Beside well known tourist places such as Bled, Ljubljana, Bohinj and Postojna cave, Slovenia also offers a number of smaller and more charming towns which are not so well promoted, but have a unique beauty. Because they are not full of…
First male and female names in Slovenia are quite easy to distinguish. A simple rule says that female names usually end with an -a and male names with a consonant. Still, there are some exceptions: Nives, Ines, Karmen, Iris, Kim and Karin…
Slovenian slang expressions are shared between people of about the same age. The most widespread use is among young people, particularly teenagers. Typically, with slang, foreign words and phrases get introduced. In Slovenian slang spoken nowadays, words are taken mostly…
Slovenia has many national, cultural and ethnic symbols, which give the country a uniqueness and make it more recognizable. I explore several of the most prominent here: Triglav Triglav, with its 2864 metres, is the highest peak in Slovenia. It…
Legend has it that years yonder, fire-breathing dragons used to dwell in the infamous Postojna Cave. The dragons plagued the people of the region until the Pivka River rose, broke it’s banks and swept the dragons away (plot hole: it’s…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Slovenian, or the Slovene language, is part of the group of South Slavic languages. So, if you want to learn Slovenian and already speak a Slavic language, you will most likely find the language easier to acquire than someone how…