lesson 230 · grammar + 6 cards

synonyms with a shade · sopomenke

near-synonyms aren't equal

At C2, knowing a word isn't enough — you pick the one with the right intensity and warmth. Each item gives a neutral word and asks for the loaded near-synonym. About seven minutes.

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

warm-up

· ogrevanje — the 10-second version

not just big — huge

grammar

· learn the rule

🎚️

synonyms with a shade

· sopomenke

not just big — huge

Slovene, like English, has families of near-synonyms that differ in intensity and connotation. Velik is neutral 'big'; ogromen is 'huge'. Hiša is a building; dom is where you belong. Choosing the precise one is the mark of a C2 speaker.

velik → ogromenbig → hugeintensity up

hiša → domhouse → homewarmth added

reči → trditisay → claim/assertforce added

practice

· pick the loaded synonym0 ✓

🐘Not just big — ___ (huge). 💡 ogromen

intensified 'velik'

✓ ogromen — ogromen = huge

✨Not just nice — ___ (wonderful). 💡 čudovit

intensified 'lep'

✓ čudovit — čudovit = wonderful

🏡A building is a hiša; the place you belong is a ___. 💡 dom

house vs home

✓ dom — dom = home (warmth)

✊Not merely say — to ___ firmly (to claim). 💡 trditi

to assert

✓ trditi — trditi = to assert/claim

🚶Not just walk — to ___ (to stroll). 💡 sprehajati se

to stroll

✓ sprehajati se — sprehajati se = to stroll

🤩Not just happy — ___ (delighted). 💡 navdušen

thrilled

✓ navdušen — navdušen = thrilled

quick practice

· fast recall0 ✓

fast recall — tap the match.

🐘huge → ? 💡 ogromen

✓ ogromen — ogromen = huge

✨wonderful → ? 💡 čudovit

✓ čudovit — čudovit = wonderful

🏡home → ? 💡 dom

✓ dom — dom = home (warmth)

✊to claim → ? 💡 trditi

✓ trditi — trditi = to assert/claim

🚶to stroll → ? 💡 sprehajati se

✓ sprehajati se — sprehajati se = to stroll

🤩delighted → ? 💡 navdušen

✓ navdušen — navdušen = thrilled

🖼️

picture words

· see it, type it in Slovene

type the Slovene word for each picture — accents optional

🐘 huge

✨ wonderful

🏡 home

✊ to claim

🚶 to stroll

🤩 delighted

🎴

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 · 6 cards

🐘

ogromen

OH-groh-men

huge

✨

čudovit

choo-DOH-veet

wonderful

🏡

dom

dohm

home

✊

trditi

TUHR-dee-tee

to claim

🚶

sprehajati se

spreh-HAH-yah-tee seh

to stroll

🤩

navdušen

nahv-DOO-shen

delighted

lesson complete! 🎉

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