lesson 3 Flashcards
lazy
lenivý
walk
prechádzky
I like to go for walks.
rada chodím prechádzky
to run
behať
i like water
mám vodu ráda
athlete
športovkyňa(fem) športovec(masc)
you know igor?
poznáš Igora?
And you have a sister too.
A máš aj sestru.
why are you asking?
Prečo sa pýtaš?
to ask
pytať
I ask
pýtam sa
because
Pretože
because I want to know
Pretože to chcem vedieť.
daughter
dcéra
son
syn
vnučka, vnuk
granddaughter, grandson
manželka, manžel, manželia
wife, husnband, couple
parents
rodičia
grandparnets
starí rodičia
child, children
dieťa, deti
relatives
príbuzný
dievča and dieťa are both neutral
.
uncle, amoo
strýko
uncle, dai
ujo, ujko
The basic, dictionary form of a Slovak noun is the subject form, called the nominative case. This is used for naming, and for the subject (agent, doer) of a verb:
oteč vari: father is cooking
A noun directly affected by a verb is called its object. In Slovak you often have to put objects into a special form, called the accusative.
oteč varí VEČERU.
Accusative:
nouns -a
-u
and most are feminine
Accusative:
nouns for males:
-a
Accusative:
all other than -a and male nouns:
unchanged
prepositions are followed by accusative
čakam na vieru
I am waiting for viera
to give
dávať
Pre ‘for the benefit of and cez ‘through/across’ also require the
accusative:
To je kniha pre Vieru.
To je kniha pre Igora.
Most cez rieku.
That is a book for Viera.
That is a book for Igor.
A bridge across the river.
to look
Pozerať
i look through the window
pozerám cez okno
To say you know a person or place, use:
poznat’, not vediet’. (Vediet’ is for facts, information and skills.)
They don’t have a mother.
Oni nemajú matku.
Yes, I run occasionally.
Áno, behám občas
Do you go for walks?
Chodíte na prechádzky?
somone, somebody
niekoho
but I don’t know if I have the correct address.
Ale neviem, či mám správnu adresu.”
who are you looking for
koho hľadáte?
