Today's episode is about the controversial construction of the shopping center Mirage right on the edge of the Žilina’s protected historical monuments. In the Slovak lesson, you are going to learn some words for shopping and practice them a little bit in a short conversation. You will also learn how to say “I can’t decide” in Slovak. Lastly, you will practice more pronunciation of an authentic Slovak material.

Episode notes
Today I’m talking, again, about one of my favorite towns - Žilina. This time it is about the controversial construction of the shopping center Mirage right on the edge of the Žilina’s protected historical monuments. In the Slovak lesson, you are going to learn some words from my shopping vocabulary and practice it a little bit in a short conversation. You will also learn how to say “I can't decide” in Slovak. Lastly, you will practice more pronunciation of an authentic Slovak material.

Slovak lesson
1.     obchod (shop)
2.     obchodný dom (department store)
3.     obchodné stredisko (shopping center)
4.     nákup (shopping)
5.     nákupné stredisko (shopping center)
6.     reštaurácia (restaurant)
7.     kaviareň (cafe)
8.     potraviny (groceries)
9.     drogéria (drug store)
10. oblečenie (clothing)
11. obuv (footwear)
12. hračky (toys)
13. elektronika (electronics)
14. klenoty/klenotníctvo (jewels/jewelry)
15. zlatníctvo (jewelry/ goldsmithing)
16. kníhkupectvo (bookstore)
17. lekáreň (pharmacy)
18. mini-golf (mini-golf)
19. bowling (bowling)
20. čistiareň (dry cleaning)
21. parkovisko (parking lot)

Short conversation
P: Predavačka (Shopping assistant)
K: Kupujúca (Female buyer)
P: Dobrý deň. Môžem vám pomôcť? (Hello. Can I help you?)
K: Dobrý deň. Neviem sa rozhodnúť. (Hello. I can‘t decide.)
P: Čo hľadáte? (What are you looking for?)
K: Niečo v móde. (Something in style.)
P: Máte niečo konkrétne na mysli? (Do you have something specific in mind?)
K: Neviem, nie som si istá. (I don't know, I'm not sure.)
P: Je to pre nejakú príležitosť? (Is it for some occasion?)
K: Áno, šéfka ma pozvala na záhradnú párty. (Yes, the boss-lady invited me to the garden party.)
P: Myslím, že pekná blúzka a nohavice by sa na to hodili. Poďte, ukážem vám ich. (I think a nice blouse and trousers would go well with it. Come, I will show them to you. )
K: Ďakujem. (Thank you.)

Nápis nad kamennou vežou v Mirage (The inscription above the stone tower in Mirage):

„Na tomto mieste stála pôvodná mestská veža ako súčasť mestského opevnenia - valov. Bola vybudovaná pravdepodobne v roku 1450 -1474. Valcovitá veža mala kamenné základy široké tri metre, jej vnútorný priemer bol osem metrov. Základy veže boli objavené archeologickým výskumom v roku 2008. Rekonštrukcia veže do súčastnej podoby bola urobená v roku 2010, aby súčastníkom i budúcim generáciam pripomínala bohatú históriu mesta Žiliny.“

Timestamps
00:29 Introduction to the episode
02:34 Castle in the shopping center?
09:18 Slovak lesson
15:38 Short conversation
25:00 Practice an authentic material
30:15 Final thoughts

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