Bosnian and Slovak: 57 words that are the same
Among the two thousand words each language uses most, these are written identically and carry the same meaning in both. If you have one of the two, this is the part you do not have to learn.
A shared word is not proof of a shared root. Two languages can land on the same spelling by borrowing from a third — that is all tren and bomba are — and a word that looks the same can still be said quite differently. What this list is good for is the head start.
| Word | In English | Bosnian | Slovak |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibs /ˈi/sk /ˈiː/ | and | #5 | #224 |
| tibs /tîː/sk /ˈtʲi/ | you | #10 | #29 |
| jabs /jâː/sk /ja/ | I | #16 | #17 |
| stobs /stôː/sk /stɔ/ | hundred | #130 | #876 |
| tvojbs /tʋôːj/sk /tvɔj/ | your, yours | #133 | #114 |
| dvabs /dʋâː/sk /dva/ | two | #172 | #205 |
| životbs /ʒǐʋot/sk /ʒivɔt/ | life | #185 | #132 |
| tribs /trîː/sk /tri/ | three | #194 | #206 |
| svojbs /ˈsvoj/sk /ˈsvɔj/ | one's own | #199 | #207 |
| ženabs /ʒěna/sk /ʒena/ | woman | #220 | #209 |
| jednabs /ˈjednɐ/sk /jedna/ | one | #245 | #223 |
| stranebs /ˈstranɛ/sk /ˈstraɲe/ | side | #423 | #381 |
| osobabs /ôsoba/sk /ɔsɔba/ | person | #466 | #552 |
| ženubs /ˈʒɛnʊ/sk /ˈʒenu/ | woman | #480 | #361 |
| bratbs /brât/sk /brat/ | brother | #487 | #321 |
| dvebs /dʋêː/sk /dvɛ/ | two | #505 | #228 |
| očibs /ˈotʃɪ/sk /ɔt͡ʃi/ | eye | #507 | #332 |
| vodebs /ˈvodɛ/sk /ˈvodʲe/ | water | #540 | #985 |
| sestrabs /sěstra/sk /sestra/ | sister | #575 | #366 |
| krvbs /kr̩̂ːʋ/sk /kr̩v/ | blood | #595 | #392 |
| doktorbs /dôktor/sk /dɔktɔr/ | doctor, physician | #648 | #231 |
| bratabs /ˈbratɐ/sk /ˈbrata/ | brother | #676 | #490 |
| umbs /ûːm/sk /um/ | mind | #711 | #450 |
| vodubs /ˈvodʊ/sk /vɔdu/ | water | #738 | #545 |
| okolobs /ôkolo/sk /ɔkɔlɔ/ | around | #824 | #258 |
| pivobs /pîːʋo/sk /pivɔ/ | beer | #858 | #580 |
| vodabs /ʋǒda/sk /vɔda/ | water | #875 | #602 |
| telobs /ˈtɛlo/sk /ˈcɛɫɔ/ | body | #942 | #335 |
| programbs /ˈproɡrɐm/sk /prɔɡram/ | program | #1,094 | #733 |
| hotelbs /xǒtel/sk /ɦɔtel/ | hotel | #1,101 | #955 |
| zlatobs /zlâːto/sk /zlatɔ/ | gold | #1,112 | #284 |
| nosbs /nôːs/sk /nɔs/ | nose | #1,120 | #797 |
| ulicebs /ˈulit͡sɛ/sk /ˈu.ɫi.t͡se/ | street | #1,170 | #922 |
| školabs /ʃkôːla/sk /ʃkɔla/ | school | #1,200 | #759 |
| zvukbs /zʋûːk/sk /zvuk/ | sound | #1,205 | #755 |
| čajbs /t͡ʃâj/sk /t͡ʃaj/ | tea | #1,209 | #701 |
| večerbs /ʋêt͡ʃeːr/sk /vet͡ʃer/ | evening | #1,216 | #184 |
| obabs /ôba/sk /ɔba/ | both | #1,218 | #1,805 |
| osobebs /ˈosobɛ/sk /ˈosobe/ | person | #1,261 | #1,716 |
| osobubs /ˈosobʊ/sk /ˈosobu/ | person | #1,264 | #989 |
| stranabs /strǎːna/sk /strana/ | side | #1,286 | #1,056 |
| darbs /dâːr/sk /dar/ | gift | #1,407 | #719 |
| bombabs /bôːmba/sk /bɔmba/ | bomb | #1,486 | #870 |
| novombs /ˈnovom/sk /nɔvɔm/ | new | #1,520 | #1,155 |
| mostbs /môːst/sk /mɔst/ | bridge | #1,565 | #1,203 |
| slobodubs /ˈslobodʊ/sk /slɔbɔdu/ | freedom | #1,569 | #1,004 |
| princbs /prînt͡s/sk /print͡s/ | prince | #1,580 | #968 |
| nebobs /ˈnêbo/sk /ɲebɔ/ | sky | #1,590 | #1,238 |
| ulicabs /ûlit͡sa/sk /uʎit͡sa/ | street | #1,605 | #1,568 |
| dušebs /ˈduʃɛ/sk /duʃe/ | soul | #1,610 | #890 |
| prstbs /pr̩̂st/sk /pr̩st/ | finger | #1,622 | #1,209 |
| madambs /madâm/sk /madam/ | madam | #1,632 | #385 |
| šoubs /ʃôu/sk /ˈʃɔw/ | show | #1,700 | #754 |
| dušabs /dǔːʃa/sk /duʃa/ | soul | #1,727 | #1,036 |
| svetlobs /sʋêtlo/sk /ˈsvɛtɫɔ/ | light | #1,768 | #524 |
| mačkabs /mât͡ʃka/sk /mat͡ʃka/ | cat | #1,948 | #1,139 |
| adresabs /adrěsa/sk /adresa/ | address | #1,975 | #1,240 |
The speaker plays the voice the LangX app uses for that language — synthesised, not a native speaker, so treat it as a guide.
The overlap is the easy part.
The rest comes from using it with someone who speaks it.