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lesson 232 · grammar + 6 cards

false friends · lažni prijatelji

looks English, isn't

Some Slovene words look like English words but mean something else — the classic trap for advanced learners. Each item asks what the Slovene word really means. About seven minutes.

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

· ogrevanje — the 10-second version
'simpatičen' ≠ sympathetic
01

grammar

· learn the rule
🎭

false friends

· lažni prijatelji
'simpatičen' ≠ sympathetic
A false friend (lažni prijatelj) resembles a word in another language but means something different. Simpatičen is 'likeable', not 'sympathetic'; aktualen is 'current', not 'actual'. These slip past even confident speakers — learn them deliberately.
simpatičenlikeable (not 'sympathetic')→ prijazen / sočuten = sympathetic
aktualencurrent (not 'actual')→ dejanski = actual
akcija (in a shop)a sale/offer (not 'action')→ dejanje = action
02

practice

· what it really means0 ✓
😊'Simpatičen' means ___, not 'sympathetic'. 💡 likeable
what does it mean?
✓ likeable — simpatičen = nice/likeable
📰'Aktualen' means ___, not 'actual'. 💡 current
what does it mean?
✓ current — aktualen = current/topical
🤔'Eventualno' means ___, not 'eventually'. 💡 possibly
what does it mean?
✓ possibly — eventualno = possibly
🎭'Patetičen' means ___, not 'pathetic'. 💡 emotional
what does it mean?
✓ emotional — patetičen = full of pathos
💡'Genialen' means ___, not 'genial'. 💡 brilliant
what does it mean?
✓ brilliant — genialen = of genius
🏷️'Akcija' in a shop means a ___, not 'action'. 💡 sale
what does it mean?
✓ sale — akcija = special offer
03

quick practice

· fast recall0 ✓
fast recall — tap the match.
😊likeable → ? 💡 likeable
✓ likeable — simpatičen = nice/likeable
📰current → ? 💡 current
✓ current — aktualen = current/topical
🤔possibly → ? 💡 possibly
✓ possibly — eventualno = possibly
🎭emotional/grandiose → ? 💡 emotional
✓ emotional — patetičen = full of pathos
💡brilliant → ? 💡 brilliant
✓ brilliant — genialen = of genius
🏷️sale/offer → ? 💡 sale
✓ sale — akcija = special offer
🖼️

picture words

· see it, type it in Slovene
type the Slovene word for each picture — accents optional
😊 likeable
📰 current
🤔 possibly
🎭 emotional/grandiose
💡 brilliant
🏷️ sale/offer
🎴

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 · 6 cards
😊
likeable
seem-PAH-tee-chen
likeable
📰
current
ak-TOO-ah-len
current
🤔
possibly
eh-ven-too-AHL-no
possibly
🎭
emotional
pah-TEH-tee-chen
emotional/grandiose
💡
brilliant
geh-nee-AH-len
brilliant
🏷️
sale
AHK-tsee-yah
sale/offer
lesson complete! 🎉
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