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

[@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? 😆

[@V68-l5y]

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

[@ChasingKimberly]

😂💚

[@rika5457-z2e]

😂😂😂

[@miersvetu]

Super!👍👍👍👍

[@eduarddanko3698]

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

[@rustypipe]

😁👍🏻

[@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 💙💙

[@desplond8120]

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

[@JERRY-kx6zp]

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

[@vyktorekk66]

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!!! 😃🇸🇰🇸🇰

[@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 😂

[@IronDizaster]

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

[@ernestbodis8960]

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

[@ChasingKimberly]

Thanks Bodis :)

[@jentoniosjozefuck2930]

Simp

[@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!

[@corgon-uf7zq]

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

[@ChasingKimberly]

😄👍🏽

[@rika5457-z2e]

😂😂😂

[@NewStreamLine]

Perfektný príklad! 😀👍

[@sinkedoma3370]

😂

[@LuciaJeSuper_1501]

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

[@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)

[@luckaprsv]

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 👊

[@luckaprsv]

No problem!: D

[@ACHMED495]

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

[@ChasingKimberly]

ďakujem 😊😊

[@zuzanahoralkova7694]

Try Czech 😂😂

[@dianaherudova7507]

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

[@ChasingKimberly]

Thank you Diana! glad you appreciate 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.

[@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

[@ka-tie4122]

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

[@ChasingKimberly]

Ďakujem 💚🙋🏽‍♀️

[@justmia_x_]

Si zlatá. Ide ti to výborne ❤

[@ChasingKimberly]

Ďakujem 💚💚💚

[@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. 👍

Držím palce pri učení, určite to zvládneš :)

[@ChasingKimberly]

Ďakujem pekne 😊🙋🏽‍♀️

[@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 😉

[@zuzkakollarcikova4780]

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

[@ChasingKimberly]

Thank you Zuzka 💙

[@dimi3dimitrovic821]

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

[@MrHellweasel]

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

[@anermizzz]

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

[@yeojinsrealwife]

Máš pravdu no

[@yeojinsrealwife]

DonaldTheGreat

[@Adkenzyx]

Hlavne gramatiku

[@dancihalaj7882]

@Kontrafaksk presne jak ty

[@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". 🙂

[@yazzieplayz4795]

I love the way you really want to learn the language but not just the language but all the pronunciations

[@ChasingKimberly]

Thanks Yasemin! I am trying my best :)

[@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 😉

[@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 😉✌🏽

[@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.

[@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 )

[@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.

[@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 😂😂

[@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 .

[@petercopian4510]

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

[@steva4270]

Sending love from Czechia!! ❤️❤️

[@ChasingKimberly]

💚💚💚

[@steva4270]

❤️

[@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! 😀😀

[@matejbobrovsky8665]

I'm from Slovakia and I think is hard to learn it. But you spell it right most of the time.

[@waldo187]

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

[@iammischel]

si super!! 💚 len tak ďalej!!

[@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 😉

[@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.

[@matejmotuz108]

Most people in Slovakia don't say Ľ , it's hard to say if it's really the "corect" way of saying it , but some people force it , and then use Ľ instead of L somewhere , by mistake , and that's a great joke

[@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.

[@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.

[@cijaksavola1096]

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

[@ChasingKimberly]

Ďakujem 😉🙋🏽‍♀️

[@jannaroda5117]

To sa potom slovensky nenauci nikdy

[@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 😉

[@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

[@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%

[@tortymia4997]

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

[@ChasingKimberly]

Ďakujem 💚💚💚

[@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! 😁

[@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 :)

[@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 💚

[@veronikamakovnikova4957]

You are so funny and sympatic. You speak very nice slovak 👍

[@ChasingKimberly]

Thank you Veronika 💙

[@fly7383]

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

[@ChasingKimberly]

I can imagine totally 😂

[@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

[@dzejnas_pallete]

You are really good in Slovak, keep going🙂

[@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!! 💚💚

[@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 🥰

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

[@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! 🤣

[@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 😀

[@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 😉

[@joemildner5667]

Môzete is correct môžete and it is not declection but declination. Slovak is not crazy, English is crazy. Slovak is language which is organised. What is written in Slovak it resembles what is said acoustically. It has clear rules and using it's rules you can express much better small meaning differences than in other languages. The second nice feature of Slovak is it's acoustics - Slovak je ľubozvučná, it sounds pleasantly.

[@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 :)

[@martachladna1299]

MIla zlata Kim kazdy jazyk ma svoje specifika a je to o to len drilovat a drilovat . Velmi sa mi paci tvoj nazor ze ked zijes na Slovensku treba sa ucit nas jazyk. Ja tiez ked so mzila v Rakusku a v Nemecku pochopila som ze ked sa chcem zaclenit medzi spolocnost je to hlavne o jazyku ktrory bol pre mna tiez tazky Nemci maju zase artikle a desat minulych casov atd,,, je to len a len o ucen ia hlavne hovorit so Slovakom ty mas manzela a ten ta moze opravovat . Drzim tipalce ty to das si inteligenta baba a Slovak Danko si dobre vybral manzelku do zivota a dakujem za tvoje dakujem :-)

[@ChasingKimberly]

💚💚💚

[@greenoliveroller6078]

Hello! I’m from Slovakia 🇸🇰 and I am so happy that you choose Slovak! I am learning English, but it’s easier than Slovak (for non Slovak people) But you are doing great!

[@ChasingKimberly]

Thank you so much! Goodluck on learning English language :)

[@greenoliveroller6078]

@@ChasingKimberly Thank you☺️☺️

[@ruzovyzapalovac]

yess!! slovak is a very difficult language. i moved from serbia to slovakia and after five years i still struggle with some words sometimes haha xd your slovak is great! keep going you are actually pretty amazing 💖

[@ChasingKimberly]

😊🙋🏽‍♀️

[@tomasstefanec1515]

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

[@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 💚💚💚😊🙋🏽‍♀️

[@jr312s]

Hi😀Greetings from Slovakia🤪 The word: “hori” correctly: "horí" means: burning.🔥-fire- but the word "hor-i-" - correctly with a (hard)?) "y" means: mountains

[@ChasingKimberly]

Thank you so much! :)

[@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 :)

[@yeojinsrealwife]

Máš veľmi peknú tvorbu 🥰 a páči sa mi ako rozprávaš po slovensky

[@ChasingKimberly]

Ďakujem Emča 😊 💚

[@Atheena83]

Look ... let me tell you something. The Slovak language is one of the most difficult languages in the world. I master our language and grammar perfectly, I had only 1+ (A+) at school. BUT! When I talk, it's a total difference :-D. Lots of slang, post-Americanized words ("čekuj to" from word ´check this´ - "pozri to") , diacritics nowhere :-D. I am from western Slovakia and we talk ""hard" here - without soft markers (no "doľava" but "dolava"). In contrast, in central and eastern Slovakia they talk softly. Sometimes too much :-))). But whoever wants, they will learn :-) It is best to learn by talking to local people. Good luck, you're doing great!!! Like you!

[@ChasingKimberly]

Thanks Lucia for sharing your thoughts with me! 😊😊

[@hancacoconut946]

Nato že nie si zo Slovenska rozprávaš veľmi dobre a je ti normálne rozumieť 🥰

[@ChasingKimberly]

Ďakujem 💚💚💚🙋🏽‍♀️

[@RenátaBašková-x3l]

Ahoj som zo Slovenska a mám rada tvoje videa-Hello I am from Slovakia and I like your video😊

[@adamtvrdon8133]

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

[@emilvisk]

.. this is an absolutely appropriate and laudable attitude ... anybody wishing to live in any foreign country for any longer period of time should at least try to learn the (any) local language as it makes the person´s life much easier and it is easier to mingle within the society (and there are also other important implications - like what language do you intend to teach your kids - they seem to be lucky as they can easily be naturally trilingual) ... do not worry too much about the diacritic marks - this is just ortography and a matter of habit (take for example English (or French) - its written and spoken forms seem to be like two wholly different languages seemingly unrelated to each other); it is important to remember that graphic represetnation of sounds in Slovak reflects their actual true sound value (unlike in ENG or FR where particular alphabetic signs may have a number of different actual sound values) .. . as for the assorted sounds you find difficult to pronounce - each language has its own phonology, this is something one needs to live with and to remember that practice makes perfect (I have been learning Hindi and some of the sounds I find almost impossible to pronounce) .... also - and you are right here, Slovak (unlike e.g. ENG) is an extremely flexive language (lots of grammatical cases, three grammatical genders, etc.) and this may be rather confusing to foreigners in the beginning - the only remedy is to speak, speak and speak, does not matter if correctly or incorrectly (and read, read and read, starting from simple texts for kids and progressing slowly to more complex texts) - you will eventually get the hang of it ..... but don´t worry, you are making a wonderful progress and i am sure that you will become nicely fluent a few months later ...... suwerte .... (I am almost sure this a somehow crooked Spanish suerte) ... Slovak is by no means the hardest language in the world to learn, this just an urban myth very popular among Slovaks .. there are far more difficult languages ...

[@ChasingKimberly]

Thanks a lot for you beautiful comments! In the beginning it seems impossible for me to learn the language but slowly and with more practice, I am able to widen my vocabulary more and mor each day. Im not rushing to it and just enjoying the journey of learning a new language 😄😄

[@meandmeofcourse3063]

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

[@Sleepyhead_Nyr3]

I'm Czech so Slovak is the easiest second language for me to learn. But you're doing great!

[@ChasingKimberly]

Ďakujem 😊

[@karlahumenikova7117]

Wow ďakujeme za slovenské titulky ani nevieš ako to pomôže ❤️💬🌸😍

[@ChasingKimberly]

Nie je za čo 😉💚

[@tereziavozarova]

You are so brave that u are learning our language 👍 keep going I wish you luck😊🇸🇰

[@ChasingKimberly]

Thank you Terézia 😊😊

[@vlastakralova8772]

Dobrý deň, Chasing, ste veľmi šikovná. Držím Vám palce...máte výbornú výslovnosť...

[@ChasingKimberly]

Ďakujem pekne 😊💚💚💚

[@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]

😂👍🏽

[@TomC_No.1]

Yo sup everyone. I'm from Slovakia too so let's make it clear. Slovak language is very hard to learn. For example there's plenty of letters that only Slovaks and Czechs use. Also our grammar sucks. When it comes to forming a sentence you have to be aware of which rule apply when and I can tell you, that there are tons of them. But it is very nice language and if you decide to learn it, than good luck. ✌️

[@ChasingKimberly]

✌🏽

[@MidnightSt]

the apostrophe on the top of the letters - dĺžeň, basically you could translate the name of the mark literally as "lengthener" the other one, then mäkčeň (as above č) - literal translation, again, is basically "softener". c -> č; t -> ť - that difference is the instinctual definition that slovaks have for "softening" a sound, you could say. edit: yeah, typical of my comment, I pause the video, comment, unpause, and then you go on to show you already know most of what I wrote in the comment. sorry... i'm gonna leave it here anyway though because I think it still gives a tiny bit of extra info... maybe?

[@ChasingKimberly]

I appreciate every comment I get so thanks a lot!! 💙💙

[@overmarek]

Nádhera. Klobúk dolu. Práve som si uvedomil, prečo sa deti dokážu naučiť ľubovoľný jazyk. Nesnažia sa pochopiť prečo je to tak či onak, ale naciťujú situáciu, počúvajú iných a opakujú, napodobňujú, bez hanby. Je to veľká zábava. Normálne som dostal chuť naučiť sa ďalší cudzí jazyk :)

[@ChasingKimberly]

Ďakujem Marek . Úplne s tebou súhlasím . 😉

[@aadaammm4096]

Veľmi pekné video , som rád že aspoň niekto má o nás záujem ❤️

[@ChasingKimberly]

Ďakujem 😊💚🙋🏽‍♀️

[@aadaammm4096]

@@ChasingKimberly aj ja ďakujem , dávam odber

[@MickTheMage]

With the ľ sound, you live in Bratislava, don't worry too much about it. Here it is dolava, lad, lalia etc. (and not doľava, ľad, ľalia...) ;-)

[@SomKing123]

I'm from Slovakia, it's hard even for me sometimes. But it's very beatiful language.

[@borisp9163]

Its interesting how different languages use mouth, tongue, lips or even breathing like for example I am from Slovakia and I wasnt able to repeat words from Norway language, or Chinese language, some of their words coming almost out of neck and if you realy learn to use whole mouth in way of each language it can brings you closer to their vibes then you think.

[@ChasingKimberly]

Exactly, totally agree with you! I was struggling with different sounds of Slovak alphabet just because I am moving my tounge and mouth the same way in English but its not correct. Its a fascinating experience to teach our mouth muscle something entirely new. It's like discovering a new form of exercise 🤣🤣

[@borisp9163]

@@ChasingKimberly Absolutely😀 I believe that if you realy learn some other languge I mean realy learn they way of expresion through mouth sound and words it wake up new parts yourself in you, sound is vibes, practicaly everything is vibes.

[@jarokadlec3343]

Tvoja snaha je veľmi milá a pre mňa zároveň komická. Nikdy by ma nenapadlo že učenie slovenčiny môže byť také úsmevné. Smial som sa až mi slzi tiekly. Ďakujem za zábavné video a moc držím palce.

[@ChasingKimberly]

Ďakujem aj ja . ✌🏽Kľudne si pozri aj ostatné moje vídeá Jaro ,dúfam že sa pobavíš. 😄

[@elenakohutova291]

I am actually from Czech Republic and I think you're really good at this language. I think its kinda funny, because you're learning slovakia, what is quit same as Czech, and I am learning English, so it's nice to see you try and learn. It's nice to know someone really care about your language-

[@ChasingKimberly]

Thanks Elena and goodluck on learning the English language, I thi k you are doing good with it 💚

[@petrazemanikova4986]

Ahoj Kimberly! :) You´re brave that you wanna learn slovak, haha. I believe, it has to be so hard! But keep going, you are good in it. I have just little "zlepšovák" for you - tool to help you make learning easier, .. I live in west SK, not far from Bratislava.. and we never use the letter - ľ - => u will never need it in the west part :D I have never ever said " doľava" in my life, i say dolava. It ´s hard even for me to say that letter :D

[@ChasingKimberly]

Haha yes I have been told many times I dont need the l' :D and I am gladly following it now! Thanks Petra :)

[@samuelsvec9271]

Im from Slovakia but Slovak Languege is hard for me XD

[@ПетрЛЯШКО-б2э]

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 😂

[@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).

[@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 😉😉

[@sof_rem]

Horí means burns ❤️ Otherwise, I'm very happy that you're trying to learn such a complex language 👏👏👏❤️

[@ChasingKimberly]

Thank you Sofia 😉