Slovene Nouns
Welcome to the third Slovene lesson about nouns. This time we will first learn about fruits and vegetables, followed by grammar rules, then food items, finally a conversation in Slovene to help you practice your daily phrases.
potatoes  krompir | tomatoes paradižnik | onions čebula | carrots korenje |
fruits sadje | apples jabolka | bananas banane | 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 | Slovene |
|---|---|
| do you have milk? [verb + noun] | imate mleko? |
| I have milk and coffee [preposition + noun] | imam mleko in kavo |
| he has three apples [number + plural noun] | on ima tri jabolka |
| she only has one apple [number + singular noun] | ona ima samo eno jabolko |
| we live in a small house [adjective + noun] | živimo v majhni hiši |
| I like our breakfast [pronoun + noun] | všeč mi je naš zajtrk |
The following are nouns of food items that you might be interested in learning and memorizing.
bread kruh | milk mleko | butter maslo | cheese sir |
coffee kava | sandwich sendvič | meat meso | chicken piščanec |
fish riba | breakfast zajtrk | lunch kosilo | dinner večerja |
Conversation in Slovene
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 | Slovene |
|---|---|
| Do you speak (English/ Slovene)? | ali govorite (angleško/slovensko)? |
| Just a little | zelo slabo |
| I like Slovene | všeč mi je slovenščina |
| Can I practice with you? | lahko vadim z vami? |
| How old are you? | koliko ste stari? |
| I'm thirty three years old | jaz sem star triintrideset let |
| It was nice talking to you | veselilo me je |
I hope you enjoyed this lesson about the nouns in Slovene. If you have any question about this lesson please contact me here. Now check the next lesson below.
| Slovene Plural |
Inspirational Quote: A coward gets scared and quits. A hero gets scared, but still goes on. |