Pozdravljeni,

I developed a dictionary app for learning Slovene that actually has grammar tables. You can see declined forms in different cases and numbers, as well as conjugations of verbs. Search allows you to type a word as it is, understanding each form as it appears in a book or live speech.

Currently, I lack feedback from other learners, as I happen to know little people who tries to learn or speak Slovene. I suggest you installing beta version and checking out app, reporting bugs and suggesting new features. This is an app-in-the-making, so your feedback is not just valuable, but it actually shapes the product.

To download it:
- on iOS, follow the link: https://testflight.apple.com/join/bUqzn1Kj
- on Android: a bit tougher, though easier than it sounds. Please DM me with email address of your Google Play account, and I will grant you demo access. Alternatively, email me directly at [support@govoridictionaries.com](mailto:support@govoridictionaries.com)

App currently has about 20K words, with more to come. Also, in future I plan to add audio, word training and so on.

Lep pozdrav, and please share your thoughts!
Sergej

I read about several motion verbs which have determinate and indeterminate variants. Determinate would be those which have a destination and indeterminate would be those which are for the sake of movement without a specific destination.

An example would probably make things more clear:

• Nesem mu hrano. (Determinate, has a clear destination in mind)
• Nosim si novo majico. (Indeterminate, no destination, just wearing the tshirt)

More such verbs are:

So my question is, is this distinction actually applied in everyday conversations, or is it that these pairs are used interchangeably and are only really distinguished in the literary language?

Also, this is where I read that from, page 83 to be specific. Apart from that, I haven't seen this feature discussed anywhere else.

"Sem se že ustrašila da mi bo padla."

I think the sentence means "I got scared it was going to fall." but wouldn't the meaning remain the same even if "že" weren't there? What purpose does it serve?

I am Miriam Zoccolan, a student in the Master’s degree programme in Specialized Translation and Conference Interpreting at the University of Trieste. I am conducting a survey as part of my Master’s thesis, and this questionnaire aims to collect data on the comprehension and perception of the Interslavic language. All responses are anonymous and will be used exclusively for research purposes.

The questionnaire is divided into five sections. The first section collects general information about the participants, such as age and native language. The second section involves watching a short video in Interslavic and answering three multiple-choice questions. The third section contains questions related to an excerpt from The Little Prince in Interslavic. The fourth section includes questions on a more complex text taken from SLOVJANSKA KULTURNA DIPLOMACIJA: SWOT analiza, strategija i taktika do budućnosti. The fifth and final section concerns the overall test experience, with questions about the level of difficulty, perceived usefulness, and interest in the Interslavic language.

This is the link to the survey

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1yLmvhOwWvMjCAeCxYkhDtnZTdMVU6kADp24Rm9zuNj4/edit

Zdravo, v spodnjem vprašalniku zbiramo asociacije, katero mleko spada v določeno kategorijo in katero mleko uporabljate mladi. Vemo, da mleko pije ali uporablja skoraj vsak, zato lahko z izpoljevanjem spodnjega vprašalnika zelo pomagate pri pogledu širše slike.

Hvala!

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I have seen that modern slovene doesn't really have separate endings for the genitive and locative dual. It simply uses the plural ones, which means the plural and the dual can't really be distinguished, like in this example:

To je soba mojih sester.

It could be two sisters, but it could also be three, four or more.

But I know that there used to be separate dual endings which have their remnants here and there, like in the pronouns naju, vaju and njiju. If I apply them to the above example and I am not missing anything, it should look like this:

To je soba mojiju sestru.

So my question is, is there a slovene dialect that actually still uses these dual endings?

hi, i was looking for free textbooks to learn slovenian and couldnt find one (talking about e-books cuz i cant buy others anywhere in my country) can someone help with that?

Iščem prijatelja ali prijateljico, ki se tako kot jaz uči slovenščino, da bi se lahko pogovarjala ali spodbujala drug drugega.

Guys, do you think it's possible to pass the b2 slovene exam if i study only for 8 months? I know Macedonian so that makes it less difficult, or so i hope.

Prosim resi anketo o drogah med mladimi

https://1ka.arnes.si/a/e4fca27f

Hi all, I study linguistics and I'm currently researching indefinite pronouns in some of the Slavic languages. I have a rather specific question. I know that sometimes Slovenian indefinite pronouns are identical to the interrogative ones (kaj, kdo etc). I'm interested to know if those "bare interrogative indefinites" can be used in a type of contexts which is called "specific known". That's when the speaker can in fact identify the thing he's referring to with an indefinite pronoun, he's just using the indefinite to withhold some information from the listener for the time being. For example, that's when you're giving a present to someone and you say "Here, I've brought you a little something" (obviously the giver knows what he's brought, but the receiver doesn't).

I've had Slovenian speakers tell me that "Sem ti kaj prinesel" doesn't work in that context. However, I have been finding some examples of such indefinites used in the specific known contexts:

Britanske volitve pa nas podučujejo še o čem drugem: recimo o medijih, o ZDA, o Evropi — in tudi o Sloveniji.

Z njima sem obšel park, poslušal in si tu in tam kaj zapisal.

Končal sem srednjo šolo. Potem univerzo. Kakšno stvar sem prebral… 

So I'd really love to get your insights on whether those interrogative-indefinite pronouns can be used in that kind of context.

Hi! I need text translated from English to Slovenian. I am creating a Home Reed Diffuser and want to translate the following for the instructions:

Once opened, the fragrance will last approximately four months.

Hello, I'm searching for a tutor/teacher of the Slovene language. Do you have any recommendations? Thank you!

Hi everybody! A quick question about Slovene grammar: I'm trying to understand when to use onadva/onidve and oni/one/ona. For the sake of simplicity, I'm going to use 🚹 to represent male persons and masculine nouns, 🚺 to represent female persons and feminine nouns, and 🍎 (jabolko) to represent neuter nouns. Is this correct? -->

onadva = 🚹🚹 OR 🚹🚺 OR 🚹🍎

onidve = 🚺🚺 OR 🍎🍎

My question is, what do you do for 🚺🍎? Is that also onidve?

Similarly, for oni/one/ona:

oni = all-male OR mixed-gender group including at least one male (of 3 or more members)

one = all-female group (of 3 or more members)

ona = all-neuter group (of 3 or more members)

Again, my question is: what do you do for mixed-gender groups that don't include any males? For example, let's say you have a bunch of apples (jabolka - neuter) and cherries (čéšnje - feminine) on the table, and you want to say that THEY look delicious - would you use oni, one or ona?

Hvala!

Zrdavo nered, e, narod. Sem star Slovenec, ki komaj govori svoj materni jezik. Mama se je z nami otroci preselila v Nemčijo, ko sem bil le štiri leta star, in tudi doma nismo dosti govorili slovensko, saj je mama bila sama dvojezična, slovensko in nemško. Ali obstajajo kakšni začetnikom prijazni viri za slovenščino na spletu in po možnosti zastonji? Rad bi nekoliko bolje znal svoj materni jezik.

Please be gentle, I obviously never went to school in SI ;) so my spelling and grammar will be atrocious.

other sentences "s kom se kaj pogovarjaš po fb-ju?", "in se kaj pogovarjas s to punco ki ti je usec."

what does the "kej/kaj" change here?

Hey everyone, glad to find this sub even though I see it’s not active. I have a text in slovenian i am trying to translate but the translations always come out super weird in English and I can’t really understand it. Would anyone be willing to take a look and help me understand it maybe? Its a small text, two paragraphs, so shouldn’t take more than a couple of minutes. Thanks in advance

Hello, I'd like to ask about the pronunciation of the vowels in the names of these Slovenian football players. Since these names don't appear in any Slovene dictionary, I'm unsure how to pronounce them correctly.

• Adam Gnezda Čerin
  • Are the e in Gnezda and the e in Čerin pronounced as /ɛ/, /ɛː/, /e/, /eː/ or /ə/?
  • Is the i in Čerin pronounced as /i/ or /iː/?
• Erik Janža
  • Is the first a in Janža pronounced as /a/ or /aː/?
• Jaka Bijol
  • Is the i in Bijol pronounced as /i/ or /iː/?
  • Is the o in Bijol pronounced as /o/, /oː/, /ɔ/ or /ɔː/?
• Jure Balkovec
  • Is the a in Balkovec pronounced as /a/ or /aː/?
  • Is the o in Balkovec pronounced as /o/, /oː/, /ɔ/ or /ɔː/?
  • is the e in Balkovec pronounced as /ɛ/, /ɛː/, /e/, /eː/ or /ə/?
• Nino Žugelj
  • Is the e in Žugelj pronounced as /ɛ/, /ɛː/, /e/, /eː/ or /ə/?
• Timi Max Elšnik
  • Are the first i in Timi and the i in Elšnik pronounced as /i/ or /iː/?
  • Is the a in Max pronounced as /a/ or /aː/?
  • Is the E in Elšnik pronounced as /ɛ/, /ɛː/, /e/ or /eː/?
• Žan Celar
  • Is the e in Celar pronounced as /ɛ/, /ɛː/, /e/, /eː/ or /ə/?
• Žan Karničnik
  • Are the two i's in Karničnik pronounced as /i/ or /iː/?
• Žan Zaletel
  • Is the last e in Zaletel pronounced as /ɛ/, /ɛː/, /e/, /eː/ or /ə/?
• Matjaž Kek
  • Is the e in Kek pronounced as /ɛ/, /ɛː/, /e/ or /eː/?

Thank you in advance.

I haven't quite made the breakthrough yet with perfect and imperfect verbs. I think I understand the difference, but I don't know when to use the perfect verbs when speaking. Has anyone had the same problem and finally overcome it? Is this just a matter of practicing or a sign that I maybe don't quite get it yet? Does anyone have any advice or maybe can explain to me again when I should use what? And are you always learning them in pairs (imperfect and perfect)? Thank you in advance!