In this episode you will learn some greetings and other small, but important words in Slovak. The next time you see your friends or family in Slovakia, you can impress them with your newly learned vocabulary. You are also going to find out how many castles and châteaux are in Slovakia and listen to a Legend about Spiš Castle and the beautiful Hedviga.

Episode Notes

This is Season 1 so we are starting with the basic Slovak words and phrases. In the following seasons we will move to more advanced material.

In addition to learning language, you will get some interesting facts, stories, and other information about practically anything Slovak, all in English!

However, at the end of my show, I will have a story in the Slovak language. This is mainly for more advanced students of Slovak, but even complete beginners should listen to the rhythm and intonation of the Slovak language.

Refer to the timestamps below to skip to the section you are interested in:
1:03 - Information about the podcast
1:40 - The goal of this episode
2:21 - Today's fun fact
2:52 - A story from my memories
5:04 - Introduction to the formal and informal way of address in Slovak
5:57 - Learning Slovak greetings
7:48 - Learning "magic words" in Slovak
9:00 - Recap of learning the greetings and "magic words"
11:10 - Legend of Spiš Castle and the beautiful Hedviga
18:56 - My little suggestion

Review
1.    Dobrý deň - Good day or Hello
2.    Dovidenia - Goodbye
3.    Ahoj - Hello, Hi
4.    Čau - Hello, Hi
5.    Haló - Hello
6.    Dopočutia - Until I hear from you again
7.    Prepáčte - Excuse me
8.    Áno - Yes
9.    Možno - Maybe
10.  Nie - No
11.  Počúvajte! - Listen!
12.  Zopakujte! - Repeat!
13.  Čo na to poviete? What do you say?

Legend of the Spiš castle and the beautiful Hedviga

To get the free copy of the full transcript of the legend, send an email with subject LEGEND OF SPIS CASTLE at [email protected]