Slovak matters - page 3 - The Slovak Spectator

Greetings, comrades! Honour work!

Matthew J. Reynolds

Zdrobneniny can throw the novice Slovak speaker off, since they are largely the spoken rather than written norm.

Slovak Matters: Baby talk is also for adults

The diminutive in Slovak applies not only to names, but also to activities like eating and things like juice.

Matthew J. Reynolds

Slovak Matters: Are you sweating like a pig in a tux?

From phrases expressing heat to pronunciation of zmrzlina, learn summer phrases in Slovak.

Matthew J. Reynolds

Slovak Matters: Not quite swearing

Matthew J. Reynolds

Slovak Matters: What's in a (sur)name?

Tom Nicholson

Slovak Matters: One word, a hundred meanings

A discussion on prefixes takes a journey from mistakes through to toilets and alcohol - because they are related of course.

Tom Nicholson

Reynolds takes to the road to improve his Slovak.

Slovak Matters: travel lessons - in Slovak and otherwise

The family warned me that eastern Slovakia was dangerous, but I thought it must be safer than continuing as the object of their hospitality.

Matthew J. Reynolds

Slovak Matters: The language of love

Know the right level of love in Slovak so you don't get in over your head, or insult the person you're crushing on.

Matthew J. Reynolds

My love is like a horse, and other Slovak sayings.

Slovak Matters: Slovakia, the land of 12,000 sayings

Many Slovak sayings originate in the land's rural settings, such as comparing the love of your life to a horse and asking if ox yokes are stuck in uncomfortable places.

Matthew J. Reynolds

The Slovak onomatopoeia for clinking glasses.

Slovak Matters: Top 10 Slovak words

Every language has its own particular words that have a special meaning no other language has - here are the top 10 in Slovak.

Tom Nicholson

Slovak Matters: Departures, even when drinking

The last column was dedicated to saying hello; now we go over the last word, whether saying goodbye or taking the customary last shot.

Tom Nicholson

Slovak Matters: Dobrý deň and all it entails

Slovak Matters is a column dedicated to learning Slovak - here we start with greetings and everything you need to know to say "good day".

Tom Nicholson

Death, illness, and the cutting cold - happy holidays!

The most important things you need to know how to say in Slovak around this holiday season are probably Merry Christmas (Veselé Vianoce) and Happy New Year (Šťastný Nový Rok).

Eric Smillie

Slovakia's revolution songs

It's known in Slovak as the nežná revolúcia (gentle revolution), as distinct from the povstanie, or uprising, that occurred at the end of the Second World War.

Tom Nicholson

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