Slovak Nouns
Welcome to the third Slovak lesson about nouns. This time we will first learn about fruits and vegetables, followed by grammar rules, then food items, finally a conversation in Slovak to help you practice your daily phrases.
potatoes  zemiaky | tomatoes paradajky | onions cibuľa | carrots mrkva |
fruits ovocie | apples jablká | bananas banány | oranges pomaranče |
Nouns Grammar Rules
In general nouns refer to a person, an object, or abstract ideas. For example: a fast runner the noun is [runner] because it refers to a person. The examples below use nouns in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.
| Grammar + Rules | Slovak |
|---|---|
| do you have milk? [verb + noun] | máte mlieko? |
| I have milk and coffee [preposition + noun] | mám mlieko a kávu |
| he has three apples [number + plural noun] | má tri jablká |
| she only has one apple [number + singular noun] | má iba jedno jablko |
| we live in a small house [adjective + noun] | žijeme v malom domčeku |
| I like our breakfast [pronoun + noun] | mám rád naše raňajky |
The following are nouns of food items that you might be interested in learning and memorizing.
bread chlieb | milk mlieko | butter maslo | cheese syr |
coffee káva | sandwich sendvič | meat mäso | chicken kura |
fish ryba | breakfast raňajky | lunch obed | dinner večera |
Conversation in Slovak
Now we finally reach the fun part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.
| English | Slovak |
|---|---|
| Do you speak (English/ Slovak)? | hovoríte po (slovensky, anglicky)? |
| Just a little | len trochu |
| I like Slovak | páči sa mi slovenčina |
| Can I practice with you? | môžem mať nejakú prax s vami? |
| How old are you? | koľko máte rokov? |
| I'm thirty three years old | mám tridsať tri rokov |
| It was nice talking to you | bolo príjemne sa s vami porozprávať |
I hope you enjoyed this lesson about the nouns in Slovak. If you have any question about this lesson please contact me here. Now check the next lesson below.
| Slovak Plural |
Inspirational Quote: A coward gets scared and quits. A hero gets scared, but still goes on. |