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 |
Recordings and corrections by Mojca Župančič
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Information about Slovenian |
Phrases |
Tower of Babel |
Books about Slovenian on: Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk [affilate links]
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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