Slovakia Sayings and Proverbs

here are some sayings and proverbs used in Slovakia along with their translations into English.

Čo môžeš urobiť dnes, neodkladaj na zajtra - Act today only tomorrow is too late

Akoby hrach na stenu hádzal - Like water off a duck’s back.

Kto druhému jamu kope, sám do nej spadne - Curses, like chickens, come home roost.

Všetko zlé je na niečo dobré - Everything bad is good for something.

Jablko ďaleko od stromu nepadne - An apple does not fall far from the tree.

Trpezlivosť ruže prináša - Patience and time overcomes all things.

Pomaly ďalej zájdeš - Slow but sure wins the race.

Bez práce nie sú koláče - No work - no cake.

Pomôž si človeče, aj Pán Boh ti pomôže - Help yourself and God will help you.

Všade dobre, doma najepšie - There's no place like home.

Čo oči nevidia, srdce nebolí - What eyes don't see, heart doesn't hurt.

Zvyk je železná košeľa - Habit is the second nature.

V núdzi poznáš priateľa - A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Darovanému koňovi sa na zuby nepozerá - Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Čas je najlepší lekár - Time Heals All Wounds.

Aká matka, taká Katka - Like father like son.

Šaty robia človeka - Fine feathers make fine birds.

Vrana k vrane sadá, rovný rovného si hľadá - Birds of the same feather flock together.

Ako sa do hory volá, tak sa z hory ozýva - The way you call into the mountain is the way the echo will sound.

Čo na srdci, to na jazyku - Have one’s hearth in one’s mouth.

Láska hory prenáša - Love makes the world go round.

Zíde z očí, zíde z mysle - Out of sight, out of mind.

Lepší vrabec v hrsti ako holub na streche - Better is a sparrow in the hand than a pigeon on the roof.

Ráno je múdrejšie večera - The morning is wiser than the evening.

Zlá zelina nevyhynie - Evil herb never dies out.

Pes, ktorý šteká, nehryzie - Barking dogs seldom bite.

Lož mákrátke nohy - Lies have short legs.

Kto sa smeje naposledy, ten sa smeje najlepšie - He who laughs last laughs best.

Mesiace - Months

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Januar - January
Februar - February
Marec - March
April - April
Maj - May
Jun - June
Jul - July
August - August
September - September
Oktober - October
November - November
December - December

Cislovky - Numerals

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nula - zero
jeden - one
dva - two
tri - three
styri - four
pat - five
sest - six
sedem - seven
osem - eight
devat - nine
desat - ten
jedenast - eleven
dvanast - twelve
patnast - fifteen
dvadsat - twenty
tridsat - thirty
styridsat - forty
patdesiat - fifty
sestdesiat - sixty
sedemdesiat - seventy
osemdesiat - eighty
devatdesiat - ninety
sto - hundred
dvesto - two hundred
patsto - five hundred
tisic - thousand
dvetisic - two thousand
pattisic - five thousand
desattisic - ten thousand
milion - million
miliarda - billion

Dni v tyzdni - Days of week

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Pondelok - Monday
Utorok - Tuesday
Streda - Wednesday
Stvrtok - Thursday
Piatok - Friday
Sobota - Saturday
Nedela - Sunday
Vikend - Weekend

Ubytovanie - Accommodation

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Mate volne izby? - Are there vacant rooms?
Kolko stoji jednopostelova izba? - How much is a single-bed room?
Kolko stoji dvojpostelova izba? - How much is a double -bed room?
Kolko stoji apartman? - How much is a suite?
Kde je moja batozina? - Where is my luggage?
Je na izbe sprcha? - Is there a shower in the room?
Je na izbe vana? - Is there a bath tub in the room?
Je na izbe WC? - Is there a WC in the room?