Useful Slovenian phrases

A collection of useful phrases in Slovenian, a south Slavic language spoken in Slovenian, Italy, Austria, Hungary and Croatia.

Key to abbreviations: sg = singular (said to one person), pl = plural (said to more than one person), inf = informal, frm = formal, m = said by men, f = said by women

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English	slovenščina (Slovenian)
Welcome	Dobrodošli
Hello (General greeting)	Pozdravljeni Živjo Zdravo (in cities)
Hello (on phone)	Halo
How are you?	Kako se imate? (frm) Kako se imaš? (inf)
Reply to 'How are you?'	Dobro, hvala, in vi? (frm) Dobro, hvala, in ti? (inf)
What's your name?	Kako ti je ime? (inf) Kako vam je ime? (frm)
My name is ...	Ime mi je ...
Where are you from?	Od kod ste? (frm/pl) Od kod si? (inf)
I'm from ...	Sem iz ...
Pleased to meet you	Me veseli
Good morning (Morning greeting)	Dobro jutro (until 8am) Dober dan (from 8am until sunset)
Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting)	Dober dan (from 8am until sunset)
Good evening (Evening greeting)	Dober večer
Good night	Lahko noč
Goodbye (Parting phrases)	Nasvidenje Zbogom Zdravo Adijo
Good luck!	Srečno
Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking)	Na zdravje! (to your health) Živeli
Have a nice day	Lep dan vam želim! (frm) Lep dan ti želim! (inf)
Bon appetit / Have a nice meal	Dober tek!
Bon voyage / Have a good journey	Srečno Srečno pot
Yes	Da
No	Ne
Maybe	Mogoče
I don't know	Ne vem
I understand	Razumem
I don't understand	Ne razumem
Please speak more slowly	Govorite, prosim, bolj počasí (frm) Govorite počasí, prosim (frm) Govorite počasneje, prosim (frm) Prosim, govorite počasneje (frm) Govori počasneje, prosim (inf) Prosim, govori počasneje (inf)
Please say that again	Lahko ponovite? Lahko ponovite, prosim?
Please write it down	Lahko to napišete, prosim? Ali napišete?
Do you speak English?	Govorite angleško? Ali govorite angleško?
Do you speak Slovenian?	Ali govorite slovensko?
Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?')	Ja, malo
Do you speak a language other than Slovenian?	Ali govorite samo slovensko? (frm) Ali govoriš samo slovensko? (inf)
How do you say ... in Slovenian?	Kako se reče po slovensko ...?
Excuse me	Oprostite (frm) Oprosti (inf)
Sorry	Oprostite (frm) Oprosti (inf)
How much is this?	Koliko je to? Koliko to stane?
Please	Prosim
Thank you	Hvala Hvala lepa Najlepša hvala
Reply to thank you	Prosim Ni za kaj
Where's the toilet / bathroom?	Kje imate stranišče?
This gentleman will pay for everything	Ta gospod bo plačal vse
This lady will pay for everything	Ta gospa bo plačala vse
Would you like to dance with me?	Bi radi plesali z mano? (inf) Smem prositi za ples? (frm)
I miss you	Pogrešam te
I love you	Ljubim te (m/f) Rad te imam (m) Rada te imam (f)
Get well soon	Čimprej se pozdravi
Go away!	Pojdi stran!
Leave me alone!	Pustite me na miru! Pustite me pri miru!
Help!	Na pomoč!
Fire!	Gori!
Stop!	Ustavite se! (frm) Ustavi se! (inf)
Call the police!	Pokliči policijo! (inf) Pokličite policijo! (frm)
Christmas greetings	Vesel božič
New Year greetings	Srečno novo leto
Easter greetings	Vesele velikonočne praznike
Birthday greetings	Vse najboljše Vse najboljše za rojstni dan
Congratulations!	Čestitke!
My hovercraft is full of eels	Moje vozilo na zračni blazini je polno jegulj
One language is never enough	En jezik ni nikoli dovolj

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Links

Collections of Slovenian phrases (some with audio)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/other/quickfix/slovene.shtml
http://www.ijs.si/lit/slovene.html
http://www.101languages.net/slovenian/basics.html

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