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Slovenian (or Slovene) is the national language of Slovenia, and and official regional language in southern Austria and northeastern Italy.

[edit] Pronunciation guide

[edit] Vowels

There are five vowels in Slovene: a, e, i, o, u. The letter e actually comes in three flavors (IPA /e/, /Ɛ/ and /ə/), but this is not represented in normal writing and is usually not a major problem for pronouncing or understanding.

In some Slovene words the letter r, like Serbo-Croatian, becomes a hard semi-vowel when it stands before another consonant, as in rdeč (red) or rjav (brown), or when it stands between two consonants, as in Brnik (the Ljubljana airport) or vrt (garden). Like the other Slavic languaghes, the sound of each vowel is pure and very clear. Like Serbo-Croatian, stress usually falls on the second or third-last syllable, but in any case the stressed is always put in capital letters.

a 

the 'a' in "car"

e 

the 'e' in "bed", or the 'u' in "nurse", or the 'a' in "about"

i 

the 'ee' in "see" or the "i" in "machine"

o 

the 'o' in "hot"

u 

the 'oo' in "moon"

[edit] Consonants

There are twenty consonants in Slovene. They can be voiced or unvoiced. They are pronounced as they are spelled (refer to the alphabet).

b 

the 'b' in "best"

c 

the 'ts' in "bets"

č 

the 'ch' in "chocolate"

d 

the 'd' in "day"

f 

the 'f' in "far"

g 

the 'g' in "go"

h 

the 'h' in "heat"

j 

the 'y' in "Yankee"

k 

the 'k' in "kick"

l 

the 'l' in "left", but 'w' after another consonant or at the end of a word

m 

the 'm' in "mom"

n 

the 'n' in "nothing"; pronounced like a Spanish ñ as in "Señor" after an an i; a common trait among Slavs.

p 

the 'p' in "path"

r 

the 'r' in trilled like spanish 'r' in "rico", or 'er' when used as a vowel

s 

the 's' in "seven"

š 

the 'sh' in "shock"

šč 

akin to 'shch' in "fresh cheese", but melded together

t 

the 't' in "taxi"

v 

the 'v' in "vase", but sometimes 'w' (see below)

z 

the 'z' in "zero"

ž 

the 'su' in "pleasure" or 'ge' in "garage"

The voiced consonants are: b, d, g, j, l, m, n, r, v, z, ž. The unvoiced consonants are: c, č, f, h, k, p, s, š, t.

Look carefully at the letters č, š, and ž. They are typical for Slovene and some other Central and South European languages. Also note how you pronounce j and h in Slovene.

Certain letters will at times be grouped with certain other letters and have a slightly different pronunciation. The same happens when they occupy a certain position in the word. For example:

When l is at the end of a word or placed after any other consonant than j it is pronounced as w as in bel (BEW, "white"), popoldan (POPOWDAN, "afternoon").

"V" is pronounced as v before vowels (vaja "exercise", voda "water"), before the consonants r (vrt "garden", vreme "weather") and before vowels within a word (živeti "to live", zvezek "notebook"). When v is at the end of the word, after a vowel or before a consonant (except for r and l) it is pronounced as w, as in prav ("OK"), kovček ("suitcase"). When v is at the beginning of the word or when it appears between consonants or before two or more consonants it is pronounced as u as in vprašati ("to ask"), vhod ("entrance"). The Slovene r is pronounced strongly, slightly rolled. It is pronounced as er when it stands before another consonant or when it stands between two consonants.

In a few words where they appear, two identical vowels or consonants are pronounced as one long one, as in priimek ("surname"), oddelek ("department").

[edit] Common diphthongs

The Slovene diphthongs are generally considered phonemically as combinations of two phonemes, a vowel and /j/ or a vowel and [w] (often written as [u]. The Slovene phonetic diphthongs are [ew, Ew, aw, Ow, ej, oj, Oj, aj, uj]. The diphthongs [aw] and [aj] can safely be used as equivalents of the English /aU/ and /aI/.

[edit] Phrase list

[edit] Basics

Hello. 

Živijo. (ZHEEVEE-oh)

How are you? 

Kako si? (KAH-koh see?)

Fine, thank you. 

Hvala, dobro. (HVAH-lah, DOH-broh)

What is your name? 

Kako ti je ime? (inf) (KAH-koh tee yeh ee-meh?) / Kako vam je ime? (pol) (KAH-koh vahm yeh ee-meh)

My name is ______ . 

Ime mi je ______ . (EE-meh mee yeh)

Nice to meet you. 

Lepo, da sva se spoznala . (LEH-poh, dah svah SPOHZ-nah-lah)

Please. 

Prosim. (PROH-seem)

Thank you. 

Hvala. (HVAH-lah)

You're welcome. 

Dobrodošli. (doh-BROH-dohsh-lee)

Yes. 

Da. (dah) / Ja. (yah) (inf)

No. 

Ne. (nah)

Excuse me. 

Oprostite. (oh-PROHS-tee-teh)

I'm sorry. 

Oprostite. (oh-PROHS-tee-teh)

Goodbye 

Nasvidenje. (NAHS-vee-dahn-yeh)

I have trouble speaking Slovenian. 

Slabo govorim slovensko. (SLAB-oh goh-VOH-reem sloh-VEHNS-koh)

Do you speak English? 

Govorite angleško? (goh-VOH-ree-teh ahn-GLEHSH-koh?)

Is there someone here who speaks English? 

Je tukaj kdo, ki govori angleško? (yeh TOO-kah-yuh kdoh, kee goh-VOH-ree ahn-GLEHSH-koh?)

Help! 

Na pomoč! (nah POH-mohch)

Look out! 

Pazi! (PAH-zee)

Good day. 

Dober dan (DOH-ber dahn)

Good morning. 

Dobro jutro. (DOH-broh YOO-troh)

Good evening. 

Dober večer. (DOH-behr VEH-chehr)

Good night. 

Lahko noč. (LAH-koh nohch)

I don't understand. 

Ne razumem. (neh rah-ZOO-mehm)

Where is the toilet? 

Kje je stranišče? (kyeh yeh strah-NEESH-cheh)

[edit] Problems

Leave me alone. 

Pustite me pri miru. (POOS-tee-teh meh pree MEE-roo)

Don't touch me! 

Ne dotikajte se me! (nah doh-TEE-kahj-teh seh meh!)

I'll call the police. 

Poklical bom policijo. (poh-KLEE-kahl bohm poh-LEE-tsee-yoh)

Police! 

Policija! (poh-LEE-tsee-yah!)

Stop! Thief! 

Ustavite tatu! (oos-TAH-vee-teh TAH-too!)

I need your help. 

Potrebujem vašo pomoč. (poh-TREH-boo-yehm VAH-shoh POH-mohts)

It's an emergency. 

Sem v stiski. (sehm vuh STEES-kee)

I'm lost. 

Izgubil sem se. (EEZ-goo-beel sehm seh)

I lost my bag. 

Izgubil sem torbo. (EEZ-goo-beel sehm TOHR-boh)

I lost my wallet. 

Izgubil sem denarnico. (EEZ-goo-beel sehm deh-NAHR-nee-tsoh)

I'm sick. 

Bolan sem./Slabo mi je. (BOH-lahm sehm/ SLAH-boh mee yeh)

I've been injured. 

Poškodoval sem se. (pohsh-KOH-doh-vahl sehm seh)

I need a doctor. 

Potrebujem zdravnika. (poh-TREH-boo-yehm zdrahv-nee-kah)

Can I use your phone? 

Lahko uporabim vaš telefon? (LAH-koh oo-POH-rah-beem vahsh teh-LEH-fohn?)

[edit] Numbers

1 

ena (EH-nah)

2 

dva (dvah)

3 

tri (tree)

4 

štiri (SHTEE-ree)

5 

pet (peht)

6 

šest (shehst)

7 

sedem (SEH-dehm)

8 

osem (OH-sehm)

9 

devet (DEH-veht)

10 

deset (DEH-seht)

11 

enajst (eh-NAH-yuhst)

12 

dvanajst (dvah-NAH-yuhst)

13 

trinajst (tree-NAH-yuhst)

14 

štirinajst (shtee-ree-NAH-yuhst)

15 

petnajst (peht-NAH-yuhst)

16 

šestnajst (shest-NAH-yuhst)

17 

sedemnajst (seh-dehm-NAH-yuhst)

18 

osemnajst (oh-sehm-NAH-yuhst)

19 

devetnajst (deh-veht-NAH-yuhst)

20 

dvajset (DVAH-yuh-seht)

21 

enaindvajset (eh-nain-DVAH-yuh-seht)

30 

trideset (TREE-deh-seht)

40 

štirideset (shtee-ree-DEH-seht)

50 

petdeset (peht-DEH-seht)

60 

šestdeset (shehst-DEH-seht)

70 

sedemdeset (seh-dehm-DEH-seht)

80 

osemdeset (oh-sehm-DEH-seht)

90 

devetdeset (deh-veht-DEH-seht)

100 

sto (stoh)

101 

stoena (STOH-eh-nah)

200 

dvesto (DVEHS-toh)

300 

tristo (TREES-toh

1000 

tisoč (TEE-sohts)

1001 

tisočena (tee-SOH-cheh-nah)

2000 

dvatisoč (dvah-TEE-sohts)

10,000 

deset tisoč (DEH-seht TEE-sohts)

1,000,000 

milijon (mee-LYOHN)

number _____ (train, bus, etc.) 

številka (shteh-VEEL-kah) (št.) _____ (vlak, avtobus, itd.)

half 

pol (pohl)

less 

manj (mahnj)

more 

več (vehts)

[edit] Time

now 

sedaj (seday)

later 

kasneje (kahs-NEH-yeh)

before 

pred (prehd)

morning 

jutro (YOO-troh)

noon 

poldan (POHLD-ahn)

afternoon 

popoldne (poh-POHLD-neh)

evening 

večer (VEH-chehr)

night 

noč (nohch)

[edit] Clock time

one o'clock AM 

ena zjutraj

two o'clock AM 

dve zjutraj

noon 

poldan

one o'clock PM 

ena popoldne

two o'clock PM 

dve popoldne

midnight 

polnoč

[edit] Duration

_____ minute(s) 

1 minuta/ 2 minuti/ 3,4 minute/ 5-100 minut

_____ hour(s) 

1 ura/ 2 uri/ 3,4 ure/ 5-100 ur

_____ day(s) 

1 dan/ 2 dneva/ 3,4 dnevi/ 5-100 dni

_____ week(s) 

1 teden/ 2 tedna/ 3,4 tedni/ 5-100 tednov

_____ month(s) 

1 mesec/ 2 meseca/ 3,4 meseci/ 5-100 mesecev

_____ year(s) 

1 leto/ 2 leti/ 3,4 leta/ 5-100 let

[edit] Days

today 

danes

yesterday 

včeraj

tomorrow 

jutri

this week 

ta teden

last week 

prejšnji teden

next week 

naslednji teden

Sunday 

nedelja

Monday 

ponedeljek

Tuesday 

torek

Wednesday 

sreda

Thursday 

četrtek

Friday 

petek

Saturday 

sobota

[edit] Months

Slovene has two names for every month. Both are correct, although the Roman names are more commonly used.

January 

januar / prosinec

February 

februar / svečan

March 

marec / sušec

April 

april / mali traven

May 

maj / veliki traven

June 

junij / rožnik

July 

julij / mali srpan

August 

avgust / veliki srpan

September 

september / kimavec

October 

oktober / vinotok

November 

november / listopad

December 

december / gruden

[edit] Writing Time and Date

time: 18:47, quarter past 8 - četrt čez 8, quarter to 4 - tričetrt na 4, half past 9 - pol 10

date: (day/month/year) 12. avgust 2005, 12.8.2005

[edit] Colors

black 

črna

white 

bela

gray 

siva

red 

rdeča

blue 

modra

cyan 

sinja

yellow 

rumena

green 

zelena

orange 

oranžna

purple 

vijolična, škrlatna

brown 

rjava

pink 

roza

[edit] Transportation

[edit] Bus and train

How much is a ticket to _____? 

Kakšna je cena vozovnice do_____?

One ticket to _____, please. 

Eno vozovnico do _____, prosim.

Where does this train/bus go? 

Kam gre ta vlak/avtobus?

Where is the train/bus to _____? 

Kje ima odhod vlak/avtobus do _____?

Does this train/bus stop in _____? 

Ali ta vlak/avtobus ustavi v _____?

When does the train/bus for _____ leave? 

Kdaj odide vlak/avtobus za _____?

When will this train/bus arrive in _____? 

Kdaj pride vlak/avtobus v _____?

bus

avtobus,

train

vlak,

bus station

avtobusna postaja,

train station

železniška postaja,

waiting room

čakalnica,

ticket sale

prodaja vozovnic,

track

peron,

ticket

karta/vozovnica,

seat

sedež,

coach

vagon,

conductor

sprevodnik,

express train

ekspres vlak,

intercity train

IC vlak,

Slovenian Railways

Slovenske železnice (SŽ)

[edit] Directions

How do I get to _____ ? 

Kako pridem do _____ ?

How do I get to the train station? 

Kako pridem do železniške postaje?

How do I get to the bus station? 

Kako pridem do avtobusne postaje?

How do I get to the airport? 

Kako pridem na letališče?

How do I get downtown? 

Kako pridem do centra?

How do I get to the youth hostel? 

Kako pridem do mladinskega hotela?

How do I get to the _____ hotel? 

Kako pridem do hotela _____?

How do I get to the American/Canadian/Australian/British/French/German/Italian/Russian/Polish/Czech/Greek consulate? 

Kako pridem do ameriškega/kanadskega/avstralskega/britanskega/francoskega/nemškega/italijanskega/ruskega/poljskega/češkega/grškega konzulata?

Where are there a lot of... 

Kje je polno...

...hotels? 

...hotelov?

...restaurants? 

...restavracij?

...bars? 

...barov?

...sites to see? 

...znamenitosti?

Can you show me on the map? 

Mi lahko pokažete na zemljevidu/načrtu?

street 

cesta/ulica

Turn left. 

Zavijte levo.

Turn right. 

Zavijte desno.

left 

levo

right 

desno

straight ahead 

naravnost

towards the _____ 

proti _____

past the _____ 

mimo _____

before the _____ 

pred _____

Watch for the _____. 

Bodite pozorni na _____.

intersection 

križišče

north 

sever

south 

jug

east 

vzhod

west 

zahod

uphill 

navzgor

downhill 

navzdol

[edit] Taxi

Taxi! 

Taksi! (...)

Take me to _____, please. 

Odpeljite me, prosim, v/na _____.

How much does it cost to get to _____? 

Koliko stane do _____?

Take me there, please. 

Peljite me tja, prosim.

taximeter 

taksimeter

Turn on taximeter, please! 

Vključite, prosim, taksimeter!

Stop here, please! 

Ustavite tukaj, prosim!

Wait here for a moment, please! 

Počakajte tukaj za trenutek, prosim!

[edit] Lodging

Do you have any rooms available? 

Ali imate prosto sobo?

How much is a room for one person/two people? 

Kakšna je cena enoposteljne/dvoposteljne sobe?

Does the room come with... 

Ali ima soba...

...bedsheets? 

...rjuhe

...a bathroom? 

...kopalnico

...a telephone? 

...telefon

...a TV? 

...televizor

May I see the room first? 

Si lahko ogledam sobo?

Do you have anything quieter? 

Imate kakšno mirnejšo sobo?

...bigger? 

...večjo?

...cleaner? 

...bolj čisto?

...cheaper? 

...cenejšo?

OK, I'll take it. 

Prav, vzel jo bom.

I will stay for _____ night(s). 

Ostal bom _____ noč/noči.

Can you suggest another hotel? 

Mi lahko priporočite drug hotel?

Do you have a safe? 

Ali imate sef?

...lockers? 

...omarice na ključ?

Is breakfast/supper included? 

Ali je zajtrk/kosilo vključen/vključeno?

What time is breakfast/supper? 

Ob kateri uri je zajtrk/kosilo?

Please clean my room. 

Prosim, počistite mojo sobo.

Can you wake me at _____? 

Me lahko zbudite ob _____?

I want to check out. 

Rad bi se odjavil.

rooom with a view 

soba z razgledom

shared room 

skupna ležišča

shared bathroom 

skupna kopalnica

hot water 

vroča voda

country tourism 

kmečki turizem

breakfast 

zajtrk

lunch 

kosilo

dinner 

večerja

snack prigrizek

[edit] Money

Do you accept American/Australian/Canadian dollars? 

Ali sprejemate ameriške/avstralske/kanadske dolarje?

Do you accept British pounds? 

Ali sprejemate britanske funte?

Do you accept credit cards? 

Ali sprejemate kreditne kartice?

Can you change money for me? 

Mi lahko zamenjate denar?

Where can I get money changed? 

Kje lahko zamenjam denar?

Can you change a traveler's check for me? 

Mi lahko vnovčite potovalni ček?

Where can I get a traveler's check changed? 

Kje lahko vnovčim potovalni ček?

What is the exchange rate? 

Kakšno je menjalno razmerje?

Where is an automatic teller machine (ATM)? 

Kje je bankomat?

ATM

bankomat

Bank

banka

Exchange office 

menjalnica

Slovenian tolar 

slovenski tolar (SIT)

Credit card

kreditna kartica

Money

denar

Cheque

ček

Travel cheque

potovalni ček

Currency 

valuta

[edit] Eating

A table for one person/two people, please. 

Mizo za enega/dva, prosim.

Can I look at the menu, please? 

Lahko prinesete jedilni list?

Is there a house specialty? 

Imate kakšno hišno specialiteto?

Is there a local specialty? 

Imate kakšno krajevno specialiteto?

I'm a vegetarian. 

Sem vegetarijanec.

I don't eat pork. 

Ne jem svinjine.

I only eat kosher food. 

Jem samo košer hrano.

Can you make it "lite", please? (less oil/butter/lard) 

Lahko uporabite manj olja/masla/masti?

fixed-price meal 

meni

à la carte 

po naročilu

breakfast 

zajtrk

lunch 

malica/kosilo

supper 

večerja

meal 

obrok

soup 

juha

appetizer 

aperitiv

hors d'oeuvre 

predjed

main course 

glavna jed

desert 

sladica

digestive 

digestiv

snack 

prigrizek

I want _____. 

Želim _____.

I want a dish containing _____. 

Želim jed z _____.

chicken 

piščanec

beef 

govedina

fish 

riba

ham 

šunka

sausage 

klobasa

cheese 

sir

eggs 

jajca

salad 

solata

vegetables 

zelenjava

fruit 

sadje

bread 

kruh

toast 

toast

croissant 

rogljiček

donut 

krof,

noodles 

rezanci/testenine

rice 

riž

beans 

fižol

May I have a glass of _____? 

Lahko dobim kozarec _____?

May I have a cup of _____? 

Lahko dobim skodelico _____?

May I have a bottle of _____? 

Lahko dobim steklenico _____?

coffee 

kava

espresso 

ekspres kava

tea 

čaj

juice 

sok

(bubbly) water 

gazirana voda

water 

voda

beer 

pivo

red/white wine 

rdeče/belo vino

May I have some _____? 

Lahko dobim malo _____?

salt 

sol

black pepper 

črni poper

butter 

maslo

Excuse me, waiter? 

Natakar!

I'm finished. 

Končal sem.

It was delicious. 

Bilo je odlično.

Please clear the plates. 

Odnesite, prosim, krožnike.

The check, please. 

Račun, prosim.

inn 

gostilna

bar 

bar

fast food 

fast food

snack bar 

okrepčevalnica

pizzeria 

picerija

spaghetteria 

špageterija

[edit] Bars

Do you serve alcohol? 

Ali strežete žgane pijače?

Is there table service? 

Ali strežete pri mizi?

A beer/two beers, please. 

Pivo/dve pivi, prosim.

A glass of red/white wine, please. 

Kozarec rdečega/belega vina, prosim.

A pint, please. 

Veliko pivo, prosim.

A bottle, please. 

Steklenico, prosim.

coctail 

koktajl

whiskey 

viski

vodka 

vodka

rum 

rum

water 

voda

club soda 

soda/sifon

tonic water 

tonic water

orange juice 

pomarančni sok

Coke (soda) 

kokakola

Do you have any bar snacks? 

Imate kakšne prigrizke?

One more, please. 

Še enega/eno, prosim.

Another round, please. 

Še enkrat enako, prosim.

When is closing time? 

Kdaj zaprete?

[edit] Shopping

Do you have this in my size? 

Ali imate to v moji velikosti?

How much is this? 

Koliko stane to?

That's too expensive. 

To je predrago.

Would you take _____? 

Ali bi vzeli _____?

expensive 

drago

cheap 

poceni

I can't afford it. 

Ne morem si privoščiti.

I don't want it. 

Tega nočem.

You're cheating me. 

Hočete me ogoljufati.

I'm not interested. 

Ne zanima me.

OK, I'll take it. 

Dobro, vzel bom to.

Can I have a bag? 

Lahko dobim vrečko?

Do you ship (overseas)? 

Ali lahko pošljete?

I need... 

Potrebujem...

...toothpaste. 

...zobna krema.

...a toothbrush. 

...zobna ščetka.

...tampons. 

...tamponi.

...soap. 

...milo.

...shampoo. 

...šampon.

...pain reliever. 

...tablete proti bolečinam.

...cold medicine. 

...zdravilo proti prehladu.

...stomach medicine. 

...zdravilo za želodec.

...a razor. 

...britvica.

...an umbrella. 

...dežnik.

...sunblock cream/lotion. 

...krema/mleko za sončenje.

...a postcard. 

...razglednica.

...postage stamps. 

...poštne znamke.

...batteries. 

...baterije.

...writing paper. 

...pisemski papir.

...a pen. 

...nalivnik/kuli.

...English-language books. 

...knjige v angleščini.

...English-language magazines. 

...revije v angleščini.

...an English-language newspaper. 

...časopis v angleščini.

...an English-Slovene dictionary. 

...angleško - slovenski slovar.

[edit] Driving

I want to rent a car. 

Rad bi najel avto.

Can I get insurance? 

Se lahko zavarujem?

stop (on a street sign) 

stop

one way 

enosmerna cesta

yield 

nimaš prednosti

no parking 

parkiranje prepovedano

speed limit 

omejitev hitrosti

gas (petrol) station 

bencinska črpalka

petrol 

bencin

diesel 

dizelsko gorivo

traffic sign 

prometni znak

traffic lights 

semafor

road 

cesta

street 

cesta/ulica

square/circus 

trg

pavement 

pločnik

driver 

voznik

pedestrian 

pešec

driver licence 

vozniško dovoljenje

undertaking 

prehitevanje

fee 

kazen

traffic police 

prometna policija

detour 

obvoz

toll station 

cestninska postaja

toll fee 

cestnina

automatic motorway tolling 

ABC (Avtomatsko Brezgotovinsko Cestninjenje)

border pass 

mejni prehod

customs 

carina

[edit] Authority

I haven't done anything wrong. 

Ničesar nisem zagrešil.

It was a misunderstanding. 

Gre za nesporazum.

Where are you taking me? 

Kam me peljete?

Am I under arrest? 

Sem aretiran?

I am an American/Australian/British/Canadian/German/French/Italian/Spanish/Polish/Czech/Russian/Greek citizen. 

Sem ameriški/avstralski/britanski/kanadski/nemški/francoski/italijanski/španski/poljski/češki/ruski/grški državljan.

I want to talk to the American/Australian/British/Canadian/German/French/Italian/Spanish/Polish/Czech/Russian/Greek consulate. 

Želim poklicati ameriški/avstralski/britanski/kanadski/nemški/francoski/italijanski/španski/poljski/češki/ruski/grški konzulat.

I want to talk to a lawyer. 

Hočem govoriti s svojim odvetnikom.

Can I just pay a fine now? 

Ali lahko zdaj plačam globo?