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222the national anthem · Zdravljica
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lesson 222 · grammar + 5 cards

the national anthem · Zdravljica

a toast to brotherhood

A C1 reading about the Slovenian anthem — where it comes from, what it says, and why it matters. Written in dense, formal Slovene. Read, listen, and answer. About seven minutes.

⏱️ ≈7 min🔥 warm-up → 🎯 grammar → 📝 practice → ⚡ quick → 🃏 cards
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warm-up

· ogrevanje — the 10-second version
a neighbour, not an enemy
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text

· a neighbour, not an enemy
Slovenska himna izhaja iz pesmi Zdravljica, ki jo je leta 1844 napisal France Prešeren, največji slovenski pesnik. Pesem je napitnica — nazdravlja prijateljstvu, svobodi in miru med narodi. Njena osrednja misel je, da naj vsi narodi živijo v slogi in da naj sosed ne bo sovražnik, temveč prijatelj. Zaradi tega plemenitega sporočila je sedma kitica leta 1989 postala uradna himna samostojne Slovenije.
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The Slovenian anthem comes from the poem Zdravljica, written in 1844 by France Prešeren, the greatest Slovenian poet. The poem is a toast — it drinks to friendship, freedom and peace among nations. Its central idea is that all nations should live in harmony, and that a neighbour should be not an enemy but a friend. Because of this noble message, the seventh stanza became the official anthem of independent Slovenia in 1989.
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practice

· answer about the text0 ✓
✍️Kdo je napisal Zdravljico? 💡 Prešeren
Who wrote Zdravljica?
✓ Prešeren — “… napisal France Prešeren …”
🥂Kaj je pesem po obliki? 💡 napitnica
What kind of poem is it?
✓ napitnica — “Pesem je napitnica …”
🤝Kaj je osrednja misel? 💡 sloga med narodi
What is the central idea?
✓ sloga med narodi — “… vsi narodi živijo v slogi …”
🎼Katera kitica je postala himna? 💡 sedma
Which stanza became the anthem?
✓ sedma — “… sedma kitica … postala uradna himna …”
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quick practice

· fast recall0 ✓
fast recall — tap the match.
🎵himna → English? 💡 anthem
✓ anthem
🖋️pesnik → English? 💡 poet
✓ poet
🥂napitnica → English? 💡 a toast (poem)
✓ a toast (poem)
🤝sloga → English? 💡 harmony / unity
✓ harmony / unity
💬sporočilo → English? 💡 message
✓ message
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picture words

· see it, type it in Slovene
type the Slovene word for each picture — accents optional
🎵 anthem
🖋️ poet
🥂 a toast (poem)
🤝 harmony / unity
💬 message
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memory match

· pair Slovene with English0 pairs
tap two cards to find a matching pair — clear the board
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cards

· drill the words
tap a card to flip · 5 cards
🎵
himna
anthem
🖋️
pesnik
poet
🥂
napitnica
a toast (poem)
🤝
sloga
harmony / unity
💬
sporočilo
message
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