Bedeutung
Used to describe something very good.
Kultureller Hintergrund
In Slovenia, grades are 1 to 5. 1 is a fail, and 5 is 'odlično'. Students who have all 5s are called 'odličnjaki'. Slovenians are very proud of their local food. Using 'odlično' to describe a home-cooked meal is the highest compliment you can give a host. In Slovenian business culture, praise is usually earned, not given freely. Saying 'odlično' in a meeting carries significant weight. Because Slovenians value modesty, 'odlično' is often the ceiling of praise. You rarely hear more extreme words in daily life.
The '5' Rule
Remember that 'odlično' is the word for the number 5 grade. If you want to say something is a 10/10, say it's 'odlično'.
Watch the Gender
Don't say 'odlično' for everything. If it's a woman, a car, or a house, the ending must change!
Bedeutung
Used to describe something very good.
The '5' Rule
Remember that 'odlično' is the word for the number 5 grade. If you want to say something is a 10/10, say it's 'odlično'.
Watch the Gender
Don't say 'odlično' for everything. If it's a woman, a car, or a house, the ending must change!
Standalone Power
If you forget the grammar, just say 'Odlično!' as a single word. It's always correct as a reaction.
Sincerity Matters
Slovenians don't use this word lightly. Use it when you are genuinely impressed to sound more like a native.
Teste dich selbst
Choose the correct form of the word to describe 'hrana' (food, feminine).
Ta hrana je ______.
'Hrana' is a feminine noun, so the adjective must end in '-a'.
Complete the dialogue with the most appropriate word for high praise.
A: Dobil sem petico pri matematiki! B: ______!
A 'petica' (5) is the highest grade, so 'Odlično' is the perfect reaction.
Match the Slovenian phrase with its English equivalent.
Match the pairs:
Focus on how the adjective ending changes based on the noun gender.
Fill in the missing word in this restaurant scene.
Gost: 'Juha je ______.' Natakar: 'Me veseli, da vam je všeč!'
'Juha' (soup) is feminine, so we use 'odlična'.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Levels of Praise
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenTa hrana je ______.
'Hrana' is a feminine noun, so the adjective must end in '-a'.
A: Dobil sem petico pri matematiki! B: ______!
A 'petica' (5) is the highest grade, so 'Odlično' is the perfect reaction.
Ordne jedem Element links seinen Partner rechts zu:
Focus on how the adjective ending changes based on the noun gender.
Gost: 'Juha je ______.' Natakar: 'Me veseli, da vam je všeč!'
'Juha' (soup) is feminine, so we use 'odlična'.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenIt is neutral. You can use it with your boss or your best friend.
Yes, but use the adjective form: 'On je odličen človek' (He is an excellent person).
'Super' is more informal and borrowed from English. 'Odlično' is more traditional and slightly more 'proper'.
You don't really need to, but you can say 'res odlično' (really excellent).
Yes! 'Vreme je odlično' is a very common phrase.
Close, but 'popolno' is the word for 'perfect'. 'Odlično' is 'excellent'.
That is the feminine form. Slovenian adjectives change based on the noun's gender.
Absolutely. 'Film je bil odličen.'
The direct opposite would be 'grozno' (terrible) or 'slabo' (bad).
Yes, it's very common to reply with just 'Odlično!'
Verwandte Redewendungen
zelo dobro
similarvery good
izvrstno
synonymexquisite/superb
v redu
contrastokay/fine
super
synonymsuper
fantastično
similarfantastic
