Slovak - Basic Vocabulary
This is a collection of basic vocabulary for the Slovak language, including around 200 words.
1. Numbers
Learn to count and express quantities with basic numerals, cardinal and ordinal numbers, and numerical expressions
0
nula
zero
1
jeden
one
2
dva
two
3
tri
three
4
štyri
four
5
päť
five
6
šesť
six
7
sedem
seven
8
osem
eight
9
deväť
nine
10
desať
ten
11
jedenásť
eleven
12
dvanásť
twelve
13
trinásť
thirteen
14
štrnásť
fourteen
15
pätnásť
fifteen
16
šestnásť
sixteen
17
sedemnásť
seventeen
18
osemnásť
eighteen
19
devätnásť
nineteen
20
dvadsať
twenty
30
tridsať
thirty
40
štyridsať
forty
50
päťdesiat
fifty
60
šesťdesiat
sixty
70
sedemdesiat
seventy
80
osemdesiat
eighty
90
deväťdesiat
ninety
100
sto
hundred
1K
tisíc
thousand
1M
milión
million
2. Colors
Explore basic and advanced colors, shades, and descriptive terms for talking about the visual world around you
⚪
biely
white
⚫
čierny
black
🔴
červený
red
🔵
modrý
blue
🟡
žltý
yellow
🟢
zelený
green
🟣
fialový
purple
🟤
hnedý
brown
🟠
oranžový
orange
🌸
ružový
pink
⭐
zlatý
gold
🌑
strieborný
silver
☁️
sivý
grey
3. Animals
Discover vocabulary for domestic pets, farm animals, wild creatures, and exotic species from around the world
🐶
pes
dog
🐱
mačka
cat
🐴
kôň
horse
🐮
krava
cow
🐷
prasa
pig
🐦
vták
bird
🐟
ryba
fish
🐭
myš
mouse
🦊
líška
fox
🐇
králik
rabbit
🐻
medveď
bear
🐼
panda
panda
🐨
koala
koala
🐘
slon
elephant
🐢
korytnačka
turtle
🦒
žirafa
giraffe
🦆
kačica
duck
🕷️
pavúk
spider
4. People
Learn words for immediate and extended family members, relationships, and terms for describing different types of people
👨👩👧👦
rodina
family
🧔
muž
man
👩
žena
woman
👦
chlapec
boy
👧
dievča
girl
👶
dieťa
child
👨🦳
otec
father
👩🦳
matka
mother
👴
starý otec
grandfather
👵
stará mama
grandmother
🧑🦰
brat
brother
👩🦱
sestra
sister
🧑
priateľ
friend
👥
ľudia
people
🙋
osoba
person
5. Objects
Build vocabulary for everyday items, household objects, tools, and common things you encounter in daily life
🏠
dom
house
🏢
budova
building
🏫
škola
school
🏪
obchod
store
🛣️
cesta
road
🌆
mesto
city
🌳
strom
tree
💧
voda
water
☀️
slnko
sun
☁️
oblak
cloud
📚
kniha
book
🖊️
pero
pen
📱
telefón
phone
🔑
kľúč
key
🚗
auto
car
6. Food
Master vocabulary for meals, snacks, beverages, cooking ingredients, and different types of cuisine from various cultures
🍎
jablko
apple
🍌
banán
banana
🍞
chlieb
bread
🧀
syr
cheese
🥩
mäso
meat
🥛
mlieko
milk
☕
káva
coffee
🍵
čaj
tea
💧
voda
water
🍺
pivo
beer
🍷
víno
wine
🍽️
jedlo
food
🍳
vajce
egg
🍚
ryža
rice
🥕
zelenina
vegetables
7. Time
Learn to express time concepts including days of the week, months, seasons, clock times, and temporal expressions
☀️
deň
day
🌙
noc
night
⏰
hodina
hour
🗓️
týždeň
week
📅
mesiac
month
🗓️
rok
year
🗓️
pondelok
Monday
🗓️
utorok
Tuesday
🗓️
streda
Wednesday
🗓️
štvrtok
Thursday
🗓️
piatok
Friday
🗓️
sobota
Saturday
🗓️
nedeľa
Sunday
🌅
ráno
morning
🌆
večer
evening
🕛
teraz
now
🔜
čoskoro
soon
🕒
čas
time
8. Verbs
Essential action words and verbs for describing activities, states of being, and both physical and mental actions
🗣️
hovoriť
to speak
🚶
chodit'
to walk
🏃
behať
to run
🍽️
jesť
to eat
🍷
piť
to drink
😴
spať
to sleep
📖
čítať
to read
✍️
písať
to write
👀
vidieť
to see
👂
počuť
to hear
💭
myslieť
to think
🤔
vedieť
to know
❤️
ľúbiť
to love
👍
páčiť sa
to like
👋
prísť
to come
🚪
otvoriť
to open
🔒
zatvoriť
to close
💡
učiť se
to learn
➕
dať
to give
💸
kúpiť
to buy
9. Adjectives
Expand your descriptive vocabulary with words for qualities, characteristics, emotions, and properties of things
😊
šťastný
happy
😢
smutný
sad
😠
nahnevaný
angry
👍
dobrý
good
👎
zlý
bad
⬆️
veľký
big
⬇️
malý
small
🆕
nový
new
🕰️
starý
old
💯
mnoho
many
🤏
málo
few
🥵
horúci
hot
🥶
studený
cold
💪
silný
strong
👶
slabý
weak
✨
krásny
beautiful
👹
škaredý
ugly
✅
správny
correct
❌
zlý
wrong
⚡
rýchly
fast
10. Connectors
Master conjunctions, transitions, and linking expressions to connect ideas and create more complex, flowing sentences
➕
a
and
➡️
ale
but
👉
alebo
or
🤔
pretože
because
👉
takže
so
🤨
však
however
🤔
preto
therefore
➕
tiež
also
🕒
kedy
when
🤔
ak
if
🕒
pred
before
🕒
po
after
🕒
od
since
🕒
zatiaľ čo
while
11. Professions
Learn vocabulary for various careers, occupations, and professional roles across different industries and sectors
👨🏫
učiteľ
teacher
🧑⚕️
lekár
doctor
👩💻
inžinier
engineer
👨🍳
šéfkuchár
chef
🧑🌾
farmár
farmer
👮
policajt
police officer
🧑🎨
umelec
artist
🧑💼
kancelársky pracovník
office worker
🔬
vedec
scientist
🛒
predajca
salesperson
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