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Slovakia has become a member of the European Union in May 2004 but still uses the Slovak Crown for its currency.
Slovak Language - What is it like?
Foreign speakers find Slovak language pleasant to the ear, but difficult to learn. The Slovak language uses certain sounds that English speakers find difficult to pronounce, such as the soft d (d with a small dash on the right) or soft t.
They are also astounded by reading words with seemingly inpronouncible groupings of consonants in words such as: ovzdušie, vzbrklý, krb, vlk...
In fact the Slovak language is a highly phonetic language but with a complicated grammar system (three genders for nouns - male, female and neutrum, seven cases for nouns, which change their ending in each of the cases).
It is a part of the Slavic family of languages (e.g., Russian, Polish, Czech, Serbian, Croatian, Ukrainian, Belorussian). Its closest languages are probably Czech and Polish (differences between Slavic languages are sizable).
The alphabet consists of 25 letters (letters Q and W are not a part of the official Slovak alphabet) and additional sounds are made by placing either a small dash shape above a letter (extends the length of vowels) or a small v shape (softens the sound of certain consonants - c, d, l, n, s, t, z). Additionally, there is the the long l and long r, o with an upside down v above it read as [ooh-ah].
If you would like information about the Slovak language courses on offer in Bratislava, please see the website of the Centre for Language and Academic Preparation - UJOP or the Institute of Languages of the Slovak Academy of Sciences.
Useful phrases:
Hi. Ahoj [a:hoy] - informal greeting, to people you are on first name basis with
Good day. Dobrý deň [d-oh-bri djen] - polite greeting used during the day
Good evening. Dobrý večer [d-oh-bri veh-chair] - polite greeting used in the evening
Good morning. Dobré ráno [d-oh-bre rah-no] - polite greeting used in the morning (before about 9 am)
Thank you. Ďakujem [dja-ku-yem] - used whenever you would use a Thank you in English
Excuse me, please, where is the... Prepáčte, prosím, kde je... [Pre-patch-teh, proh-seem, khdeh-ye...] - used to ask for directions, add the object you are looking at the end of the sentence
How much does it cost? Koľko to stojí? [Call-koh toh stoh-yiee?] - used to ask the price of an item
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Visit Basic Phraes in Slovak Language at BratislavaGuide.com for more information.
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