These are the 100 most useful Slovak words from our 1000-word beginner course - the vocabulary you will hear and use most often. Learn them first and you will understand a surprising amount of everyday Slovak.
| # | Word | Slovak |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | the food | jedlo |
| 2 | the drink | nápoj |
| 3 | the cup | šálka |
| 4 | the bottle | fľaša |
| 5 | the plate | tanier |
| 6 | the spoon | lyžica |
| 7 | the fork | vidlička |
| 8 | the knife | nôž |
| 9 | the breakfast | raňajky |
| 10 | the lunch | obed |
| 11 | the dinner | večera |
| 12 | the bread | chlieb |
| 13 | the butter | maslo |
| 14 | the cheese | syr |
| 15 | the milk | mlieko |
| 16 | the coffee | káva |
| 17 | the tea | čaj |
| 18 | the juice | džús |
| 19 | the soda | limonáda |
| 20 | the rice | ryža |
| 21 | the pasta | cestoviny |
| 22 | the fish | ryba |
| 23 | the chicken | kura |
| 24 | the beef | hovädzie mäso |
| 25 | the egg | vajce |
| 26 | the soup | polievka |
| 27 | the salad | šalát |
| 28 | the sandwich | sendvič |
| 29 | the pizza | pizza |
| 30 | the cereal | cereálie |
| 31 | the sugar | cukor |
| 32 | the salt | soľ |
| 33 | the pepper | korenie |
| 34 | the snack | občerstvenie |
| 35 | the meal | jedlo |
| 36 | the restaurant | reštaurácia |
| 37 | the cafe | kaviareň |
| 38 | the bakery | pekáreň |
| 39 | the cafeteria | jedáleň |
| 40 | the dough | cesto |
| 41 | the pan | panvica |
| 42 | the pot | hrniec |
| 43 | the bowl | misa |
| 44 | the meat | mäso |
| 45 | the flavor | príchuť |
| 46 | the toast | hrianka |
| 47 | the yogurt | jogurt |
| 48 | the spice | korenie |
| 49 | the teacup | čajová šálka |
| 50 | the lemonade | limonáda |
| 51 | the jar | pohár |
| 52 | the milkshake | mliečny koktail |
| 53 | the vinegar | ocot |
| 54 | the waiter | čašník |
| 55 | the beer | pivo |
| 56 | the noodle | rezanec |
| 57 | the cork | korok |
| 58 | the wine | víno |
| 59 | the sausage | klobása |
| 60 | the pitcher | džbán |
| 61 | the glass | pohár |
| 62 | the grapefruit juice | grepový džús |
| 63 | the bill | účet |
| 64 | the menu | jedálny lístok |
| 65 | the bagel | bagel |
| 66 | the pancake | palacinka |
| 67 | the chocolate | čokoláda |
| 68 | the candy | cukrík |
| 69 | the cookie | sušienka |
| 70 | the cake | koláč |
| 71 | the ice cream | zmrzlina |
| 72 | the honey | med |
| 73 | the bubblegum | žuvačka |
| 74 | the gummy | gumový medvedík |
| 75 | the marshmallow | marshmallow |
| 76 | the syrup | sirup |
| 77 | the cocoa | kakao |
| 78 | the popcorn | pukance |
| 79 | the sundae | zmrzlinový pohár |
| 80 | the cotton candy | cukrová vata |
| 81 | the custard | puding |
| 82 | the dessert | dezert |
| 83 | the jellybean | želé cukrík |
| 84 | the lollipop | lízanka |
| 85 | the jelly | džem |
| 86 | the gingerbread | perník |
| 87 | the waffle | vafľa |
| 88 | the pastry | pečivo |
| 89 | the pie | koláč |
| 90 | the cupcake | košíček |
| 91 | the muffin | muffin |
| 92 | the donut | šiška |
| 93 | the biscuit | sušienka |
| 94 | the apple pie | jablkový koláč |
| 95 | the carrot cake | mrkvový koláč |
| 96 | the chocolate cake | čokoládový koláč |
| 97 | the pumpkin pie | tekvicový koláč |
| 98 | the apricot jam | marhuľový džem |
| 99 | the jam | džem |
| 100 | the apple | jablko |
The 100 most frequent words cover about half of everyday spoken language. With the full 1000-word core vocabulary you understand around 85% of typical conversations in Slovak - enough to follow along and make yourself understood.
They are the most frequently used words of the language, selected by word frequency. Every one of them will appear again and again in real sentences, so each learned word immediately pays off.
Listen and repeat: every word in the 1000 Words course comes with audio and an example sentence. Combined with spaced repetition in the free vocabulary trainer, most learners master the first 100 words within one to two weeks.