309 Slovak words of level A1
Below is a complete, categorized list of Slovak vocabulary at the A1 level. Learn common verbs, nouns, and adjectives with transcription, articles, and English translations.
What is A1? Beginner
A1 is the first step. You learn the most frequent words and set phrases for everyday situations — greetings, numbers, family, food and simple questions.
What you can do at A1
- ✓Introduce yourself and ask people basic questions about themselves
- ✓Understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases
- ✓Handle simple, routine situations like shopping or ordering food
- ✓Understand basic numbers, times, and dates in simple announcements
- ✓Fill in simple forms with personal details like name, nationality, and address
Adjectives
/dobriː/
good
/zliː/
bad
/noviː/
new
/stariː/
old
/mladiː/
young
/veʎkiː/
great
/maliː/
small
/dlɦiː/
long
/pɔt͡ʃasijɛ/
weather
/kraːtki/
short
/viːrazniː/
high
/niːzko/
low
/ɦoruːt͡si/
hot
/xladno/
cold
/tepliː/
warm
/jediniː/
one
/pɔɦɔdɔviː/
chill, laid-back, easygoing
/ʎaɦkiː/
easy
/t͡saʒkiː/
difficult
/naːraɟiɛ/
tool
/tvrdiː/
hard
/super/
great, awesome, super
/tanet͡ʃniː/
dance
Adverbs
/veʎmi/
very
/tak/
so, like that
/takto/
so
/ɲiɛ/
not
/dobre/
well
/riːxlɔ/
quickly
/pɔmaʎi/
slowly
/ʃt͡sastne/
happily
/smutne/
sadly
/tu/
here
/skoro/
while
/tam/
there
/skwɔr/
earlier, sooner; rather
/dnes/
today
/vt͡ʃera/
yesterday
/zajtra/
tomorrow
/teraz/
now
/potom/
then
/vʒdi/
always
/nikdi/
never
/ni̯ekedi/
sometimes
Conjunctions
Nouns
/ʎudi̯a/
people
/mi̯esto/
place
/t͡ʃas/
time
/vet͡s/
thing
/skutot͡ʃnost͡s/
fact
/telo/
body
/jedlo/
food
/priːroda/
nature
/texnoloːgi̯a/
technology
/muʒ/
man
/domov/
home
/rok/
year
/objekt/
object
/naːpad/
idea
/ɦlava/
head
/naːpoj/
drink
/krajina/
country, land
/internet/
the internet
/kont͡sert/
concert
/ʒena/
woman
/sport/
sport
/deɲ/
day
/auto/
car
/misɛʎ/
mind
/vlas/
hair
/voda/
water
/slnko/
sun
/webovaː straːnka/
website
/ɟiɛca/
child
/izba/
room
/tiːʒdeɲ/
week
/kɲiɦa/
book
/duʃa/
soul
/tvaːr/
face
/mli̯eko/
milk
/mesi̯at͡s/
moon
/e-mail/
/t͡ʃlɔvɛk/
person
/ʃkola/
school
/pero/
pen
/dux/
spirit
/oko/
eye
/t͡ʃaj/
tea
/ɦvi̯ezda/
star
/kamera/
camera
/rodina/
family
/mesto/
city
/ɦodina/
hour
/telefoːn/
phone
/ʒivot/
life
/uxo/
ear
/kaːva/
coffee
/ɲɛbɔ/
sky
/tɛlɛviːzija/
television
/kamaraːt/
friend
/minuːta/
minute
/pot͡ʃiːtat͡ʃ/
computer
/smrc/
death
/nos/
nose
/d͡ʒuːs/
juice
/ɔblak/
cloud
/raːdio/
radio
/oslava/
party
/otet͡s/
father
/zemepis/
geography
/stuːl/
table
/laːska/
love
/uːsta/
mouth
/xliɛp/
bread
/daːʒd͡ʒ/
rain
/mɛːdijaː/
media
/matka/
mother
/svet/
world
/raːno/
morning
/nenaːvisť/
hate
/zub/
tooth
/maslo/
butter
/sneɦ/
snow
/spraːva/
news
/rod/
lineage, family; (grammar) gender
/budova/
building
/pɔpɔludɲiɛ/
afternoon
/pɔstɛʎ/
bed
/strax/
fear
/krk/
neck
/sir/
cheese
/vzdux/
air
/informaːt͡si̯a/
information
/sin/
son
/ulit͡sa/
street
/vet͡ʃer/
evening
/dvere/
door
/poteʃeniː/
joy
/rameno/
shoulder
/mæso/
meat
/daːta/
data
/dt͡seːra/
daughter
/tsɛsta/
road
/not͡s/
night
/okno/
window
/miɛr/
peace
/paʒa/
arm
/riba/
fish
/si̯et͡s/
network
/brat/
brother
/uːrad/
office
/taʃka/
bag
/vɔjna/
war
/ruka/
hand
/vajt͡sɛ/
egg
/ot͡seaːn/
ocean
/sɔftvɛːr/
software
/sɛstra/
sister
/obxod/
shop
/ʃkatuʎa/
box
/pravda/
truth
/prst/
finger
/ɔvɔtsiɛ/
fruit
/ri̯eka/
river
/program/
program, programme
/manʒel/
husband
/svetlo/
light
/kʎuːtʃ/
key
/lɔʒ/
lie
/noɦa/
leg
/zelenina/
vegetable
/jazero/
lake
/obrazovka/
screen
/ɦeret͡s/
actor
/spaːʎɲa/
bedroom
/manʒelka/
wife
/nemot͡snit͡sa/
hospital
/papiɛr/
paper
/probleːm/
problem
/lekaːr/
doctor
/jablkɔ/
apple
/ɦora/
mountain
/zastaːvka/
station
/peni̯aze/
money
/riɛʃɛɲiɛ/
solution
/srdt͡se/
heart
/banaːn/
banana
/kɔpɛt͡s/
hill
/klaːvɛsɲit͡sa/
keyboard
/di̯evt͡ʃa/
girl
/letisko/
airport
/ɔbraːzɔk/
picture
/otaːzka/
question
/mozog/
brain
/riʒa/
rice
/les/
forest
/miʃ/
mouse
/xlapet͡s/
boy
/ɦotel/
hotel
/odpoveɟ/
answer
/krv/
blood
/t͡sukor/
sugar
/strom/
tree
/pripɔjɛɲiɛ/
connection
/banka/
bank
/priːt͡ʃina/
cause
/koʒa/
skin
/soʎ/
salt
/kvet/
flower
/aplikaːt͡si̯a/
application
/ɦodinki/
clock
/kɔʃɛʎa/
shirt
/stɛna/
wall
/kuxiɲa/
kitchen
/piɛsɛɲ/
song
/skrinka/
cupboard
/plaːʃt͡s/
coat
/list papiɛra/
sheet of paper
/kino/
cinema
/botka/
shoe
/zaːʎuba/
hobby
/podlaɦa/
floor
/toaleta/
bathroom
/stɔlitʃka/
chair
/liɛtadlɔ/
airplane
/stanit͡sa/
train station
/notebook/
laptop
/t͡sɛruska/
pencil
/propiska/
pen
/ponoʒka/
sock
/ʃati/
dress
/liːstɔk/
ticket
/spodki/
pants
Numerals
Other Words
Prepositions
Pronouns
Verbs
/bit͡s/
be
/odporut͡ʃit͡s/
suggest
/mat͡s/
have
/vzni̯est͡s/
raise
/robit͡s/
do
/prɛjsc/
pass
/povedat͡s/
say
/predat͡s/
sell
/iːst͡s/
go
/rozɦodnuːt͡s/
decide
/muːctʲ/
can
/vraːtit͡s/
return
/dostat͡s/
get
/visvetlit͡s/
explain
/duːfatʲ/
hope
/vedi̯et͡s/
know
/rɔzviːjatʲ/
develop
/priʃiel/
arrived, came
/xt͡si̯et͡s/
want, wish
/nosit͡s/
carry
/misʎiɛtʲ/
think
/ʃɔfɛːrɔvatʲ/
drive
/bratʲ/
take
/prɛtpɔkladatʲ/
suppose
/kamkɔʎvɛk/
everywhere
/vidi̯et͡s/
see
/nikde/
nowhere
/priːsc/
come
/t͡ʃudɔvatʲ sa/
wonder
/vnuːtri/
inside
/prijat͡s/
accept
/vɪxaːd͡zac/
outside
/odmi̯etnut͡s/
refuse
/pɔzriɛtʲ/
look
/suːɦlasit͡s/
agree
/pɔuʒitʲ/
use
/uspokojit͡s/
satisfy
/naːjst͡s/
find
/pripravit͡s/
prepare
/dat͡s/
give
/uvɛdɔmic si/
realize
How to learn A1 vocabulary
- 1.Start with the highest-frequency words — the first few hundred cover most everyday speech.
- 2.Learn nouns together with their article and a short example sentence.
- 3.Review daily in short sessions; spaced repetition beats long cramming.
- 4.Listen to slow, clear recordings and repeat phrases out loud to practice pronunciation.
Frequently asked questions
How many words do I need at A1?+
Around 500–600 core words are enough to handle basic everyday situations at A1.
How long does it take to reach A1?+
With regular study most learners reach A1 in about 60–100 hours.
What comes after A1?+
A2, where you expand everyday vocabulary and start linking simple sentences.
Should I focus on grammar or vocabulary at A1?+
Focus primarily on vocabulary and simple phrase structures. Basic grammar is helpful, but communicating meaning is more important at the start.