Slovenian

Slovenian - Basic Vocabulary

This is a collection of basic vocabulary for the Slovenian language, including around 200 words.

1. Numbers

Learn to count and express quantities with basic numerals, cardinal and ordinal numbers, and numerical expressions

0

nič

zero

1

ena

one

2

dva

two

3

tri

three

4

štiri

four

5

pet

five

6

šest

six

7

sedem

seven

8

osem

eight

9

devet

nine

10

deset

ten

11

enajst

eleven

12

dvanajst

twelve

13

trinajst

thirteen

14

štirinajst

fourteen

15

petnajst

fifteen

16

šestnajst

sixteen

17

sedemnajst

seventeen

18

osemnajst

eighteen

19

devetnajst

nineteen

20

dvajset

twenty

30

trideset

thirty

40

štirideset

forty

50

petdeset

fifty

60

šestdeset

sixty

70

sedemdeset

seventy

80

osemdeset

eighty

90

devetdeset

ninety

100

sto

hundred

1K

tisoč

thousand

1M

milijon

million

2. Colors

Explore basic and advanced colors, shades, and descriptive terms for talking about the visual world around you

bel

white

črn

black

🔴

rdeč

red

🔵

moder

blue

🟡

rumen

yellow

🟢

zelen

green

🟣

vijolična

purple

🟤

rjav

brown

🟠

oranžna

orange

🌸

roza

pink

zlat

gold

🌑

srebrn

silver

☁️

siv

grey

3. Animals

Discover vocabulary for domestic pets, farm animals, wild creatures, and exotic species from around the world

🐶

pes

dog

🐱

mačka

cat

🐴

konj

horse

🐮

krava

cow

🐷

prašič

pig

🐦

ptica

bird

🐟

riba

fish

🐭

miš

mouse

🦊

lisica

fox

🐇

zajec

rabbit

🐻

medved

bear

🐼

panda

panda

🐨

koala

koala

🐘

slon

elephant

🐢

želva

turtle

🦒

žirafa

giraffe

🦆

raca

duck

🕷️

pajek

spider

4. People

Learn words for immediate and extended family members, relationships, and terms for describing different types of people

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

družina

family

🧔

moški

man

👩

ženska

woman

👦

fant

boy

👧

deklica

girl

👶

otrok

child

👨‍🦳

oče

father

👩‍🦳

mati

mother

👴

dedek

grandfather

👵

babica

grandmother

🧑‍🦰

brat

brother

👩‍🦱

sestra

sister

🧑

prijatelj

friend

👥

ljudje

people

🙋

oseba

person

5. Objects

Build vocabulary for everyday items, household objects, tools, and common things you encounter in daily life

🏠

hiša

house

🏢

stavba

building

🏫

šola

school

🏪

trgovina

store

🛣️

cesta

road

🌆

mesto

city

🌳

drevo

tree

💧

voda

water

☀️

sonce

sun

☁️

oblak

cloud

📚

knjiga

book

🖊️

pero

pen

📱

telefon

phone

🔑

ključ

key

🚗

avto

car

6. Food

Master vocabulary for meals, snacks, beverages, cooking ingredients, and different types of cuisine from various cultures

🍎

jabolko

apple

🍌

banana

banana

🍞

kruh

bread

🧀

sir

cheese

🥩

meso

meat

🥛

mleko

milk

kava

coffee

🍵

čaj

tea

💧

voda

water

🍺

pivo

beer

🍷

vino

wine

🍽️

hrana

food

🍳

jajce

egg

🍚

riž

rice

🥕

zelenjava

vegetables

7. Time

Learn to express time concepts including days of the week, months, seasons, clock times, and temporal expressions

☀️

dan

day

🌙

noč

night

ura

hour

🗓️

teden

week

📅

mesec

month

🗓️

leto

year

🗓️

ponedeljek

Monday

🗓️

torek

Tuesday

🗓️

sreda

Wednesday

🗓️

četrtek

Thursday

🗓️

petek

Friday

🗓️

sobota

Saturday

🗓️

nedelja

Sunday

🌅

jutro

morning

🌆

večer

evening

🕛

zdaj

now

🔜

kmalu

soon

🕒

čas

time

8. Verbs

Essential action words and verbs for describing activities, states of being, and both physical and mental actions

🗣️

govoriti

to speak

🚶

hoditi

to walk

🏃

teči

to run

🍽️

jesti

to eat

🍷

piti

to drink

😴

spati

to sleep

📖

brati

to read

✍️

pisati

to write

👀

videti

to see

👂

slišati

to hear

💭

misliti

to think

🤔

vedeti

to know

❤️

ljubiti

to love

👍

všeč mi je

to like

👋

priti

to come

🚪

odpreti

to open

🔒

zapreti

to close

💡

učiti se

to learn

dati

to give

💸

kupiti

to buy

9. Adjectives

Expand your descriptive vocabulary with words for qualities, characteristics, emotions, and properties of things

😊

srečen

happy

😢

žalosten

sad

😠

jezen

angry

👍

dober

good

👎

slab

bad

⬆️

velik

big

⬇️

majhen

small

🆕

nov

new

🕰️

star

old

💯

veliko

many

🤏

nekaj

few

🥵

vroč

hot

🥶

mrzel

cold

💪

močan

strong

👶

šibak

weak

lep

beautiful

👹

grd

ugly

pravilen

correct

napačen

wrong

hiter

fast

10. Connectors

Master conjunctions, transitions, and linking expressions to connect ideas and create more complex, flowing sentences

in

and

➡️

ampak

but

👉

ali

or

🤔

ker

because

👉

tako

so

🤨

vendar

however

🤔

zato

therefore

tudi

also

🕒

ko

when

🤔

če

if

🕒

pred

before

🕒

po

after

🕒

od

since

🕒

medtem ko

while

11. Professions

Learn vocabulary for various careers, occupations, and professional roles across different industries and sectors

👨‍🏫

učitelj

teacher

🧑‍⚕️

zdravnik

doctor

👩‍💻

inženir

engineer

👨‍🍳

kuhar

chef

🧑‍🌾

kmet

farmer

👮

policist

police officer

🧑‍🎨

umetnik

artist

🧑‍💼

pisarniški delavec

office worker

🔬

znanstvenik

scientist

🛒

prodajalec

salesperson

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