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<div class="pg_page_title">🤗 '''Slovenian''' Greetings for Everyday Life</div>
<div style="font-size:280%;">🤗 '''Slovenian''' Greetings for Everyday Life</div>
 
Hi Slovenian learners! 😃
Hi Slovenian learners! 😃


Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in '''Slovenian'''?  
Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in '''Slovenian'''?  
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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.
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! 🤗
Let’s get started! 🤗
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# However, if you want to greet this person very informally, you can say "Živjo".
# However, if you want to greet this person very informally, you can say "Živjo".


 
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!'''English'''
!'''English'''
!'''Slovenian'''
!'''slovenščina (Slovenian)'''
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|general greeting spoken to a man
|general greeting spoken to a man (formal)
|Pozdravljeni
|Pozdravljeni
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|-


|general greeting spoken to a woman
|general greeting spoken to a woman (formal)
|Pozdravljena
|Pozdravljena
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|Hello (General greeting: informal)
|Živjo
Zdravo (''in cities'')
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|Hello (on phone)
|Halo
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==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!
==Other Lessons==
Here are some other vocabulary lessons in Slovenian you might find interesting:
* [[Language/Slovenian/Vocabulary/Food and Drink|Food and Drink]]
* [[Language/Slovenian/Vocabulary/Numbers|Numbers]]
* [[Language/Slovenian/Vocabulary/Verbs|Verbs]]
* [[Language/Slovenian/Vocabulary/Colors|Colors]]
* [[Language/Slovenian/Vocabulary/Family|Family]]


==Sources==
==Sources==
Polyglot Club thanks '''Jennifer Runner''' for her outstanding work in collecting some of the phrases for this Slovenian lesson. 👍


Her objective is, like the Polyglot Club, to promote intercultural communication and understanding and to raise awareness of linguistic diversity in the world.
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovenian_language
 
* https://www.omniglot.com/writing/slovenian.htm
*More information on her website: http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/
* 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/


==Free Slovenian Lessons==
==Free Slovenian Lessons==
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[[Category:Jennifers]]
[[Category:Jennifers]]
==Other Lessons==
* [[Language/Slovenian/Vocabulary/Feelings-and-Emotions|Feelings and Emotions]]
* [[Language/Slovenian/Vocabulary/Animals|Animals]]
* [[Language/Slovenian/Vocabulary/Clothes|Clothes]]
* [[Language/Slovenian/Vocabulary/Useful-phrases|Useful phrases]]
* [[Language/Slovenian/Vocabulary/Colors|Colors]]
* [[Language/Slovenian/Vocabulary/Countries-Države|Countries Države]]
* [[Language/Slovenian/Vocabulary/Family|Family]]
* [[Language/Slovenian/Vocabulary/Drinks|Drinks]]
* [[Language/Slovenian/Vocabulary/Numbers|Numbers]]
* [[Language/Slovenian/Vocabulary/Fruits|Fruits]]
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Latest revision as of 12:30, 27 March 2023

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🤗 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[edit | edit source]

  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[edit | edit source]

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!

Other Lessons[edit | edit source]

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

Sources[edit | edit source]

Free Slovenian Lessons[edit | edit source]

Language Exchange[edit | edit source]

Forum[edit | edit source]

Tools[edit | edit source]

Marketplace[edit | edit source]

Other Lessons[edit | edit source]