Bedeutung
Used to describe windy weather conditions.
Kultureller Hintergrund
Slovaks often use weather as a way to bond over shared discomfort. Complaining that 'fúka vietor' is a social lubricant. Wind is a serious matter here. The 'Halný vietor' is blamed for everything from bad moods to insomnia. This flat region is the windiest part of Slovakia. Wind turbines are common here, and 'fúka vietor' is a daily reality. Wind is personified in fairy tales (like Perinbaba) as a force that can help or hinder the hero.
Intensity
Add 'riadne' or 'poriadne' before 'fúka' to sound like a native when the wind is very strong.
Word Order
Don't say 'Je fúka'. Just 'Fúka'.
Bedeutung
Used to describe windy weather conditions.
Intensity
Add 'riadne' or 'poriadne' before 'fúka' to sound like a native when the wind is very strong.
Word Order
Don't say 'Je fúka'. Just 'Fúka'.
Small Talk
If you have nothing to say, just look at a tree, sigh, and say 'Fúka vietor'. It works every time.
Diminutives
Use 'fúka vetrík' when describing a pleasant, warm breeze on a summer day.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the missing verb in the correct form.
Včera silno _______ vietor.
The sentence refers to 'Včera' (yesterday), so we need the past tense masculine singular form 'fúkal'.
Which sentence is the most natural way to say 'It's windy'?
How do you describe the weather when it's windy?
The standard Slovak construction is 'Fúka vietor'.
Match the Slovak phrase with its English meaning.
Weather pairs:
Matching intensity levels with the correct Slovak terms.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Nejdeme na prechádzku? B: Pozri sa na tie stromy. Vonku hrozne _______.
The clue 'Pozri sa na tie stromy' (Look at those trees) implies they are moving due to wind.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
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Wind Intensity in Slovak
Light
- • Vetrík
- • Slabý vietor
Medium
- • Fúka vietor
- • Mierny vietor
Strong
- • Silný vietor
- • Víchrica
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenVčera silno _______ vietor.
The sentence refers to 'Včera' (yesterday), so we need the past tense masculine singular form 'fúkal'.
How do you describe the weather when it's windy?
The standard Slovak construction is 'Fúka vietor'.
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Matching intensity levels with the correct Slovak terms.
A: Nejdeme na prechádzku? B: Pozri sa na tie stromy. Vonku hrozne _______.
The clue 'Pozri sa na tie stromy' (Look at those trees) implies they are moving due to wind.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenYes, in context, people will know you mean the wind.
No, 'Fúka vietor' is more common in spoken Slovak.
Use the past tense: 'Fúkal vietor'.
Say 'Fúka slabý vietor' or 'Fúka vetrík'.
Yes, it can mean to blow air out of your mouth (e.g., on hot soup).
It is masculine inanimate.
'Duje' is more expressive/dialectal and implies a stronger wind.
No, for a fan we say 'ventilátor beží' or 'fúka z ventilátora'.
Both are correct, but 'fúka vietor' is the standard way to start a sentence about the weather.
Vietor prestal fúkať.
Verwandte Redewendungen
Je veterno
similarIt is windy
Bezvetrie
contrastCalm/No wind
Odkiaľ vietor fúka
specialized formTo know which way the wind blows
Kam vietor, tam plášť
specialized formTo go where the wind blows
