How to ask "Can I vote in Slovakia?" in Slovak; How to say "I need more information" in Slovak; Elections Vocabulary; Voting in Slovakia S3 E12

Today’s episode is about municipal and regional elections in Slovakia. In the Slovak lesson, you will learn some words around elections. You will also learn how to ask “Can I vote in Slovakia?“ in Slovak. Finally, I have some information how to vote in the Slovak elections.

Episode notes
Today’s episode is about municipal and regional elections in Slovakia. In the Slovak lesson, you’re going to learn some words around elections and practice them in short sentences. You will also learn how to ask “Can I vote in Slovakia?“ in Slovak. At the end are some information  about Slovak elections in Slovak.

Slovak lesson
1.     voľba / voľby (election / elections)
2.     volič / voliči (voter / voters)
3.     kandidát / kandidáti (candidate / candidates)
4.     kandidovať (to run for office)
5.     politická strana (political party)
6.     voľby prezidenta (presidential election)
7.     parlamentné voľby (parliamentary elections)
8.     regionálne voľby (regional elections)
9.     predseda samosprávneho kraja (chairman of the self-governing region)
10. komunálne voľby (municipal elections)
11. primátor (mayor in cities and towns)
12. starosta (mayor in villages)
13. poslanec / poslanci (deputy / deputies or council / councils)
14. poslanec za politickú stranu (council for a political party)
15. mestské zastupiteľstvo (city council)
16. miestne zastupiteľstvo  (local or village council)
17. voľby poslancov (elections of councils)
18. oficiálny hlasovací lístok (official ballot)
19. zoznam kandidátov (list of candidates)
20. informácie pre voliča (information for a voter)
21. zakrúžkovať / zakrúžkujte (to circle / circle)
22. vložiť / vložte (to insert / insert)
23. vhodiť / vhoďte (to throw in / throw in)
24. urna /hlasovacia urna / hlasovacia schránka (ballot box)
25. vhodiť do urny (to throw in the ballot box)

Sentences to practice:
1. Môžem voliť na Slovensku? (Can I vote in Slovakia?)
2. Môžete, ak máte trvalý pobyt na Slovensku. (You can, if you have a permanent residence in Slovakia.)
3. Kedy sú voľby? (When are the elections?)
4. Tohto roku sú voľby 29. októbra. (This year, the elections are on October 29.)
5. Potrebujem viac informácii. (I need more information.)
6. O čom? (About what?)
7. Ako voliť. (How to vote.)
8. Všetky inštrukcie sú na volebnom lístku. (All instructions are on the ballot.)

Iné informácie pre voliča (Other information for a voter)
- Takto zakrúžkujte číslo u jediného kandidáta (Circle the number for a single candidate in this way)
- Ak ste chybne označili kandidáta, požiadajte o nový hlasovací lístok. (If you marked a candidate incorrectly, request a new ballot.)
- Hlasovací lístok vhoďte do volebnej urny. (Throw the ballot into the ballot box.)
- Nesprávne označený hlasovací lístok vložte do schránky, ktorá je určená na odloženie nesprávne označených hlasovacích lístkov. (Place the incorrectly marked ballot in the box intended for storing incorrectly marked ballots.)

Timestamps
00:29 Introduction to the episode
02:28 Elections in Slovakia
03:19 Fun fact 1
06:54 Fun fact 2
09:19 Fun fact 3
11:55 Slovak lesson
31:23 Final thoughts

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