Colloquial Slovak: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series)

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Colloquial

Slovak

The Colloquial Series

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Colloquial

Slovak The Complete Course for Beginners James Naughton

London and New York

First published 1997 by Routledge 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge 29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001

© 1997 James Naughton Maps of Slovakia (p. 8) and the High Tatras (p. 171) by Kristoffer B1egvad Map of Bratislava (p. 192) by Matthew Crabbe Typeset in Times Ten by F10rencetype Ltd, Stoodleigh, Devon Printed and bound in England by Clays Ltd, St Ives

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Naughton, James, 195� Colloquial Slovak: The Complete Course for Beginners. 1. Slovak language-Textbooks for foreign speakers-English. PG5239.3.E54C65 491.8'682421---dc20

1996 95-26195

ISBN �415-1154�X (book) ISBN �415-11541-8 (cassettes) ISBN �415-11542-6 (book and cassettes course)

Contents

Abbreviations used Introduction Pronunciation guide 1 Ako sa mate?

vii 1 4 10

How are you? 2 to robite?

22

What are you doing? 3 Si leniva?

32

Are you lazy? 4 Idem do mesta

42

I'm going to town 5 Chcem ist' do kina

54

I want to go to the cinema 6 To je krasna dedina!

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That's a lovely village! 7

Ranajky, obed, vecera

81

Breakfast, lunch, supper 8 Chcela napisat' list

She wanted to write a letter

93

vi 9 Stratila som cestovny pas

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I've lost my passport 10 Moiem ist' d'alej7

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Can I come in? 11

Nakupovanie

131

Shopping 12 Kol'ko je hodin7

143

What time is it? 13 Ako macka s mysou

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Like a cat with a mouse 14 Sveter, Tatry a �udovit

�U!

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A sweater, the Tatras and I:udovft Stur 15 eo keby7

180

What if? 16 Mate vol'ny stol7

195

Do you have a table free? Grammar summary

214

Key to exercises

228

Slovak-English glossary

246

English-Slovak glossary

276

Index of language points

285

Abbreviations used

acc. adj. dat. t freq. gen. impf ins. lac. m. n. nom. pf pI. sg >
poboie! bralo brat, pi. bratia brafIberiem > zobraf, vziaf Bratislava, adj. -vsky bravCove (miiso) bravcovy adj. breh -u Britania, Verka britsky broskyna bryndza -e bryndzove halusky f pi. budem budik -a budova buduci bud' alebo bud'! buret -u bunda • • •

burka by byt -u by( byvat' byvaf freq. celkom celok -Iku

was, were see by( to hurt box of chocolates to kiss God ! , see boh crag, rock brother to take Bratislava pork pork shore, bank Great Britain British peach soft sheep's milk cheese cheese gnocchi I will be, see byf alarm-clock building next, coming, future either . . . or be ! snack-bar, buffet anorak, windcheater thunderstorm would flat, apartment to be to live to be quite, entirely whole (piece )

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cely cena ceruzka cesta cestovaf cestovny adj. -a kancelliria -y pas -y poriadok cestujuci cez + acc.

the whole price pencil road, journey to travel travel travel office passport timetable passenger across, through, during through it cezen cigarette cigareta emperor clsar to feel c1tit' lemon cltron -a foreign CUdzl cukor -kru sugar caj -u tea eajnik -a teapot cakat' > poCkat' to wait time cas -u magazine casopis -u casto often casnik, casnlcka waiter, waitress hi, bye cau C ech, pI. C esi; a Czech f C eska red cerveny cesat'/cesem > u- to comb C eskli republika the Czech Republic C eskoCzechoslovakia Slovenskol C eskoslovensko cesky, -y Czech C eska a female Czech Czech language cestina whether, if ci whose? Cl, Cia, Cie ciapka cap

ciarka Ciernobiely Ciemy am cinnost' aslo cisty cltat' > precitaren -me f cizma cllinok -nku clovece! clovek plo fudia co? - coho? co najskor

comma black-and-white black see co activity number, size clean, pure to read reading room boot article man ! person what? as soon as possible see co coho chocolate cokollida see co com, Comu soon coskoro strange, odd cudny to be amazed cudovat' sa da sa it is possible something daco - dacoho some kind of dajaky dakde somewhere sometimes dakedy to thank d'akovat' > pod'akujem thank you dakto - dakoho someone daky some or other further d'alej far, far away d'aleko d'alsl another, a further dama, adj. lady, ladies' damsky present, gift darcek -a dat' < davat' to give, put date datum -mu to give, put, see davat' dat'

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dliid' - daid'a dazdnik -a dcera december -bra deci dedina dedo, dedko dejiny -in f pi. delene + ins. deka den - dna, vo dne, pi. dni - dni desat' desiaty deti -ti, -t'om, -t'och, -t'mi pi. of diet'a deviit' deviit'desiat, -ty deviitnast', -sty deviit'rocny deviaty diet'a -at'a, pI. deti dievca -at'a, pi. dievcata diplomat diplom -u, adj. -ovy diskoteka divadelny adj. divadlo dl8zka dlho dlhsi dlhy d izeD -zna dnes dnesny dni -i pi. of den

rain umbrella daughter December decilitre village grandfather history divided by decagram ( 1 0 grams) day

ten tenth children

nine ninety, -ieth nineteen(th) 9-year-old ninth child girl diplomat diploma disco theatre theatre floor for a long time longer long acute sign today today's days

dnu do + gen. do videnia dobre dobru chut'! dobm noe! dobry dobry den! dokonca (aj) dol'ava dobir -a dolu/dole dom -u dom -u doma domcek -a domov don, donho doobeda

doprava dost' dostat' < dostavat' dostat' sa dosiel dovolenka dovolit' < dovol'ovat' dovolit' si pf dojst'/dojdem, dosiel pf dOlezity dovod -u drahy/-si drez -u drobne pi.

inside, in into/to, until, ti11 goodbye well, good, fine good appetite ! good night ! good hello ! (lit. good day ! ) even to the left dollar down, downstairs house cathedral at home little house (to) home into him, it in the morning (lit. before lunch) to the right enough, rather, quite to get to get (to a place) see dojst' holiday to allow to afford to reach important reason dear/er sink change

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drogeria druhy dub -a dufaf Dunaj -a dva, fin. dye dvadsat', dvadsiaty dvaja dvakrat dvanast', -sty dvere - dveri! dvier, dver(a)mi f pi. dvesto, dvojsty dvoch

chemist's other, second oak to hope river Danube two twenty, -ieth two (male) twice twelve, twelfth door

two hundred, -th two, see dva, dvaja dvojloikova izba double room two-hundredth dvojsty two, see dva, dvom, dvoma dvaja am diem -u jeans diinsy - diins! diinsov flm. pi. juice dius -u uhm ehm economics ekonomia elegantny/-nejii (more) elegant tram elektrieka emental -u, adj. Emmental -sky still, even (-er) eite 'still one', eite jeden another not yet eite ne-!nie something else eite nieeo again, once eite raz more still eite stale Europe Europa Lutheran evanjelicky to exist existovat'

exkurzia fabrika fajaf fajn fakulta na fakulte fantasticky farar farba farebny adj. Fatra, Mala Fatra, Vefka fazufka februar -a fiala fialovy fiba filharmonia film -u tTaia, -ka fontana fotka fotograf, -ka fotografia FrancUz, -ka FrancUzsko francuzsky francuzitina fUkaf futbal -u garaz -e f gaue -a gitara gol -u golier -a, pI. -e gombik -a goticky hadam hadaf sa hadzat'/hadiem

excursion factory to smoke fine faculty at the faculty fantastic vicar, parish priest colour colour the Low Fatra the High Fatra beans February violet purple, violet goodness! Philharmonic film bottle fountain photo photographer photograph Frenchman! woman France French French to blow football garage settee, couch guitar goal collar button Gothic probably, I guess to quarrel see hodif

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hala halier -a, pi. -e halo hej herec -rca herecka historicky hlad -u, hladny hfadaf hlava hbivkovy salat hlavny hlbka hlboky hlbsi hlupy hmla hmlisto hned' hnedy hnevaf sa ho hod hodina -y hodinky -niek f pi. hodif < hadzaf/ hadZem hodif sa hodvab -u, adj. hodvabny hokej -a holiad strojcek holif (sa) > 0hora horCica hore Hornad -u horny horsky hotel

hall heller ( 1 00 koruna) hello (on phone) yes (colloquial) actor, actress =

historical hunger, hungry to look for head lettuce salad main depth deep deeper stupid mist, fog misty at once, immediately brown to be angry him/it, see on although hour, classes watch to throw to be suitable silk ice-hockey shaver to shave mountain mustard up, upstairs river Hormid upper mountain hotel

horii honid, -0 hosf, pi. hostia hostinec -nca hotel -a, lac. -i, p I. -y hoviidzi adj. hoviidzie (miiso) hovorif hrad -u hranolky -ov m. pi. hraf (sa) hfba Hron -a hruby/-si hrud' -de f hudba hustY hviezda hydina chalupa chata chce sa mi chcel by chdef/chcem chladnicka chladno, -y chlap chlapce! chlapec -pca chlieb - chleba chod'(te) ! chodievaf freq. chodif chory chrbat - chrbta chudobny chudy chuf -ti f chutny

worse hot guest pub, inn hotel beef beef to speak castle chips to play heap, pile, load river Hron thick/er chest music thick star poultry cottage chalet I feel like would like to want fridge cool, cold man, guy, bloke lad! boy ! boy, lad bread go ! to go to walk, go, see isf ill, sick back poor thin appetite tasty

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chVlTa -le chyba chystat' sa chytit' pf iba idea dat.lloc. idei idem ide 0 + acc. igelitova taska ich im inteligentny intemat -u interview n. iny inzinier, -ka Ipef - Ipfa ist'/idem + modit' istde isty isiel, isla izba ja jablko jahoda januar -a jar -i f jamy adj. jasny jazero, jazierko jazyk -a je jedalen -Ine f jedalny listok jedavat' jeden, jedna, jedno

while mistake to prepare to go to catch only idea I go see ist' it concerns plastic bag their; them, see oni to/for them, see oni intelligent hall of residence interview other engineer river Iper to go certainly certain, ten isty the same went, see ist' room apple strawberry January spring spring clear lake, little lake language, tongue is, see byt': eats, see jest' dining-room menu to eat habitually one

jedenast', -sty jediny jedlo gen. plo jedlil jednoduchy jednolozkova izba jednosmemy listok jedol jeho jej jemu jesen -ne f jesenny adj. jest'/jem, jedol > zjest' ju juh -u, jumy jul -a jun -a k, ku + dat. kabat -a kabinka kam kamarat, -ka Kanada Kanad'an, -ka kanadsky kancelaria kapor -pra kapusta karfiol -u Karpaty Karpat f plo karta katolicky kava kaviaren -me f

eleven(th) the only, sole food, dish simple single room one-way ticket ate see jest' his possessive; him, see on her possessive; her, see ona to/for him, see on autumn autumn to eat her/it south, southern July June to ( 'S house), towards coat cabin, cubicle where to? friend Canada a Canadian Canadian office carp cabbage cauliflower the Carpathians card Catholic coffee cafe

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kaidy kde keby ked' kedy kedysi kilo kilo meter -tra, pI. -tre kino klavir -a, loc. -i, pI. -y klobasa klobuk -a kfuc -a knaz kniha knihkupectvo kniZka knizniea koberec -rea koekovany koho kohutik -a kolega, kolegyna koleno kol'keho je dnes? kofkej? 0 kol'ko?

each, every where if when when? once (upon a time) kilogram kilometre cinema piano

sausage hat key priest book bookshop (little) book library, bookcase carpet checked who(m)? see kto tap, faucet colleague knee what's the date? at what time? how much/many? kofko je hodin? what time is it? who, see kto kom to/for whom, see komu kto cognac, brandy konak -u concert koneert -u concert hall koneertna sien at the end of koneom + gen. konecna staniea/ terminus zastavka conference konfereneia

koniee -nea kopee -pea koruna korunovaf sa kosf -ti f kostol -a kosefa -le Kosiee -ie f pI. kosik -a kozenY adj. krajaf > pokrajee -jea krajinka

end hill crown to be crowned bone church shirt Kosice basket leather to slice slice landscape (picture) krajsi more beautiful, prettier kraf king it's lovely krasne, je beautiful, more krasny, krajsi beautiful krat, -krat times to shorten kratif kratko for a short time short kratky shorter kratsi tie kravata pub, tavern krcma cream krem -u armchair kreslo to shout kricaf Krivan Krivan -a kriz -a cross neck krk -u boli ma v krku I have a sore throat step, pace krok -a/-u krv -i f blood who? kto? - koho? who, which ktory which? ktory? suitcase kufor -fra, pI. -fre

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ku k kuchar, kucharka kuchyiia -ne kuchynsky kut kultura kupalisko kupaf sal kupem sa kupefiia -ne kupif < kupovaf (si) kupovaf to buy kurca -afa, pi. -ata n. kurenie kus -a o kus kusok -ska kut -a kvalitny/-ejsi =

kvetina kym kym kytica lacny/-ejsi fahky I'ahnor si/ fahne si pf fahsi lampa lanovka laska laskavo laskavy latka lebo lekar, lekarka lekareii -rne f len lenivy lepsi. lepsie

towards cook kitchen kitchenette culture bathing-place to bathe bathroom to buy see kupif chicken heating piece a bit (-er) piece corner good/betterquality flower while see kto bouquet cheap/er light. easy to lie down lighter, easier lamp cable-car love kindly kind material. fabric because doctor pharmacy only lazy better

les -a letecky letenka letisko letny adj. letief/Ietim + lietaf leto leiaf/leiim liek -u lietadlo lietaf list -oI-a listok -tka jedalny listok liter -tra, pi. -tre literatura literarnovedny

forest (by) airmail air ticket airport summer to fly

summer to lie medicine plane to fly, see letief letter, leaf ticket menu litre literature of literary studies London Londyn -a the people fud -u fudia -di, -d'om, people, pi. of -d'och, -d'mi clovek m. pi. folk fudovY adj. to be sorry futovaf luxury luxusny Iycee, college Iyceum -cea n. skier Iyiiar, -ka Iyiica spoon me. see ja ma maca -afa. pi. kitten -ata cat macka a Hungarian Mad'ar, Mad'arka Hungarian mad'arcina Mad'arsko Hungary Hungarian mad'arsky, -y trunk road magistrala May maj -a make-up make-up

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mal mal by Mala Fatra Male Karpaty - Malych Karpat f pi. maliarstvo malickosf malicky malo maly/mensi mama, mami, mamka manzel manzelka maree -rea marhul'a -le maslo maf mat' rad/rada maf radsej mat' sa Matej Korvin matka mavat' freq. mavat' miikcen -a miikky/miiksi miisiar, -ka miisiarstvo miiso medieina medzi + ins. medzitym menej menif > z-

had, should have, see maf ought to, see maf the Low Fatra the Little Carpathians painting a trifle tiny little little, few small/er mum husband, pI. -ia couple wife March apricot butter to have; should/ be supposed to to like, love to prefer to be (feeling) Matthias Corvinus mother to have to wave soft sign soft/er butc h er butcher's meat medicine between, among meanwhile less to change

meno mensi menza mesiae -a mestecko mesto meskanie maf meskanie meskaf mi mier -u, adj. mierovy miestenka miestnosf miesto miliarda miliardty

name smaller refectory month, moon little town town delay to be late to be delayed/ late to/for me, see on peace ·

seat reservation room place, space, job thousand million thousandmilliClnth millionaire milionar, -ka million milion -a millionth milionty to love milovat' dear mily extraordinarily mimoriadne coin minea mineral water mineralka minimally, at minimalne least minuly last, past minus minus to spend, pass, miDl)f/minie, minul < minat' miss minute minuta young/er mlady/si milk bar mliecny bar milk mlieko me, see ja mna, mne many, much mnoho me, see ja mnou modern modemy blue modry

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mohol mohol by moja, moje mokka mokro moment Morava na Morave Morava most -a mozog -zgu mozno moznosf mocf/mozem, mohol moj, moja, moje mraz - mrazu mrkva mrznuf mu mudry muka musief muzeum -zea n . mnzicky adj. mui my - nas mydlo mysliet'/myslim (si) mys -i f na + loco na + acc. na masle nad + ins. mihlit' sa nahnevany nahodou nachadzat'

was able, see mocf could, see mocf my, see moj mocca damp Gust) a moment Moravia in Moravia river Morava bridge brain maybe possibility to be able, can my frost carrot(s) to freeze to him, see on wise flour to have to, must museum performing man, husband we, us soap to think mouse on onto, for; for (time ahead) cooked in butter above to hurry angry, cross by chance, maybe to find, see najsf

nachadzaf sa najnajmii najskor najsfInajdem, nasiel < nachadzaf najviac nakoniec mikup -u nakupif < nakupovaf nlikupna taska naliafInalejem < nalievaf nam namestie nami namiesto + gen. nan nanho naobedovat' sa p! naopak naozaj napad -u napinavy napisaf/napisem < pisat' napit'/napijem sa p! napokon napnldad naproti + dat. naranajkovat' sa p! narod -a narodenie narodeniny -in f p i.

to be foundl situated most, -est especially most likely to find

most finally, in the end shopping, purchase to shop shopping bag to pour out us, see my square us, see my instead of onto, for him/it onto, for him have dinner on the contrary really idea exciting to write to have a drink finally for example opposite to have breakfast nation birth birthday

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narodit' sa pI narodny nas nasadnut' pI naspiit' nastupiste nas, nasa, nase naueit' sa pI nauCit' pI naveeerat' sa pI navrh -u navsteva navstivit' < navstevovat' nazor -u, podfa mojho -u nazvat'/nazvem sa < nazyvat' sa nene acc. nebo -a, loco -i nebude ned'aleko + gen. nedalo sa nedavno nedel'a -le neho nech nech sa paei nechat' < nechavat' nechce sa mi nej nejaky nejst'/nejdem nemeina

to be born national us, see my to board, get on back station platform our to learn, see uCit' sa to teach, see ueit' to have supper proposal a visit to visit in my view to be called

not them, see ony sky he won't be not far from it wasn't possible recently Sunday him/it, see on let . . . please, help yourself to leave, let I don't feel like her/it, see ona some, any not to go, see ist' German language

Nemec, Nemka Nemecko nemecky, -y nemocnica nemohol

a German Germany German hospital couldn't, see mod' impossible nemozny nemu him/it see on to hate nenavidiet' neporiadok -dku disorder doesn't like nerad nervous, tense nervozny nesiem I carry, see niest' neskoro late later neskorii later neskor not to be nesmiet'/ allowed, nesmiem mustn't didn't go, see ist nesiel, nesla impatient netrpezlivy unemployed nezamestnany than nez nothing nie - nieoho don't mention it nie sa nestalo nie no, not nieeo - nieeoho something (to) somewhere niekam somewhere niekde sometimes niekedy someone, see niekoho niekto niekofko several several times niekofko raz niekofkokrat several times niekto - niekoho somebody niektory some to carry niest'/nesiem, niesol + nosit' t h e re i sn t niet th�m. see oni nich to nowhere nikam '

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nikde nikdy nikto - nikoho, nikomu nim nim, nimi nizky nizsi no

nowhere never nobody

him/it, see on them, see oni low lower well. urn. (mild) but night noe -i f dobni noe! good night! night noeny adj. bedside table noeny stoUk noha leg nohaviee -ie f pI. trousers tights paneuehove nohavieky knickers -ciek f pI. him/it, see on nom normal normalny nose nos -a to carry, wear. nosit' see niest' nou her/it, see ona November november -bra journalist novinar, -ka noviny -in f pI. newspaper newer novsi new novy nozniee -ie f pI. scissors knife noz - noza her/it, see ona nu to be bored nudit' sa nudzovy vyehod emergency exit about (theme). o + loc. at (o'clock) in (a period of 0 + acc. time) oba, obe, obaja both. see obidva envelope obalka to fear obavat' sa

obed -a

lunch (midday meal) to have lunch

obedovat' > naobedovat' sa to go round, see obehadzat' obist' shop, trade obehod -u obehodny dom department store both obidva obidvaja both (male) to go round obist'/obidem, obisiel < obehadzat' reserved, objednany ordered to order, book objednat' < objednavat' cloudy oblaeno clothes oblecenie suit oblek -u obliect'/obleciem, to put on (clothes) obliekol < obliekat' to put on, see obliekat' obliect' sky obloha window oblok -a favourite obrubeny to turn (self) obratit' sa pf picture obraz -u occupied obsadeny to bother. obt'azovat' disturb to put on obut'/obujem (shoes) < obuvat' footwear obuv -i f to put on obuvat' (shoes), see obut' usually obycajne ordinary obycajny living room obyvacka

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ocko oeak8vaf oci -I plo of oko od, odo + gen. odborny

dad to expect, await eyes from, away from specialist, technical rest, leisure oddych -u odevy -ov m. plo clothes odchadzaf to go away, see odlsf odchod -u departure odlsf/odldem, to go away odisiel < odchadzaf odkaz -u message to give a odkazaf pf message odkiaf where from? to fly off odletiet' < odlietat' odmietnuf to refuse < odmietaf a reply odpoved' -de f to reply odpovedafl odpoviem pf to reply odpovedafl odpovedam suddenly odrazu from there odtial' from here odtial'to to driveltake odviezfl away odveziem, odviezol < odvazaf to report ohlasif < ohlasovat' to shave oholit' (sa), pf of holif okamzite immediately little window okienko window okno eye oko, plo oci -I

okolo + gen. oktober -bra okuliare -ov plo olej -a omacka omeleta on, ona oni ono ony opakovaf > zopaleny opiif opity opytat' sa pf of pytaf sa oranzovy adj. organizovaf osem osemdesiat, -ty osemnasf, -sty osoba osobne osprchovaf sa pf ostaf < ostavat' osklivy, -0 ostiepok -pka otazka otec - otca, pi. otcovia otecko otvaraf otvorif < otvaraf ovefa ovocie Oxford -u ozvaf/ozvem sa < ozyvat' sa

around October spectacles oil sauce, gravy omelette he, she they it they (non-male) to repeat sunburnt again drunk to ask orange to organise eight eighty, -ieth eighteen(th) person personally to have a shower to remain, be left ugly, nasty a sheep's milk cheese question father dad to open, see otvorif to open much (+ -er) fruit Oxford to respond, get in touch

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osmy pacif sa pal8c -a pamataf si > za- + acc. pamataf sa na + acc. pamatny pan pancuchace -ov m. pi. pancuchove nohavice pancuchy ouch f pi. pane pane boie! pani pani, acc. paniu, gen.ldat.!loco panej , ins. panou, pi. panie -i pansky papier -a, pi. -e paprika, adj. -ovy par paradajka, adj. -ovy Parii -a park -u parkovat' > zaparkovisko

eighth to please palace to remember to remember commemorative Mr, man tights

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parlament -u parok -rka pas -u pas -a/-u paskovany pasta, zubna patrit'

pavuk paf pafdesiat, -ty patnasf, -sty pafsto, pat'sty pecen -cna peeeny pecivo pek8r, -ka pek8ren -me f pekne je pekne pekny

stockings sir! Lord God! Mrs lady

men's paper paprika, pepper a couple tomato Paris park to park car-park, parking lot parliament frankfurter passport belt, waist striped toothpaste to belong

peDaienka peniaze penazi m. pi. pepsikola pera, gen. pi. peri/pier percento, gen. pi. percent pero pes - psa pesnicka pesi, peso pevnosf piatok -tka/-u piaty piesen -sne f Piesfany -an m. pi. pisanie pisat'/pisem > napit'/pijem > vypitie, na pivecko pivo platit' > zaplavat' piece, pi. plecia - pliec

spider five fifty, -ieth fifteen(th) five hundred, -th loaf roast bread/rolls baker bakery nicely it's nice nice, pretty, lovely purse money Pepsi Cola lip per cent pen dog (little/nice) song on foot fort Friday fifth song Piesfany wntmg to write to drink for a drink (nice) beer beer to pay to swim shoulder

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pleso plienka plno plny pfuhavo, je plus po + loco po + acc. po (slovensky) pocasie pockaf Pt pocuf/pocujem poeuf pocuvaf pod + ins. pod'(te) ! pod'(te) d'alej ! pod'akovaf < d'akovaf podaf < podavaf sa podchod -u podisf/podidem, podisiel Pt podkolienky -nok f pi. podl'a + gen. podlaha podnikatef, -ka podoba podpisaf < podpisovaf podstata v podstate pohar -a pi. -e poharik -a pohfadnica

mountain lake nappy, diaper full full it's nasty (weather) plus after, along, about, over for, to fetch in (Slovak) the weather to wait, see cakaf to hear it's audible, I hear to listen to under, beneath come ! come in! to thank to be served subway to go up to knee-length stockings, socks according to floor businessman, entrepreneur form to sign basis basically glass (small) glass postcard

pokladnica

pokrajaf < krajaf pokroCily pol pole Poliak, Pofka policajna stanica polievka politicky politik, politicka politika policia, na -ii polnoc -i f polovica Pofsko pofsky, -y pofStina poludnie polyesterovj pomahaf pomalsi pomaly pomaly pomaranc -a pomarancovy adj. pomerne pomnik -a pomoc -i f pomocf/ pomozem, pomohol < pomahaf ponahl'af sa pondelok -Ika, v pondelok

till, cash desk, box office, safe to slice advanced half field a Pole police-station soup political politician politics police, at the police midnight half Poland Polish Polish language midday polyester to help, see pomoct' slower slow slowly an orange orange fairly, relatively memorial (statue) help to help

to hurry Monday on Monday

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ponosovat' sa na complain about socks ponozky -ziek f pi. in the afternoon, poobede after lunch Poprad Poprad -u ask for poprosit' 0 + acc. < prosit' popular populamy poradit' < to advise radit' order poriadok -dku cestovny timetable poriadok to have a talk porozpravat' sa Pt posad'(te) sa Pt take a seat floor, storey poschodie to offer poskytmit' < poskytovat' to send poslat'/poslem < posielat' posledny last built postaveny to put on water postavit' vodu Pt poster -le f posta na poste potom potraviny -in f p i. potrebovat'/ potrebujem povedat'/ poviem Pt povedzme povedz(te) ! poviem povinne citanie

bed post office at the post office then food, grocer's to need to say, tell let's say tell! say! see povedat' compulsory/set reading

pozajtra

the day after tomorrow greeting to greet

pozdrav -u pozdravit' < pozdravovat' to watch, look at pozerat' to know (e.g. poznat' person, place) to get to know poznat' < poznavat' care, attention pozor -u watch out ! pozor! attention ! davat' si pozor to take care pozriet'/pozriem, to look at pozri(te) ! (si) Pt + ace. (sa) na + acc. to take a look at, look at Pt pozvat'/pozvem to invite < pozyvat' see pozvat' pozyvat' to request poziadat' < ziadat' pozicat'/ to lend poziCiam < poziciavat' to borrow pozicat'/ poziCiam si < poziciavat' si I will go, see ist' pojdem to influence posobit' > zana + acc. origin povod -u povodne originally work praca -e to work pracovat'/ pracujem pracka washing machine underwear, bedpradlo linen, 'correct ' bielizen =

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Praha prakticky pravda, pravda? maf pravdu pravdaze prlive pravidlo pravo na + acc. prary prlizdniny ·in t pi. prlizdny pre + ace. prec precitaf < ataf preco pred + ins. predaj ·a predajna ·ne predat' < predavaf predavac, ·ka predavaf imp! o! predaf predjedlo prednasaf prednaska predny predpoved' ·de t pocasia predsa len predsien ·ne t predstavit' < predstavovaf predvcerom prechadzaf

Prague practical truth, true? to be right of course just, just now rule a right to true holidays

prechadzaf sa prechadzka prejsf/prejdem, presiel < prechadzaf prekazaf preklad ·u prekladanie prekladaf

empty for (benefit of) away to read why? in front of; before, ago sale shop to sell sales assistant to sell starter to lecture a lecture front forecast weather forecast anyway, after all hallway to introduce day before yesterday to go across/ through see prejsf

prekvapit' < prekvapovaf prekvapujuci prelozit' < prekladaf prenho prepac(te)! preplneny

to walk a walk to cross, go across/through to obstruct/be a nuisance a translation translating, see prekladaf to translate, see prelozif to surprise surprising to translate for him sorry! excuse me! over-full, crowded exactly to move house

presne presfahovaf sa p! prestaf/prestane to stop (doing) < prestavaf rebuilt prestavany to change prestupif < (trains, buses prestupovat' etc.) Presov ·a Presov Presporok ·rka Pressburg therefore, so, preto that's why because pretoze president prezident, ·ka short-tempered prchky beside, near pri + loco straight, directly priamo to wish priaf si/ prajem si

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priater, -ka priatersky priateru! pribehmif < pribiehaf pnbuzny, -a pride prichadzaf impf of prisf prichod -u pnldad -u prilis Primaci8lny priniesfl prinesiem < prinasaf pripominaf pripravif < pripravovaf prirodzene prisny prisfIpridem, prisiel < prichadzaf pristaf/pristane pf prisiel privera priviesf < privadzaf priviezf < privazaf problem -u profesor prosba prosim (fa, vas) prosim? prosim si prosif > po- 0 + acc.

friend in a friendly way pal ! to run up

proste proti + dat. prsia - pis n.pl. prsnik -a

a relative see prisf to come, arrive

prst -a priaf/prii prvy psi/psy pstruh pulover -vra, pi. -vre pult -u pyzama pytaf sa > o-/z+ gen. na + acc. rad, rada

arrival example too Primate's to bring

to commemorate to prepare naturally strict, severe to come, arrive

to suit, fit see prisf too much to bring (leading) to bring (by vehicle) problem professor, teacher request please can I help? pardon? please may I have to ask for

simply against chest breast (woman's) finger, toe to rain first dogs, see pes trout pullover

counter, bar pyjamas to ask someone about glad, + verb: like -ing to like maf raid glad to oblige rado sa stalo advice rada radio radio to advise radif > potown-hall radnica joy radosf better, radsej preferably to prefer maf radsej crayfish rak Austria Rakusko Austrian rakusky Rakusan, -ka an Austrian correct upper rameno arm; incorrect shoulder piece to breakfast ranajkovaf > naranajkovaf sa breakfast ranajky -jok f pi. morning rano =

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raz gen. pi. raz niekofko r8z recepcny/-a rec -i f rekreacny republika restaurlicia rezen -zna rezervovany riad -u rieka rimsky robievaf treq. robif robota rock -u, adj. -ovy rocne obdobie rocnik -a rodiCia -ov stari rodina roh -u, za -om

time, once, several times receptionist speech, language recreational republic restaurant schnitzel reserved the dishes river Roman to do, make, work to do, make. work work rock music season year (of studies) parents grandparents family corner, round the corner year role novel the same straight, exact definitely decision to decide

rok -al-u rola roman -u rovnaky rovny rozhodne rozhodnutie rozhodnuf < rozhodovaf (sa) rozisf sa, rozisli they parted sa Pt rozmenif < to give change for rozmienaf to talk, chat rozpravaf (sa) rozumief/-iem to understand -eju • • •

rozviesf/ rozviedol sa Pt rozok -zka or roitek -a rozny ruka rukavica rukav -a Kus, Kuska Kusko rusky, -y rustina ruz -u ruza ruzovy ryba, adj. rybaci rychlo ryza s, so + ins. sa - seba sadnuf/sadol, sadni(te)! si Pt sako salama samoobsluha

to get divorced

crescent-shape/ pointed roll various hand glove sleeve a Russian Russia Russian Russian lipstick rose pink fish quickly rice with self to sit down, get on (bus)

j acket salami self-service. supermarket of course samozrejme sandal -a, pi. -e sandal alone, self sam. sama seba, sebe, sebou self, see sa to sit sedavaf treq. seven sedem sedemdesiat, -ty seventy, -ieth sedemnasf. -sty seventeen( th) to sit sedief a second sekunda here (motion sem towards) semester semester -tra, pi. -e

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seminar -a, pi. -e seminar, seminary september -bra September servus 'servant', hi/ hello, bye sestra sister sever -u, sevemy north, northern seveme od north from + gen. season sezona sehody -ov stairs, steps m. pi. down the dolu sehodmi stairs sehodzka meeting to get thin sehudnUf/ sehudol Pt to/for self si you are, see byt' si albeit . . . siee ale however sidlisko housing estate seat, sidlo headquarters siedmy seventh hall sien -ne f strong silny situation situacia sivy grey rock, rocky skala, adj. skalnaty disappointed sklamany early skoro, sk0rY rather, more skor (like); sooner closet, cupboard skrina -ne group skupina actually, really skutocne skuska exam skvely splendid, excellent slaby, slabsi weak, weaker • • •

sladit' > 0sl8vny slecna slipy -ov m. pi. slivoviea slnecno slnko sloboda slovansky Slovak, pi. -ci slovenCina Slovenka Slovensko na Slovensku slovensky, -y slovnik -a slovo sluzba srubit' < srubovat' smiid -u, smiidny sme smerom na + acc. smiesny smiet'/smiem Smokovec -yea smutne smutny snaZit' sa sneh -u snezit' so s sobota soeha sor - soli f som spadnut' Pt spat'/spim sp8lna -ne =

to sweeten famous Miss briefs plum brandy sunny the sun freedom Slav, Slavonic a Slovak Slovak language Slovak woman Slovakia in Slovakia Slovak dictionary word service, duty to promise thirst, thirsty we are, see byt' in the direction of funny to be allowed, may Stary Smokovec sad(ly) sad to try snow to snow with Saturday statue salt I am, see byt' to fall down to sleep bedroom

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spavaf freq. spevak, spevacka spi(te)! spiatoeny listok spievaf > zaspisovatef, -ka spisovny spodky -ov m. pi. spodna bielizeo Spojene staty m. pi. spokojny spoloeny spolu

to sleep singer sleep! see spaf return ticket to sing writer standard literary underpants underwear United States

contented common, shared together, altogether spoluziakl-ziacka fellow-student to remember spomemif/ spomeniem < spominaf si sporak -a cooker to recognise spoznaf < spoznavaf sprava report, news spravny correct, right sprcha shower spytaf sa < to ask pytaf sa heart srdce srdecny cordial staaf to be enough state still, constantly, keep staly cons t ant, steady stanica station policajna police station zeleznicna railway station granny stara mama stara matka grandmother old-fashioned starom6dny stary/-si old/er stary otec grandfather

staf salstane sa < stavaf sa staf/stojim ste stena sto, sty stolicka stolik -a storoae stol - stola stracaf strana strasne strasny stratif < stracaf strazif stred -u

to happen, become to stand, to cost you are, see byf wall hundred, -th chair little table century table see stratif side terribly terrible, awful to lose to guard the middle, centre Wednesday streda stredisko centre secondary school stredna skola central, middle stredny roof strecha to meet, see stretaf sa stretmif sa stretavaf sa freq. to meet to meet stretmif/stretol sa < stretaf sa meeting stretnutie cut strih -u machine stroj -a appliance strojcek -a holiaci strojcek shaver tree strom -u stromcek -a (little) tree ceiling strop -u uncle stryko, stryc to grow fat stucnief pf degree stupeo -poa hundredth sty to be in touch stykaf sa su they are, see byf

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suhlasif sucho sukoa -ne sused, suseda sucasny surne sutok -u sviity svedci yam svet -a sveter -tra, pi. -tre svetlo svetly/-ejsi svietif svieii svoj symbol -u syn, pi. synovia syr -a saeh -u/saehy pi. sallit -u s81 -u s8lka Samp6n -u saty - siat f pi. sedivy sesf sesfdesiat, -ty sestnasf, -sty sesfroeny siel siesty siroky/sirii siry skaredy skoda skola skolsky rok S k6tsko sla, sli

to agree dry skirt neighbour contemporary urgently confluence Saint it suits you world sweater light light/er-coloured to shine fresh one's own symbol son cheese chess salad scarf cup shampoo clothes, woman's dress grey six sixty, -ieth sixteen(th) 6-year-old went, see isf sixth wide/r wide open ugly a pity school school year Scotland went, see isf

soferovat' spinavy sport -u sportovaf sportovee -vea sportovkyoa sfastie maf sfastie sfastny stena -afa, pi. -ata stit -u/-a strnasf, -sty strngnuf Pt student, -ka studovaf/ studujem stvorsty stvrf stvrt'hodina

to drive dirty sport to play sport sportsman sportswoman luck, happiness to be lucky happy puppy peak, shield, gable fourteen(th) to clink glasses student to study four-hundredth quarter quarter of an hour Thursday fourth four forty, -ieth

stvrtok -tka stvrty styri - styroeh styridsaf, styridsiaty styristo, stvorsty four hundred, -th ham sunka to there, see tam ta you, see ty fa ta that, see ten tabak -u tobacco plaque, tablet tabul'a -le to pull, tug fahaf tak so, about so on tak d'alej tak vel'a so many almost takmer this way, like takto this

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so + adj., such, this kind of taky isty the same (kind of) this kind of, takyto such takze so that, so . . . talent talent -u Talian, Talianka an Italian talianana Italian language Italy Taliansko taliansky, -y Italian tam there that tamten, tamta, tamto plate tanier -a taska bag tatarska omacka Tartar sauce tato this, see tento tatransky adj. Tatra Tatry -tier f pi. the Tatras camel fava taxi taxik -a difficulty fBikosf heavy, difficult fBiky fBisl heavier, more difficult teba, tebe, you, see ty tebou teda then ( in that case) tej (to) see ten(to) tera -afa, pi. -ata calf veal teraci adj. veal teracie (miiso) to telephone telefonovaf > zatelephone telefon -u speaking pri -e phone number telefonne cIslo television televlzia TV set televlzor -a

taky

=

telo temer ten, ta, to tenis -u tenky/tensl tento, tato, toto tentoraz Teplice -IC f pi. teplo teply/-ejsl teraz tesl ma tesif > potesif sa na + acc. tema teta ti tl, tie tielko tiez tiez neticho! tichy tiSIC, -i tma tmavy/-sI to to, ze toho/tohto, tomu(to), tom(to) torko! topanky -nok f pi. Topofcany -ian m. pi. totiz

body almost that tennis thin/ner this this time Trencianske Teplice warm(th) warm/er now pleased to meet you to please to look forward to theme aunt to/for you, see ty those, see ten (under )vest also ( likewise) also not, not . . . either quiet! quiet thousand, -th darkness, dark dark/er that, see ten the fact that see ten(to) =

so much/many ! shoes Topofcany that's see

to

say, you

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tou traja tniva treba TrenCin -a trenirky -rok f pi. treti trh -u na trhu tri trieko tridsat'. tridsiaty trieda trikrat trinasf, -sty tristo, trojsty tristvrte na troeh troehultroeha trojsty trom, tromali trosku/troska trpief trvanlivj trvaf tu tu(to) tueny tuhy tuna tunel -a, loco -i, pi. -y turista, -ka turisticky adj. tusif tura tvar -e/-i f tvoj ty - falteba

that, see ten three ( male ) grass it's necessary Trencfn boxer shorts third market at the market three T-shirt thirty, -ieth class three times thirteen ( th ) three hundred, -th a quarter to see tri a little three-hundredth see tri a little to suffer durable to last here see ten(to) fat hard over here tunnel tourist tourist to guess, sense hike face your you sg

tyeh(to) tjm(to), tymi(to) tykaf si typieky tjiden -dna u + gen . ubytovanie ueebnica ueesaf Pt

see

ten(to)

to say 'ty' typical week at Cs house ) accommodation textbook to comb, see eesat' to teach ueit' > nato study ueif sa to learn ueif sa > naueiter, -ka teacher udeniny -in f pi. smoked meats valley udolie cucumber uhorka, adj. uhorkovy ( old ) Hungary Uhorsko uhorsky adj. ( old ) Hungarian ueho, pi. usi ear - usi it's OK, not ujde to bad ujsf/ujde, usiel to get away, usiel mi I missed . . . ujo, ujko maternal uncle ukazaf/ukazem to show < ukazovat' street ulica ulieka little street task, role uloha artist umelee -lea, umelkyna umenie art umrief/umrie to die < umieraf to wash umyt'/umyjem < umyvat' (sa) umyvadlo washbasin, sink umyvaf to wash, see umyf • • •

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unaveny univerzita na univerzite univerzitny adj. uplne

tired university at university university entirely, completely uprataf/upracem to tidy < upratovat' tidying-up upratovanie to tidy, see upratovaf uprataf to put in order upravit' < upravovat' definitely urate to do, make urobif pf of robif left-luggage office uschovna success uspech -u usta - ust n. pi. mouth institute ustav -u ustredne kurenie central heating usi -i pi. of ucho ears Tuesday utorok -rka to cook uvarif < varif to see/catch uvidief pf sight of narrow uzky now, already ui narrower uisi in v, vo + lac. on (day of v, vo + acc. week), into river Vah Vah -u egg vajieko to/for you, see vam vy (by) you, see vy vami boiled vareny to cook varit' > uyou, of you, see vas vy

vas, vasa, vase vazeny vazne vazny viiesi viiesinou viiesmi veera veerajsi vd'aka vec -i f veeer -a veeera -e veeerat'1 veeeriam > naveeerat' sa veda vedecky vedia vediem vediet'/viem vedia vedfa + gen. veduci, -a ved' vegetarian, -ka vefa Vefka Rritania Vel'ka Fatra vefky, viesi vefmi vefvyslanectvo vesely veterno vetra veziem

• • •

vezmem vezmi(te) si!

your respected, dear seriously serious bigger mostly more yesterday yesterday's thanks thing evening dinner, supper to have supper

science scientific, scholarly they know, see vediet' I lead, see viest' to know, to know how next to manager( ess) after all a vegetarian a lot Great Britain the High Fatra big, bigger very embassy happy, merry windy see vietor I convey, see viezf I 'll take see vziat' take ! , see nil ...

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veia, gen. pi. veii vehadzat' vehod -u viae, viacej viae-menej viaekrat Vianoee -noe f pi. vianocny adj. vidavat' freq. vidiek -a vidiet'/vidim vidiet' vidlicka vidno Vieden -dne f viedol viem

tower to enter, see vojst' entrance more more or less several times Christmas Christmas to see the country to see it's visible, you can see fork it's visible, you can see Vienna led, see viest' I know, see vediet' to lead

viest'/vediem, viedol + vodit' to drive a car viest' auto you know, see vies vediet' wind vietor - vetra drove, took, see viezol viezt' to convey, take vielt'/veziem, viezol + vozit' weekend vikend -u villa vila winebar vinaren -me f (nice) wine vinecko wine vino to hang visiet' welcome ! vitam! to welcome vitat' > pri-/ubusiness card vizitka

vlak -u vlani vlastne vlastny vlasy -ov vfavo vlek -u vlneny vnucka vnuk vo v voda vodit'

m.

pi.

=

vojna vojst'/vojdem, vosiel < vehadzat' vokan -a volat' > zavolat' sa volejbal -u vol'ny von vonku vopred vozit' vobee vobee nevpravo vraeat' (sa) vraj vratane + gen. vratit' < vraeat'1 vraciam vratit' sa < vraeat' sa vutnik vraviet'

train last year actually, in fact own hair on the left ski-lift woollen gralolddaughter grandson in water to lead, see viest' war to enter

circumflex to call, phone to be called volleyball free, vacant out (motion out) outside in advance to convey, see viezt' at all not at all on the right to return, see vratit' apparently, they say including to return, give back to return, gol come back porter to say

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viba vrecko, adj. vreckovy vstaf/vstaoem < vstavaf vstavaf vstup -u vsak vsetci, vsetky, sg vsetok vsetko vtak vtedy vy - vas vyber -u vyberaf vyberte si! vybomy vybraf/vyberie < vyberat' vydaf < vydavaf vyhrad oa + acc. vyhrat' < vyhravat' vychod -u, oa -e vychodoy vyjst'/vyjdem, vysiel < vychadzat' vykat' si vylet -u vyoikajuci vyoimka vypadnut' pf

willow pocket to get up to get up, see vstaf entry however; isn't it? agree? all everything bird then, at that time you p l./sg formal selection to choose, see vybraf choose ! , see vybraf excellent to choose to publish view of to win exit; east, in the east eastern to go out

to say 'vy' excursion, trip marvellous exception to fall out

vypif/vypijem vypif si pf vyprazaoy vyrusovaf vyskusaf si pf vyslovoosf vysoka skola vysoko Vysoke Tatry - Vysokych Tatier f pi. vysoky/vyssi vystupif < vystupovaf vyse vyssi ryfah -u vytvorif < vytvaraf vyvar -u vyzeraf

to drink, pf of pif to have a drink fried to disturb to try on/out pronunciation university high up the High Tatras =

high/er to perform, to step out more than higher, see vysoky lift, elevator to create

consomme to look (appearance) vyzliect'/vyzliekol to take off (clothes) < vyzliekat' to take off, see vyzliekaf vyzliect' educating, vzdelavaoie training air vzduch -u to take vziat'/vezmem, vzal < brat' always vidy, vidycky WC, see also WC /vetse/ zachod out of, from z, zo + gen. behind, beyond za + ins. for (e.g. za + acc. payment) to wrap zabalit' < balit'

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zabudmif < zabudaf zabudnuty zaeaf/zaenem < zaeinaf zaeiatoenik, -nieka zaeiatok -tku zaeinaf zadny zadok -dku zahrada zahraniCie zahrnuty zachod -a/-u zajsf/zajdem, zasiel pf zajtra zajtrajsi adj. zakaz -u zakazany zakazaf/zakaze < zakazovaf zakazdym zakusok -ska zalozif < zakladaf zafubeny zamestnanie zamok -mku zapad -u na zapade zapadny zaparkovaf < parkovaf zapisaf/zapiSem < zapisovaf zaplatif < platif

to forget forgotten to begin beginner beginning to begin, see zaeaf back backside garden abroad included toilet, WC to go (call in somewhere ), set (of sun etc.) tomorrow tomorrow's prohibition forbidden to forbid each/every time desert, cake to found in love employment chateau, castle west, setting (of sun) in the west western to park to note down to pay

zaposobif < posobif zasa, zase zaspaf/zaspi pf zastavif < zastavovaf (sa) zastavka zatiahnuto zatiaf zatiaI' co zatvaraf zatvoreny zatvorif < zatvaraf zaujem -jmu 0 + acc. ( ! ) zaujimaf zaujimavy zaveasu zavolaf pf of volaf zavse zazvonif < zvonif zbierka zdaf sa zdravie na zdravie zelenina, adj. -ovy zeleny zemiak -a, adj. -ovy zima zimny adj. zisf/zidem, zisiel < schBdzaf zisf sa < schadzaf sa

to influence again to fall asleep to stop bus/tram stop overcast so far, meanwhile while to close, see zatvorif closed to close, shut interest in to interest interesting early to call, phone from time to time to ring collection to seem health cheers ! vegetable green potato winter, cold winter to go down to meet

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zist' sa pf

to come in handy zistit' < zist'ovat' to find out, ascertain to eat up zjest'/zjem, zjedol < jest' golden zlaty reduction zfava to break zlomit' pf zle badly complicated zlozity bad zly zmenit' < menit' to change treaty zmluva ice-cream zmrzlina to mean znamenat' stamp znamka out of zo z approximately zo zobrat'/zoberiem to take < brat' to get married zobrat' sa pf to wake up zobudit' sa < zobudzat' sa zobut'/zobujem to take off (shoes) < zobuvat' si to take off, see zobuvat' zobut' to grind zomliet'1 zomeliem, zomlel < zomiefat' a couple zopar =

zostat'/zostanem < zostavat' zosit -a/-u zoznamit' sa pf zrazu zrkadlo, adj. -ovj z..ucaniny -in f p I. zub -a zubna pasta' zvonit' > zazvycajne ze ze? zelat' (si) zeleznicna stanica zemfa, gen. p I. zemief zena zenatj Ziadat' > poziadny adj. ziak, ziacka ziaf ziafbohu ziletka zivot -a zit'/zijem zlty

to stay exercise book to get to know suddenly, all at once mirror ruins tooth toothpaste to ring usually that isn't it so? (aren't you?) to wish railway station round roll woman, wife married to request no pupil unfortunately unfortunately razor-blade life to live yellow

E n g l ish-S lova k g lossa ry

This glossary is for use with the exercises. about (theme) about (over, through) about (approx.) across address advanced afraid, be

0 + loco po + loco

asi cez + acc. adresa pokrocily baf sa, maf strach agency, travel cestovna kancelaria ages, for ages dlho ah aha all (plural) vsetci, vsetky all (everything) vsetko all (whole) cely cely den all day also tiei, aj although hoci altogether spolu always vidy, vidycky am som, see byf American American. -ka American (adj. ) americky and a angry, be hnevaf sa another (one este, este jeden more) another (other) iny

anything (something) anywhere (somewhere) anywhere, to (somewhere) apple are, you are are, we are are, they are around arrive article at (person's house) at (o'clock) August back (adj. ) bad

bag banana bathroom be be ! beans beautiful bed

nieco, (not) nic niekde, (not) nikde niekam, (not) nikam jablko silste sme su okolo + gen. prisf < prichadzaf clanok u + gen. 0 + loco august zadny zly taska banan kupel'na byf/som, si, je etc. bUd'(te)! fazufka krasny poster

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cat central chair change cheap cheaper cheese chicken child children choose church cinema clean close cloudy coat coffee cold

colleague come come in come in ! concert cook corner (nook) correct couch could couple of cross crown cup cut

maeka stredny stolieka menif > zmenif (sa) lacny lacnejsl syr kurea diefa deti vybraf < vyberaf kostol kino eisty zatvorif < zatvaraf oblaeno, zatiahnuto kabat kava chladno, chladny, studeny kolega, kolegyoa prisf < prichadzaf Isf d'alej pod'(te) d'alej! koncert varif > uvarif roh, kut spravny gaue mohol by zopar, par prejsf < prechadzaf koruna slilka strih

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Czech day day after tomorrow dear dearer decagram department store dinner (lunch) dinner (supper) dirty disco disturb disturb (bother) do double room drink drink up each other eat egg eight eleven England English (adj. ) English, in Englishman Englishwoman especially Europe even even, not evening exactly excuse me exercise book expensive fairly far father

cesky den pozajtra drahy drahsi deka obchodny dom obed vecera spinavy disko"�ka vyrusovaf obfaiovaf robif > urobif dvojlozkova izba pif > vypif, (noun) pitie vypif sa, sam seba jesf > zjesf, jedavaf vajicko osem jedenasf Anglicko anglicky po anglicky Anglican Anglicanka najmii Eur6pa aj ani nevecer presne prepac(te) zosit drahy dosf d'aleko otec • • •

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go go ! go into go round go up to good goodbye group guitar half ham have have ! have got ( have) heller hello help

ist', ehodit' ehod'(te)! vojst' < vehadzat' obist' < obehadzat' podist' k dobrj, dobre do videnia skupina gitara pol sunka mat' daj(te) si! mat'

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halier dobrj den, ahoj pomoct' < pomahat' her ju, jej her (possessive) jej here tu his jeho home domov doma home, at hot teplo, horueo teply, horuci hot (adj. ) hotel hotel hour hodina dom house how ako? ako sa maSl how are you? mate? how many/much? kofko? hundred st� Hungarian Mad'ar, -ka Hungarian (adj. ) mad'arsky I ja ice cream zmrzlina keby, ak if

if (whether) important in in front of included interest (verb) interest (noun) interested in, be into invite is Italian Italian (adj. ) jam January job j ust key kilogram kitchen know (person) know (fact) leave (go) leave (behind) left (adj. ) left, on the left left, to the left letter library lie down lie like (as) like like - to please listen litre little live (reside)

Ci doleiitj v, vo + loco pred + ins. zahmuty zaujimat' zaujem zaujimat' sa 0 do + gen. pozvat' < pozyvat' je, see byt' Talian, -ka taliansky dZem januar miesto, zamestnanie prave, hned' kfue kilo kuehyna poznat' vediet' odist' < odehadzat' neehat' < neehavat' favy vfavo dofava list kniiniea fahnut' lezat' ako mat' radlrada paeit' sa porovat' (si) liter maly byvat'

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live (be alive) long (adj. ) long, for a long time look (appearance) look ! lose lot of lovely lunch lunch, have magazine main make man many March material May me me (to/for) me (with) meet meeting midnight milk mist misty modern moment Monday mostly mother much (very much) much (lot of) museum mustard my name

zit' dlhy dlho vyzerat' pozri( te) sa stratit' < straeat' vera krasny, pekny obed obedovat' easopis hlavny robit' > urobit' muz, ehlap vel'a, mnoho maree latka maj ma mi, mne mnou stretnait' sa < stretat' sa sehodzka polnoe mlieko hmla hmlisto modemy ehvil'a pondelok viicsinou matka vel'mi vel'a, mnoho muzeum horCiea moj meno

name, my name's name need nervous never new newspaper next to nice (adj. ) nice, it's night nine no nobody not note down nothing novel now nowhere nowhere, to nuisance, be a number o'clock October often old older omelette on one onto open opposite or orange origin

volam sa meno potrebovat' nervozny nikdy novy noviny vedra + gen. pekny je pekne noe deviit' nie nikto ne-, nie zapisat' < zapisovat' (si) nie roman teraz, uz nikde nikam preklizat' eislo hodina/hodiny/ hodin oktober easto starj starii omeleta na + loco jeden, jedna, jedno na + acc. otvorit' < otvarat' naproti + dat. alebo pomarane povod

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other ought our out (place) out (motion) out of outside own paper (newspaper) park part past, half past past, quarter past peach people Pepsi cola person piece play, to please please may I have pleased to meet you pocket police police station political politics pork (adj.) pork post office postcard potato (adj. ) potatoes Prague prettiest pretty price

iny mal by OIlS vonku von z, zo + gen. vonku svoj, vlastny noviny park rozisf sa < rozchadzat' sa pol + gen. stvd na + acc. broskyna rudia pepsikola clovek, osoba kus hraf (sa) prosim prosim si tesi ma vrecko policia policajna stanica politicky politika bravcovy bravcove maso posta pohfadnica zemiakovy zemiaky Praha najkrajsi pekny cena

sl'ubif < srubovaf pupil iiak, iiacka put on (clothes) obliect' < obliekaf (si) put on (shoes) obuf < obuvaf (si) put on weight stucniet' Pt quarter stnt' quarter to tristvrte na + acc. quickly rjchlo, rjchle radio radio rain (verb) priaf rain (noun) dud' read, to citaf > precitaf recognise spoznaf < spoznavaf red cerveny refectory menza remember pamataf si + acc. remember pamataf sa na (about) + acc. republic republika restaurant restauracia return (give vratif < nacaf back) return (go back) natit' sa < vracat' sa return ticket spiatocny listok rice ryia richer bohatsi right (adj. ) pravy right, on the vpravo right right, to the doprava right river rieka roll roiok, iemra room izba, miestnost' round okolo + gen. promise

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round the corner run schnitzel school search seat reservation see 'self (object) 'self' (to/for) sell September seven several she shine shirt short shorter should have shower single room single ticket sister sit sit down situation six sixteen size (number) sleep sleeve Slovak Slovak (adj. ) Slovak, in Slovak (language) Slovakia small

za rohom bezat', behat' rezen skola hfadat' miestenka vidiet' sa si predat' < predavat' september sedem niekofko ona svietit' kosefa kratky kratsi mal sprcha jednolozkova izba jednosmemy listok sestra sediet' sadnut' si situlicia sest' sestnast' C1slo spat' rukav Slovak, Slovenka slovensky po slovensky slovenCina Slovensko maly

smaller smoke snow (noun) snow (verb) so so that some someone someone (obj ect) sometimes somewhere sorry! sorry, be (apology) sorry, be (sorrow) soup speak to square stamp station stop (halt)

stop (cease) strawberry street student study stupid more stupid sugar suitcase sun supper supper, have sweater swim table

mensi fajcit' sneh snezit' tak aby nejaky niekto niekoho niekedy niekde prepac(te) ! prepac(te) futovat' polievka hovorit' s namestie znamka stanica zastavit' < zastavovat' (sa) prestat' < prestavat' jahoda ulica student, -ka ueit' sa, studovat' hlupy hlupejsi cukor kufor slnko vecera vecerat' sveter plavat' stol

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braf > vziaf, zobraf (si) take off (clothes) vyzliecf < vyzliekaf (si) take off (shoes) zobuf < zobuvaf (si) talk hovorif, rozpravaf tea caj teach ucif teacher ucitef, -ka television televizia ten desaf than ako, nei thank d'akovaf > pod'akovaf thank you d'akujem (vam) thank you very d'akujem pekne much that ten, ta, to theatre divadlo their ich them (object) ich them (to/for) im then (next) potom then (at that vtedy time) these tito, tieto they oni, ony thousand tisic three tri, traja ticket listok tidy up upratovaf time cas time, for a long dlho time to (towards) k, ku + dat. to (person's k, ku + dat. house) to (into) do + gen. to (until) do + gen. to (in order to) aby; or in! take

dnes spolu paradajka zajtra privefmi, pnlis, pritown mesto train vlak translate preloiif < prekladaf travel (verb) cestovaf travel agency cestovna kancelaria trousers nohavice true, it is je pravda twelve dvanasf twenty dvadsaf two dva, dve, dvaja ugly skaredy, osklivy umm ehm uncle stryko, stryc, ujko understand rozumief us nas us (to/for) nam usually zvycajne vegetable (adj. ) zeleninovy vegetable( s) zelenina very vefmi very much vefmi wait cakaf > pockaf want chcief/chcem warm teplo warm (adj. ) teply warmer teplejsi wash umyvaf (si) water voda we my wear (have on) maf wear (habitually) nosif week tyiden weight, put on stucnief Pt today together tomato tomorrow too

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well well, I'm went what what time is it? when? white who? whom? (object) why will be wind window windy wine winebar with

dobre mam sa dobre (i)siel co kofko je hodin? kedy? biely kto? koho? preco bude vietor okno vetemo vino vinaren s, so + ins. ; ins.

woman word work (verb) work (noun) would would like write year yellow yes yesterday you you (object) you (to/for) young your

zena slovo robif, pracovaf robota, praca by zelaf, priaf, chcel by pisaf > napisaf rok zlty ano, hej vcera ty, vy fa, vas tebe, yam mlady tvoj, vas

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References are to lesson numbers. P Grammar summary. able, be 5 about (theme) 5 above 6 accusative case 3, plural 1 0 across 3 adj ectives: table G singular I , 3, 9 plural 1 0, 1 4 soft 1 4 comparison -er/-est 1 4 -ed, -ing 1 6 adverbs 7, 9, 14 advise 1 5 after 5 age 1 1 all 1 6 allow 1 5 along 5 alphabetical order P among 6 animals, in plural 1 0 animals, young of 1 6 arrive/depart 1 3 articles, absence of 1 aspect of verbs 8 be 1 before 6

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behind/beyond 6 below 6 beside/near 5 better/best 14 better/worse 14 between 6 body, parts of 7 by 6 can, be able 5 carry/convey 7, 1 4 case forms, basic 4 close/open 8 clothes 7 colours 9 come/go 4, 8, 1 3 comparison 14 compound verbs 8, 1 3- 1 4 conditional 8, 1 5-1 6 conditions 1 5 consonants P could 8 countries 2 date 15 dative case 4-5, 7, plural 14 day of the week 8 decimals 1 6

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depart/arrive 1 3 diminutives 1 6 diphthongs P directions, compass 1 4 dress 7-8 drink 7 during 3 each other 1 2 eat 7 '-ed' adj ectives 1 6 '-er/-est' 1 4 everyone, everything 1 6 family 3 fear 1 5 feel, I/you feel 6 female nouns in -ka 1 female surnames 3 filler vowels 1 1 fly 1 4 for 3, 5 forbid 1 5 fractions 1 6 frequentatives 1 6 from 4 , 8 furniture 5 future 8, 1 3-14 gender 1 general action, verbs of motion 1 3-14 genitive case 4, 7, plural 1 1 geography, Slovak P give 5 go/come 4, 8, 1 3 g o in/out, up/down 1 3 greetings I , letters 1 6 habitual action, verbs o f motion 1 3-14 have, had I, 6

he/him, I , 1 3 help 5 house and rooms 5 how are you? 1 I/me I , 1 2 if 15 imperative t o imperfective/perfective verbs 8 in/into 4, 5 in front of 6 in order to 1 5 infinitives 1-2, 4-5, 1 5 '-ing' nouns, adjectives 1 6 instructions t o instrumental case 4, 6, 9, plural 1 4 into, t o 4 it 1 . 1 3 know 2-3, 5 languages 2 lead 7, 1 4 less/more 1 4 let's t o letter-writing 16 liellie down t o like, would like 2, 6, 8 liking betterlbest 1 4 locative case 4-5, plural 1 4 me/I I , 1 2 meals 7 meet/part 1 3 money 1 1 , 1 6 months 1 5 morelless 1 4 more/most 1 4 motion towards 7 naming 1 nationalities 2

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near/beside 5 necessity 2, 1 6 negatives 1 never 9 nobody, nothing, no- 9 nouns: tables G accusative 3, plural 1 0 genitive 4, 7, plural 1 1 dative 4-5, 7, plural 1 4 instrumental 4, 6, 9 , plural 1 4 locative 4-5, plural 14 plural cases 1 0-1 1 , 1 4 diminutives 1 6 nouns from verbs 1 6 type dievca 1 6 , G neuter in -eum, -io 5 vocative 1 6

please 1 , 4 pleasing 6 plural forms 2, 1 0-1 1 , 1 4 points o f t h e compass 1 4 possessives 2, 1 5 possessive 'own' 1 5 possessives from nouns/names 1 5 possibility, b e able/can 5 prefer 1 4 prefixes 8, 1 3 prepositions, see cases prepositions, summary table G pronouns: personal I , 1 2- 1 3 somebody, something 3, 9 nobody, nothing 9 everyone, everything 1 6 purpose 1 5

numbered objects 1 6 numbers P, 2 , 1 0-1 1 , 1 6 numbers, ordinal 1 2, 1 5

quantities 1 1 , 1 6 questions 1

objects of verbs 3 , see accusative of 4, plural nouns 1 1 on/onto 3, 5, 8 open/close 8 orders 1 0 ordinal numbers 1 2 , 1 5 out o f 4 own (my own etc.) 1 5 pairs of verbs 8 part/meet 1 3 parts o f the body 7 passives 1 6 past conditional 1 6 past 6 , perfective past 8 percentages 1 6 perfective/imperfective verbs 8 personal names, possessives 1 5 place, with cases 4 place and motion 7

reflexive sa, si 1 . 4 repeated action, verbs of motion 1 3-14 frequentatives 16 requests, I, 4, 8, 15 rhythmic law 1-5, 9-1 0, 14, 16, G rooms 5 run 1 4 same 1 6 say/tell 8 seasons 6 self I , 4, 1 2 sets o f things 1 6 shopping 1 1 sit/sit down 1 0 soft consonants P soft adjectives 1 4 soft nouns 5, 7, plural 1 0-1 1 . 1 4 somebody, something, some- 3, 9 suffixes, verbs 8

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sums 1 6 superlatives 14 surnames 1 , 3 take 7, 1 4 telephone 8 tell/say 8 tell to do 1 0, 1 5 that 9 , 1 0, 1 4 there isn't 1 6 they/them I , 1 3 this 9 , 1 0, 1 4 through 3 tickets 6 time, from/ti1I 8 time, telling 12 to/for, with dative 5 to, in instructions 1 5 to, into 4 to, towards 5 travel and transport 6 understand 2 us/we I , 12 used to 16 verb pairs, verb families 8 verbal adjectives 1 6 verbal nouns 1 6 verbs: tables G present types 1 -2, 4, 7 in -oUf 1 0 future 8, 1 3-1 4 past 6--8 , 1 0 conditional 8, 1 5-1 6 compound 8, 1 3 frequentatives 1 6 passive 1 6

vocative 1 6 voiced/voiceless consonants P vowel lengthening (zero ending) 1 1 vowel shortening: see rhythmic law vowels P vowels, 'filler' 1 1 want/wish 4-5, 1 5 was 6 wash 7 we/us I , 1 2 wear 1 4 weather 6 week, days of 8 went 6 what kind of? 3 what? 9 whether/if 1 5 which 3 who? 3, 9 whose? 1 4 will b e 8 will/would 1 5 wish, want 4-5, 1 5 with 6 without 6 word order I , 3, 6 worse/better 1 4 would 8, 15, would have 1 6 write 4 writing letters 1 6 year 1 5 you 1 . 1 2 young o f animals 1 6 zero ending 1 1