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
Your Slovenian Journey Starts Now!
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