Introduce yourself — where you're from, what you do, and your interests.
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Odkiaľ si?
Where are you from? (informal)
Odkiaľ ste?
Where are you from? (formal)
Som z Nemecka.
I'm from Germany. ('z' + genitive — most country names shift endings: Nemecko → Nemecka.)
Kde bývaš?
Where do you live?
Bývam v Bratislave.
I live in Bratislava. ('v' + locative — final -a often becomes -e.)
Čo robíš v práci?
What do you do for work?
Čo robíš v živote?
What do you do in life?
Som dátový vedec / dátová vedkyňa.
I'm a data scientist. (Male / female form. -kyňa is a common feminine profession suffix.)
Som umelec / umelkyňa.
I'm an artist.
Som učiteľ / učiteľka.
I'm a teacher. (Think: učiť = to teach; -ka feminine ending.)
Študuješ? Čo študuješ?
Do you study? What do you study?
Študujem jazyky na univerzite.
I study languages at university.
Akými jazykmi hovoríš?
What languages do you speak? (Literally 'with which languages do you speak?' — instrumental case.)
Hovorím po anglicky a trochu po slovensky.
I speak English and a little Slovak. ('po + -sky' = 'in [language]-ly' — the standard way to say 'in a language'.)
Aký je tvoj materinský jazyk?
What's your native language? (Literally 'mother-ly language' — matka = mother.)
Čo robíš vo voľnom čase?
What do you do in your free time? (voľný = free; čas = time.)
Rád čítam a pozerám filmy. / Rada čítam a pozerám filmy.
I like to read and watch movies. (Rád = male speaker, Rada = female. Literally 'gladly I read'.)
Rád/Rada sa stretávam s priateľmi a žartujem.
I like meeting friends and joking around.
Máš nejaké koníčky?
Do you have any hobbies? (koníček = little horse — Slovak (and Czech) word for hobby. Plural: koníčky.)
Športuješ?
Do you play any sports? (Verbed from 'šport' — literally 'do you sport?')
Koľko máš rokov? Mám dvadsaťjeden.
How old are you? I'm twenty-one. (Literally 'how many years do you have?' dvadsať (20) + jeden (1).)
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