Slovenčina

Slovak

Slavic

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Slovak is the closest living relative of Czech among West Slavic languages, with high mutual intelligibility especially in writing, spoken by ~5.4M as the official language of Slovakia. Codified by Ľudovít Štúr in 1843 based on the central Slovak dialect (Liptov region), establishing it as a literary language separate from Czech. Member of the Czech-Slovak subgroup along with Polish-influenced Eastern Slovak. Latin script with diacritics (á č ď é í ĺ ľ ň ó ô ŕ š ť ú ý ž). EU official since 2004.

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87 core words in Slovak

Water

voda

ˈvoda

Fire

oheň

ˈoɦeɲ

Sun

slnko

ˈsl̩nko

Moon

mesiac

ˈmɛsɪats

Star

hviezda

ˈɦvjezda

Night

noc

nots

Rain

dážď

daːʒc

Snow

sneh

sɲɛx

Wind

vietor

ˈvjetor

Earth

zem

zɛm

Stone

kameň

ˈkamɛɲ

Mountain

hora

ˈɦɔra

Sea

more

ˈmɔre

Mother

matka

ˈmatka

Father

otec

ˈotɛts

Daughter

dcéra

ˈtseːra

I

ja

ja

You

ty

ti

We

my

mi

Name

meno

ˈmeno

Person

človek

ˈtʃlovek

Head

hlava

ˈɦlava

Eye

oko

ˈoko

Ear

ucho

ˈuxo

Nose

nos

nos

Mouth

ústa

ˈuːsta

Tooth

zub

zup

Tongue

jazyk

ˈjazik

Hand

ruka

ˈruka

Foot

noha

nɔɦa

Heart

srdce

ˈsr̩tsɛ

Bone

kosť

kɔsc

Blood

krv

kr̩v

Poop

kaka

ˈkaka

Love

láska

ˈlaːska

Tree

strom

strom

Dog

pes

pɛs

Cat

mačka

ˈmatʃka

Fish

ryba

ˈrɪba

Bird

vták

ftaːk

Butterfly

motýľ

ˈmotiːʎ

Egg

vajce

ˈʋajtsɛ

Bear

medveď

ˈmɛdvɛc

Horse

kôň

kwoːɲ

House

dom

dom

Milk

mlieko

ˈmlieko

Honey

med

mɛt

Salt

soľ

soʎ

Wine

víno

ˈviːno

Rice

ryža

ˈriʒa

Chocolate

čokoláda

ˈtʃokolaːda

Iron

železo

ˈʒɛlɛzo

Wheel

koleso

ˈkoleso

Silk

hodváb

ˈɦɔdʋaːb

Book

kniha

ˈkɲiɦa

Eat

jesť

jɛsc

Drink

piť

pɪc

Sleep

spať

spac

One

jeden

ˈjɛdɛn

Two

dva

dva

Three

tri

trɪ

Four

štyri

ˈʃtiri

Five

päť

pɛc

Hundred

sto

sto

Hello

ahoj

ˈaɦoj

Thank you

ďakujem

ˈɟakujɛm

Good

dobrý

ˈdobriː

New

nový

ˈnoviː

Red

červený

ˈtʃɛrvɛniː

White

biely

ˈbjeli

Black

čierny

ˈtʃjerni

Green

zelený

ˈzɛleniː

Blue

modrý

ˈmɔdriː

Cuckoo

kukučka

ˈkukutʃka

Woof

haf haf

ɦaf ɦaf

Cock-a-doodle-doo

kikirikí

ˈkikirikiː

Computer

počítač

ˈpotʃiːtatʃ

Sushi

suši

ˈsuʃi

Tea

čaj

tʃaj

Coffee

káva

ˈkaːva

Sugar

cukor

ˈtsukor

Orange

pomaranč

ˈpomarantʃ

Ninety-nine

deväťdesiat deväť

ˈdɛvɛcdɛsɪat ˈdɛvɛc

Dopamine

dopamín

ˈdopamiːn

At sign

zavináč

ˈzavɪnaːtʃ

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Slavic

Meaning SlovakCzechUpper SorbianRusynMacedonianBosnianLower Sorbian
Water voda /ˈvoda/ voda /ˈvoda/ woda /ˈwɔda/ вода /ˈvoda/ вода /ˈvɔda/ voda /ˈʋoda/ wóda /ˈwɨda/
Fire oheň /ˈoɦeɲ/ oheň /ˈoɦɛɲ/ woheń /ˈwɔɦɛjn/ огень /ˈohenʲ/ оган /ˈɔɡan/ vatra /ˈvatra/ wogeń /ˈɔɡʲɛɲ/
Sun slnko /ˈsl̩nko/ slunce /ˈsluntsɛ/ słónco /ˈswʊntsɔ/ сонце /ˈsontse/ сонце /ˈsɔntsɛ/ sunce /ˈsuntse/ słyńco /ˈswɨɲtsɔ/
Moon mesiac /ˈmɛsɪats/ měsíc /ˈmɲɛsiːts/ měsačk /ˈmɪsatʃk/ місяць /ˈmʲisʲatsʲ/ месечина /mɛˈsɛtʃina/ mjesec /ˈmjɛsets/ mjasec /ˈmʲasɛts/
Star hviezda /ˈɦvjezda/ hvězda /ˈɦvjɛzda/ hwězda /ˈɦwɪzda/ звізда /ˈzvʲizda/ ѕвезда /ˈdzvɛzda/ zvijezda /zʋijeːzda/ gwězda /ˈɡvʲɪzda/
Night noc /nots/ noc /nots/ nóc /nʊts/ ніч /nitʃ/ ноќ /nɔc/ noć /noːtɕ/ noc /nɔts/
Rain dážď /daːʒc/ déšť /dɛːʃc/ dešć /dɛʃtʃ/ дощ /doʃtʃ/ дожд /dɔʃt/ kiša /ˈkiʃa/ dešć /dɛɕtɕ/
Snow sneh /sɲɛx/ sníh /sɲiːx/ sněh /snɪ/ сніг /snʲiɡ/ снег /snɛk/ snijeg /snijeɡ/ sněg /sɲɪk/
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Word order compared

Compare with major world languages

Я хочу примерить костюм который я увидел в магазине напротив отеля
Slovak
Ja chcem vyskúšať oblek ktorý som videl v obchode oproti hotelu
I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Ich möchte einen Anzug anprobieren den ich in einem Geschäft gegenüber vom Hotel gesehen habe
मैं होटल के सामने एक दुकान में देखा सूट को पहनकर देखना चाहता हूँ
私は ホテルの 向かいの お店 で 見た スーツを 試着 したいです
我 想 试穿 酒店 对面的 商店 里 看到的 那套西装
أنا أريد أن أجرب بدلة رأيتها في محل مقابل الفندق

Compare with languages in the same classification

Я хачу прымерыць касцюм які я бачыў у краме насупраць гатэля
Já chci vyzkoušet oblek který jsem viděl v obchodě naproti hotelu
Азъ хощѫ искоусити ризѫ ѭже видѣхъ въ коупѣтельници прѣмо гостиници
Я хочу примерить костюм который я увидел в магазине напротив отеля
Slovak
Ja chcem vyskúšať oblek ktorý som videl v obchode oproti hotelu

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