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lesson 233 · grammar + 6 cards

connotation · odtenki pomena

the same idea, kinder or crueller

Two words can mean nearly the same thing — but one flatters and the other insults. At C2 you control which. Pick the word with the connotation the clue asks for. About seven minutes.

⏱️ ≈7 min🧩 6 nalog · repository🔥 warm-up → 🎯 grammar → 📝 practice → ⚡ quick → 🃏 cards
00

warm-up

· ogrevanje — the 10-second version
slim or scrawny — your choice
01

grammar

· learn the rule
🌗

connotation

· odtenki pomena
slim or scrawny — your choice
Connotation is the emotional charge a word carries beyond its plain sense. Vitek and mršav both mean 'thin' — but one flatters, the other wounds. Choosing the right charge is how you signal approval or judgement without saying so outright.
vitek vs mršavslim (good) vs scrawny (bad)same body, opposite charge
varčen vs skopthrifty (good) vs stingy (bad)same habit, opposite charge
poceni vs ceneninexpensive (neutral) vs cheap/tacky (bad)same price, opposite charge
02

practice

· match the connotation0 ✓
🦴Neutral is 'suh'; the unkind word for thin is ___ (scrawny). 💡 mršav
scrawny (negative)
✓ mršav — mršav = scrawny (negative)
💃The flattering word for thin is ___ (slim). 💡 vitek
slim (positive)
✓ vitek — vitek = slim (positive)
🥉Neutral 'poceni'; the word hinting 'tacky' is ___. 💡 cenen
cheap/tacky
✓ cenen — cenen = cheap (pejorative)
🧗'Trmast' (stubborn) is negative; the praise version is ___ (persistent). 💡 vztrajen
persistent (positive)
✓ vztrajen — vztrajen = persistent (positive)
🕵️'Radoveden' (curious) is fine; the nosy version is ___. 💡 vsiljiv
intrusive/nosy
✓ vsiljiv — vsiljiv = intrusive/nosy
🐷Praise for careful-with-money is ___; the insult is 'skop' (stingy). 💡 varčen
thrifty (positive)
✓ varčen — varčen = thrifty (positive)
03

quick practice

· fast recall0 ✓
fast recall — tap the match.
🦴scrawny → ? 💡 mršav
✓ mršav — mršav = scrawny (negative)
💃slim → ? 💡 vitek
✓ vitek — vitek = slim (positive)
🥉cheap/tacky → ? 💡 cenen
✓ cenen — cenen = cheap (pejorative)
🧗persistent → ? 💡 vztrajen
✓ vztrajen — vztrajen = persistent (positive)
🕵️intrusive → ? 💡 vsiljiv
✓ vsiljiv — vsiljiv = intrusive/nosy
🐷thrifty → ? 💡 varčen
✓ varčen — varčen = thrifty (positive)
🔤

unscramble

· rebuild the Slovene word
the letters are jumbled — type the correct Slovene word
š v m r a scrawny
k t e v i slim
n e c e n cheap/tacky
z r j a n v t e persistent
i v j s v l i intrusive
a r e n č v thrifty
🎴

memory match

· pair Slovene with English0 pairs
tap two cards to find a matching pair — clear the board
04

cards

· drill the words
tap a card to flip · 6 cards
🦴
mršav
muhr-SHAHV
scrawny
💃
vitek
VEE-tek
slim
🥉
cenen
TSEH-nen
cheap/tacky
🧗
vztrajen
vuhz-TRAH-yen
persistent
🕵️
vsiljiv
vsee-LYEEV
intrusive
🐷
varčen
VAHR-chen
thrifty
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