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Slovak (/ ˈ s l oʊ v æ k,-v ɑː k / SLOH-va(h)k; endonym: slovenčina [ˈslɔʋentʂina] or slovenský jazyk [ˈslɔʋenskiː ˈjazik]) is a West Slavic language of the Czech–Slovak group, written in Latin script.
- Czech–Slovak Group
The Czech–Slovak languages (or Czecho-Slovak) are a subgroup...
- History of the Slovak language
The Slovak language is a West Slavic language. Historically,...
- Slovakia
The official language is Slovak, a member of the Slavic...
- Czech–Slovak Group
- Pronunciation
- Grammar
- Sample Words and Phrases
Slovak is written using the Latin alphabet, but some letters have special signs (called diacritics). The letters č, š, ž and dž are like the English sounds in chin, shin, vision and juice. The letters ď, ľ, ň, and ť are called “soft consonants” and are pronounced with the blade of the tongue at the roof of the mouth. The letters c, dz and j are als...
The grammaris similar to Russian, but there are some differences. Slovak, unlike Russian, has a separate word for “to be”: 1. Ja som Angličan (I am English). Unlike English, Slovak does not have articles(such as “the” and “a”). There are three genders in Slovak, therefore it is important to know whether a noun is masculine, feminine or neuter. Ther...
The numbers from 1 to 10 are jeden, dva, tri, štyri, päť, šesť, sedem, osem, deväť, desať. Use the familiar form when talking to a child, and the polite form when talking to an adult. 1. Ahoj–Hello 2. Dobré ráno–Good morning 3. Dobrý deň–Good day (Used during the day) 4. Dobrý večer–Good evening 5. Dobrú noc–Good night 6. Vitaj!–Welcome! (familiar ...
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Spoken by approximately 5 million people as a native language, primarily ethnic Slovaks, it serves as the official language of Slovakia and one of the 24 official languages of the European Union. Slovak is a West Slavic language of the Czech–Slovak group, written in Latin script.
Slovak is a Western Slavonic language spoken by about 5.6 million people in Slovakia and also in Canada, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Ukraine and the USA. Slovak is closely related to Czech , Polish, and Sorbian .
The Slovak language is a West Slavic language. Historically, it forms a dialect continuum with Czech. The written standard is based on the work of Ľudovít Štúr, published in the 1840s and codified in July 1843 in Hlboké.
The official language is Slovak, a member of the Slavic language family. Hungarian is widely spoken in the southern regions, and Rusyn is used in some parts of the Northeast. Minority languages hold co-official status in the municipalities in which the size of the minority population meets the legal threshold of 15% in two consecutive censuses.
The Czech–Slovak languages (or Czecho-Slovak) are a subgroup within the West Slavic languages comprising the Czech and Slovak languages .
