Slovak Vocabulary
Learning the Slovak Vocabulary is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Slovak language. But first we need to know what the role of Vocabulary is in the structure of the grammar in Slovak.
Slovak vocabulary is the set of words you should be familiar with. A vocabulary usually grows and evolves with age, and serves as a useful and fundamental tool for communication and acquiring knowledge. Here are some examples:
| English Vocabulary | Slovak Vocabulary |
| Vocabulary | Slovná zásoba |
| Countries | Krajiny |
| Australia | Austrália |
| Cambodia | Kambodža |
| Canada | Kanada |
| China | Čína |
| Egypt | Egypt |
| England | Anglicko |
| France | Francúzsko |
| Germany | Nemecko |
| Greece | Grécko |
| India | India |
| Indonesia | Indonézia |
| Italy | Taliansko |
| Japan | Japonsko |
| Mexico | Mexiko |
| Morocco | Maroko |
| Peru | Peru |
| Spain | Španielsko |
| Thailand | Thajsko |
| USA | USA |
| |
| Languages | Jazyky |
| Arabic | Arabčina |
| Chinese | Čínština |
| English | Angličtina |
| French | Francúzština |
| German | Nemčina |
| Greek | Gréčtina |
| Hebrew | Hebrejčina |
| Hindi | Hindčina |
| Italian | Taliančina |
| Japanese | Japončina |
| Korean | Kórejčina |
| Latin | Latinčina |
| Russian | Ruština |
| Spanish | Španielčina |
| Urdu | Urdu |
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| Days | Dni |
| Monday | Pondelok |
| Tuesday | Utorok |
| Wednesday | Streda |
| Thursday | Štvrtok |
| Friday | Piatok |
| Saturday | Sobota |
| Sunday | Nedeľa |
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| time | čas |
| hour | hodina |
| minute | minúta |
| second | sekunda |
List of Vocabulary in Slovak
Below is a list of the vocabulary and expressions in Slovak placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Slovak vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Slovak Vocabulary |
| Vocabulary | |
| colors | farby |
| black | čierna |
| blue | modrá |
| brown | hnedá |
| gray | šedá |
| green | zelená |
| orange | oranžová |
| purple | purpurová |
| red | červená |
| white | biela |
| yellow | žltá |
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| sizes | veľkosti |
| big | veľký |
| deep | hlboký |
| long | dlhý |
| narrow | úzky |
| short | krátky |
| small | malý |
| tall | vysoký |
| thick | hrubý |
| thin | tenký |
| wide | široký |
| |
| tastes | chute |
| bitter | horký |
| fresh | čerstvý |
| salty | slaný |
| sour | kyslý |
| spicy | pikantný |
| sweet | sladký |
| |
| qualities | prívlastky |
| bad | zlý |
| clean | čistý |
| dark | tmavý |
| difficult | obtiažny |
| dirty | špinavý |
| dry | suchý |
| easy | ľahký |
| empty | prázdny |
| expensive | drahý |
| fast | rýchly |
| foreign | zahraničný |
| full | plný |
| good | dobrý |
| hard | tvrdý |
| heavy | ťažký |
| inexpensive | lacný |
| light | svetlý |
| local | miestny |
| new | nový |
| noisy | hlučný |
| old | starý |
| powerful | mocný |
| quiet | tichý |
| correct | správny |
| slow | pomalý |
| soft | mäkký |
| very | veľmi |
| weak | slabý |
| wet | mokrý |
| wrong | zlý |
| young | mladý |
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| food | jedlo |
| almonds | mandle |
| bread | chlieb |
| breakfast | raňajky |
| butter | maslo |
| candy | cukrík |
| cheese | syr |
| chicken | kura |
| cumin | rasca |
| dessert | dezert |
| dinner | večera |
| fish | ryba |
| fruit | ovocie |
| ice cream | zmrzlina |
| lamb | jahňa |
| lemon | citrón |
| lunch | obed |
| meal | jedlo |
| meat | mäso |
| oven | rúra |
| pepper | paprika |
| plants | rastliny |
| pork | bravčové mäso |
| salad | šalát |
| salt | soľ |
| sandwich | sendvič |
| sausage | klobása |
| soup | polievka |
| sugar | cukor |
| supper | večera |
| turkey | moriak |
| apple | jablko |
| banana | banán |
| oranges | pomaranče |
| peaches | broskyne |
| peanut | arašidy |
| pears | hrušky |
| pineapple | ananás |
| grapes | hrozno |
| strawberries | jahody |
| vegetables | zelenina |
| carrot | mrkva |
| corn | kukurica |
| cucumber | uhorka |
| garlic | cesnak |
| lettuce | listový šalát |
| olives | olivy |
| onions | cibuľa |
| peppers | papriky |
| potatoes | zemiaky |
| pumpkin | tekvica |
| beans | fazuľa |
| tomatoes | paradajky |
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| alligator | aligátor |
| alligators | aligátory |
| bear | medveď |
| bears | medvede |
| bird | vták |
| birds | vtáky |
| bull | býk |
| bulls | býky |
| cat | mačka |
| cats | mačky |
| cow | krava |
| cows | kravy |
| deer | jeleň |
| many deer | veľa jeleňov |
| dog | pes |
| dogs | psy |
| donkey | somár |
| donkeys | somáre |
| eagle | orol |
| eagles | orly |
| elephant | slon |
| elephants | slony |
| giraffe | žirafa |
| giraffes | žirafy |
| goat | koza |
| goats | kozy |
| horse | kôň |
| horses | kone |
| lion | lev |
| lions | levy |
| monkey | opica |
| monkeys | opice |
| mouse | myš |
| mice | myši |
| rabbit | králik |
| rabbits | králiky |
| snake | had |
| snakes | hady |
| tiger | tiger |
| tigers | tigre |
| wolf | vlk |
| wolves | vlci |
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| objects | objekty |
| bathroom | kúpeľňa |
| bed | posteľ |
| bedroom | spálňa |
| ceiling | strop |
| chair | stolička |
| clothes | oblečenie |
| coat | kabát |
| cup | pohár |
| desk | stôl |
| dress | šaty |
| floor | podlaha |
| fork | vidlička |
| furniture | nábytok |
| glass | sklo |
| hat | klobúk |
| house | dom |
| ink | atrament |
| jacket | bunda |
| kitchen | kuchyňa |
| knife | nôž |
| lamp | lampa |
| letter | list |
| map | mapa |
| newspaper | noviny |
| notebook | zápisník |
| pants | nohavice |
| paper | papier |
| pen | pero |
| pencil | ceruzka |
| pharmacy | lekáreň |
| picture | obrázok |
| plate | tanier |
| refrigerator | chladnička |
| restaurant | reštaurácia |
| roof | strecha |
| room | izba |
| rug | predložka |
| scissors | nožnice |
| shampoo | šampón |
| shirt | košeľa |
| shoes | topánky |
| soap | mydlo |
| socks | ponožky |
| spoon | lyžica |
| table | stôl |
| toilet | záchod |
| toothbrush | zubná kefka |
| toothpaste | zubná pasta |
| towel | uterák |
| umbrella | dáždnik |
| underwear | spodná bielizeň |
| wall | stena |
| wallet | peňaženka |
| window | okno |
| telephone | telefón |
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| this | tento |
| that | tamto |
| these | tieto |
| those | tie |
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| Questions | Otázky |
| how? | ako? |
| what? | čo? |
| who? | Kto? |
| why? | Prečo? |
| where? | kde? |
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| different objects | rôzne objekty |
| art | umenie |
| bank | Banka |
| beach | pláž |
| book | kniha |
| by bicycle | na bicykli |
| by bus | autobusom |
| by car | autom |
| by train | vlakom |
| cafe | kaviareň |
| country | krajina |
| desert | púšť |
| dictionary | slovník |
| earth | zem |
| flowers | kvety |
| football | futbal |
| forest | les |
| game | hra |
| garden | záhrada |
| geography | zemepis |
| history | história |
| house | dom |
| island | ostrov |
| lake | jazero |
| library | knižnica |
| math | matematika |
| moon | mesiac |
| mountain | hora |
| movies | filmy |
| music | hudba |
| ocean | oceán |
| office | kancelária |
| on foot | pešo |
| player | hráč |
| river | rieka |
| science | veda |
| sea | more |
| sky | nebo |
| soccer | futbal |
| stars | hviezdy |
| supermarket | supermarket |
| swimming pool | bazén |
| theater | divadlo |
| tree | strom |
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| weather | počasie |
| bad weather | škaredé počasie |
| cloudy | zamračené |
| cold | zima |
| cool | chladno |
| foggy | hmlisto |
| hot | horúco |
| nice weather | pekné počasie |
| pouring | silný dážď |
| rain | dážď |
| raining | prší |
| snow | sneh |
| snowing | sneženie |
| ice | ľad |
| sunny | slnečno |
| windy | veterno |
| spring | jar |
| summer | leto |
| autumn | jeseň |
| winter | zima |
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| people | ľudia |
| aunt | teta |
| baby | bábätko |
| brother | brat |
| cousin | bratranec |
| daughter | dcéra |
| dentist | zubár |
| doctor | lekár |
| father | otec |
| grandfather | dedko |
| grandmother | babka |
| husband | manžel |
| mother | matka |
| nephew | synovec |
| niece | neter |
| nurse | zdravotná sestra |
| policeman | policajt |
| postman | poštár |
| professor | profesor |
| son | syn |
| teacher | učiteľ |
| uncle | strýko |
| wife | žena |
Vocabulary and expressions have a very important role in Slovak, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Slovak Vocabulary, you might want to check the rest of our Slovak lessons here: Learn Slovak. Don't forget to bookmark this page.