ISSEP 2015
September 28 – October 1
Ljubljana, Slovenia

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

Štruklji

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