KitsumiFree basic Slovenian words
A seven-page printable PDF for your first weeks of Slovenian: how it sounds, how words work, 259 everyday words and sentences to read aloud.
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What's inside
- How Slovenian soundsRead as written, with 25 letters. č, š and ž, c as ts, j as y, an l and a v that often sound like w, two kinds of e and o, and r as a vowel in words like prst, vrt and trg.
- How words workNo articles, masculine, feminine and neuter nouns in three colours, the dual for exactly two (dva prijatelja, midva), how endings change (kava, kavo, kave), ti or Vi, and biti and delati: sem, si, je, smo, ste, so.
- 259 words, then show wordsŽivjo, dober dan and hvala, family, numbers that put the units first, kava, potica, kranjska klobasa and štruklji, places and verbs. Then ja!, res?, daj no! and ni panike, what to call people, and ten sentences to read before you check.
How to use it
- Read the sounds page aloud, one row at a time. Keep it next to you while you read the rest.
- Read the grammar page twice. You don't need to learn it, just to notice the three colours, the dual, and how the verb ending changes.
- Learn five words a day. Cover the grey English on the last page, read each sentence aloud, then slide the paper down to check.
- Watch something in Slovenian with Kitsumi and hover any word you don't know to see what it means.
Questions
Is it free?
Yes. It's a free PDF with no sign-up. Print it, keep it and share it.
Is Slovenian hard to pronounce?
Less than it looks. Slovenian is read as it's written, and only č, š and ž carry a mark. The stress and the two kinds of e and o come with listening, and you're understood long before they're perfect.
What is the dual?
A special form for exactly two people or things: dva prijatelja, two friends, and midva, the two of us. The sheet shows it on one page, and you'll hear it all the time.