Today's episode is about traditions and customs connected to  the name day of St. Catherine. In Slovak lesson you will learn how to conjugate Slovak verbs in the present tense and how to use them in short sentences. At the end of the episode, you can listen to the St. Catherine’s legend. This time it is for intermediate and advanced learners.

Episode note  
Today I am starting the series of old pre-Christmas traditions connected to various name days. In the Slovak lesson you will learn how to conjugate Slovak verbs in the present tense and how to use them in short sentences. At the end of my episode, you will find my version of St. Catherine’s legend. This time it is for intermediate and advanced learners, but everyone can listen to it to practice their listening skills. 

Slovak Lesson
1.     The Endings of the Present Tense:
Singular: -m  (I); -š (you); --- (he, she, it) 
Plural:   -me (we); -te (you);  -jú, -ú, -ia (they)

2.     The Present Tense of the Verb “mať” (to have)
Singular:                      Plural:
mám (I have)             máme (we have)
máš (you have)        máte  (you have)
má (he, she, it has) majú (they have)

3.     The Present Tense of the Verb “čítať” (to read)
Singular:                            Plural:     
čítam (I read)                  čítame (we read)
čítaš (you read)             čítate (you read)
číta (he, she, it reads) čítajú (they read)

4.     The Present Tense of the Verb “bývať” (to live or reside)
Singular:                           Plural: 
bývam (I live)                 bývame (we live)
bývaš (you live)             bývate (you live)
býva (he, she, it lives) bývajú (they live)

Short sentences:
1.     To je Peter. (This is Peter.)
2.     On je študent. (He is a student.)
3.     Peter má 19 rokov. (Peter is 19 years old.)
4.     On je vysoký. (He is tall)
5.     Peter býva v Bratislave. (Peter lives in Bratislava.)
6.     Peter číta email. (Peter is reading / reads an email.)
7.     To je pani Kováčová. (This is Mrs. Kováčová)
8.     Ona je profesorka. (She is a professor.)
9.     Profesorka Kováčová má 43 rokov. (Professor Kováčová is 43 years old.)
10. Ona nebýva v Bratislave. (She doesn‘t live in Bratislava.)
11. Ona býva v Prešove. (She lives in Prešov.)
12. Profesorka Kováčová učí slovenský jazyk. (Professor Kováčová teaches Slovak language.)

Timestamps
00:30 Information about the episode
01:50 Blending the American and Slovak holidays
03:15 Fun fact
04:17 I share with you today
04:49 My experience as a student at the University of Pittsburgh
07:01 My idea about pre-Christmas traditions
08:28 Slovak lesson
22:08 Slovak customs and traditions
26:09 Legend of St. Catherine
30:10 Prognosis on St. Catherine

To get the free copy of the full transcript of my legend, send an email with subject LEGEND OF ST. KATARINA at [email protected] 
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