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Simple Slovene Trivia Quiz

Simple Slovene for simple Slovenians, or better yet, anyone just learning the language! Ten useful bits of vocabulary should help you get along on your holiday in Lake Bled, or if you aren't going to Slovenia, just play for fun! Srecno!

A multiple-choice quiz by Flynn_17. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Flynn_17

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
202,094

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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850

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Question 1 of 10

1. Possibly the most important part of any language is learning how to say the numbers from one to five. When you go to Slovenia, you may see the word for the number five a lot on buses, on money, and on the sides of taxis. What is the Slovene word for the number five? Hint

Sto

Deset

Pet

Dvajset

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Question 2 of 10

2. In every language, you have to announce yourself politely. Which of these phrases would be the best to use when meeting the Slovenian locals for the first time? Hint

'Kar po glavni cesti naprej.'

'Dobro jutro, me veseli. Kako si imate?'

'Koliko to stane?'

'Ali govorite samo anglesko?'

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Question 3 of 10

3. If you are talking to a Slovenian, and he suddenly says 'prosim', what is the matter? Hint

He didn't hear you

He doesn't want to talk to you anymore

He agrees

He doesn't care

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Question 4 of 10

4. 'Dovolite, da se predstavim, jaz sem Anja Blatnik. Stanujem na Bledu. Direktorica sem'. So, we can work out that her name is Anja Blatnik, and she is living in Bled, but what is her job? Hint

Student

Postwoman

Teacher

Director/Manager

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Question 5 of 10

5. 'Koliko je ura?' This is the Slovene phrase for 'what time is it?' The time is similar to the numbers, as 01:00 is 'ena', 02:00 is 'dve'. How would you say 'half past two', though? Hint

Pol treh

pol na dve

Pol dveh

Pol na tri

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Question 6 of 10

6. It is important that, if you are talking to locals, you know the days of the week. The word for Wednesday is 'Sreda'. What does the Slovene word for Wednesday actually mean? Hint

The main day

Third day

The day in the middle

Sred's day

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Question 7 of 10

7. The Slovene names for the months of the year are very similar to the English names for the months of the year. Which English month is not correctly matched up with its Slovene translation? Hint

June - Junij

April - Marec

August - Avgust

May - Maj

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Question 8 of 10

8. The word for day is 'dni'. Someone you have met on holiday asks you how long you have been staying in Slovenia, and you decide to answer him in Slovene. You know you have been here since 'torek', and it is now 'soboto'. How would you tell them that you have been in Slovenia for five days? Hint

'Ces nekaj dni'

'Pet dni'

'Ena dan

'Sto deni'

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Question 9 of 10

9. On shop doors in Slovenia, you may find little notices that say 'potegni' and 'potisni'. What are the translations of these two words? Hint

Entrance and exit

Pull and push

On and off

Up and down

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Question 10 of 10

10. I'd just like to say 'hvala' and 'zdravo' to you for playing my quiz. 'Zdravo' means 'good bye', and so does 'na svidenje', but what does 'hvala' mean? Hint

Thank you

Chips, please

Where is the hospital?

Hat

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Pet

'Deset' is the Slovene word for the number ten, while 'dvajset' means 20, and 'sto' means 100. The Slovene way of counting to ten is 'ena, dve, tri, stiri, pet, sest, sedem, osem, devet, deset.'

2. In every language, you have to announce yourself politely. Which of these phrases would be the best to use when meeting the Slovenian locals for the first time?

Answer: 'Dobro jutro, me veseli. Kako si imate?'

'Dobro jutro, me veseli. Kako si imate?' is the correct answer, it means 'Good morning, nice to meet you. How are you?'. 'Kar po glavni cesti naprej' means 'keep following the main road', which is very useful for giving instructions, but not for introducing yourself. 'Koliko to stane?' means 'how much does this cost?', which again, would be useful in another situation, but not in this one. 'Ali govorite samo anglesko?' is another useful phrase, meaning 'do you speak some English?'

3. If you are talking to a Slovenian, and he suddenly says 'prosim', what is the matter?

Answer: He didn't hear you

'Prosim', which means 'I beg your pardon' could be used in a few different situations, but this is the most common. If he agrees, he is more likely to say 'ja' or 'da', which both mean 'yes'.

4. 'Dovolite, da se predstavim, jaz sem Anja Blatnik. Stanujem na Bledu. Direktorica sem'. So, we can work out that her name is Anja Blatnik, and she is living in Bled, but what is her job?

Answer: Director/Manager

'Dovolite, da se predstavim, jaz sem Anja Blatnik. Stanujem na Bledu. Direktorica sem' literally means 'Let me introduce myself. My name is Anja Blatnik. I currently reside in Bled. I am a manager.'

5. 'Koliko je ura?' This is the Slovene phrase for 'what time is it?' The time is similar to the numbers, as 01:00 is 'ena', 02:00 is 'dve'. How would you say 'half past two', though?

Answer: Pol treh

Using a similar system to the German method of telling the time, 'pol treh' means 'half before three'. The number change when they are used in this phrase, as shown when 'dve' changes to 'dveh' and 'tri' changes to 'treh'.

6. It is important that, if you are talking to locals, you know the days of the week. The word for Wednesday is 'Sreda'. What does the Slovene word for Wednesday actually mean?

Answer: The day in the middle

The names of the days of the week all have literal meanings. They are:

Monday - Ponedeljek - 'the day after Sunday'
Tuesday - Torek - 'the second day'
Wednesday - Sreda - 'the day in the middle'
Thursday - Cetrtek - 'the fourth day'
Friday - Petek - 'the fifth day'
Saturday - Soboto - 'the Sabbath day'
Sunday - Nedeljo - 'the day of rest'

7. The Slovene names for the months of the year are very similar to the English names for the months of the year. Which English month is not correctly matched up with its Slovene translation?

Answer: April - Marec

'Marec' means 'March', as the Slovene word for April is the same as in English. The Slovene word for month is 'mesec', and the names of the seasons are 'pomlad' (spring), 'poletje' (summer), 'jesen' (autumn), and 'zima' (winter). 'Leto' means 'year'.

Answer: 'Pet dni'

'Pet', the Slovene word for 'five', was given in an earlier question. 'Sto' means '100', and 'ces nekaj dni' means 'a few more days.'

9. On shop doors in Slovenia, you may find little notices that say 'potegni' and 'potisni'. What are the translations of these two words?

Answer: Pull and push

'Vstopa' and 'izhod' means 'entrance' and 'exit' in Slovene, while 'on and off' and 'up and down' are two signs that you are not likely to see on doors.

10. I'd just like to say 'hvala' and 'zdravo' to you for playing my quiz. 'Zdravo' means 'good bye', and so does 'na svidenje', but what does 'hvala' mean?

Answer: Thank you

'Cestitam!' to you if you got ten out of ten, but if you didn't, then 'moje sozalje'. That's 'congratulations' and 'my condolences'! Thanks for playing!

Source: Author Flynn_17

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