Vitajte (welcome) to Slovakia!

Slovakian is an Indo- European language belonging to the West Slavic languages (together with Czech, Polish, Kashubian and Sorbian). Slovak is mutually intelligible with Czech. Here are some phrases to get you started:

• Good morning – Dobre rano. DOH-brehh RAA- noh)
• Good afternoon – Dobrý deň. (DOH-bree deñ)
• Good evening – Dobrý večer. (DOH-bree VEH- chehr)
• Good night – Dobrú noc. (DOH-broo nohts)
• Good-bye – Do videnia. (doh VEE-deh-nee_ah)
• Pleased to meet you – Teší ma. (TEH-shee mah)
• Thank you – Ďakujem. (DAH-koo-yehm)
• How are you? – Ako sa máte? (akoh sah MAA- teh?)
• I am fine, thank you. – Ďakujem, dobre. (DAH- koo-yehm DOH-breh)
• Can you help me, please? – Môžete mi prosĺm pomôct? (mwoh- ZHEH-teh mi PROH- seeem POH-mwohtst)
• Could I please use the telephone? – Môžem prosĺm použiť telefón? (MWOH-zhem PROH- seeem PWOH-zhee-tuh teh-LEH-fawn)
• Where are the toilets? – Kde sú tu záchody?(deh soo too ZAA-khoh-di?)
• What time is it? – Koľko je hodín? (KOH-ehl-koh yeh HOH-deeen)