In this episode of Slovak Sound Check, Veronika and Sean take a closer look at how to introduce people in Slovak — from colleagues and friends to family members. Building on the topic of possessive pronouns, they explore how these change with gender and number, and how to use them naturally in everyday phrases like “Toto je môj kamarát” (This is my friend) or “Toto sú naši rodičia” (These are our parents). A practical guide to making introductions sound smooth, confident, and truly Slovak!
Vocabulary
Kto je toto? = Who is this?
Toto je … = This is …
kolega = colleague (male)
kolegyňa = colleague (female)
šéf / šéfka = boss (male / female)
kamarát / kamarátka = friend (male / female)
ľudia = people
Odkiaľ sa poznáte? = Where do you know each other from?
Poznáme sa z(o) = We know each other from …
z práce / zo školy = from work / from school
obľúbené filmy = favourite films
knihy = books
Recap
môj = my (masculine)
moja = my (feminine)
moje = my (neutral)
moje / moji = my (plural)
tvoj / tvoja / tvoje / tvoji = your (forms by gender and number)
náš / naša / naše / naši = our (forms by gender and number)
rodičia = parents
deti = children
práca = work
škola = school
Bonuses
Kto sú títo ľudia? = Who are these people?
Toto sú … = These are …
Toto je môj šéf z práce. = This is my boss from work.
Toto sú moji rodičia. = These are my parents.
kamarát / kamarátka z Írska / zo Slovenska = friend from Ireland / from Slovakia
Note 1: In Slovak we usually introduce others with the structures “Toto je…” (This is…) for one person and “Toto sú…” (These are…) for more people. To ask about someone, Slovaks use “Kto je to?” (Who is this?) or in the plural “Kto sú títo ľudia?” (Who are these people?).
Note 2: When explaining relationships, the phrase “Odkiaľ sa poznáte?” (Where do you know each other from?) is followed by “Poznáme sa z/zo…” (We know each other from…), where the preposition z/zo always requires the genitive case. This means nouns change their form, as in “z práce” (from work), “zo školy” (from school), or “môj kolega z Írska” (my colleague from Ireland).
If you would like more tips on possessive pronouns, take a look at episode 21!
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