CEFR Level
A1
Slovak — Beginner Vocabulary
282 words
Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases.
| # | Word | Type | IPA | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | to | Pronoun | nominative/accusative neuter singular of ten: it, this, that. | |
| 2 | sa | Pronoun | /sa/ | accusative of seba. |
| 3 | je | Verb | /je/ | |
| 4 | si | Verb, Pronoun | /si/ | |
| 5 | som | Verb | /sɔm/ | |
| 6 | na | Preposition | /ˈna/ | on, to (indicates motion towards the upper surface of an object or contact with the object from any side). |
| 7 | že | Conjunction, Interjection | /ʒe/ | that (used for connecting clauses, for example with reported speech). |
| 8 | čo | Pronoun | /ˈt͡ʃɔ/ | |
| 9 | nie | Interjection | ||
| 10 | ako | Conjunction | /akɔ/ | |
| 11 | by | Adverb | /bi/ | Used as an independent part of some conjunctions, often expressing comparison or concession. |
| 12 | s | Preposition | /s/ | |
| 13 | mi | Pronoun | /mi/ | dative of ja. |
| 14 | o | Preposition | /ɔ/ | by, often translated with a noun accompanied by an indefinite article or a numeral (indicates measure or degree). |
| 15 | do | Preposition | /ˈdɔ/ | into, in, to, until. |
| 16 | sme | Verb | /zme/ | |
| 17 | ste | Verb | /ˈscɛ/ | |
| 18 | áno | Interjection | /aːnɔ/ | |
| 19 | z | Preposition | /z/ | |
| 20 | len | Adverb | /len/ | only, just. |
| 21 | ma | Verb, Pronoun | /ma/ | genitive/accusative of ja. |
| 22 | dobre | Adjective, Adverb | /ˈdɔbrɛ/ | thank goodness. |
| 23 | ho | Pronoun | /ɦɔ/ | genitive/accusative of on and ono. |
| 24 | keď | Conjunction | /ˈkɛdʲ/ | |
| 25 | ak | Conjunction | /ak/ | |
| 26 | ty | Pronoun | /ti/ | |
| 27 | ti | Pronoun | dative of ty. | |
| 28 | bol | Verb | /bɔl/ | masculine singular l-participle of byť. |
| 29 | pre | Preposition | /pre/ | for, because of, due to. |
| 30 | sú | Verb | ||
| 31 | tam | Adverb | /ˈtam/ | |
| 32 | prečo | Adverb | /pret͡ʃɔ/ | |
| 33 | niečo | Pronoun | /ɲɪ̯et͡ʃɔ/ | something. |
| 34 | teraz | Adverb | /teras/ | |
| 35 | aj | Adverb | /aj/ | even (implying an extreme example, used at the beginning of sentences). |
| 36 | hej | Interjection | /ˈɦɛj/ | hey (exclamation). |
| 37 | mám | Verb | /maːm/ | |
| 38 | byť | Verb | /bic/ | |
| 39 | ich | Pronoun | /ix/ | genitive/accusative of oni and ony. |
| 40 | bude | Verb | /buɟe/ | |
| 41 | ju | Pronoun | /ju/ | accusative of ona. |
| 42 | takže | Conjunction | /taɡʒe/ | therefore, so. |
| 43 | ten | Pronoun | /ten/ | the; this; that. |
| 44 | nič | Pronoun | /ɲit͡ʃ/ | |
| 45 | kde | Adverb, Pronoun | /ˈɡɟɛ/ | |
| 46 | kto | Pronoun | /kto̞/ | |
| 47 | bolo | Verb | /bɔlɔ/ | neuter singular l-participle of byť. |
| 48 | bola | Verb | /bɔla/ | feminine singular l-participle of byť. |
| 49 | ešte | Adverb, Conjunction | /eʃce/ | |
| 50 | vám | Pronoun | /vaːm/ | dative of vy. |
| 51 | toho | Pronoun | /ˈtɔɦɔ/ | animate masculine accusative singular of ten. |
| 52 | alebo | Conjunction | /aʎebɔ/ | |
| 53 | jej | Pronoun | /jej/ | genitive/dative of ona. |
| 54 | môj | Pronoun | /mu̯ɔj/ | |
| 55 | jeho | Pronoun | /jeɦɔ/ | genitive/accusative of on. |
| 56 | máš | Verb | /maːʃ/ | |
| 57 | viem | Verb | ||
| 58 | vieš | Verb | ||
| 59 | mňa | Pronoun | /mɲa/ | genitive/accusative of ja. |
| 60 | veľmi | Adverb | /veʎmi/ | |
| 61 | mal | Verb | /mal/ | masculine singular l-participle of mať. |
| 62 | prosím | Interjection | /prɔsiːm/ | |
| 63 | možno | Adverb | /mɔʒnɔ/ | perhaps, maybe. |
| 64 | od | Preposition | /ˈɔd/ | |
| 65 | ani | Conjunction | /aɲi/ | even (with negative clause). |
| 66 | so | Preposition | /zo/ | Then, so. |
| 67 | chcem | Verb | /xt͡sem/ | |
| 68 | mu | Pronoun | /mu/ | dative of on and ono. |
| 69 | ďakujem | Verb, Phrase | /ɟakujem/ | |
| 70 | ísť | Verb | /iːsc/ | to be a matter of, to be about (to concern someone or something; to be at stake). |
| 71 | vy | Pronoun | /vi/ | |
| 72 | naozaj | Adverb | /ˈnaɔzaj/ | |
| 73 | stále | Adverb | /staːʎe/ | still (up to the time, no less than before). |
| 74 | teba | Pronoun | /ceba/ | genitive/accusative of ty. |
| 75 | pretože | Conjunction | /ˈprɛtɔʒɛ/ | |
| 76 | viac | Adverb | /vɪ̯at͡s/ | |
| 77 | chceš | Verb | /xt͡seʃ/ | |
| 78 | povedať | Verb | /pɔvedac/ | |
| 79 | nám | Pronoun | /naːm/ | dative of my. |
| 80 | ahoj | Interjection | /aˈɦɔj/ | hello, hi. |
| 81 | on | Pronoun | /ɔn/ | he, it (third-person singular pronoun). |
| 82 | máme | Verb | /maːme/ | |
| 83 | boli | Verb | /bɔʎi/ | |
| 84 | moja | Pronoun | /ˈmɔja/ | feminine nominative singular of môj. |
| 85 | dnes | Adverb | /dɲɛs/ | |
| 86 | budem | Verb | ||
| 87 | ktorý | Pronoun | /ktɔriː/ | which (the one or ones that). |
| 88 | niekto | Pronoun | /ˈɲi̯ɛktɔ/ | someone, somebody. |
| 89 | práve | Adverb | /praːve/ | right now. |
| 90 | pane | Noun | /ˈpaɲɛ/ | vocative of pán. |
| 91 | mali | Verb | /maʎi/ | plural l-participle of mať. |
| 92 | pán | Noun | /ˈpaːn/ | used before any title when addressing a male person. |
| 93 | všetci | Pronoun | /ˈfʃɛtt͡si/ | animate masculine nominative plural of všetok. |
| 94 | či | Conjunction | /ˈt͡ʃi/ | if, whether. |
| 95 | mať | Noun, Verb | /mac/ | checkmate (final move in a chess game). |
| 96 | čas | Noun | /t͡ʃas/ | time (particular occasion). |
| 97 | asi | Adverb | I guess, I think. | |
| 98 | veľa | Adverb | /veʎa/ | much, many. |
| 99 | tiež | Adverb | /ˈci̯ɛʃ/ | also, too. |
| 100 | mala | Verb | /mala/ | feminine singular l-participle of mať. |
| 101 | my | Pronoun | /mi/ | |
| 102 | ľudia | Noun | /ʎuɟɪ̯a/ | nominative/vocative plural of človek. |
| 103 | deň | Noun | /ɟeɲ/ | |
| 104 | máte | Verb | /maːce/ | |
| 105 | iba | Conjunction | /ˈiba/ | |
| 106 | tvoj | Pronoun | /tvɔj/ | your, yours. |
| 107 | rád | Adjective, Adverb | /raːt/ | |
| 108 | bože | Noun | /bɔʒɛ/ | vocative singular of boh. |
| 109 | otec | Noun | /ɔcet͡s/ | |
| 110 | tento | Pronoun | /tentɔ/ | this (nearby). |
| 111 | tá | Pronoun | /ca/ | nominative feminine singular of ten. |
| 112 | jeden | Adjective | /jeden/ | used in connection with druhý (“the other”) to express contrast, sequence, or alternation: one ... the other. |
| 113 | bez | Preposition | /ˈbɛs/ | |
| 114 | chcel | Verb | /xt͡sel/ | masculine third-person singular past indicative. |
| 115 | robiť | Verb | /rɔbic/ | to make, to cause (to cause someone have a certain emotion, state). |
| 116 | ide | Verb | /iɟe/ | |
| 117 | dobrý | Adjective | /dɔbriː/ | |
| 118 | budeš | Verb | /buɟeʃ/ | |
| 119 | mnou | Pronoun | /mnɔv/ | instrumental of ja. |
| 120 | viete | Verb | ||
| 121 | kým | Conjunction | /kiːm/ | while, until not. |
| 122 | mne | Pronoun | dative/locative of ja. | |
| 123 | ľudí | Noun | /ʎuɟiː/ | genitive/accusative plural of človek. |
| 124 | dosť | Adverb | /dɔsc/ | pretty, rather. |
| 125 | preto | Adverb | /pretɔ/ | therefore, hence. |
| 126 | späť | Adverb | /spæc/ | |
| 127 | tebou | Pronoun | instrumental of ty. | |
| 128 | urobiť | Verb | /urɔbic/ | to make, to cause (to cause someone have a certain emotion, state). |
| 129 | deje | Noun, Verb | /ɟeje/ | nominative/accusative plural of dej. |
| 130 | robíš | Verb | /rɔbiːʃ/ | |
| 131 | vedieť | Verb | /veɟɪ̯ec/ | can, be able to. |
| 132 | vďaka | Noun, Interjection | /vɟaka/ | gratefulness. |
| 133 | ona | Pronoun | /ɔna/ | feminine nominative singular of on (“she”). |
| 134 | budeme | Verb | /buɟeme/ | |
| 135 | nikto | Pronoun | /ˈɲiktɔ/ | no one, nobody. |
| 136 | kvôli | Preposition | /kvu̯ɔʎi/ | for, because of, due to. |
| 137 | lebo | Conjunction | /ˈlɛbɔ/ | as, since, because. |
| 138 | domov | Noun, Adverb | /dɔmɔv/ | genitive plural of dom. |
| 139 | teda | Conjunction | /teda/ | which means, I mean. |
| 140 | pravdu | Noun | /pravdu/ | accusative singular of pravda. |
| 141 | vec | Noun | /vet͡s/ | business (something involving one personally). |
| 142 | im | Pronoun | /im/ | dative of oni and ony. |
| 143 | každý | Pronoun | /kaʒdiː/ | every man, everyone. |
| 144 | kedy | Adverb, Conjunction | /kedi/ | |
| 145 | rokov | Noun | /ˈrɔkɔu̯/ | genitive plural of rok. |
| 146 | daj | Verb | /daj/ | |
| 147 | miesto | Noun, Preposition, Conjunction | /ˈmi̯ɛstɔ/ | instead of. |
| 148 | videl | Verb | /viɟel/ | masculine singular l-participle of vidieť. |
| 149 | raz | Adjective, Adverb | /ras/ | |
| 150 | chce | Verb | /xt͡se/ | |
| 151 | preč | Adverb | /ˈprɛt͡ʃ/ | |
| 152 | noc | Noun | /nɔt͡s/ | night, nighttime. |
| 153 | idem | Verb | /iɟem/ | |
| 154 | chcete | Verb | /xt͡sece/ | |
| 155 | vidieť | Verb | /viɟɪ̯ec/ | |
| 156 | tebe | Pronoun | dative/locative of ty. | |
| 157 | dostať | Verb | /dɔstac/ | to catch, to be affected, to suffer (to be struck by something unpleasant like a disease, injury, or technical failure). |
| 158 | prišiel | Verb | /priʃɪ̯el/ | masculine third-person singular past indicative. |
| 159 | peniaze | Noun | /peɲɪ̯aze/ | |
| 160 | hovoriť | Verb | /ɦɔvɔric/ | to talk, to speak. |
| 161 | kurva | Noun, Interjection | /ˈkurva/ | fake friend, conman, liar, knave. |
| 162 | von | Adverb | /vɔn/ | out, outwards. |
| 163 | nich | Pronoun | /ɲix/ | genitive/accusative of oni. |
| 164 | celý | Adjective | /t͡seliː/ | |
| 165 | určite | Adverb | /ˈurt͡ʃicɛ/ | certainly, surely, definitely. |
| 166 | pod | Preposition | /pɔt/ | |
| 167 | váš | Pronoun | /vaːʃ/ | genitive/accusative/locative of vy. |
| 168 | seba | Pronoun | /seba/ | |
| 169 | pomôcť | Verb | /pɔmu̯ɔt͡sc/ | |
| 170 | večer | Noun | /vet͡ʃer/ | |
| 171 | aký | Pronoun | /ˈakiː/ | what (what kind of). |
| 172 | dieťa | Noun | /ɟɪ̯eca/ | limitation, restriction of certain actions, procedures etc.; deficiency. |
| 173 | cez | Preposition | /ˈt͡sɛz/ | |
| 174 | deti | Noun | /ɟeci/ | nominative/accusative plural of dieťa. |
| 175 | majú | Verb | /majuː/ | |
| 176 | pravda | Noun | /pravda/ | |
| 177 | taký | Pronoun | /takiː/ | |
| 178 | istý | Adjective | /ˈistiː/ | certain (having been determined but unspecified). |
| 179 | znamená | Verb | /znamenaː/ | |
| 180 | koľko | Pronoun | /ˈkɔʎkɔ/ | |
| 181 | medzi | Preposition | /ˈmɛd͡zi/ | |
| 182 | dať | Verb | /dac/ | to be possible. |
| 183 | chcela | Verb | /xt͡sela/ | feminine third-person singular past indicative. |
| 184 | neho | Pronoun | /ɲeɦɔ/ | genitive/accusative of on. |
| 185 | muž | Noun | /muʃ/ | man (an adult male human). |
| 186 | meno | Noun | /menɔ/ | noun (broad sense). |
| 187 | ideme | Verb | /iɟeme/ | |
| 188 | dievča | Noun | /ɟɪ̯evt͡ʃa/ | girl (female child). |
| 189 | budú | Verb | /buduː/ | |
| 190 | dva | Adjective | /dva/ | |
| 191 | tri | Adjective | /tri/ | |
| 192 | svoj | Pronoun | /ˈsvɔj/ | one's own. |
| 193 | podľa | Preposition | /ˈpɔdʎa/ | according to. |
| 194 | nájsť | Verb | /naːjsc/ | to find (for oneself), to procure, to secure (to obtain something through effort or planning, often for one's benefit). |
| 195 | pani | Noun | /ˈpaɲi/ | nominative/vocative plural of pán. |
| 196 | vaše | Pronoun | /ˈʋa.ʃe/ | nominative/accusative inanimate masculine plural. |
| 197 | budete | Verb | /buɟece/ | |
| 198 | zajtra | Adverb | /zajtra/ | |
| 199 | hovorí | Verb | /ɦɔvɔriː/ | |
| 200 | hore | Noun | dative/locative singular of hora. | |
| 201 | vedel | Verb | masculine singular l-participle of vedieť. | |
| 202 | náš | Pronoun | /naːʃ/ | genitive/accusative/locative of my. |
| 203 | prácu | Noun | /praːt͡su/ | accusative singular of práca. |
| 204 | vie | Verb | ||
| 205 | jedno | Adjective | /jednɔ/ | neuter nominative/accusative singular of jeden. |
| 206 | nej | Pronoun | /ɲej/ | genitive/dative/locative of ona. |
| 207 | jedna | Adjective | /jedna/ | feminine nominative singular of jeden. |
| 208 | i | Conjunction | /ˈi/ | as well as. |
| 209 | pomoc | Noun, Interjection | /pɔmɔt͡s/ | help, aid, assistance. |
| 210 | oni | Pronoun | /ɔɲi/ | masculine animate nominative plural of on (“they”). |
| 211 | robí | Verb | /rɔbiː/ | |
| 212 | dve | Adjective | /dvɛ/ | feminine/neuter of dva. |
| 213 | skôr | Adverb | /sku̯ɔr/ | rather, more like. |
| 214 | človek | Noun | /t͡ʃlɔvek/ | person, man (i.e., a human being regardless of gender). |
| 215 | doktor | Noun | /dɔktɔr/ | doctor, physician. |
| 216 | zlé | Adjective | /zleː/ | inanimate masculine nominative/accusative plural. |
| 217 | pozor | Noun | attention. | |
| 218 | auto | Noun | /ˈau̯tɔ/ | |
| 219 | nami | Pronoun | /nami/ | instrumental of my. |
| 220 | skoro | Adverb | /skɔrɔ/ | almost, nearly. |
| 221 | ňou | Pronoun | /ɲɔv/ | instrumental of ona. |
| 222 | nemá | Adjective | /ɲemaː/ | feminine nominative singular of nemý. |
| 223 | proti | Adverb, Preposition | /prɔci/ | against, toward (expresses motion or orientation toward someone/something situated on the opposite side or coming from t… |
| 224 | neskôr | Adverb | /ˈɲɛsku̯ɔr/ | |
| 225 | jednu | Adjective | /jednu/ | feminine accusative singular of jeden. |
| 226 | iné | Adjective | inanimate masculine nominative/accusative plural. | |
| 227 | hovorím | Verb | /ɦɔvɔriːm/ | |
| 228 | zabiť | Verb | /zabic/ | to ruin oneself, to wear oneself out (to suffer great moral or physical harm, often through sacrifice or overwork). |
| 229 | hovoril | Verb | /ɦɔvɔril/ | masculine third-person singular past indicative. |
| 230 | prvý | Adjective | /pr̩viː/ | |
| 231 | vami | Pronoun | /vami/ | instrumental of vy. |
| 232 | počul | Verb | /pɔt͡ʃul/ | masculine third-person singular past indicative. |
| 233 | dobrá | Adjective | /dɔbraː/ | feminine nominative singular of dobrý. |
| 234 | doma | Adverb | /ˈdɔma/ | home, at home. |
| 235 | znova | Adverb | /znɔva/ | |
| 236 | hovoríš | Verb | /ɦɔvɔriːʃ/ | |
| 237 | fakt | Noun | /fakt/ | |
| 238 | dvere | Noun | /ˈdvɛrɛ/ | |
| 239 | sebe | Pronoun | /ˈsɛbɛ/ | dative/locative of seba. |
| 240 | chlap | Noun | /xlap/ | man (male human). |
| 241 | musieť | Verb | /musɪ̯ec/ | must, to have to. |
| 242 | okolo | Preposition | /ɔkɔlɔ/ | in the neighborhood of. |
| 243 | riti | Noun | /ˈrici/ | genitive/dative/locative singular of riť. |
| 244 | matka | Noun | /matka/ | |
| 245 | mŕtvy | Adjective | /mr̩ːtvi/ | |
| 246 | dvaja | Adjective | /ˈdva.ja/ | masculine animate of dva. |
| 247 | príde | Verb | /priːɟe/ | |
| 248 | veľký | Noun, Adjective | /veʎkiː/ | |
| 249 | času | Noun | /t͡ʃasu/ | genitive/dative singular of čas. |
| 250 | prišli | Verb | /priʃʎi/ | |
| 251 | ideš | Verb | /iɟeʃ/ | |
| 252 | číslo | Noun | /t͡ʃiːslɔ/ | issue (issue of a magazine). |
| 253 | celé | Adjective | /t͡seleː/ | inanimate masculine nominative/accusative plural. |
| 254 | dom | Noun | /dɔm/ | |
| 255 | čokoľvek | Pronoun | /t͡ʃɔkɔʎvek/ | |
| 256 | práca | Noun | /praːt͡sa/ | |
| 257 | jedného | Adjective | /jedneːɦɔ/ | masculine animate accusative singular. |
| 258 | vrátiť | Verb | /ˈvraːcic/ | to return. |
| 259 | buď | Verb, Conjunction | /buc/ | Introduces the first of two (or occasionally more or all) options or possibilities, the second (or last) of which is int… |
| 260 | otca | Noun | /ɔt͡sːa/ | genitive/accusative singular of otec. |
| 261 | svet | Noun | /svet/ | a group of individuals with a common bond. |
| 262 | vonku | Adverb | /vɔnku/ | |
| 263 | spraviť | Verb | /spravic/ | |
| 264 | prišla | Verb | /priʃla/ | feminine third-person singular past indicative. |
| 265 | svete | Noun | /ˈsvɛcɛ/ | locative singular of svet. |
| 266 | žiadny | Pronoun | /ʒɪ̯adni/ | no (no proper, no true). |
| 267 | zlato | Noun | /zlatɔ/ | gold (element). |
| 268 | včera | Adverb | /ft͡ʃera/ | yesterday (on the day before today). |
| 269 | malý | Adjective | /maliː/ | |
| 270 | pekne | Adverb | /pekɲe/ | |
| 271 | koniec | Noun | /kɔɲɪ̯et͡s/ | |
| 272 | ruky | Noun | /ruki/ | nominative/accusative plural. |
| 273 | práce | Noun | /praːt͡se/ | nominative/accusative plural. |
| 274 | rok | Noun | /rɔk/ | |
| 275 | volá | Verb | /vɔlaː/ | |
| 276 | ňu | Pronoun | /ɲu/ | accusative of ona. |
| 277 | odísť | Verb | /ɔdiːsc/ | depart, pull out (of vehicles; to leave a station or stop, usually according to a schedule). |
| 278 | dnu | Adverb | /dnu/ | inwards, thereinto, inboard. |
| 279 | prísť | Verb | /ˈpriːsc/ | |
| 280 | ceste | Noun | /t͡sesce/ | dative/locative singular of cesta. |
| 281 | zatiaľ | Adverb | /ˈzaci̯aʎ/ | for the time being. |
| 282 | vtedy | Adverb | /ftedi/ |
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