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How to say "Whose is it?"; More numbers; About St. Elizabeth's Cathedral


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Today's episode is about the biggest gothic church in Slovakia, which is located in Košice, The fun fact is also about Košice. The Slovak lesson is about more Slovak possessive pronouns. Plus, you will learn more numbers. Today’s Slovak story is about St. Elizabeth’s Cathedral and one of its legends. It is for more advanced students.

Episode notes

In the last episode I talked about Košice, the second biggest city in Slovakia. Today you will learn about the biggest gothic church in Slovakia, which is located in Košice, In the Slovak lesson, I am going to teach you more possessive pronouns. Plus, you will learn more numbers. Today’s Slovak story is about St. Elizabeth’s Cathedral and one of its legends. This time, it is more advanced level.

Slovak lesson

To learn how to ask „Whose is it?“:
Remember that "Whose“ in English is a possessive pronoun of "who“.
"Whose“ has three genders in Slovak: čí (masculine), čia (feminine), čie (neuter)

Let's practice it. Please, pay attention to the gender!

1.Čí je to dom? (Whose house is it?)
   To je náš dom. (That is our house.)

2.Čia je to mačka? (Whose cat is it?)
    To je jeho mačka. (That is his cat.)

3.Čie je to dievča? (Whose girl is it?)
    To je moje dievča. (That is my girl.)

4.Čí je to manžel? (Whose husband is it?)
    To je jej manžel. (That is her husband.)

5.Čia je to kniha? (Whose book is it?)
    To je vaša kniha. (That is your book.) plural or singular formal address

6.Čie je to auto? (Whose car is it?)
    To je tvoje auto. (That is your car.)

7. Čie je to dieťa? (Whose child is it?)
    To je ich dieťa. (That is their child.)

Numbers:

QUIZ
One, two, three, ... jeden, dva, tri
Four, five, six, ... štyri, päť, šesť
Seven, eight, nine, ... sedem, osem, deväť
Ten, eleven, twelve, ... desať, jedenásť, dvanásť
Thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, ... trinásť, štrnásť, pätnásť
Sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, ... šestnásť, sedemnásť, osemnásť
Nineteen, twenty, ... devätnásť, dvadsať

Higher numbers:
10    Desať (ten)
20    Dvadsať (twenty)
30    Tridsať (thirty)
40    Štyridsať (forty)
50    Päťdesiat (fifty)
60    Šesťdesiat (sixty)
70    Sedemdesiat (seventy)
80    Osemdesiat (eighty)
90    Deväťdesiat (ninety)
100    Sto (one hundred)
200    Dvesto (two hundred)
300    Tristo (three hundred)
400    Štyristo (four hundred)
500     Päťsto (five hundred)
600     Šesťsto (six hundred)
700     Sedemsto (seven hundred)
800     Osemsto (eight hundred)
900     Deväťsto (nine hundred)
1,000 Tisíc (one thousand)

Timestamps

00:29 Introduction
02:11 Fun fact
08:00 Slovak lesson
14:47 Numbers
21:40 St. Elizabeth's Cathedral in Slovak
27:16 Final thoughts

To get the free copy of the full transcript of the legend, send an email with subject ST. ELIZABETH'S CATHEDRAL to my email [email protected]
Also, check my Instagram @bozenasslovak

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