A0 · Point Zéro Chapitre 2

First Encounters

4 Règles totales
1 min
Règles dans ce chapitre Pratique rapide

Ce que tu vas apprendre

Essential greetings and the most important verb 'to be'. Start making your first simple sentences in Slovak.

Conseils et astuces (4)

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Smile

Slovaks appreciate a smile with a greeting.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Basic Greetings (Pozdravy)
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Drop the pronoun

You don't need to say 'Ja' every time. 'Som študent' is perfectly natural.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Verb 'To Be' (Byť)
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The 'ne-' Rule

Always check for 'ne-' on your verb. If it's missing, you aren't negating the action.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Simple Affirmation and Negation (Áno/Nie)
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When in doubt, use Vy

It is always safer to be formal than informal.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Formal vs Informal You (Ty vs Vy)

Pratique rapide (10)

Fill in the blank.

Ako sa ___? (formal)

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: máte
Formal uses -te.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Formal vs Informal You (Ty vs Vy)

Choose the correct greeting.

Which is formal?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Dobrý deň
Standard formal.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Basic Greetings (Pozdravy)

Choose the correct answer.

Pracuješ?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Áno, pracujem.
Affirmative question requires affirmative answer.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Simple Affirmation and Negation (Áno/Nie)

Fill in the correct form of 'byť'.

Ja ___ študent.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: som
1st person singular is 'som'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Verb 'To Be' (Byť)

Choose the correct verb.

Vy ___ kávu.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: pijete
Vy requires -te ending.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Formal vs Informal You (Ty vs Vy)

Fix the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

Ahoj, pán riaditeľ.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Dobrý deň, pán riaditeľ
Register mismatch.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Basic Greetings (Pozdravy)

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Ty som doma.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Ty si doma.
2nd person singular is 'si'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Verb 'To Be' (Byť)

Choose the correct pronoun.

___ si môj priateľ.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Ty
Friend is informal.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Formal vs Informal You (Ty vs Vy)

Fix the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

Ja ne viem.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Ja neviem.
No space in 'neviem'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Simple Affirmation and Negation (Áno/Nie)

Fill in the blank.

___, ako sa máte?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Dobrý deň
Formal context.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Basic Greetings (Pozdravy)

Score: /10

Questions fréquentes (6)

No, it's too informal for strangers.
It means 'Good day'.
Slovak is a pro-drop language. The verb ending already tells you who the subject is.
Yes, it doesn't follow standard conjugation rules.
Yes, it is always attached to the verb.
No, it must be 'nepracujem'.
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