lesson 116 · grammar + 8 cards
he said that… · odvisni govor
reported speech
Passing on what someone said or asked. Good news: unlike English, Slovene doesn't shift the tense back — 'he said he is tired' stays present. You just need the right joining word. About six minutes.
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warm-up
· ogrevanje — the 10-second versionda for statements, ali/če for yes-no, keep the wh-word
01
grammar
· learn the rule💬
he said that…
· odvisni govorda for statements, ali/če for yes-no, keep the wh-word
Report a statement with da (that): Rekel je, da pride. (He said (that) he's coming.) Slovene keeps the original tense — no English-style backshift: Rekel je, da je utrujen. (He said he is tired.) Report a yes/no question with ali or če (whether): Vprašal je, ali imam čas. (He asked if I have time.) Report a wh-question by keeping the question word: Vprašala je, kje živim. (She asked where I live.)
Rekel je, da je utrujen.He said (that) he is tired.statement → da, no backshift
Vprašala je, ali grem.She asked if I'm going.yes/no → ali (or če)
Vprašal je, kje živim.He asked where I live.wh-question word kept
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practice
· report it0 ✓🗓️Rekel je, ___ pride jutri. 💡 da
He said (that) he's coming tomorrow.
✓ da — reported statement → da
⏰Vprašala je, ___ imam čas. 💡 ali
She asked whether I have time.
✓ ali — yes/no question → ali (or če)
🍽️Mama pravi, ___ je večerja gotova. 💡 da
Mum says dinner is ready.
✓ da — da = that
🏠Vprašal me je, ___ živim. 💡 kje
He asked where I live.
✓ kje — where → kje is kept
😴Povedal je, da ___ utrujen. 💡 je
He said that he is tired.
✓ je — no tense shift → present je
🤷Ne vem, ___ bo prišel. 💡 ali
I don't know whether he'll come.
✓ ali — embedded yes/no → ali / če
🏡Rekla je, da ___ doma. 💡 ostane
She said she's staying home.
✓ ostane — reported: she stays (present kept)
🕐Vprašali so, ___ je ura. 💡 koliko
They asked what time it is.
✓ koliko — what time → koliko is kept
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quick practice
· fast recall0 ✓fast recall — tap the match.
🗓️that → ? 💡 da
✓ da — reported statement → da
⏰whether / if → ? 💡 ali
✓ ali — yes/no question → ali (or če)
🍽️that → ? 💡 da
✓ da — da = that
🏠where → ? 💡 kje
✓ kje — where → kje is kept
😴is → ? 💡 je
✓ je — no tense shift → present je
🤷whether → ? 💡 ali
✓ ali — embedded yes/no → ali / če
🏡stays → ? 💡 ostane
✓ ostane — reported: she stays (present kept)
🕐how much / what (time) → ? 💡 koliko
✓ koliko — what time → koliko is kept
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picture words
· see it, type it in Slovenetype the Slovene word for each picture — accents optional
🗓️
that
⏰
whether / if
🍽️
that
🏠
where
😴
is
🤷
whether
🎴
memory match
· pair Slovene with English0 pairstap two cards to find a matching pair — clear the board
04
cards
· drill the wordstap a card to flip · 8 cards
🗓️
da
dah
that
⏰
ali
AH-lee
whether / if
🍽️
da
dah
that
🏠
kje
kyeh
where
😴
je
yeh
is
🤷
ali
AH-lee
whether
🏡
ostane
OH-stah-neh
stays
🕐
koliko
KOH-lee-koh
how much / what (time)
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