Useful Slovak phrases

A collection of useful phrases in Slovak, a Western Slavic language closely related to Czech and spoken mainly in Slovakia.

Key to abbreviations: sg = singular (said to one person), pl = plural (said to more than one person), inf = informal, frm = formal.

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English	slovenčina (Slovak)
Welcome	Vitaj (sg/inf) Vitajte (pl/frm)
Hello (General greeting)	Dobrý deň Ahoj (sg/inf) Ahojte (pl/inf) Nazdar Servus
How are you?	Ako sa máte? (frm) Ako sa máš? (inf) Ako sa máte? (pl)
Reply to 'How are you?'	Ďakujem, dobre. A Vy? (frm) Ďakujem, dobre. A ty? (inf) Ďakujem, dobre. A vy? (pl)
What's your name?	Ako sa voláš? (inf) Ako sa voláte? (frm)
My name is ...	Volám sa ...
Where are you from?	Odkiaľ si? (inf) Odkiaľ ste? (frm)
I'm from ...	Som z ...
Pleased to meet you	Teší ma
Good morning (Morning greeting)	Dobré ráno (used until 8am) Dobrý deň (used from 8am until dark)
Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting)	Dobré popoludnie (rarely used)
Good evening (Evening greeting)	Dobrý večer
Good night	Dobrú noc
Goodbye (Parting phrases)	Dovidenia (frm) Zbohom (frm) Čau (inf) Ahoj (inf) Ahojček (inf) Ahojko (inf) Čauko (inf) Dovi (inf) Pá (inf) Pápá (inf) Servus (inf)
Good luck!	Veľa šťastia!
Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking)	Na zdravie!
Have a nice day	Pekný deň! Pekný deň prajem!
Bon appetit / Have a nice meal	Dobrú chuť!
Bon voyage / Have a good journey	Šťastnú cestu!
Yes	Áno
No	Nie
Maybe	Možno
I don't know	Neviem
Do you understand?	Rozumieš? (sg) Rozumiete? (pl)
I understand	Rozumiem
I don't understand	Nerozumiem
Please speak more slowly	Hovorte prosím pomalšie
Please say that again	Môžeš to zopakovať? (inf) Môžete to zopakovať? (frm) Ako prosím? (in hurry)
Please write it down	Napíšte mi to prosím
Do you speak English?	Vieš po anglicky? (inf) Hovoríš po anglicky? (inf) Hovoríte po anglicky? (frm) Viete po anglicky? (frm)
Do you speak Slovak?	Hovoríte po slovensky? (frm) Viete po slovensky? (frm) Hovoríš po slovensky? (inf) Vieš po slovensky? (inf)
Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?')	Áno, trochu
Do you speak a language other than Slovak?	Hovoríte aj iným jazykom okrem svojho materinského jazyka? Hovoríte aj iným jazykom okrem slovensky? Hovoríš aj iným jazykom okrem slovensky?
How do you say ... in Slovak?	Ako sa po slovensky povie ...?
Excuse me	Prepáčte!
How much is this?	Koľko to stojí?
Sorry	Pardón!
Please	Prosím
Thank you	Ďakujem Ďakujem vám Ďakujem pekne Ďakujem velʼmi pekne
Reply to thank you	Prosím Niet za čo
Where's the toilet / bathroom?	Kde je záchod? Kde je WC?
This gentleman will pay for everything	Tento pán všetko zaplatí
This lady will pay for everything	Táto pani všetko zaplatí
Would you like to dance with me?	Smiem prosiť? Zatancovali by ste si so mnou? Zatancujete si?
Do you come here often?	Chodievaš sem často? (inf) Chodievate sem často? (frm)
I miss you	Chýbaš mi (inf) Chýbate mi (frm)
I love you	Ľúbim Ťa
Get well soon	Skoro sa uzdrav! Skoré uzdravenie! (in a letter)
Go away!	Choď preč (inf) Choďte preč (frm)
Leave me alone!	Daj mi pokoj! Dajte mi pokoj! Nechajte ma! Nechaj ma!
Help!	Pomoc!
Fire!	Horí!
Stop!	Stop! Stoj!
Call the police!	Zavolajte políciu!
Christmas greetings	Veselé Vianoce
New Year greetings	Štastný nový rok
Easter greetings	Veselé prežitie Veľkonočných sviatkov
Birthday greetings	Všetko najlepšie k narodeninám Všetko najlepšie
Congratulations!	Blahoželáme! Gratulujem!
My hovercraft is full of eels	Moje vznášadlo je plné úhorov
One language is never enough	Jeden jazyk nie je nikdy dosť

Recordings by Ladislav Frohlich. Corrections by Daniela Černinská

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Links

Collections of Slovak phrases (some with audio)
http://www.slovak.com/language/
http://www.spectacularslovakia.sk/ss2003/01_language_guide.html
http://linguanaut.com/english_slovak.htm
http://www.bratislavaguide.com/slovak-language-basic-phrases

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