Slovak Numbers

Welcome to the sixth Slovak lesson about numbers. This time we will learn about cardinal and ordinal numbers, followed by grammar rules, then animal names, finally a conversation in Slovak to help you practice your daily phrases.

Cardinal and Ordinal - Slovak
one jeden
first prvý
two dva
second druhý
three tri
third tretí
four štyri
fourth štvrtý
five päť
fifth piaty
six šesť
sixth šiesty
seven sedem
seventh siedmy
eight osem
eighth ôsmy
nine deväť
ninth deviaty
ten desať
tenth desiaty
eleven jedenásť
eleventh jedenásty
twelve dvanásť
twelfth dvanásty
thirteen trinásť
thirteenth trinásty
fourteen štrnásť
once raz
fifteen pätnásť
twice dvakrát
sixteen šestnásť
Monday pondelok
seventeen sedemnásť
Tuesday utorok
eighteen osemnásť
Wednesday streda
nineteen devätnásť
Thursday štvrtok
twenty dvadsať
Friday piatok
seventy one sedemdesiat jedna
Saturday sobota
one hundred sto
Sunday nedeľa

Numbers Grammar Rules

Slovak cardinal numbers refer to the counting numbers, because they show quantity. For example: I speak two languages. Ordinal numbers on the other hand tell the order of things and their rank: my first language is Slovak. The examples below use numbers in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar + Rules - Slovak
I have three dogs [number + noun] mám troch psov
my daughter has two cats [number + noun] moja dcéra má dve mačky
she speaks seven languages [verb + number] hovorí siedmimi jazykmi
my brother has one son [number + singular noun] môj brat má jedného syna
this is my second lesson [ordinal number + noun] to je moja druhá lekcia
did you read the third book? [ordinal number + noun] čítali ste tretiu knihu?

We're not done yet! The following is a list of animals.

cow krava

goat koza

donkey somár

horse kôň

dog pes

cat mačka

mouse myš

bird vták

Conversation in Slovak

Now we finally reach the last part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.

English - Slovak
Where are you from? odkiaľ pochádzate?
I'm from the U.S som z u.s
I'm American som američan
Where do you live? kde bývate?
I live in the U.S bývam v u.s
What do you do for a living? čím sa živíte?
I'm a student som študent

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