| USEFUL PHRASES | ||
| Slovenia-Guide has put together a list of useful words and phrases in Slovene, below. Guide to Pronunciation All letters are pronounced i.e. none are silent. The Slovene alphabet differs from the English alphabet. As a rough guide to pronunciation - a c is pronounced like ts, a č is pronounced like ch, a j is pronounced more like a y, a ž is pronounced like je in French, a š is pronounced like sh, a v is more often than not pronounced as u, when a word ends in -l the ending should be pronounced as oo. |
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| Basics: | prosim | please |
| hvala (lepa) | thank you (very much) | |
| ja | yes | |
| ne | no | |
| oprostite | sorry | |
| Greetings: | dober dan | hello |
| živijo | hello (informal) | |
| nasvidenje | goodbye | |
| adijo | goodbye (informal) | |
| Emergency Situations: | lekarna | pharmacy | bolnica | hospital |
| policija | police | |
| Getting around | avtobusna postaja | bus station |
| trg | square | |
| cesta | road | |
| ulica | street | |
| most | bridge | |
| jug | south | |
| sever | north | |
| zahod | west | |
| vzhod | east | |
| levo | left | |
| desno | right | |
| Meals & Shops | zajtrk | breakfast |
| kosilo | lunch | |
| večerjo | dinner | |
| restavracija | restaurant | |
| pekarna | bakery | |
| slaščičarna | cake shop | |
| Food and Drink - General | hrana | food |
| kava | coffee | |
| smetana | cream | |
| mleko | milk | |
| čaj | tea | |
| pivo | beer | |
| vino | wine | |
| golaž | goulash | |
| njoki | potato pasta | |
| palačinke | pancakes | |
| zavitek | strudel | |
| sladoled | ice cream | |
| Meat | puran | turkey |
| dunajski zrezek | Wiener schnitzel | |
| klobasa | sausage | |
| piščanec | chicken | |
| govedina | beef | |
| svinjina | pork | |
| chevaline | horse | |
| Vegetables | bučke | courgette |
| krompir | potato | |
| čebula | onion | |
| česen | garlic | |
| korenje | carrot | |
| fižol | beans | |
| por | leek | |
| paprika | pepper | |
| gobe | mushrooms | |
| zelje | cabbage | |
| koruza | sweetcorn | |
| Fruit | paradižnik | tomato |
| jabolko | apple | |
| ananas | pineapple | |
| malina | raspberry | |
| jagoda | strawberry | |
| grozdje | grapes | |
| pomaranča | orange | |
| hruška | pear | |
| sliva | plum | |
| breskev | peach | |
| Miscellaneous | znamke | stamps |
| moški | men | |
| ženski | ladies | |
| If you want to learn more, please see our guide to basic Slovene which includes construction of important verbs, cases and an extensive list of vocabulary. Another resource for learning Slovene can be found at Slovenian for Travellers. There are also several publications available which may assist you in further developing your Slovene language skills, as follows: |
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