Translation: the Universe, space (beyond Earth’s atmosphere) [noun, n]
Not to be mixed up by
Examples:
NASA je poslala astronavte v vesolje.
(NASA sent the astronauts to space.)
(The Universe expands at an accelerating rate.)
V
(In space no one can hear you scream.)
Mednarodna vesoljska postaja kroži okoli Zemlje.
(The International Space Station orbits the Earth.)
Vesolje je neskončno.
(The Universe is infinite.)
Related:
astronavt – astronaut
neskončnost – infinity
Zemlja – Earth
Translation: peace [noun, m]
The word mir can be translated as tranquillity, non-conflict (eg. world peace) or inner peace. An adjective is
Examples:
(We have to fight for the world peace!)
Nočem živeti v
(I don’t want to live in a city because there is no peace there.)
Vojna in mir.
(War and peace.)
Želim
(I wish you a peaceful day.)
Expressions:
(to leave (somebody) alone – lit. to leave (somebody) at peace)
(Leave me alone!)
Radovednost mi
(I can’t restrain my curiosity – lit. curiosity gives me no peace)
stati (biti) pri miru
(to stand (be) still)
Related:
miren – peaceful, quiet, undisturbed [adj]
vojna – war [noun, f]
Translation: again, one more time, repeatedly [adverb]
The most direct translation of spet is “again”. However, spet is a subtle word you will encounter in several other contexts – see Examples.
Examples:
Spet dežuje.
(It is raining again.)
Spet si
(It’s your turn again.)
Fraza “Ljubim te”
(The phrase “I love you” in the song’s lyrics repeats itself again and again.)
Nekateri so
(Some were thrilled, the others not. – In principle, one could omit
No,
(Well, it’s really not that bad. – Spet is used to emphasize the negation. Kind of like “really” in the English translation.)
Related:
ponovno – again [adv]
Extra:
A popular radio station VAL 202 used to host a show called Spetek. Can you figure out by yourself what this silly wordplay refers to?
Translation: leaf, a sheet (of paper), document [noun,m]
potni list – passport
rojstni list – birth certificate
poročni list – marriage certificate
garancijski list – warranty certificate
When linked to a sheet of paper:
list – generally a list of paper (e.g. A4)
One can also refer to a magazine as “list”, but that usage is outdated.
Examples:
Na
(A sheet of paper is lying on the table.)
(Take an empty A4 sheet.)
Lipov list je simbol slovenstva.
(Linden leaf is a symbol of Slovenian culture.)
Jeseni je listje lepo obarvano.
(Leaves are nicely colored in autumn.)
(Sir, show me your passport.)
Expressions:
(to be one’s fellow countryman; lit. to be the leaf of our mountain)
(to be a blank slate, tabula rasa)
Translation: monkey [noun, f]
A rather random choice for today’s
Examples:
Opica je splezala na drevo in pojedla banano.
(A monkey climbed on a tree and ate a banana.)
Opica je pobegnila iz živalskega vrta.
(The monkey escaped from the zoo.)
Anita,
(Anita, stop being a copycat and leave me alone! – “
Related:
živalski vrt – zoo
help [noun, f]
Examples:
Na pomoč!
(Help!)
(I think that I need help.)
Udeležila se je tečaja prve pomoči.
(She attended a first aid course.)
Pomoč je prišla prepozno.
(Help came too late.)
Brez
(Without his help she wouldn’t have made it.)
Related:
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This is a greeting between people who know each other well (but don’t have to be necessarily friends). In a literary form you may encounter živijo, but only in writing (perhaps in books or in an email from someone who wants to write in a “proper” Slovenian). You can use it both for “hello” and “goodbye”.
Some other informal forms regularly used:
And formal forms:
Examples:
Živjo Luka, kako si?
(Hi Luka, how are you?)
OK, sedaj moram oditi. Živjo!
(OK, I have to leave now. Bye!)
