- 355 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About This Book
Colloquial Slovak: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed by an experienced teacher to provide a step-by-step course to Slovak as it is written and spoken today.
Combining a clear, practical and accessible style with a methodical and thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Slovak in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required.
Colloquial Slovak is exceptional; each unit presents a wealth of grammatical points that are reinforced with a wide range of exercises for regular practice. A full answer key, a grammar summary, bilingual glossaries and English translations of dialogues can be found at the back as well as useful vocabulary lists throughout.
Key features include:
- A clear, user-friendly format designed to help learners progressively build up their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills
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- Jargon-free, succinct and clearly structured explanations of grammar
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- An extensive range of focused and dynamic supportive exercises
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- Realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of narrative situations
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- Helpful cultural points explaining the customs and features of life in Slovakia
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- An overview of the sounds of Slovak
Balanced, comprehensive and rewarding, Colloquial Slovak is an indispensable resource both for independent learners and students taking courses in Slovak.
Audio material to accompany the course is available to download free in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills.
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Unit One
Ako sa mĂĄte?
- greetings, âpleaseâ and âthank youâ
- âIâ, âyouâ, âhe/she/itâ etc.
- âbeâ and âhaveâ
- asking questions
- using adjectives
- forming the present tense of some
- saying âyesâ, ânoâ and ânotâ
Dialogue 1
(Audio 1:23)
NEIL | DobrĂ˝ dep. Vy ste Viera OndruĹĄovĂĄ? |
VIERA | Ăno. To som ja. |
NEIL | TeĹĄĂ ma. Ja som Neil Parker. |
VIERA | VĂtam vĂĄs v Bratislave! Vy ste amerioan? |
NEIL | Nie! Ja som anglioan. Moja manĹželka je amerioanka. |
VIERA | ale hovorĂte dobre po slovensky! |
NEIL | UÄĂm sa len rok. Trochu rozumiem, ale hovorĂm zle. |
VIERA | ale nie! HovorĂte pekne! MĂĄte kufor? |
NEIL | Ăno, mĂĄm. Samozrejme. Tu je. |
VIERA | Tak dobre. Podâme. auto ÄakĂĄ vonku. |
NEIL | Hello (lit. âGood dayâ). You are Viera OndruĹĄovĂĄ? |
VIERA | Yes. That is me. |
NEIL | Pleased to meet you. I am Neil Parker. |
VIERA | Welcome to Bratislava! Are you (an) American? |
NEIL | No. I am English. My wife is American. |
VIERA | But you speak Slovak well! |
NEIL | Iâve been learning for only a year. I understand a bit, but I speak badly. |
VIERA | But no! You speak nicely! Do you have a suitcase? |
NEIL | Yes, I do. Of course. Here it is. |
VIERA | So good. Letâs go. The carâs waiting outside. |
Vocabulary
dobrĂ˝ deĹ | hello (lit. âgood dayâ) |
(vy) ste | you are |
(ja) som | I am |
teĹĄĂ ma | pleased to meet you (lit... |
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Pronunciation guide
- 1 Ako sa mĂĄte? How are you?
- 2 Äo robĂte? What are you doing?
- 3 Si lenivĂĄ? Are you lazy?
- 4 Idem do mesta Iâm going to town
- 5 Chcem Ăstâ do kina I want to go to the cinema
- 6 To je krĂĄsna dedina! Thatâs a lovely village!
- 7 RaĹajky, obed, veÄera Breakfast, lunch, supper
- 8 Chcela napĂsatâ e-mail She wanted to write an email
- 9 Stratila som cestovnĂ˝ pas Iâve lost my passport
- 10 MĂ´Ĺžem Ăstâ dâalej? Can I come in?
- 11 Nakupovanie Shopping
- 12 Kolâko je hodĂn? What time is it?
- 13 Ako maÄka s myĹĄou Like a cat with a mouse
- 14 Sveter, Tatry a LâudovĂt Ĺ tĂşr A sweater, the Tatras and LâudovĂt Ĺ tĂşr
- 15 ko keby? What if?
- 16 MĂĄte volânĂ˝ stĂ´l? Do you have a free table?
- Grammar summary
- Key to exercises
- SlovakâEnglish glossary
- EnglishâSlovak glossary
- Index of language points