In this episode of Slovak Sound Check, we move from rooms to what’s inside them. Learn essential vocabulary for furniture and parts of a room, and practice simple phrases to describe where things are using common prepositions v (in) and na (on). A practical step towards talking about your home in natural Slovak.
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Vocabulary
izba = room
v (mojej) izbe = in (my) room
okno = window
stena = wall
podlaha = floor
dvere = door
nábytok = furniture
posteľ = bed
stôl = table / desk
stolička = chair
skriňa = wardrobe
polička = shelf
lampa = lamp
koberec = carpet
záclony = curtains
V izbe je jedno okno. = There is one window in the room.
V mojej izbe je veľký nábytok. = There is big furniture in my room.
Na podlahe je koberec. = There is a carpet on the floor.
Na stole je lampa. = There is a lamp on the table.
Na okne sú záclony. = There are curtains on the window.
Recap
(Tam) je … (sg) = There is …
(Tam) sú … (pl) = There are …
Note 1: In Slovak, prepositions determine the case of the noun that follows. When describing location, the prepositions v (in) and na (on) are most commonly used with the locative case — for example “izba” (nominative) becomes “v izbe” (in the room), “podlaha → na podlahe” (on the floor), “stôl → na stole” (on the table).
Note 2: Slovak adjectives and possessive pronouns always agree with the gender (and case) of the noun: masculine — “nový nábytok” (new furniture), “môj byt” (my flat), feminine — “malá skriňa” (small wardrobe), “moja izba” (my room), and neutral — “(moje) veľké okno” ((my) big window). They also change in cases “v mojej izbe” (in my room).
Note 3: Unlike English, Slovak does not typically use an equivalent of there is/are at the beginning of the sentence — instead, the location (when there's one) comes first: “V izbe je jedno okno” (There is one window in the room), “Na podlahe je koberec” (There is a carpet on the floor), “Na stole je lampa” (There is a lamp on the table), “Na okne sú záclony” (There are curtains on the window).
