Lopta

Pronounced	lop-tah
Definition	Ball.
Example	Hoď mi loptu. - Chuck us the ball.
Things to know	Follows the noun pattern of 'žena'. Diminutive is 'loptička'.
Related words	Guľa - sphere

Vstupné

Pronounced	Vstoo-pney
Definition	Admission fee.
Example	Vstupné do divadla bolo drahý. - Admission to the theatre was expensive.
Things to know
Related words	Vtup voľný - admission free Vstupenka - ticket Voľná vtsupenka - complimentary ticket Abonentná vstupenka - season ticket

Plávať

Pronounced	Plávať
Definition	To swim.
Example	Plávajme! - Let's go swim!
Things to know	Conjugates like 'bývať'.
Related words	Plaváreň - swimming pool Plavky - swimming suit

Brzda

Pronounced	Brz-dah
Definition	Brake.
Example	Ak tvoja brzda je kapút, tak pozor v manualí. - If your brake is broken then look in the manual.
Things to know	Follows the noun pattern for 'žena'.
Related words	Brzdové svetlá  - brake lights Spojka - clutch

Nehoda

Pronounced	nyeh-hoh-dah
Definition	Car accident / automobile breakdown.
Example	Nehody nie sú smiešny! - Accidents aren't funny!
Things to know	Follows the noun pattern for 'žena'.
Related words	Katastrofa - catastrophe Kolízia - collision

Hotel

Pronounced	hotel
Definition	Hotel.
Example	Keď som na dovolenku ja len pobyť v hoteloch. - When I go on holiday I only stay on hotels.
Things to know	Follows the noun pattern for 'dub'.
Related words	Penzión - pension Internát - hostel

Prílety

Pronounced	preee-leh-tee
Definition	Arrivals.
Example	Stretneme sa v príletoch.  - We will meet in arrivals.
Things to know	Follows the noun pattern for 'dub'.
Related words	Odlety - departures

Spací vak

Pronounced	spah-tsee-vahk
Definition	Sleeping bag.
Example	Ako by som mohol zabudnut' moj spací vak? - How could I forget my sleeping bag?
Things to know
Related words	Perina - duvet Stanovat' - to camp Stan - tent

Podat'

Pronounced	poh-dah-ty
Definition	To give / to offer.
Example	Kto podáva daňové priznanie? - Who filed a tax return?
Things to know	Podat' is the perfective form, Podávat' is the imperfective
Related words	Dať - to give

Kabát

Pronounced	kah-baaht
Definition	Coat.
Example	Preboha, také odporné kabátu. - Oh my, what a hideous jacket.
Things to know	Follows the noun pattern for 'dub'.
Related words	Náter - coat (as in coat of paint) Perie - plumage

Balíček

Pronounced	bah-leee-cheque
Definition	Parcel.
Example	Milujem, keď poštár prinesie balíček. - I love it when the postman brings a parcel.
Things to know	Follows the noun pattern for 'dub'.
Related words	Rozbalit' - to unwrap Darček - present

Hoci

Pronounced	hoh-tsee
Definition	Though/although/even though.
Example	Ona si to myslí, hoci ja si to nemyslím. - She thinks (it) so, though I don't (think it). Chodím spať veľmi neskoro, hoci niekedy spím už skoro večer. - I (usually) go to sleep very late, although sometimes I (still) sleep in the early evening. Mám rad tvoje vlasy, hoci sú krátke. - I like your hair, even though it is (they are) short.
Things to know
Related words	Však - however

Rozličný

Pronounced	roz-leech-knee
Definition	Various.
Example	V práci sa nejaký čas nechavam aj na rozličné hry na počitači. - At work I sometimes play various games on the computer.
Things to know	Conjugates like 'pekný'.
Related words	Nejaký - some

Čislo

Pronounced	chee-slow
Definition	Number.
Example	Teši ma. Už mám tvoje čislo, tak budem ťa zavolať. - It was good to meet you. I already have your number, so I'll call you.
Things to know	Follows the noun pattern of 'mesto'.
Related words	Počitať - to count / compute Čislovať (veci) - to number (things) imperfective verb Očislovať (veci) - to number (things) perfective verb

Poriadok

Pronounced	poh-ree-ah-dohk
Definition	Order.
Example	Ale poriadok máme radi aj my. - But we also like order.
Things to know	Follows the noun pattern of 'dub'.
Related words	Usporiadať - to make order

Obyčajný

Pronounced	oh-bee-chai-knee
Definition	Usual/normal.
Example	Vás nebavia obyčajné a polámané nechty? -  Are you tired of plain and broken nails?
Things to know	Declines in the same way as 'pekný'.
Related words	Normálny - normal Bežný - common

Jednoduchý

Pronounced	yayd-noh-doo-chee(ch as in Scottish loch)
Definition	Simple.
Example	Tak to je teraz jednoduchá vec. - Well then, this is now a simple matter. (Lit. so, this is now a simple thing).
Things to know	Declines in the same way as 'pekný'.
Related words	Prostý - simple (person)

Posledný

Pronounced	poh-sled-nee
Definition	Last (as in final, there's another word for last in time).
Example	Vidiš ten posledný dom? - You see that last house?
Things to know	Declines in the same way as 'pekný'.
Related words	Koniec - the end Minulý - last (in time) Travť - to last (to continue)

Absurdný

Pronounced	Ab-soord-nee
Definition	Absurd.
Example	Tento film bol absurdný. - That film was absurd.
Things to know	Declines in the same way as 'pekný'.
Related words	Trapný - silly

Chytiť / Chytať

Pronounced	chee(ch- as in Scottish loch)-ta-ty
Definition	To catch.
Example	Chytil som nádchu. - I caught a cold.
Things to know	It follows the conjugation of í-Type Verbs and á-Type verbs respectively. Chytiť is the perfective is in the perfective aspect, and chytať in the imperfective.
Related words	Úlovok - a/the catch (as in hunting) Zachytiť - to get a signal (on the radio)

Svet

Pronounced	sveht
Definition	The world.
Example	Dieťa prišlo na svet. - A child came into the world.
Things to know	It follows the noun pattern for 'dub'. Plural 'svety', not to be confused with 'svätý', meaning 'saint'.
Related words	Zem - the Earth Svetový - worldly Svetský - secular

Lampa

Pronounced	lam-pah
Definition	Lamp.
Example	Lampa svieti. - The lamp makes light.
Things to know	It follows the noun pattern for 'žena'.
Related words	Svietidlo - light source Žiarovka - bulb

Bolieť

Pronounced	bol-ee-eht
Definition	to feel hurt/pain
Example	Bolí ma. - I'm in pain.
Things to know
Related words	Bolesť - pain

Mačka

Pronounced	match-kah
Definition	Cat.
Example	Ale no, to je taká mokrá mačka. - Oh my, that's such a wet cat.
Things to know	It follows the noun pattern for 'žena'.
Related words	Mačička - little cat Mačiatko - kitten Kocúr - tom cat

Noviny

Pronounced	nov-in-nee
Definition	Newspapers.
Example	Každé ráno si kupujem noviny. - Every morning I buy myself newspapers (see below).
Things to know	It follows the noun pattern for 'žena'. It doesn't have a singular form.
Related words	Časopis - magazine Televízne noviny - TV news

Džem

Pronounced	gem
Definition	Jam.
Example	Mám rád toast s džemom. - I like toast with jam. Vyzeral by si pekne s džemom na tvojej tvári. - You would look beautiful with jam on your face.
Things to know	It follows the noun pattern for 'dub'.
Related words	Jahodový džem - Strawberry jam Malinový džem - Raspberry jam

Hore

Pronounced	hor-ay
Definition	Up.
Example	Idem hore. - I'm going up(stairs). Tam hore je nejaká vec. - There's something up there. (lit. There up is some thing.)
Things to know
Related words	Dohora - upwards Dole - down

Prst / Prsty

Pronounced	prst / prs-tee
Definition	Finger / Fingers
Example	Mám desať prstov na moje ruke. - I have ten fingers on my hands.
Things to know	It follows the noun pattern of 'dub'. Slovakians use the same word for toes as fingers. So, 'Naozaj mám dvadsať prstov.'
Related words	Palec - thumb Ukazovák - index finger Prostredník - middle finger Prstenník - ring finger Malíček - little finger

Fazuľa / Fazule

Pronounced	faz-oo-lya
Definition	A bean / beans.
Example	Polievka zo zelenej fazule. - Soup with green beans (lit. Soup out of green beans.)
Things to know	It follows the noun pattern of 'ulica'.
Related words	Bôb - broadbean Cícerová - chickpea Šošovka - lentil Sóje - soya Hrášok - pea

Oneskorenie

Pronounced	on-ye-sko-ren-ye
Definition	A delay.
Example	Moje lietadlo ma oneskorenie. - My plane is delayed. (Lit. My plane has delay.)
Things to know	It follows the noun pattern of 'vysvedčenie'.
Related words	Oneskoriť - to delay.

Lietadlo

Pronounced	lee-eh-tad-lo
Definition	Lietadlo is a plane.
Example	Na letisko priletelo lietadlo. - A plane arrived to the airport.
Things to know	It follows the noun pattern of 'mesto'.
Related words	Letisko - airport Helikoptéra  helicopter Lietať  - to fly

Skutočný

Pronounced	scoot-och-nee
Definition	Real.
Example	Skutočný priateľ je náročný, ale prepáči všetko. - A true friend is tough and forgives everything. (Lit. but forgives everything)
Things to know	It follows the adjectival pattern for 'pekný'.
Related words	Skutočnost' - reality Naozaj - really živý - lively

Rovnaký

Pronounced	rov-nak-ee
Definition	It means the 'same'.
Example	- Pani, ako rozlišujete svojich synov, keď majú rovnaké mená? - No predsa podľa priezviska. -Madam, how do you distinguish your sons when they have the same names? -Why, by their surnames.
Things to know	It follows the adjectival pattern for 'pekný'. Rovnaký ako = the same as
Related words	Ten istý - the same Rovnako - pronoun means ' the same'

Slnečnica

Pronounced	sln-ech-neets-ah
Definition	A sunflower.
Example	"Jéj, taka vysoká slnečnica si pripravili." - "Oh my, such a tall sunflower you've grown."
Things to know	Follows noun pattern for 'ulica'.
Related words	Slnko - Sun Rastlina - Flower Rásť - to grow

Čože

Pronounced	cho-zhe
Definition	The what. It's very similar to using 'what' as an exclamation in English. Or 'o que' in Portuguese.
Example	„Mám ružové nohavičky." / „Hmmm... Čože?" - "I have pink knickers." / "Hmmm... You what?"
Things to know	It's kind of colloquial.
Related words	Čo - What. Takže - So / like so.

Druhý

Pronounced	droo-hee
Definition	Second, as in second-place, not 60 makes a minute.
Example	Vyhral som druhé miesto. - I won second prize.
Things to know	Follows the 'pekný' pattern.
Related words	Prvý - first. Tretí - third. Štvrtý - fourth. Piaty - fifth.

Tréma

Pronounced	tray-ma
Definition	Stagefright, the shivers, the jitters.
Example	Najlepším liekom na trému je modlitba. - The best cure for stagefright is a prayer.
Things to know	Feminine, follows the 'žena' pattern.
Related words	Triasť sa - to shake. Hrozný - terrible. Hrôza - horror. Chvenie - trembling.

Bože

Pronounced	boh-zhe
Definition	Dear God! or Oh, God!
Example	Bože dobrý, dievča! Čo sa deje tu? - Good God, child. What's happening here?
Things to know	It's one of the few words remaining that is modified by the vocative case, a case that has fallen out of use and isn't taught anymore. The case was used for address and interjection. You can still see the vocative in use in words such as 'takže' and 'čože'.
Related words	Boh - God.

Teplý

Pronounced	tyep-lee
Definition	Warm. Applied to a person, it means 'gay'.
Example	Keď teplo zostáva doma. - When the heat remains at home. Bože, on je veľmi teplý. = God, he's so gay.
Things to know	Follows the 'pekný' pattern.
Related words	Horucí - hot. Teplo - warm (adverb). (o)hriať - to heat (up).

Ticho

Pronounced	tyi-khee
Definition	Silence.
Example	Buď ticho! - Be quiet! (As in talking to a child. This isn't such a nice way of saying it.)
Things to know	As an adjective it follows the 'pekný' pattern.
Related words	Tichý - quiet. Pokoj - calm, harmony.

Hádať

Pronounced	haah-daty
Definition	To guess.
Example	Hádam že ty máš pravdu. - I guess you're right. (Lit. I guess that you have correct.) Odhadujeme že budeme mať v budúcnosti dážď. - We forecast rain in the future.
Things to know
Related words	Hádať sa - to dispute.

Príbeh

Pronounced	pree-bheh
Definition	A story.
Example	Toto je príbeh o mne. - This is my story (lit. This is a story about me.)
Things to know	Male, follows 'stroj' pattern.
Related words	Poviedka - short piece of literature. Dej - plot. Článok - article or scientific paper.

Slnko

Pronounced: slun-koh

The Sun! Neuter gender, takes the noun declension from 'mesto'.

Example:
"Slnko sedí už dosť nízko nad obzorom a svieti map rovno do očí." - "The sun sits fairly low on the horizon lighting the map directly for the eye."
"Slnko je hviezda našej planetárnej sústavy." - The sun is the star for our planetary system."

Related words:
slnečný - sunny
slniť sa - to bask/sun bathe

Zmizni!

Pronounced: zmee-znee

The imperative of 'zmiznúť', it literally means 'disappear!' But figuratively, and practically it means 'be off', 'go away', 'be gone'. It's the sort of thing you would say to a child who's annoying you. Imagine the America Grandpa saying, "Go cut me a switch."

Example:
"Zmizni!" - "Go away!"
"Mám ťa dosť. Zmizni!" - "I've had enough of you. Be gone!"

Related words:
zmiznúť - to disappear
vymiznúť - to vanish (i.e. the dinosaurs 'vymizli')
podieť sa - to go away (somewhere)

Pravda

Pronounced: Prav-dah

A noun, it means 'fact'. But I would translate it closer to 'veracity', because something 'has veracity' in English, which is what they say in Slovak.

Example:
"Máte pravdu." - "You're right."

Related words:
správne - adj. right
opraviť/opravovať - perfective and imperfective of 'to be correct'

Chyba

Pronounced: Ch-ee-ba

A noun, it means 'error'. The nominative and accusative plural is 'chyby'.

Example:
"Je úplne bez chyby." - "It's absolutely correct (lit. It's totally without errors)."

Related words:
chybný - adj. erronous
omyl - mistake