Živjo! Hello! / Hi!

Dobro jutro! Good morning!

Dober dan! Good day! / Hello!

Dober večer! Good evening!

Lahko noč! Good night!

Adijo! Goodbye!

Se vidimo! See you!

Se vidimo kasneje! See you later!

2. Politeness

Slovenian English

Hvala. Thank you.

Najlepša hvala. Thank you very much.

Prosim. Please / You're welcome.

Oprostite. Excuse me / I'm sorry.

Oprosti. Sorry. (informal)

Ni za kaj. You're welcome.

Ni problema. No problem.

3. Introducing Yourself

Slovenian English

Kako ti je ime? What is your name?

Ime mi je Marko. My name is Marko.

Me veseli. Nice to meet you.

Od kod si? Where are you from?

Sem iz Slovenije. I am from Slovenia.

Koliko si star? How old are you?

Star sem petnajst let. I am fifteen years old.

4. Questions

Slovenian English

Kaj je to? What is that?

Kdo je to? Who is that?

Kje si? Where are you?

Kam greš? Where are you going?

Kdaj? When?

Zakaj? Why?

Kako? How?

Koliko? How much? / How many?

Kateri? Which?

5. Yes / No / Agreement

Slovenian English

Da. Yes.

Ne. No.

Mogoče. Maybe.

Seveda. Of course.

Točno. Exactly.

Imaš prav. You're right.

Strinjam se. I agree.

Ne strinjam se. I disagree.

6. Everyday Conversation

Slovenian English

Kako si? How are you?

Dobro sem. I'm fine.

Kaj delaš? What are you doing?

Nič posebnega. Nothing special.

Kaj je novega? What's new?

To je zanimivo. That's interesting.

Res? Really?

Bomo videli. We'll see.

Se vidimo pozneje. See you later.

7. Feelings

Slovenian English

Srečen sem. I am happy.

Žalosten sem. I am sad.

Utrujen sem. I am tired.

Jezen sem. I am angry.

Živčen sem. I am nervous.

Zaseden sem. I am busy.

Strah me je. I am afraid.

Dobro sem razpoložen. I'm in a good mood.

8. Likes & Dislikes

Slovenian English

Všeč mi je. I like it.

Ni mi všeč. I don't like it.

Rad imam glasbo. I like music.

Ne maram tega. I don't like this.

Obožujem glasbo. I love music.

Ne maram dežja. I don't like rain.

Zelo mi je všeč. I like it very much.

9. Family & People

Slovenian English

To je moj brat. This is my brother.

To je moja sestra. This is my sister.

To je moja mama. This is my mother.

To je moj oče. This is my father.

Imam veliko družino. I have a big family.

On je moj prijatelj. He is my friend.

Ona je moja prijateljica. She is my friend.

10. School

Slovenian English

Hodim v šolo. I go to school.

Sem v šoli. I am at school.

Imam domačo nalogo. I have homework.

To je moja knjiga. This is my book.

Kje je moj razred? Where is my classroom?

Ne razumem. I don't understand.

Razumem. I understand.

Ali lahko ponovite? Can you repeat?

11. Food & Drink

Slovenian English

Lačen sem. I am hungry.

Žejen sem. I am thirsty.

Hočem vodo. I want water.

Dal bi si kavo. I'd like a coffee.

To je okusno. This is delicious.

Zelo dobro je. It's very good.

Ne želim več. I don't want any more.

Lahko dobim jedilni list? Can I have the menu?

12. Shopping

Slovenian English

Koliko stane? How much does it cost?

To je drago. It's expensive.

To je predrago. It's too expensive.

Imate to v drugi barvi? Do you have this in another color?

Imate večjo velikost? Do you have a larger size?

Samo gledam. I'm just looking.

Vzel bom to. I'll take this.

Lahko plačam s kartico? Can I pay by card?

13. Directions & Travel

Slovenian English

Kje je postaja? Where is the station?

Kje je letališče? Where is the airport?

Pojdite naravnost. Go straight.

Zavijte levo. Turn left.

Zavijte desno. Turn right.

Je daleč? Is it far?

Je blizu? Is it nearby?

Izgubil sem se. I'm lost.

14. Time

Slovenian English

Koliko je ura? What time is it?

Danes. Today.

Jutri. Tomorrow.

Včeraj. Yesterday.

Zdaj. Now.

Pozneje. Later.

Zjutraj. In the morning.

Zvečer. In the evening.

Čez nekaj časa. In a little while.

15. Weather

Slovenian English

Kakšno je vreme? How is the weather?

Sončno je. It's sunny.

Dežuje. It's raining.

Sneži. It's snowing.

Oblačno je. It's cloudy.

Hladno je. It's cold.

Toplo je. It's warm.

Vroče je. It's hot.

Piha veter. It's windy.

16. Phone & Internet

Slovenian English

Kakšna je tvoja telefonska številka? What is your phone number?

Pošlji mi sporočilo. Send me a message.

Pokliči me. Call me.

Nimam interneta. I don't have internet.

Nimam signala. I don't have a signal.

Telefon se mi prazni. My phone is running out of battery.

Kakšno je geslo za Wi-Fi? What is the Wi-Fi password?

Se vidimo na spletu. See you online.

17. Problems & Emergencies

Slovenian English

Na pomoč! Help!

Potrebujem pomoč. I need help.

Pokličite policijo! Call the police!

Pokličite rešilca! Call an ambulance!

Imamo težavo. We have a problem.

Kaj se je zgodilo? What happened?

Ste se izgubili? Are you lost?

Ne skrbi. Don't worry.

18. Common Expressions

Slovenian English

Res? Really?

Resno? Seriously?

Brez problema. No problem.

Nič hudega. It's okay / No worries.

Super! Great!

To je odlično! That's excellent!

V redu. Okay. / All right.

Seveda. Of course.

Točno tako. Exactly.

19. Useful Sentence Patterns

Slovenian English

Želim se naučiti slovenščine. I want to learn Slovenian.

Hočem iti domov. I want to go home.

Moram iti. I have to go.

Lahko sedem? Can I sit down?

Lahko vprašam? Can I ask?

Ne vem. I don't know.

Ne vem, kaj naj naredim. I don't know what to do.

Mislim, da ja. I think so.

Mislim, da ne. I don't think so.

Trudim se. I'm trying.

20. Short Natural Dialogue

Slovenian English

Živjo! Kako si? Hi! How are you?

Dobro sem, hvala. Kaj pa ti? I'm fine, thanks. And you?

Tudi jaz sem dobro. Kaj delaš? I'm fine too. What are you doing?

Učim se slovenščino. I'm learning Slovenian.

Res? To je super! Really? That's great!

Ja, slovenščina je zanimiva. Yes, Slovenian is interesting.

Veliko sreče! Good luck!

Hvala! Thank you!