Phrasebook · Slovenia
Slovene for your trip
35 words and phrases that get you through a day in Slovenia.
Compare with other languages →How it sounds
The syllable in capitals is the one to stress.
- c
- the ts in cats
- č, š, ž
- ch in church, sh in shop, and the s in pleasure
- j
- the y in yes
- v and l at the end of a syllable
- often a w: Triglav ends in a w
- r between consonants
- a vowel of its own: vrh, summit, is "vurh"
Essentials
35 phrasesBasics
Food and drink
Getting around
Money
Help
Only in Slovenia
Help
Emergency numbers
Eating out
19 phrasesWhat you'll hear back
Diet cards
Getting around
27 phrasesTaxis and tickets
Signs you'll see
- EEZ-hohtExit
- VUH-hohtEntrance
- ohd-PEHR-tohOpen
- zah-PEHR-tohClosed
- strah-NEESH-chehToilets
- MOHSH-keeMen
- ZHEHNS-kehWomen
- poh-TEES-neePush
- VLEH-tseePull
- preh-poh-VEH-dahn fstohpNo entry
Time and opening hours
Shopping
14 phrasesNumbers and prices
Prices are said as euros and cents: tri evre petdeset (tree EH-vreh peh-DEH-seht) is €3.50.
Outdoors
8 phrasesOn the trail
Culture
6 phrasesNo word for it in English
Festival words
Italian · the coast: Koper, Izola and Piran
Hungarian · Prekmurje, near the Hungarian border
Where other languages are spoken
- Italian
- Hungarian
Do's and don'ts
Do
- Say dober dan to the people you pass on mountain paths; everyone does.
- Take your shoes off when invited into a home; slippers are usually offered.
- In mountain huts, bring a sleeping-bag liner and wear the hut slippers indoors.
Don't
- Don't mix Slovenia up with Slovakia; it happens a lot, and it isn't appreciated.
On the map
Heard at our spots
The words you'll use at the places we filmed. Pick a place to see it on the map.
TriglavGora MountainVoda WaterHvala lepa Thank you very muchTriglav PeakSee it on the map
TriglavGora MountainPešpot TrailDobro jutro Good morningTriglav Via FerrataSee it on the map
BledFotografija PhotoSončni zahod SunsetHvala lepa Thank you very muchBled viewpointSee it on the map
Kranjska GoraJezero LakeVoda WaterDober dan Good dayLake JasnaSee it on the map
Gozd MartuljekSlap WaterfallVoda WaterDober dan Good dayMartuljški SlapoviSee it on the map
TriglavGora MountainPešpot TrailDober dan Good dayTriglav HikeSee it on the mapTake it with youJust the words, in two columns. Print it, or save it as a PDF for when there's no signal.
Where the words come fromPhrases and pronunciation adapted from Wikivoyage's Slovenian phrasebook, Italian phrasebook, Hungarian phrasebook and Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0.