Useful information about Slovenia
The best starting point to discover Slovenia is on this website (I feel SLOVEnia) and this website (In Your Pocket).
Capital: Ljubljana
Population: 2 million
Currency: EURO
Electricity: 230 V
Time Zone: Central European Time, UTC + 1
Average temperature in September: 16 °C
Telephone numbers:
112 - emergency services
113 - police
1987 - AMZS, roadside assistance
080 1900 - tourist telephone
+386 - international code for Slovenia
Slovenian traditional food and drinks
Ajdovi žganci - buckwheat spoonbread
Kranjska klobasa - Carniolan sausage
Prekmurska gibanica - Prekmurian layer cake
Idrijski žlikrofi - dumplings from Idrija
Potica - nut roll
Kremšnita - Cream cake
Wine Lovers
White - Laški rizling, chardonnay, sauvignon, renski rizling, traminec, rumeni muškat, malvazija, rebula
Red - refošk, modra frankinja, modri pinot, žametna črnina, merlot, refošk, teran
Everything about Slovenian wine can be found here.
Beer Lovers
Union, Laško, ...
Slovenian Must Have Souvenirs
Idrija Lace (Idrijska čipka)
Crystal- and Glassware (Rogaška Slatina)
Salt (Piranske soline)
Chocolate (Gorenjka, Rustika, Dobnik)
Honey (floral, forest, chestnut)
How to say in Slovene?
English | Slovene | Pronunciation |
Good morning | Dobro jutro | doh-broh you-troh |
Good day | Dober dan | doh-burr dhan |
Good evening | Dober večer | doh-burr veh-chair |
Hello | Živijo | zhee-vee-yoh |
Thank you | Hvala | hva-la |
Please | Prosim | pro-seem |
Goodbye | Nasvidenje | nas-vee-deh-nye |
Welcome | Dobrodošli | doh-broh-doh-shlee |
Yes | Da | da |
No | Ne | ne |
Excuse me, Sorry | Oprostite | o-pro-stee-teh |
What’s your name? | Kako ti je ime? | ka-koh tee yeah ee-meh? |
My name is ... | Jaz sem ... | yas semm ... |
Where? | Kje? | kyeh? |
How much? | Koliko? | ko-lee-koh? |
When? | Kdaj? | kdai? |
Today | Danes | dah-nehs |
Do you speak English? | Govorite angleško? | go-vo-ree-teh an-glesh-ko? |
I (don’t) understand | (Ne) razumem | (ne) ra-zoo-mem |
Water | Voda | voh-dah |
Milk | Mleko | mleh-koh |
Beer | Pivo | pee-voh |
Wine | Vino | vee-noh |
Tea | Čaj | chai |
Coffee | Kava | kah-vah |
If you want to learn more about Slovenian language, we recommend you this site.
Slovenian best destinations
Ljubljana, Bled, Bohinj, Triglav National Park, Pohorje, Soča Valley, Sečovlje, Kranjska Gora, Postojna Cave, Lipica, Vintgar, ...
Images:
- https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/Lake_Bled_from_the_Mountain.jpg
- http://slovenci.si/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ljubljana.jpg
- http://www.projects.aegee.org/suct/su2015/images/SUs/LJU1_1_Ljubljana.jpg
- https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/a0/25/8b/a0258bf4e2aa6c2da09e2ea64df218f2.jpg
- http://www.bohinj-hotel.com/pic/gallery/58.16.jpg
- http://www.apartments-vrenjak.com/foto/secoveljske_soline2.jpg
- http://zelenikras.si/si/imagelib/source/default/znamenitosti/gradovi/predjamski-grad.jpg
- http://www.postojnska-jama.eu/assets/Uploads/Galerija-ANG/_resampled/SetRatioSize900900-jama-net-24.jpg
- http://www.visitljubljana.com/file/455637/skocjan-lipica.jpg
- http://www.visitljubljana.com/file/378562/piran-5.jpg