English–Slovenian Dictionary

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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
I	pronoun	jaz	I am ready now. Jaz sem zdaj pripravljen.
you	pronoun	ti	You are very kind. Ti si zelo prijazen.
he	pronoun	on	He is my brother. On je moj brat.
she	pronoun	ona	She lives near here. Ona živi blizu tukaj.
we	pronoun	mi	We work every day. Mi delamo vsak dan.
they	pronoun	oni	They have a car. Oni imajo avto.
what	pronoun	kaj	What do you want? Kaj hočeš?
where	adverb	kje	Where do they live? Kje živijo?
when	adverb	kdaj	When does school start? Kdaj se začne šola?
who	pronoun	kdo	Who is at home? Kdo je doma?
why	adverb	zakaj	Why are you sad? Zakaj si žalosten?
how	adverb	kako	How do you know? Kako veš?
to be	verb	biti	I want to be calm. Želim biti miren.
to have	verb	imeti	They have two children. Imajo dva otroka.
to do	verb	delati	We do our work well. Svoje delo dobro opravljamo.
to go	verb	iti	I go to school. Grem v šolo.
to come	verb	priti	Please come to my house. Prosim, pridi k meni domov.
to see	verb	videti	I see the moon. Vidim luno.
to know	verb	vedeti	I know the answer. Vem odgovor.
to think	verb	misliti	We think about the future. Mislimo na prihodnost.
to want	verb	želeti	They want more time. Želijo več časa.
to need	verb	potrebovati	I need some water. Potrebujem nekaj vode.
to make	verb	narediti	She makes good bread. Naredi dober kruh.
to take	verb	vzeti	Take the book home. Vzemi knjigo domov.
to give	verb	dati	Give me the key. Daj mi ključ.
to say	verb	reči	He says my name. Reče moje ime.
to tell	verb	povedati	Tell me the story. Povej mi zgodbo.
to ask	verb	vprašati	I ask one question. Postavim eno vprašanje.
to find	verb	najti	We find the house. Najdemo hišo.
to look	verb	gledati	Look at the sky. Glej nebo.
to use	verb	uporabiti	Use this chair carefully. Ta stol uporabljaj previdno.
to work	verb	delati	They work in the city. Delajo v mestu.
to eat	verb	jesti	We eat rice tonight. Zvečer jemo riž.
to drink	verb	piti	I drink hot tea. Pijem vroč čaj.
to sleep	verb	spati	The child sleeps well. Otrok dobro spi.
to walk	verb	hoditi	We walk to school. Hodimo v šolo.
to run	verb	teči	The boy runs fast. Fant hitro teče.
to read	verb	brati	She reads a book. Bere knjigo.
to write	verb	pisati	I write every morning. Pišem vsako jutro.
to speak	verb	govoriti	They speak slowly here. Tukaj govorijo počasi.
to listen	verb	poslušati	Listen to the music. Poslušaj glasbo.
to hear	verb	slišati	I hear the wind. Slišim veter.
to buy	verb	kupiti	We buy fresh bread. Kupimo svež kruh.
to sell	verb	prodati	They sell fruit here. Tukaj prodajajo sadje.
to pay	verb	plačati	I pay with cash. Plačam z gotovino.
to help	verb	pomagati	Friends help each other. Prijatelji si pomagajo.
to love	verb	ljubiti	I love my family. Ljubim svojo družino.
to live	verb	živeti	They live near the river. Živijo blizu reke.
to die	verb	umreti	All plants die someday. Vse rastline nekoč umrejo.
to learn	verb	učiti se	Children learn very quickly. Otroci se učijo zelo hitro.
to teach	verb	učiti	They teach at school. Učijo v šoli.
to open	verb	odpreti	Please open the door. Prosim, odpri vrata.
to close	verb	zapreti	Close the window now. Zdaj zapri okno.
person	noun	oseba	Each person has a name. Vsaka oseba ima ime.
man	noun	moški	The man is tall. Moški je visok.
woman	noun	ženska	The woman is smiling. Ženska se smehlja.
child	noun	otrok	The child is sleeping. Otrok spi.
boy	noun	fant	The boy runs outside. Fant teče zunaj.
girl	noun	dekle	The girl reads quietly. Dekle tiho bere.
family	noun	družina	My family eats together. Moja družina je skupaj.
mother	noun	mati	My mother is kind. Moja mati je prijazna.
father	noun	oče	His father drives home. Njegov oče se pelje domov.
friend	noun	prijatelj	My friend helps me. Moj prijatelj mi pomaga.
house	noun	hiša	Their house is new. Njihova hiša je nova.
home	noun	dom	I am going home. Grem domov.
school	noun	šola	The school is nearby. Šola je blizu.
city	noun	mesto	This city is beautiful. To mesto je lepo.
country	noun	država	The country is small. Država je majhna.
world	noun	svet	The world is changing. Svet se spreminja.
street	noun	ulica	The street is long. Ulica je dolga.
room	noun	soba	The room is warm. Soba je topla.
time	noun	čas	Time passes very quickly. Čas zelo hitro mineva.
day	noun	dan	Today is a good day. Danes je dober dan.
night	noun	noč	The night is cold. Noč je mrzla.
morning	noun	jutro	The morning is quiet. Jutro je mirno.
evening	noun	večer	The evening feels peaceful. Večer je miren.
week	noun	teden	A week passes quickly. Teden hitro mine.
month	noun	mesec	This month is busy. Ta mesec je naporen.
year	noun	leto	This year feels different. To leto je drugačno.
today	adverb	danes	I work today. Danes delam.
tomorrow	adverb	jutri	We leave tomorrow morning. Jutri zjutraj odidemo.
yesterday	adverb	včeraj	Yesterday was very cold. Včeraj je bilo zelo mrzlo.
now	adverb	zdaj	I need help now. Zdaj potrebujem pomoč.
sun	noun	sonce	The sun is bright. Sonce je svetlo.
moon	noun	luna	The moon is full. Luna je polna.
star	noun	zvezda	That star is bright. Ta zvezda je svetla.
sky	noun	nebo	The sky is blue. Nebo je modro.
earth	noun	Zemlja	The Earth is our home. Zemlja je naš dom.
fire	noun	ogenj	The fire is hot. Ogenj je vroč.
water	noun	voda	Water is very cold. Voda je zelo mrzla.
rain	noun	dež	The rain is falling. Dež pada.
wind	noun	veter	The wind is strong. Veter je močan.
tree	noun	drevo	The tree is tall. Drevo je visoko.
flower	noun	roža	This flower is beautiful. Ta roža je lepa.
mountain	noun	gora	The mountain is high. Gora je visoka.
river	noun	reka	The river is long. Reka je dolga.
sea	noun	morje	The sea looks calm. Morje je videti mirno.
food	noun	hrana	The food smells good. Hrana lepo diši.
bread	noun	kruh	The bread is fresh. Kruh je svež.
rice	noun	riž	We eat rice often. Riž jemo pogosto.
meat	noun	meso	The meat is hot. Meso je vroče.
fish	noun	riba	The fish is fresh. Riba je sveža.
egg	noun	jajce	The egg is broken. Jajce je razbito.
milk	noun	mleko	The milk is warm. Mleko je toplo.
fruit	noun	sadje	Fruit is good for health. Sadje je dobro za zdravje.
tea	noun	čaj	The tea is hot. Čaj je vroč.
coffee	noun	kava	This coffee is strong. Ta kava je močna.
head	noun	glava	My head hurts today. Danes me boli glava.
eye	noun	oko	Her eye is blue. Njeno oko je modro.
ear	noun	uho	My ear hurts badly. Moje uho zelo boli.
mouth	noun	usta	Open your mouth wide. Široko odpri usta.
nose	noun	nos	My nose is cold. Moj nos je mrzel.
hand	noun	roka	Her hand is warm. Njena roka je topla.
foot	noun	stopalo	My foot hurts now. Zdaj me boli stopalo.
heart	noun	srce	His heart is strong. Njegovo srce je močno.
name	noun	ime	My name is Anna. Moje ime je Ana.
book	noun	knjiga	This book is new. Ta knjiga je nova.
word	noun	beseda	This word is important. Ta beseda je pomembna.
language	noun	jezik	Language connects many people. Jezik povezuje veliko ljudi.
money	noun	denar	I need more money. Potrebujem več denarja.
work	noun	delo	Work takes much time. Delo vzame veliko časa.
love	noun	ljubezen	Love makes life beautiful. Ljubezen naredi življenje lepo.
music	noun	glasba	The music is beautiful. Glasba je lepa.
story	noun	zgodba	The story is interesting. Zgodba je zanimiva.
way	noun	pot	This way is easier. Ta pot je lažja.
thing	noun	stvar	That thing is heavy. Ta stvar je težka.
life	noun	življenje	Life is sometimes hard. Življenje je včasih težko.
door	noun	vrata	The door is open. Vrata so odprta.
table	noun	miza	The table is round. Miza je okrogla.
chair	noun	stol	The chair is broken. Stol je zlomljen.
car	noun	avto	The car is fast. Avto je hiter.
good	adjective	dober	This book is good. Ta knjiga je dobra.
bad	adjective	slab	This coffee is bad. Ta kava je slaba.
big	adjective	velik	The house is big. Hiša je velika.
small	adjective	majhen	The room is small. Soba je majhna.
new	adjective	nov	I have a new book. Imam novo knjigo.
old	adjective	star	This house is old. Ta hiša je stara.
long	adjective	dolg	The street is long. Ulica je dolga.
short	adjective	kratek	The story is short. Zgodba je kratka.
high	adjective	visok	The mountain is high. Gora je visoka.
low	adjective	nizek	The table is low. Miza je nizka.
hot	adjective	vroč	The tea is hot. Čaj je vroč.
cold	adjective	mrzel	The water is cold. Voda je mrzla.
happy	adjective	srečen	She feels happy today. Danes je srečna.
sad	adjective	žalosten	He looks sad today. Danes je videti žalosten.
beautiful	adjective	lep	The flower is beautiful. Roža je lepa.
easy	adjective	lahek	This work is easy. To delo je lahko.
hard	adjective	težek	This question is hard. To vprašanje je težko.
fast	adjective	hiter	The car is fast. Avto je hiter.
slow	adjective	počasen	The train is slow. Vlak je počasen.
right	adjective	pravilen	Your answer is right. Tvoj odgovor je pravilen.
wrong	adjective	napačen	That answer is wrong. Ta odgovor je napačen.
important	adjective	pomemben	This book is important. Ta knjiga je pomembna.
true	adjective	resničen	The story is true. Zgodba je resnična.
full	adjective	poln	The glass is full. Kozarec je poln.
empty	adjective	prazen	The room is empty. Soba je prazna.
young	adjective	mlad	The boy is young. Fant je mlad.
strong	adjective	močan	The wind is strong. Veter je močan.
weak	adjective	šibek	He feels weak today. Danes se počuti šibkega.
red	adjective	rdeč	The flower is red. Roža je rdeča.
blue	adjective	moder	The sky is blue. Nebo je modro.
green	adjective	zelen	The tree is green. Drevo je zeleno.
yellow	adjective	rumen	The flower is yellow. Roža je rumena.
black	adjective	črn	The car is black. Avto je črn.
white	adjective	bel	The milk is white. Mleko je belo.
yes	interjection	da	Yes, I understand now. Da, zdaj razumem.
no	interjection	ne	No, I cannot come. Ne, ne morem priti.
not	adverb	ne	I am not ready. Nisem pripravljen.
and	conjunction	in	Bread and milk are here. Kruh in mleko sta tukaj.
or	conjunction	ali	Tea or coffee today? Čaj ali kava danes?
but	conjunction	ampak	I am tired but happy. Utrujen sem, ampak srečen.
if	conjunction	če	If it rains, stay home. Če dežuje, ostani doma.
because	conjunction	ker	I stayed home because rain fell. Ostal sem doma, ker je deževalo.
with	preposition	z	I came with my friend. Prišel sem s prijateljem.
without	preposition	brez	He left without money. Odšel je brez denarja.
for	preposition	za	This gift is for you. To darilo je zate.
from	preposition	iz	She comes from the city. Prihaja iz mesta.
to	preposition	v	We go to school. Gremo v šolo.