How to ask “Do you speak standard Slovak?” in Slovak; Ľudovít Štúr: The Voice of Slovakia; S9E12

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Today's episode is about one of Slovakia’s greatest legends - Ľudovít Štúr. In the Slovak lesson, you will learn a few new words from my short article. You will also learn how to ask “Do you speak standard Slovak?“ in Slovak. At the end of this episode, you can find a few short sentences about Ľudovít Štúr and one of his quotes.

Episode notes

In today's episode, I’m talking about one of Slovakia’s greatest legends - Ľudovít Štúr. In the Slovak lesson, you will learn a few new words from my short article. You will also learn how to ask “Do you speak standard Slovak?“ in Slovak. At the end of this episode, you can find a few short sentences about Ľudovít Štúr and one of his quotes.

Slovak lesson

1. spisovateľ (writer)

2. politik (politician)

3. jazykovedec (linguist)

4. prínos (asset)

5. kodifikovanie (codification)

6. spisovná slovenčina (literary / standard Slovak language)

7. práva (rights)

8. národné hnutie (national movement)

9. filozof (philosopher)

10. básnik (poet)

11. lov (hunting)

12. úraz (injury / accident)

13. lovecky úraz (hunting accident)

14. hrdina (hero)

15. Rozprávate spisovnou slovenčinou? (Do you speak standard Slovak?)

About Ľudovít Štúr

1. Ľudovít Štúr sa narodil v roku 1815 v Uhrovci. (Ľudovít Štúr was born in 1815 in Uhrovec.)

2. Bol významný slovenský spisovateľ, politik a jazykovedec. (He was an important Slovak writer, politician, and linguist.)

3. Jeho najväčším prínosom bolo kodifikovanie spisovnej slovenčiny v roku 1843. (His greatest contribution was codifying the Slovak literary language in 1843.)

4. Založil prvé slovenské politické noviny Slovenskje národňje novini. (He founded the first Slovak political newspaper, Slovenskje národňje novini.)

5. V Uhorskom sneme bojoval za práva Slovákov. (In the Hungarian Parliament, he fought for Slovak rights.)

6. Bol vodcom slovenského národného hnutia v 19. storočí. (He was the leader of the Slovak national revival in the 19th century.)

7. Počas revolúcie v roku 1848 sa podieľal na organizovaní povstania. (During the 1848 revolution, he helped organize the uprising.)

8. Bol aj filozofom, básnikom a učiteľom. (He was also a philosopher, poet, and teacher.)

9. Zomrel tragicky v Modre v roku 1856 po loveckom úraze. (He died tragically in Modra in 1856 after a hunting accident.)

Je považovaný za jedného z najväčších národných hrdinov Slovenska. (He is considered one of Slovakia’s greatest national heroes.)

Timestamps

02:34 Introduction to the episode

02:32 Ľudovít Štúr a national icon

06:27 Fun fact

10:59 Slovak lesson

16:56 About Ľudovít Štúr in Slovak

18:27 English translation

21:11 A quote by Ľudovít Štúr

22:43 Final thoughts

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