Slovak matters, page 3
Slovak matters is a column devoted to helping ex-pats and foreigners understand the beautiful but difficult Slovak language.
Slovak Matters: What's in a (sur)name?
Slovak Matters: What's in a (sur)name?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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".
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).
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.
- Slovakia brings back border checks with Hungary and Austria starting April 8
- One of the biggest car makers enters Slovak market
- News digest: PM Fico questions Europe's rearmament
- Parts of Bratislava to witness significant development in near future
- Young Slovak ice-hockey sensation helps her team secure US title
- Last Week: And then they came for the NGOs
- Will you get a cold shower or a whipping this Easter? Video
- Don’t be afraid to use cash, say entrepreneurs as transaction tax begins
- Last Week: And then they came for the NGOs
- Slovakia brings back border checks with Hungary and Austria starting April 8
- What abides: Giving a shit
- Foot-and-mouth outbreak hits major Slovak cattle farm near Austrian and Czech borders Photo
- Parts of Bratislava to witness significant development in near future
- Slovakia’s Gorals gain recognition. Historians say it is a joke. Photo
- News digest: Crisis, what crisis? Culture minister's empty limousine tours Europe
- Don’t be afraid to use cash, say entrepreneurs as transaction tax begins
- Last Week: And then they came for the NGOs
- What abides: Giving a shit
- Slovakia brings back border checks with Hungary and Austria starting April 8
- Štítnik resumes hand-crafting Christmas ornaments after 25 years
- A partnership centuries in the making
- From Mexico to Slovakia – finding a new life Audio
- Strange romance: Slovak leaders’ affection for Russia has yo-yoed
- News digest: Crisis, what crisis? Culture minister's empty limousine tours Europe
- What abides: Giving a shit
- Last Week: And then they came for the NGOs
- Foot-and-mouth outbreak hits major Slovak cattle farm near Austrian and Czech borders Photo
- From Mexico to Slovakia – finding a new life Audio
- Slovakia brings back border checks with Hungary and Austria starting April 8
- Trading McDonald’s for the front lines
- A paper that wasn’t supposed to last
- Strange romance: Slovak leaders’ affection for Russia has yo-yoed
- News digest: PM Fico questions Europe's rearmament
- Young Slovak ice-hockey sensation helps her team secure US title
- One of the biggest car makers enters Slovak market
- Parts of Bratislava to witness significant development in near future
- Last Week: And then they came for the NGOs
- Slovakia brings back border checks with Hungary and Austria starting April 8
- News digest: Crisis, what crisis? Culture minister's empty limousine tours Europe
- Don’t be afraid to use cash, say entrepreneurs as transaction tax begins
