CEFR Level
A2
Slovenian — Elementary Vocabulary
222 words
Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance.
| # | Word | Type | IPA | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | nisva | Verb | /nìːsʋa/ | negative first-person dual present of bíti. |
| 2 | pomagal | Verb | masculine singular l-participle of pomagati. | |
| 3 | gor | Adverb | /ɡɔ̀ːr/ | up, upwards. |
| 4 | oni | Pronoun | /ɔ̀ːni/ | they (masculine plural, more than two). |
| 5 | ubiti | Verb | /ubìːti/ | |
| 6 | srce | Noun | /sərt͡séː/ | heart (metaphor for the seat of human emotion). |
| 7 | vprašanje | Noun | /ʋpraʃáːnjɛ/ | |
| 8 | počasi | Adverb | /pɔt͡ʃáːsi/ | slowly (at a slow pace). |
| 9 | smrt | Noun | /smə́rt/ | |
| 10 | leto | Noun | /lèːtɔ/ | annual harvest. |
| 11 | čeprav | Conjunction | /t͡ʃɛpráʋ/ | although, even though, though (to express the fact in spite of which the action of the superordinate clause takes place). |
| 12 | notri | Adverb | /nòːtri/ | inside, indoors, in. |
| 13 | imeti | Verb | /imèːti/ | Used to signify smug, similar to the verb get what one deserves. |
| 14 | pomagam | Verb | ||
| 15 | vami | Pronoun | instrumental of vi. | |
| 16 | smrti | Noun | genitive singular of smrt. | |
| 17 | štiri | Adjective | /ʃtìːri/ | |
| 18 | pomagati | Verb | /pɔmàːɡati/ | |
| 19 | priložnost | Noun | /prilòːʒnɔst/ | opportunity. |
| 20 | popolnoma | Adverb | /pɔpɔ́ːʋnɔma/ | completely, fully, entirely. |
| 21 | končno | Adverb | /kɔ̀ːnt͡ʃnɔ/ | |
| 22 | drug | Adjective | /drúːk/ | other, another, different. |
| 23 | dajte | Verb | ||
| 24 | njen | Article | /njèːn/ | her, hers. |
| 25 | imava | Verb | ||
| 26 | ljubezen | Noun | /ljubéːzən/ | |
| 27 | sestra | Noun | /sɛ̀ːstra/ | |
| 28 | daleč | Adverb | /dàːlɛt͡ʃ/ | |
| 29 | najboljši | Adjective | /nájbóːlʃi/ | superlative degree of dọ́ber. |
| 30 | pač | Adverb | /pát͡ʃ/ | indeed, certainly. |
| 31 | večer | Noun | /ʋɛt͡ʃéːr/ | |
| 32 | načrt | Noun | /nat͡ʃə́rt/ | plan (technical drawing). |
| 33 | pridem | Verb | ||
| 34 | kri | Noun, Interjection | /kríː/ | lineage, ethnicity, socioeconomic background. |
| 35 | sporočilo | Noun | /spɔrɔt͡ʃìːlɔ/ | |
| 36 | vesel | Adjective | /ʋɛséːʋ/ | happy, cheerful, glad. |
| 37 | policija | Noun | /pɔlit͡síːja/ | |
| 38 | velik | Adjective | /ʋɛ̀ːlik/ | big, large. |
| 39 | družina | Noun | /druʒìːna/ | |
| 40 | oditi | Verb | /ɔdìːti/ | to go, to move further away. |
| 41 | kraj | Noun | /kráj/ | place (location, position). |
| 42 | moč | Noun | /móːt͡ʃ/ | power, strength. |
| 43 | mati | Noun | /màːti/ | Used to stress the importance or dependence on the following noun. |
| 44 | prava | Noun | nominative/accusative plural. | |
| 45 | punca | Noun | ||
| 46 | včeraj | Adverb | /ʋt͡ʃèːraj/ | yesterday. |
| 47 | rit | Noun | /rít/ | ass (buttocks); asshole (anus). |
| 48 | strah | Noun | /stráːx/ | phantom, ghost (a scary mythical creature). |
| 49 | šest | Noun, Adjective | /ʃéːst/ | number six. |
| 50 | sinoči | Adverb | /sinóːt͡ʃi/ | last night (during the previous night). |
| 51 | par | Noun | /pàːr/ | couple (two partners). |
| 52 | komaj | Adverb | /kóːmaj/ | barely, hardly. |
| 53 | zadnji | Adjective | /záːdnji/ | back, rear, hind. |
| 54 | ostal | Verb | masculine singular l-participle of ostati. | |
| 55 | lep | Noun, Adjective | /léːp/ | beautiful; handsome. |
| 56 | naslednji | Adjective | /nasléːdnji/ | next (following in a sequence). |
| 57 | kakor | Conjunction | /kákɔr/ | as (in the same way that, to the same degree). |
| 58 | igra | Noun | /íːɡra/ | play (playful activity). |
| 59 | mesta | Noun | nominative/accusative plural. | |
| 60 | najboljše | Adverb | /nájbóːlʃɛ/ | superlative degree of dóbro. |
| 61 | koncu | Noun | dative/locative singular of konec. | |
| 62 | pomagaj | Verb | ||
| 63 | deset | Noun, Adjective | /dɛséːt/ | number ten. |
| 64 | živ | Adjective | /ʒíːʋ/ | alive (having life). |
| 65 | nekje | Adverb | /nɛkjèː/ | somewhere (in some place). |
| 66 | ostati | Verb | /ɔstàːti/ | to stay, remain. |
| 67 | delati | Verb | /dèːlati/ | |
| 68 | konca | Noun | nominative/accusative dual. | |
| 69 | pravo | Noun | /práːʋɔ/ | |
| 70 | krvi | Noun | /[kəɾˈʋi]/ | genitive singular of kri. |
| 71 | posel | Noun | /pɔ̀ːsəʋ/ | |
| 72 | star | Adjective | /stár/ | old, aged. |
| 73 | zgodba | Noun | /zɡóːdba/ | |
| 74 | pozneje | Adverb | comparative degree of pôzno. | |
| 75 | boljše | Adverb | /bóːlʃɛ/ | comparative degree of dóbro. |
| 76 | slišati | Verb | /slìːʃati/ | |
| 77 | hočete | Verb | ||
| 78 | ostala | Verb | feminine singular l-participle. | |
| 79 | možnost | Noun | /mòːʒnɔst/ | possibility. |
| 80 | napad | Noun | /napát/ | attack (attempt to cause damage or injury). |
| 81 | nočeš | Verb | ||
| 82 | hiša | Noun | /xìːʃa/ | |
| 83 | umor | Noun | /umɔ́r/ | murder (an act of deliberate killing). |
| 84 | živeti | Verb | /ʒiʋèːti/ | to live (be alive). |
| 85 | kralj | Noun | /kràːl/ | |
| 86 | cel | Adjective | /t͡séːʋ/ | |
| 87 | noče | Verb | ||
| 88 | dobiti | Verb | /dɔbìːti/ | to receive, get, obtain, acquire. |
| 89 | nor | Adjective | /nɔ́r/ | crazy, insane, mad. |
| 90 | preprosto | Adverb | /prɛprɔ̂stɔ/ | simply, straightforwardly. |
| 91 | vedo | Verb | ||
| 92 | dom | Noun | /dóːm/ | home (house or structure in which someone lives). |
| 93 | oseba | Noun | /ɔséːba/ | grammatical person. |
| 94 | nista | Verb | /nìːsta/ | negative second/third-person dual present of bíti. |
| 95 | nov | Adjective | /nɔ́ʋ/ | |
| 96 | pogovoriti | Verb | /pɔɡɔʋɔrìːti/ | to talk, to converse. |
| 97 | moči | Verb | /mɔ̀ːt͡ʃi/ | can, to be able. |
| 98 | tod | Adverb | /tòːt/ | |
| 99 | prostor | Noun | /prɔ̀ːstɔr/ | space, room. |
| 100 | truplo | Noun | /trùːplɔ/ | body, corpse (of a human). |
| 101 | dati | Verb | /dàːti/ | |
| 102 | sanje | Noun | /sàːnjɛ/ | |
| 103 | predsednik | Noun | /prɛtséːdnik/ | president (the head of state of a republic). |
| 104 | zakon | Noun | /zàːkɔn/ | |
| 105 | pomagala | Verb | feminine singular l-participle of pomagati. | |
| 106 | smel | Adjective | /sméːʋ/ | |
| 107 | tom | Noun | /tóːm/ | |
| 108 | briga | Noun | /bríːɡa/ | |
| 109 | zvečer | Adverb | /zʋɛt͡ʃéːr/ | in the evening. |
| 110 | hoteli | Noun, Verb | feminine/neuter dual l-participle. | |
| 111 | spodaj | Adverb | /spɔ̀ːdaj/ | down, below. |
| 112 | rešiti | Verb | /rɛʃìːti/ | to save (to help someone to survive). |
| 113 | srečen | Adjective | /srèːt͡ʃən/ | happy (enjoying peace, comfort, etc; contented, joyous). |
| 114 | vrat | Noun | /ʋráːt/ | neck (the part of body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals). |
| 115 | hočejo | Verb | ||
| 116 | pes | Noun | /pə́s/ | any of the species in family Canidae. |
| 117 | varno | Adjective | /ʋàːrnɔ/ | feminine accusative/instrumental singular. |
| 118 | tla | Noun | /tlá/ | |
| 119 | stric | Noun | /strìːt͡s/ | |
| 120 | telo | Noun | /tɛlóː/ | |
| 121 | odgovor | Noun | /ɔdɡɔ́ːʋɔr/ | answer (response). |
| 122 | i | Noun, Adverb, Conjunction, Interjection | /[ˈîː]/ | |
| 123 | umreti | Verb | /umrèːti/ | |
| 124 | skrivnost | Noun | /skriʋnóːst/ | |
| 125 | boljši | Adjective | /bóːlʃi/ | comparative degree of dọ́ber. |
| 126 | noči | Noun | genitive singular of noč. | |
| 127 | sistem | Noun | /sistéːm/ | |
| 128 | sedem | Noun, Adjective | /sèːdəm/ | number seven. |
| 129 | klic | Noun | /klíːt͡s/ | call (telephone conversation). |
| 130 | hči | Noun | /xt͡ʃíː/ | female member of a certain group^([→SSKJ]). |
| 131 | ogenj | Noun | /ɔ̀ːɡən/ | |
| 132 | glas | Noun | /ɡláːs/ | message^([→SP]). |
| 133 | srečno | Adverb, Interjection | /srèːt͡ʃnɔ/ | fortunately. |
| 134 | ura | Noun | /ùːra/ | hour (time period of sixty minutes). |
| 135 | pesem | Noun | /péːsəm/ | poem (literary piece written in verse). |
| 136 | dobi | Noun | nominative/instrumental plural of dọ̑b. | |
| 137 | tisoč | Noun | /tíːsɔt͡ʃ/ | |
| 138 | znam | Verb | ||
| 139 | imena | Noun | genitive singular. | |
| 140 | najbolje | Adverb | /nájbóːljɛ/ | superlative degree of dóbro. |
| 141 | isti | Adjective | /íːsti/ | |
| 142 | zgoraj | Adverb | /zɡɔ̀ːraj/ | above (in a higher place). |
| 143 | pustiti | Verb | /pustìːti/ | to leave (not take away). |
| 144 | slab | Adjective | /sláp/ | bad (not good). |
| 145 | padel | Verb | masculine singular l-participle of pásti (“to fall”). | |
| 146 | gospodična | Noun | /ɡɔspɔdíːt͡ʃna/ | Miss (title). |
| 147 | prijateljica | Noun | /prijáːtɛljit͡sa/ | friend, companion. |
| 148 | imata | Verb | second/third-person dual present of imeti. | |
| 149 | nikamor | Adverb | /nikáːmɔr/ | nowhere (to no place). |
| 150 | ključ | Noun | /kljùːt͡ʃ/ | |
| 151 | hitreje | Adverb | /xitrɛ̀ːjɛ/ | comparative degree of hítro. |
| 152 | zabava | Noun | /zabáːʋa/ | fun, amusement. |
| 153 | knjigo | Noun | accusative/instrumental singular of knjiga. | |
| 154 | letalo | Noun | /lɛtàːlɔ/ | |
| 155 | trije | Adjective | /tríːjɛ/ | |
| 156 | zapor | Noun | /zapɔ́r/ | prison (place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes). |
| 157 | vzeti | Verb | /ʋzèːti/ | |
| 158 | kadar | Conjunction | /kádar/ | |
| 159 | prevod | Noun | /prɛʋɔ́t/ | translation. |
| 160 | jezen | Adjective | /jèːzən/ | angry (displaying anger). |
| 161 | naravnost | Noun, Adverb | /naràːʋnɔst/ | naturalness. |
| 162 | tale | Pronoun | this, this one. | |
| 163 | sredi | Noun | nominative/accusative dual. | |
| 164 | prihodnost | Noun | /prixóːdnɔst/ | |
| 165 | mir | Noun, Interjection | /míːr/ | wall (a rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes)^([→Snoj, 2016]). |
| 166 | pogosto | Adverb | /pɔɡóːstɔ/ | |
| 167 | pismo | Noun | /pìːsmɔ/ | letter (written message). |
| 168 | osem | Noun, Adjective | /òːsəm/ | number eight. |
| 169 | resnica | Noun | /rɛsnìːt͡sa/ | |
| 170 | bedak | Noun | /bɛdàːk/ | |
| 171 | igrati | Verb | /iɡràːti/ | to play (of games or instruments). |
| 172 | majhen | Adjective | /máːjxən/ | little (in size/ distance). |
| 173 | ulici | Noun | /ˈulit͡si/ | locative singular of ulica. |
| 174 | napaka | Noun | /napáːka/ | mistake, error. |
| 175 | smer | Noun | /sméːr/ | direction (indication of the point toward which an object is moving). |
| 176 | kosilo | Noun | /kɔsìːlɔ/ | |
| 177 | posebej | Adverb | /pɔséːbɛj/ | especially. |
| 178 | najin | Article | /náːjin/ | our (dual), of us two. |
| 179 | bodite | Verb | /bòːditɛ/ | |
| 180 | pogovor | Noun | /pɔɡɔ́ːʋɔr/ | conversation. |
| 181 | zrak | Noun | /zrák/ | |
| 182 | vprašati | Verb | /ʋpràːʃati/ | |
| 183 | čast | Noun | /t͡ʃáːst/ | honour (objectification of praiseworthiness, respect). |
| 184 | soba | Noun | /sɔ̀ːba/ | room (a division of a building enclosed by walls, floor, and ceiling). |
| 185 | poklicati | Verb | /pɔklìːt͡sati/ | to call by telephone. |
| 186 | poročnik | Noun | /pɔróːt͡ʃnik/ | second lieutenant (military rank). |
| 187 | seks | Noun | /séːks/ | sex (sexual intercourse). |
| 188 | pizda | Noun, Interjection | /pìːzda/ | pussy, cunt (female genitalia). |
| 189 | rok | Noun | /rɔ̀ːk/ | term, date (period during which something ought to be performed or completed). |
| 190 | postaja | Noun | /pɔstáːja/ | station (place where a vehicle may stop). |
| 191 | ladja | Noun | /làːdja/ | |
| 192 | voda | Noun | /ʋɔ̀ːda/ | |
| 193 | vodja | Noun | /ʋóːdja/ | |
| 194 | presenečenje | Noun | /prɛsɛnéːt͡ʃɛnjɛ/ | surprise (something unexpected). |
| 195 | zmeraj | Adverb | /zméːraj/ | |
| 196 | ples | Noun | /pléːs/ | |
| 197 | vojna | Noun, Adjective | /ʋɔ̀ːjna/ | war (military conflict, usually between countries). |
| 198 | nekam | Adverb | /nèːkam/ | somewhere (to some place). |
| 199 | položaj | Noun | /pɔlɔʒáːj/ | position, location. |
| 200 | gledati | Verb | /ɡlèːdati/ | to watch, to observe; to view. |
| 201 | drek | Noun | /drɛ́k/ | |
| 202 | seznam | Noun | /səznám/ | |
| 203 | okno | Noun | /ɔ̀ːknɔ/ | window (opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a bui… |
| 204 | odličen | Adjective | /ɔdlìːt͡ʃən/ | excellent. |
| 205 | hrbet | Noun | /xə̀rbət/ | |
| 206 | sto | Adjective | /stóː/ | |
| 207 | usta | Noun | /ùːsta/ | mouth (the opening of an animal through which food is ingested). |
| 208 | policist | Noun | /pɔlit͡síːst/ | policeman (police rank). |
| 209 | neumen | Adjective | /nɛùːmən/ | stupid (lacking in intelligence). |
| 210 | d | Noun, Conjunction | /d/ | |
| 211 | korak | Noun | /kɔráːk/ | |
| 212 | pozno | Adjective, Adverb | /pɔ̀ːznɔ/ | instrumental feminine singular of pozen. |
| 213 | dosti | Adverb, Interjection | quite (to a certain degree). | |
| 214 | h | Noun, Preposition | /[x]/ | |
| 215 | poročilo | Noun | /pɔrɔt͡ʃìːlɔ/ | |
| 216 | riti | Noun, Verb | /rìːti/ | nominative/accusative/genitive dual/plural. |
| 217 | kup | Noun | /kúp/ | heap, pile. |
| 218 | prijazen | Adjective | /prijàːzən/ | |
| 219 | zmagal | Verb | ||
| 220 | spomin | Noun | /spɔmíːn/ | |
| 221 | duh | Noun | /dúːx/ | ghost (spirit appearing after death). |
| 222 | dogovor | Noun | /dɔɡɔ́ːʋɔr/ | agreement. |