Slovak and Slovenian: 75 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 | Slovak | Slovenian |
|---|---|---|---|
| nask /ˈna/sl /na/ | on | #7 | #11 |
| o/ɔ/ | about, concerning | #15 | #35 |
| ničsk /ɲit͡ʃ/sl /nít͡ʃ/ | nothing | #47 | #64 |
| čassk /t͡ʃas/sl /t͡ʃás/ | time | #104 | #101 |
| domovsk /dɔmɔv/sl /dɔmɔ̀ːʋ/ | home, homewards | #149 | #140 |
| večersk /vet͡ʃer/sl /ʋɛt͡ʃéːr/ | evening | #184 | #274 |
| dvask /dva/sl /dʋáː/ | two | #205 | #136 |
| trisk /tri/sl /tríː/ | three | #206 | #149 |
| svojsk /ˈsvɔj/sl /sʋòːj/ | one's own | #207 | #205 |
| dvesk /dvɛ/sl /dʋéː/ | two | #228 | #160 |
| vamisk /vami/sl /ˈʋaːmi/ | you | #247 | #257 |
| domask /ˈdɔma/sl /dɔmáː/ | home, at home | #250 | #185 |
| zlatosk /zlatɔ/sl /zlatóː/ | gold | #284 | #541 |
| bratsk /brat/sl /brát/ | brother | #321 | #225 |
| očisk /ɔt͡ʃi/sl /ˈoːtʃi/ | eye | #332 | #179 |
| telosk /ˈcɛɫɔ/sl /tɛlóː/ | body | #335 | #366 |
| smrtisk /ˈsmr̩ci/sl /ˈsmərti/ | death | #362 | #259 |
| sestrask /sestra/sl /sɛ̀ːstra/ | sister | #366 | #270 |
| cestask /t͡sesta/sl /t͡sèːsta/ | road | #445 | #1,028 |
| krvisk /kr̩vi/sl [kəɾˈʋi] | blood | #523 | #315 |
| pessk /pes/sl /pə́s/ | dog | #563 | #362 |
| pivosk /pivɔ/sl /pìːʋɔ/ | beer | #580 | #417 |
| vodask /vɔda/sl /ʋɔ̀ːda/ | water | #602 | #445 |
| sedemsk /seɟem/sl /sèːdəm/ | seven | #609 | #375 |
| vojnask /vɔjna/sl /ʋɔ̀ːjna/ | war | #610 | #450 |
| koncask /kɔnt͡sa/sl /ˈkoːntsa/ | end | #617 | #313 |
| osemsk /ɔsem/sl /òːsəm/ | eight | #647 | #420 |
| ulicisk /ˈu.ɫi.t͡si/sl /ˈulit͡si/ | street | #659 | #425 |
| čajsk /t͡ʃaj/sl /t͡ʃáːj/ | tea | #701 | #514 |
| darsk /dar/sl /dáːr/ | gift | #719 | #823 |
| tetask /ceta/sl /tɛ̀ːta/ | aunt | #741 | #572 |
| zimask /zima/sl /zìːma/ | winter | #753 | #1,477 |
| vojaksk /vɔjak/sl /ʋɔjàːk/ | soldier | #764 | #517 |
| nossk /nɔs/sl /nóːs/ | nose | #797 | #521 |
| oknosk /ˈɔknɔ/sl /ɔ̀ːknɔ/ | window | #817 | #456 |
| tlaksk /tlak/sl /tláːk/ | pressure | #824 | #1,186 |
| vlaksk /vlak/sl /ʋláːk/ | train | #833 | #534 |
| strojsk /strɔj/sl /strɔ́j/ | machine | #837 | #606 |
| okosk /ɔkɔ/sl /ɔkóː/ | eye | #838 | #575 |
| bombask /bɔmba/sl /bóːmba/ | bomb | #870 | #653 |
| stosk /stɔ/sl /stóː/ | hundred | #876 | #461 |
| mečsk /met͡ʃ/sl /mɛ́t͡ʃ/ | sword | #901 | #596 |
| ulicesk /ˈu.ɫi.t͡se/sl /ˈulit͡sɛ/ | street | #922 | #618 |
| princsk /print͡s/sl /príːnt͡s/ | prince | #968 | #652 |
| cenask /t͡sena/sl /t͡sèːna/ | price | #978 | #759 |
| polovicask /ˈpoloˌvitsa/sl /pɔlɔʋìːt͡sa/ | half | #998 | #819 |
| dušask /duʃa/sl /dùːʃa/ | soul | #1,036 | #741 |
| alkoholsk /alkɔɦɔl/sl /alkɔxóːl/ | alcohol | #1,066 | #978 |
| zlosk /zlɔ/sl /zlɔ́/ | evil | #1,076 | #750 |
| mačkask /mat͡ʃka/sl /máːt͡ʃka/ | cat | #1,139 | #657 |
| bratranecsk /bratraɲet͡s/sl /bràːtranət͡s/ | cousin | #1,142 | #837 |
| mostsk /mɔst/sl /móːst/ | bridge | #1,203 | #679 |
| prstsk /pr̩st/sl /pə́rst/ | finger | #1,209 | #747 |
| kravask /krava/sl /kràːʋa/ | cow | #1,231 | #1,104 |
| nebosk /ɲebɔ/sl /nɛbóː/ | sky | #1,238 | #675 |
| službask /sluʒba/sl /slúːʒba/ | service | #1,279 | #492 |
| starecsk /staret͡s/sl /stáːrət͡s/ | old man | #1,318 | #844 |
| perosk /perɔ/sl /pɛróː/ | feather | #1,319 | #1,407 |
| penissk /penis/sl /péːnis/ | penis | #1,358 | #1,054 |
| drevosk /ˈdrɛvɔ/sl /drɛʋóː/ | tree | #1,375 | #659 |
| smersk /smer/sl /sméːr/ | direction | #1,411 | #427 |
| študentsk /ʃtudent/sl /ʃtudɛ́nt/ | student | #1,436 | #1,142 |
| bankask /banka/sl /báːnka/ | bank | #1,467 | #980 |
| opicask /ɔpit͡sa/sl /óːpit͡sa/ | monkey | #1,521 | #930 |
| tigersk /tiɡer/sl /tìːɡər/ | tiger | #1,559 | #999 |
| ulicask /uʎit͡sa/sl /ùːlit͡sa/ | street | #1,568 | #859 |
| zločinecsk /zlɔt͡ʃiɲet͡s/sl /zlɔt͡ʃíːnət͡s/ | criminal | #1,587 | #1,334 |
| kožask /kɔʒa/sl /kòːʒa/ | skin | #1,620 | #1,021 |
| maslosk /maslɔ/sl /màːslɔ/ | butter | #1,807 | #1,059 |
| diamantsk /diamant/sl /dijamàːnt/ | diamond | #1,901 | #1,227 |
| jedlisk /jedʎi/sl /ˈjeːdli/ | to eat | #1,910 | #855 |
| jemsk /jem/sl /ˈjeːm/ | to eat | #1,912 | #822 |
| levsk /ʎev/sl /lɛ́ʋ/ | lion | #1,959 | #1,250 |
| koncusk /kɔnt͡su/sl /ˈkoːntsu/ | end | #1,971 | #305 |
| kladivosk /klaɟivɔ/sl /klàːdiʋɔ/ | hammer | #1,992 | #1,287 |
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.