Slovak Adjectives

Welcome to the second Slovak lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Slovak to help you practice your daily phrases.

black čierna

grey šedá

white biela

blue modrá

green zelená

yellow žltá

red červená

brown hnedá

Adjectives Grammar Rules

In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar Rules - Slovak
my house is white [noun + adjective] môj dom je biely
your country is big [noun + adjective] vaša krajina je veľká
new books are expensive [plural + adjective] nové knihy sú drahé
we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] sme tu šťastní
she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] má tri malé psy
this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] tento jazyk je veľmi jednoduchý
I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] mám malý skleník

We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.

cold zima

hot horúco

cloudy zamračené

rainy prší

snowy sneženie

sunny slnečno

windy veterno

warm horúci

Conversation in Slovak

Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.

English - Slovak
hi ahoj!
how are you? ako sa máš?
I'm good, thank you mám sa dobre, ďakujem!
and you? a ty?
what is your name? ako sa voláš?
my name is Maya volám sa maya
nice to meet you teší ma!

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