A guide to useful phrases in Slovenia

Common Slovenian phrases

Hello – Živjo (ZHEE-vyoh) / Zdravo (ZDRAH-voh)
Good morning – Dobro jutro (DOH-broh YOO-troh)
Good day/Good afternoon – Dober dan (DOH-ber dahn)
Good evening – Dober vecer (DOH-behr veh-CHEEHR)
Good night – Lahko noc (LAA-koh nohtch)
Nice to meet you – Me veseli (meh veh-seh-LEE)
How are you? – Kako si? (kah-KOH see?) / Kako ste? (kah-KOH steh?)
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____)
Please – Prosim (PROH-sihm)
Thank you – Hvala (HVAA-lah)
Thank you very much – Hvala lepa (HVAA-lah LEH-pah)
You’re welcome (in response to ‘Thank you’) – Prosim (PROH-sihm) / Ni za kaj. (nee zah kai)
Yes – Da (dah)
No – Ne (neh)
Excuse me (to get through) – Samo malo, prosim (sah-MOH MAH-loh, PROH-sihm)
Excuse me (to get attention) – Oprostite (oh-prohs-TEE-teh)
I’m sorry – Oprostite (oh-prohs-TEE-teh)
I have trouble speaking Slovenian – Slabo govorim slovensko (slah-BOH goh-voh-REEM sloh-VEHNS-koh)
I don’t understand – Ne razumem (neh rah-ZOO-mahm)
Do you speak English? – Govorite angleško? (goh-voh-REE-teh ahn-GLEHSH-koh?)
Goodbye – Nasvidenje (nahs-VEE-deh-nyeh)

Numbers

0 – Nic (nihch)
1 – Ena (EH-nah)
2 – Dva (dvah)
3 – Tri (tree)
4 – Stiri (SHTEE-rih)
5 – Pet (peht)
6 – Sest (shehst)
7 – Sedem (SEH-dehm)
8 – Osem (OH-sehm)
9 – Devet (deh-VEHT)
10 – Deset (deh-SEHT)

Out and about

Where is the toilet? – Kje je stranišce? (kyeh yeh strah-NEESH-cheh)
How much is a ticket to _____? – Koliko/Kolko je vozovnica do_____? (koh-LEE-koh/KOHL-koh yeh VOH-zohv-nee-tsah 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?)
How do I get to _____ ? – Kako pridem do _____ ? (kah-KOH PREE-dehm doh…?)
Where are there a lot of… – Kje je polno… (kyeh yeh POHL-noh…)
…restaurants? – …restavracij? (REHS-tow-rah-tsy)
…bars? – …barov? (BAH-row)
Can you show me on the map? – Mi lahko pokažete na zemljevidu? (Mee lah-KOH poh-kah-zhet-eh nah zem-yeh-VEE-doo?)
Taxi! Taksi! (TAHK-see)
Take me to _____, please – Odpeljite me, prosim, v/na _____ (OHD-peh-lyee-teh meh, PROH-seem, vuh/nah)
Do you accept credit cards? – Ali sprejemate kreditne kartice? (AH-lee spreh-yeh-MAH-teh kreh-DEET-neh kahr-TEE-tseh?)
Where is an (ATM)? – Kje je bankomat? (kyeh yeh bahn-KOH-maht?)
Do you have this in my size? – Ali imate to v moji velikosti? (AH-lee ee-MAH-teh toh veh MOH-yee veh-lee-KOHS-tee?)
How much is this? – Koliko stane to? (koh-LEE-koh STAH-neh toh?)
OK, I’ll take it – Dobro, vzel bom to (DOH-broh, OO-zehl bohm toh)
Can I have a bag? – Lahko dobim vrecko? (LAH-koh doh-BEEM VREHCH-koh?)

Eating out

A table for one person/two people, please – Mizo za enega/dva, prosim (MEE-zoh zah eh-NEH-gah/dvah, PROH-seem)
Can I look at the menu, please? – Ali lahko vidim jedilnik, prosim? (AH-lee LAH-koh VEE-dahm yeh-DEEL-neek, PROH-seem?)
Is there a house speciality? – Ali obstaja hišna specialiteta? (AH-lee ohbs-TAH-yah HEESH-nah speh-tsyah-lee-TEH-tah?)
I’m a vegetarian – Sem vegetarijanec (sehm veh-geh-tah-RYAH-nehts)
Fixed-price meal – Meni (MEH-nee)
A la carte – Po narocilu (poh nah-roh-CHIH-loo)
Breakfast – Zajtrk (ZAY-tehrk)
Lunch – Malica/kosilo (mah-LEE-tsah/koh-SEE-loh)
Dinner – Vecerja (veh-CHEH-ryah)
Appetiser – Aperitiv (ah-peh-REE-teew)
Main course – Glavna jed (GLAW yeht)
Dessert – Sladica (slah-DEE-tsah)
Snack – Prigrizek (pree-GREE-zehk)
I want _____ – Želim _____ (ZHEH-leem____)
May I have some _____? – Ali lahko dobim_____? (AH-lee lah-KOH DOH-beem____?)
I want a dish containing_____ – Želim jed z_____ (ZHEH-leem yehd zuh____)
May I have a glass of _____? – Lahko dobim kozarec _____? (lah-KOH DOH-beem koh-ZAH-rehts_____?)
May I have a bottle of _____? – Lahko dobim steklenico _____? (LAH-koh DOH-beem steh-kleh-NEE-tsoh____?)
Excuse me, waiter?[m]/waitress?[f] – Oprostite, natakar?[m]/natakarica?[f] (oh-prohs-TEE-teh, nah-TAH-kahr?[m]/nah-tah-kah-REE-tsah?[f])
I’m finished – Jaz sem koncal (yahz sehm KOHN-chahl)
It was delicious – Bilo je odlicno (BEE-loh yeh ohd-LEECH-noh)
The check, please – Racun, prosim (RAH-choon, PROH-sihm)

Food and Drink terms

Soup – Juha (YOO-hah)
Chicken – Pišcanec (peesh-CHAH-nehts)
Beef – Govedina (goh-VEH-dee-nah)
Fish – Riba (REE-bah)
Ham – Sunka (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)
Noodles – Rezanci/testenine (reh-ZAHN-tsih/tehs-teh-NEE-neh)
Rice – Riž (reezh)
Beans – Fižol (FEE-zhohl)
Butter – Maslo (MAHS-loh)
Coffee – Kava (KAH-vah)
Tea – Caj (chai)
Juice – Sok (sohk)
Milk – Mleko (MLEH-koh)
Water – Voda (VOH-dah)
(Sparkling) water – (Gazirana) voda ((gah-zee-RAH-nah) VOH-dah)
Beer – Pivo (PEE-voh)
Red/white wine – Rdece/belo vino (RDEH-cheh/BEH-loh VEE-noh)