Language/Slovenian/Vocabulary/How-to-Say-Hello-and-Greetings

🤗 Slovenian Greetings for Everyday Life

Hi Slovenian learners! 😃

Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in Slovenian?

Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.

If you’re planning a trip to the country or are trying to learn Slovenian, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.

Let’s get started! 🤗

Greetings

1. If you want to greet someone formally, in a polite way, you can say "Pozdravljeni" (to a man) or "Pozdravljena" (to a woman).
2. However, if you want to greet this person very informally, you can say "Živjo".

English	slovenščina (Slovenian)
general greeting spoken to a man (formal)	Pozdravljeni
general greeting spoken to a woman (formal)	Pozdravljena
Hello (General greeting: informal)	Živjo Zdravo (in cities)
Hello (on phone)	Halo
general greeting	Pozdravljen
informal greeting	Pozdrav
general daytime greeting	Dober dan
early morning greeting	Dobro jutro
evening greeting	Dober večer
how are you? formal	Kako se imate?
how are you? informal	Kako se imaš?
how are you? informal	Kako si?
reply to Kako se imate, Kako se imaš, and Kako si	Dobro
reply to Kako se imate, Kako se imaš, and Kako si	Dobro, hvala
welcome greeting	Dobrodošli
welcome greeting spoken to a man	Dobrodošel
welcome greeting spoken to a woman	Dobrodošla
general greeting used in Ljubljana [slv-upp]	Živio
general greeting used in Ljubljana [slv-upp]	Živijo
general greeting used in coastal regions [slv-lit]	Čau
general greeting used in Maribor [slv-slh]	Zdravo
general greeting to a man in the Prekmurian dialect [slv-pre]	Zdrav bojdi
general greeting to a woman in the Prekmurian dialect [slv-pre]	Zdrava bojdi

Dialogue

Here's an example dialogue using some of the words we just learned:

• Zdravo!

Hi!

• Dober dan, kako ste?

Good day, how are you?

• Lep pozdrav!

Kind regards!

• Dober večer!

Good evening!

• Kako kaj?

How are you doing?

• Hvala, dobro sem. In ti?

Thank you, I'm fine. And you?

• Lepo pozdravljeni!

Welcome!

• Nasvidenje!

Goodbye!

• Adijo!

Bye!

• Se vidimo kmalu!

See you soon!

Related lessons

Here are some other vocabulary lessons in Slovenian you might find interesting:

• Food and Drink
• Numbers
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• Colors
• Family

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovenian_language
• https://www.omniglot.com/writing/slovenian.htm
• https://slovenia-trips.com/slovenian-phrases-greetings/
• https://www.slovenia.info/en/plan-your-trip/useful-information/phrases-in-slovenian
• https://www.speaklanguages.com/slovenian/phrases/common-phrases
• http://polyglotclub.fr/language.php?question_id=36442
• http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/

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