lesson 2 Flashcards
(39 cards)
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i am playing
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hrám sa from hrať sa
2
Q
i am smoking and waiting for the lunch
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fajčím a čakám na obed
3
Q
isnt it?
A
však?
4
Q
i cook lunch
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varím obed from varíť
5
Q
“Viera má rada Igora.” is also correct and the most neutral word order.
“Viera má Igora rada.” puts emphasis on Igor — it’s stylistic, often used in speech, poetry, or to highlight who she likes.
A
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Q
to read
A
čítať
7
Q
to listen to
A
počúvať
8
Q
to sit
A
sedieť
9
Q
to cook
A
variť
10
Q
to smoke
A
fajčiť
11
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to see
A
vidieť
12
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to sleep
A
spať
13
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to stand
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stáť
14
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i stand
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stojím
15
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to ask
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pýtať sa
16
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probably
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asi
17
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I am not sleeping.
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nespím
18
Q
i am not listening
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nepočúvam.
19
Q
are you listening to radio?
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počúvaš rádio?
20
Q
sick
A
chorý
21
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lenivý
A
lazy
22
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some, any
má rad nejaký sport?
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nejaký
does he like some sport
23
Q
only
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len
24
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to have to
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musieť
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len ked musí
only when he has to
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I like to swim
Rád plávam
not
Rád plávať
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rad and musiť
1. "Rád plávam" – I like swimming
Here, “plávam” is the main verb of the action you're doing.
Structure:
"Rád" / "Rada" is an adverb/adjective showing emotion or preference.
The action has to be conjugated, because you are the one swimming.
✅ So:
"Rád plávam" = I (male) like swimming = literally: I am glad to swim.
The subject (I) performs the verb (plávam), so you conjugate it.
2. "Musím variť obed" – I must cook lunch
Here, “musím” is the main verb (modal verb = I must), and "variť" is the infinitive of the action you must do.
Structure:
"Musieť" = modal verb meaning must/have to
Modal verbs in Slovak (like in English) are followed by infinitives.
✅ So:
"Musím variť." = I must cook.
"Variť" is not conjugated — it stays in the infinitive form.
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Neviem hovorím po slovensky" is not correct, because:
In Slovak, you can’t put two fully conjugated verbs right after each other like that.
Neviem hovoriť po slovensky."
= "I don't know how to speak Slovak."
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Viera knows how to play hockey.
Viera vie hrať hokej
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len
only
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Mr Kovac only knows Slovak.
MK vie len po slovensky
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Jan speaks and reads German.
jan hovorí a číta po nemecky
looke when we have and between two verbs the second verb does not turn into an infinitive
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to travel
Cestovať
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Do you have to smoke?
Nie, nemusím fajčiť.
here also the fajčiť is infinitive because we already have conjugated the musiť
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a little
trochu
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free (like free time)
voľný
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art
umenie
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I like reading or watching television.
Rada čítam alebo pozerám televíziu.
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