In this episode you will learn Slovak words for family memebers and a few sentences that you can use to start a conversation about your family. You can also enjoy a fun fact about each of the three castles of Michalovce and the legend of Prince Laborec.

Episode Notes:

Have you ever wanted to talk about your family to a native Slovak but didn’t know where to start because you needed Slovak words for it? Today we are going to learn some of these words, plus a few sentences about family. Before that, I want to talk a little bit more about my hometown of Michalovce that has a really interesting history. Do you want to know how many castles Michalovce had in the past? Do you want to know who Prince Laborec was? Find out in this episode of my podcast.

Slovak lesson:

RODINA:                                        FAMILY:

1.     rodič / rodičia (parent/parents)
2.     otec / otcovia (father / fathers)
3.     matka / matky (mother/ mothers)
4.     dieťa/deti (child/children)
5.     syn/synovia (son/sons)
6.     dcéra/dcéry (daughter/daughters)
7.     súrodenec/súrodenci (sibling/siblings)
8.     brat/bratia (brother/brothers)
9.     sestra/sestry (sister/sisters)
10. starý rodič/starí rodičia (grandparent/grandparents)
11. starý otec/starí otcovia (grandfather/grandfathers)
12. stará mama/staré mamy (grandmother/grandma)
13. ujo/ujovia (uncle/uncles mother ‘s side)
14. teta/tety (aunt/aunts mother’s side)
15. strýko/strýkovia (uncle/uncles father’s side)
16. stryna/stryny (aunts/aunts father’s side)
17. bratranec/bratranci (cousin/cousins; males)
18. sesternica/sesternice (cousin/cousins; females)
19. manžel / manželia (husband / husbands)
20. manželka / manželky (wife / wives)

Short Sentences:

Koľko členov má vaša rodina?     How many members are there in your family?
Naša rodina má šesť členov.         There are 6 members in our family.
Máte deti?                                               Do you have children?
Áno, máme jedno dieťa.                  Yes, weh ave one child.
Nie, nemáme žiadne deti.               No, we do not have children.
Koľko máte detí?                                 How many children do you have?
Máme dve deti.                                    We have two children.

Timestamps:

00:29 Information about this episode
01:50 Fun fact
08:17 Slovak lesson
19:31 Talking about Prince Laborec in English
21:11 Legend of Prince Laborec in Slovak
26:40 Final thoughts

To get the free copy of the Slovak transcript of the Legend of Prince Laborec send an email with the subject LEGENDA O PRINCOVI LABOREC to: [email protected].

Check my Intagram @bozenasslovak.com to see the pictures of the  Michalovce castles.