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,…
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…
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…
At Learn Slovenian Online, we have just started offering 1-on-1 Slovenian lessons. Lessons are conducted by Valentina, a native Slovenian. Valentina is an experienced Slovene tutor and polyglot—she speaks English and French in addition to Slovenian. She is also passionate…
»Tih kot miška« (as silent as a mouse), »priden kot čebela« (as busy as a bee) – sound familiar to you? These are called idioms, idiomi or frazemi in Slovenian. Idioms are phrases that usually consist of more words which…
Learning foreign languages can be spontaneous and fun. A lot of effort is often required, but results can be seen in a quite short time. From my point of view the most effective methods of acquiring a new language are:…
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…