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Slovenian (slovenski jezik) or Slovene (slovenščina) is the national language of Slovenia, an official regional language in southern Austria and northeastern Italy, and one of the EU's official languages. Not to be confused with Slovak (slovenčina), Slovenian is a South Slavic language spoken by approximately 2.4 million speakers worldwide.

[edit] Pronunciation guide

[edit] Vowels

There are five vowels in Slovene: a, e, i, o, u are similar to the Spanish vowels.

In some Slovene words the letter r, like Serbo-Croatian, becomes a hard semi-vowel when it stands before another consonant, as in rdeč (red) or rjav (brown), or when it stands between two consonants, as in Brnik (the Ljubljana airport) or vrt (garden). Like the other Slavic languaghes, the sound of each vowel is pure and very clear.

a 

the 'a' in "article"

e 

the 'e' in "bed"

i 

the 'ee' in "see"

o 

the 'o' in "open"

u 

the 'oo' in "moon"

[edit] Consonants

There are twenty consonants in Slovene. They can be voiced or unvoiced. They are pronounced as they are spelled (refer to the alphabet).

b 

the 'b' in "best" [end of a word 'p' sound]

c 

the 'ts' in "bets"

č 

the 'ch' in "chocolate"

d 

the 'd' in "day" [end of a word 't' sound]

dž 

the 'j' in "jeep"

f 

the 'f' in "far"

g 

the 'g' in "go" [end of a word 'k' sound]

h 

the 'h' in "heat"

j 

the 'y' in "Yankee"

k 

the 'k' in "kick"

l 

the 'l' in "left", [but 'w' after another consonant or at the end of a word]

m 

the 'm' in "mom"

n 

the 'n' in "nothing"; pronounced like a Spanish ñ as in "Señor" after an an i; a common trait among Slavs. ni [nyee]

p 

the 'p' in "path"

r 

the 'r' in trilled like spanish 'r' in "rico", or 'er' when used as a vowel

s 

the 's' in "seven"

š 

the 'sh' in "shock"

t 

the 't' in "taxi"

v 

the 'v' in "vase" [after a vowel or before a consonant is 'w' sound, by itself is 'oo' sound]

z 

the 'z' in "zero"

ž 

the 'su' in "pleasure" or 'ge' in "garage"

The voiced consonants are: b, d, g, j, l, m, n, r, v, z, ž. The unvoiced consonants are: c, č, f, h, k, p, s, š, t.

Look carefully at the letters č, š, and ž. They are typical for Slovene and some other Central and South European languages. Also note how you pronounce j and h in Slovene.

Certain letters will at times be grouped with certain other letters and have a slightly different pronunciation. The same happens when they occupy a certain position in the word. For example:

When l is at the end of a word or placed after any other consonant than j it is pronounced as w as in bel (BEW, "white"), popoldan (POPOWDAN, "afternoon").

"V" is pronounced as 'v' before vowels (vaja "exercise", voda "water"), before the consonants r (vrt "garden", vreme "weather") and before vowels within a word (živeti "to live", zvezek "notebook"). When v is at the end of the word, after a vowel or before a consonant (except for r and l) it is pronounced as 'w', as in prav[prow] ("OK"), kovček[kowcheck] ("suitcase"). When v is at the beginning of the word or when it appears between consonants or before two or more consonants it is pronounced as 'u' as in vprašati[uprashati] ("to ask"), vhod[ukhod] ("entrance"), avto[auto] ("car,automobile"). The Slovene r is pronounced strongly, slightly rolled. It is pronounced as er when it stands before another consonant or when it stands between two consonants.

In a few words where they appear, two identical vowels or consonants are pronounced as one long one, as in priimek ("surname"), oddelek ("department").

[edit] Common diphthongs

The Slovene diphthongs are generally considered phonemically as combinations of two phonemes, a vowel and /j/ or a vowel and [w] (often written as [u]. The Slovene phonetic diphthongs are [ew, Ew, aw, Ow, ej, oj, Oj, aj, uj]. The diphthongs [aw] and [aj] can safely be used as equivalents of the English /aU/ and /aI/.

aj 

Like the word "eye"

ej 

Like 'ay' in "pay"

oj 

Like 'oy' in "toy"

uj 

Like 'wee' in "week"

ae 

Like 'a' in "father" and 'e' in "empty"

ija 

Like 'ia' in "Lydia"

ije 

Like 'ie' in the Spanish word "miedo"

[edit] Stress

Like Serbo-Croatian, stress usually falls on the second or third-last syllable, but in any case the stressed is always put in capital letters.

[edit] Phrase list

[edit] Basics

Hello. 

Živijo. (ZHEE-vyoh)

How are you? 

Kako si? (kah-KOH see?)

Fine, thank you. 

Hvala, dobro. (HVAH-lah, DOH-broh)

What is your name? 

Kako ti je ime? (inf) (kah-KOH tee yeh ee-MEH?) / Kako vam je ime? (pol) (kah-KOH vahm yeh ee-MEH)

My name is ______ . 

Ime mi je ______ . (ee-MEH mee yeh)

Nice to meet you. 

Lepo, da sva se spoznala . (leh-POH, dah svah seh spohz-NAH-lah)

Please. 

Prosim. (PROH-seem)

Thank you. 

Hvala. (HVAH-lah)

You're welcome. (in response to 'Thank you')

Prosim. (PROH-seem) / Ni za kaj. (nee zah KAAHY)

Yes. 

Da. (dah) / Ja. (yah) (inf)

No. 

Ne. (nah)

Excuse me. 

Oprostite. (oh-prohs-TEE-teh)

I'm sorry. 

Oprostite. (oh-prohs-TEE-teh)

Goodbye 

Nasvidenje. (nahs-VEE-deh-nyeh)

I have trouble speaking Slovenian. 

Slabo govorim slovensko. (slah-BOH goh-voh-REEM sloh-VEHNS-koh)

Do you speak English? 

Govorite angleško? (goh-voh-REE-teh ahn-GLEHSH-koh?)

Is there someone here who speaks English? 

Je tukaj kdo, ki govori angleško? (yeh TOO-kay KUH-doh, kee goh-voh-REE ahn-GLEHSH-koh?)

Help! 

Na pomoč! (nah poh-MOHTCH)

Look out! 

Pazi! (PAH-zee)

Good day. 

Dober dan (DOH-ber dahn)

Good morning. 

Dobro jutro. (DOH-broh YOO-troh)

Good evening. 

Dober večer. (DOH-behr veh-CHEHR)

Good night. 

Lahko noč. (lah-koh NOHTCH)

I don't understand. 

Ne razumem. (neh rah-ZOO-mehm)

Where is the toilet? 

Kje je stranišče? (kyeh yeh strah-NEESH-cheh)/ Kje je W.C.? (kyeh yeh veh.tseh)

[edit] Problems

Leave me alone. 

Pustite me pri miru. (POOS-tee-teh meh pree MEE-roo)

Don't touch me! 

Ne dotikajte se me! (nah doh-TEE-kahj-teh seh meh!)

I'll call the police. 

Poklical bom policijo. (poh-KLEE-kahl bohm poh-lee-TSEE-yoh)

Police! 

Policija! (poh-lee-TSEE-yah!)

Stop! Thief! 

Ustavite tatu! (oos-TAH-vee-teh TAH-too!)

I need your help. 

Potrebujem vašo pomoč. (poh-treh-BOO-yehm VAH-shoh poh-MOHTS)

It's an emergency. 

Sem v stiski. (sehm vuh STEES-kee)

I'm lost. 

Izgubil sem se. (eez-GOO-beel sehm seh)

I lost my bag. 

Izgubil sem torbo. (eez-GOO-beel sehm TOHR-boh)

I lost my wallet. 

Izgubil sem denarnico. (eez-GOO-beel sehm deh-NAHR-nee-tsoh)

I'm sick. 

Bolan sem./Slabo mi je. (BOH-lahm sehm/ SLAH-boh mee yeh)

I've been injured. 

Poškodoval sem se. (pohsh-KOH-doh-vahl sehm seh)

I need a doctor. 

Potrebujem zdravnika. (poh-treh-BOO-yehm zdrahv-NEE-kah)

Can I use your phone? 

Lahko uporabim vaš telefon? (lah-KOH oo-poh-RAH-beem vahsh teh-leh-FOHN?)

[edit] Numbers

0 

ničelna (NEE-chehl-nah)

1 

ena (EH-nah)

2 

dva (dvah)

3 

tri (tree)

4 

štiri (SHTEE-ree)

5 

pet (peht)

6 

šest (shehst)

7 

sedem (SEH-dehm)

8 

osem (OH-sehm)

9 

devet (deh-VEHT)

10 

deset (deh-SEHT)

11 

enajst (eh-NAH-yuhst)

12 

dvanajst (dvah-NAH-yuhst)

13 

trinajst (tree-NAH-yuhst)

14 

štirinajst (shtee-ree-NAH-yuhst)

15 

petnajst (peht-NAH-yuhst)

16 

šestnajst (shest-NAH-yuhst)

17 

sedemnajst (seh-dehm-NAH-yuhst)

18 

osemnajst (oh-sehm-NAH-yuhst)

19 

devetnajst (deh-veht-NAH-yuhst)

20 

dvajset (DVAH-yuh-seht)

21 

enaindvajset (eh-nain-DVAH-yuh-seht)

30 

trideset (TREE-deh-seht)

40 

štirideset (shtee-ree-DEH-seht)

50 

petdeset (peht-DEH-seht)

60 

šestdeset (shehst-DEH-seht)

70 

sedemdeset (seh-dehm-DEH-seht)

80 

osemdeset (oh-sehm-DEH-seht)

90 

devetdeset (deh-veht-DEH-seht)

100 

sto (stoh)

101 

stoena (STOH-eh-nah)

200 

dvesto (DVEHS-toh)

300 

tristo (TREES-toh

1000 

tisoč (TEE-sohch)

1001 

tisočena (tee-SOH-cheh-nah)

2000 

dvatisoč (dvah-TEE-sohch)

10,000 

deset tisoč (DEH-seht TEE-sohch)

1,000,000 

milijon (mee-LYOHN)

number _____ (train, bus, etc.) 

številka (shteh-VEEL-kah)_____ (vlak, avtobus, itd.)

half 

pol (pohl)

less 

manj (mahnj)

more 

več (vehch)

[edit] Time & Dates

now 

sedaj (SEH-dai)

later 

kasneje (KAHS-neh-yeh)

before 

pred (prehd)

morning 

jutro (YOO-troh)

noon 

poldan (POHL-dahn)

afternoon 

popoldne (POH-pohl-dneh)

evening 

večer (VEH-chehr)

night 

noč (nohch)

midnight 

polnoči (POHL-noh-chee)

today 

danes (DAH-nehs)

yesterday 

včeraj (VCHEH-ray)

tomorrow 

jutri (YOO-tree)

tonight 

nocoj (NOH-tsoy)

this week 

ta teden (tah TEH-dehn)

last week 

prejšnji teden (PREYSH-nyee TEH-dehn)

next week 

naslednji teden (nah-SLEHD-nyee)

[edit] Clock time

one o'clock AM 

ena zjutraj (EH-nah ZYOO-trai)

two o'clock AM 

dve zjutraj (dveh ZYOO-trai)

noon 

poldan (POWL-dahn)

one o'clock PM 

ena popoldne (EH-nah poh-POWD-neh)

two o'clock PM 

dve popoldne (dveh poh-POWD-neh)

[edit] Duration

_____ minute(s) 

1 minuta/ 2 minuti/ 3,4 minute/ 5-100 minut (mee-NOO-tah/ mee-NOO-tee/ mee-NOO-teh/ MEE-noot)

_____ hour(s) 

1 ura/ 2 uri/ 3,4 ure/ 5-100 ur (OO-rah/ OO-ree/ OO-reh/ oor)

_____ day(s) 

1 dan/ 2 dneva/ 3,4 dnevi/ 5-100 dni (dahn/ DNEH-vah/ DNEH-vee/ dnee)

_____ week(s) 

1 teden/ 2 tedna/ 3,4 tedni/ 5-100 tednov (TEH-dehn/ TEHD-nah/ TEHD-nee/ TEHD-nohf)

_____ month(s) 

1 mesec/ 2 meseca/ 3,4 meseci/ 5-100 mesecev (MEH-sets/ meh-SEH-tsah/ meh-SEH-tsee/ meh-SEH-tsehf)

_____ year(s) 

1 leto/ 2 leti/ 3,4 leta/ 5-100 let (LEH-toh/ LEH-tee/ LEH-tah/ leht)

[edit] Days

Sunday 

nedelja (neh-DEH-lyah)

Monday 

ponedeljek (poh-neh-DEH-lyehk)

Tuesday 

torek (TOH-rehk)

Wednesday 

sreda (SREH-dah)

Thursday 

četrtek (CHEH-tuhr-tehk)

Friday 

petek (PEH-tehk)

Saturday 

sobota (soh-BOH-tah)

[edit] Months

January 

januar (YAH-nwahr)

February 

februar (FEH-brwahr)

March 

marec (MAH-rehts)

April 

april (AH-preel)

May 

maj (mai)

June 

junij (YOO-nee)

July 

julij (YOO-lee)

August 

avgust (OW-goost)

September 

september (sehp-TAHM-buhr)

October 

oktober (ohk-TOH-buhr)

November 

november (noh-VAHM-buhr)

December 

december (daht-SAHM-buhr)

[edit] Writing Time and Date

time: 18:47, quarter past 8 - četrt čez 8, quarter to 4 - tričetrt na 4, half past 9 - pol 10

date: (day/month/year) 12. avgust 2005, 12.8.2005

[edit] Colors

black 

črna (CHEHR-nah)

white 

bela (BEH-lah)

gray 

siva (SEE-vah)

red 

rdeča (rehd-DEH-chah)

blue 

modra (MOH-drah)

cyan 

sinja (SEE-nyah)

yellow 

rumena (roo-MEH-nah)

green 

zelena (zeh-LEH-nah)

orange 

oranžna (ORAHN-zhnah)

purple 

vijolična, škrlatna (vyoh-LEECH-nah, shkreh-LAHT-nah)

brown 

rjava (RYAH-vah)

pink 

roza (ROH-zah)

[edit] Transportation

airplane 

letalo (leh-TAH-loh)

helicopter 

helikopter (HEH-lee-kohp-tehr)

taxi 

taksi (TAHK-see)

train 

vlak (vlahk)

tram 

tramvaj (TRAHM-vay)

bus 

avtobus (ow-TOH-boos)

trolley 

voziček (VOH-zee-chehk)

car 

avto (OW-toh)

van 

dostavno vozilo (dohs-TOW-noh voh-ZEE-loh)

truck 

kamion (KAH-myohn)

ferry 

trajekt (TRAH-yehkt)

ship 

brod (brohd)

boat 

ladja (LAH-dyah)

bicycle 

kolo (KOH-loh)

motorcycle 

motorno kolo (MOH-tohr-noh KOH-loh)

[edit] Bus and train

How much is a ticket to _____? 

Kakšna je cena vozovnice do_____? (KAHKSH-nah yeh TSEH-nah VOH-zohv-nee-tseh doh...?)

One ticket to _____, please. 

Eno vozovnico do _____, prosim. (EH-noh VOH-zohv-nee-tsoh doh...?)

Where does this train/bus go? 

Kam gre ta vlak/avtobus? (kahm greh tah vlahk/AHF-toh-boos?)

Where is the train/bus to _____? 

Kje ima odhod vlak/avtobus do _____? (kyeh EE-mah OHD-khohd vlahk/AHF-toh-boos doh...?)

Does this train/bus stop in _____? 

Ali ta vlak/avtobus ustavi v _____? (AH-lee tah vlahk/AHF-toh-boos OOS-tah-vee veh...?)

When does the train/bus for _____ leave? 

Kdaj odide vlak/avtobus za _____? (kdai OH-dee-deh vlahk/AHF-toh-boos zah...?)

When will this train/bus arrive in _____? 

Kdaj pride vlak/avtobus v _____? (kdai PREE-deh vlahk/AHF-toh-boos veh...?)

bus station

avtobusna postaja (AHF-toh-boos-nah POHS-tah-yah)

train station

železniška postaja (ZHEH-lehz-neesh-kah POHS-tah-yah)

waiting room

čakalnica (CHAH-kahl-nee-tsah)

ticket sale

prodaja vozovnic (PROH-dah-yah VOH-zohv-neets)

track

peron (PEH-rohn)

ticket

karta/vozovnica (KAHR-tah/VOH-zohv-nee-tsah)

seat

sedež (SEH-dehzh)

coach

vagon (VAH-gohn)

conductor

sprevodnik (SPREH-vohd-neek)

express train

ekspres vlak (EHKS-prehs vlahk)

intercity train

IC vlak (EE-TSEH vlahk)

Slovenian Railways

Slovenske železnice (SŽ) (SLOH-vehn-skeh ZHEH-lehzh-nee-tseh (SEH-ZHEH))

[edit] Directions

How do I get to _____ ? 

Kako pridem do _____ ? (KAH-koh PREE-dehm doh...?)

How do I get to the train station? 

Kako pridem do železniške postaje? (KAH-koh PREE-dehm do zheh-LEHZ-neesh-keh POHS-tai?)

How do I get to the bus station? 

Kako pridem do avtobusne postaje? (KAH-koh PREE-dehm doh OW-toh-boos-neh POHS-tahyeh?)

How do I get to the airport? 

Kako pridem na letališče? (KAH-koh PREE-dehm nah leh-tah-LEE-shcheh?)

How do I get downtown? 

Kako pridem do centra? (KAH-koh PREE-dehm doh TSEHN-trah?)

How do I get to the youth hostel? 

Kako pridem do mladinskega hotela? (KAH-koh PREE-dehm mlah-deens-KEH-gah hoh-TEH-lah?)

How do I get to the _____ hotel? 

Kako pridem do hotela _____? (KAH-koh PREE-dehm doh hoh-TEH-lah?)

How do I get to the American/Canadian/Australian/British consulate? 

Kako pridem do ameriškega/kanadskega/avstralskega/britanskega konzulata? (KAH-koh PREE-dehm doh ah-meh-reesh-KEH-gah/kah-nahd-SKEH-gah/ows-trahl-SKEH-gah/bree-tahns-KEH-gah kohn-zoo-LAH-tah?)

Where are there a lot of... 

Kje je polno... (kyeh yeh POHL-noh...)

...hotels? 

...hotelov? (HOH-teh-low)

...restaurants? 

...restavracija? (REHS-tow-rah-tsyah)

...bars? 

...barov? (BAH-row)

...sites to see? 

...znamenitosti? (ZNAH-meh-nee-tohs-tee?)

Can you show me on the map? 

Mi lahko pokažete na zemljevidu/načrtu?

street 

cesta/ulica (TSEHS-tah/ OO-lee-tsah)

Turn left. 

Zavijte levo. (zah-VYEH-teh LEH-voh)

Turn right. 

Zavijte desno. (zah-VYEH-teh DEHS-noh)

left 

levo (LEH-voh)

right 

desno (DEHS-noh)

straight ahead 

naravnost (NAH-rahv-nohst)

towards the _____ 

proti _____ (PROH-tee)

past the _____ 

mimo _____ (MEE-moh)

before the _____ 

pred _____ (prehd)

Watch for the _____. 

Bodite pozorni na _____. (BOH-dee-teh POH-zohr-nee mah...)

intersection 

križišče (KREE-zhee-shcheh)

north 

sever (SEH-vehr)

south 

jug (yoog)

east 

vzhod (VUHZ-hohd)

west 

zahod (ZAH-hohd)

uphill 

navzgor (NAHVZ-gohr)

downhill 

navzdol (NAHVZ-doh)

[edit] Taxi

Taxi! 

Taksi! (TAHK-see)

Take me to _____, please. 

Odpeljite me, prosim, v/na _____. (OHD-peh-lyee-teh meh, PROH-seem, vuh/nah)

How much does it cost to get to _____? 

Koliko stane do _____? (KOH-lee-koh STAH-neh doh?)

Take me there, please. 

Peljite me tja, prosim. (PEH-lyee-teh meh tyah, PROH-seem)

taximeter 

taksimeter (TAHK-see-meh-tehr)

Turn on taximeter, please! 

Vključite, prosim, taksimeter! (VKLYOO-chee-teh, PROH-seem, TAHK-see-meh-tehr!)

Stop here, please! 

Ustavite tukaj, prosim! (OOS-tah-vee-teh TOO-kai, PROH-seem)

Wait here for a moment, please! 

Počakajte tukaj za trenutek, prosim! (POH-chah-kai-teh TOO-kai zah TREH-noo-tehk, PROH-seem!)

Can you tell me when to get there? 

Ali mi lahko poveste, kdaj priti do. (AH-lee mee LAH-koh POH-vehs-teh, kdai PREE-tee doh)

[edit] Lodging

Do you have any rooms available? 

Ali imate prosto sobo? (AH-lee ee-MAH-teh PROHS-toh SOH-boh?)

How much is a room for one person/two people? 

Kakšna je cena enoposteljne/dvoposteljne sobe? (KAHKSH-nah yeh TSEH-nah eh-noh-pohs-teh-LYEH-neh SOH-beh?)

Does the room come with... 

Ali ima soba... (AH-lee EE-mah SOH-bah)

...bedsheets? 

...rjuhe? (RYOO-heh)

...a bathroom? 

...kopalnico? (koh-pahl-NEE-tsoh)

...a telephone? 

...telefon? (teh-LEH-fohn)

...a TV? 

...televizor? (teh-leh-VEE-zohr)

May I see the room first? 

Si lahko ogledam sobo? (see LAHH-koh oh-GLEH-dahm SOH-boh?)

Do you have anything quieter? 

Imate kakšno mirnejšo sobo? (ee-MAH-teh KAHKSH-noh meer-NAY-shoh SOH-boh?)

...bigger? 

...večjo? (VEH-chyoh?)

...cleaner? 

...bolj čisto? (BOH-lee CHEES-toh?)

...cheaper? 

...cenejšo? (TSEH-nyeh-shoh?)

OK, I'll take it. 

Prav, vzel jo bom. (prow, OO-zew yoh bohm)

I will stay for _____ night(s). 

Ostal bom _____ noč/noči. (OHS-tow bohm...nohch/NOH-chee)

Can you suggest another hotel? 

Mi lahko priporočite drug hotel? (mee LAH-koh pree-poh-roh-CHEE-teh drook HOH-tew?)

Do you have a safe? 

Ali imate sef? (AH-lee ee-MAH-teh sehf)

...lockers? 

...omarice na ključ? (oh-mah-REE-tseh nah klyooch?)

Is breakfast/supper included? 

Ali je zajtrk/kosilo vključen/vključeno? (AH-lee yeh ZAY-turk/KOH-see-loh VKLYOO-chehn/VKLYOO-cheh-noh?)

What time is breakfast/supper? 

Ob kateri uri je zajtrk/kosilo?

Please clean my room. 

Prosim, počistite mojo sobo.

Can you wake me at _____? 

Me lahko zbudite ob _____?

I want to check out. 

Rad bi se odjavil.

rooom with a view 

soba z razgledom

shared room 

skupna ležišča

shared bathroom 

skupna kopalnica

hot water 

vroča voda (VROH-chah VOH-dah)

country tourism 

kmečki turizem (KMECH-kee TOO-ree-zehm)

breakfast 

zajtrk (ZAI-tuhrk)

lunch 

kosilo (koh-SEE-loh)

dinner 

večerja (VAH-cheh-ryah)

snack prigrizek (pree-GREE-zehk)

[edit] Money

Do you accept American/Australian/Canadian dollars? 

Ali sprejemate ameriške/avstralske/kanadske dolarje?

Do you accept British pounds? 

Ali sprejemate britanske funte?

Do you accept credit cards? 

Ali sprejemate kreditne kartice?

Can you change money for me? 

Mi lahko zamenjate denar?

Where can I get money changed? 

Kje lahko zamenjam denar?

Can you change a traveler's check for me? 

Mi lahko vnovčite potovalni ček?

Where can I get a traveler's check changed? 

Kje lahko vnovčim potovalni ček?

What is the exchange rate? 

Kakšno je menjalno razmerje?

Where is an automatic teller machine (ATM)? 

Kje je bankomat?

ATM

bankomat

Bank

banka

Exchange office 

menjalnica

Slovenian tolar 

slovenski tolar (SIT)

Credit card

kreditna kartica

Debit card 

debetna kartica

Money

denar (DEH-nahr)

Cheque

ček (check)

Travel cheque

potovalni ček (poh-TOH-vahl-nee check)

Currency 

valuta (vah-LOO-tah)

[edit] Eating

A table for one person/two people, please. 

Mizo za enega/dva, prosim.

Can I look at the menu, please? 

Lahko prinesete jedilni list?

Is there a house specialty? 

Imate kakšno hišno specialiteto?

Is there a local specialty? 

Imate kakšno krajevno specialiteto?

I'm a vegetarian. 

Sem vegetarijanec.

I don't eat pork. 

Ne jem svinjine.

I only eat kosher food. 

Jem samo košer hrano.

Can you make it "lite", please? (less oil/butter/lard) 

Lahko uporabite manj olja/masla/masti?

fixed-price meal 

meni (MEH-nee)

à la carte 

po naročilu

breakfast 

zajtrk (ZAY-tehrk)

lunch 

malica/kosilo (mah-LEE-tsah/koh-SEE-loh)

supper 

večerja (veh-CHEH-ryah)

meal 

obrok

soup 

juha

appetizer 

aperitiv

hors d'oeuvre 

predjed

main course 

glavna jed

desert 

sladica

digestive 

digestiv

snack 

prigrizek

I want _____. 

Želim _____.

I want a dish containing _____. 

Želim jed z _____.

chicken 

piščanec (PEESH-chah-nehts)

beef 

govedina (goh-VEH-dee-nah)

fish 

riba (REE-bah)

ham 

šunka (SHOON-kah)

sausage 

klobasa (KLOH-bah-sah)

cheese 

sir (seer)

eggs 

jajca (YAI-tsah)

salad 

solata (SOH-lah-tah)

vegetables 

zelenjava (zeh-LEH-nyah-vah)

fruit 

sadje (SAH-dyeh)

bread 

kruh (krooh)

toast 

opečeni kruh (oh-PEH-cheh-nee krooh)

croissant 

rogljiček

donut 

krof,

noodles 

rezanci/testenine

rice 

riž

beans 

fižol

May I have a glass of _____? 

Lahko dobim kozarec _____?

May I have a cup of _____? 

Lahko dobim skodelico _____?

May I have a bottle of _____? 

Lahko dobim steklenico _____?

coffee 

kava

espresso 

ekspres kava

tea 

čaj

juice 

sok

(bubbly) water 

gazirana voda

water 

voda

beer 

pivo

red/white wine 

rdeče/belo vino

May I have some _____? 

Lahko dobim malo _____?

salt 

sol

black pepper 

črni poper

butter 

maslo

Excuse me, waiter? 

Natakar!

I'm finished. 

Končal sem.

It was delicious. 

Bilo je odlično.

Please clear the plates. 

Odnesite, prosim, krožnike.

The check, please. 

Račun, prosim.

inn 

gostilna

bar 

bar

fast food 

fast food

snack bar 

okrepčevalnica

pizzeria 

picerija

spaghetteria 

špageterija

[edit] Bars

Do you serve alcohol? 

Ali strežete žgane pijače?

Is there table service? 

Ali strežete pri mizi?

A beer/two beers, please. 

Pivo/dve pivi, prosim.

A glass of red/white wine, please. 

Kozarec rdečega/belega vina, prosim.

A pint, please. 

Veliko pivo, prosim.

A bottle, please. 

Steklenico, prosim.

coctail 

koktajl

whiskey 

viski

vodka 

vodka

rum 

rum

water 

voda

club soda 

soda/sifon

tonic water 

tonic water

orange juice 

pomarančni sok

Coke (soda) 

kokakola

Do you have any bar snacks? 

Imate kakšne prigrizke?

One more, please. 

Še enega/eno, prosim.

Another round, please. 

Še enkrat enako, prosim.

When is closing time? 

Kdaj zaprete?

[edit] Shopping

Do you have this in my size? 

Ali imate to v moji velikosti?

How much is this? 

Koliko stane to?

That's too expensive. 

To je predrago.

Would you take _____? 

Ali bi vzeli _____?

expensive 

drago

cheap 

poceni

I can't afford it. 

Ne morem si privoščiti.

I don't want it. 

Tega nočem.

You're cheating me. 

Hočete me ogoljufati.

I'm not interested. 

Ne zanima me.

OK, I'll take it. 

Dobro, vzel bom to.

Can I have a bag? 

Lahko dobim vrečko?

Do you ship (overseas)? 

Ali lahko pošljete?

I need... 

Potrebujem...

...toothpaste. 

...zobna krema.

...a toothbrush. 

...zobna ščetka.

...tampons. 

...tamponi.

...feminine napkins. 

ženska prtički.

...soap. 

...milo.

...shampoo. 

...šampon.

...pain reliever. 

...tablete proti bolečinam.

...cold medicine. 

...zdravilo proti prehladu.

...stomach medicine. 

...zdravilo za želodec.

...a razor. 

...britvica.

...shaving cream. 

krema za britje.

...deodorant. 

deodorant

...perfume. 

parfum

...an umbrella. 

...dežnik.

...sunblock cream/lotion. 

...krema/mleko za sončenje.

...a postcard. 

...razglednica.

...postage stamps. 

...poštne znamke.

...batteries. 

...baterije.

...writing paper. 

...pisemski papir.

...a pen. 

...nalivnik/kuli.

...English-language books. 

...knjige v angleščini.

...English-language magazines. 

...revije v angleščini.

...an English-language newspaper. 

...časopis v angleščini.

...an English-Slovene dictionary. 

...angleško - slovenski slovar.

[edit] Driving

I want to rent a car. 

Rad bi najel avto.

Can I get insurance? 

Se lahko zavarujem?

stop (on a street sign) 

stop

one way 

enosmerna cesta

yield 

nimaš prednosti

no parking 

parkiranje prepovedano

speed limit 

omejitev hitrosti

gas (petrol) station 

bencinska črpalka

petrol 

bencin

diesel 

dizelsko gorivo

traffic sign 

prometni znak

traffic lights 

semafor

road 

cesta

street 

cesta/ulica

square/circus 

trg

pavement 

pločnik

driver 

voznik

pedestrian 

pešec

driver licence 

vozniško dovoljenje

undertaking 

prehitevanje

fee 

kazen

traffic police 

prometna policija

detour 

obvoz

toll station 

cestninska postaja

toll fee 

cestnina

automatic motorway tolling 

ABC (Avtomatsko Brezgotovinsko Cestninjenje)

border pass 

mejni prehod

customs 

carina

[edit] Language Barrier

Do you speak English? 

Does anyone here speaks English? 

I speak a little..... 

I understand. 

I don't understand. 

Could you speak more slowly, please? 

Could you repeat that, please? 

Could you show me in my dictionary/phrasebook? 

[edit] Authority

I haven't done anything wrong. 

Ničesar nisem zagrešil.

It was a misunderstanding. 

Gre za nesporazum.

Where are you taking me? 

Kam me peljete?

Am I under arrest? 

Sem aretiran?

I am an American/Australian/British/Canadian/German/French/Italian/Spanish/Polish/Czech/Russian/Greek citizen. 

Sem ameriški/avstralski/britanski/kanadski/nemški/francoski/italijanski/španski/poljski/češki/ruski/grški državljan.

I want to talk to the American/Australian/British/Canadian/German/French/Italian/Spanish/Polish/Czech/Russian/Greek consulate. 

Želim poklicati ameriški/avstralski/britanski/kanadski/nemški/francoski/italijanski/španski/poljski/češki/ruski/grški konzulat.

I want to talk to a lawyer. 

Hočem govoriti s svojim odvetnikom.

Can I just pay a fine now? 

Ali lahko zdaj plačam globo?

[edit] Emergencies

Help!

Look out!

Fire!

Go away!

Thief!

Stop thief!

Call the police!

Where is the police station?

Can you help me please?

Could I use your telephone/mobil/cell phone?

There's been an accident!

Call a

...doctor!

...an ambulance!

I need medical attention!

I'm ill.

I'm lost.

I've been raped!

Where are the toilets?