English-Slovenian Dictionary
Browse common English words and their Slovenian translations, with parts of speech and example sentences. Use this dictionary to look up everyday vocabulary or as a starting point for learning Slovenian.
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Slovenian is a South Slavic language spoken in Slovenia. It uses the Latin alphabet with diacritical marks. Slovenian has a unique dual grammatical number in addition to singular and plural, and preserves many archaic features of Proto-Slavic.
Cultural Note
Slovenian has dual grammatical number (for exactly two items). It uses the Latin alphabet with č, š, ž.
Browse common Slovenian vocabulary
| Word | Part of speech | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pronouns | |||
| I | pron. | jaz | I am ready now. Jaz sem zdaj pripravljen. |
| you | pron. | ti | You are very kind. Ti si zelo prijazen. |
| he | pron. | on | He is my brother. On je moj brat. |
| she | pron. | ona | She lives near here. Ona živi blizu tukaj. |
| we | pron. | mi | We work every day. Mi delamo vsak dan. |
| they | pron. | oni | They have a car. Oni imajo avto. |
| Question Words | |||
| what | int. | kaj | What do you want? Kaj hočeš? |
| where | int. | kje | Where do they live? Kje živijo? |
| when | int. | kdaj | When does school start? Kdaj se začne šola? |
| who | int. | kdo | Who is at home? Kdo je doma? |
| Verbs | |||
| to be | v. | biti | I want to be calm. Želim biti miren. |
| to have | v. | imeti | They have two children. Imajo dva otroka. |
| to go | v. | iti | I go to school. Grem v šolo. |
| to eat | v. | jesti | We eat rice tonight. Zvečer jemo riž. |
| to love | v. | ljubiti | I love my family. Ljubim svojo družino. |
| Nouns | |||
| man | n. | moški | The man is tall. Moški je visok. |
| woman | n. | ženska | The woman is smiling. Ženska se smehlja. |
| child | n. | otrok | The child is sleeping. Otrok spi. |
| family | n. | družina | My family eats together. Moja družina je skupaj. |
| house | n. | hiša | Their house is new. Njihova hiša je nova. |
| water | n. | voda | Water is very cold. Voda je zelo mrzla. |
| Adjectives | |||
| good | adj. | dober | This book is good. Ta knjiga je dobra. |
| big | adj. | velik | The house is big. Hiša je velika. |
| small | adj. | majhen | The room is small. Soba je majhna. |
| beautiful | adj. | lep | The flower is beautiful. Roža je lepa. |
| Prepositions | |||
| with | prep. | z | I came with my friend. Prišel sem s prijateljem. |
| from | prep. | iz | She comes from the city. Prihaja iz mesta. |
| to | prep. | v | We go to school. Gremo v šolo. |
| Conjunctions | |||
| and | conj. | in | Bread and milk. Kruh in mleko. |
| or | conj. | ali | Tea or coffee? Čaj ali kava? |
| but | conj. | ampak | Tired but happy. Utrujen ampak srečen. |
| Interjections | |||
| yes | interj. | da | Yes, I understand now. Da, zdaj razumem. |
| no | interj. | ne | No, I cannot come. Ne, ne morem priti. |
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Common Uses
- •Learning Slovenian
- •Travel to Slovenia
- •Reference for Slovenian classes
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