Episode Details

Today's episode is about Valentine celebrations of the nobility in 19th-century Slovakia. In the Slovak lesson, you will learn a few new words from my dialogue. You will also learn how to say “Love blooms in every season.“ in Slovak. At the end of this episode, you can find my short story about a Valentine ball dance.

Episode notes

In today's episode, I’m talking about Valentine celebrations of the nobility in 19th-century Slovakia. In the Slovak lesson, you will learn a few new words from my dialogue. You will also learn how to say “Love blooms in every season.“ in Slovak. At the end of this episode, you can find my short story about a Valentine ball dance.

Slovak lesson

1.    stretnúť sa (to meet)

2.    zdať sa (to seem)

3.    krúžiť (to circulate)

4.    viesť (to lead)

5.    šíriť sa (to spread)

6.    zmeniť (to change)

7.    zapôsobiť (to impress)

8.    spojiť (to connect)

9.    požiadať (to request)

10. tvrdiť (to assert)

11. trvať na niečom (to insist)

12. nechávať (to leave, to let)

13. kvitnúť (to bloom)

14. Slovak proverb: Láska kvitne v každom období. (Love blooms in every season.) 

Timestamps

00:37 Introduction to the episode

02:37 Valentine celebrations in the past

05:34 Fun fact

10:59 Slovak lesson

16:10 Valentine story in Slovak

18:39 Valentine story in English

20:54 Final thoughts

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