lesson 220 · grammar + 8 cards

proverbs I · pregovori I

folk wisdom

Slovenian proverbs (pregovori) — short folk sayings that pack a lesson. Knowing them is a real mark of an advanced speaker. See the English equivalent, recall the Slovene. About six minutes.

⏱️ ≈6 min🔥 warm-up → 🎯 grammar → 📝 practice → ⚡ quick → 🃏 cards

warm-up

· ogrevanje — the 10-second version

recall the Slovene proverb

practice

· give the proverb for each idea0 ✓

🕳️Schemes against others backfire (he who digs a pit for another falls in) 💡 Kdor drugemu jamo koplje, sam vanjo pade

translate to Slovene

✓ Kdor drugemu jamo koplje, sam vanjo pade — lit. who digs a pit for another falls into it

🦵Lies are soon found out (a lie has short legs) 💡 Laž ima kratke noge

translate to Slovene

✓ Laž ima kratke noge — lit. a lie has short legs

🧠Two heads are better than one 💡 Več glav več ve

translate to Slovene

✓ Več glav več ve — lit. more heads know more

🌅The early bird catches the worm 💡 Rana ura, zlata ura

translate to Slovene

✓ Rana ura, zlata ura — lit. an early hour is a golden hour

🌊Still waters run deep 💡 Tiha voda bregove dere

translate to Slovene

✓ Tiha voda bregove dere — lit. quiet water wears away the banks

👟No pain, no gain 💡 Brez muje se še čevelj ne obuje

translate to Slovene

✓ Brez muje se še čevelj ne obuje — lit. without effort you can't even put a shoe on

🍎The apple doesn't fall far from the tree 💡 Jabolko ne pade daleč od drevesa

translate to Slovene

✓ Jabolko ne pade daleč od drevesa — lit. the apple doesn't fall far from the tree

🛤️Where there's a will, there's a way 💡 Kjer je volja, tam je pot

translate to Slovene

✓ Kjer je volja, tam je pot — lit. where there is will, there is a path

quick practice

· fast recall0 ✓

fast recall — tap the match.

🕳️Kdor drugemu jamo koplje, sam vanjo pade → English? 💡 Schemes against others backfire (he who digs a pit for another falls in)

✓ Schemes against others backfire (he who digs a pit for another falls in)

🦵Laž ima kratke noge → English? 💡 Lies are soon found out (a lie has short legs)

✓ Lies are soon found out (a lie has short legs)

🧠Več glav več ve → English? 💡 Two heads are better than one

✓ Two heads are better than one

🌅Rana ura, zlata ura → English? 💡 The early bird catches the worm

✓ The early bird catches the worm

🌊Tiha voda bregove dere → English? 💡 Still waters run deep

✓ Still waters run deep

👟Brez muje se še čevelj ne obuje → English? 💡 No pain, no gain

✓ No pain, no gain

🍎Jabolko ne pade daleč od drevesa → English? 💡 The apple doesn't fall far from the tree

✓ The apple doesn't fall far from the tree

🛤️Kjer je volja, tam je pot → English? 💡 Where there's a will, there's a way

✓ Where there's a will, there's a way

🖼️

picture words

· see it, type it in Slovene

type the Slovene word for each picture — accents optional

🕳️ Schemes against others backfire (he who digs a pit for another falls in)

🦵 Lies are soon found out (a lie has short legs)

🧠 Two heads are better than one

🌅 The early bird catches the worm

🌊 Still waters run deep

👟 No pain, no gain

🎴

memory match

· pair Slovene with English0 pairs

tap two cards to find a matching pair — clear the board

cards

· drill the words

tap a card to flip · 8 cards

🕳️

Kdor drugemu jamo koplje, sam vanjo pade

Schemes against others backfire (he who digs a pit for another falls in)

🦵

Laž ima kratke noge

Lies are soon found out (a lie has short legs)

🧠

Več glav več ve

Two heads are better than one

🌅

Rana ura, zlata ura

The early bird catches the worm

🌊

Tiha voda bregove dere

Still waters run deep

👟

Brez muje se še čevelj ne obuje

No pain, no gain

🍎

Jabolko ne pade daleč od drevesa

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree

🛤️

Kjer je volja, tam je pot

Where there's a will, there's a way

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