Croatian and Slovenian: 162 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 | Croatian | Slovenian |
|---|---|---|---|
| nehr /ne/sl /nɛ́/ | not | #3 | #2 |
| mihr /mîː/sl /míː/ | we | #13 | #16 |
| kakohr /kâko/sl /kakòː/ | how | #28 | #30 |
| bitihr /bîti/sl /bìːti/ | to be, to exist | #39 | #84 |
| onhr /ôːn/sl /ɔ́n/ | he | #49 | #92 |
| hvalahr /xʋǎːla/sl /xʋàːla/ | praise | #58 | #50 |
| vamhr /ˈvam/sl /ˈʋaːm/ | you | #65 | #72 |
| onahr /ǒna/sl /ɔ̀ːna/ | she | #82 | #135 |
| vihr /ʋîː/sl /ʋíː/ | you | #87 | #109 |
| kolikohr /kolǐko/sl /kòːlikɔ/ | how much, how many | #115 | #139 |
| onohr /ǒno/sl /ɔ̀ːnɔ/ | it | #128 | #1,524 |
| onihr /ǒni/sl /ɔ̀ːni/ | they | #130 | #246 |
| danhr /dâːn/sl /dáːn/ | day | #145 | #94 |
| dvahr /dʋâː/sl /dʋáː/ | two | #165 | #136 |
| stvarhr /stʋâːr/sl /stʋáːr/ | thing | #169 | #162 |
| svojhr /ˈsvoj/sl /sʋòːj/ | one's own | #191 | #205 |
| imehr /îme/sl /iméː/ | name | #195 | #116 |
| trihr /trîː/sl /tríː/ | three | #198 | #149 |
| evohr /ˈɛvo/sl /éːʋɔ/ | look, see, behold | #201 | #847 |
| drugihr /drûɡiː/sl /drùːɡi/ | second | #237 | #187 |
| prvihr /př̩ʋiː/sl /pə́rʋi/ | first | #240 | #200 |
| znatihr /znâti/sl /znàːti/ | to know | #245 | #1,595 |
| vašhr /ʋâʃ/sl /ʋáʃ/ | your, yours | #258 | #192 |
| oprostitehr /oprǒstite/sl /ɔprɔstíːtɛ/ | sorry! | #294 | #142 |
| našhr /nâʃ/sl /náʃ/ | our, ours | #295 | #228 |
| njegovhr /ɲěɡoʋ/sl /njɛɡɔ̀ːʋ/ | his | #334 | #207 |
| minutahr /minǔːta/sl /minúːta/ | minute | #337 | #1,426 |
| tiphr /tîːp/sl /tíːp/ | type | #345 | #223 |
| stohr /stôː/sl /stóː/ | hundred | #347 | #461 |
| datihr /dâti/sl /dàːti/ | to give | #354 | #346 |
| prijateljhr /prîjateʎ/sl /prijáːtɛl/ | friend | #361 | #178 |
| pethr /pêːt/sl /péːt/ | five | #368 | #216 |
| ostatihr /ǒstati/sl /ɔstàːti/ | to stay, remain | #371 | #311 |
| sinhr /sîːn/sl /síːn/ | son | #402 | #199 |
| jutrohr /jûtro/sl /jùːtrɔ/ | morning | #410 | #236 |
| barhr /bâːr/sl /báːr/ | at least | #424 | #666 |
| hahr /xâ/sl /xáː/ | expresses laughter | #426 | #489 |
| očihr /ˈotʃɪ/sl /ˈoːtʃi/ | eye | #463 | #179 |
| brathr /brât/sl /brát/ | brother | #495 | #225 |
| policijahr /polǐt͡sija/sl /pɔlit͡síːja/ | police | #504 | #280 |
| smrthr /smr̩̂t/sl /smə́rt/ | death | #525 | #251 |
| šesthr /ʃêːst/sl /ʃéːst/ | six | #542 | #292 |
| čutihr /t͡ʃûti/sl /t͡ʃùːti/ | to hear | #564 | #928 |
| dajtehr /ˈdɑjtɛ/sl /ˈdaːjtɛ/ | to give | #570 | #266 |
| sestrahr /sěstra/sl /sɛ̀ːstra/ | sister | #590 | #270 |
| istihr /îstiː/sl /íːsti/ | same | #609 | #390 |
| zadnjihr /zâdɲiː/sl /záːdnji/ | back, rear, hind | #610 | #297 |
| desethr /dêset/sl /dɛséːt/ | ten | #611 | #308 |
| tihhr /tîx/sl /tíːx/ | quiet, silent | #627 | #1,476 |
| večerhr /ʋêt͡ʃeːr/sl /ʋɛt͡ʃéːr/ | evening | #632 | #274 |
| odgovorhr /ôdɡoʋoːr/sl /ɔdɡɔ́ːʋɔr/ | answer | #658 | #367 |
| pokazatihr /pokǎːzati/sl /pɔkàːzati/ | to show, demonstrate | #660 | #537 |
| njenhr /ɲêːn/sl /njèːn/ | her, hers | #707 | #267 |
| igratihr /ǐɡrati/sl /iɡràːti/ | to play | #720 | #423 |
| očehr /ˈotʃɛ/sl /ɔ̀ːt͡ʃɛ/ | father | #746 | #102 |
| kraljhr /krâːʎ/sl /kràːl/ | king | #776 | #330 |
| glashr /ɡlâːs/sl /ɡláːs/ | voice | #778 | #379 |
| sirhr /sîr/sl /sír/ | cheese | #786 | #509 |
| mislitihr /mîsliti/sl /mìːsliti/ | to think | #811 | #565 |
| ustahr /ǔːsta/sl /ùːsta/ | mouth | #812 | #462 |
| poslatihr /pǒslati/sl /pɔslàːti/ | to send | #817 | #711 |
| ključhr /kʎûːt͡ʃ/sl /kljùːt͡ʃ/ | key | #824 | #400 |
| sobahr /ˈsobɐ/sl /sɔ̀ːba/ | room | #831 | #437 |
| časthr /t͡ʃâːst/sl /t͡ʃáːst/ | honour | #834 | #435 |
| kapetanhr /kapětaːn/sl /kapéːtan/ | captain | #837 | #854 |
| njihovhr /ɲîxoʋ/sl /njìːxɔʋ/ | their, theirs | #865 | #480 |
| sekshr /sêks/sl /séːks/ | sex | #871 | #440 |
| slikahr /slîka/sl /slíːka/ | picture, image | #884 | #529 |
| nadhr /nâd/sl /nat/ | over, above | #893 | #240 |
| pivohr /pîːʋo/sl /pìːʋɔ/ | beer | #906 | #417 |
| korakhr /kôraːk/sl /kɔráːk/ | step | #925 | #466 |
| vodahr /ʋǒda/sl /ʋɔ̀ːda/ | water | #934 | #445 |
| boritihr /bǒriti/sl /bɔrìːti/ | to fight, struggle | #950 | #610 |
| glavahr /ɡlǎːʋa/sl /ɡlàːʋa/ | head | #954 | #553 |
| zabavahr /ˈzabɐvɐ/sl /zabáːʋa/ | fun, amusement | #959 | #402 |
| knjigahr /kɲîɡa/sl /knjìːɡa/ | book | #971 | #543 |
| zrakhr /zrâːk/sl /zrák/ | air | #1,004 | #433 |
| mirhr /mîːr/sl /míːr/ | peace | #1,008 | #416 |
| darhr /dâːr/sl /dáːr/ | gift | #1,033 | #823 |
| jezikhr /jězik/sl /jɛ̀ːzik/ | tongue | #1,051 | #481 |
| čajhr /t͡ʃâj/sl /t͡ʃáːj/ | tea | #1,081 | #514 |
| zlatohr /zlâːto/sl /zlatóː/ | gold | #1,086 | #541 |
| vladahr /ˈvladɐ/sl /ʋláːda/ | government | #1,093 | #510 |
| pleshr /plêːs/sl /pléːs/ | dance | #1,098 | #449 |
| devethr /dêʋet/sl /dɛʋéːt/ | nine | #1,101 | #519 |
| noshr /nôːs/sl /nóːs/ | nose | #1,109 | #521 |
| nožhr /nôːʒ/sl /nɔ́ʃ/ | knife | #1,119 | #507 |
| hranahr /xrǎːna/sl /xràːna/ | food | #1,140 | #504 |
| zidhr /zîːd/sl /zíːt/ | wall | #1,193 | #689 |
| velikhr /ʋělik/sl /ʋɛ̀ːlik/ | big, large | #1,203 | #281 |
| ulice/ˈulit͡sɛ/ | street | #1,209 | #618 |
| lethr /lêːt/sl /lɛ́t/ | flight | #1,222 | #118 |
| damahr /dǎːma/sl /dàːma/ | lady | #1,227 | #602 |
| ostalahr /ˈostɐlɐ/sl /ɔsˈtaːla/ | to stay, remain | #1,232 | #323 |
| bivšihr /bîːʋʃiː/sl /bíːʋʃi/ | former | #1,256 | #660 |
| vojskahr /ʋǒːjska/sl /ʋɔ̀ːjska/ | army | #1,260 | #545 |
| pitihr /pîti/sl /pìːti/ | to drink | #1,267 | #724 |
| vlakhr /ʋlâːk/sl /ʋláːk/ | train | #1,269 | #534 |
| zločinhr /zlǒt͡ʃin/sl /zlɔt͡ʃíːn/ | crime | #1,287 | #609 |
| petehr /ˈpɛtɛ/sl /ˈpeːtɛ/ | heel | #1,288 | #582 |
| govorhr /ɡôʋoːr/sl /ɡɔ́ːʋɔr/ | speech | #1,291 | #631 |
| lukehr /ˈlukɛ/sl /ˈluːkɛ/ | harbor; harbour | #1,305 | #774 |
| kraljicahr /krǎʎit͡sa/sl /kraljìːt͡sa/ | queen | #1,324 | #499 |
| vinohr /ʋǐːno/sl /ʋìːnɔ/ | wine | #1,343 | #584 |
| mesohr /mêːso/sl /mɛsóː/ | meat | #1,349 | #599 |
| čehr /tʃɛ/sl /t͡ʃɛ/ | if | #1,390 | #21 |
| rečihr /ˈrɛtʃi/sl /rɛ̀ːt͡ʃi/ | to say | #1,407 | #174 |
| tišinahr /ˈtiʃɪnɐ/sl /tiʃìːna/ | silence | #1,418 | #636 |
| čekhr /t͡ʃêk/sl /t͡ʃéːk/ | cheque | #1,419 | #829 |
| vrathr /ʋrâːt/sl /ʋráːt/ | neck | #1,437 | #359 |
| taksihr /tǎksi/sl /táːksi/ | taxi | #1,443 | #632 |
| kamenhr /kâmeːn/sl /kàːmən/ | stone | #1,453 | #598 |
| borbahr /bǒrba/sl /bóːrba/ | fight | #1,456 | #1,399 |
| generalhr /ɡeněraːl/sl /ɡɛnɛráːl/ | general | #1,457 | #413 |
| pozornosthr /pozǒːrnoːst/sl /pɔzòːrnɔst/ | attention | #1,481 | #592 |
| članhr /t͡ʃlâːn/sl /t͡ʃláːn/ | member | #1,498 | #658 |
| bombahr /bôːmba/sl /bóːmba/ | bomb | #1,511 | #653 |
| pisatihr /pǐːsati/sl /pìːsati/ | to write | #1,522 | #815 |
| lagatihr /lǎɡati/sl /laɡàːti/ | to lie | #1,530 | #889 |
| razlikahr /rǎːzlika/sl /razlíːka/ | difference | #1,531 | #704 |
| državahr /dř̩ʒaʋa/sl /dərʒáːʋa/ | country | #1,534 | #639 |
| dvehr /dʋêː/sl /dʋéː/ | two | #1,544 | #160 |
| sistemhr /sǐsteːm/sl /sistéːm/ | system | #1,571 | #374 |
| ulicahr /ûlit͡sa/sl /ùːlit͡sa/ | street | #1,579 | #859 |
| plesatihr /plěːsati/sl /plèːsati/ | to dance | #1,587 | #873 |
| dušahr /dǔːʃa/sl /dùːʃa/ | soul | #1,602 | #741 |
| konjhr /kôɲ/sl /kɔ́n/ | horse | #1,607 | #687 |
| nebohr /ˈnêbo/sl /nɛbóː/ | sky | #1,643 | #675 |
| mosthr /môːst/sl /móːst/ | bridge | #1,651 | #679 |
| prsthr /pr̩̂st/sl /pə́rst/ | finger | #1,655 | #747 |
| profesorhr /prǒfesor/sl /prɔféːsɔr/ | professor | #1,657 | #493 |
| sredihr /ˈsrɛdɪ/sl /ˈsreːdi/ | Wednesday | #1,662 | #414 |
| ribahr /rîba/sl /rìːba/ | fish | #1,663 | #867 |
| napisatihr /napǐːsati/sl /napìːsati/ | to write | #1,666 | #952 |
| pticahr /ptît͡sa/sl /ptìːt͡sa/ | bird | #1,667 | #1,144 |
| planethr /plǎneːt/sl /planéːt/ | planet | #1,717 | #571 |
| rezultathr /rezǔltaːt/sl /rɛzultáːt/ | result | #1,725 | #842 |
| pastihr /pâsti/sl /pàːsti/ | to fall | #1,747 | #913 |
| otokhr /ǒtok/sl /ɔ̀ːtɔk/ | island | #1,758 | #656 |
| mladhr /mlâːd/sl /mláːt/ | young | #1,769 | #673 |
| papirhr /pǎpiːr/sl /papíːr/ | paper | #1,800 | #792 |
| poljehr /pôʎe/sl /póːljɛ/ | field | #1,801 | #813 |
| sokhr /sôːk/sl /sóːk/ | juice | #1,811 | #821 |
| dnevnikhr /dnêːʋniːk/sl /dnéːʋnik/ | diary | #1,817 | #775 |
| ledhr /lêːd/sl /léːt/ | ice | #1,823 | #734 |
| znanjehr /znǎːɲe/sl /znáːnjɛ/ | knowledge | #1,826 | #841 |
| datumhr /dǎːtum/sl /dàːtum/ | date | #1,830 | #920 |
| draghr /drâːɡ/sl /dráːk/ | dear | #1,841 | #1,421 |
| videtihr /ʋîdeti/sl /ʋìːdɛti/ | to see | #1,846 | #113 |
| ukrastihr /ǔkrasti/sl /ukràːsti/ | to steal | #1,852 | #985 |
| teorijahr /teǒːrija/sl /tɛɔríːja/ | theory | #1,858 | #916 |
| željahr /ʒěʎa/sl /ʒɛ̀ːlja/ | wish, desire | #1,861 | #746 |
| kavahr /kǎʋa/sl /kàːʋa/ | coffee | #1,874 | #824 |
| sladoledhr /slâdoleːd/sl /sladɔléːt/ | ice cream | #1,875 | #783 |
| mačkahr /mât͡ʃka/sl /máːt͡ʃka/ | cat | #1,885 | #657 |
| uživatihr /uʒǐːʋati/sl /uʒìːʋati/ | to enjoy | #1,895 | #1,323 |
| princhr /prînt͡s/sl /príːnt͡s/ | prince | #1,950 | #652 |
| bolnicahr /bǒːlnit͡sa/sl /bóːlnit͡sa/ | hospital | #1,958 | #1,582 |
| požarhr /pôʒaːr/sl /pɔʒáːr/ | fire | #1,962 | #876 |
| trenerhr /trěːner/sl /trɛnɛ́ːr/ | coach | #1,975 | #630 |
| nogahr /nǒɡa/sl /nɔ̀ːɡa/ | leg | #1,986 | #863 |
| učiteljhr /ǔt͡ʃiteʎ/sl /ut͡ʃíːtɛl/ | teacher | #1,996 | #626 |
The speaker plays the voice the LangX app uses for that language — synthesised, not a native speaker, so treat it as a guide. Voices for Slovenian (artur (sl_SI), CC BY 4.0).
The overlap is the easy part.
The rest comes from using it with someone who speaks it.