lesson 236 · grammar + 6 cards
irony & understatement · ironija in sarkazem
meaning the opposite
Irony says the opposite of what it means; understatement (litota) damns or praises by negation. Both are carried by tone — the hardest thing to read in a foreign language. About seven minutes.
00
warm-up
· ogrevanje — the 10-second version'lovely weather' in the rain
01
grammar
· learn the rule🙃
irony & understatement
· ironija in sarkazem'lovely weather' in the rain
Irony (ironija) states the opposite of the intended meaning — soaked in the rain, you say kakšno lepo vreme. Sarcasm is irony with a sting. Litota (understatement) affirms by denying the negative: ni slabo = 'pretty good'. All three rely on ton (intonation) — without it the listener takes you literally.
Kakšno lepo vreme! (in a storm)What lovely weather! — ironymeans the opposite
Ni slabo.Not bad. — litota= pretty good
Res odlično delo. (over a mess)Really great work. — sarcasmmeans the opposite
02
practice
· read the real meaning0 ✓🌧️Caught in the rain, you say ironically: 'Kakšno ___ vreme!' 💡 lepo
what … weather (irony)
✓ lepo — irony: 'lepo' = the opposite
👏Sarcastic praise over a mess: 'Res ___ delo.' 💡 odlično
really … work (sarcasm)
✓ odlično — sarcasm: 'odlično' = the opposite
👍Litota (understatement): 'Ni ___' = 'it's quite good'. 💡 slabo
not … = quite good
✓ slabo — 'ni slabo' = pretty good
🙄Dry agreement that flags irony: '…, ___.' (sure, of course). 💡 seveda
the dry-irony marker
✓ seveda — 'seveda' can carry dry irony
🌂'Krasno, spet dež.' — here 'krasno' means ___. 💡 the opposite
what does 'krasno' mean here?
✓ the opposite — sarcasm: 'krasno' = the opposite
🎵Sarcasm depends on ___ (tone) to land. 💡 ton
what carries the irony?
✓ ton — intonation carries irony
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quick practice
· fast recall0 ✓fast recall — tap the match.
🌧️lovely → ? 💡 lepo
✓ lepo — irony: 'lepo' = the opposite
👏excellent → ? 💡 odlično
✓ odlično — sarcasm: 'odlično' = the opposite
👍bad → ? 💡 slabo
✓ slabo — 'ni slabo' = pretty good
🙄of course → ? 💡 seveda
✓ seveda — 'seveda' can carry dry irony
🌂(ironic) great → ? 💡 the opposite
✓ the opposite — sarcasm: 'krasno' = the opposite
🎵tone → ? 💡 ton
✓ ton — intonation carries irony
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picture words
· see it, type it in Slovenetype the Slovene word for each picture — accents optional
🌧️
lovely
👏
excellent
👍
bad
🙄
of course
🌂
(ironic) great
🎵
tone
🎴
memory match
· pair Slovene with English0 pairstap two cards to find a matching pair — clear the board
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cards
· drill the wordstap a card to flip · 6 cards
🌧️
lepo
LEH-poh
lovely
👏
odlično
od-LEECH-no
excellent
👍
slabo
SLAH-boh
bad
🙄
seveda
seh-VEH-dah
of course
🌂
the opposite
KRAHS-no
(ironic) great
🎵
ton
tohn
tone
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