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🤗 Slovak Greetings for Everyday Life
Hi Slovak learners! 😃
Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in Slovak?
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 Slovak, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.
Let’s get started! 🤗
Greetings
| English | Slovak |
|---|---|
| general daytime greeting | Dobrý deň! |
| early morning greeting | Dobré ráno! |
| afternoon greeting (not often used, used Dobrý deň during the afternoon instead) | Dobré popoludnie! |
| evening greeting | Dobrý večer! |
| nighttime greeting | Dobrú noc! |
| informal greeting spoken to one person | Ahoj! |
| informal greeting spoken to a group of people | Ahojte! |
| informal greeting | Nazdar! |
| informal greeting | Čau! |
| how are you? formal | Ako sa máte? |
| how are you? informal | Ako sa máš? |
| how are things? informal | Ako sa ti darí? |
| reply to Ako sa mate and Ako sa maš | Ďakujem, dobre/ fajn. |
| reply to Ako sa mate, Ako sa maš, and Ako sa ti dari | Dobre! |
| welcome greeting spoken to one person | Vitaj! |
| welcome greeting spoken to a group of people | Vitajte! |
Sources
Polyglot Club thanks Jennifer Runner for her outstanding work in collecting some of the phrases for this Slovak lesson. 👍
Her objective is, like the Polyglot Club, to promote intercultural communication and understanding and to raise awareness of linguistic diversity in the world. ✨
- More information on her website: http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/