Today’s episode is about customs and traditions on St. Barbara's Day. In the Slovak lesson, you’re going to expand your vocabulary with a few new words. You will also learn how to say “I was born" in Slovak. At the end you can find my Slovak legend about St. Barbara.

Episode notes
Today’s episode is about customs and traditions on St. Barbara's Day. In the Slovak lesson, you’re going to expand your vocabulary with a few new words. You will also learn how to say “I was born" in Slovak. At the end you can find my Slovak story about St. Barbara.

Slovak lesson
1.     svätá (saint)
2.     patrónka (patroness/ in our case: patron saint)
Svätá Barbora ja patrónka baníkov. (Saint Barbara is the patron saint of miners.)
3.     baník / baníci (miner / miners)
Baníci oslavujú sviatok svojej patrónky.(Miners celebrate the holiday of their patron saint.)
4.     sviatok (holiday)
5.     štátny sviatok (public holiday or bank holiday)
Sviatok Svätej Barbory nie je štátny sviatok. (Saint Barbara's Day is not a public holiday.)
6. obchod / obchody (shop / shops)
7. zariadenie / zariadenia (facility / facilities)
8. spoločenské zariadenia (social facilities)
Obchody a spoločenské zariadenia sú otvorené. (Shops and social facilities are open.)
9. narodiť sa (to be born)
(Musc.) narodil som sa /(Fem.) narodila som sa (I was born.)
Barbora sa narodila v Turecku. Fem. (Barbara was born in Turkey.)
10. pochádzať / pochádzam (to come / I come from)
Pochádzam zo Slovenska. (I come from Slovakia.)
Pochádzam z robotníckej rodiny. (I come from a working class family.)
Barbora pochádzala z obchodníckej rodiny. (Barbara came from a merchant family.)
11. narodil som sa / narodila som sa ( I was born. / I was born.)
Narodila som sa v decembri. (I was born in December.)
Narodil som sa v roku ...

Timestamps
00:31 Introduction to the episode
02:20 Slovak "Witches' Days"
05:48 About St. Barbara
08:48 Customs and traditions on St. Barbara's Day in Slovakia
11:40 Slovak lesson
24:24 Legend of St. Barbora in Slovak
26:56 Final thoughts

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