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Slovene kept the dual number: a separate set of forms for exactly two of something, which most Indo-European languages lost. Six cases as well, so one noun turns up here in several shapes.

The most common words in Slovenian, most frequent first, with IPA pronunciations and English meanings.
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1je /jɛ́/third-person singular present of bíti
2ne /nɛ́/not
3da /dá/yes
4se /sɛ/oneself: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself
5v /ʋ/in, inside, at
6sem /sə́m/hither, over here
7to /tóː/this
8in /in/and
9si /sí/second-person singular present of bíti
10kaj /kàːj/what
11na /na/on
12za /za/behind
13ti /tíː/you; thou
14pa /pa/and
15ni /nìː/negative third-person singular present of bíti
16mi /míː/we
17z /z/with, by means of, using
18bo /bóː/third-person singular future of bíti
19lahko /laxkóː/may, with permission, to be allowed to, can
20so /sɔ́/third-person plural present of bíti
21če /t͡ʃɛ/if
22bom /bóːm/first-person singular future of bíti
23me /méː/we
24še /ʃɛ́/still
25kot /kɔt/as, like
26ja /jàː/yes
27s /s/alternative form of z, used before a voiceless consonant
28tako /takóː/thus
29jaz /jás/I
30kako /kakòː/how
31ki /ki/who, which, that
32vse /uˈse/everything
33ko /kɔ/when
34ali /áli/or
35o /ɔ/about, concerning
36že /ʒéː/already
37od /ɔt/from, away from
38zakaj /zakàːj/why, for what reason
39ste /stɛ́/second-person plural present of bíti
40boš /bóːʃ/second-person singular future of bíti
41nisem /nìːsɛm/negative first-person singular present of bíti
42dobro /dɔ̀ːbrɔ/well, good
43nekaj /nèːkaj/something
44tudi /túːdi/also, in addition, furthermore, too
45prav /ˈpraːw/law
46smo /smɔ́/first-person plural present of bíti
47tukaj /túːkaj/here, in this place
48po /pɔ/around, about
49zdaj /zdáj/now, at this moment
50hvala /xʋàːla/praise
51ampak /ámpak/but
52iz /is/from
53ker /kɛr/because
54kdo /ɡdòː/who
55več /ʋɛ́t͡ʃ/comparative degree of velíko; more
56ta /táː/this
57imam /ˈiːmam/to have
58tu /tú/here, in this place
59kje /kjèː/where
60vedno /ʋèːdnɔ/always
61do /dɔ/by
62bomo /bóːmɔ/first-person plural future of bíti
63moj /mòːj/my
64nič /nít͡ʃ/nothing
65vas /ʋáːs/you
66sva /sʋá/first-person dual present of bíti
67zelo /zɛlóː/very
68a /áː/but
69potem /pɔtéːm/then
70prosim /pròːsim/please
71pri /pri/by, near
72vam /ˈʋaːm/you
73sta /stá/second/third-person dual present of bíti
74ima /ˈiːma/to have
75imaš /ˈiːmaʃ/to have
76tam /tám/there, in that place
77nikoli /nikóːli/never, at no time
78bodo /bóːdɔ/third-person plural future of bíti
79toda /tɔda/but, however
80le /lɛ́/only, merely, just
81mogoče /mɔɡòːt͡ʃɛ/maybe, perhaps
82pred /prɛt/before, in front of
83veliko /ʋɛlìːkɔ/many
84biti /bìːti/to be, to exist
85nisi /nìːsi/negative second-person singular present of bíti
86zaradi /zaráːdi/so
87malo /màːlɔ/few
88rad /rát/liking or preferring something, having a positive attitude…
89seveda /sɛʋéːda/of course, naturally
90gospod /ɡɔspóːt/gentleman
91brez /brɛs/without
92on /ɔ́n/he
93nazaj /nazàːj/back
94dan /dáːn/day
95imel /ˈiːmɛw/masculine singular l-participle of imẹ́ti
96morda /mɔrdá/maybe, perhaps
97vendar /ʋə̀ndar/yet, though
98bova /bóːʋa/first-person dual future of bíti
99pridi /ˈpriːdi/second-person singular imperative of príti
100žal /ʒàːl/grief, sorrow
101čas /t͡ʃás/time
102oče /ɔ̀ːt͡ʃɛ/father
103tvoj /tʋòːj/your, thy
104boste /bóːstɛ/second-person plural future of bíti
105všeč /uʃéːt͡ʃ/to be liked
106kdaj /ɡdàːj/when, at what time
107takoj /takóːj/immediately
108dovolj /dɔʋɔ́l/enough, sufficient
109vi /ʋíː/you
110bog /bóːk/god
111pravi /ˈpraːʋi/law
112sam /sáːm/alone, sole
113videti /ʋìːdɛti/to see
114življenje /ʒiʋljɛ̀ːnjɛ/life
115hotel /xɔtɛ̀ːl/to want
116ime /iméː/name
117imamo /iˈmaːmɔ/to have
118let /lɛ́t/flight
119bolj /bɔ́l/more; used to form a periphrastic comparative of adjectives…
120sploh /splɔ́x/at all
121med /mɛt/between
122danes /dàːnəs/today
123dober /dòːbər/good
124spet /spéːt/again, once more
125ljudje /ljudjéː/human; person
126hočem /ˈxoːtʃɛm/to want
127nihče /nixt͡ʃɛ́/nobody, no one
128skupaj /skúːpaj/together
129nekdo /nɛɡdòː/someone, somebody
130človek /t͡ʃlɔ̀ːʋɛk/human; person
131niso /nìːsɔ/negative third-person plural present of bíti
132imela /iˈmeːla/masculine dual l-participle
133hočeš /ˈxoːtʃɛʃ/to want
134vedel /ˈʋeːdɛw/to lead, to conduct
135ona /ɔ̀ːna/she
136dva /dʋáː/two
137denar /dɛnàːr/money
138živjo /ʒiʋjɔ/hello, hi
139koliko /kòːlikɔ/how much, how many
140domov /dɔmɔ̀ːʋ/home, homewards
141tole /ˈtoːlɛ/this, this one
142oprostite /ɔprɔstíːtɛ/sorry!
143g /ɡ/The name of the Latin script letter G / g
144dolgo /ˈdɔːwɡɔ/feminine accusative/instrumental singular
145dokler /dɔklɛ́r/until
146delo /dèːlɔ/work, labour
147nočem /ˈnoːtʃɛm/night, nighttime
148bolje /bóːljɛ/comparative degree of dóbro
149tri /tríː/three
150enkrat /ɛ̀ːnkrat/once, one time
151noč /nóːt͡ʃ/night, nighttime
152sranje /sràːnjɛ/the process of excretion
153imate /iˈmaːtɛ/to have
154ve /ʋéː/you
155pod /pɔ́t/floor
156tisti /tíːsti/that
157ena /ɛ̀ːna/one
158hitro /xìːtrɔ/fast, quickly
159tisto /ˈtiːstɔ/that
160dve /dʋéː/two
161stran /stráːn/away, off
162stvar /stʋáːr/thing
163iti /ìːti/to go
164pomoč /pɔmóːt͡ʃ/help
165en /ɛ́n/one
166konec /kɔ̀ːnət͡s/end
167vsaj /ʋsáːj/at least
168avto /áːʋtɔ/car, automobile
169jutri /júːtri/tomorrow
170prej /ˈpreːj/yarn
171celo /t͡sɛlóː/even
172otrok /ɔtrɔ́k/child
173zdravo /zdráːʋɔ/healthy
174reči /rɛ̀ːt͡ʃi/to say
175kakšen /kàːkʃən/what
176fant /fánt/boy
177kjer /kjéːr/where
178prijatelj /prijáːtɛl/friend
179oči /ˈoːtʃi/eye
180imajo /iˈmaːjɔ/to have
181leta /ˈleːta/year
182hotela /xɔˈteːla/hotel
183bodi /bòːdi/second-person singular imperative of bíti
184ves /ʋə́s/all
185doma /dɔmáː/home, at home
186mesto /mèːstɔ/place, location
187drugi /drùːɡi/second
188vrata /ʋràːta/door
189včasih /ʋt͡ʃáːsix/sometimes, on certain occasions
190imeli /iˈmeːli/masculine plural l-participle
191del /dèːl/part
192vaš /ʋáʃ/your, yours
193govoriti /ɡɔʋɔrìːti/to speak
194skoraj /skɔ̀ːraj/almost, nearly, close
195čem /ˈtʃeːm/to want
196nocoj /nɔt͡sòːj/tonight
197gospa /ɡɔspàː/Mrs
198kmalu /kmáːlu/soon
199sin /síːn/son
200prvi /pə́rʋi/first
201trenutek /trɛnúːtək/moment
202takrat /takrát/then
203mrtev /mə̀rtəʋ/dead
204pravkar /práʋkar/just, moments ago
205svoj /sʋòːj/one's own
206vedeti /ʋèːdɛti/to know
207njegov /njɛɡɔ̀ːʋ/his
208dol /dɔ̀ːl/down, downwards
209hoče /ˈxoːtʃɛ/to want
210eden /ɛ̀ːdən/one
211slabo /slabóː/badly
212poti /ˈpoːti/way, path
213svet /sʋéːt/sacred
214nismo /nìːsmɔ/negative first-person plural present of bíti
215mož /móːʃ/man
216pet /péːt/five
217zunaj /zùːnaj/outside
218bosta /bóːsta/second/third-person dual future of bíti
219niste /nìːstɛ/negative second-person plural present of bíti
220noter /nòːtɛr/inside, indoors
221moški /mɔ̀ːʃki/masculine
222ženska /ʒèːnska/female, woman
223tip /tíːp/type
224narediti /narɛdìːti/to make; to render
225brat /brát/brother
226dekle /dɛklɛ́/girl
227mestu /ˈmeːstu/place, location
228naš /náʃ/our, ours
229razen /ràːzən/aside from
230primer /priméːr/example
231zjutraj /zjùːtraj/in the morning
232najbolj /nájbɔl/most; used to form a periphrastic superlative of adjectives…
233blizu /blìːzu/close, near
234adijo /adíːjɔ/goodbye
235žena /ʒɛ̀ːna/wife
236jutro /jùːtrɔ/morning
237teden /téːdən/week
238verjeti /ʋɛrjèːti/to believe
239pot /pòːt/way, path
240nad /nat/over, above
241priti /prìːti/to come
242najti /nàːjti/to find, to encounter
243nisva /nìːsʋa/negative first-person dual present of bíti
244pomagal /pɔmaˈɡaːw/to help
245gor /ɡɔ̀ːr/up, upwards
246oni /ɔ̀ːni/they
247ubiti /ubìːti/to kill
248srce /sərt͡séː/heart
249vprašanje /ʋpraʃáːnjɛ/question
250počasi /pɔt͡ʃáːsi/slowly
251smrt /smə́rt/death
252leto /lèːtɔ/year
253čeprav /t͡ʃɛpráʋ/although, even though, though
254notri /nòːtri/inside, indoors, in
255imeti /imèːti/to have
256pomagam /pɔˈmaːɡam/to help
257vami /ˈʋaːmi/you
258ženske /ˈʒeːnskɛ/female, woman
259smrti /ˈsmərti/death
260štiri /ʃtìːri/four
261pomagati /pɔmàːɡati/to help
262priložnost /prilòːʒnɔst/opportunity
263popolnoma /pɔpɔ́ːʋnɔma/completely, fully, entirely
264končno /kɔ̀ːnt͡ʃnɔ/at last
265drug /drúːk/other, another, different
266dajte /ˈdaːjtɛ/to give
267njen /njèːn/her, hers
268imava /iˈmaːʋa/to have
269ljubezen /ljubéːzən/love
270sestra /sɛ̀ːstra/sister
271daleč /dàːlɛt͡ʃ/far
272najboljši /nájbóːlʃi/superlative degree of dọ́ber
273pač /pát͡ʃ/indeed, certainly
274večer /ʋɛt͡ʃéːr/evening
275načrt /nat͡ʃə́rt/plan
276pridem /ˈpriːdɛm/to come
277kri /kríː/blood
278sporočilo /spɔrɔt͡ʃìːlɔ/message
279vesel /ʋɛséːʋ/happy, cheerful, glad
280policija /pɔlit͡síːja/police
281velik /ʋɛ̀ːlik/big, large
282družina /druʒìːna/family
283oditi /ɔdìːti/to go, to move further away
284kraj /kráj/place
285moč /móːt͡ʃ/power, strength
286mati /màːti/mother
287prava /ˈpraːʋa/law
288punca /ˈpuːntsa/girl
289včeraj /ʋt͡ʃèːraj/yesterday
290rit /rít/ass; asshole
291strah /stráːx/fear
292šest /ʃéːst/six
293sinoči /sinóːt͡ʃi/last night
294par /pàːr/pair
295obraz /ɔbrás/face
296komaj /kóːmaj/barely, hardly
297zadnji /záːdnji/back, rear, hind
298ostal /ɔsˈtaːw/to stay, remain
299lep /léːp/beautiful; handsome
300naslednji /nasléːdnji/next
301kakor /kákɔr/as
302igra /íːɡra/play
303mesta /ˈmeːsta/place, location
304najboljše /nájbóːlʃɛ/superlative degree of dóbro
305koncu /ˈkoːntsu/end
306žensko /ˈʒeːnskɔ/female, woman
307pomagaj /pɔmaˈɡaːj/to help
308deset /dɛséːt/ten
309živ /ʒíːʋ/alive
310nekje /nɛkjèː/somewhere
311ostati /ɔstàːti/to stay, remain
312delati /dèːlati/to do
313konca /ˈkoːntsa/end
314pravo /práːʋɔ/law
315krvi [kəɾˈʋi]blood
316posel /pɔ̀ːsəʋ/mission
317star /stár/old, aged
318zgodba /zɡóːdba/story
319pozneje /pɔzˈneːjɛ/comparative degree of pôzno
320boljše /bóːlʃɛ/comparative degree of dóbro
321slišati /slìːʃati/to hear
322hočete /xɔtˈʃeːtɛ/to want
323ostala /ɔsˈtaːla/to stay, remain
324možnost /mòːʒnɔst/possibility
325napad /napát/attack
326nočeš /ˈnoːtʃɛʃ/to want
327hiša /xìːʃa/house
328umor /umɔ́r/murder
329živeti /ʒiʋèːti/to live
330kralj /kràːl/king
331cel /t͡séːʋ/whole
332noče /ˈnoːtʃɛ/to want
333dobiti /dɔbìːti/to receive, get, obtain, acquire
334nor /nɔ́r/crazy, insane, mad
335preprosto /prɛprɔ̂stɔ/simply, straightforwardly
336vedo /ˈʋeːdɔ/to know
337dom /dóːm/home
338oseba /ɔséːba/person
339nista /nìːsta/negative second/third-person dual present of bíti
340nov /nɔ́ʋ/new
341pogovoriti /pɔɡɔʋɔrìːti/to calm by talking
342moči /mɔ̀ːt͡ʃi/can, to be able
343tod /tòːt/thus
344prostor /prɔ̀ːstɔr/space, room
345truplo /trùːplɔ/body, corpse
346dati /dàːti/to give
347sanje /sàːnjɛ/dreams
348predsednik /prɛtséːdnik/president
349zakon /zàːkɔn/law
350pomagala /pɔmaˈɡaːla/to help
351smel /sméːʋ/bold
352tom /tóːm/tome
353briga /bríːɡa/care
354zvečer /zʋɛt͡ʃéːr/in the evening
355hoteli /xɔˈteːli/hotel
356spodaj /spɔ̀ːdaj/down, below
357rešiti /rɛʃìːti/to save
358srečen /srèːt͡ʃən/lucky
359vrat /ʋráːt/neck
360številka /ʃtɛˈʋiːwka/digit, number
361hočejo /xɔtˈʃeːjɔ/to want
362pes /pə́s/dog
363varno /ʋàːrnɔ/feminine accusative/instrumental singular
364tla /tlá/floor
365stric /strìːt͡s/uncle
366telo /tɛlóː/body
367odgovor /ɔdɡɔ́ːʋɔr/answer
368i /ˈíː/used to denote happiness after correct assumption
369umreti /umrèːti/to die
370darilo /darìːlɔ/present, gift
371skrivnost /skriʋnóːst/secret
372boljši /bóːlʃi/comparative degree of dọ́ber
373noči /ˈnoːtʃi/night, nighttime
374sistem /sistéːm/system
375sedem /sèːdəm/seven
376klic /klíːt͡s/call
377hči /xt͡ʃíː/daughter
378ogenj /ɔ̀ːɡən/fire
379glas /ɡláːs/voice
380srečno /srèːt͡ʃnɔ/fortunately
381ura /ùːra/hour
382pesem /péːsəm/song
383zadaj /zàːdaj/behind
384dobi /ˈdoːbi/nominative/instrumental plural of dọ̑b
385tisoč /tíːsɔt͡ʃ/thousand
386znam /ˈznaːm/first-person singular present of znáti
387imena /iˈmeːna/name
388zdravnik /zdraʋnìːk/doctor, physician
389najbolje /nájbóːljɛ/superlative degree of dóbro
390isti /íːsti/same
391mesec /méːsət͡s/month
392zgoraj /zɡɔ̀ːraj/above
393pustiti /pustìːti/to leave
394slab /sláp/bad
395padel /ˈpaːdɛw/masculine singular l-participle of pásti
396gospodična /ɡɔspɔdíːt͡ʃna/Miss
397prijateljica /prijáːtɛljit͡sa/friend, companion
398imata /iˈmaːta/to have
399nikamor /nikáːmɔr/nowhere
400ključ /kljùːt͡ʃ/key
401hitreje /xitrɛ̀ːjɛ/comparative degree of hítro
402zabava /zabáːʋa/fun, amusement
403knjigo /ˈkɲiːɡɔ/book
404letalo /lɛtàːlɔ/airplane
405trije /tríːjɛ/three
406zapor /zapɔ́r/prison
407vzeti /ʋzèːti/to take
408kadar /kádar/when
409prevod /prɛʋɔ́t/translation
410jezen /jèːzən/angry
411naravnost /naràːʋnɔst/straight
412tale /ˈtaːlɛ/this, this one
413general /ɡɛnɛráːl/general
414sredi /ˈsreːdi/Wednesday
415prihodnost /prixóːdnɔst/future
416mir /míːr/peace
417pivo /pìːʋɔ/beer
418pogosto /pɔɡóːstɔ/often
419pismo /pìːsmɔ/letter
420osem /òːsəm/eight
421resnica /rɛsnìːt͡sa/truth
422bedak /bɛdàːk/fool
423igrati /iɡràːti/to play
424majhen /máːjxən/small
425ulici /ˈulit͡si/street
426napaka /napáːka/mistake, error
427smer /sméːr/direction
428kosilo /kɔsìːlɔ/lunch
429posebej /pɔséːbɛj/especially
430najin /náːjin/our, of us two
431bodite /bòːditɛ/second-person plural imperative of bíti
432pogovor /pɔɡɔ́ːʋɔr/conversation
433zrak /zrák/air
434vprašati /ʋpràːʃati/to ask
435čast /t͡ʃáːst/honour
436začetek /zat͡ʃéːtək/beginning
437soba /sɔ̀ːba/room
438poklicati /pɔklìːt͡sati/to call
439poročnik /pɔróːt͡ʃnik/second lieutenant
440seks /séːks/sex
441pizda /pìːzda/pussy, cunt
442rok /ˈroːk/hand, arm
443postaja /pɔstáːja/station
444ladja /làːdja/ship
445voda /ʋɔ̀ːda/water
446vodja /ʋóːdja/leader
447presenečenje /prɛsɛnéːt͡ʃɛnjɛ/surprise
448zmeraj /zméːraj/always
449ples /pléːs/dance
450vojna /ʋɔ̀ːjna/war
451nekam /nèːkam/somewhere
452položaj /pɔlɔʒáːj/position, location
453gledati /ɡlèːdati/to watch, to observe; to view
454drek /drɛ́k/shit
455seznam /səznám/list
456okno /ɔ̀ːknɔ/window
457odličen /ɔdlìːt͡ʃən/excellent
458beseda /bɛséːda/word
459hrbet /xə̀rbət/back
460babica /bàːbit͡sa/midwife
461sto /stóː/hundred
462usta /ùːsta/mouth
463policist /pɔlit͡síːst/policeman
464neumen /nɛùːmən/stupid
465d /də́/that, so that, so
466korak /kɔráːk/step
467pozno /pɔ̀ːznɔ/late
468dosti /ˈdoːsti/plenty, enough
469h /x/to, for
470poročilo /pɔrɔt͡ʃìːlɔ/report
471riti /rìːti/ass; asshole
472zdravje /zdráːʋjɛ/health
473kup /kúp/heap, pile
474prijazen /prijàːzən/kind
475zmagal /zmáːɡaʋ/third-person singular past of zmagati
476spomin /spɔmíːn/memory
477duh /dúːx/ghost
478nesreča /nɛˈsreːtʃa/accident
479dogovor /dɔɡɔ́ːʋɔr/agreement
480njihov /njìːxɔʋ/their, theirs
481jezik /jɛ̀ːzik/tongue
482red /réːt/order
483razumeti /razumèːti/to understand
484žalost /ʒàːlɔst/sadness
485gospodar /ɡɔspɔdàːr/master
486nogo /ˈnɔːɡɔ/leg
487prstan /pə̀rstan/ring
488vprašaj /ʋpraʃáːj/question mark
489ha /xáː/expresses laughter
490spati /spàːti/to sleep
491lačen /làːt͡ʃən/hungry
492služba /slúːʒba/service
493profesor /prɔféːsɔr/professor
494hlače /xlàːt͡ʃɛ/pants, trousers
495odvetnik /ɔdʋéːtnik/lawyer, attorney
496padla /ˈpaːdla/masculine dual l-participle
497vsakič /ʋsáːkit͡ʃ/every time, each time
498znotraj /znòːtraj/inside
499kraljica /kraljìːt͡sa/queen
500ujeli /uˈjeːli/to catch
501priča /prìːt͡ʃa/witness
502pomemben /pɔmèːmbən/important
503bolan /bɔláːn/ill
504hrana /xràːna/food
505sonce /sóːnt͡sɛ/sun
506dolga /ˈdoːwɡa/masculine nominative/accusative dual
507nož /nɔ́ʃ/knife
508jesti /jèːsti/to eat
509sir /sír/cheese
510vlada /ʋláːda/government
511stanje /stàːnjɛ/condition
512noben /nɔbɛ̀n/nobody, no one
513kos /kóːs/piece
514čaj /t͡ʃáːj/tea
515ukaz /ukás/order
516spoznati /spɔznàːti/to know
517vojak /ʋɔjàːk/soldier
518kazen /káːzən/punishment
519devet /dɛʋéːt/nine
520spremeniti /sprɛmɛnìːti/to change, to modify, to alter
521nos /nóːs/nose
522rešitev /rɛʃíːtəʋ/solution
523plačati /plàːt͡ʃati/to pay
524zdravilo /zdraʋìːlɔ/medicine, medication
525varnost /ʋàːrnɔst/safety
526jedel /ˈjeːdɛw/to eat
527družba /drúːʒba/society
528naenkrat /naɛ̀ːnkrat/suddenly
529slika /slíːka/picture, image
530obisk /ɔbisk/visit
531zajtrk /zàːjtərk/breakfast
532stranišče /stranìːʃt͡ʃɛ/toilet
533dobrodošel /dɔbrɔdɔ̀ːʃəʋ/welcome
534vlak /ʋláːk/train
535sreča /srèːt͡ʃa/luck
536poslušati /pɔslùːʃati/to listen
537pokazati /pɔkàːzati/to show, demonstrate
538računalnik /rat͡ʃunáːlnik/computer
539skupina /skupìːna/group
540krivda /kríːʋda/guilt
541zlato /zlatóː/gold
542reč /réːt͡ʃ/thing
543knjiga /knjìːɡa/book
544reši /rèːʃi/second-person singular imperative of rešīti
545vojska /ʋɔ̀ːjska/army
546ujel /ˈuːjɛw/masculine singular l-participle of ujẹ́ti
547zgodaj /zɡóːdaj/early
548poln /pɔ́ːʋn/full
549e /ɛ/Used to express uneasyness
550čakati /t͡ʃàːkati/to wait
551dovoljenje /dɔʋɔljɛ̀ːnjɛ/verbal noun of dovoliti
552popoln /pɔpɔ́ːʋn/perfect
553glava /ɡlàːʋa/head
554cerkev /t͡sèːrkəʋ/church
555luč /lùːt͡ʃ/light
556roka /rɔ̀ːka/hand, arm
557žensk /ˈʒeːnsk/female, woman
558priznati /priznàːti/to admit
559ključe /ˈkljuːtʃɛ/key
560sodnik /sɔdnìːk/judge
561pravilno /praʋíːlnɔ/correctly
562kdor /ɡdóːr/who, that
563pekel /pəkə́ʋ/hell
564cilj /t͡síːl/goal, purpose
565misliti /mìːsliti/to think
566začeti /zat͡ʃèːti/to begin, to start
567las /láːs/hair on top of head
568upanje /úːpanjɛ/hope
569kurba /kúːrba/whore, prostitute
570bolezen /bɔléːzən/disease, sickness, illness
571planet /planéːt/planet
572teta /tɛ̀ːta/aunt
573obleka /ɔbléːka/dress
574junak /junàːk/hero
575oko /ɔkóː/eye
576ujeti /ujèːti/to catch
577smisel /smíːsəʋ/meaning
578postati /pɔstàːti/to become
579ženski /ʒèːnski/female, woman
580priden /prìːdən/diligent, hard-working
581okus /ɔkúːs/taste, flavour
582pete /ˈpeːtɛ/heel
583največji /nájʋéːt͡ʃji/superlative degree of vélik
584vino /ʋìːnɔ/wine
585ženi /ˈʒeːni/second-person singular imperative of gnáti
586zapustiti /zapustìːti/to leave
587hočemo /xɔtˈʃeːmɔ/to want
588usoda /usóːda/destiny
589kupiti /kupìːti/to buy
590petek /pèːtək/Friday
591glasba /ɡláːzba/music
592pozornost /pɔzòːrnɔst/attention
593imej /ˈiːmɛj/to have
594angel /àːnɡɛl/angel
595podoben /pɔdòːbən/similar
596meč /mɛ́t͡ʃ/sword
597stoji /ˈstoːji/to cost
598kamen /kàːmən/stone
599meso /mɛsóː/meat
600past /páːst/trap
601večji /ʋéːt͡ʃji/comparative degree of vélik
602dama /dàːma/lady
603zahteva /zaxtéːʋa/demand
604šola /ʃóːla/school
605dolg /dɔ́ːʋk/long
606stroj /strɔ́j/machine
607telesa /tɛˈleːsa/body
608utrujen /utrùːjɛn/tired
609zločin /zlɔt͡ʃíːn/crime
610boriti /bɔrìːti/to fight, struggle
611vreden /ˈʋreːdən/worthy
612poročen /pɔrɔt͡ʃɛ́n/married
613zmaga /zmáːɡa/victory
614vrsta /ʋə̀rsta/queue, line
615pamet /pàːmɛt/intelligence, sense
616hoditi /xɔdìːti/to walk
617stranka /stráːnka/party
618ulice /ˈulit͡sɛ/street
619laž /láːʃ/lie
620slabše /sláːpʃɛ/comparative degree of slabọ̑
621tarča /táːrt͡ʃa/target
622zvok /zʋóːk/sound
623večerja /ʋɛt͡ʃéːrja/dinner
624največ /nájʋɛt͡ʃ/superlative degree of velíko; most
625nehati /néːxati/to stop
626učitelj /ut͡ʃíːtɛl/teacher
627milijon /milijóːn/million
628žival /ʒiʋáːʋ/animal
629izbira /izbíːra/choice
630trener /trɛnɛ́ːr/coach
631govor /ɡɔ́ːʋɔr/speech
632taksi /táːksi/taxi
633odnos /ɔdnɔ́s/relation
634zemlja /zɛ̀ːmlja/earth, soil
635zvezda /zʋèːzda/star
636tišina /tiʃìːna/silence
637končati /kɔnt͡ʃàːti/to end
638smeti /smèːti/to be allowed
639država /dərʒáːʋa/country
640b /ˈbə/The name of the Latin script letter B / b
641iskati /iskàːti/to search, to seek
642zapora /zaˈpoːra/prison
643preživeti /prɛʒiʋèːti/to survive
644izgubiti /izɡubìːti/to lose, to not have anymore
645smrtjo /ˈsmərtjɔ/death
646vonj /ʋóːn/odor, smell
647nikjer /nikjéːr/nowhere
648motor /móːtɔr/engine
649kraja /ˈkraːja/theft
650bistvo /bíːstʋɔ/essence
651puško /ˈpuːʃkɔ/rifle
652princ /príːnt͡s/prince
653bomba /bóːmba/bomb
654avtobus /áːʋtɔbus/bus
655mrtvih /ˈmərtʋih/masculine/feminine/neuter genitive dual
656otok /ɔ̀ːtɔk/island
657mačka /máːt͡ʃka/cat
658član /t͡ʃláːn/member
659drevo /drɛʋóː/tree
660bivši /bíːʋʃi/former
661lani /làːni/last year
662nevaren /nɛʋàːrən/dangerous
663c /ˈtsə/The name of the Latin script letter C / c
664stotnik /stóːtnik/captain
665nasvidenje /nasʋíːdɛnjɛ/goodbye
666bar /báːr/at least
667los /lóːs/elk, moose
668gej /ɡɛ́ːj/gay
669čoln /t͡ʃɔ́ːʋn/boat
670princesa /print͡séːsa/princess
671poskusiti /pɔskùːsiti/to try, attempt
672predal /prɛdáːl/drawer
673mlad /mláːt/young
674smeh /sméːx/laugh, laughter
675nebo /nɛbóː/sky
676hudič /xudìːt͡ʃ/devil
677bitje /bìːtjɛ/being
678samomor /samɔmɔ́r/suicide
679most /móːst/bridge
680starejši /starɛ́ːjʃi/comparative degree of stàr
681letala /lɛˈtaːla/airplane
682veter /ʋéːtər/wind
683očmi /ˈoːtʃmi/eye
684misel /míːsəʋ/thought
685kozarec /kɔzáːrət͡s/glass
686brati /bràːti/to read
687konj /kɔ́n/horse
688pištola /piʃtóːla/pistol
689zid /zíːt/wall
690igralec /iɡráːlət͡s/actor
691možgani /mɔʒɡáːni/brain
692štirje /ʃtìːrjɛ/four
693sovražnik /sɔʋráːʒnik/enemy
694morje /móːrjɛ/plethora
695zlomil /zlɔˈmiːw/masculine singular l-participle of zlomīti
696držati /dərˈʒaːti/to be true
697skriti /skrìːti/to hide
698varna /ʋàːrna/masculine nominative/accusative dual
699hip /xíːp/moment
700letu /ˈleːtu/year
701uporabiti /upɔrabìːti/to use
702nikdar /níɡdar/never
703veselje /ʋɛsɛ̀ːljɛ/happiness
704razlika /razlíːka/difference
705jedla /ˈjeːdla/to eat
706poroka /pɔróːka/wedding
707vesolje /ʋɛsóːljɛ/space, outer space
708bližje /blíːʒjɛ/closer to
709odpreti /ɔtprèːti/to open, to make open
710tema /təmá/dark, darkness
711poslati /pɔslàːti/to send
712voziti /ʋɔzìːti/to drive vehicle
713rabil /raˈbiːw/to use
714zobe /ˈzoːbɛ/tooth; cog
715nositi /nɔsìːti/to carry
716pogovarjati /pɔɡɔʋáːrjati/to calm by talking
717pil /píːʋ/genitive plural/dual of píla
718kolo /kɔlóː/wheel
719število /ʃtɛʋìːlɔ/number
720genij /ɡèːnij/genius
721čist /t͡ʃíːst/clean
722časi /ˈtʃaːsi/time
723gozd /ɡɔ́st/forest
724piti /pìːti/to drink
725krog /krɔk/around
726pritisk /pritíːsk/pressure
727ameriški /amɛ́ːriʃki/American
728stol /stɔ́ʋ/chair
729ušesa /uˈʃeːsa/ear
730list /líːst/piece of paper
731varen /ʋàːrən/safe
732peti /pɛ̀ːti/fifth
733ponedeljek /pɔnɛdéːljək/Monday
734led /léːt/ice
735pozabiti /pɔzabìːti/to forget
736angleško /anɡléːʃkɔ/English
737srečanje /sréːt͡ʃanjɛ/meeting, encounter
738prijeten /prijèːtən/pleasant
739pade /ˈpaːdɛ/third-person singular present of pásti
740naključje /nakljúːt͡ʃjɛ/coincidence
741duša /dùːʃa/soul
742meje /ˈmeːjɛ/border, boundary
743vir /ʋíːr/source
744mojster /mòːjstər/master
745predlog /prɛ̀ːdlɔk/preposition
746želja /ʒɛ̀ːlja/wish, desire
747prst /pə́rst/finger
748očala /ɔt͡ʃáːla/glasses, spectacles
749poceni /pɔt͡sèːni/cheap
750zlo /zlɔ́/evil
751izraz /izrás/term, expression
752enota /ɛnɔ̀ːta/unit
753zob /zóːp/tooth; cog
754poletje /pɔléːtjɛ/summer
755ujela /uˈjeːla/to catch
756zmago /ˈzmaːɡɔ/victory
757prost /prɔ́st/free
758strup /strúːp/poison
759cena /t͡sèːna/price
760urok /urɔ́k/spell
761mleko /mlèːkɔ/milk
762hkrati /xkràːti/at the same time, simultaneously, concurrently
763nebesa /nɛbèːsa/heaven
764lažnivec /laʒníːʋət͡s/liar
765barva /báːrʋa/colour
766dojenček /dɔjɛ̀ːnt͡ʃək/baby
767obdržati /ɔbdərˈʒaːti/to keep, hold on, retain
768prah /práːx/dust
769klobuk /klɔbùːk/hat, cap
770zemljevid /zɛmljɛʋíːt/map
771pogum /pɔɡúːm/courage
772one /ɔ̀ːnɛ/they
773župan /ʒupán/head of a municipality
774luke /ˈluːkɛ/harbor; harbour
775dnevnik /dnéːʋnik/diary
776spomniti /spóːmniti/to remember
777plašč /plàːʃt͡ʃ/coat
778seksa /ˈseːksa/sex
779skril /ˈskriːw/to hide
780preklet /prɛkléːt/damn
781srednji /sréːdnji/central, middle
782časih /ˈtʃaːsih/time
783sladoled /sladɔléːt/ice cream
784seznamu /sɛzˈnaːmu/list
785govora /ɡɔˈʋoːra/speech
786hiter /ˈxiːtər/fast, quick
787dejanje /dɛjáːnjɛ/action, act
788grozen /ɡrɔ́ːzən/horrible, terrible
789čarovnica /t͡ʃarɔ́ːʋnit͡sa/witch
790poljub /pɔljúːp/kiss
791grob /ɡrɔ́p/grave
792papir /papíːr/paper
793razred /ràːzrɛt/class, grade, form
794časopis /t͡ʃasɔpíːs/newspaper
795mejo /ˈmeːjɔ/border, boundary
796nočejo /nɔtˈʃeːjɔ/to want
797bogat /bɔɡát/rich, wealthy
798hitrost /xitróːst/speed; quickness; velocity
799letalu /lɛˈtaːlu/airplane
800telesu /tɛˈleːsu/body
801visok /ʋisɔ́k/high
802deček /déːt͡ʃək/boy
803scenarij /st͡sɛnàːrij/scenario
804sendvič /séːndʋit͡ʃ/sandwich
805vtis /ʋtíːs/impression
806banke /ˈbaːŋkɛ/genitive singular of bánka
807tvegati /tʋèːɡati/to risk, to run the risk of
808naprava /napráːʋa/device, apparatus, gadget, mechanism
809nečem /ˈneːtʃɛm/to want
810rojen /rɔ̀ːjɛn/past passive participle of rodīti
811krogla /króːɡla/ball
812pisarna /pisáːrna/office
813polje /póːljɛ/field
814prositi /prɔsìːti/to ask, to make a request
815pisati /pìːsati/to write
816oziroma /ɔzíːrɔma/or, and
817vrh /ʋə̀rx/top
818vrt /ʋə́rt/garden
819polovica /pɔlɔʋìːt͡sa/half
820jebemti /jɛˈbeːmti/fuck!
821sok /sóːk/juice
822jem /ˈjeːm/to eat
823dar /dáːr/gift
824kava /kàːʋa/coffee
825bolečina /bɔlɛt͡ʃìːna/pain
826modro /ˈmɔːdrɔ/blue
827banko /ˈbaːŋkɔ/accusative singular of bánka
828torek /tɔ̀ːrək/Tuesday
829ček /t͡ʃéːk/cheque
830bojo /bóːjɔ/third-person plural future of bíti
831mlajši /mláːjʃi/comparative degree of mlȃd
832dogodek /dɔɡóːdək/event, occurrence, happening, incident
833kratek /kràːtək/short in size
834redko /rèːtkɔ/rarely, uncommonly, infrequently
835priče /ˈpriːtʃɛ/witness
836kruh /krúx/bread
837bratranec /bràːtranət͡s/cousin
838reki /ˈreːki/river
839tok /tóːk/current
840dihati /dìːxati/to breathe
841znanje /znáːnjɛ/knowledge
842rezultat /rɛzultáːt/result
843varni /ʋàːrni/definite masculine nominative singular
844starec /stáːrət͡s/old man
845kino /kíːnɔ/cinema
846zdrav /zdráʋ/healthy
847evo /éːʋɔ/look, see, behold
848letališče /lɛtalìːʃt͡ʃɛ/airport
849vstopiti /ʋstɔpìːti/to enter
850svoboden /sʋɔbɔ̀ːdən/free, unrestricted
851peljati /pɛljàːti/to drive
852članek /t͡ʃláːnək/article
853dvajset /dʋáːjsɛt/twenty
854kapetan /kapéːtan/captain
855jedli /ˈjeːdli/to eat
856val /ʋáːl/wave, undulation
857vest /ʋéːst/conscience
858vera /ʋèːra/belief
859ulica /ùːlit͡sa/street
860pijača /pijàːt͡ʃa/drink
861letom /ˈleːtɔm/year
862četrtek /t͡ʃɛtə̀rtək/Thursday
863noga /nɔ̀ːɡa/leg
864pomočnik /pɔmɔt͡ʃnìːk/assistant
865uspeh /uspɛ́x/success
866hočeta /xɔtˈʃeːta/to want
867riba /rìːba/fish
868gumb /ɡúːmp/button
869prazen /pràːzən/empty
870zapreti /zaprèːti/to close, to shut
871nasmeh /nasmɛ́x/smile
872bliže /blíːʒɛ/closer to
873plesati /plèːsati/to dance
874pogumen /pɔɡùːmən/brave
875višji /ʋíːʃji/comparative degree of visȍk: higher, taller
876požar /pɔʒáːr/fire
877rob /róːp/border, edge
878slediti /slɛdìːti/to follow
879morski /mɔ̀ːrski/sea; marine
880zgodovina /zɡɔdɔʋìːna/history
881narod /nàːrɔt/nation
882nočemo /nɔtˈʃeːmɔ/to want
883časov /ˈtʃaːsɔw/time
884znanost /znàːnɔst/science
885uporabljati /upɔràːbljati/to use
886trebuh /trèːbux/belly
887človeški /t͡ʃlɔʋèːʃki/human
888vreme /ʋrɛ̀ːmɛ/weather
889lagati /laɡàːti/to lie
890potreben /pɔtrèːbən/horny
891sprememba /sprɛméːmba/change, modification, alteration
892vhod /ʋxɔ́t/entrance
893jej /ˈjeːj/to eat
894ponudba /pɔnúːdba/offer
895nogomet /nɔɡɔmɛ́t/football, soccer
896ulico /uˈlit͡sɔ/street
897ljubosumen /ljubɔsùːmən/jealous
898orodje /ɔróːdjɛ/tool, instrument
899kraljestvo /kraljéːstʋɔ/kingdom
900zanimiv /zanimìːʋ/interesting
901svetloba /sʋɛtlɔ̀ːba/light
902dež /də́ʃ/rain
903strela /strèːla/lightning
904zver /zʋéːr/beast
905pravica /praʋìːt͡sa/right
906nočete /nɔtˈʃeːtɛ/to want
907bazen /bazéːn/basin
908ščiti /ˈʃtʃiːti/shield
909ješ /ˈjeːʃ/to eat
910kost /kóːst/bone
911simbol /simbóːl/symbol
912teči /tɛ̀ːt͡ʃi/to flow, to run
913pasti /pàːsti/to fall
914zaman /zamán/in vain, without success
915sedeti /sɛdèːti/to sit
916teorija /tɛɔríːja/theory
917luknja /lúːknja/hole
918predmet /prɛ̀ːdmɛt/object
919strokovnjak /strɔkɔʋnjàːk/expert
920datum /dàːtum/date
921bati /bàːti/to fear
922zaklad /zaklát/treasure
923modra /ˈmoːdra/blue
924vreči /ʋrèːt͡ʃi/to throw
925imelo /iˈmeːlɔ/neuter singular l-participle of imẹ́ti
926izbrati /izbràːti/to choose, to pick
927rana /ràːna/wound, injury
928čuti /t͡ʃùːti/to hear
929izdajalec /izdajáːlət͡s/traitor
930opica /óːpit͡sa/monkey
931sit /sít/sated, full
932nevihta /nɛʋíːxta/storm
933pozen /pɔ̀ːzən/late
934luna /lùːna/moon
935napačen /napáːt͡ʃən/incorrect, wrong
936uho /uxóː/ear
937cev /t͡séːʋ/tube, pipe
938reke /ˈreːkɛ/speech
939klicati /klìːt͡sati/to call
940gost /ɡɔ́st/guest
941dežela /dɛʒɛ̀ːla/country, region
942steklo /stɛ̀ːklɔ/glass
943zelena /zɛ́ːlɛna/celery
944vajin /ʋáːjin/your, of you two
945lovec /lɔ̀ːʋət͡s/hunter
946prvak /pərʋàːk/champion
947pojasniti /pɔjàːsniti/to clarify
948pila /pìːla/file
949skuša /skùːʃa/mackerel
950tek /téːk/run, flow
951ljubiti /ljubìːti/to love
952napisati /napìːsati/to write
953policijski /pɔlit͡síːjski/police
954hrup /xrúːp/noise
955zahod /zaxɔ́t/set
956tveganje /tʋèːɡanjɛ/risk
957zmagovalec /zmaɡɔʋáːlət͡s/winner
958banki /ˈbaːŋki/dative/locative singular
959vožnja /ʋɔ̀ːʒnja/fare
960pričo /ˈpriːtʃɔ/witness
961bogastvo /bɔɡáːstʋɔ/wealth, fortune
962tat /tát/thief
963huda /ˈxuːda/masculine nominative/accusative dual
964menite /mɛˈniːtɛ/to think, to believe
965oblast /ɔbláːst/rule, power
966leteti /lɛtèːti/to fly
967meja /mɛ̀ːja/border, boundary
968sneg /snéːk/snow
969sila /sìːla/force
970vesti /ʋɛ̀ːsti/to lead, to conduct
971nog /ˈnoːk/leg
972priimek /priíːmək/surname
973spustiti /spustìːti/to let go, to release
974prijateljstvo /prijáːtɛlstʋɔ/friendship
975milo /mìːlɔ/movingly, touchingly
976padlo /ˈpaːdlɔ/neuter singular l-participle of pásti
977odgovoriti /ɔdɡɔʋɔrìːti/to answer, to reply
978alkohol /alkɔxóːl/alcohol
979raven /ràːʋən/even, level
980banka /báːnka/bank
981klet /ˈkleːt/basement, cellar
982vampir /ʋampìːr/vampire
983reko /ˈreːkɔ/river
984debela /dɛˈbeːla/thick
985ukrasti /ukràːsti/to steal
986deliti /dɛlìːti/to divide
987april /apríːl/April
988sever /sèːʋɛr/north
989sosed /sɔ̀ːsɛt/neighbour
990stolp /stɔ́lp/tower
991pomen /pɔmɛ́n/meaning, sense
992dim /dím/smoke
993stojim /ˈstoːjim/to cost
994miška /míːʃka/mouse
995modri /ˈmoːdri/blue
996čarovnik /t͡ʃarɔ́ːʋnik/wizard
997učiteljica /ut͡ʃíːtɛljit͡sa/teacher
998buden /bùːdən/awake
999tiger /tìːɡər/tiger
1,000divji /dìːʋji/wild

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