Animals

Animals

Vlk /vlk/ (m) Wolf – Imagine a WOLF drinking a glass of miLK

Slon /slon/ (m) Elephant – Imagine an ELEPHANT sitting in a SaLON having a pedicure

Pes /pes/ (m) Dog – Imagine Dad telling the toddler, “Don't PESter the DOG.”

Koza /ko-za/ (f) Goat – Imagine a GOAT shivering outside during a COld SUmmer rain.

Krava /kra-va/ (f) Cow -Imagine a COW wearing a CRA-VAt

Prasa /pra-sa/ (n) Pig - Imagine a PIG in a pot under PRE-SUre

Questions:

How do you say the following in English?

1. Vlk
2. Slon
3. Pes
4. Koza
5. Krava
6. Prasa

How do you say the following in Slovak?

1. Wolf
2. Elephant
3. Dog
4. Goat
5. Cow
6. Pig

Grammar Note: Genders

Slovak has three genders; Masculine (m), Feminine (f), and Neuter (n).

Questions

1. Which of the above animals are Masculine?
2. Which of the above animals are Feminine?
3. Which of the above animals are Neuter?

Answers:

1. Vlk, Slon, Pes
2. Koza, Krava
3. Prasa

More questions

1. Does the masculine animal nouns end in a consonant or a vowel?
2. What vowel do the feminine animal nouns end in?

Answers

1. Consonant. (Masculine nouns usually end in a consonant.)
2. a (Feminine nouns usually end in a.)

Pronunciation Tips

a, e, o

• a sounds like u in cup
• e sounds like e in Ellie
• o sounds like o in open

k, l, n, p, s, v, z sound like their english equivalents;

• Keep, Low, Never, Peek, Sing, Violet, Zoo

r sounds like r in rug but rolled

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Until next time, Do videnia.

© Kathy Porubcan 2013

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