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8 Slovak reading texts for A1, with translation

Short Slovak texts for level A1: 8 stories, about 32 minutes of reading. Every sentence carries its English translation, and each text ends with comprehension questions. Read them right here — no sign-up needed.

Coffee in a café

A1 · 4 min

Zuzana ide do kaviarne na Hlavnej ulici.
Zuzana goes to a café on the main street.

Je ráno a vonku je zima.
It is morning and it is cold outside.

„Dobrý deň, jednu kávu, prosím.“
"Good day, one coffee, please."

„S mliekom alebo bez?“ pýta sa čašník.
"With milk or without?" the waiter asks.

„S mliekom, ďakujem.“
"With milk, thank you."

Káva stojí dve eurá.
The coffee costs two euros.

Zuzana sedí pri okne a číta knihu.
Zuzana sits by the window and reads a book.

Má rada tichú kaviareň ráno.
She likes a quiet café in the morning.

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  1. What time of day is it?
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    Morning

  2. How much does the coffee cost?
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    Two euros

  3. What does Zuzana do in the café?
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    She reads a book

At the shop

A1 · 4 min

Marek ide nakupovať do obchodu pri dome.
Marek goes shopping in the shop next to his house.

Potrebuje chlieb, mlieko a syr.
He needs bread, milk and cheese.

Chlieb je hneď pri vchode.
The bread is right by the entrance.

„Prepáčte, kde je mlieko?“ pýta sa predavačky.
"Excuse me, where is the milk?" he asks the shop assistant.

„Vzadu vpravo, pri syroch.“
"At the back on the right, by the cheeses."

Pri pokladni Marek platí kartou.
At the checkout Marek pays by card.

Predavačka hovorí: „Dovidenia, pekný deň!“
The assistant says: "Goodbye, have a nice day!"

Marek odpovedá po slovensky a je na seba hrdý.
Marek answers in Slovak and is proud of himself.

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  1. What does Marek need?
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    Bread, milk and cheese

  2. Where is the milk?
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    At the back on the right

  3. How does Marek pay?
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    By card

A ticket for the tram

A1 · 4 min

Olha musí ísť do centra Bratislavy.
Olha has to go to the centre of Bratislava.

Na zastávke je automat na lístky.
There is a ticket machine at the stop.

Lístok na tridsať minút stojí menej ako na hodinu.
A thirty-minute ticket costs less than an hour ticket.

Olha si kupuje lístok na tridsať minút.
Olha buys a thirty-minute ticket.

V električke si lístok hneď označí.
On the tram she validates the ticket straight away.

Bez označenia lístok neplatí.
Without validation the ticket is not valid.

Cesta trvá dvadsať minút.
The journey takes twenty minutes.

Olha vystupuje na zastávke Námestie SNP.
Olha gets off at the SNP Square stop.

Check yourself

  1. Where does Olha buy the ticket?
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    At a machine at the stop

  2. What kind of ticket does she buy?
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    A thirty-minute one

  3. What happens if the ticket is not validated?
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    It is not valid

The new neighbour

A1 · 4 min

Andrij býva v Košiciach dva týždne.
Andrij has been living in Košice for two weeks.

Vo výťahu stretne staršieho pána.
In the lift he meets an older gentleman.

„Dobrý deň, ja som Andrij. Bývam na piatom poschodí.“
"Good day, I am Andrij. I live on the fifth floor."

„Teší ma, ja som pán Novák. Odkiaľ ste?“
"Pleased to meet you, I am Mr Novák. Where are you from?"

„Z Ukrajiny. Učím sa po slovensky.“
"From Ukraine. I am learning Slovak."

„To je dobre. Rozprávajte pomaly, ja počúvam rád.“
"That is good. Speak slowly, I am happy to listen."

Andrij sa usmeje: prvý rozhovor po slovensky.
Andrij smiles: his first conversation in Slovak.

Večer si zapíše päť nových slov.
In the evening he writes down five new words.

Check yourself

  1. Where do they meet?
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    In the lift

  2. What does Mr Novák suggest?
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    That Andrij speaks slowly

  3. What does Andrij do in the evening?
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    He writes down five new words

Ordering halušky

A1 · 4 min

Kolegovia zobrali Olenu do slovenskej reštaurácie.
Her colleagues took Olena to a Slovak restaurant.

V jedálnom lístku sú bryndzové halušky.
On the menu there are bryndzové halušky.

Olena nevie, čo to je.
Olena does not know what that is.

„Sú to malé zemiakové halušky so slanou ovčou bryndzou,“ vysvetľuje kolega.
"They are small potato dumplings with salty sheep's cheese," a colleague explains.

„A navrchu je slanina.“
"And there is bacon on top."

Olena si ich objedná a k tomu žinčicu.
Olena orders them, with žinčica to drink.

Porcia je veľká a veľmi sýta.
The portion is big and very filling.

„Toto je naše národné jedlo,“ hovorí kolega hrdo.
"This is our national dish," the colleague says proudly.

Check yourself

  1. What are bryndzové halušky?
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    Potato dumplings with sheep's cheese

  2. What is on top of the dish?
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    Bacon

  3. How does the colleague describe the dish?
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    The national dish

Collecting a prescription

A1 · 4 min

Lekár napísal Mykolovi recept.
The doctor wrote Mykola a prescription.

Recept je dnes elektronický, v systéme.
The prescription is electronic these days, in the system.

V lekárni stačí ukázať občiansky preukaz.
At the pharmacy it is enough to show your ID card.

Lekárnička nájde recept v počítači.
The pharmacist finds the prescription on the computer.

„Doplatok je jedno euro osemdesiat,“ hovorí.
"The co-payment is one euro eighty," she says.

Poisťovňa platí väčšinu ceny.
The insurance fund pays most of the price.

Mykola sa pýta, ako má liek užívať.
Mykola asks how he should take the medicine.

Lekárnička mu to napíše priamo na škatuľku.
The pharmacist writes it straight onto the box for him.

Check yourself

  1. What does Mykola show at the pharmacy?
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    His ID card

  2. Who pays most of the price?
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    The health insurance fund

  3. How does he remember the dosage?
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    The pharmacist writes it on the box

The first snow

A1 · 4 min

V noci napadol prvý sneh.
The first snow fell in the night.

Ráno je celá ulica biela.
In the morning the whole street is white.

Sused už odhŕňa sneh pred domom.
The neighbour is already clearing the snow in front of the house.

„Chodník si musíme odhrnúť sami,“ hovorí.
"We have to clear the pavement ourselves," he says.

Denys si požičia lopatu a pomáha mu.
Denys borrows a shovel and helps him.

Je zima, ale po chvíli mu je teplo.
It is cold, but after a while he feels warm.

Autá majú už zimné pneumatiky.
The cars already have winter tyres.

Sused ho pozve dnu na horúci čaj.
The neighbour invites him in for a hot tea.

Check yourself

  1. Who clears the pavement?
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    The residents themselves

  2. What does Denys do?
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    Borrows a shovel and helps

  3. How does the morning end?
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    With hot tea at the neighbour's

A library card

A1 · 4 min

Sofia chce čítať jednoduché knihy po slovensky.
Sofia wants to read easy books in Slovak.

Mestská knižnica je hneď vedľa pošty.
The city library is right next to the post office.

Preukaz na rok stojí päť eur.
A card for a year costs five euros.

Sofia ukáže občiansky preukaz a zaplatí.
Sofia shows her ID card and pays.

Knihovníčka jej ukáže policu s knihami pre deti.
The librarian shows her the shelf with children's books.

„Na začiatok sú najlepšie,“ hovorí.
"They are the best to start with," she says.

Sofia si požičia tri knihy na mesiac.
Sofia borrows three books for a month.

Prvú prečíta za dva večery.
She reads the first one in two evenings.

Check yourself

  1. How much does a card cost?
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    Five euros a year

  2. What does the librarian recommend?
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    Children's books to start with

  3. How many books does she borrow?
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    Three, for a month

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