Today I’m talking about hiking the peak Rysy in High Tatras, Slovakia. In the Slovak lesson, you’re going to learn some words from my “nature vocabulary” and practice them in short sentences. You will also learn how to say “The highest mountains in Slovakia” in Slovak.

Episode notes
Today I’m talking about one of the popular hikes in the High Tatras, hiking the peak Rysy. In the Slovak lesson, you’re going to learn some words from my “nature vocabulary” and practice them in short sentences. You will also learn how to say “The highest mountains in Slovakia” in Slovak.

Slovak lesson

RASTLINY VYSOKÝCH TATIER (Plants of the HighTatras)

1.     rastlina / rastliny (plant / plants)
2.     smrek (spruce)
3.     jarabina (rowan)
4.     borovica limba (limbo pine)
5.     borovica horská (mountain pine)
6.     brusnica (cranberry)
7.     čučoriedka (blueberry)
8.     prvosienka (primrose)
9.     plesnivec alpsky (alpine edelweiss)
10. horec or encián (gentian)

ŽIVOČÍCHY VYSOKÝCH TATIER (Animals of the High Tatras)

1.     živočích / živočíchy (animal / animals)
2.     orol (eagel)
3.     sokol (falcon)
4.     sova (owl)
5.     svišť horský tatranský (Tatra mountain marmot)
6.     kamzik vrchovský tatranský (High Tatras chamois)
7.     medveď (bear)
8.     rys (lynx)
9.     vlk (wolf)
10. jeleň (deer)

Sentences:

1.  Aké hory sú najvyššie hory Slovenska? (What mountains are the highest mountains in Slovakia?)
2.  Najvyššie hory Slovenska sú Vysoké Tatry. (The highest mountains in Slovakia are the High Tatras.)
3.  V Tatrách sa nachádzajú rastliny a živočíchy, ktoré nenájdete nikde inde na svete. (The Tatras are home to plants and animals that cannot be found anywhere else in the world.)
4.  Niektoré rastliny a živočichy tu prežívajú už od doby ľadovej. (Some plants and animals have survived since the Ice Age.)
5.  Kvet Plesnivec alpský je symbolom Tatier. (Alpine edelweiss flower is a symbol of the Tatras.
6.  Orol skalný hniezdi na nedostupných skalách a stromoch. (The golden eagle nests on inaccessible rocks and trees.)
7.  Svišť žije medzi skalami. (The marmot lives among the rocks.)
8.  Kamzík sa výborne pohybuje po skalách. (The chamois moves excellently on rocks.)
9.  Medveď ja najväčšie zviera Slovenska. (The bear is the largest animal in Slovakia.)

 Timestamps
00:29 Introduction to the lesson
02:28 About Rysy
03:21 Fun fact 1
11:50 Fun fact 2
14:31 Slovak lesson
20:00 Slovak Sentences
31:54 My advice for hikers
33: 07 Final thoughts

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