Peace Corps / Slovakia

Slovenina

Useful expressions, phrases and short dialogues for the first days in Slovakia with English translation. How you pronounce the words and expressions, you can here from the tape.

Uiton slov, frzy a krtke dialgy na prv dni na Slovensku s anglickm prekladom. Vslovnos poujete z kazety.

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Prv

lekcia (1.)

Dobr de!
Play Tape Good morning! Good day! Good evening! Good bye! Good night! (when leaving for the night) Hi! (informal) Mister / Mr. Misses /Mrs. Miss /Ms.

Dobr rno! Dobr de! Dobr veer! Dovidenia! Dobr noc! Ahoj! pn pani slena - Dobr de, pani Novkov. - Dobr de, pn Kolr. - Dobr veer, slena Urbanov. - Dobr veer, pn Bacr. - Dovidenia, pani Pavkov. - Dovidenia, slena Novotn. - Ahoj, Jana. - Ahoj, Peter.

- Good day, Mrs. Novkov. - Good day, Mr. Kolr. - Good evening, Ms. Urbanov. - Good evening, Mr. Bacr. - Good bye, Mrs. Pavkov. - Good bye, Ms. Novotn. - Hi, Jana. - Hi, Peter.

INTRODUCTION
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This workbook, SLOVENINA PLUS, has been designed for learners of Slovak Peace Corps trainees or volunteers. It is suitable for both beginners and intermediate level students and can be used both during and after the Pre-service training (PST). It contains exercises, tasks for listening comprehension, a few songs, articles for reading comprehension, exercises for practicing of pronunciation, a short dictionary, and miscellaneous items. Chapter one contains various types of exercises that are aimed at practicing the vocabulary and selected grammar structures. The vocabulary used in exercises is from the PST. Chapter two contains tasks for listening comprehension. It has to be used together with a tape. Chapter three contains songs. It has to be used together with a tape. Chapter four contains articles for reading comprehension. Some of the articles aim at practicing vocabulary studied in class, while others seek to enlarge the learners vocabulary. Chapter five contains exercises for practicing pronunciation. It has to be used together with a tape. Chapter six contains a short dictionary with vocabulary studied during the Pre-service training. In the appendix you will find various materials, for instance puzzles and exercises with pictures which are used during the Pre-service training. PST Slovak Language Instructors

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Druh lekcia (2.)

ako Ako sa mte? Ako sa m? dobre vborne vemi tie A vy? A ty? A: Dobr de, pani Novkov. B: Dobr de, pn Kolr. Ako sa mte? A: akujem, dobre. A vy? B: akujem, tie dobre. Dovidenia, pn Kolr. A: Dovidenia, pani Novkov.

Ako sa mte?
how How are you? (formal) How are you? (unformally) well, fine, good excellently very also And you? (formal) And you? (unformally) - Good day, Mrs. Novkov. - Good day, Mr. Kolr. - How are you? (formal) - Thank you, fine. And you? - Thank you, I am also well. - Good bye, Mr. Kolr. - Good bye, Mrs. Novkov.
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Ako sa m? (neformlne)
A: B: A: B: Ahoj, Jana. Ahoj, Peter. Ako sa m? akujem, dobre. A ty? , nie vemi dobre. - Hi, Jana. - Hi, Peter. How are you? (unformally) - Thank you, well. And you? - Not very well.

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Tretia lekcia (3.)

Amerian Amerianka USA z USA Slovk Slovenka Slovensko odkia Odkia ste? Odkia si? z USA zo Slovenska

Som z ...
American (man) American (woman) U.S.A. from the U.S.A. Slovak (man) Slovak (woman) Slovakia from where Where are you from? (formal) Where are you from? (unformally) from U.S.A. from Slovakia
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Odkia ste? (formlne)

A: B: A: B: A: B: Odkia ste? Som zo Slovenska. A vy? Som z USA. Ste Amerian? no, som Amerian. A vy? Som Slovenka. Where are you from? (formal) I am from Slovakia. And you? I am from the U.S.A. Are you an American? (man) Yes, I am an American. (man) And you? I am a Slovak. (woman) Where are you from? (formal) I am from the U.S.A. And you? I am from Slovakia. Are you an American? (woman) Yes, I am an American. (woman) And you? I am a Slovak.(woman)

A: Odkia ste? B: Som z USA. A vy? A: Som zo Slovenska. Ste Amerianka? B: no, som Amerianka. A vy? A: Som Slovenka.

Odkia si? (neformlne)

A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: A: Odkia si? Som zo Slovenska. A ty? Som z USA. Si Amerian? no, som Amerian. A ty? Som Slovenka. Odkia si? Som zo Slovenska. A ty? Som z USA. Si Amerianka? no, som Amerianka. A ty? Where are you from? (unformally) I am from Slovakia. And you? I am from the U.S.A. Are you an American? (man) Yes, I am an American. (man)And you? I am a Slovak. (woman) Where are you from? (unformally) I am from Slovakia. And you? I am from the U.S.A. Are you an American? (woman) Yes, I am an American. (woman). And you? I am a Slovak. (woman)

B: Som Slovenka.

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tvrt lekcia (4.)

Volm sa ... Ako sa volte? Ako sa vol? Te ma. A: Ako sa volte? B: Volm sa Steve Armstrong. A vy? A: Volm sa Jana Horkov. A: Ako sa vol? B: Volm sa Steve. A ty? A: Volm sa Jana. A: B: A: B: A: B: Dobr de. Dobr de. Ako sa volte? Volm sa Jack Myers. A vy? Volm sa Zuzana Kolrov. Te ma, pani Kolrov. Te ma, pn Myers.

Volm sa ...
My name is ... What is your name? (formal) What is your name? (unformally) Nice to meet you.
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What is your name? (formal) My name is Steve Armstrong. And you? My name is Jana Horkov. What is your name? (unformally) My name is Steve. And you? My name is Jana. Good day. Good day. What is your name? (formal) My name is Jack Myers. And your? My name is Zuzana Kolrov. Nice to meet you, Mrs. Kolrov. Nice to meet you, Mr. Myers.

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Piata lekcia (5.)

tudent tudentka lektor lektorka konzultant konzultantka ekolg ekologika ininier ininierka lekr lekrka Som... o robte? o rob? A: o robte, pn Armstrong? B: Som lektor. A vy? A: Som ininierka. A: o robte, pani Davis? B: Som lektorka. A vy? A: Som ininier. A: o robte, pn Cooper? B: Som konzultant. A vy? A: Som lekrka. A: o rob, Judith? B: Som konzultantka. A ty? A: Som lekr. A: o rob, Paul? B: Som ekolg. A ty? A: Som tudentka. A: o rob, Ann? B: Som ekologika. A ty? A: Som tudent.

Som tudent
student student (woman) teacher teacher (woman) consultant consultant (woman) ecologist ecologist (woman) engineer engineer (woman) doctor doctor (woman) I am... What do you do? (formal) What do you do? (unformally) What do you do, Mr. Armstrong? (formal) I am a teacher. And you? I am an engineer. (woman) What do you do, Mrs. Davis? (formal) I am a teacher. (woman). And you? I am an engineer. What do you do, Mr. Cooper? (formal) I am a consultant. And you? I am a doctor. (woman). What do you do, Judith? (unformally) I am a consultant. (woman) And you? I am a doctor. What do you do, Paul? (unformally) I am an ecologist. And you? I am a student. (woman). What do you do, Ann? (unformally) I am an ecologist. (woman) And you? I am a student.

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iesta lekcia (6.)

Prosm. akujem. Dobr chu. Na zdravie. Prepte. Prep. Nerozumiem. Opakujte, prosm. Ete raz. Hovorte, prosm, pomaly. - Prosm. - akujem. - Dobr chu. - Dobr chu. - Dobr chu. - akujem, podobne. - Na zdravie. - akujem. A: B: A: B: A: Ako sa volte? Volm sa Krl. Prepte, nerozumiem. Volm sa Karol Mdry. , Karol Mdry. akujem, pn Mdry.

akujem
Please. Thank you. Bon Apetit. Cheers. /Bless you - for sneezes. Excuse me. (formal) Excuse me. (unformally) I don't understand. Please repeat. Once more. Please speak slowly. Please. Thank you. Bon Apetit. Bon Apetit. Bon Apetit. Thank you, the same for you. Cheers. /Bless you. Thank you. What is your name? (formal) My name is ...Krl. Excuse me, I don't understand. (formal) My name is Karol Mdry. Karol Mdry. Thank you, Mr. Mdry. What is your name? (unformally) My name is Mla. Excuse me, I don't understand. (unformally) My name is Milan. Milan. Thank you. I am from Bratislava. Repeat, please. I am from Bratislava. From Bratislava, thank you. I am a director. Once more, please. I am director. Oh, director, thank you. My name is Jana Pavkov. I am a student.
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A: Ako sa vol? B: Volm sa Mla. A: Prep, nerozumiem. B: Volm sa Milan. A: Milan. akujem. A: B: A: B: A: B: A. B: Som z Bratislavy. Opakujte, prosm. Som z Bratislavy. Z Bratislavy, akujem. Som riadite. Ete raz, prosm. Som riadite. , riadite, akujem.

A: Volm sa Jana Pavkov. Som tudentka.

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A: Volm sa Jana Pavkov. Som tudentka. B: Jana Pavkov, tudentka. akujem.

My name is Jana Pavkov. I am a student. Jana Pavkov, a student.Thank you.

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Siedma lekcia (7.)

Kde je ... tu tam vpravo vavo banka hotel kaviare kino pota retaurcia stanica telefn univerzita A: Prepte, prosm, kde je univerzita? B: Univerzita je tu. A: akujem. A: Prepte, prosm, kde je banka? B: Banka je tam. A: akujem. A: Dobr de. Prepte, prosm, kde je pota? B: Pota je tam vpravo. A: Prepte, prosm, kde je kaviare? B: Kaviare je tam vavo.

Prepte, prosm, kde je ...

Where is ... here there on the right on the left bank hotel cafeteria cinema post office restaurant station telephone university
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Excuse me, where is the university? The university is here. akujem. Excuse me, where is the bank? The bank is there. Thank you. Good day. Excuse me, please, where is the post office? The post office is there on the right. Excuse me, where is the cafeteria? The cafeteria is there on the left.

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sma lekcia (8.)

jeden dva tri tyri p es sedem osem dev desa jedens dvans trins trns ptns estns sedemns osemns devtns dvadsa dvadsajeden dvadsadva dvadsatri .... tridsa tyridsa pdesiat esdesiat sedemdesiat osemdesiat devdesiat sto stojeden stodva dvesto tisc A: Ak je vae telefnne slo? B: Moje telefnne slo je 296 724. A: Ak je tvoje telefnne slo? B: Moje telefnne slo je 76 24 27. A: B: A: B: Prosm? Tu Novotn. Je tam 438 251? Nie, tu je 438 512. Prepte, to je omyl. one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen seventeen eighteen nineteen twenty twenty-one twenty-two twenty-three

Jeden, dva, tri,...

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thirty forty fifty sixty seventy eighty ninety one hundred one hundred and one one hundred and two two hundred thousand What is your telephone number? (formal) My telephone number is 296 724. What is your telephone number? (unformally) My telephone number is 76 24 27. Hello. Novotn speaking. Is this 438 251? No, this is 438 512. Excuse me, it is a mistake.

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Koko stoj ...? kva aj pivo A: Koko stoj kva? B: 15 korn. A: Koko stoj aj? B: 12 korn. A: Koko stoj pivo? B: 14 korn.

How much does ... cost? coffee tea beer How much does a coffee cost ? 15 crowns. How much does a tea cost ? 12 crowns. How much does a beer cost ? 14 crowns.

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Deviata lekcia (9.)

kto o Kto je to? o je to? - Kto je to? - To je John. - Kto je to? - To je Jennifer. - Kto je to? - To je tudent. - Kto je to? - To je tudentka. auto dom papier pero slovnk - o je to? - To je papier. - o je to? To je auto. To je dom. To je slovnk. To je pero. - Kto je to? - To je riadite. - o je to? - To je univerzita. who what Who is it? What is it? Who is it? That is John. Who is it? That is Jennifer. Who is it? That is a student.

Kto je to?
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Who is it? That is a student. (woman) car house paper pen dictionary What is it? It is a paper. What is it? It is a car. It is a house. It is a dictionary. It is a pen. Who is it? That is a director. What is it? It is an university.

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Desiata lekcia (10.)

aj chlieb ds kva mlieko ovocie pivo vno voda zelenina prosm si o si proste? o si pros? A: o si proste, pani Novotn? B: Prosm si kvu. A: Prosm. B: akujem. A: o si proste, pn Bacr? B: Prosm si vodu. A: o si pros, Tom? B: Prosm si pivo. A: Prosm. B: akujem. A: o si pros, Zuzana? A: Prosm si vodu. To je aj, ds, chlieb, mlieko, pivo, ovocie. Prosm si aj, ds, chlieb, mlieko, pivo, ovocie. To je kva, voda, zelenina. Prosm si kvu, vodu, zeleninu.

Prosm si...
Play Tape tea bread juice coffee milk fruit beer wine water vegetable I would like What would you like? (formal) What would you like? (unformally)

What would you like, Mrs. Novotn? (formal) Coffee, please. Here you are. Thank you. What would you like, Mr. Bacr? (formal) Water, please. What would you like, Tom? (unformally) Beer, please. Here you are. Thank you. What would you like, Zuzana? (unformally) Water, please. This is tea, juice, bread, milk, beer, fruit. I would like tea, juice, bread, milk, beer, fruit. This is coffee, water, vegetable. I would like coffee, water, vegetable.

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Jedensta lekcia (11.)

no. Nie. no, prosm si. Nie, neprosm si. Nie, akujem, neprosm si. - Proste si kvu? - no, prosm si. - Proste si aj? - no, prosm si. - Proste si pivo? - no, prosm si. - Proste si kvu? - Nie, akujem. - Proste si aj? - Nie, akujem. - Proste si pivo? - Nie, akujem. - Katka, pros si ds? - no, prosm si. - Milan, pros si mlieko? - Nie, akujem.

no, prosm si...

Yes. No. Yes, I would like. No, I dont want. No, thank you, I dont want. Would you like a coffee? (formal) Yes, please. Would you like a tea? (formal) Yes, please. Would you like a beer? (formal) Yes, please. Would you like a coffee? (formal) No, thank you. Would you like a tea? (formal) No, thank you. Would you like a beer? (formal) No, thank you. Katka, would you like a juice? (unformally) Yes, please. Milan, would you like milk? (unformally) No, thank you.
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Dvansta lekcia (12.)

s bez tmav, tmav, tmav svetl, svetl, svetl ierny erven, erven, erven biely, biela, biele ovocn citrn alebo zaplatm A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: o si proste? Prosm si viedensk kvu. Prosm. akujem. Zaplatm. 19 korn. Prosm. akujem. Dovidenia. Dovidenia.

V retaurcii
with without dark light black red white fruit lemone or I will pay. /Check, please. What would you like? I would like a Viennese coffee. Here you are. Thank you. Check, please. 19 crowns. Please. Thank you. Good bye. Good bye. Would you like coffee with milk? No, without milk, please. Would you like dark beer? No, light, please. Would you like black tea? No, fruit, please. Would you like tea with lemon? No, without lemon, please. Would you like something else? No, thank you, thats it. Would you like something else? Yes, a beer, please.
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- Proste si kvu s mliekom? - Nie, bez mlieka, prosm. - Proste si tmav pivo? - Nie, svetl, prosm. - Proste si ierny aj? - Nie, ovocn, prosm. - Proste si aj s citrnom? - Nie, bez citrnu, prosm. - Proste si ete nieo? - Nie, akujem, to je vetko. - Proste si ete nieo? - no, prosm si pivo.

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Trinsta lekcia (13.)

A, B, C, ...
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A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, CH, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V, X, Y, Z ABCDEFGHCH IJKLMNOPRSTUVXYZDZ D C- D- L- N- S- T- Z- a- e- auto, ahoj, august babka, balkn, Bratislava cukor, citrn, centimeter dom, dole, Darina Eva, Elena, ekolg fajn, februr, fotografia guma, gitara, gymnzium hotel, hore, histria chu, chlieb, chodba Iveta, idea, idem Jana, janur, jeden kva, kino, konzultant lampa, la, lo Modra, mlieko, marec nos, november, Nitra osem, oktber, oblka pn, prosm, pomaly rno, ryba, rieka som, slena, Slovensko tu, tam, telefn univerzita, utorok, ucho veer, voda, vno exkurzia, expert, expres ypsilon, fyzika zle, zima, zajtra medzi dem, ds, dez aj, o, prep akujem, alej, aleko ad, vavo, nedea skria, vaa, kuchya tudent, kola, l psa, hovori, ta ena, ilina, aba c: citrn, : o d: dom, : akujem l: lampa, : ad n: nos, : vaa s: som, : l t: ty, : plati z : zle, : ena a: Anna, ale; : no, vza e: dobre, pero, : chmia, pekn

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o- u- y-

o: dom, okno, : citrn, oktber u: ucho, utorok, : jn, kultra y: syn, ryba, : pekn, nov