lesson 47 · grammar + 8 cards
countries & languages · države in jeziki
where you're from, what you speak
'Where are you from?' and 'what languages do you speak?' open half the conversations you'll have. Countries, languages, and the little cases that go with them. Complete each one, then drill. About six minutes.
00
warm-up
· ogrevanje — the 10-second versioniz + country (genitive), v + country (locative)
01
grammar
· learn the rule🌍
countries & languages
· države in jezikiiz + country (genitive), v + country (locative)
'Where from?' is Od kod si?, answered with iz + the country in the genitive: iz Slovenije, iz Anglije. 'Where do you live?' uses v + the locative: v Italiji. Languages take the adverb form (no capital): slovensko, angleško, nemško, italijansko — Govorim slovensko (I speak Slovenian). Countries are capitalised: Slovenija, Anglija, Nemčija, Italija, Hrvaška.
Od kod si?Where are you from?the question
Sem iz Slovenije.I'm from Slovenia.iz + genitive
Govorim slovensko.I speak Slovenian.language = adverb
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practice
· place yourself in the world0 ✓🌍___ kod si? 💡 Od
Where are you from?
✓ Od — Od kod si? = where are you from?
🇸🇮Sem iz ___. 💡 Slovenije
I'm from Slovenia.
✓ Slovenije — iz Slovenije (genitive)
🗣️Govorim ___. 💡 slovensko
I speak Slovenian.
✓ slovensko — slovensko = Slovenian (language)
🇬🇧On govori ___. 💡 angleško
He speaks English.
✓ angleško — angleško = English
🇮🇹Živim v ___. 💡 Italiji
I live in Italy.
✓ Italiji — v Italiji (locative)
🇩🇪Učim se ___. 💡 nemško
I'm learning German.
✓ nemško — nemško = German
🇭🇷Naša soseda je ___. 💡 Hrvaška
Our neighbour is Croatia.
✓ Hrvaška — Hrvaška = Croatia
💬Koliko ___ govoriš? 💡 jezikov
How many languages do you speak?
✓ jezikov — koliko jezikov (genitive plural)
03
quick practice
· fast recall0 ✓fast recall — tap the match.
🌍from (where) → ? 💡 Od
✓ Od — Od kod si? = where are you from?
🇸🇮from Slovenia → ? 💡 Slovenije
✓ Slovenije — iz Slovenije (genitive)
🗣️Slovenian (lang.) → ? 💡 slovensko
✓ slovensko — slovensko = Slovenian (language)
🇬🇧English (lang.) → ? 💡 angleško
✓ angleško — angleško = English
🇮🇹in Italy → ? 💡 Italiji
✓ Italiji — v Italiji (locative)
🇩🇪German (lang.) → ? 💡 nemško
✓ nemško — nemško = German
🇭🇷Croatia → ? 💡 Hrvaška
✓ Hrvaška — Hrvaška = Croatia
💬of languages → ? 💡 jezikov
✓ jezikov — koliko jezikov (genitive plural)
🔤
unscramble
· rebuild the Slovene wordthe letters are jumbled — type the correct Slovene word
d O
from (where)
l e i j e S n o v
from Slovenia
o k s e o v l n s
Slovenian (lang.)
n g l š k o e a
English (lang.)
i t i j a l I
in Italy
e š k m o n
German (lang.)
🎴
memory match
· pair Slovene with English0 pairstap two cards to find a matching pair — clear the board
04
cards
· drill the wordstap a card to flip · 8 cards
🌍
Od
ohd
from (where)
🇸🇮
Slovenije
sloh-VEH-nee-yeh
from Slovenia
🗣️
slovensko
sloh-VEN-skoh
Slovenian (lang.)
🇬🇧
angleško
ahn-GLEH-shkoh
English (lang.)
🇮🇹
Italiji
ee-TAH-lee-yee
in Italy
🇩🇪
nemško
NEM-shkoh
German (lang.)
🇭🇷
Hrvaška
her-VAHSH-kah
Croatia
💬
jezikov
yeh-ZEE-kov
of languages
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