Slovenian→English

Translate Slovenian to English the way locals mean it.

Slovenian speakers use particles, teasing formulas, and the dual to signal intent that a textbook reading can easily miss.

Going the other way? English to Slovenian

474 local dialects

What locals actually say

Dej no, ne kompliciraj.

Come on, don't make such a big deal out of it.

Dej no is a colloquial expression of urging or disbelief, not a literal request to give something.

Pač, nisem mogel.

I just couldn't.

Pač signals resignation or an appeal to what seems obvious, so it often sounds more like 'that's just how it was' than simply 'simply.'

Greva na eno kavo?

Fancy grabbing a coffee?

Greva is the dual form meaning exactly two people are going, while na eno kavo is a casual invitation rather than a strict promise of one coffee.

A mi lahko posodiš kej dnarja do petka?

Could you lend me some money till Friday?

Kej and dnarja are colloquial forms of kaj and denarja, signaling relaxed everyday speech.

Pej naravnost, pol pa pri semaforju zavij desno.

Go straight, then turn right at the traffic lights.

Pej is the colloquial imperative of iti, while pol is a reduced form of potem, both signaling informal speech.

Kaj boš, čevape al štruklje?

What are you having, ćevapi or štruklji?

Al is the colloquial form of ali, and štruklji names a distinctly Slovenian dish, signaling casual local speech.

Midva z bratom sva že poklicala mamo.

My brother and I have already called Mom.

Midva is the Slovenian dual pronoun, signaling exactly two people, here the speaker and his brother.

Spet bo scalo ves dan.

It’s going to piss down all day again.

Scalo is a blunt colloquial verb for raining, signaling strongly informal speech and heavy rain.

Notes like these come with every AIRTranslate translation, so you learn why locals phrase it that way as you go.

Slovenian; ti informal, vi formal; dual number used correctly.

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