January 04, 2023

How to say "New Year's resolution" in Slovak; How to say " I will be good" in Slovak; Future tense of Slovak verbs 1; New Year's resolution verbs; Three Kings customs and traditions in Slovakia; S3 E23;

23 minutes

Today's episode is about the Three Kings Holiday in Slovakia. In the Slovak lesson you will review some Slovak verbs and learn about the Slovak future tense. You will also learn how to say “New Year’s resolution” in Slovak. At the end of my episode, you will find some examples of “New Year’s resolution”.

Episode notes
In the last episode, I told you about New Year’s Eve in Slovakia. Today I am going to tell you about the Three Kings Holiday in Slovakia. In the Slovak lesson you will review some verbs and learn about the Slovak future tense. You will also learn how to say “New Year’s resolution” in Slovak. At the end of my episode, you will find some possible “New Year’s resolution” sentences.

Slovak lesson
Verb byť – to be in the future tense”
budem I will be budeme we will be
budeš you will be budete you will be
bude he /she/it will be budú they will be

Čítať – to read (future tense)
budem čítať I will read budeme čítať we will read
budeš čítať you will read budete čítať you will read
bude čítať he /she/ it will read budú čítať they will read

Review of some Slovak verbs in the infinitive :
1. to eat (jesť)
2. to drink (piť)
3. to smoke (fajčiť)
4. to exercise (cvičiť)
5. to read (čítať)
6. to spend (tráviť)
7. to help (pomáhať)
8. to curse (nadávať)

Novoročné predsavzatia (new year’s resolutions ):
1. V novom roku budem dobrý. (I will be good in the new year.)
2. Nebudem nadávať. (I will not curse.)
3. Budem piť menej alkoholu. (I will drink less alcohol.)
4. Nebudem fajčiť. (I won't smoke.)
5. Budem jesť viac zeleniny. (I will eat more vegetables.)
6. Budem cvičiť. (I will exercise.)
7. Budem viac čítať. (I will read more.)
8. Nebudem stále na telefóne. (I won't be on the phone all the time.)
9. Budem tráviť viac času s rodinou. (I will spend more time with my family.)
10. Budem pomáhať druhým. (I will help others.)

Timestamps
02:29 Introduction to the episode
03:18 About the Epiphany
03:42 Fun fact
06:24 Customs and traditions on Three Kings Day in Slovakia
11:38 Slovak lesson
15:30 Some New Year's resolutions
22:01 Final thoughts

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