Slovene Vocabulary
Learning the Slovene 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 Slovene language. But first we need to know what the role of Vocabulary is in the structure of the grammar in Slovene.
Slovene 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 | Slovene Vocabulary |
| Vocabulary | Besedišče |
| Countries | Države |
| Australia | Avstralija |
| Cambodia | Kambodža |
| Canada | Kanada |
| China | Kitajska |
| Egypt | Egipt |
| England | Anglija |
| France | Francija |
| Germany | Nemčija |
| Greece | Grčija |
| India | Indija |
| Indonesia | Indonezija |
| Italy | Italija |
| Japan | Japonska |
| Mexico | Mehika |
| Morocco | Maroko |
| Peru | Peru |
| Spain | Španija |
| Thailand | Tajska |
| USA | ZDA |
| |
| Languages | Jeziki |
| Arabic | Arabščina |
| Chinese | Kitajščina |
| English | angleščina |
| French | Francoščina |
| German | Nemščina |
| Greek | Grščina |
| Hebrew | Hebrejščina |
| Hindi | Hindujščina |
| Italian | Italijanščina |
| Japanese | Japonščina |
| Korean | Korejščina |
| Latin | Latinščina |
| Russian | Ruščina |
| Spanish | Španščina |
| Urdu | Urdujščina |
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| Days | Dnevi |
| Monday | ponedeljek |
| Tuesday | torek |
| Wednesday | sreda |
| Thursday | četrtek |
| Friday | petek |
| Saturday | sobota |
| Sunday | nedelja |
| |
| time | čas |
| hour | ura |
| minute | minuta |
| second | sekunda |
List of Vocabulary in Slovene
Below is a list of the vocabulary and expressions in Slovene placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Slovene vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Slovene Vocabulary |
| Vocabulary | |
| colors | barve |
| black | črna |
| blue | modra |
| brown | rjava |
| gray | siva |
| green | zelena |
| orange | oranžna |
| purple | vijolična |
| red | rdeča |
| white | bela |
| yellow | rumena |
| |
| sizes | velikosti |
| big | velik |
| deep | globok |
| long | dolg |
| narrow | ozek |
| short | kratek |
| small | majhen |
| tall | visok |
| thick | debel |
| thin | tanek |
| wide | širok |
| |
| tastes | okusi |
| bitter | grenek |
| fresh | svež |
| salty | slan |
| sour | kisel |
| spicy | začinjen |
| sweet | sladek |
| |
| qualities | lastnosti |
| bad | slab |
| clean | čist |
| dark | temen |
| difficult | težek |
| dirty | umazan |
| dry | suh |
| easy | enostaven |
| empty | prazen |
| expensive | drag |
| fast | hiter |
| foreign | tuj |
| full | poln |
| good | dober |
| hard | trd |
| heavy | težek |
| inexpensive | poceni |
| light | svetel |
| local | lokalen |
| new | nov |
| noisy | hrupen |
| old | star |
| powerful | močen |
| quiet | tih |
| correct | pravilen |
| slow | počasen |
| soft | mehek |
| very | zelo |
| weak | šibek |
| wet | moker |
| wrong | napačen |
| young | mlad |
| |
| food | hrana |
| almonds | mandlji |
| bread | kruh |
| breakfast | zajtrk |
| butter | maslo |
| candy | bonboni |
| cheese | sir |
| chicken | piščanec |
| cumin | kumina |
| dessert | sladica |
| dinner | večerja |
| fish | ribe |
| fruit | sadje |
| ice cream | sladoled |
| lamb | jagnje |
| lemon | limona |
| lunch | kosilo |
| meal | obrok |
| meat | meso |
| oven | pečica |
| pepper | poper |
| plants | rastline |
| pork | svinjina |
| salad | solata |
| salt | sol |
| sandwich | sendvič |
| sausage | klobasa |
| soup | juha |
| sugar | sladkor |
| supper | večerja |
| turkey | puran |
| apple | jabolko |
| banana | banana |
| oranges | pomaranče |
| peaches | breskve |
| peanut | arašid |
| pears | hruške |
| pineapple | ananas |
| grapes | grozdje |
| strawberries | jagode |
| vegetables | zelenjava |
| carrot | korenček |
| corn | koruza |
| cucumber | kumara |
| garlic | česen |
| lettuce | zelena solata |
| olives | olive |
| onions | čebula |
| peppers | paprika |
| potatoes | krompir |
| pumpkin | buča |
| beans | fižol |
| tomatoes | paradižnik |
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| alligator | aligator |
| alligators | aligatorji |
| bear | medved |
| bears | medvedi |
| bird | ptica |
| birds | ptice |
| bull | bik |
| bulls | biki |
| cat | mačka |
| cats | mačke |
| cow | krava |
| cows | krave |
| deer | srna |
| many deer | srne |
| dog | pes |
| dogs | psi |
| donkey | osel |
| donkeys | osli |
| eagle | orel |
| eagles | orli |
| elephant | slon |
| elephants | sloni |
| giraffe | žirafa |
| giraffes | žirafe |
| goat | koza |
| goats | koze |
| horse | konj |
| horses | konji |
| lion | lev |
| lions | levi |
| monkey | opica |
| monkeys | opice |
| mouse | miš |
| mice | miši |
| rabbit | zajec |
| rabbits | zajci |
| snake | kača |
| snakes | kače |
| tiger | tiger |
| tigers | tigri |
| wolf | volk |
| wolves | volkovi |
| |
| objects | predmeti |
| bathroom | kopalnica |
| bed | postelja |
| bedroom | spalnica |
| ceiling | strop |
| chair | stol |
| clothes | oblačila |
| coat | plašč |
| cup | skodelica |
| desk | miza |
| dress | obleka |
| floor | tla |
| fork | vilice |
| furniture | pohištvo |
| glass | steklo |
| hat | klobuk |
| house | hiša |
| ink | črnilo |
| jacket | jakna |
| kitchen | kuhinja |
| knife | nož |
| lamp | svetilka |
| letter | pismo |
| map | zemljevid |
| newspaper | časopis |
| notebook | zvezek |
| pants | hlače |
| paper | papir |
| pen | pero |
| pencil | svinčnik |
| pharmacy | lekarna |
| picture | slika |
| plate | plošča |
| refrigerator | hladilnik |
| restaurant | restavracija |
| roof | streha |
| room | soba |
| rug | preproga |
| scissors | škarje |
| shampoo | šampon |
| shirt | srajca |
| shoes | čevlji |
| soap | milo |
| socks | nogavice |
| spoon | žlica |
| table | miza |
| toilet | stranišče |
| toothbrush | zobna ščetka |
| toothpaste | zobna pasta |
| towel | brisača |
| umbrella | dežnik |
| underwear | spodnje perilo |
| wall | stena |
| wallet | denarnica |
| window | okno |
| telephone | telefon |
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| this | to |
| that | tisto |
| these | ti |
| those | tisti |
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| Questions | |
| how? | kako? |
| what? | kaj? |
| who? | kdo? |
| why? | zakaj? |
| where? | kje? |
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| different objects | različni predmeti |
| art | umetnost |
| bank | banka |
| beach | plaža |
| book | knjiga |
| by bicycle | s kolesom |
| by bus | z avtobusom |
| by car | z avtomobilom |
| by train | z vlakom |
| cafe | kavarna |
| country | država |
| desert | puščava |
| dictionary | slovar |
| earth | zemlja |
| flowers | cvetje |
| football | nogomet |
| forest | gozd |
| game | igra |
| garden | vrt |
| geography | geografija |
| history | zgodovina |
| house | hiša |
| island | otok |
| lake | jezero |
| library | knjižnica |
| math | matematika |
| moon | luna |
| mountain | gora |
| movies | filmi |
| music | glasba |
| ocean | ocean |
| office | pisarna |
| on foot | peš |
| player | igralec |
| river | reka |
| science | znanost |
| sea | morje |
| sky | nebo |
| soccer | nogomet |
| stars | zvezde |
| supermarket | veleblagovnica |
| swimming pool | bazen |
| theater | gledališče |
| tree | drevo |
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| weather | vreme |
| bad weather | slabo vreme |
| cloudy | oblačno |
| cold | mrzlo |
| cool | hladno |
| foggy | megleno |
| hot | vroče |
| nice weather | lepo vreme |
| pouring | lije |
| rain | dež |
| raining | dežuje |
| snow | sneg |
| snowing | sneži |
| ice | led |
| sunny | sončno |
| windy | vetrovno |
| spring | pomlad |
| summer | poletje |
| autumn | jesen |
| winter | zima |
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| people | ljudje |
| aunt | teta |
| baby | otrok |
| brother | brat |
| cousin | sestrična |
| daughter | hči |
| dentist | zobozdravnik |
| doctor | zdravnik |
| father | oče |
| grandfather | dedek |
| grandmother | babica |
| husband | mož |
| mother | mati |
| nephew | nečak |
| niece | nečakinja |
| nurse | medicinska sestra |
| policeman | policist |
| postman | poštar |
| professor | profesor |
| son | sin |
| teacher | učitelj |
| uncle | stric |
| wife | žena |
Vocabulary and expressions have a very important role in Slovene, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with the Slovenian Vocabulary, you might want to check the rest of our Slovene lessons here: Learn Slovene. Don't forget to bookmark this page.