Countries
Czech Republic, European Union, Serbia, Slovakia
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
National Language
Slovakia, Vojvodina, Serbia
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Minority Language
Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine
South Africa
Regulated By
Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Slovak language was written using Glagolitic Alphabets,in 1843.
- Until the end of 18th century, Slovak did not exist as written language.
- Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
- English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
Similar To
Czech Language
Not Available
Derived From
Czech-Slovak Language
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ďakujem vám
Thank you
How Are You?
Ako sa máte?
How are you?
Good Night
Dobrú noc
Good Night
Good Evening
Dobrý večer
Good Evening
Good Afternoon
Dobré popoludnie
Good Afternoon
Good Morning
Dobré ráno
Good Morning
I Love You
Ľúbim Ťa
I love you
Excuse Me
Prepáčte!
Excuse Me
Dialect 1
Eastern Slovak
American English
Where They Speak
Abov, Saris, Spis, Zemplin
United States of America
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Central Slovak
Hiberno-English
Where They Speak
Gemer, Hont, Liptov, Novohrad, Orava, Tekov, Turiec
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Western Slovak
Welsh English
Where They Speak
Kysuce, Nitra, Trencin, Trnava, Zahorie
United Kingdom
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
slovenčina
English
Alternative Names
Slovakian, Slovencina
Not Available
French Name
slovaque
anglais
German Name
Slowakisch
Englisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
Ethnicity
Slovaks
Not Available
Origin
6th Century
5th Century AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Slavic
Not Available
Branch
Western
Not Available
Early Forms
Proto-Slavic
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Standard Forms
Slovak
Standard English
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed English
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
engs
Glottocode
slov1269
stan1293
Linguasphere
53-AAA-db
52-ABA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
Slovak and English Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Slovak and English greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Slovak and English language. Slovak word for "Hello" is Ahoj or English word for "Thank You" is Thank you. Find more of such common Slovak Greetings and English Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Slovak vs English Difficulty
The Slovak vs English difficulty level basically depends on the number of Slovak Alphabets and English Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Slovak and English are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Slovak and English, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Slovak is 44 weeks while to learn English time required is 6 weeks.