ide ti to veľmi dobre❤️ držím palce a rešpekt že si sa dala na taký ťažký jazyk☺️💪🏼

[@ChasingKimberly]

Ďakujem pekne 💚🙋🏽‍♀️

[@zuzanavrananova8724]

I am from slovakia amd it´s totally okay that you´re struggling. Slovakian language is one of the hardest so it makes sense you find it hard. For me for example would be Tagalog hard. So try and try and some day you would be as good as the native speakers! I´m watching this when it´s already out 1 year so i think your slovakian language is now sooo much better

[@ChasingKimberly]

I hope I can say I got better with my Slovak language 😂😂

[@vlasticka2862]

Já jsem Češka a pro mě je slovenština lehká, protože je podobná češtině. Ale je pravda, že čeština i slovenština jsou opravdu těžké jazyky na naučení. Hodně štěstí! [I am Czech and for me is Slovak language easy, because it's like Czech. But it's true, that Czech and Slovak language are really difficult to learn. Good luck!]

[@ChasingKimberly]

Ďakujem 😉✌🏽

[@meandmeofcourse3063]

U are better in it now..big respect from me...

[@barborabelovecova3502]

Ide ti to super len tak ďalej!😄❤️

[@ChasingKimberly]

Ďakujem Barbora 💚💚💚

[@robinsebelova7103]

As a Czech speaker, if you find Slovak difficult, try Czech language. It is a little easier with that "de, te, ne" have always a wedge above if you need to soften it, and we soften less. On other hand, we have "ř" with words like "řeřicha". 🙂

[@tortymia4997]

Až teraz som si uvedomila že Slovenský jazyk je fakt ťažký. Si v tom dobrá pokračuj v tom :D

[@ChasingKimberly]

Ďakujem 💚💚💚

[@onepinklady33]

Ide ti to super! Držím palce a nech tu stretneš veľa veselých a príjemných ľudí 😊

[@ChasingKimberly]

Ďakujem Blanka 💚💚💚

[@turloghsk]

You've done a good job here, explaining the difficulties of the Slovak language... :-) Keep up the good work... the language will get easier in time... :-)

[@ChasingKimberly]

Thank you so much 😉

[@Adolf_sw]

You are very good at Slovak :D i AM so happy your channel growing up :D and Its very hard learn Slovak and you are very good at it :D thx for very nice video like every time :D and i AM happy i find your channel :D

[@ChasingKimberly]

Thank you so much for supporting me and my channel! I appreciate it a lot, Im glad you are liking my videos :)

[@Adolf_sw]

I like so much how early you are :D and i like how you write under comments :D

[@MrJanmat]

Hi Kimberly, Listening to your story, pronunciation and difficulty with declining, I would suggest: 1) Slovak has one advantage, as you name it already: "Píš ako počuješ" = "Write as you hear." It had been a suggestion of Ľudovít Štúr, (Slovak, who set rules for modern Slovak spelling and writing - some centuries ago. As well as he declined all hundreds of local Slovak dialects and suggested just one as a standard). His suggestion proved to be very beneficial because it means when you hear a sound or syllable or a word or a sentence, you can convert the sound almost instantly into a written form almost with no change. And Vice versa. I mean, If you see a syllable, word, sentence or want to read even a book, you are able to read any text with the correct pronunciation !! That is hardly possible in other languages, isn't it? Here comes my suggestion: Read loudly for yourself (or for somebody). It does not matter what. A book or a newspaper, whatever. 10- 15 minutes daily would do. It does not matter you do not understand! It will help you to pronounce and take confidence. This way, you would come across the essential words and sentences repeatedly. Later on, this will help you not to concentrate on declining - it will sound natural to say things correctly. Otherwise, to memorise declining would feed you up and kill your amusement and pleasure from learning the language. 2) Listen to the radio - some talks, not music :-) Or perhaps a piece of music also, if you please. And listen to real Slovak talking. It would be best if you listen up first the language (any language you learn) - that is a natural way of learning for children - we all have learned from listening, you remember. In Slovakia, all children at the age of 5 can speak Slovak. Joke. And you know what? None of them cares about declining. Therefore it cant be so important, at the beginning. 3) Speak whenever you can - ask people to correct you - many people do correct others with great satisfaction. Just take advantage of it. All the best and you may be sure that Slovaks admire and love foreigners who try to speak our language.

[@ChasingKimberly]

Hello Jan! Thank you so much for your tips, some of them I am already doing and find it really helpful specially listening to news in Slovak and reading. I believe one day will come i will be able to speak slovak without problem. just need to ne patient and determined 😊

[@MrJanmat]

@@ChasingKimberly Absolutely :-)

[@WifiRENEGADE]

píš ako počuješ bola Bernolákova filozofia nie Štúrova ale ok :)

[@zuzanarichards9914]

I loved your video.great job in pronunciation.. I know Slovak may be difficult to learn but I love your enthusiasm..keep it going

[@ChasingKimberly]

Thank you so much Zuzana :)

[@adamtvrdon8133]

You are so cool with Slovakia speaking mutch love for you.💚

[@ZemplinTemplar]

You're doing fine ! It takes years to become really profficient enough in another language, especially a wholly different one than Tagalog or English. The "mäkčeň" means literally "softener" - pretty much its exact function, since it softens the consonants it's used on. :-)

[@ChasingKimberly]

Thank you! 😁

[@andrejbelej7646]

If you struggle with the pronunciation of Ľ, this way might help you: don't touch the roof of your mouth by the point of your tongue (like we do when we pronounce L). Touch it either by the up or bottom side of your tongue and then say L.

[@jasombee]

As an avid and eager student of two foreign languages, I completely understand your struggle. To me, complicated languages, Slovak included, are fascinating to dissect and get to know. Slovak is my native language and I always greatly appreciate anyone who attempts to learn it. I must compliment some of your attempts are pronouncing the softer sounds and consonant clusters, I imagine it must be very frustrating to learn a bunch of new sounds in such a rapid succession. :D I have discovered your channel not too long ago and I'm looking forward to seeing it grow. Good luck on your Slovak studies! Don't give up, I think you are on the right path!

[@ChasingKimberly]

Thank you Brka for you kind words! Really appreciate it. And thanks a lot for watching my videos and rooting on my success with Slovak language 😏

[@patriciameluzin1145]

Girl you are hilarious! Your pronunciation is really great ;) It may look like it is hard to learn but when you want something really hard you can do whatever you want. Cross fingers :) anyway you did great job so far with you Slovak :)

[@ChasingKimberly]

Thank you so much Patricia 💚💚

[@0DarkWolfSVK]

If you have a problem with H and CH, a fun word is "viachlavý" (multi-headed). It's not pronounced with CH, but with C and H, because it's a combination of the words "viac" (more/multiple) and "hlavý" (headed). :) Even my dad used to read it wrong when he was little. :D

[@ChasingKimberly]

Haha that's tricky, I would have pronounced it as CH too! 🤣

[@milansmilans650]

Ide ti to skvele! Si "jednotka" :) Ja som sa pokusil naucit v praci par kolegov - brazilcov nejake slova v slovencine a jedine, co som dokazal do nich navrtat bolo "dobre rano" :)

[@ChasingKimberly]

😂👍🏽

[@marianholly4191]

Dobrá si,. Len tak ďalej :) Horí znamená burning.

[@ChasingKimberly]

Ďakujem 😊👍🏽

[@dianademcakova8733]

Horí - something is burning :D si veľmi šikovná! veľa šťastia pri učení nášho jazyka :) !

[@ChasingKimberly]

Ďakujem pekne 💚💚💚

[@samuelsvec9271]

Im from Slovakia but Slovak Languege is hard for me XD

[@user-pw9tf3od4m]

Haha. I'm from Ukraine and recently started learning your language. It seemed to me quite easy, because our languages are Slavic and very similar.

[@igorantal8433]

Ja tiež 😂

[@Kojotous007]

I was struggling to use english (i was shy), cuz i learnt everything by myself (which means i dont know when and how exactly use "a, the, an, correct times, etc"). So basically i sound like Tarzan, especially for those who were born in UK/USA 😃. But guess what...so far everybody understand me and thats most important to me 😉. Just stop being shy and use words you have learned so far 😃👍.

[@ChasingKimberly]

Oh you are so nice! Thanks for the encouraging words! you just reminded me a the lesson I learned when I was studying english, "Dont be shy and just speak the language" thanks a lot Radko! :) My english is far from perfect too, but I guess you are right, people can understand me so far and that is the most important thing :)

[@eduarddanko3698]

Ked dokážeš povedať na niečo ten/tá tak väčšinou v angličtine môžeš použiť the. Napríklad tá mačka - the cat a naopak: nejaká mačka - a cat. Je to v podstate to isté, akurát my to nepoužívame pokiaľ nechceme dat najavo ze sa jedná o konkrétnu vec. Potom je tam asi 30 výnimiek, ktoré sa používajú pri 20-30%

[@matogarage1993]

Si super 💪 pokračuj v tom ďalej :) Čučoriedka ;)

[@ChasingKimberly]

😄✌🏽

[@milosvotruba7904]

I think U're doing it great. I'm watching your vieos about 2 months and your progress is phenomenal. I totaly agree with U, if U want to live in another coutry is good to know their language :)

[@ChasingKimberly]

Thanks so much Miloš for your support, appreciate it a lot 💙

[@tomaslesko6543]

In western Slovakia (Bratislava, Trnava) they dont use mäkčeň enough (L instead of Ľ) In eastern Slovakia (Prešov, Košice) they use mäkčeň way too much In some parts of central Slovakia they usually speak the nicest slovak (formal).

[@simons7628]

Ak sa chceš v slovenčine zlepšiť čo najviac, môžeš vyskúšať celé video po slovensky, bez prípravy, skús hovoriť čo najviac na danú tému. Nevadí, ak tam budú chyby, dôležité je nájsť správne slová. Výslovnosť príde časom

[@ChasingKimberly]

To by nedopadlo dobre 😄. Ja som skutočne len v začiatkoch. 😂 Ale raz to príde určite . 💚🙋🏽‍♀️

[@jangonda4837]

Perfect advice this is very true Kimberly you have to get confidence to speak don't worry about doing mistakes we all were doing it when we learned new foreign language well at least most of us. That's how you're learning on your own mistakes. Just start talking even it's nonsense I'm sorry for my French by just spit some words out it doesn't really matter what you say you don't have to go by the book be creative and create your own sentences and if you make some mistake it's fine next time you'll fix them this is perfect recipe how to learn. You Can Do It! Kaya Mo Yan ;)

[@theycallme.rich.]

Si užastná a obdivujem ťa 👏len tak ďalej 🙏❤️

[@ChasingKimberly]

Ďakujem pekne 😊💚🙋🏽‍♀️

[@neheheKEKE]

to je super je milé vidieť že sa niekto zaujíma o slovenčinu :) the effort is appreciated and I believe that every normal Slovak will not have a problem if you say something wrong

[@ChasingKimberly]

Ďakujem pekne 💚💚💚

[@jankatheisova2180]

You're doing very well 💕

[@ChasingKimberly]

d'akujem Janka :)

[@dailthederanged4045]

Perfect video, I am totally shocked by the fact that someone is learning Slovak ON PURPOSE :D :) Great progress, wish you all the best! :) CHeerS!

[@ChasingKimberly]

Thanks a lot Patrik! 😉😉

[@jangrunwald6881]

Its pretty good. Hrozne sa na tom bavím 🤩 paráda 💪💪💪

[@ChasingKimberly]

Ďakujem 😎

[@mariancheksk2837]

som rád že sa aspoň niekdo uči z inej krajini slovenčinu :) I am glad that at least someone is learning Slovak from another country :)

[@ChasingKimberly]

thank you 😉

[@kornelMT]

Even some Slovaks do not speak Slovak properly (or write correctly)....You're really good, I like to see your progress...Keep up the good work

[@ChasingKimberly]

Thanks Kornel! 😀😀

[@user-yr7ox7ob1o]

Vždy ma zaujímalo ako našu reč vnímajú ľudia z iných častí sveta. Tvoje videá sa mi veľmi páčia. Ide ti to super! Slovenčina nie je ťažká len treba vedieť ako na ňu. Určite v tom pokračuj! :)

[@ChasingKimberly]

Ďakujem pekne budem pokračovať 😉💚🙋🏽‍♀️

[@JESUSisALIVE-ourGOD]

Ahoj 🙋‍♂️ 12:05 Horí znamená burning 🔥 😉 Veľmi ti to ide! Len tak ďalej👏 Keep up good work 🤗

[@ChasingKimberly]

Thanks Palo 😉😉

[@alexik9924]

don't be afraid, neither some of us Slovaks don't know our language well :D

[@ChasingKimberly]

hahaha 🤣

[@AndrejFulop]

i completely agree with your opinion.. if i woudl live in foreign country for long time i would try to learn that language ofc :)

[@ann.1e]

Darí sa ti veľmi dobre! Som veľmi rada že si sa presťahovala práve na Slovensko a že sa snažíš naučiť náš rodný jazyk ☺️

[@ChasingKimberly]

Ďakujem Aneta 💚💚💚

[@pecerys]

Hi, I'm from Slovakia. It's really interesting, that you have chosen Slovak language. I can't even imagine how hard it have to be for you to learn all of our difficult little differences that all of us in Slovakia take as normal. I personally see our language from whole different perspective now and I think you're doing amazing. Veľa šťastia s učením :)

[@ChasingKimberly]

Thanks a lot! I Appreciate this 😉

[@nerdteacher]

I'm also learning Slovak (in Bratislava), and I don't know how helpful uh... this hint will be, but if you have any interaction with Italian, there are two consonant combos that have helped me: gn and gl (think words like 'gnocchi' and 'gli' - put them in Google Translate to hear pronunciations if you're not aware) because they're really close approximations to the pronunciations of ň and ľ. The one letter I'm awful at is ť because I haven't yet found another sound combination that I know in other languages I've learned (or know parts of).

[@tomasstefanec1515]

Interesting words are večer = (evening) and večera = (dinner). One letter changes the meaning of the word :)

[@monikakrskova4428]

Ide ti to veľmi dobre:)Mimochodom-máš nádherné vlasy!

[@ChasingKimberly]

Ďakujem pekne Monika 💚😊💇🏽‍♀️

[@rasto1505]

Perfect video !!! Im from Slovakia and in this video i lagh a lot. You really can spell some words really perfect ´, and some words you can say really bad. Its so funny :D. I wish you the best with learning our language. Veľa šťastia.

[@ChasingKimberly]

Thank you Rasto!I'm happy the video made you laugh 😏

[@JanasSpace]

you are fab..loved this...yes Slovak has got some fun words..lol...being native Slovak never thought of it...thank you...fun.....good luck learning! X

[@ChasingKimberly]

Thanks Jana 😉