Meaning
Asking for a suggestion, usually in a restaurant.
Cultural Background
Slovenians value 'domače' (homemade) food. If you ask for a recommendation, they will likely point you to something made on-site. In this region, recommendations often revolve around pumpkin seed oil (bučno olje). Expect recommendations for fresh fish and Malvazija wine. Asking for a recommendation in a meeting shows you are collaborative and value the other party's expertise.
Ask for the 'Daily' special
Combine it with 'danes' (today): 'Kaj priporočate danes?' to get the freshest items.
Watch the 'č'
Make sure to pronounce the 'č' clearly, or it might sound like a different word.
Meaning
Asking for a suggestion, usually in a restaurant.
Ask for the 'Daily' special
Combine it with 'danes' (today): 'Kaj priporočate danes?' to get the freshest items.
Watch the 'č'
Make sure to pronounce the 'č' clearly, or it might sound like a different word.
Trust the waiter
In Slovenia, waiters are professionals. If they recommend against something, listen to them!
Test Yourself
You are in a formal restaurant. How do you ask the waiter for a suggestion?
Oprostite, ___?
'Priporočate' is the correct formal/plural conjugation for 'vikanje'.
Complete the sentence to ask for a wine recommendation.
Kaj priporočate za ___ (wine)?
Vino is the Slovenian word for wine.
Match the phrase to the correct context.
Context: You are talking to your best friend about a movie.
With friends, we use the informal 'tikanje'.
Fill in the missing word.
Gost: Kaj ___ priporočate? Natakar: Priporočam vam ribo.
'Mi' is the dative 'to me'.
🎉 Score: /4
Visual Learning Aids
Where to use 'Kaj priporočate?'
Places
- • Restavracija
- • Lekarna
- • Knjigarna
- • Trgovina
Practice Bank
4 exercisesOprostite, ___?
'Priporočate' is the correct formal/plural conjugation for 'vikanje'.
Kaj priporočate za ___ (wine)?
Vino is the Slovenian word for wine.
Context: You are talking to your best friend about a movie.
With friends, we use the informal 'tikanje'.
Gost: Kaj ___ priporočate? Natakar: Priporočam vam ribo.
'Mi' is the dative 'to me'.
🎉 Score: /4
Frequently Asked Questions
14 questionsNo, it is perfectly appropriate. It shows respect to the staff.
Yes, 'Kaj priporočate k tem hlačam?' (What do you recommend with these pants?) is common.
'Priporočati' is imperfective (general), 'priporočiti' is perfective (specific instance). Use the first for general questions.
Say 'Priporočam' (I recommend) or 'Priporočam vam...' (I recommend to you...).
No, the '-ate' ending already tells us you are addressing 'you' (formal/plural).
Use 'Kaj priporočaš?' (informal).
It is 'Kaj' because you are asking for a thing/recommendation, not a person.
Yes, but 'Kaj svetujete?' is also very common in pharmacies.
You can say 'Hvala, bom poskusil' (Thanks, I'll try it).
Yes, very often when asking for a consultant's opinion.
The noun is 'priporočilo' (a recommendation).
Yes: 'Kaj priporočate na Netflixu?'
No, but 'Kaj priporočate?' is the most standard.
No, locals use it every day.
Related Phrases
Kaj je dobro?
similarWhat is good?
Imate kakšen predlog?
synonymDo you have a suggestion?
Svetujem vam...
builds onI advise you...
Po vašem mnenju...
similarIn your opinion...
Kaj bi vi izbrali?
similarWhat would you choose?
