What are your plans for the summer? In this sunny episode of Slovak Sound Check, we learn how to talk about future plans in Slovak. From “budem oddychovať” (I will relax) to “pôjdem na dovolenku” (I will go on holiday), you’ll pick up practical phrases and also take a beginner-friendly look at how the Slovak future tense works.
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Vocabulary
leto = summer
plány = plans
Aké máš plány na leto? = What plans do you have for the summer?
Čo budeš robiť v lete? = What will you do in summer?
Budem cestovať. = I will travel.
Budem oddychovať. = I will relax.
Budem mať voľno. = I will have some time off.
ísť = to go
pôjdem / (idem) = I will go
dovolenka = holiday / vacation
výlet = trip / excursion
festival = festival
Pôjdem na dovolenku / na výlet / na festival. = I will go on holiday / on a trip / to a festival.
Note 1: One of the most common ways to talk about the future in Slovak is by using the future tense of the verb “byť” (to be) together with another verb in the infinitive (the basic form ending in -ť). The verb “byť” changes according to the person, while the infinitive carries the main meaning. For example: “Čo budeš robiť?” (What will you do?), “budem cestovať” (I will travel), “budem oddychovať” (I will relax), or “budem mať voľno” (I will have some time off).
Note 2: Some Slovak verbs form the future differently. A good example is “ísť” (to go), which has its own dedicated future forms. Instead of saying “budem ísť”, Slovak uses forms such as “pôjdem” (I will go). You may also hear the present tense “idem”used to refer to a planned future action when the context is clear, but “pôjdem” expresses the future explicitly. For example: “pôjdem na dovolenku” (I will go on holiday), “pôjdem na výlet” (I will go on a trip), or “pôjdem na festival” (I will go to a festival).
