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SLOVAKIA BASICS

Population: app. 5,4 mil

Capital: Bratislava (pop. 425 mil)

Currency: euro

Time zone: GMT/UTC +1hour

Major religion: Roman Catholic

Electric tension: 220V, type E, type C plugs

A HANDFULL OF SLOVAK EXPRESSIONS

To start with:

• Excuse me, do you speak English? - Prepáčte, hovoríte anglicky?

In case of a negative answer you will hear:

• No. - Nie.

So you follow up with:

• Can you help me, please? - Môžete mi pomôcť?

• I need to get to... - Potrebujem sa dostať...

• I am looking for... - Hľadám...

• Where is a restaurant here? - Kde je tu reštaurácia?

• Where are the toilets? - Kde sú toalety?

• Can I use your phone? - Môžem si od Vás zavolať?

• Would you call me a taxi, please? - Zavoláte mi prosím taxík?

Being polite in Slovak

• Hallo. - Dobrý deňˆ (formal)

• Hallo. - Ahoj. (informal)

• Please - Prosím

• Here you are. - Nech sa páči.

• Thank you. - Ďakujem.

• Good bye. - Dovidenia.

Visiting a Slovak pub/bar/restaurant

• Do you have an English menu? - Máte jedálny lístok v angličtine?

• I will have... - Dám si...

• We will have... - Dáme si...

• What is your recommendation? - Čo mi odporučíte?

• Beer - Pivo

• Wine - Víno

• Mineral water, please. - Minerálku, prosím.

• The bill, please. - Zaplatím.

Spring

Feeling reborn

Summer

A whole different country

Autumn

Time of feasts

Winter

Snowy dreamland