Bedeutung
Used to ask for the current time.
Kultureller Hintergrund
Slovenians are very punctual. If you are meeting someone at 8:00, they expect you to be there at 7:55. Asking 'Koliko je ura?' is often a prelude to checking if someone is on schedule. The 'akademska četrt' allows for a 15-minute delay. If a lecture is at 10:00, it actually starts at 10:15. This is a unique cultural exception to Slovenian punctuality. In villages, time is often tied to church bells. People might not ask 'Koliko je ura?' but rather wait for the bells to ring to know the time. In the capital, life moves faster. You'll hear the shortened 'Kolk je ura?' more often, reflecting the urban pace and the local dialect.
The 'How Much' Rule
Always remember that in Slovenian, you ask 'how much' time is, not 'what' time is. This is the golden rule for A1 learners.
Avoid 'Kaj'
Using 'Kaj' (What) will immediately mark you as a beginner who is translating from English. Stick to 'Koliko'.
Bedeutung
Used to ask for the current time.
The 'How Much' Rule
Always remember that in Slovenian, you ask 'how much' time is, not 'what' time is. This is the golden rule for A1 learners.
Avoid 'Kaj'
Using 'Kaj' (What) will immediately mark you as a beginner who is translating from English. Stick to 'Koliko'.
The Ljubljana 'Kolk'
If you want to sound like a local in Ljubljana, drop the 'io' and just say 'Kolk je ura?'
Politeness First
Always start with 'Oprostite' (Excuse me) if you are asking a stranger. It makes a huge difference in how you are perceived.
Teste dich selbst
Choose the correct way to ask for the time in Slovenian.
How do you ask 'What time is it?'
Slovenian uses 'Koliko' (how much) and the singular 'ura'.
Fill in the missing word to make the phrase polite.
Oprostite, ali ______, koliko je ura?
'Veste' is the formal/plural form of 'to know', making the question polite.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Koliko je ura? B: Ura je ______ (1:00).
The number must be feminine to match 'ura'.
Match the phrase to the situation.
Which phrase fits a formal meeting?
This is the most complete and polite form.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Time Questions: Slovenian vs English
Time Vocabulary
Units
- • ura
- • minuta
- • sekunda
Adverbs
- • točno
- • pozno
- • zgodaj
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenHow do you ask 'What time is it?'
Slovenian uses 'Koliko' (how much) and the singular 'ura'.
Oprostite, ali ______, koliko je ura?
'Veste' is the formal/plural form of 'to know', making the question polite.
A: Koliko je ura? B: Ura je ______ (1:00).
The number must be feminine to match 'ura'.
Which phrase fits a formal meeting?
This is the most complete and polite form.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
14 FragenIt is neutral. You can use it in almost any context. To make it formal, add 'Oprostite'.
It's a linguistic tradition shared with German and other Central European languages, viewing time as a measurable quantity.
No, that is incorrect. 'Čas' means time in general, but for the clock, you must use 'ura'.
You say 'Ura je...' followed by the number in feminine form (e.g., 'Ura je ena', 'Ura je dve').
It's just a casual, dialectal way of saying 'Koliko je ura?'.
Yes, it's standard to include it: 'Ura je tri'. In very casual speech, you might just say 'Tri je'.
It is 'ura' (nominative). 'Uro' is the accusative case and is used in different contexts.
Use 'Ob kateri uri?'. For example: 'Ob kateri uri je film?'
That's different! You ask 'Kateri datum je danes?'
Yes! 'Ura' means hour, clock, and watch.
Say 'Ura je točno pet'.
Because 'ura' is a feminine noun, so the number 1 must be feminine ('ena').
Yes, it's very common. You might even see it abbreviated as 'Kolk je ur?'.
Yes, 'Kolk kaže?' (How much does it show?) is a common casual way to ask.
Verwandte Redewendungen
Ob kateri uri?
similarAt what time?
Točen čas
specialized formExact time
Ura bije
builds onThe clock strikes
Zadnja ura
specialized formThe final hour
Čas teče
relatedTime flies
