Essential everyday greetings, farewells, and courtesy phrases.
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Ahoj! / Dobrý deň.
Hi! / Hello. (Ahoj is informal, Dobrý deň is formal — literally 'good day'.)
Dobré ráno.
Good morning.
Ako sa máš?
How are you? (informal) (Literally 'how do you have yourself?' — reflexive 'sa' is everywhere in Slovak.)
Ako sa máte?
How are you? (formal)
Dobre! A ty?
I'm good! And you? (informal)
Dobre! A vy?
I'm good! And you? (formal)
Dobrý večer všetkým!
Good evening, everyone!
Dobrú noc, drahá / drahý.
Good night, darling. (drahá for a woman, drahý for a man.)
Ako sa voláš?
What's your name? (informal) (Literally 'how do you call yourself?')
Ako sa voláte?
What's your name? (formal)
Volám sa Alex. A ty?
My name is Alex. And yours? (Literally 'I call myself Alex.')
Prepáč, nerozumel som. / nerozumela som.
Sorry, I didn't understand. (nerozumel = male speaker, nerozumela = female speaker. Past tense marks the speaker's gender.)
Prepáčte.
Excuse me. (to get attention)
Prosím?
Pardon? (didn't catch that) (Same word as 'please' — used to ask someone to repeat.)
Prosím.
Please.
Ďakujem za pomoc.
Thank you for your help.
Nech sa páči. / Není za čo.
You're welcome. (Není za čo — literally 'there's nothing for it'. Nech sa páči also serves 'here you go'.)
Teší ma!
Nice to meet you! (Literally 'it pleases me'.)
Dovidenia.
Goodbye. (Literally 'until seeing' — do (until) + videnia (seeing). Casual: Ahoj or Čau.)
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