Slovak matters, page 2

Slovak Matters: What's in a town name?

If someone tells you to go to Prčice, is that a good place to visit?

Slovak Matters: Vy or ty?

One Slovak said she still has a hard time to tykať her mother-in-law after eight years of marriage, but one American boyfriend immediately started to tykať his girlfriend's mother.

Slovak Matters: Slovak rich in words for ugly

Many Slovak words for ugly have supernatural overtones, as if people might make the sign of the cross at you if you left the house without brushing your hair.

Slovak Matters: When I am mimo

From bears to ladders, at least all the accidents make for funny stories.

Súpers are super: Winning and losing in Slovak

The Slovak language in the context of hockey.

Slovak Matters: Hardly working on the first of May

Some of the slogans from communist times sound eerily familiar these days.

Slovak Matters: I don't eat skirts, and other language mishaps

Words that sound almost the same are always difficult.

Slovak Matters: A flirtatious Easter of water and whipping

Since that crash course in Slovak traditions, she became much more familiar with how the holiday is celebrated.

Slovak Matters: If it looks like Slovak and sounds like Slovak, it still may be Czech

While Slovaks seem to naturally understand Czech, for foreigners who have learned Slovak, Czech is often unintelligible.

Ways to skin a Slovak: Lies, damn lies and (re)klamy

Though this article was originally written 21 years ago, has much changed?

Fraud in a butterfly

By dint of huge effort, I managed to make up for my bad behaviour - with everyone but the ball organiser, that is.

Slovak Matters: Three years' worth of goofs while speaking Slovak

"Do ľava," (to the left) I yelled, "Nie, do prava" (no, to the right), I gasped. "Dolšie," I screamed. "Nie, nie, horšie..." My Slovak girlfriend collapsed in laughter. Was it something I said?

Slovak Matters: Flu season, aches, and remedies

In Slovak, you don't have a sore throat but the throat pains you. For a remedy, have you tried the drink with bacon grease, caramel, and slivovica?

Slovak Matters: Christmas are coming

The Slovak simplicity of the holiday is a relief for this American.

Slovak Matters: Englovak? Slovlish? English in Slovak

English words get absorbed into Slovak, but sometimes unrecognizably.

Slovak Matters: A guide to the Spiš dialect

You may have learned Slovak, but it may not help you much when trying to understand its dialects.

Slovak Matters: No being cool in Slovak

As English has more words than Slovak, there are English words that have no equivalent.

Slovak Matters: You say tomato, I think potato

Slovak Matters: No translation available

Three Slovak words that can only be translated as whole sentences in English.