The 8th February is a Slovenian cultural holiday, called Prešeren Day (Prešernov dan). It is when Slovenians celebrate the anniversary of the death of our greatest poet France Prešeren (3 December 1800, Vrba – 8 February 1849, Kranj). On the…
Slovenian is one of the rare languages that has the grammatical number dual – it is used specifically for two objects or persons. But there are, ironically, also exceptions where we use plural instead of dual for two things. These are even…
Quite a few unforgettable Slovenian films have lived on until the present day. Evergreen kids movies, such as Kekec, Poletje v školjki and Sreča na vrvici, have not fallen to the wayside. Furthermore, the younger generations nowadays know these nostalgic films that…
Interjections, medmeti in Slovenian, express our mood and emotional conditions, they imitate natural sounds and are also used as an imperative (when we want to command something to somebody). They appear in every language. Interjections for the same thing in…
Spring is finally coming and so is Eastertime, which is mostly a time for painting Easter eggs which we all look forward to. Easter, velika noč, takes place on a different date each year, a day between March and April.…
After a more or less sleepy January, things pick up in February – a month of Mardi Gras celebrations, carnivals, parades, and also a special day for lovers. Mardi Gras, pust, starts on a different day each year (usually in February,…
Heraldry, heraldika or grboslovje in Slovenian, is the science of coat-of-arms. It has a long history and tradition in Slovenia, and as there are more and more new municipalities, consequently there are more and more city coat-of-arms. What does the…
The most joyful month of the year is here again, and like every year this is the time for presents, happy and peaceful moments with loved ones, merrymaking, family reunions, and time when we usually look back and see what…
Slovenia is a land of natural wonders, from Pannonian Plain to the Adriatic coastline. It is also a land of traditions mixed with modern progress. But this land, in the heart of Europe, isn’t known only for its natural beauty,…
Words that are written the same and in most cases have different meaning and different pronunciation, are called heteronyms. As I like to play with words, I gathered some examples of heteronyms in Slovenian and English, which are stated below.…
»The genius, wit, and the spirit of a nation are discovered by their proverbs.« Francis Bacon In one of my previous blog posts I was writing about Slovenian idioms, and now I will guide you through Slovenian proverbs and sayings a…
We are excited to announce the release of our first e-book, the Conjugation Manual of Slovenian Verbs from A to Ž. The Conjugation Manual of Slovenian Verbs is a practical language learning tool. It will help you find all conjugations for…