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Slovak matters
Slovak matters is a column devoted to helping ex-pats and foreigners understand the beautiful but difficult Slovak language.
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The family warned me that eastern Slovakia was dangerous, but I thought it must be safer than continuing as the object of their hospitality.
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.
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.
Every language has its own particular words that have a special meaning no other language has - here are the top 10 in Slovak.
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 is a column dedicated to learning Slovak - here we start with greetings and everything you need to know to say "good day".
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).
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.
- 1. Managers in Slovakia consider quitting more often
- 2. News digest: Some bad news stories from Slovakia
- 3. Who are the largest employment firms in Slovakia?
- 4. Slovakia’s pro-Western feelings are going south
- 5. MFA Wlachovský: Slovaks would be surprised by what Russians say about us
- 6. Bear with head stuck in hog feeder rescued
- 7. Largest companies that help search for jobs or employees
- 8. News digest: Great Resignation wave is not over
- 9. New city lamps prevent some Bratislavans from getting good sleep
- 10. Devín indebted for 500 years, necessitating a tailored law
- 1. Slovakia’s pro-Western feelings are going south
- 2. Cooking with Babička: Pull strudel to connect with others
- 3. Big white liars
- 4. Top 10 events in Bratislava for foreigners
- 5. News digest: Some bad news stories from Slovakia
- 6. First Primark store to open in Bratislava
- 7. All roads lead from Žilina
- 8. MFA Wlachovský: Slovaks would be surprised by what Russians say about us
- 9. Managers in Slovakia consider quitting more often
- 10. The rope bridge that connects Slovakia, Ukraine and Hungary
- 1. Big white liars
- 2. All roads lead from Žilina
- 3. Slovakia’s pro-Western feelings are going south
- 4. 3 things to do in Bratislava for free in the next seven days
- 5. Top 10 events in Bratislava for foreigners
- 6. First Primark store to open in Bratislava
- 7. Cooking with Babička: Pull strudel to connect with others
- 8. Inspired by British king, ex-Slovak president launches fashion brand
- 9. Eurovea prepares for extension grand opening
- 10. Which summer camps can English-speaking children join in Slovakia?