GREETINGS
Slovenes normally divide their day into four parts: early morning, daytime, evening, and night. Thus for 'good afternoon' there is no special expression and the greetings are divided on the basis of the time of day. Here the most common word with translation and transcription are present as well as some locally used ones.
Meeting people
Good morning. - {dobro yutro} - Dobro jutro - this phrase may be used when meeting somebody in the morning (generaly before 12 o'clock) and can be used in both formal and informal way.
Good day. - {dober dan} - Dober dan - this quite easily pronounced phrase can be used to greet people (in formal and informal manner) from 8 a.m. till sunset.
Good evening. - {dober vecher} - Dober vecer - this phrase for both formal and informal use can help you when greeting people and is generaly used after the sunset.
Welcome. - {dobrodosli/pozdravlieni} - Dobrodosli/Pozdravljeni - use these if you greet somebody to some place. Note that the second variant I have encounterd more frequently used for groups.
Hi. - {zdravo/zhiviio} - Zdravo/Zivijo. - both ways of greeting are informal and are used exactly in the same manner as their English counterparts.
Parting
Good bye. - {na svidenie} - Na svidenje - The parting expression 'na svidenje' can be literaly translated as 'see you again.'
Adieu. - {zbogom.} - zbogom - The now fairly seldom used expression for permanent parting zbogom means 'with God.' But you will still encounter it when talking to people of older generations and in the villages.
Good night.- {laako noch} - Lahko noc. - the meaning is exactly the same as that of the English phrase.
Good luck.- {srechno} - Srecno. - In the mountains and in the vilages one often hears the word 'srecno' meaning 'good luck' in parting.
Bye. - {zdravo/zhiviyo/adiyo} - Zdravo./Zivijo/Adijo. - if at meeting you used the Slovene word for 'Hi' than using one these informal parting expressions is just logical.
Have a good/nice time. - {lepo se imeyte/lepo se imey} - Lepo se imejte./ Lepo se imej - the translation is the English phrase types at the beginning. There is no difference here between 'good' and 'nice'. The second variant is familiar - use it when talking to your friends.
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Basic Slovene Phrases
YES = JA ya
NO = NE ne
PLEASE = PROSIM prohsim
THANK YOU = HVALA hvaala
GOOD MORNING = DOBRO JUTRO dobro yootro
GOOD AFTERNOON = DOBER DAN dohber daan
GOOD NIGHT = LAHKO NOCv laahko nohch
GOOD-BYE = NA SVIDENJE na sveedenye
WHAT IS YOUR NAME? = KAKO VAM JE IME? kakoh vam yeh imeh
MY NAME IS... = IME MI JE... imeh mi yeh
HOW ARE YOU? = KAKO STE? kakoh ste
FINE, THANKS. AND YOU? = DOBRO, HVALA. PA VI? dobro hvaala. pa vi
I UNDERSTAND. = RAZUMEM. razoomem
I DON'T UNDERSTAND. = NE RAZUMEM. ne razoomem
DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH? = GOVORITE ANGLESvKO? govoreete anglehshko
I SPEAK A LITTLE SLOVENE. = GOVORIM MALO SLOVENSvCvINE. govoreem maalo slovehnshcheeneh
