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.