ANG A young Slovene girl called Fani spent a year in the Emerald Isle working as an au-pair. After falling in love with good-humoured Irish bartender Dave, Fani lures him back to Maribor. But how can he possibly survive without knowing any Slovene? Trying to master »survival Slovene« turns out to be an incredible challenge for the highly motivated Dave, and occasionally a real nightmare for his beloved Fani. A Daily dose of Slovene language for foreigners wanting to improve their everyday Slovene, and have a laugh while doing it. Premieres every weekday at 7:30 am, rebroadcasts at 3:45 pm … only on Radio Si. ******************************************************* SLO Mlada slovenka Fani je leto dni preživela na zelenem Irskem kot varuška otrok. Tam se zaljubi v hudomušnega barmana Davea in ga zvabi, da se z njo vrne/preseli v Maribor. A le kako v Sloveniji preživeti brez znanja slovenščine? Spoznavanje »preživetvene slovenščine« je za izjemno motiviranega Irca neverjeten izziv, za njegovo Fani pa občasno prava nočna mora. Dnevna doza slovenskega jezika za vse tujce, ki bi se želeli vsak dan naučiti nekaj novih slovenskih besed za vsakdanjik in se ob tem še nasmejati. Vsak delavnik premiera ob 7:30, ponovitev ob 15:45 … samo na Radiu Si.
325 - Visit from a Slovene-English couple
Yes … Dave has become a real promoter of the Slovenian language among foreigners. It is not a COINCIDENCE – NAKLJUČJE that in this last episode he already teaches Slovenian words: BUČKINA JUHA is PUMPKIN SOUP, BRUSNIČNA OMAKA is CRANBERRY SAUCE, TELEČJA PEČENKA means ROAST VEAL… And if you still want to learn even more words find all the episodes of “Dave’s Challenge: Let’s Learn Slovene” on the Radio Si podcast!
12/30/2022 • 3 minutes, 56 seconds
324 - Future anniversary
Let's hope that the kids BEHAVE THEMSELVES – OBNAŠATI SE, while Fani goes off to the HEN PARTY or DEKLIŠČINA. Dave remembers only too well his STAG PARTY or FANTOVŠČINA all those years ago. He got his darling wife some NAKIT - JEWELLERY for their OBLETNICA - ANNIVERSARY. She's off to the party with a new NECKLACE - OGRLICA and BRACELET - ZAPESTNICA. HOW THOUGHFUL! - KAKO POZORNO!
12/29/2022 • 3 minutes, 45 seconds
323 - First tooth
A new chapter in our Irish-Slovene couple´s life as parents has begun - the growing of the BABY TEETH – MLEČNI ZOBKI. Babies tend TO DROOL – SLINITI SE and also keep PUTTING THINGS IN THEIR MOUTH – DAJEJO STVARI V USTA. When you massage a baby’s GUM – DLESEN, you also see the tooth coming out. Some babies grow their teeth with no problems, others tend to get a light FEVER – VROČINA or even DIARRHEA – DRISKA. Yes, parenting is not easy…
12/28/2022 • 2 minutes, 40 seconds
322 - New Year's office party
Dave seems TO BE SETTLED – SE JE VKLOPIL into his new job quite well. At their THEME PARTY – TEMATSKA ZABAVA they had to wear CHRISTMAS SWEATERS – BOŽIČNE PULOVERJE. And part of their tradition is also KARAOKE – KARAOKE. Dave sang Alfi Nipič’s SILVESTRSKI POLJUB – NEW YEAR’S EVE KISS pretty well, what do say? Well, as his BOSS - ŠEF says, Dave is very CAPABLE – SPOSOBEN and he’s welcome in their LAW FAMILY – PRAVNA DRUŽINA. Cheers to the New Year!
12/27/2022 • 4 minutes, 32 seconds
321 - Only good news
Oh, what an episode. Only GOOD NEWS – DOBRE NOVICE. And it is not a VIŠJA PLAČA – HIGHER SALARY. Dave just PASSED THE LAST EXAM – OPRAVIL ZADNJI IZPIT and he is a LAWYER – ODVETNIK now… Sure, Milena is really PONOSNA or PROUD of him. He also had NEVERJETNA SREČA – UNBELIEVABLE LUCK at the PRVI RAZPIS – FIRST TENDER and got a great job. All the other good news is just STRAWBERRY ON THE CAKE – JAGODA NA TORTICI.
12/26/2022 • 4 minutes, 55 seconds
320 - Miši v hiši
MIŠI V HIŠI – MICE IN THE HOUSE. IN THE BEDROOM – V SPALNICI. Dave bought a MOUSE TRAP – PAST ZA MIŠI or MIŠOLOVKA. He thought about putting TESTENINE – PASTA in the traps, but then decided to use SIR – CHEESE. He started banging on POTS – LONCI to scare them away and armed his wife Fani with a METLA – a BROOM.
12/23/2022 • 2 minutes, 59 seconds
319 - Mr. Lovor Lovor
So while Dave waits for his LOVORIKA or PRIZE, and watches his KRIMINALKA or CRIME DRAMA, let's see what new words he's learned this time. LOVOR is a BAY LEAF. It's good for REDUCING STRESS - ZMANJŠEVANJE STRESA. BRSKATI PO INTERNETU is TO BROWSE THE INTERNET, WRIGGLY is MIGASTI and ZELIŠČA are HERBS. They can also help your IMMUNE SYSTEM - IMUNSKI SISTEM. But the best thing for you is a GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP - DOBER SPANEC!
12/21/2022 • 3 minutes, 37 seconds
318 - Stuck in the elevator
»Konec dober, vse dobro” or a happy end for our couple in the hospital. While stuck in the ELEVATOR – DVIGALO, Dave managed to learn some Slovene words… like STAY CALM – OSTANITE MIRNI, CALL FOR HELP – POKLIČITE POMOČ, BLOCKED SENSOR – ZABLOKIRAN SENZOR. Above all you need a lot of PATIENCE – POTRPLJENJE. The same also goes while waiting for a DOCTOR’S APPOINTMENT – PREGLED PRI ZDRAVNIKU.
12/19/2022 • 3 minutes, 49 seconds
317 - New suit
So, it’s time for Dave to start dressing himself more seriously like a real BUISINESS MAN – POSLOVNEŽ. Today he went to the TAILOR – KROJAČ and he ordered TWO PAIRS OF PANTS – DVOJE HLAČ, FOUR SHIRTS – ŠTIRI SRAJCE and TWO JACKETS or BLAZERS – DVA SUKNJIČA. The tailor took his MEASURES – MERE and he needs to come back for a TRY ON – PROBA in a week. Now all he needs is TWO TIES – DVE KRAVATI and some SHOES – ČEVLJE.
12/15/2022 • 4 minutes, 19 seconds
316 - Little Red Riding Hood
Dave’s attempt to read his son a FAIRYTALE – PRAVLJICA for GOOD NIGHT – LAHKO NOČ did not go so well. He didn’t choose to read HANSEL AND GRETEL – JANKO IN METKA, GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS – ZLATOLASKA IN TRIJE MEDVEDI, nor THE THREE LITTLE PIGS – TRIJE PRAŠIČKI. He chose to read his son LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD – RDEČA KAPICA. Dave thought Max would like it, because of the WOLF WITH BIG TEETH – VOLK Z VELIKIMI ZOBMI, and the HUNTER – LOVEC, who later kills the wolf and cuts open his STOMACH – TREBUH. Unfortunately for Dave, this was not the case…
12/12/2022 • 3 minutes, 45 seconds
315 - Romantic activities
MOTHERHOOD - MATERINSTVO can be exhausting. So, being the good BROTHER IN LAW – SVAK, Dave decided to ask Špela to babysit again. This time he wanted to take Fani for some fun activities, like bowling and GOING TO THE MOVIES – ITI VI KINO to see a ROMANTIC MOVIE – LJUBEZENSKI FILM. But sometimes people, like Fani, are so EXHAUSTED – UTRUJENI, that they just fall asleep…
12/9/2022 • 3 minutes, 18 seconds
314 - Good times with friends
Dave has really great friends. And there is never a shortage of new words: POGAJANJE means NEGOTIATION, PREVITI means TO SWADLLE, OTROŠKI VOZIČEK is STROLLER, ODGOVOREN – RESPONSIBLE, ZIBATI DOJENČKA means TO ROCK THE BABY, and POMIRITI – TO SOOTHE. Yes, Dave is becoming the best daddy ever.
12/7/2022 • 3 minutes, 5 seconds
313 - Dave gets a new job
Well, NA ZDRAVJE – CHEERS lovers. Today Dave got some really GOOD NEWS – DOBRA NOVICA. He got a JOB – SLUŽBA at a LAW OFFICE – PRAVNA PISARNA. Fani is PROUD OF HIM – PONOSNA NA NJEGA. HE WILL GRADUATE – BO DIPLOMIRAL next week and HE WILL START – BO ZAČEL with a new job. That really is a REASON TO CELEBRATE – RAZLOG ZA PRAZNOVANJE.
12/5/2022 • 3 minutes, 43 seconds
312 - English tourist in Ptuj
So, while Fani takes their BUNDLE OF JOY - ŽAKELJ SREČE, Max Conor, FOR A WALK - NA SPREHOD, Dave and the HISTORIAN - ZGODOVINAR, are exchanging ideas about local history. Dave learned how to give directions in Slovenian from his new wife, Fani. STRAIGHT AHEAD is NARAVNOST, ACROSS THE BRIDGE is ČEZ MOST, a ROAD SIGN is a PROMETNI ZNAK or “TABLA” and a ROUNDABOUT is a KROŽIŠČE. And cars in Slovenia do have INDICATORS – SMERNIKI or ŽMIGAVCI. How CONVENIENT - PRIKUPNO!
12/1/2022 • 4 minutes, 31 seconds
311 - At the flea market
Poor Dave. He’s still no match for the sellers at the FLEA MARKET – BOLŠJI SEJEM. Dave tried to bring down the price by NEGOTIATING – POGAJATI SE or HAGGLING – BARANTANJE. His friend even told him to be CALM – UMIRJEN, SELF-CONFIDENT – SAMOZAVSTEN, SMILE – NASMEJATI SE, and BE IN CHARGE – BITI GLAVNI. But Dave failed miserably, and so instead of buying a BICYCLE – KOLO, or some COMIC BOOKS – STRIPI, CAR PARTS – AVTO DELI, a SHOVEL – LOPATA or nice EMBROIDERY – VEZENINE, Dave will have to settle for some ICE CREAM – SLADOLED.
11/28/2022 • 3 minutes, 57 seconds
310 - Collecting stickers
Poor Dave… I don't think he understands the serious business of collecting STICKERS – SLIČICE in Slovenia yet. You get a PACKET – PAKET of stickers at the shop. You can STICK – NALEPITI the stickers in an ALBUM or ALBUM. You only need to go to the CHECKOUT – BLAGAJNA once… and you don't have to go BANKRUPT Dave - BANKROT. One BAG – VREČKA of groceries should be enough. NI VAŽNO – IT DOESN’T MATTER because I'm sure that Mia has plenty of stickers to EXCHANGE or SWAP – IZMENJATI – with her friends. And that's all that matters!
11/25/2022 • 4 minutes, 32 seconds
309 - Dave loses his voice
Dave got his voice back JUST IN TIME – PRAVI ČAS for his INTERVIEW – POGOVOR. He also learned a few things about Slovenian HOME REMEDIES - DOMAČA ZDRAVILA. KARAMELNO MLEKO is CARAMEL MILK, ŽAJBELJ is SAGE, GRGRATI is TO GARGLE, and SLANA VODA is SALTY WATER. Let's hope Dave gets that new job so that he can QUIT – ZAPUSTITI the old one. DRŽIMO PESTI – FINGERS CROSSED and BEST OF LUCK - VSO SREČO Dave.
11/23/2022 • 3 minutes, 16 seconds
308 - EMŠO
So, if you’re TIRED – UTRUJEN, if something HURTS – BOLI, or if you COMPLAIN ALL THE TIME – PRITOŽEVATI SE VES ČAS, you can always blame it on the EMŠO – which is a word used as a reference to your age, but is also your Slovenian personal identification number - an abbreviation for Enotna Matična Številka Občana.
11/21/2022 • 2 minutes, 35 seconds
307 - Babysitter
So, everything ended well. Connor Max is with Fani and he doesn’t need a BABYSITTER - VARUŠKA. Dave can go to the pub now and help with the WRONG DELIVERY - NAPAČNA DOSTAVA. And he’ll take Max for A WALK – SPREHOD some other day to see AUTUMN LEAVES – JESENSKO LISTJE. Or neighbour Jože will take him, while AUTUMN – JESEN is his favourite SEASON – LETNI ČAS.
11/17/2022 • 4 minutes, 54 seconds
306 - Halloween
Let's hope that Dave's tooth isn't too bad. At least he learned some interesting new words today. STAVKA is A STRIKE, NOČ ČAROVNIC is HALLOWEEN, NETOPIRJI are BATS, and SVEČKE are CANDLES. TO CARVE something is REZLJATI, a PUMPKIN is BUČA and a TURNIP is REPA. Dave will have to save the GLOW-IN-THE-DARK-BALLOONS – BALONI KI SE SVETIJO V TEMI - for next year. For now, he just has A RAG – KRPA, A RING - PRSTAN and a trip to the dentist with a shiny new COIN - KOVANEC.
11/14/2022 • 4 minutes, 51 seconds
305 - Pre-election rally
Our merry couple went for a stroll and some ice cream, but instead saw a crowd gathering at a PRE-ELECTION RALLY – PREDVOLILNI SHOD. The POLITICIANS - POLITIKI were campaigning for the MAYORAL ELECTIONS – ŽUPANSKE VOLITVE. Dave also learned that the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS are called PARLAMENTARNE VOLITVE, and he learned that as a foreigner he has no VOTING RIGHT or VOLILNA PRAVICA. So, Dave and Fani decided to have ice cream instead and to leave politics to the professionals. Like Winston Churchill once said: POLITICS is no game, but serious business…
11/10/2022 • 2 minutes, 45 seconds
304 - Last exam
Aaaaah, a happy moment for our couple. Dave finally finished his LAST EXAM – ZADNJI IZPIT at the LAW FACULTY – PRAVNA FAKULTETA. At first, he was so NERVOUS - ŽIVČEN, that he couldn’t eat and thus made even Fani a bit WORRIED - ZASKRBLJENA. But it all went well, and after finishing his DIPLOMA Dave has the chance to become a LAWYER - ODVETNIK. CONGRATULATIONS - ČESTITKE Dave!!!
11/7/2022 • 3 minutes, 7 seconds
303 - Life insurance
Dave and Fani are thinking about getting a LIFE INSURANCE policy or ŽIVLJENJSKO ZAVAROVANJE that would cover LIFE COSTS - ŽIVLJENJSKI STROŠKI in the event of an ILLNESS – BOLEZEN, a DISABILITY – INVALIDNOST, or IN THE EVENT OF DEATH – V PRIMERU SMRTI. But as it seems, it is not so easy. The INSURANCE COMPANIES - ZAVAROVALNICE want to know a lot about the HEALTH CONDITION - ZDRAVSTVENO STANJE of a person. So, after getting to fill out the QUESTIONNAIRE – VPRAŠALNIK, Dave and Fani have decided to think it through and get together with the ZAVAROVALNIŠKI AGENT - INSURANCE AGENT some other time…
11/4/2022 • 4 minutes, 55 seconds
302 - Young parents dining out
Young parents! Max Conor is with a BABYSITTER – VARUŠKA for the first time. Dave and Fani went to DINNER – VEČERJA to take a little TIME FOR THEMSELVES – ČAS ZA NJIJU. But Dave can’t RELAX – SPROSTITI SE. He’s worried about the baby… is Max HUNGRY – LAČEN, TIRED – UTRUJEN, IN A FRESH DIPER – V SVEŽI PLENICI or PREVIT? Or maybe he's SICK – BOLAN? But everything turns out fine. Fortunately.
11/2/2022 • 3 minutes, 23 seconds
301 - New car
With the new baby Fani and Dave have decided it’s time for a BIGGER CAR - VEČJI AVTO, a MINIVAN or ENOPROSTOREC. It has a VEČJI PRTLJAŽNIK – BIGGER TRUNK, is SAFE - VAREN, has GOOD AIR CONDITIONING – DOBRO KLIMATSKO NAPRAVO, and ZATEMNJENA STEKLA – TINTED WINDOWS. Plus, the CAR SALESMAN – PRODAJALEC at the AVTOHIŠA – CAR DEALERSHIP even says the price is negotiable. But before you buy any car, you should go for a TEST DRIVE or TESTNA VOŽNJA…
10/31/2022 • 4 minutes, 21 seconds
300 - Vraže
Looks like Dave is not SUPERSTITIOUS – VRAŽEVEREN at all. But he learned some new words: ITCHY NOSE means SRBEČ NOS, KUKAVICA is a CUCKOO, PRIPOROČLJIVO – RECOMMENDED, PLJUNITI – TO SPIT, DIMNIKAR is a CHIMNEY SWEEPER, SRAKA – MAGPIE, ŽALOST means SORROW… Let fate bring you only good things.
10/28/2022 • 3 minutes, 29 seconds
299 - Chess
Today’s chess lesson didn’t go according to Dave’s plan. In the end it was Fani that did the teaching. And this is what Dave learned: CHESS – ŠAH, PAWN – KMET, ROOK – TRDNJAVA, KNIGHT – KONJ, BISHOP – VITEZ, KING – KRALJ, QUEEN – KRALJICA and CHECKMATE is ŠAH MAT!
10/26/2022 • 3 minutes, 15 seconds
298 - Coffee machine
It seems that Dave really likes the new COFFEE MACHINE - KAVNI APARAT. And he learned some handy new words as well. NAVODILO means INSTRUCTIONS, GARANCIJA is a WARRANTY, SKRIVATI is TO HIDE, KAVNA ZRNA are COFFEE BEANS and KAVNA USEDLINA is COFFEE GROUNDS. VKLOPITI is TO PLUG IN, IZKLOPITI is TO PLUG OUT, PRIŽGATI is TO TURN ON, UGASNITI is TO TURN OUT, and STIKALO is A SWITCH. We know that the coffee is great but maybe Dave should take it easy from now on or he'll start SHAKING – TRESTI SE again. Or maybe he could just try DECAF COFFEE - BREZKOFEINSKA KAVA the next time. Bellissimo!
10/24/2022 • 4 minutes, 27 seconds
297 - Ka te češ
Slovene is not as easy as it seems and it can be COMPLICATED - KOMPLICIRANO, especially when you consider all the different dialects it has. Neighbour Jože was not speaking CHINESE - KITAJŠČINA, nor HUNGARIAN – MADŽARŠČINA, and it was definitely no PARROT – PAPIGA language. Short – mostly two-syllable words - are often used in many Slovene dialects, including in ŠTAJERŠČINA – STYRIAN. And some of the phrases neighbour Jože used were:
KI SI TI? – WHERE ARE YOU?,
KA TE VEM – I DON'T KNOW,
KI TE TO JE? – WHERE'S THAT?,
NI NEKE HICE – IT'S NOT THAT HOT,
DAJ NEHI NO – PLEASE, STOP IT,
MAMO MI TO – WE'VE GOT THIS, and
KA TE ČEŠ – WELL, WHAT CAN YOU DO.
TE PA TAK – OK THEN.
10/20/2022 • 3 minutes, 1 second
296 - Baby's 1st visit to Prekmurje
Max Connor is in Prekmurje for the first time. He met his GRANDMOTHER – BABICA and GRANDFATHER – DEDEK, and they were very happy to meet their GRANDSON – VNUK. Dave was a bit panicked at the beginning, but Fani CALMED HIM DOWN – GA JE POMIRILA. He shouldn’t be so SENSITIVE – OBČUTLJIV, even if grandma Marija wants to give Max BREAD – KRUH and an EGG – JAJCE, or BILICA as they say in Prekmurje. It’s not meant for Max to eat those things, it’s just a CUSTOM – OBIČAJ in Prekmurje.
10/17/2022 • 4 minutes, 6 seconds
295 - Happy family
It looks like Dave is handling his “dad job’s” pretty well, huh? He knows how to make the baby SMILE – NASMEJATI, and CHANGE THE DIAPER – ZAMENJATI PLENICO which has POOP – KAKEC, despite the STENCH – SMRAD. Fani can be calm, because her boys are BONDING – SPLETATA VEZI really fast and Dave is very BRAVE – POGUMEN, or as he says, a NATURAL TALENT – NARAVNI TALENT.
10/13/2022 • 3 minutes, 42 seconds
294 - Wetting the baby's head
Slovenes and their traditions… As Dave learned today, there is a tradition at the birth of a NEWBORN or NOVOROJENČEK, namely to MAKE A TOAST or NAZDRAVITI, so that the BABY or DOJENČEK is healthy… Dave’s friends gave him a gift, some money for the DIAPERS or PLENICE. They say, the more glasses you raise, the healthier the baby is going to be. But one should also keep in mind, not to forget to visit your newborn and his mother in the PORODNIŠNICA or MATERNITY HOSPITAL… and to sober up with a coffee before that!
10/13/2022 • 3 minutes, 2 seconds
293 - A baby is born
The happy parents already have new challenges and their old habits in the first hour after giving birth. Dave learned some new words: SPODBUJATI means TO ENCOURAGE, TRESTI – TO SHAKE, UGANITI – TO GUESS, HEC or ŠALA means JOKE, and it’s good that Dave is prepared to BEDETI - BE AWAKE.
10/13/2022 • 4 minutes, 6 seconds
292 - Baby on the way
A baby is on its way to Fani and Dave… After Fani’s WATER BROKE – JI JE ODTEKLA VODA, CONTRACTIONS – POPADKI started. Dave packed Fani’s bag, he took DOCUMENTS – DOKUMENTI, the MATERNITY BOOK – MATERINSKO KNJIŽICO, BIRTH PLAN – PORODNI NAČRT, PADS – VLOŽKE, BRA – MODRČEK and MESH PANTIES – MREŽASTE HLAČKE. Now she is in the DELIVERY ROOM – PORODNA SOBA and everything is about to change, any time now…
10/13/2022 • 4 minutes, 18 seconds
291 - Preparing for parenthood
It seems that Dave and Fani are almost ready for PARENTHOOD – STARŠEVSTVO. They need PSYHOLOGICAL PREPARATION – PSIHOLOŠKA PRIPRAVA. Dave should learn PORODNO DIHANJE – BIRTH BREATHING. POROD means CHILDBIRTH, NEGA NOVOROJENČKA is NEWBORN CARE, PLENICE are DIAPERS, DOJENJE is BREASTTFEEDING, NOSEČNOST is PREGNANCY, to BURP is RIGNITI… and Dave is still curious hot to BURP THE BABY – PODRETI KUPČEK.
10/13/2022 • 3 minutes, 15 seconds
290 - Exhausting day
Dave had a bit of an exciting day... but HE IS EXHAUSTED – JE IZČRPAN. It wasn’t easy or “ni bila mala malica”. He learned that it's good to do a FAVOUR – USLUGA for someone. He now knows that VRTEC is KINDERGARTEN, TO SAVE is VARČEVATI or ŠPARATI, ZAUPATI is TO TRUST and POJUTRIŠNJEM is THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW. HE GOT HIS NAILS PAINTED – NALAKIRAL SI JE NOHTE – and his HAIR FIXED - UREDIL LASE by the little KOZMETIČARKA – BEAUTICIAN. And now HE HAS EARNED - SI JE PRISLUŽIL a REST - POČITEK!
9/30/2022 • 4 minutes, 59 seconds
289 - Buying a pram
Dave and Fani were on the hunt for a PRAM or OTROŠKI VOZIČEK today. Fani found a perfect one in a BABY STORE or OTROŠKA TRGOVINA. It had 3 parts... first the LUPINICA or BABY CARRIER, then a KOŠARA ZA DOJENČKA or a BABY BASKET, and also a ŠPORTNI DEL or SPORTS PART. Of course, it also had a SENČNIK – PARASOL and a POKRIVALO ZA DEŽ - RAIN COVER. But seeing the price Dave thought it would be best to think it through and maybe buy a used pram for a smaller price, which led to Fani calling him a ŠKRTUN or SKOPUH – a STINGY person…
9/28/2022 • 3 minutes, 26 seconds
288 - Choosing a name
Many couples can't agree that quickly. Dave also learned some new words: MOŠKO IME is MALE NAME, ŽENSKO IME is FEMALE NAME. IZVOR means ORIGIN, ŽREB is A DRAW, ZAUPATI - TO CONFIDE IN, NIZEK TREBUH is LOW BELLY. And yet, in the end, the ULTRAZVOK – ULTRASOUND will determine what the child's name will be.
9/26/2022 • 3 minutes, 42 seconds
287 - 1st visit to the gynecologist
Our merry couple had their FIRST APPOINTMENT AT THE GYNECOLOGIST or PRVI OBISK PRI GINEKOLOGU after the PREGNANCY TEST or TEST NOSEČNOSTI. First they had a POSVET or TALK about the following topics: ZGODOVINA KRONIČNIH BOLEZNI – HISTORY OF CHRONICAL ILLNESSES in the family, POTRDITEV VIŠINE NOSEČNOSTI – CONFIRMING THE STAGE OF PREGNANCY, and also ZAPLETI V NOSEČNOSTI or the POSSIBLE RISKS/COMPLICATIONS IN PREGNANCY. Dave and Fani also had to fill out a QUESTIONNAIRE or VPRAŠALNIK, and Fani also had to GIVE BLOOD AND URINE - DATI KRI IN URIN. She also got a MATERNITY BOOKLET - MATERINSKA KNJIŽICA, which Fani has to carry with her DURING PREGNANCY – MED NOSEČNOSTJO and AT GIVING BIRTH - PRI PORODU.
9/22/2022 • 4 minutes, 40 seconds
286 - Wedding presents
As Fani counts the money… I mean pieces of PASTA – TESTENINE, let's see what new words they've uncovered today. CAREFULLY is PREVIDNO, ČESEN is GARLIC, DARILO is a PRESENT or GIFT, OKVIR is a FRAME, and VRČ is a JAR. Aunt Tončka was really GENEROUS – RADODARNA with her thoughtful gift, which Fani is now about TO BOIL – SKUHATI/ZAVRETI for supper. Except for the BANKNOTES – BANKOVCI, of course. Dober tek Dave & Fani!
9/20/2022 • 3 minutes, 21 seconds
285 - Fani's pregnant
So, our couple is starting a new chapter in life! Now they know why Fani was acting STRANGE – ČUDNO this day. The SCALE – TEHTNICA is not BROKEN – POKVARJENA and there are actually HORMONES – HORMONI causing trouble. Fani is PREGNANT – NOSEČA. The PREGNANCY TEST – TEST NOSEČNOSTI confirmed it. She is also very happy about it, but in the next second also very worried about it… well, those are hormones...
9/16/2022 • 4 minutes, 45 seconds
284 - Honeymoon photos
Poor Dave's attempts TO PRACTICE – VADITI his French TO IMPRESS – NAREDITI VTIS on Fani didn't work out as he planned. C'est la vie! Maybe he should stick to Slovenian. Well, he did learn a few new words this evening. LOK is an ARCH, ZMAGA is VICTORY, POLJE is A FIELD, MOST is A BRIDGE and STOLP is A TOWER. He didn't eat any SNAILS – POLŽEV, or FROGS LEGS – ŽABJIH KRAKOV in France, but he did see the Mona Lisa - despite the QUEUE - VRSTA. All in all, it was a VERY ROMANTIC HONEYMOON - ZELO ROMANTIČEN MEDENI TEDEN, in THE CITY OF LOVE - V MESTU LJUBEZNI.
9/15/2022 • 4 minutes, 53 seconds
283 - Varna hiša
Dave learned some new Slovene words. TO FALL DOWN THE STAIRS means PASTI DOL PO STOPNICAH, CLUMSY is NERODEN, a SAFE HOUSE is VARNA HIŠA, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE is DRUŽINSKO NASILJE, and MODRICE are BRUISES.
9/14/2022 • 2 minutes, 33 seconds
282 - Municipal dump
So, as Dave & Fani get started clearing out their old stuff, or JUNK - KRAMA, let's look at what new things Dave has learned about life in Slovenia today. OBČINA is the MUNICIPALITY, ODLAGALIŠČE is the MUNICIPAL DUMP, KAVNA MIZICA is a COFFEE TABLE, OBVESTILO is an ANNOUNCEMENT, OKVIR is a FRAME, and ZMENEK is a DATE. Now, Dave & Fani have a date PUTTING THINGS ON A PILE - ZLOŽITI STVARI NA KUP, outside their apartment block.
9/13/2022 • 3 minutes, 41 seconds
281 - Crossing the road
TO CROSS THE ROAD – PREČKATI CESTO can be DANGEROUS – NEVARNO. You have to look to the LEFT – LEVO and RIGHT – DESNO, before using the PEDESTRIAN CROSSING – PREHOD ZA PEŠCE. Dave is a VOLUNTEER – PROSTOVOLJEC today, helping children cross the road. He also learned that a PAVEMENT is a PLOČNIK, VEHICLES are VOZILA, TO WAVE is MAHATI, TO WAIT is ČAKATI and STOP is, well, STOP.
9/12/2022 • 3 minutes, 10 seconds
280 - Honeymoon in Paris
TO NE MOREŠ VERJETI – YOU CAN’T BELIEVE IT, but Dave and Fani are indeed spending their HONEYMOON – MEDENI TEDEN in Paris, and they’ll probably need more than one day to see all the sights, including all the MUSEUMS – MUZEJI, CATHEDRALS – KATEDRALE, PALACES – PALAČE and SHOPS – TRGOVINE. But they started the day off with a stop at a local BAKERY – PEKARNA, and Dave wants to finish it by going SKINNY DIPPING – KOPATI SE NAG in the RIVER – REKA.
9/9/2022 • 3 minutes, 44 seconds
279 - Packing for the honeymoon
Dave and Fani are PACKED – SPAKIRANA and READY – PRIPRAVLJENA. They have one SUITCASE – KOVČEK, two CARRY-ON BAGS – ROČNI PRTLJAGI, two PASSPORTS – POTNA LISTA and two RETURN PLANE TICKES – POVRATNI LETALSKI KARTI to Paris, France. Dave and Fani can’t wait for the adventure to begin.
9/8/2022 • 2 minutes, 46 seconds
278 - Climate change
The DROUGHT – SUŠA has come to an end and it’s RAINING – DEŽUJE. Dave and Fani are not SWEATY – PREPOTENA anymore. CLOUDS - OBLAKI have brought RAIN - DEŽ and luckily no STORMS – NEVIHTE nor HAIL – TOČA. Dave said he heard on the NEWS – POROČILA that what’s happening is the result of CLIMATE CHANGE – PODNEBNE SPREMEMBE.
9/7/2022 • 3 minutes, 34 seconds
277 - Telling a joke
TELL ME A JOKE – POVEJ MI EN VIC. People like to hear JOKES – VICI. When they hear a joke, THEY LAUGH – SE SMEJIJO. And if it’s a VERY GOOD JOKE – ZELO DOBER VIC, they ROAR WITH LAUGHTER – SE KROHOTAJO. When Fani laughed at her colleague’s jokes, Dave thought she was going to have a HEART-ATTACK – SRČNI NAPAD. Now Dave wants to tell Fani a joke and make her laugh... DO YOU KNOW A JOKE - POZNAŠ KAKŠEN VIC?
9/6/2022 • 2 minutes, 39 seconds
276 - The day after
And so they left…. for their HONEYMOON – MEDENE POČITNICE. The WEDDING – POROKA is over and now it’s time to relax as a WEDDING COUPLE – POROČNI PAR or HUSBAND AND WIFE – MOŽ IN ŽENA. I believe they all have TEARS IN THE EYES – SOLZE V OČEH. But they are TEARS – SOLZE of HAPPINESS – SREČA. BON VOYAGE – SREČNO POT dear NEWLYWEDS – MLADOPOROČENCA….
9/5/2022 • 3 minutes, 6 seconds
275 - Wedding party
POROKA – WEDDING is a new turning point in life. And today we learned new words as well: POROČNI ŠOPEK – WEDDING BOUQUET, NEVESTA – BRIDE, ŽENIN – GROOM, OBIČAJ – CUSTOM, POGRUNTAVŠČINA - TRICK/INGENUITY, GLAVOBOL – HEADACHE, and a PODVEZICA is a GARTER.
6/24/2022 • 3 minutes, 24 seconds
274 - Wedding ceremony
How beautiful. To shed a tear. And so many new words: POROČNI OBRED – WEDDING CEREMONY, METULJČEK – BOW TIE, NEVESTA - BRIDE, ŽENIN – GROOM, ZVEST – FAITHFULL, ZVESTOBA - LOYALTY, SPOŠTOVATI – TO RESPECT, SVETI DUH – HOLY SPIRIT, and POLJUBITI – TO KISS. Good luck to the NEWLYWEDS – MLADOPOROČENCA!
6/23/2022 • 4 minutes, 23 seconds
273 - Pre-wedding customs
The wedding is pretty close now and Dave is still surprised over Slovenia’s CUSTOMS – NAVADE/OBIČAJI. Anyway, tonight he learned that SALTY SNACKS are SLANI PRIGRIZKI, a PLAN is a NAČRT, and STRANGE is ČUDNO. TO GET REST is SPOČITI SE and he also learned that Slovenes are champions when it comes to talking about customs…
6/22/2022 • 3 minutes, 26 seconds
272 - Firefighter competition
While Dave and sosed Jože head off to watch the TEKMOVANJE or COMPETITION, let's have a look at what Dave learned today. GASILCI - FIREFIGHTERS, GASILSKI AVTO - FIRE ENGINE, GAŠENJE POŽARA is TO PUT OUT/EXTINGUISH A FIRE, and GASILNI APARTI are FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. Sosed Jože was a PROSTOVOLJNI GASILEC – VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER in his younger days. DIRKA is a RACE, SUŠA is a DROUGHT, ŽLED is SLEET, and CEVI are PIPES. Luckily there are no fires today, but I'm sure that the competition is getting hot already.
6/21/2022 • 3 minutes, 5 seconds
271 - Picnic in the park
Dave didn't manage to get his hands on some of Fani and Špela's drinks… but he did learn some new words at the picnic. DEKA - BLANKET, ODLOŽITI - TO PUT DOWN, SENCA - SHADE, MRAVLJA - ANT, OSA - WASP, ČEBELA – BEE, and SRŠEN - HORNET. And POJDI STRAN means GO AWAY! We just hope that Dave enjoys his OTROŠKI ŠAMPANJEC – KIDS’ CHAMPAGNE… because he won't get any of the real stuff.
6/20/2022 • 2 minutes, 49 seconds
270 - Bachelor party
You know what they say, what happens at a FANTOVŠČINA – BACHELOR PARTY, stays at a fantovščina… Well, they say that for Vegas too with a reason… Dave’s friends made our Irish friend walk THE WAY OF THE CROSS – KRIŽEV POT. He had to walk it SOBER - TREZEN, as all the others drank WINE - VINO. After they reached the top of the Kalvarija hill it was party time, in the company of a HARMONIKA – ACCORDION player… Luckily Dave had one rule, »NO STRIPPERS or STRIPTIZETE«… And he hopes the guys obeyed, as he doesn’t remember… Well, the rest is history as I think Dave doesn’t even want to remember…
6/17/2022 • 4 minutes, 25 seconds
269 - Baby dream
Maybe it was all the talk of Fani's friend's BABY SHOWER – ZABAVA ZA NOVO MAMICO that caused Dave's strange dreams last night, but he did, somehow, learn a lot of new words. DOJENČEK is a BABY, PLENICA is a NAPPY/DIAPER, PRALNA is WASHABLE, ZAMENJATI is TO CHANGE, SEGRETI is TO HEAT something up, MLAČNO is LUKEWARM and VOZIČEK is a PRAM. KRČ V ŽELODCU is a STOMACH CRAMP, BODI is a BODYSUIT/ONESIE, and “PODRETI KUPČEK” is TO BURP THE BABY. Well, at least now Dave knows how much work is involved in looking after a baby, but he also knows that he can do it!
6/16/2022 • 4 minutes, 38 seconds
268 - Catering
It seems Dave and Fani found the catering service or catering for their wedding and the provider is offering a full service that includes SETTING UP THE FEAST – PRIPRAVLJANJE POGOSTITVE, and the CLEANING UP – POSPRAVLJANJE afterwards. The caterer also provides the CUTLERY – PRIBOR, PRTE – TABLECLOTHS, the WAITERS – NATAKARJE, and of course the FOOD - HRANA. The hardest part for our merry couple is to choose the right MENU - MENI.
6/15/2022 • 4 minutes, 16 seconds
267 - Wedding dress
Well, sometimes Dave can surprise Fani and he sure did that this time. He already bought his WEDDING SUIT – POROČNA OBLEKA. And that is not going to bring any BAD LUCK – NESREČA, although Fani is quite SUPERSTITIOUS - VRAŽEVERNA. Dave also learned that a RENTAL SHOP is IZPOSOJEVALNICA and that buying a wedding dress for the bride is not a MAN’S THING – MOŠKA STVAR.
6/14/2022 • 2 minutes, 44 seconds
266 - Meaning of life
It’s almost MIDNIGHT – POLNOČ and Dave started contemplating ABOUT THE MEANING OF LIFE – O SMISLU ŽIVLJENJA, and about WHAT HE WANTS – KAJ HOČE. He asked Fani if he was going through a MID-LIFE CRISIS – KRIZA SREDNJIH LET. Fani assured him that he was still an INTERESTING PERSON – ZANIMIVA OSEBA to be with, even though he fell asleep. So now Fani’s the one who’s AWAKE – BUDEN/BUDNA.
6/13/2022 • 2 minutes, 58 seconds
265 - An adventure
Ah, yes, love is in the air and our romantic couple can’t wait to get to the MOON BAY – MESEČEV ZALIV. The BEACH – PLAŽA has no SAND – PESEK, but STONES – KAMNI. The SEA – MORJE might have some SEA URCHINS – MORSKI JEŽKI, but we’re not sure about the JELLY FISH – MEDUZE. Fani says there may not be any SHADE – SENCA, and Dave says it’s going to be an ADVENTURE – DOGODIVŠČINA or PUSTOLOVŠČINA.
6/10/2022 • 2 minutes, 48 seconds
264 - Wedding invitations
The INVITATIONS – VABILA are written in SLOVENE – SLOVENŠČINA and in ENGLISH – ANGLEŠČINA. Fani found the perfect TEMPLATE – PREDLOGA and they wrote the TEXT – BESEDILO together. Now Dave just needs to pick them up at the PRINTING HOUSE – TISKARNA and BUY – KUPITI some ENVELOPES – KUVERTE.
6/9/2022 • 2 minutes, 37 seconds
263 - Window boxes
As Dave & Fani head home to do some gardening on their balcony, let's have a look at what Dave learned this time. VRTNI CENTER is a GARDEN CENTRE, VRTNARJENJE is GARDENING, ZALIVATI RASTLINE is to WATER THE PLANTS and KARTONSKA ŠKATLA is a CARDBOARD BOX. SAJENJE is PLANTING, SEMENA are SEEDS, SADIKE are SEEDLINGS, and NAMAKALNI SISTEM is an IRRIGATION SYSTEM. And even though Dave doesn't have “GREEN FINGERS” - NI DOBER V VRTNARSTVU, at least he won't COMPLAIN - PRITOŽEVATI SE. That's because he knows that their VEGETABLES - ZELENJAVA will be grown with love and attention... and a little bit of FERTILISER – GNOJILO and COMPOST - KOMPOST.
6/8/2022 • 4 minutes, 42 seconds
262 - Wedding plans
So, the list of GUESTS/INVITES – POVABLJENCI is ready. There is the BROTHER – BRAT, SISTERS – SESTRI, PARENTS – STARŠI, GRANDPARENTS - STARI STARŠI, BEST MAN – PRIČA, BRIDESMADIES - DRUŽICE. They are also inviting FRIENDS – PRIJATELJE and COUSINS – BRATRANCE (for male) in SESTRIČNE (for female). Oh, and don’t forget the CO-WORKERS – SODELAVCI.
6/7/2022 • 4 minutes, 5 seconds
261 - High fuel prices
The FUEL PRICES – CENE GORIVA are getting higher and higher these days. So if you don’t want to drive on a RESERVE tank or REZERVA all the time you will need to spend a nice sum on a FULL TANK – POLNI REZERVOAR. The price also varies, depending on the kind of fuel: REGULAR 95-OCTANE – 95-OKTANSKI BENCIN or DIESEL FUEL - DIZEL. But people, like our Dave, don’t just buy fuel at the PETROL STATION – BENCINSKA ČRPALKA, but all sorts of things, like ice cream, beer, and even sandwiches. And that can make prices even more expensive…
6/6/2022 • 2 minutes, 36 seconds
260 - Wedding loan
Dave and Fani are one step closer to their big day – the WEDDING DAY – POROČNI DAN. They took a LOAN – POSOJILO at the BANK – BANKA. After the banker checked all their documents: the personal ID CARD – OSEBNA IZKAZNICA and PAYSLIPS – PLAČILNE LISTE, the planning can now begin…
6/3/2022 • 3 minutes, 10 seconds
259 - Blood donation
Dave is still ALIVE – JE ŽIV and HE DONATED BLOOD – JE DAROVAL KRI. He felt a bit DIZZY – VRTELO SE MU JE, but now he’s fine and he’s HAPPY – VESEL while he is HELPING TO SAVE LIVES – POMAGA REŠEVATI ŽIVLJENJA. NEXT TIME - NASLEDNJIČ everything will be better. He’s not afraid of the NEEDLE – IGLA anymore, so it will be easier to ROLL UP THE SLEEVE – ZAVIHATI ROKAV.
6/2/2022 • 3 minutes, 38 seconds
258 - Slovene slang
Dave decided that he wants to learn some Slovene SLANG or SLENG. Fani told him that the saying »Si že auf?« means “Are you awake?”, and that »šautati« means “to shout”. One of the funniest sayings in Dave’s opinion was »Kva si pa ti dons tko ušmekan?« or “Why are you all dressed up today?”. And there were many other quotes… But “that’s enough for now” or “To je to, za toti dnar!”
6/1/2022 • 2 minutes, 19 seconds
257 - Wedding conversation
It looks like the wedding plans will have to wait, but Dave is not wasting time. He learned that IMPORTANT is POMEMBNO, LATER is KASNEJE, PLAN is NAČRT, WEDDING GUEST is SVAT and DUTIES are OBVEZNOSTI or NALOGE. He also learned that MUSIC is GLASBA, FOOD is HRANA, CAKE is TORTA and that they will need a LOAN - POSOJILO for the wedding that Fani wants...
5/31/2022 • 4 minutes, 5 seconds
256 - Splinter or thorn?
Dave got a THORN - TRN in his finger when he was lifting a BRANCH - VEJA. He thought it might have been another KLOP – TICK, or even a SPLINTER - TRSKA or SKODLA. Fani SORTED THINGS OUT though – “ONA JE ZRIHTALA”. She does know that Dave is a bit of a HYPOCHONDRIAC – HIPOHONDER. And no, Dave won't need a CAST - GIPS, or BERGLE - CRUTCHES... just a few drops of schnapps… and some COURAGE - POGUM!
5/30/2022 • 3 minutes, 22 seconds
255 - Massage voucher
As Dave slowly recovers from his 'relaxing' massage, let's see what he learned today. MASAŽA is a MASSAGE, WELLNESS is a SPA, TERMIN is AN APPOINTMENT, a VOZEL is a KNOT and a PLAŠČ is A ROBE or DRESSING GOWN. The massage was SPROŠČUJOČA – RELAXING, at least for Fani it was. Unfortunately, Dave has a few BRUISES - MODRICE on his BACK - HRBET. But it's only going to be ZAČASNO - TEMPORARY. I'm sure that he'll feel much less TENSE - NAPET. He might even go back for another massage with Fani someday… or... maybe not.
5/27/2022 • 4 minutes, 56 seconds
254 - Day 4 in Ireland
The wonderful Irish adventure is nearing its end with Dave’s invitation to lunch. An opportunity to learn new words: TJULENJ is SEAL, PRIPOROČATI – TO RECOMMEND, GOVEDINA is BEEF, ENOLONČNICA – STEW, KRVAVICE are BLACK PUDDING, DIMLJEN is SMOKED, LOSOS is SALMON, PASTIR is SHEPHARD… and we have TO ADMIT - PRIZNATI, Dave’s SPEECH - GOVOR was great.
5/26/2022 • 5 minutes, 10 seconds
253 - Day 3 in Ireland
A really gorgeous trip and Dave shows Ireland's beauties. In the JEZERO or LAKE there are lot of fish… KRAP - CARP, ŠČUKA – PIKE and POSTRV- TROUT. Travelers also learned that OTOK is ISLAND, GRAD is CASTLE, SREDNJEVEŠKI means MEDIEVAL, STOLP is TOWER, STOLETJE is CENTURY, HRAST is OAK and PRITISK – PRESSURE.
5/25/2022 • 3 minutes, 55 seconds
252 - Day 2 in Ireland
ČUSTVEN – EMOTIONAL. Dave wants to show his friends as much as possible. Using also new Slovenian words: RODNO MESTO means BIRTHPLACE, HOMETOWN is DOMAČI KRAJ, SOLZE are TEARS, POGREB is FUNERAL, OSUPLJIVO is STUNNING, POKRAJINA – SCENERY, ZGODOVINA – HISTORY, NARAVNE ZNAMENITOSTI are NATURAL ATTRACTIONS, KROŽNA VOŽNJA is ROUND TRIP, PRELAZ is MOUNTAIN PASS, GROFIJA is COUNTY, KRALJESTVO – KINGDOM, USTANOVLJENO – ESTABLISHED and Pero is not a SVETNIK – a SAINT yet :)
5/24/2022 • 4 minutes, 21 seconds
251 - Day 1 in Ireland
A new country and completely different customs for Slovenes. Dave, however, is forced to learn new words. SMRČATI is TO SNORE, UTRUJEN means TIRED, ZAJTRK is BREAKFAST, BLIZU is CLOSE, MLEČNO means MILKY, KLIN is WEDGE, DVIGNITI ROKE – RAISE YOUR HANDS, OBŽALOVATI means TO REGRET. ŠUNKA is HAM and FIŽOL – BEANS, and they’re on the plate at an Irish breakfast.
5/23/2022 • 3 minutes, 38 seconds
250 - Flight to Dublin - part 2
It is really useful to use the flight time to learn new languages. This time some POMEMBNE – IMPORTANT words: PRISRČNO means WARM or KIND, LJUBEZEN is LOVE, SAMOZAVEST – SELF-CONFIDENCE, TRD is HARD, SEDEŽ is SEAT, OČARATI means TO ENCHANT, and it was SLINASTO – SLIMY and a BAD TRY – SLAB POSKUS from Pero.
5/20/2022 • 3 minutes, 51 seconds
249 - Flight to Dublin - part 1
Everyone is happy and already on the plane. Let’s repeat some new words: DOKUMENTI are DOCUMENTS, OSEBNA IZKAZNICA means ID CARD, VELJAVNA is VALID, SEDETI SKUPAJ – TO SIT TOGETHER, POSTATI SLABO means TO GET SICK, POTNIK or SOPOTNIK is PASSENGER, VZGLAVNIK is PILLOW, VARNOST is SAFETY, NAPOTKI or NAVODILA are INSTRUCTIONS, VARNOSTNI PAS is SAFETY BELT and we hope nobody will use the VREČKA ZA BRUHANJE – VOMITING BAG.
5/19/2022 • 3 minutes, 49 seconds
248 - Pedicure and manicure
Today Dave learned that visiting a PEDIKURA or PEDICURE isn’t so bad, plus he also learned a few new words… ETERIČNA OLJA are ESSENTIAL OILS, NOHTI are NAILS, NOHTI NA NOGAH are TOENAILS and MANIKURA is MANICURE. So now, no more HOLES or LUNKJE on the POSTELJNA PREVLEKA or BED COVER, as Dave’s toenails and feet are “GLADKI KOT RITKA”… well, isn’t that something :)
5/18/2022 • 2 minutes, 54 seconds
247 - Planning a trip to Ireland - part 2
There is no end in sight with the candidates for the trip. Dave learned today that LATE means POZEN, ZGODEN is EARLY, PRIDRUŽITI SE – TO JOIN, NEČAKINJA – NIECE, BRATRANEC – COUSIN, TURISTIČNA AGENCIJA is TOURIST AGENCY, RODNO MESTO – BIRTHPLACE, DOMAČI KRAJ - HOMETOWN, IZLET is TRIP, SEVERNA OBALA means NORTH COAST, ZAŽELJEN – DESIRABLE, JUGO-ZAHODNO is SOUTH-WEST…
5/17/2022 • 4 minutes, 15 seconds
246 - Planning a trip to Ireland - part 1
This is definitely not going to be an easy task for Dave. He knows that WORK – DELO, STRENGTHENS A PERSON – KREPI ČLOVEKA. But his friends have a BRILLIANT IDEA – IZVRSTNO IDEJO. They want an organized TRIP – IZLET to Ireland. They are ZAMIŠLJENI – THOUGHTFUL and Dave must TURN ON HIS BRAIN – VKLOPITI MOŽGANE. They already want to FIX A DATE – DOLOČITI DATUM, but first they need to ask for A FEW DAYS OFF – NEKAJ PROSTIH DNI. And so many ideas of what to see…
5/16/2022 • 3 minutes, 31 seconds
245 - TLC
TENDER, LOVE AND CARE – NEŽNOST, LJUBEZEN IN SKRB is what Dave has to offer. And what more can Fani ask for? He did not bring her any HEMP – KONOPLJE, or any CBD and THC DROPS – KAPLJICE. But he did learn the following: ZELIŠČAR – HERBALIST, ZELIŠČA – HERBS, RAVNOTEŽJE – BALANCE, STOPNICE – STAIRS, BOLI – HURTS, and PROHIBITED – PREPOVEDANO.
5/13/2022 • 3 minutes, 43 seconds
244 - Trip to the furniture store
While Dave says goodbye to his CHIPS or FRENCH FRIES - POMFRIT, and his hotdog, let's see what he learned on his little shopping trip. POHIŠTVO is FURNITURE, which he'll have to put into the PRTLJAŽNIK or “KUFERAM” – THE BOOT OF THE CAR. He'll also have to squeeze in a few other items, like A PICTURE FRAME - OKVIR ZA SLIKE, A STORAGE BOX - ŠKATLA ZA SHRANJEVANJE, A SOAP DISPENSER - RAZPRŠILNIK ZA MILO, and HANGERS - OBEŠALNIKI. We bet that Dave wishes he had a university LECTURE – PREDAVANJE now, instead of a long drive back home.
5/12/2022 • 4 minutes, 54 seconds
243 - Online banking
Dave finally has a Slovenian ONLINE BANK – SPLETNA BANKA. The REGISTRACIJA – REGISTRATION was no problem, but there are so many new words: STANJE NA RAČUNU means ACCOUNT BALANCE, PLAČILA are PAYMENTS, DATUM ZAPADLOSTI is DATE OF MATURITY, ZNESEK – AMOUNT, NAMEN PLAČILA – THE PURPOSE OF PAYMENT… and one important lesson to remember: DENAR NI VSE – MONEY ISN'T EVERYTHING.
5/11/2022 • 3 minutes, 34 seconds
242 - Prepih
If you’ve ever read the Guinness Book of World Records you've noticed that Slovenes are famous for their crazy records, but what they don’t like is a PREPIH or DRAUGHT. Slovenes are very superstitious about that, as they fear they will catch a COLD or PREHLAD. Dave even made a joke about it, that the fear of a draught is the reason that Slovenes only have two WIND TURBINES or VETRNE ELEKTRARNE. But Fani told him, that if the air inside is STUFFY or ZATOHLO, Slovenes would rather go outside, no matter how strong the wind is…
5/10/2022 • 2 minutes, 44 seconds
241 - To shave, or not to shave?
Fani isn’t too enthusiastic about Dave’s new idea. She doesn’t want him to grow any facial hair. A BEARD is BRADA, a MOUSTACHE is BRKI, SIDEBURNS are ZALISCI, HAIR is LASJE. She wants him to use a SHAVER – BRIVNIK, so that he doesn’t look like THE GREEN MAN – ZELENI JURIJ.
5/9/2022 • 2 minutes, 45 seconds
240 - Old Vine Festival
Looks like this is going to be a hard day for the trio. But Dave knows from now on that REZ STARE TRTE means the PRUNING OF THE OLD VINE, CEPIČ is a SCION, POTOMKA means A DESCENDANT, MESTNI VINIČAR means WINE DRESSER… But still… Dave is more interested in the products of SLOVENE WINEMAKERS – SLOVENSKI VINARJI. Na zdravje! Cheers!
4/29/2022 • 4 minutes, 19 seconds
239 - The case of the ex - Heidi part 2
So, while Dave's past and current better halves compare notes, let's look at some of the words that he (and Heidi) have just learned. SURFING is DESKANJE, SNOWBOARDING is DESKANJE NA SNEGU, SKATING is DRSANJE and SKYDIVING is SKOK S PADALOM or PADALSTVO. For languages: FRENCH is FRANCOŠČINA, ITALIAN is ITALIJANŠČINA, ENGLISH is ANGLEŠČINA, GERMAN is NEMŠČINA and CHINESE is KITAJŠČINA. And we've also found out that Dave IS AFRAID OF HEIGHTS – GA JE STRAH VIŠINE, SPIDERS - PAJKOV and LITTLE DOGS - MAJHNIH KUŽKOV. And he's probably afraid of Heidi and Fani's CONVERSATION - POGOVOR, right now, too. Bogi Dave!
4/26/2022 • 3 minutes, 38 seconds
238 - The case of the ex - Heidi part 1
Fani got to meet Dave's BIVŠA or EX-GIRLFRIEND Heidi today. She was a little bit LJUBOSUMNA – JEALOUS, but she didn't need to be. Dave is also a little bit LJUBOSUMEN, it seems. But there is no need for either one of them to be jealous… it's all WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE and in the past – or LANSKI SNEG in Slovene. Dave also learned that FRIZURA is a HAIRSTYLE and PAR DNI means A COUPLE OF DAYS. Let's see how they all get along… TOMORROW – JUTRI.
4/25/2022 • 3 minutes, 35 seconds
237 - Berries
Today Dave learned more about BERRIES – JAGODIČEVJE. We have STRAWBERRIES – JAGODE, RASPBERRIES – MALINE, BLUEBERRIES – BOROVNICE, BLACKBERRIES – ROBIDE, CRANBERRIES – BRUSNICE, GOOSEBERRIES – KOSMULJE, DOGBERRIES – DRNULJE, ELDERBERRIES – BEZGOVE JAGODE, and CURRANTS – RIBEZ.
4/21/2022 • 2 minutes, 53 seconds
236 - Kolpa rafting
Dave and Fani tried RAFTING – ČOLNARJENJE today. Their host, who was a LOCAL - DOMAČIN, told them they had to wear a HELMET – ČELADA, NEOPRENE BOOTS – NEOPRENSKE ŠKORNJE, a LIFE VEST – REŠILNI JOPIČ, and use a PADDLE - VESLO. Going down the river proved to be exciting, as it had a couple of RAPIDS – BRZICE and WATERFALLS - SLAPOVI. And Dave found out that the river was not that DEEP - GLOBOKA, and that it was mostly SHALLOW – PLITVA.
4/19/2022 • 3 minutes, 47 seconds
235 - A couple's life
A COUPLE’S LIFE or ŽIVLJENJE PARA… Sometimes it’s not LIVING IN PARADISE or ŽIVETI V RAJU and it’s always good when we have friends to talk to, even if it’s a silly conversation. Our two friends today found out they have a lot in common. They both feel like SOLDIERS or VOJAKA, and their better halves are the GENERALS or GENERALA that are always asking them to do some CHORES or OPRAVILA and they call them NEZREL or IMMATURE. So thank God, there is a SAFE HAVEN or ZATOČIŠČE to talk about it…the bar;)
4/15/2022 • 2 minutes, 27 seconds
234 - Good luck
3 against 1 for good luck…:) Today Dave learned that animals can bring LUCK – SREČA and also BAD LUCK – NESREČA. An example for bad lack: a BLACK CAT – ČRNA MAČKA that crosses the road. And examples for good luck are: PIGEON POOP – GOLOBJI KAKEC and a LADYBUG – PIKAPOLONICA. Also, a COIN – KOVANEC found on the ground brings luck. And what Dave already knew, a FOUR-LEAF CLOVER – ŠTIRIPERESNA DETELJICA also brings good luck. So, happy day for Dave!
4/14/2022 • 2 minutes, 50 seconds
233 - Buying pasta
While poor Dave spends the next part of his afternoon in the shop looking for things, let us take a look at what he's learned today. POLŽKI are SNAILS, METULJČKI are BUTTERFLIES and ŠKOLJKE are SHELLS. They're all types of PASTA or TESTENINE of course. AKCIJA is a SPECIAL OFFER and POPUST is a DISCOUNT. Let's hope that Dave at least catches the second half of the game today.
4/13/2022 • 2 minutes, 54 seconds
232 - Cycling in Goričko
Finally, the day has come when Fani gave up before Dave did… Dave really enjoyed CYCLING - KOLESARJENJE around the Goričko region. With his HELMET - ČELADA and BICYCLE – KOLO he made some kilometers. And Fani, SHE QUIT – JE ODNEHALA. She called her GRANDPA - DEDEK and left Dave to enjoy Goričko.
4/12/2022 • 2 minutes, 17 seconds
231 - Planting trees
Our happy couple enjoyed some work as they followed the CALL OF NATURE or KLIC NARAVE by planting TREE SEEDLINGS - SADIKE. They brought some GLOVES or ROKAVICE and they got a MOTIKA or a HOW, and a SHOVEL or LOPATA. They felt tired after a whole day of work for MOTHER NATURE or MATI NARAVA and enjoyed some food and wine. But Dave decided to just stick with “wine and dine” and to leave the HOJA PO ŽERJAVICI or WALK ON EMBERS to professionals…
4/11/2022 • 4 minutes, 9 seconds
230 - Farmer for a day - part 2
Apparently, the day at the farm will end happily. Dave learned that MESO IZ TUNKE means MEAT IN MINCED LARD, NAČRT means PLAN, GNOJ is MANURE, GNOJITI – FERTILIZE, VILE – MANURE FORKS, SAMOKOLNICA - WHEELBARROW, JABLANE - APPLE TREES, MALINE - RASPBERRIES, ROBIDE – BLACKBERRIES, MARELICE – APRICOTS, BRESKEV – PEACH … and they are still confused if TOPINAMBUR is really a JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE.
4/8/2022 • 3 minutes, 38 seconds
229 - Farmer for a day - part 1
Dave prepares for the day at the ORGANIC FARM – EKOLOŠKA KMETIJA. He needs OLD CLOTHES – STARA OBLAČILA and RUBBER BOOTS – GUMIJASTI ŠKORNJI. He can’t go BAREFOOT - BOS. He’s practicing some new words like ŽIVINOREJA - LIVESTOCK FARMING, SAMOOSKRBA is SELF-SUFFICIENCY, ZELENJAVNI VRT – VEGETABLE GARDEN, KOZA - GOAT, KOKOŠ - CHICKEN and he already knows that a VINSKA KLET is a WINE CELLAR.
4/7/2022 • 3 minutes, 32 seconds
228 - Trees
There are a lot of TREES - DREVESA in Slovenia. In fact, 64% of Slovenia is covered by forests. And today Dave learned that the WOODS or FOREST is called a GOZD. Also, HRAST is OAK, BUKEV is BEECH, LIPA is LINDEN, BREZA – BIRCH, BOR – PINE, SMREKA is SPRUCE, LUBJE is BARK and a NEVESTA is a BRIDE.
4/6/2022 • 2 minutes, 1 second
227 - Bomba
Dave arrived at the GAS or PETROL STATION – BENCINSKA ČRPALKA with a “bomba”. But he didn’t have a real bomb with him. A PLINSKA BOMBA is another word for what Slovene’s call PLINSKA JEKLENKA or GAS CYLINDER. Fani likes using GAS – PLIN for making her COFFEE – KAVA, and not ELECTRICITY – ELEKTRIKA, which she says is EXPENSIVE – DRAGA.
4/5/2022 • 2 minutes, 6 seconds
226 - Beer fountain
Dave has had an enjoyable time at the FONTANA PIVA ŽALEC – ŽALEC BEER FOUNTAIN! He has learned the words for... TO GO ON A TRIP – ITI NA IZLET, A GLASS – KOZAREC, GLASSES/SPECTACLES – OČALA, ARE YOU OK? – SI V REDU?, THE BEST – NAJBOLJŠI, OPTIKA – OPTICIAN, DRUNK – PIJAN, and YOU ARE IN TROUBLE! – TI SI V TEŽAVAH!
