March 22, 2023

How to say "I got a letter from my brother" in Slovak; Nouns - Genitive case with prepositions od, bez, 2/2; About World Water Day; Waterfalls of Slovakia; S4 E7

30 minutes

Today, I’m talking about World Water Day in Slovakia. In the Slovak lesson we will continue talking and practicing Genitive case of Slovak nouns in singular and then you’ll practice it in short sentences. You will also learn how to ask “I got a letter from my brother.“ in Slovak. At the end of this episode, you can listen to my story about the importance of water in Slovak.

Episode notes
Today, I’m talking about World Water Day. In the Slovak lesson we will continue talking and practicing Genitive case of Slovak nouns in singular and then you’ll practice it in short sentences. You will also learn how to ask “I got a letter from my brother.“ in Slovak. At the end of this episode, you can listen to my story about the importance of water in Slovak.

Slovak lesson

A: Od koho si dostal list? (From whom did you get the letter?)
B: Od brata. Dostal som list od brata. Brat mi poslal list.( From my brother. I got a letter from my brother. My brother sent me a letter.)

A: Od koho si dostal balík? (From whom did you get the package?)
B: Od mamy. Dostal som balík od mamy. Mama mi poslala balík. (From my mom. I got a package from my mom. My mom sent me a package.)

A: Od koho si to počul? (From whom did you hear it?)
B: Od Petra. Počul som to od Petra. Peter mi to povedal. (From Peter. I heard it from Peter. Peter told me.)

A: Od koho ideš? (From whose house are you coming?)
B: Od sestry. Idem od sestry. Práve som odišiel od sestry. (From my sister‘s. I'm coming from my sister’s house. I just left my sister's house. I just visited my sister.)

A: Bez koho nemôžeš odísť? (Without whom can't you leave?)
B: Bez kamaráta. Nemôžem odísť bez kamaráta. (Without a friend. I can't leave without a friend.)

A: Bez koho nemôžeš žiť? (Without whom can't you live?)
B: Bez môjho dievčaťa. Nemôžem žiť bez môjho dievčaťa. (Without my girlfriend. I cannot live without my girlfriend.)

A: To si rozhodol sám, bez šéfa? (Did you decide that yourself, without a boss?)
B: Áno, bez šéfa. Šéf nemusí vedieť o všetkom. (Yes, without a boss. The boss does not need to know about everything.)

A: Ideš na poľovačku bez psa? (Are you going hunting without a dog?)
B: Áno, nemám psa a tak idem na poľovačku bez psa. (Yes, I don't have a dog, so I'm going hunting without a dog.)

Timestamps
00:29 Introduction to the episode
02:31 World Water Day
03:01 Fun fact 1
06:30 Fun fact 2
08:07 Fun fact 3
12:40 Slovak lesson
25:35 Water Day (in Slovak)
28:53 Final thoughts

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