In the last episode, we practiced some irregular Slovak verbs with the -ieť ending in the past tense. Today we’re going to look at the Slovak reflexive verbs in the past tense and continue to practice them in a short conversation.

Episode notes
In the last episode, we practiced some Slovak verbs with the -ieť ending in the past tense. Today we’re going to look at the Slovak reflexive verbs (umývať sa, učiť sa, robiť si, myslieť si, variť si) in the past tense and continue to practice them in a short conversation.

Slovak lesson

Verb “umývať sa” (to wash oneself)
Singular:
1. umýval som sa; umývala som sa (I washed myself)
2. umýval si sa; umývala si sa (you washed yourself)
3. umýval sa (he washed himself)
    umývala sa (she washed herself)
    umývalo sa (it washed itself)

  Plural:
1. umývali sme sa (we washed ourselves)
2. umývali ste sa (you washed yourselves)
3. umývali sa (they washed themselves)

Verb “učiť sa” (to learn oneself)
Singular:
1. učil/-a som sa (I learned myself)
2. učil/-a si sa (you learned yourself)
3. učil sa (he learned himself)
     učila sa she learned herself
     učilo sa (it learned itself)

Plural:
1. učili sme sa (we learned ourselves)
2. učili ste sa (you learned yourselves)
3. učili sa (they learned themselves)

Verb robiť si (to do or to make something (stg.) for oneself)
Singular:
1. robil som si (m.), robila som si (f.) (I was doing/making stg. for myself)
2. robil si si (m.), robila si si (f.) (you were doing/making stg. for yourself)
3. robil si (he was doing/making stg. for himself)
    robila si (she was doing/making stg. for herself)
    robilo si (it was doing/making stg. for itself)

Plural:
1. robili sme si (we were doing/making stg. for ourselves)
2. robili ste (you were doing/making stg. for yourselves)
3. robili si (they were doing/making stg. for themselves)

Verb myslieť si (to think oneself)
Singular:
1. myslel som si; myslela som si (I thought to myself)
2. myslel si si; myslela si si (you thought to yourself)
3. myslel si (he thought to himself)
    myslela si (she thought to herself)
    myslelo si (it thought to itself)

Plural:
1. mysleli sme si (we thought to ourselves)
2. mysleli ste si (you thought to yourselves)
3. mysleli si (they thought to themselves)

Verb “variť si” (to cook for oneself)
Singular:
1. varil som si; varila som si (I cooked for myself)
2. varil si si; varila si si (you cook for yourself)
3. varil si (he cooks for himself)
     varila si (she cooks for herself)
     varilo si (it cooks for itself)

  Plural:
1. varili sme si (we cook for ourselves)
2. varili ste si (you cook for yourselves)
3. varili si (they cook for themselves)

Timestamps:
00:25 Introduction to the episode
01:50 Slovak lesson
10:03 Short Conversation
12:33 Final thoughts
 

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