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ore than footprints? PhraseBooks

SLOVAK

Compiled for More than footprints? by Petra Rajic (Slovakia)

Our phrasebooks are lovingly compiled by our contributors from around the world to arm you with a few words and phrases for your next destination. From basic vocabulary such as 'Yes', 'No' and 'Thank-you', and simple structures like, 'Where is the..?' and 'How much is this?' to the more advanced, 'Are you sure this is a different temple?' and 'Is that a ghost?!'. more than footprints? phrasebooks will help you get by with the minimum of fuss and the maximum of fun! Enjoy, or as they say in France, 'Cafe au lait!'

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Pronunciation: It would be impossible to adequately express, in text, the correct pronunciation of the phrases below, so to avoid being misinterpreted by the old woman at the bus stop, can we suggest you break the ice on your next journey by asking a local to talk you through the correct pronunciation? And if they suggest any useful phrases, let us know and we'll add them to the list.

Do you speak a language that doesn't appear here? Email us at morethanfootprints@day12.com and we'll send you the template for this page. You can also get in touch if you have ideas for any words or phrases we've missed.

SLOVAK

The Basics   Restaurants and Food
Transport   Money, Shopping and Sightseeing
Communications   Days of the week
Accommodation   Numbers
Emergencies and Health   Other useful phrases
 
The Basics
yes
 
ano
no
 
nie, dakujem
please
 
prosim
thank you
 
dakujem
hello
 
ahoj
goodbye
 
dovidenia
Excuse me (Can you help me?)
 
Prosim vas?
Excuse me (Sorry)
 
Prepacte
Good morning
 
dobre rano
Good afternoon
 
dobre den
Good evening
 
dobry vecer
Good night
 
dobru noc
How are you?
 
ako sa mas?
I'm fine, thanks
 
dobre
Do you speak English?
 
rozpravas anglicky?
I don't understand
 
nerozumiem
What's your name?
 
ako sa volas?
My name is...
 
volam sa
I'm from...
 
pochadzam z...
I'm a... (student)
 
som (student)
How do you pronounce this / this word / this sentence?
 
Ako sa vyslovuje toto slovo / tato veta?
 
Transport
passport
 
pas
visa
 
visa
Where is the...?
 
Kde je...?
train station
 
stanica
bus station
 
autobusova stanica
bus stop
 
zastavka autobusu
airport
 
letisko
taxi stand
 
taxi zastavka
gas station
 
pumpa
Where can I get a ticket?
 
Kde si mozem kupit listok?
Can I have a ticket to...?
 
Prosim si listok...?
one way / return
 
Jednosmerny / spiatocny
second class sleeper
 
Listok druhej triedy spaci vagon
Will you tell me where to get off the bus / train?
 
Kde mam prosim Vas vystupit?
What time is the train to...tomorrow / on (Monday)?
 
O kolkej zajtra (v pondelok) odchadza vlak?
Is this the train to..?
 
Kam ide tento vlak?
Does this bus go to (the town centre)?
 
Ide tento autobus...?
Which platform?
 
Z ktoreho nastupista?
Which carriage?
 
Ktory vozen?
Which gate?
 
Z ktorych deveri?
Is it on time?
 
Odchadza nacas?
How long will it be delayed?
 
Kolko bude meskat?
car
 
auto
petrol
 
benzin
oil
 
olej
garage
 
garaz
flat tyre
 
vvpustena
mechanic
 
mechanicky
How do I get to...from (here)?
 
Ako sa dostanem z tadeto do...?
turn left
 
Vyboc do lava
turn right
 
Vyboc doprava
straight on
 
rovno
road
 
cesta
first left
 
Prva vlavo
first right
 
Druha vpravo
that way?
 
Touto cestou? Tadeto?
is it far?
 
Je to daleko?
No, we don't have time to visit your friend's/ brother's/ uncle's carpet factory/ furniture store/ gem dealership
 
Nie nemame cas navstivit priatelovu / bratovu / strykovu tovaren / obchod s nabytkom
I'm in a hurry. I'm meeting friends at the hotel and I'm already late
 
Mam sa stretnut s priaelmi v hoteli a uz meskam
   
Communications
Where is the nearest internet cafe?
 
Kde je najblizsia kaviaren?
I want to phone...
 
Chcem zavolat...
Can I check my email?
 
Mozem si pozriet email?
Can I print something?
 
Mohol by som si nieco vytlacit?
How does it cost a minute / an hour?
 
Kolko stoji minuta?
What's the code for (the UK)?
 
Aka je predvolba do Anglicka?
The sim-card doesn't work
 
Sim karta nefunguje
Where can I buy a phone card?
 
Kde si mozem kupit telefonicku kartu?
   
Accommodation
Can I have a single / double room?
 
Prosim si izbu single / dvojitu?
private bath
 
S kupelnou
shared bath
 
Spolocnou kupelnou
How much is it?
 
Kolko to stoji?
Is it cheaper if I stay for (5) nights?
 
Bude to lacnejsie ak zostanem (5) noci?
Can I see another room?
 
Mozem mat inu izbu?
 
Emergencies and Health
Call an ambulance!
 
Zavolaj sanitku!
Call the police!
 
Zavolaj policiu!
My (wallet) has been stolen
 
Moja penazenka zmizla
Help!
 
POMOC!!!
Fire!
 
Hori!
Leave me alone
 
Daj mi pokoj!
I'm meeting my husband / wife
 
Stretnem sa s mojou zenou / s manzelom
I feel ill
 
Som chory.
diarrhea
 
hnacka
vomiting
 
vracanie
diarrhea and vomiting
 
Hnacka s vracanie
I / my friend need/s a...
 
Potrebujem / moj priatel potrebuje
doctor
 
lekar
hospital
 
nemocnica
chemist
 
lekarnik
dentist
 
lekarnik
ophthalmologist / optician
 
Ocny lekar
contact lenses
 
sosovky
Where is the embassy?
 
Kde je ambasada ?
condoms
 
kondom
   
Restaurants and Food
Can I have a table for 1 person / 2 people?
 
Chcel by som rezervovat stol pre jednu osobu / dve osoby?
Can I order?
 
Mozem si objednat?
Can I have..?
 
Mohol by som mat ?
Is this very spicy?
 
To je velmi stiplave?
Can I have it less spicy?
 
Mozte mi doniest nieco menej stiplave?
Can I pay?
 
Mozem zaplatit?
Cheers!
 
Nazdravie!
Can I have another..?
 
Prosim si este jeden...? / mohol by som mat...?
beer
 
pivo
water
 
voda
Rice
 
riza
Is there any water?
 
Mate vodu?
I'm a vegetarian
 
Som vegetarian
Is this cooked with meat / animal fat?
 
Vari sa to s masom / na zivocisnom tuku?
I don't eat...
 
Nejem
I'm allergic to...
 
Som alergicky...
   
Money, Shopping and Sightseeing
Can I have a..?
 
Mozte mi dat...?
How much is it?
 
Kolko to stoji?
Do you take credit cards?
 
Mozem zaplatit kreditnou kartou?
Where can I change money?
 
Mohli by ste mi vymenit peniaze ?
What's the exchange rate today?
 
Aky je dnes kurz?
Where is the nearest..?
 
Kde je najblizsia...?
What time does the ....open / close?
 
Kedy otvaraju / zatvaraju?
post office
 
posta
bank
 
banka
travel agency
 
Cestovna agentura
museum
 
muzeum
mosque / temple / synagogue / church
 
Mesita / synagoga / kostol
shop
 
Obchod
zoo
 
zoo
swimming pool
 
plavaren
beach
 
plaz
cafe
 
kava
restaurant
 
restauracie
That's too expensive
 
Velmi draha
Still too expensive
 
Stale draha
Do you have anything cheaper?
 
Mate nieco lacnejsie?
   
Days of the week
Monday
Pondelok  
Tuesday
utorok  
Wednesday
Streda  
Thursday
Stvrtok  
Friday
Piatok  
Saturday
Sobota  
Sunday
Nedela  

 

 
Numbers
1 Jeden   21 Dvadsat jeden
2 dva   22 Dvadsat dva
3 Tri   30 tridsat
4 styri   40 styridsat
5 Pat   50 patdesiat
6 Sest   60 sestdesiat
7 sedem   70 sedemdesiat
8 sedem   80 osemdesiat
9 devat   90 devedesiat
10 desat   100 sto
11 jedenast   101 sto
12 dvanast   200 dvesto
13 trinast   1000 tisic
14 strnast   10000 Desat tisic
15 patnast   1000000 milion
16 sestnast      
17 sedemnast   1st prvy
18 osemnast   2nd druhy
19 devetnast   3rd treti
20 dvadsat   4th stvrty
   
Other useful phrases
Are you sure this is a different temple?
 
Si si ista / isty ze je to iny kostol?
Does anyone know what happened in the football / cricket / hockey?
 
Vie niekto ako skoncil zapas vo futbale /v crikete/v hokeji?
Is that a ghost?!
 
Je to host?
It says here in the newspaper that back in (Europe) it's minus five degrees and raining. Hahahahahahahahaha!
 
Je pisane ze v Europe je minus pat stupnov a prsi!
 

Afrikaans | Arabic | Australian! | Bahasa Melayu | Bengali | Catalan | Czech | Dioula | Dutch | Euskera
Farsi | Finnish | French | German | Greek | Hebrew | Hindi | Indonesian | Italian | Japanese | Korean
Luxembourgish | Mandarin Chinese | Maori | Mongolian | Polish | Portuguese | Romanian | Russian
Setswana | Slovak | Spanish | Swedish | Tagalog | Taiwanese Chinese | Thai | Turkish | Welsh

Do you speak a language that doesn't appear here? Email us at morethanfootprints@day12.com and we'll send you the template for this page. You can also get in touch if you have ideas for any words or phrases we've missed.

 
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