Basic Greetings

Hello.

Dobrý deň. (doh-bree dyen)

Good morning.

Dobré ráno. (doh-breh rah-noh)

Good evening.

Dobrý večer. (doh-bree veh-cher)

Good night.

Dobrú noc. (doh-broo nohts)

Goodbye.

Dovidenia. (doh-vee-dyeh-nyah)

See you later.

Uvidíme sa neskôr. (oo-vee-dee-meh sah nehs-kwohr)

Nice to meet you.

Male Form: Rád vás spoznávam. (raht vahs spohz-nah-vahm)

Female Form: Rada vás spoznávam. (rah-dah vahs spohz-nah-vahm)

Welcome.

Vitajte. (vee-tah-yteh)

How are you?

Ako sa máte? (ah-koh sah mah-teh)

I'm fine.

Mám sa dobre. (mahm sah doh-breh)

And you?

A vy? (ah vih)

How are things?

Ako sa darí? (ah-koh sah dah-ree)

Good to see you.

Male Form: Rád vás vidím. (raht vahs vee-deem)

Female Form: Rada vás vidím. (rah-dah vahs vee-deem)

Have a nice day.

Pekný deň. (pek-nee dyen)

See you tomorrow.

Do zajtra. (doh zay-trah)

See you soon.

Čoskoro sa uvidíme. (chos-koh-roh sah oo-vee-dee-meh)

Take care.

Dávajte si pozor. (dah-vay-teh see poh-zohr)

What's new?

Čo je nové? (choh yeh noh-veh)

Nothing much.

Nič moc. (neech mohts)

Welcome to Slovakia.

Vitajte na Slovensku. (vee-tah-yteh nah sloh-ven-skoo)

Politeness & Basics

Please.

Prosím. (proh-seem)

Thank you.

Ďakujem. (dya-koo-yem)

Thank you very much.

Ďakujem veľmi pekne. (dya-koo-yem vel-mee pek-neh)

You're welcome.

Niet za čo. (nyet zah choh)

Excuse me.

Prepáčte. (preh-pahch-teh)

I'm sorry.

Ospravedlňujem sa. (oh-sprah-veh-dl-nyoo-yem sah)

No problem.

Žiadny problém. (zhyah-dnee proh-blehm)

That's okay.

To je v poriadku. (toh yeh f poh-ryaht-koo)

Of course.

Samozrejme. (sah-mohz-rey-meh)

Don't worry.

Nerobte si starosti. (neh-rohp-teh see stah-rohs-tee)

Yes.

Áno. (ah-noh)

No.

Nie. (nyeh)

Maybe.

Možno. (mohzh-noh)

I don't know.

Neviem. (neh-vyem)

I understand.

Rozumiem. (roh-zoo-myem)

I don't understand.

Nerozumiem. (neh-roh-zoo-myem)

Do you speak English?

Hovoríte po anglicky? (hoh-voh-ree-teh poh ahn-glits-kih)

I only speak a little Slovak.

Hovorím len trochu po slovensky. (hoh-voh-reem len troh-khoo poh sloh-ven-skih)

Could you repeat that?

Môžete to zopakovať? (mwoh-zheh-teh toh zoh-pah-koh-vaht)

Please speak more slowly.

Hovorte prosím pomalšie. (hoh-vohr-teh proh-seem poh-mahl-shyeh)

Core Survival Patterns

I need …

Potrebujem … (poh-treh-boo-yem)

I need help.

Potrebujem pomoc. (poh-treh-boo-yem poh-mohts)

I need a doctor.

Potrebujem lekára. (poh-treh-boo-yem leh-kah-rah)

I need water.

Potrebujem vodu. (poh-treh-boo-yem voh-doo)

I need time.

Potrebujem čas. (poh-treh-boo-yem chas)

I need a ticket.

Potrebujem lístok. (poh-treh-boo-yem lees-tohk)

I want …

Chcem … (khtsem)

I want this.

Chcem toto. (khtsem toh-toh)

I want to pay.

Chcem platiť. (khtsem plah-teet)

I want to go.

Chcem ísť. (khtsem eest)

I want food.

Chcem jedlo. (khtsem yed-loh)

I want to sleep.

Chcem spať. (khtsem spaht)

I would like …

Male Form: Chcel by som … (khtsel bih sohm)

Female Form: Chcela by som … (khtseh-lah bih sohm)

I would like a coffee.

Male Form: Chcel by som kávu. (khtsel bih sohm kah-voo)

Female Form: Chcela by som kávu. (khtseh-lah bih sohm kah-voo)

I would like to order.

Male Form: Chcel by som si objednať. (khtsel bih sohm see ohb-yed-naht)

Female Form: Chcela by som si objednať. (khtseh-lah bih sohm see ohb-yed-naht)

I would like the bill.

Male Form: Chcel by som účet. (khtsel bih sohm oo-chet)

Female Form: Chcela by som účet. (khtseh-lah bih sohm oo-chet)

I would like a map.

Male Form: Chcel by som mapu. (khtsel bih sohm mah-poo)

Female Form: Chcela by som mapu. (khtseh-lah bih sohm mah-poo)

I would like some information.

Male Form: Chcel by som nejaké informácie. (khtsel bih sohm neh-yah-keh in-fohr-mah-tsyeh)

Female Form: Chcela by som nejaké informácie. (khtseh-lah bih sohm neh-yah-keh in-fohr-mah-tsyeh)

Can you …?

Môžete …? (mwoh-zheh-teh)

Can you help me?

Môžete mi pomôcť? (mwoh-zheh-teh mee poh-mwohts)

Can you tell me?

Môžete mi povedať? (mwoh-zheh-teh mee poh-veh-daht)

Can you write it down?

Môžete to napísať? (mwoh-zheh-teh toh nah-pee-saht)

Can you wait?

Môžete počkať? (mwoh-zheh-teh pohch-kaht)

Can you translate this?

Môžete to preložiť? (mwoh-zheh-teh toh preh-loh-zheet)

Where is …?

Kde je …? (gdyeh yeh)

Where is the toilet?

Kde je toaleta? (gdyeh yeh toh-ah-leh-tah)

Where is the exit?

Kde je východ? (gdyeh yeh vee-khoht)

Where is the entrance?

Kde je vchod? (gdyeh yeh fkhoht)

Where is the station?

Kde je stanica? (gdyeh yeh stah-nee-tsah)

Where is the hospital?

Kde je nemocnica? (gdyeh yeh neh-mohts-nee-tsah)