Episode Details

Today's episode is about answering some questions about the nobility in Upper Hungary. In the Slovak lesson, you are going to learn the comparative form of Slovak adjectives in plural. You will also learn how to say “The wiser one will retreat. “in Slovak.

Episode notes

In today's episode, I’m answering some questions about the nobility in Upper Hungary. In the Slovak lesson, you are going to learn the comparative form of Slovak adjectives in plural. You will also learn how to say “The wiser one will retreat. “in Slovak.

Slovak lesson

1.    (Musc. An.) Chlapci boli rýchlejší ako dievčatá. (The boys were faster than the girls.)

2.    (Musc. An.) Preteky vyhral najrýchlejší bežec. (The fastest runner won the race.)

3.    (Musc. Ina.) Nové vlaky sú rýchlejšie ako staré. (New trains are faster than old ones.)

4.    (Musc. Ina.) Japonsko má vraj narýchlejšie vlaky. (Japan is said to have the fastest trains.)

5.    Fem.) Jeho kamarátky sú staršie ako tvoje. (His female friends are older than yours.)

6.    (Fem.) Najstaršie ženy odišli domov. (The oldest women went home.)

7.    (Fem.) Staršie knihy sme dali do antikvariátu. (We put the older books in a second-hand bookshop.)

8.    (Fem.) Najstaršie knihy sme poslali do múzea. (We sent the oldest books to a museum.)

9.    (Neu.) Všetky múdrejšie dievčatá študovali medicínu. (All the smarter girls studied medicine.)

10. (Neu.) Najmúdrejšie dievčatá študovali kvantovú fyziku. (The smartest girls studied quantum physics.)

11. (Neu.) Niektoré zvieratá sú múdrejšie ako iné. (Some animals are smarter than others.)

12. (Neu.) Šimpanzy sú vraj najmúdrejšie zvieratá na svete. (Chimpanzees are said to be the smartest animals in the world.)

13. Múdrejší ustúpi. The wiser one will retreat/will step back. => Slovak proverb/saying. (Meaning: a person with foresight will not get drawn into an unnecessary conflict).

Zhrnutie: Čo si máme zapamätať

Šľachtici na území dnešného Slovenska boli súčasťou Uhorského kráľovstva. Hovorili viacerými jazykmi. Niektorí mali slovenské korene, iní maďarské či nemecké. Neboli len bojovníci, ale aj úradníci a vzdelanci. Ich identita bola iná než dnes. Najdôležitá pre nich bola vernosť kráľovi, rodine a pôde.

Summary: What to Remember

The nobles in what is now Slovakia were part of the Kingdom of Hungary. They spoke several languages. Some had Slovak roots, others Hungarian or German. They were not only warriors, but also officials and scholars. Their identity was different from today’s. The most important thing for them was loyalty to the king, family and land.

Timestamps

00:35 Introduction to the lesson

02:25 Answering the questions about the nobility in Upper Hungary 

04:17 Fun fact 1

05:47 Fun fact 2

08:53 Slovak lesson

15:46 Sentences

19:27 Summary

21:02 Final thoughts

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