Slovenščina

Slovenian

Slavic

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Slovenian is a South Slavic language and the sole official language of Slovenia (~2.5M speakers); also spoken by minorities in Italy (Friuli-Venezia Giulia), Austria (Carinthia), Hungary, and Croatia. Famously retains the Proto-Slavic dual grammatical number — alongside singular and plural — making it one of only a handful of modern European languages with three-way number marking. Despite its small population, it has over 40 distinct dialects across seven major dialect groups, reflecting Slovenia's mountainous terrain. EU official language since 2004.

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87 core words in Slovenian

Water

voda

ˈʋɔːda

Fire

ogenj

ˈɔːɡən

Sun

sonce

ˈsoːntsɛ

Moon

luna

ˈluːna

Star

zvezda

ˈzʋeːzda

Night

noč

noːtʃ

Rain

dež

dəʃ

Snow

sneg

sneːk

Wind

veter

ˈʋeːtər

Earth

zemlja

ˈzɛːmlja

Stone

kamen

ˈkaːmən

Mountain

gora

ˈɡɔːra

Sea

morje

ˈmoːrjɛ

Mother

mati

ˈmaːti

Father

oče

ˈɔːtʃɛ

Daughter

hči

xtʃiː

I

jaz

jas

You

ti

tiː

We

mi

miː

Name

ime

iˈmeː

Person

človek

ˈtʃlɔːʋɛk

Head

glava

ˈɡlaːʋa

Eye

oko

ɔˈkoː

Ear

uho

uˈxoː

Nose

nos

noːs

Mouth

usta

ˈuːsta

Tooth

zob

zoːp

Tongue

jezik

ˈjɛːzik

Hand

roka

ˈrɔːka

Foot

stopalo

stɔˈpaːlɔ

Heart

srce

sərˈtseː

Bone

kost

koːst

Blood

kri

kriː

Poop

kakec

ˈkaːkəts

Love

ljubezen

ljuˈbeːzən

Tree

drevo

drɛˈʋoː

Dog

pes

pəs

Cat

mačka

ˈmaːtʃka

Fish

riba

ˈriːba

Bird

ptica

ˈptiːtsa

Butterfly

metulj

mɛˈtuːl

Egg

jajce

ˈjaːjtsɛ

Bear

medved

ˈmɛːdʋɛt

Horse

konj

kɔn

House

hiša

ˈxiːʃa

Milk

mleko

ˈmleːkɔ

Honey

med

meːt

Salt

sol

soːʋ

Wine

vino

ˈʋiːnɔ

Rice

riž

riːʃ

Chocolate

čokolada

tʃɔkɔˈlaːda

Iron

železo

ʒɛˈleːzɔ

Wheel

kolo

kɔˈloː

Silk

svila

ˈsʋiːla

Book

knjiga

ˈknjiːɡa

Eat

jesti

ˈjeːsti

Drink

piti

ˈpiːti

Sleep

spati

ˈspaːti

One

eden

ˈɛːdən

Two

dva

dʋaː

Three

tri

triː

Four

štiri

ˈʃtiːri

Five

pet

peːt

Hundred

sto

stoː

Hello

živjo

ʒiʋjɔ

Thank you

hvala

ˈxʋaːla

Good

dober

ˈdoːbər

New

nov

nɔʋ

Red

rdeč

ərˈdɛtʃ

White

bel

beːʋ

Black

črn

tʃərn

Green

zelen

zɛˈlɛn

Blue

moder

ˈmoːdər

Cuckoo

kukavica

ˈkuːkaʋitsa

Woof

hov hov

xɔʋ xɔʋ

Cock-a-doodle-doo

kikiriki

kikiriˈkiː

Computer

računalnik

ratʃuˈnaːlnik

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi

ˈʋiːˈfiː

Sushi

suši

ˈsuːʃi

Tea

čaj

tʃaːj

Coffee

kava

ˈkaːʋa

Sugar

sladkor

ˈslaːtkɔr

Orange

pomaranča

pɔmaˈraːntʃa

Ninety-nine

devetindevetdeset

dɛˈʋeːtindɛˈʋeːddɛsɛt

Dopamine

dopamin

dɔpaˈmiːn

At sign

afna

ˈaːfna

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Slavic

Meaning SlovenianCroatianSerbianBosnianMacedonianCzechSlovak
Water voda /ˈʋɔːda/ voda /ˈʋoda/ вода /ˈʋoda/ voda /ˈʋoda/ вода /ˈvɔda/ voda /ˈvoda/ voda /ˈvoda/
Fire ogenj /ˈɔːɡən/ vatra /ˈʋatra/ ватра /ˈʋatra/ vatra /ˈvatra/ оган /ˈɔɡan/ oheň /ˈoɦɛɲ/ oheň /ˈoɦeɲ/
Sun sonce /ˈsoːntsɛ/ sunce /ˈsuːntse/ сунце /ˈsuntse/ sunce /ˈsuntse/ сонце /ˈsɔntsɛ/ slunce /ˈsluntsɛ/ slnko /ˈsl̩nko/
Moon luna /ˈluːna/ mjesec /ˈmjeseːts/ месец /ˈmɛsɛts/ mjesec /ˈmjɛsets/ месечина /mɛˈsɛtʃina/ měsíc /ˈmɲɛsiːts/ mesiac /ˈmɛsɪats/
Star zvezda /ˈzʋeːzda/ zvijezda /zʋijeːzda/ звезда /zʋěːzda/ zvijezda /zʋijeːzda/ ѕвезда /ˈdzvɛzda/ hvězda /ˈɦvjɛzda/ hviezda /ˈɦvjezda/
Night noč /noːtʃ/ noć /noːtɕ/ ноћ /noːtɕ/ noć /noːtɕ/ ноќ /nɔc/ noc /nots/ noc /nots/
Rain dež /dəʃ/ kiša /ˈkiʃa/ киша /ˈkiʃa/ kiša /ˈkiʃa/ дожд /dɔʃt/ déšť /dɛːʃc/ dážď /daːʒc/
Snow sneg /sneːk/ snijeg /sniːjeɡ/ снег /sneːɡ/ snijeg /snijeɡ/ снег /snɛk/ sníh /sɲiːx/ sneh /sɲɛx/
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Word order compared

Compare with major world languages

Я хочу примерить костюм который я увидел в магазине напротив отеля
Slovenian
Jaz bi rad pomeril obleko ki sem jo videl v trgovini nasproti 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
Slovenian
Jaz bi rad pomeril obleko ki sem jo videl v trgovini nasproti hotelu

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