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Lesson 1 Vocabulary: Ja som Američan
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Learn to describe your nationality in Slovak. Includes vocabulary list of various nationalities and audio to help you pronounce the words!
Fried Dough (Langoš)
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Langos (or langosh) is a pancake-shaped fried dough snack that is very popular in Slovakia. It is sold by street vendors, and is covered with vario...
Cod Salad (Treska)
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Easy to follow Illustrated recipe for treska, Slovak fish salad, made with cod, onion, carrots, mustard and vinegar.
Caraway Soup (Rascová Polievka)
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Recipe for Grandma Gasso's caraway soup. This soup is very simple but hearty. Water, celery, caraway seeds and dumplings.
Chicken Paprikash (Kurací Paprikáš)
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Learn how to make chicken paprikash with halusky. This is a great dish that will feed four for under ten dollars. Home cooking at it's best. Visit ...
Potato Dumplings (Halušky)
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Learn how to make Slovak halusky from an Illustrated recipe. Halusky are potato dumplings commonly eaten in Slovakia as a side dish or a main meal ...
Lesson 2 Grammar: Adjectives and Genders
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You just learned how to order a meal in a Slovak restaurant. You also learned how to describe nouns with adjectives. Let’s go over this new grammar in more details. With couple adjectives, the verb to be, and some pronouns under your belt, you will be ready to make a ton of new sentences! Slovak word for hungry is hladný. The underlined part is the fixed root, while the -ý at the end form...
Lesson 2 Dialog: He is hungry
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Lesson two in my free Slovak language course. In this dialog you will learn how to ask somebody if they are hungry, how to say something is old or pretty, and how to order your first meal in a Slovak restaurant!
Potato Pancakes (Zemiakové Placky)
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Potato pancakes (zemiakové placky, or also called haruľa) are very popular in Slovakia. They are similar to latkes, but are seasoned with marjoram,...
Creamy Garlic Soup (Krémová Cesnaková...
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Slovak garlic soup comes in many varieties. Here I show you how to prepare the traditional one, consisting of basically mashed potatoes and, you gu...