Easter in Slovenia
Spring is finally coming and so is Eastertime, which is mostly a time for painting Easter eggs which we all look forward to. Easter, velika noč, takes place on a different date each year, a day between March and April.…
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Common Grammatical Mistakes in Slovenian
Slovenian grammar is not one of the easiest, not even for the native speakers who commonly make mistakes while speaking or writing. The standard Slovenian language is therefore quite different from the spoken language that you will usually hear in…
February Celebrations in Slovenia: Carnival and Valentine’s Day
After a more or less sleepy January, things pick up in February – a month of Carnival celebrations, parades and also a special day for lovers. The Carnival, pust, starts on a different day each year (usually in February, but it…
The Greatest Slovenian Poet France Prešeren
February 8 is a Slovenian cultural holiday, called Prešeren Day (Prešernov dan). It is when Slovenians celebrate the anniversary of the death of our greatest poet France Prešeren (December 3 1800, Vrba – February 8 1849, Kranj). On the same…
Public Holidays in Slovenia
Below you can see a full list of work-free public holidays in the Republic of Slovenia. There are names of holidays in Slovenian with English translation. Note that all public holidays are written lowercase in Slovenian, except those which derive…
Useful Slovenian Phrases for Your Next Trip to sLOVEnia
Whether you visit the Slovenian capital and other picturesque towns, or perhaps the mountains and beautiful lakes all year round, it is fun to know some common everyday Slovenian phrases and greetings with which you can make a great impression…
Traditional Festive Customs in December in Slovenia
The most joyful month of the year is here again, and like every year this is the time for presents, happy and peaceful moments with loved ones, merrymaking, family reunions, and time when we usually look back and see what…
The Neuter Nouns – Exceptions
The regular neuter nouns in Slovenian (ending with an -o or -e) have the ending –i in dual and –a in plural. For example okno–okni–okna (window). They are declined as follows: But some neuter nouns have a prolonged ending in dual and plural,…
Confusingly Similar Slovenian Words
Have you ever been confused about some Slovenian words that look very similar at first glance, but have a completely different meaning? Probably you know the words jutro, jutri and zjutraj, right? »They’re familiar to me and I know their meaning, but right now I just…
Plural Nouns in Slovenian
In Slovenian, like in many other languages, there are the nouns which only have a singular or plural form. Today, I will concentrate on the Slovenian plural nouns. The neuter plural nouns The nouns which only exist in plural and…
The Masculine Nouns – Exceptions
In one of the previous blog posts I wrote about feminine exceptions, but the masculine gender also has many features. The basic rule is that the masculine nouns in Slovenian end in a consonant in singular. In dual they get…
Authentic Slovenian Swear Words
How to curse in Slovenian? Every student of a foreign language eventually wants to learn some swear words. If nothing else, to enrich their vocabulary and sound more like native speakers. Traditional Slovenian swear words (kletvice) are mild by nature, they don’t…