Language/Slovenian/Vocabulary/How-to-Say-Hello-and-Greetings
< Language | Slovenian | Vocabulary
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Rate this lesson: 
🤗 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
- If you want to greet someone formally, in a polite way, you can say "Pozdravljeni" (to a man) or "Pozdravljena" (to a woman).
- 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:
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/