A semivowel is a vowel which does not have a special letter. Phonetically it is written as ə, but we never write it. It is pronounced similar to French unstressed e. A feature in Slovenian is that a semivowel ə…
There are several similarities and differences between Slovenian and other Slavic languages. Slavic languages are part of the Indo-European languages. They are divided in 3 branches: Usually Slavic languages of the same language branch have more similarities, in comparison to…
If you are visiting Slovenia, time your trip to coincide with the charming Central Saturday Market in Ljubljana; the Mecca of, and the best place to indulge in, local Slovenian food. Traditionally, it has also been a place for locals…
There are several Slovenian festivals and events which take place every year. Cultural, musical and sport events are top a list. Cultural and musical Slovenian festivals and events Rock Otočec Rock Otočec is a musical 3 day festival which take place…
Slovenian Grammar I gathered together some interesting facts about Slovenian grammar and culture, to bring you closer to this beautiful language. Let’s begin: Slovenian is older than the country of Slovenia, which was created in 1991. The oldest writings in…
As with almost all countries in the world, Slovenian emigrations occurred in historic times. The causes were diverse, from political, to economical; because of opportunity to earn a better living. I want to explore this topic because Slovenian emigrants are…
Slovenian minorities, known as ‘Zamejci’, or foreigners in English, are those who live ‘za mejo’, literally, ‘behind the (national) border’ of the Republic of Slovenia. There is no the exact meaning for them in English, because a word ‘foreigner’ can…
Denizens are words that came from other languages and are now completely adapted to the Slovenian language. They are pronounced, written and inflected by Slovene literary language rules. Nowadays we bear witness to an mass acquisition of words from foreign…
To compliment learning a foreign language, the knowledge of culture and interesting facts of a country can be useful and entertaining. For this reason I will introduce you to traditional Slovenian food. A Slovenian Cuisine Taster Slovenian cuisine has been…
The Slovenian language is a South Slavic language with around 2.5 million speakers worldwide, most of whom live in Slovenia. It is one of the few Indo-European languages that has still preserved dual use. A large variety of dialects, depending…
I recently found out that learning a foreign language with the help of music can be really effective. To aid you on your quest to learn Slovene, I would like to present to you some of our Slovenian musicians and…
The similarities between Slovenian and Sanskrit are surprising. Sanskrit has a phonetic script, the same as the Slovenian language. They also share the reversed sequence of ones and tens. For example, 31, written as ‘enaintrideset’ in Slovenian, is literally translated…