S1E21 How to conjugate Slovak Verbs in Present Tense 3; Customs and traditions on St. Mikuláš Day S1E21

Today's episode is about the customs and traditions that were held on Mikuláš’s  (Nicholas's) name day in Slovakia. The Slovak lesson has more conjugated Slovak verbs in the present tense and you will learn how to use them in short sentences. At the end of the episode, you will find my legend about St. Nicholas.

Episode notes
Today I am going to tell you about the customs and traditions that were held on Mikuláš’s or Nicholas's name day in Slovakia. In the Slovak lesson you will learn how to conjugate more Slovak verbs in the present tense, and how to use them in short sentences. At the end of the episode, you will find my legend about St. Nicholas.

Slovak lesson
1. The Present Tense of the Verb cestovať (to travel)

Singular:                           Plural:
cestujem (I travel)                   cestujeme (we travel)
cestuješ (you travel)              cestujete (you travel)
cestuje (he, she, it travels)  cestujú (they travel)

 2. The Present Tense of the Verb rozumieť (to understand)

Singular:                                         Plural:
rozumiem (I understand)                  rozumieme (we understand)
rozumieš (you understand)             rozumiete(you understand)
rozumie (he, she, it understands) rozumejú(they understand)

 3. The Present Tense of the Verb jesť (to eat)

Singular:             Plural:
jem (I eat)                       jeme (we eat)
ješ (you eat)                  jete (you eat)
je (he, she, it eats)     jedia (they eat)

4. The Present Tense of the Verb piť (to drink)

Singular:                   Plural:
pijem (I drink )                  pijeme (we drink)
piješ (you drink)              pijete (you drink)
pije (he, she, it drinks)  pijú (they drink)

1.     Cestujete často?
2.     Áno, moja manželka a ja cestujeme často.
3.     Ale naše deti necestujú s nami.
4.     Hovoríte po francúzsky?
5.     Nie, nehovoríme, ale rozumieme bežné frázy.
6.     Ale hovoríme po anglicky a trochu po nemecky.
7.     A čo vaše deti? Hovoria po anglicky alebo po nemecky?
8.     Nehovoria. Sú ešte veľmi malé. Ale rozumejú trochu po anglicky.

Timestamps
00:28 Information about the episode
02:02 Who was St. Nicholas?
03:22 Slovak lesson
17:58 Prognosis on St. Nicholas
18:45 Traditions and customs on St. Nicholas
21:37 Fun fact
22:40 Legend of St. Nicholas
23:48 Legenda o Sv. Mikulášovi (in Slovak)
27:27 Final thoughts

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