Slovak Plural

Welcome to the fourth Slovak lesson about the plural. This time we will learn about the singular form and what it looks like in the plural, followed by grammar rules, finally a list of emergency phrases.

book kniha

books knihy

car auto

cars autá

tree strom

trees stromy

flower kvet

flowers kvety

Plural Grammar Rules

The plural is the form which refers to more than one object or person. For example: I speak two languages the plural here is [languages] because it refers to more than one [language]. The examples below use plurals in different ways and places to demonstrate how they look wehn converted from their singular form.

Grammar + Rules - Slovak
I speak one language [singular form] ja hovorím jedným jazykom
we speak three languages [plural noun] my hovoríme troma jazykmi
he visits many countries [adverb + plural noun] navštevuje mnoho krajín
they are happy now [plural pronoun] oni sú teraz šťastní
she has five red shoes [adjective + plural noun] ona má päť červených topánok
I want a sandwich without onions [preposition + plural noun] chcem sendvič bez cibule

The following is a list of examples showing both the singular and plural form. This demonstrates how the plural is used with humans, objects and animals.

woman žena

women ženy

man muž

men muži

house dom

houses domy

cup pohár

cups poháre

cow krava

cows kravy

horse kôň

horses kone

Emergency Phrases

Now it's time to practice your Slovak by looking at these phrases which are related to emergencies. Be prepared when traveling abroad, just in case you need help or by offering help to someone else. I recommend writing these expressions down on a notebook before traveling.

English - Slovak
Help pomóc!
Call the ambulance zavolajte záchranku!
I need a doctor potrebujem lekára
Where is the closest pharmacy? kde je najbližšia lekáreň?
Are you okay? si v poriadku?
I am sick je mi zle
Call the police zavolajte políciu!

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