Lenguia | 1000 Most Common Slovenian Words with Audio

Why these 1,000 words matter

Slovenian vocabulary is astonishingly top-heavy: the 100 most frequent words make up about half of everything you will ever hear or read, and the top 1,000 cover roughly 85% of everyday speech. Learn these first and most sentences around you turn from noise into language.

The list below is ranked by how often each word actually occurs in spoken Slovenian — dictionary forms, with concise English translations, the part of speech, the CEFR level at which learners typically meet the word, and audio for every word in a female and a male voice. Show the top 250, 500 or all 1,000, and flip to A–Z when you want to look something up.

#	Word	Translation	Part of speech	Level
1	in	and	conjunction	A1
2	je	is; there is (3sg of to be)	verb	A1
3	se	oneself; (reflexive particle)	pronoun	A1
4	na	on; onto; at	preposition	A1
5	da	that (subordinator); yes	conjunction	A1
6	so	are; there are (3pl of to be)	verb	A1
7	ne	no; not	particle	A1
8	za	for; behind; after	preposition	A1
9	ki	which; who; that (relativizer)	conjunction	A1
10	pa	and; but; however	conjunction	A1
11	to	this; that; it	pronoun	A1
12	kot	as; like; than	conjunction	A1
13	po	after; along; over; by	preposition	A1
14	sem	I am (1sg of to be)	verb	A1
15	bi	would (conditional particle)	particle	A1
16	ali	or; whether	conjunction	A1
17	jo	her (accusative of she)	pronoun	A1
18	ga	him; it (accusative)	pronoun	A1
19	kaj	what	pronoun	A1
20	v	in; into; at	preposition	A1
21	z	with; by means of	preposition	A1
22	s	with (before voiceless consonants)	preposition	A1
23	biti	to be	verb	A1
24	tudi	also; too; even	adverb	A1
25	ko	when; as (subordinator)	conjunction	A1
26	še	still; yet; more	adverb	A1
27	že	already; now	adverb	A1
28	do	to; until; up to	preposition	A1
29	iz	from; out of	preposition	A1
30	bo	will be (3sg future of to be)	verb	A1
31	kako	how	adverb	A1
32	ta	this; the	determiner	A1
33	ampak	but	conjunction	A1
34	ker	because	conjunction	A1
35	če	if	conjunction	A1
36	samo	only; just	adverb	A1
37	kdo	who	pronoun	A1
38	zdaj	now	adverb	A1
39	imeti	to have	verb	A1
40	jaz	I	pronoun	A1
41	me	me (accusative of I)	pronoun	A1
42	mi	to me; we	pronoun	A1
43	ti	you (singular); to you	pronoun	A1
44	on	he	pronoun	A1
45	ona	she	pronoun	A1
46	tako	so; thus; that way	adverb	A1
47	lahko	can; may; easily	adverb	A1
48	od	from; since; of	preposition	A1
49	si	oneself (dative reflexive); you are	pronoun	A1
50	ves	all; whole; entire	determiner	A1
51	ob	at; by; beside; during	preposition	A1
52	kjer	where (relative)	conjunction	A1
53	ni	is not; there is not	verb	A1
54	smo	we are (1pl of to be)	verb	A1
55	moj	my; mine	determiner	A1
56	zelo	very; a lot	adverb	A1
57	kdaj	when	adverb	A1
58	saj	after all; you see; but surely	particle	A1
59	kje	where	adverb	A1
60	ljudje	people	noun	A1
61	človek	person; human; man	noun	A1
62	leto	year	noun	A1
63	dan	day	noun	A1
64	čas	time; weather	noun	A1
65	vem	I know (1sg of to know)	verb	A1
66	oni	they	pronoun	A1
67	vi	you (plural/formal)	pronoun	A1
68	ono	it	pronoun	A1
69	dobro	well; good; fine	adverb	A1
70	kar	what; which (relative); just	pronoun	A1
71	moči	to be able to; can	verb	A1
72	reči	to say; to tell	verb	A1
73	hoteti	to want	verb	A1
74	iti	to go	verb	A1
75	vedeti	to know	verb	A1
76	delati	to do; to work; to make	verb	A1
77	dati	to give	verb	A1
78	videti	to see	verb	A1
79	priti	to come; to arrive	verb	A1
80	nič	nothing	pronoun	A1
81	kateri	which; who	pronoun	A1
82	takrat	then; at that time	adverb	A1
83	nek	a certain; some	determiner	A1
84	naš	our; ours	determiner	A1
85	njegov	his	determiner	A1
86	njen	her; hers	determiner	A1
87	tvoj	your; yours (singular)	determiner	A1
88	nekoč	once; someday; at some point	adverb	A2
89	zato	therefore; that is why	conjunction	A1
90	tam	there	adverb	A1
91	tu	here	adverb	A1
92	tukaj	here	adverb	A1
93	malo	a little; a bit; few	adverb	A1
94	več	more	adverb	A1
95	vsak	each; every	determiner	A1
96	vse	everything; all	pronoun	A1
97	najbolj	most; the most	adverb	A1
98	brez	without	preposition	A1
99	pri	at; by; near; with	preposition	A1
100	med	between; among; during	preposition	A1
101	kdor	whoever; the one who	pronoun	A2
102	nato	then; afterwards	adverb	A2
103	potem	then; afterwards	adverb	A1
104	danes	today	adverb	A1
105	jutri	tomorrow	adverb	A1
106	včeraj	yesterday	adverb	A1
107	takoj	right away; immediately	adverb	A2
108	dober	good	adjective	A1
109	velik	big; large; great	adjective	A1
110	majhen	small; little	adjective	A1
111	nov	new	adjective	A1
112	star	old	adjective	A1
113	prvi	first	number	A1
114	drug	other; another; second	determiner	A1
115	eden	one	number	A1
116	ena	one (feminine)	number	A1
117	dva	two	number	A1
118	tri	three	number	A1
119	štiri	four	number	A1
120	pet	five	number	A1
121	delo	work; job; labour	noun	A1
122	stvar	thing; matter	noun	A1
123	način	way; manner; method	noun	A2
124	država	country; state	noun	A2
125	del	part; portion	noun	A2
126	mesto	city; town; place	noun	A1
127	roka	hand; arm	noun	A1
128	oko	eye	noun	A1
129	glava	head	noun	A1
130	voda	water	noun	A1
131	hiša	house	noun	A1
132	dom	home	noun	A1
133	družina	family	noun	A1
134	otrok	child	noun	A1
135	mati	mother	noun	A1
136	oče	father	noun	A1
137	ženska	woman	noun	A1
138	moški	man; male	noun	A1
139	prijatelj	friend	noun	A1
140	ime	name	noun	A1
141	beseda	word	noun	A1
142	življenje	life	noun	A1
143	svet	world	noun	A1
144	ura	hour; clock; watch	noun	A1
145	noč	night	noun	A1
146	jutro	morning	noun	A1
147	teden	week	noun	A1
148	mesec	month; moon	noun	A1
149	konec	end	noun	A2
150	začetek	beginning; start	noun	A2
151	vzeti	to take	verb	A1
152	najti	to find	verb	A1
153	misliti	to think	verb	A1
154	govoriti	to speak; to talk	verb	A1
155	gledati	to look; to watch	verb	A1
156	poznati	to know; to be acquainted with	verb	A1
157	ostati	to stay; to remain	verb	A2
158	čakati	to wait	verb	A1
159	začeti	to begin; to start	verb	A1
160	končati	to finish; to end	verb	A2
161	razumeti	to understand	verb	A1
162	pisati	to write	verb	A1
163	brati	to read	verb	A1
164	slišati	to hear	verb	A1
165	poslušati	to listen	verb	A1
166	vprašati	to ask	verb	A1
167	odgovoriti	to answer; to reply	verb	A2
168	živeti	to live	verb	A1
169	ustvarjati	to create; to be making	verb	A2
170	ljubiti	to love	verb	A1
171	čutiti	to feel; to sense	verb	A2
172	bati	to be afraid (se)	verb	A2
173	smejati	to laugh (se)	verb	A2
174	zdeti	to seem (se)	verb	A2
175	spomniti	to remember (se)	verb	A2
176	počutiti	to feel (se)	verb	A2
177	zgoditi	to happen (se)	verb	A2
178	učiti	to teach; to learn (se)	verb	A1
179	igrati	to play	verb	A1
180	jesti	to eat	verb	A1
181	piti	to drink	verb	A1
182	spati	to sleep	verb	A1
183	kupiti	to buy	verb	A1
184	prodati	to sell	verb	A2
185	kaditi	to smoke	verb	B1
186	hoditi	to walk; to go (habitually)	verb	A1
187	peljati	to drive; to take (by vehicle)	verb	A2
188	stati	to stand; to cost	verb	A2
189	sedeti	to sit	verb	A1
190	ležati	to lie; to be lying down	verb	A2
191	odpreti	to open	verb	A2
192	zapreti	to close; to shut	verb	A2
193	nositi	to carry; to wear	verb	A2
194	držati	to hold; to keep	verb	A2
195	pustiti	to let; to leave; to allow	verb	A2
196	pomagati	to help	verb	A1
197	prositi	to ask for; to request	verb	A2
198	poskusiti	to try; to attempt	verb	A2
199	uspeti	to succeed; to manage	verb	B1
200	potrebovati	to need	verb	A2
201	lep	beautiful; nice; pretty	adjective	A1
202	slab	bad; weak; poor	adjective	A1
203	dolg	long	adjective	A1
204	kratek	short	adjective	A1
205	visok	tall; high	adjective	A1
206	nizek	low; short	adjective	A2
207	težek	heavy; difficult; hard	adjective	A2
208	lahek	light; easy	adjective	A2
209	poln	full	adjective	A2
210	prazen	empty	adjective	A2
211	topel	warm	adjective	A2
212	hladen	cool; cold	adjective	A2
213	vroč	hot	adjective	A2
214	mrzel	cold	adjective	A2
215	bel	white	adjective	A1
216	črn	black	adjective	A1
217	rdeč	red	adjective	A1
218	zelen	green	adjective	A1
219	moder	blue; wise	adjective	A1
220	rumen	yellow	adjective	A2
221	trenutno	currently; at the moment	adverb	B1
222	stran	page; side; away	noun	A2
223	zgodba	story	noun	A2
224	knjiga	book	noun	A1
225	šola	school	noun	A1
226	učitelj	teacher	noun	A1
227	učenec	pupil; student	noun	A2
228	študent	student	noun	A2
229	vprašanje	question	noun	A2
230	odgovor	answer	noun	A2
231	problem	problem	noun	A2
232	primer	example; case	noun	A2
233	razlog	reason; cause	noun	B2
234	ideja	idea	noun	A2
235	misel	thought	noun	B1
236	mnenje	opinion	noun	B1
237	denar	money	noun	A1
238	cena	price; cost	noun	A2
239	trgovina	shop; store	noun	A1
240	hrana	food	noun	A1
241	kruh	bread	noun	A1
242	mleko	milk	noun	A1
243	kava	coffee	noun	A1
244	čaj	tea	noun	A1
245	sadje	fruit	noun	A2
246	jabolko	apple	noun	A1
247	sedež	seat; headquarters	noun	B1
248	vas	village	noun	A2
249	ulica	street	noun	A1
250	pot	road; path; way; journey	noun	A2
251	avto	car	noun	A1
252	vlak	train	noun	A1
253	letalo	plane; aircraft	noun	A2
254	okno	window	noun	A1
255	vrata	door; gate	noun	A1
256	soba	room	noun	A1
257	miza	table	noun	A1
258	stol	chair	noun	A1
259	postelja	bed	noun	A1
260	telefon	phone; telephone	noun	A1
261	noga	leg; foot	noun	A1
262	srce	heart	noun	A2
263	obraz	face	noun	A2
264	telo	body	noun	A2
265	glas	voice; vote; sound	noun	A2
266	barva	colour	noun	A1
267	zrak	air	noun	A2
268	sonce	sun	noun	A1
269	nebo	sky; heaven	noun	A2
270	zemlja	earth; ground; land	noun	A2
271	ogenj	fire	noun	A2
272	drevo	tree	noun	A2
273	cvet	flower; blossom	noun	A2
274	žival	animal	noun	A2
275	pes	dog	noun	A1
276	mačka	cat	noun	A1
277	ptica	bird	noun	A2
278	riba	fish	noun	A2
279	gozd	forest; woods	noun	A2
280	gora	mountain	noun	A2
281	morje	sea	noun	A1
282	reka	river	noun	A2
283	jezero	lake	noun	A2
284	sneg	snow	noun	A2
285	dež	rain	noun	A2
286	veter	wind	noun	A2
287	pomen	meaning; significance	noun	B2
288	vpliv	influence; impact	noun	B1
289	moč	power; strength; force	noun	B2
290	pravica	right; justice	noun	B1
291	zakon	law; marriage	noun	B1
292	vlada	government	noun	B1
293	družba	society; company	noun	B1
294	skupina	group	noun	A2
295	sistem	system	noun	B1
296	podjetje	company; business	noun	B1
297	služba	job; service	noun	A2
298	poklic	profession; occupation	noun	B2
299	razmere	circumstances; conditions	noun	B2
300	položaj	position; situation	noun	B2
301	nekaj	something; a few	pronoun	A1
302	nekdo	someone; somebody	pronoun	A1
303	nihče	no one; nobody	pronoun	A2
304	vsi	everyone; all	pronoun	A1
305	sam	alone; oneself; myself	pronoun	A2
306	isti	same	determiner	A2
307	tisti	that; that one	determiner	A1
308	takšen	such; that kind of	determiner	A2
309	kakšen	what kind of; some	determiner	A2
310	toliko	so much; so many	adverb	A2
311	koliko	how much; how many	adverb	A1
312	nekje	somewhere	adverb	A2
313	povsod	everywhere	adverb	A2
314	nikjer	nowhere	adverb	A2
315	sicer	otherwise; admittedly	conjunction	B1
316	nikoli	never	adverb	A2
317	vedno	always	adverb	A1
318	pogosto	often; frequently	adverb	A2
319	včasih	sometimes	adverb	A2
320	redko	rarely; seldom	adverb	B1
321	kmalu	soon	adverb	A2
322	pozno	late	adverb	A2
323	zgodaj	early	adverb	A2
324	hitro	quickly; fast	adverb	A1
325	počasi	slowly	adverb	A2
326	skupaj	together	adverb	A1
327	posebej	especially; separately	adverb	B1
328	predvsem	above all; primarily	adverb	B1
329	seveda	of course	adverb	A2
330	morda	maybe; perhaps	adverb	A2
331	mogoče	maybe; possibly	adverb	A2
332	res	really; truly	adverb	A1
333	čeprav	although; even though	conjunction	B1
334	medtem	meanwhile; while	adverb	B1
335	vendar	but; however; yet	conjunction	B1
336	torej	so; therefore; thus	conjunction	A2
337	namreč	namely; that is	conjunction	B1
338	kljub	despite; in spite of	preposition	B1
339	zaradi	because of; due to	preposition	A2
340	proti	against; towards	preposition	A2
341	čez	over; across; in (time)	preposition	A2
342	skozi	through	preposition	A2
343	okoli	around; about	preposition	A2
344	pod	under; below	preposition	A1
345	nad	above; over	preposition	A1
346	pred	before; in front of; ago	preposition	A1
347	k	to; towards	preposition	A1
348	h	to; towards (before k/g)	preposition	A2
349	o	about; concerning	preposition	A1
350	poleg	besides; next to	preposition	B1
351	zdržati	to endure; to hold out	verb	B2
352	postati	to become	verb	A2
353	preostati	to remain; to be left over	verb	B1
354	dobiti	to get; to receive	verb	A1
355	izgubiti	to lose	verb	A2
356	nesti	to carry (once, on foot)	verb	A2
357	prinesti	to bring	verb	A2
358	odnesti	to take away; to carry off	verb	B1
359	položiti	to put; to lay	verb	B1
360	dvigniti	to lift; to raise	verb	B1
361	pasti	to fall	verb	A2
362	vstati	to get up; to stand up	verb	A2
363	usesti	to sit down (se)	verb	A2
364	obrniti	to turn (se)	verb	B1
365	vrniti	to return; to give back (se)	verb	A2
366	oditi	to leave; to go away	verb	A2
367	zapustiti	to leave; to abandon	verb	B1
368	zapeljati	to drive off; to seduce	verb	B1
369	voziti	to drive; to ride	verb	A2
370	teči	to run; to flow	verb	A2
371	skočiti	to jump	verb	B1
372	leteti	to fly	verb	B1
373	plavati	to swim	verb	A2
374	nastopiti	to perform; to appear (on stage)	verb	B1
375	peti	to sing	verb	A2
376	plesati	to dance	verb	A2
377	risati	to draw	verb	A2
378	kuhati	to cook	verb	A2
379	prati	to wash (laundry)	verb	B1
380	umiti	to wash (se)	verb	A2
381	obleči	to dress; to put on (se)	verb	A2
382	sleči	to undress; to take off (se)	verb	B1
383	ustaviti	to stop (se)	verb	A2
384	nadaljevati	to continue	verb	B1
385	ponoviti	to repeat	verb	B1
386	pozabiti	to forget	verb	A2
387	zapomniti	to memorize (si)	verb	B1
388	verjeti	to believe	verb	A2
389	upati	to hope; to dare (si)	verb	A2
390	želeti	to wish; to want	verb	A2
391	obljubiti	to promise	verb	B1
392	odločiti	to decide (se)	verb	B1
393	izbrati	to choose; to select	verb	A2
394	zamenjati	to change; to swap; to replace	verb	B1
395	spremeniti	to change; to alter	verb	B1
396	sanjati	to dream	verb	B1
397	zbuditi	to wake up (se)	verb	A2
398	zaspati	to fall asleep	verb	B1
399	počivati	to rest	verb	B1
400	srečati	to meet (se)	verb	A2
401	zjutraj	in the morning	adverb	A2
402	zvečer	in the evening	adverb	A2
403	ponoči	at night	adverb	A2
404	popoldne	afternoon; in the afternoon	noun	A2
405	dopoldne	late morning; forenoon	noun	B1
406	večer	evening	noun	A1
407	poldne	noon; midday	noun	A2
408	polnoč	midnight	noun	A2
409	trenutek	moment; instant	noun	A2
410	minuta	minute	noun	A1
411	sekunda	second	noun	A2
412	ponedeljek	Monday	noun	A1
413	torek	Tuesday	noun	A1
414	sreda	Wednesday	noun	A1
415	četrtek	Thursday	noun	A1
416	petek	Friday	noun	A1
417	sobota	Saturday	noun	A1
418	nedelja	Sunday	noun	A1
419	pomlad	spring	noun	A2
420	poletje	summer	noun	A2
421	jesen	autumn; fall	noun	A2
422	zima	winter	noun	A2
423	praznik	holiday; feast	noun	B1
424	rojstvo	birth	noun	B1
425	smrt	death	noun	B1
426	ljubezen	love	noun	A2
427	sreča	happiness; luck	noun	A2
428	strah	fear	noun	A2
429	jeza	anger	noun	B1
430	veselje	joy; delight	noun	B1
431	bolečina	pain	noun	B1
432	bolezen	illness; disease	noun	A2
433	zdravje	health	noun	A2
434	zdravnik	doctor	noun	A1
435	bolnišnica	hospital	noun	A2
436	zdravilo	medicine; remedy	noun	B1
437	kri	blood	noun	A2
438	koža	skin	noun	B1
439	kost	bone	noun	B1
440	zob	tooth	noun	A2
441	usta	mouth	noun	A2
442	nos	nose	noun	A2
443	uho	ear	noun	A2
444	las	hair (single strand)	noun	A2
445	prst	finger; toe	noun	A2
446	hrbet	back	noun	B1
447	trebuh	belly; stomach	noun	B1
448	obleka	dress; clothes; outfit	noun	A2
449	srajca	shirt	noun	A2
450	hlače	trousers; pants	noun	A2
451	čevelj	shoe	noun	A2
452	klobuk	hat	noun	B1
453	plašč	coat	noun	B1
454	torba	bag	noun	A2
455	ključ	key	noun	A2
456	nakit	jewellery	noun	B1
457	denarnica	wallet; purse	noun	B1
458	papir	paper	noun	A2
459	pismo	letter	noun	A2
460	sporočilo	message	noun	A2
461	novica	news; piece of news	noun	A2
462	časopis	newspaper	noun	A2
463	slika	picture; image; painting	noun	A1
464	film	film; movie	noun	A1
465	glasba	music	noun	A1
466	pesem	song; poem	noun	A2
467	igra	game; play	noun	A2
468	šport	sport	noun	A2
469	žoga	ball	noun	A2
470	ekipa	team	noun	B1
471	naloga	task; assignment	noun	A2
472	projekt	project	noun	B1
473	načrt	plan	noun	B1
474	cilj	goal; aim; target	noun	B1
475	uspeh	success	noun	B1
476	napaka	mistake; error; fault	noun	A2
477	težava	trouble; difficulty	noun	A2
478	rešitev	solution	noun	B2
479	možnost	possibility; option	noun	B2
480	priložnost	opportunity; chance	noun	B1
481	razlika	difference	noun	B2
482	sprememba	change	noun	B2
483	dogodek	event; occurrence	noun	B2
484	srečanje	meeting; encounter	noun	B1
485	pogovor	conversation; talk	noun	A2
486	izraz	expression; term	noun	B2
487	jezik	language; tongue	noun	A1
488	stavek	sentence	noun	A2
489	črka	letter (of alphabet)	noun	A2
490	številka	number; figure	noun	A1
491	šest	six	number	A1
492	sedem	seven	number	A1
493	osem	eight	number	A1
494	devet	nine	number	A1
495	deset	ten	number	A1
496	sto	hundred	number	A1
497	tisoč	thousand	number	A2
498	milijon	million	number	A2
499	polovica	half	noun	A2
500	odstotek	percent; percentage	noun	B2
501	ljubezniv	kind; loving	adjective	B1
502	prijazen	friendly; kind	adjective	A2
503	srečen	happy	adjective	A2
504	žalosten	sad	adjective	A2
505	vesel	glad; cheerful	adjective	A2
506	jezen	angry	adjective	A2
507	utrujen	tired	adjective	A2
508	bolan	ill; sick	adjective	A2
509	zdrav	healthy	adjective	A2
510	lačen	hungry	adjective	A2
511	žejen	thirsty	adjective	A2
512	pameten	smart; clever	adjective	A2
513	neumen	stupid; silly	adjective	A2
514	močan	strong	adjective	A2
515	šibek	weak	adjective	B1
516	mlad	young	adjective	A1
517	bogat	rich; wealthy	adjective	A2
518	reven	poor	adjective	A2
519	drag	expensive; dear	adjective	A2
520	poceni	cheap; inexpensive	adjective	A2
521	čist	clean; pure	adjective	A2
522	umazan	dirty	adjective	A2
523	suh	dry; thin	adjective	A2
524	moker	wet	adjective	A2
525	svetel	bright; light	adjective	B1
526	temen	dark	adjective	A2
527	globok	deep	adjective	B1
528	širok	wide; broad	adjective	B1
529	ozek	narrow	adjective	B1
530	debel	thick; fat	adjective	A2
531	okrogel	round	adjective	B1
532	raven	straight; flat	adjective	B1
533	trd	hard; firm	adjective	B1
534	mehek	soft	adjective	B1
535	oster	sharp	adjective	B1
536	sladek	sweet	adjective	A2
537	grenek	bitter	adjective	B1
538	kisel	sour	adjective	B1
539	slan	salty	adjective	B1
540	okusen	tasty; delicious	adjective	A2
541	pravi	real; true; right	adjective	A2
542	napačen	wrong; incorrect	adjective	A2
543	pravilen	correct; right	adjective	B1
544	pomemben	important	adjective	A2
545	nujen	urgent; necessary	adjective	B1
546	nevaren	dangerous	adjective	B1
547	varen	safe; secure	adjective	B1
548	zanimiv	interesting	adjective	A2
549	dolgočasen	boring	adjective	A2
550	smešen	funny; ridiculous	adjective	A2
551	čuden	strange; weird	adjective	A2
552	navaden	ordinary; common	adjective	B1
553	poseben	special; particular	adjective	A2
554	različen	different; various	adjective	A2
555	podoben	similar	adjective	B1
556	enak	equal; identical	adjective	A2
557	cel	whole; entire	adjective	A2
558	zadnji	last; latest	adjective	A1
559	naslednji	next; following	adjective	A2
560	prejšnji	previous; former	adjective	B1
561	možen	possible	adjective	B1
562	znan	known; famous	adjective	B1
563	jasen	clear; bright	adjective	A2
564	gotov	certain; sure; ready	adjective	B1
565	prost	free; vacant	adjective	A2
566	zaseden	busy; occupied	adjective	B1
567	odprt	open	adjective	A2
568	zaprt	closed; shut	adjective	A2
569	tesen	tight; close; narrow	adjective	B1
570	redek	rare; sparse	adjective	B1
571	prispeti	to arrive	verb	B1
572	obiskati	to visit	verb	A2
573	potovati	to travel	verb	A2
574	vztrajati	to persist; to insist	verb	B2
575	spremljati	to accompany; to follow	verb	B2
576	slediti	to follow	verb	B2
577	iskati	to search; to look for	verb	A2
578	pokazati	to show	verb	A2
579	skriti	to hide (se)	verb	B1
580	odkriti	to discover; to uncover	verb	B2
581	pokriti	to cover	verb	B1
582	zbrati	to gather; to collect (se)	verb	B1
583	deliti	to divide; to share	verb	B1
584	združiti	to unite; to combine (se)	verb	B2
585	ločiti	to separate (se)	verb	B1
586	primerjati	to compare	verb	B1
587	meriti	to measure	verb	B1
588	šteti	to count	verb	A2
589	računati	to calculate; to count on	verb	B1
590	plačati	to pay	verb	A1
591	veljati	to be valid; to be worth; to apply	verb	B1
592	zaslužiti	to earn; to deserve	verb	B1
593	porabiti	to spend; to use up	verb	B1
594	uporabiti	to use	verb	A2
595	delovati	to work; to function; to act	verb	B1
596	ustvariti	to create	verb	B1
597	zgraditi	to build	verb	B1
598	popraviti	to fix; to repair; to correct	verb	B1
599	uničiti	to destroy	verb	B1
600	razbiti	to break; to smash	verb	B1
601	sestra	sister	noun	A1
602	brat	brother	noun	A1
603	sin	son	noun	A1
604	hči	daughter	noun	A1
605	dedek	grandfather	noun	A2
606	babica	grandmother	noun	A2
607	stric	uncle	noun	A2
608	teta	aunt	noun	A2
609	sosed	neighbour	noun	A2
610	gost	guest	noun	A2
611	fant	boy; boyfriend	noun	A1
612	punca	girl; girlfriend	noun	A1
613	deček	boy	noun	A2
614	deklica	girl	noun	A2
615	dojenček	baby	noun	A2
616	mladenič	young man; youth	noun	B1
617	oseba	person	noun	A2
618	narod	nation; people	noun	B2
619	občina	municipality; commune	noun	B2
620	kraj	place; spot; locality	noun	A2
621	okolica	surroundings; vicinity	noun	B2
622	meja	border; boundary; limit	noun	B2
623	prostor	space; room; area	noun	A2
624	stavba	building	noun	A2
625	stanovanje	apartment; flat	noun	A2
626	kuhinja	kitchen	noun	A1
627	kopalnica	bathroom	noun	A1
628	vrt	garden	noun	A2
629	dvorišče	courtyard; yard	noun	B1
630	streha	roof	noun	B1
631	stena	wall	noun	A2
632	tla	floor; ground	noun	A2
633	strop	ceiling	noun	B1
634	stopnice	stairs	noun	A2
635	vogal	corner (of a building/street)	noun	B1
636	omara	cupboard; wardrobe	noun	A2
637	polica	shelf	noun	B1
638	zaboj	box; crate	noun	B1
639	krožnik	plate	noun	A2
640	kozarec	glass	noun	A2
641	skodelica	cup	noun	A2
642	žlica	spoon	noun	A2
643	vilice	fork	noun	A2
644	nož	knife	noun	A2
645	meso	meat	noun	A1
646	jajce	egg	noun	A1
647	sir	cheese	noun	A2
648	maslo	butter	noun	A2
649	sol	salt	noun	A2
650	sladkor	sugar	noun	A2
651	juha	soup	noun	A2
652	zelenjava	vegetables	noun	A2
653	krompir	potato	noun	A2
654	paradižnik	tomato	noun	A2
655	jed	dish; meal	noun	A2
656	zajtrk	breakfast	noun	A2
657	kosilo	lunch	noun	A2
658	večerja	dinner; supper	noun	A2
659	restavracija	restaurant	noun	A2
660	vino	wine	noun	A2
661	pivo	beer	noun	A2
662	sok	juice	noun	A2
663	okus	taste; flavour	noun	B1
664	vonj	smell; scent	noun	B1
665	zvok	sound	noun	B1
666	svetloba	light	noun	B1
667	tema	darkness; topic	noun	B1
668	senca	shadow; shade	noun	B1
669	oblak	cloud	noun	A2
670	zvezda	star	noun	A2
671	luna	moon	noun	A2
672	led	ice	noun	A2
673	kamen	stone; rock	noun	A2
674	pesek	sand	noun	B1
675	zlato	gold	noun	B1
676	železo	iron	noun	B1
677	les	wood	noun	A2
678	steklo	glass (material)	noun	B1
679	trava	grass	noun	A2
680	list	leaf; sheet	noun	A2
681	korenina	root	noun	B1
682	veja	branch	noun	B1
683	polje	field	noun	A2
684	njiva	field; cropland	noun	B1
685	krava	cow	noun	A2
686	konj	horse	noun	A2
687	ovca	sheep	noun	B1
688	kokoš	hen; chicken	noun	B1
689	medved	bear	noun	B1
690	volk	wolf	noun	B1
691	lisica	fox	noun	B1
692	zajec	rabbit; hare	noun	B1
693	miš	mouse	noun	B1
694	muha	fly	noun	B1
695	čebela	bee	noun	B1
696	metulj	butterfly	noun	B1
697	pajek	spider	noun	B1
698	kača	snake	noun	B1
699	krilo	wing; skirt	noun	B1
700	rep	tail	noun	B1
701	razmisliti	to think over; to consider	verb	B2
702	predstavljati	to represent; to imagine (si)	verb	B2
703	domnevati	to assume; to presume	verb	B2
704	dvomiti	to doubt	verb	B2
705	zavedati	to be aware (se)	verb	B2
706	opaziti	to notice	verb	B1
707	opazovati	to observe; to watch	verb	B2
708	ugotoviti	to find out; to establish	verb	B2
709	dokazati	to prove	verb	B2
710	razložiti	to explain	verb	B1
711	opisati	to describe	verb	B1
712	omeniti	to mention	verb	B1
713	priznati	to admit; to acknowledge	verb	B2
714	zanikati	to deny	verb	B2
715	ponuditi	to offer	verb	B1
716	predlagati	to suggest; to propose	verb	B1
717	zahtevati	to demand; to require	verb	B2
718	dovoliti	to allow; to permit	verb	B1
719	prepovedati	to forbid; to prohibit	verb	B2
720	obljubljati	to keep promising	verb	B2
721	ukazati	to order; to command	verb	B2
722	svetovati	to advise	verb	A2
723	opozoriti	to warn	verb	A2
724	obvestiti	to inform; to notify	verb	B2
725	sporočiti	to report; to communicate	verb	B1
726	poklicati	to call; to phone	verb	A2
727	zaklicati	to call out; to shout	verb	B1
728	kričati	to shout; to scream	verb	B1
729	jokati	to cry; to weep	verb	A2
730	nasmehniti	to smile (se)	verb	A2
731	objeti	to embrace; to hug	verb	A2
732	poljubiti	to kiss	verb	A2
733	pozdraviti	to greet; to cure	verb	A2
734	zahvaliti	to thank (se)	verb	A2
735	opravičiti	to apologize; to excuse (se)	verb	B1
736	pritožiti	to complain (se)	verb	B2
737	prepirati	to quarrel; to argue (se)	verb	B2
738	boriti	to fight; to struggle (se)	verb	B1
739	braniti	to defend; to protect (se)	verb	B1
740	napasti	to attack	verb	B1
741	zmagati	to win	verb	B1
742	izgubljati	to keep losing	verb	B2
743	ubiti	to kill	verb	B1
744	umreti	to die	verb	A2
745	roditi	to give birth; to be born (se)	verb	B1
746	rasti	to grow	verb	A2
747	razviti	to develop (se)	verb	B2
748	obstajati	to exist	verb	B1
749	pojaviti	to appear; to emerge (se)	verb	B1
750	izginiti	to disappear; to vanish	verb	B1
751	kupovati	to buy; to shop (habitually)	verb	B1
752	prodajati	to sell (habitually)	verb	B1
753	ponujati	to offer (habitually)	verb	B2
754	sprejeti	to accept; to receive	verb	B1
755	zavrniti	to reject; to refuse	verb	B1
756	povrniti	to reimburse; to restore	verb	B1
757	posoditi	to lend	verb	B1
758	izposoditi	to borrow (si)	verb	B1
759	podariti	to give as a gift	verb	A2
760	prejeti	to receive	verb	A2
761	poslati	to send	verb	A2
762	pošiljati	to send (habitually)	verb	B2
763	prenašati	to transfer; to bear; to tolerate	verb	B2
764	voditi	to lead; to guide	verb	B1
765	vladati	to rule; to govern	verb	B2
766	odločati	to decide (habitually)	verb	B2
767	organizirati	to organize	verb	B1
768	urediti	to arrange; to settle	verb	B1
769	pripraviti	to prepare; to get ready (se)	verb	A2
770	poskrbeti	to take care; to see to	verb	B1
771	skrbeti	to care for; to worry	verb	B1
772	paziti	to watch out; to be careful	verb	A2
773	čuvati	to guard; to watch over	verb	B2
774	reševati	to rescue; to solve (habitually)	verb	B1
775	rešiti	to rescue; to solve	verb	A2
776	kaznovati	to punish	verb	B2
777	oprostiti	to forgive; to acquit	verb	A2
778	zaupati	to trust; to confide	verb	B2
779	sumiti	to suspect	verb	B2
780	obtožiti	to accuse	verb	B2
781	moliti	to pray	verb	A2
782	oboževati	to adore; to worship	verb	B2
783	sovražiti	to hate	verb	A2
784	obžalovati	to regret	verb	B2
785	pogrešati	to miss (someone)	verb	B1
786	presenetiti	to surprise	verb	B1
787	motiti	to disturb; to be mistaken (se)	verb	A2
788	zmotiti	to make a mistake (se)	verb	B2
789	truditi	to try hard; to make an effort (se)	verb	B2
790	ukvarjati	to be engaged in; to deal with (se)	verb	B2
791	zanimati	to interest (se)	verb	B1
792	ukiniti	to abolish	verb	B2
793	nadomestiti	to replace; to compensate	verb	B2
794	preseliti	to move; to relocate (se)	verb	B2
795	nastaniti	to accommodate; to settle (se)	verb	B2
796	zakleniti	to lock	verb	B1
797	osvoboditi	to free; to liberate	verb	B2
798	pobegniti	to escape; to flee	verb	B1
799	ujeti	to catch; to capture	verb	B1
800	loviti	to hunt; to chase; to catch	verb	B1
801	delež	share; portion; percentage	noun	B1
802	znesek	amount; sum	noun	B1
803	davek	tax	noun	B2
804	plača	salary; wage; pay	noun	B1
805	račun	bill; account; calculation	noun	B1
806	banka	bank	noun	A2
807	trg	market; square	noun	B1
808	gospodarstvo	economy	noun	B2
809	razvoj	development	noun	B1
810	raziskava	research; survey	noun	B2
811	znanost	science	noun	B2
812	znanje	knowledge	noun	B1
813	izobrazba	education	noun	B2
814	izkušnja	experience	noun	B1
815	spretnost	skill	noun	B2
816	nadarjenost	talent; giftedness	noun	B2
817	ustvarjalnost	creativity	noun	B2
818	umetnost	art	noun	B1
819	kultura	culture	noun	B1
820	zgodovina	history	noun	B1
821	prihodnost	future	noun	B1
822	preteklost	past	noun	B1
823	sedanjost	present	noun	B2
824	obdobje	period; era	noun	B1
825	stoletje	century	noun	B1
826	starost	age; old age	noun	B1
827	mladost	youth	noun	B1
828	spomin	memory	noun	B1
829	sanje	dream	noun	B1
830	upanje	hope	noun	B1
831	želja	wish; desire	noun	B1
832	potreba	need	noun	B1
833	namen	purpose; intention	noun	B1
834	odločitev	decision	noun	B1
835	izbira	choice; selection	noun	B1
836	pravilo	rule	noun	B1
837	red	order; row	noun	B1
838	nadzor	control; supervision	noun	B2
839	oblast	authority; power	noun	B1
840	sila	force; power	noun	B1
841	vojna	war	noun	B1
842	mir	peace; calm	noun	B1
843	vojak	soldier	noun	B1
844	orožje	weapon; arms	noun	B1
845	boj	fight; battle; struggle	noun	B1
846	zmaga	victory	noun	B1
847	poraz	defeat	noun	B2
848	nevarnost	danger	noun	B1
849	nesreča	accident; misfortune	noun	B1
850	napad	attack	noun	B1
851	zločin	crime	noun	B2
852	krivda	guilt; fault	noun	B2
853	kazen	punishment; penalty	noun	B1
854	sodišče	court	noun	B2
855	sodnik	judge	noun	B2
856	policija	police	noun	A2
857	policist	police officer	noun	A2
858	zapor	prison; jail	noun	B1
859	tat	thief	noun	B1
860	kraja	theft	noun	B1
861	skrivnost	secret; mystery	noun	B2
862	resnica	truth	noun	B1
863	laž	lie	noun	B1
864	dokaz	proof; evidence	noun	B2
865	dvom	doubt	noun	B2
866	zaupanje	trust; confidence	noun	B2
867	obljuba	promise	noun	B1
868	dogovor	agreement; arrangement	noun	B1
869	pogodba	contract	noun	B2
870	podpis	signature	noun	B2
871	dokument	document	noun	B1
872	obrazec	form (to fill in)	noun	B2
873	seznam	list	noun	B1
874	podatek	datum; piece of information	noun	B1
875	poročilo	report	noun	B1
876	članek	article	noun	B1
877	oddaja	broadcast; TV show	noun	B1
878	reklama	advertisement	noun	B1
879	oglas	advert; classified ad	noun	B1
880	zaslon	screen	noun	A2
881	računalnik	computer	noun	A2
882	omrežje	network	noun	B1
883	geslo	password; slogan	noun	B2
884	naprava	device; appliance	noun	A2
885	stroj	machine	noun	A2
886	orodje	tool	noun	A2
887	kolo	wheel; bicycle	noun	A2
888	motor	engine; motorbike	noun	A2
889	ladja	ship	noun	A2
890	čoln	boat	noun	A2
891	most	bridge	noun	A2
892	cesta	road; street	noun	A2
893	križišče	crossroads; intersection	noun	B2
894	postaja	station; stop	noun	A2
895	letališče	airport	noun	A2
896	pristanišče	harbour; port	noun	B2
897	potnik	passenger; traveller	noun	A2
898	vozovnica	ticket	noun	A2
899	prtljaga	luggage; baggage	noun	A2
900	zemljevid	map	noun	A2
901	prosim	please; you are welcome	interjection	A1
902	hvala	thank you; thanks	interjection	A1
903	oprosti	sorry; excuse me	interjection	A1
904	zdravo	hi; hello	interjection	A1
905	nasvidenje	goodbye	interjection	A1
906	živjo	hi; hello (informal)	interjection	A1
907	adijo	bye	interjection	A1
908	ja	yes; yeah	particle	A1
909	aha	aha; I see	interjection	A2
910	joj	oh; ouch; oh dear	interjection	A2
911	oh	oh	interjection	A2
912	ojoj	oh no; oh dear	interjection	B1
913	aja	oh right; oh yes	interjection	B1
914	no	well; so; come on	particle	A2
915	kajne	right?; isn't it?	particle	A2
916	pač	just; simply; well	particle	B1
917	naj	let; should (hortative)	particle	A2
918	niti	not even; nor	particle	B1
919	sploh	at all; in general	adverb	B1
920	skoraj	almost; nearly	adverb	A2
921	komaj	barely; hardly	adverb	B1
922	ravno	just; exactly; right	adverb	B1
923	prav	right; quite; correctly	adverb	A2
924	popolnoma	completely; fully	adverb	B1
925	čisto	completely; quite; totally	adverb	A2
926	precej	quite; rather; fairly	adverb	B1
927	dovolj	enough	adverb	A2
928	preveč	too much; too many	adverb	A2
929	premalo	too little; too few	adverb	B1
930	najmanj	least; at least	adverb	B1
931	nazaj	back; backwards	adverb	A2
932	naprej	forward; ahead; on	adverb	A2
933	gor	up; upwards	adverb	A2
934	dol	down; downwards	adverb	A2
935	noter	in; inside; inwards	adverb	A2
936	ven	out; outside; outwards	adverb	A2
937	zunaj	outside; out	adverb	A2
938	znotraj	inside; within	adverb	B1
939	blizu	near; close	adverb	A2
940	daleč	far; far away	adverb	A2
941	levo	left; to the left	adverb	A2
942	desno	right; to the right	adverb	A2
943	spredaj	in front; at the front	adverb	B1
944	zadaj	behind; at the back	adverb	B1
945	sredina	middle; centre	noun	B1
946	vrh	top; peak; summit	noun	B1
947	dno	bottom	noun	B1
948	rob	edge; rim	noun	B2
949	smer	direction	noun	B2
950	razdalja	distance	noun	B2
951	dolžina	length	noun	B2
952	širina	width	noun	B2
953	višina	height	noun	B2
954	globina	depth	noun	B2
955	teža	weight	noun	B2
956	velikost	size	noun	B2
957	oblika	shape; form	noun	B2
958	vrsta	kind; type; row	noun	B1
959	kategorija	category; class	noun	B2
960	število	number; quantity	noun	B1
961	količina	quantity; amount	noun	B2
962	kos	piece	noun	A2
963	par	pair; couple; a few	noun	A2
964	ducat	dozen	noun	B2
965	meter	metre	noun	A2
966	kilometer	kilometre	noun	A2
967	kilogram	kilogram	noun	A2
968	liter	litre	noun	A2
969	stopnja	degree; level; stage	noun	B2
970	temperatura	temperature	noun	B2
971	vreme	weather	noun	A2
972	toča	hail	noun	B2
973	megla	fog; mist	noun	B1
974	nevihta	storm; thunderstorm	noun	B2
975	grom	thunder	noun	B2
976	strela	lightning	noun	B2
977	mavrica	rainbow	noun	B2
978	narava	nature	noun	B1
979	okolje	environment	noun	B2
980	rastlina	plant	noun	B1
981	seme	seed	noun	B2
982	sad	fruit; result	noun	B1
983	pridelek	crop; harvest	noun	B2
984	kmet	farmer; peasant	noun	B1
985	kmetija	farm	noun	B1
986	delavec	worker	noun	B1
987	zaposlitev	employment; job	noun	B2
988	stranka	client; customer; party	noun	B2
989	kupec	buyer; customer	noun	B2
990	lastnik	owner	noun	B2
991	direktor	director; manager	noun	B2
992	vodja	leader; head; chief	noun	B2
993	pomočnik	assistant; helper	noun	B2
994	kolega	colleague	noun	B1
995	gospod	sir; mister; gentleman	noun	A1
996	gospa	madam; lady; missus	noun	A1
997	gospodična	miss; young lady	noun	B2
998	gospodar	master; host	noun	B2
999	javnost	the public	noun	B2
1000	skupnost	community	noun	B2

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Why learn Slovenian words by frequency?

Word frequency is brutally top-heavy: a small core of words does almost all the work in everyday speech. Learning in frequency order front-loads exactly those words, so every hour of study unlocks the largest possible share of real conversations, shows and books — instead of textbook chapter vocabulary you might not meet for months.

How many Slovenian words do I need to understand conversations?

The 100 most common Slovenian words already cover roughly half of everyday speech, the top 1,000 around 85%, and about 2,500–3,000 words push you past 95%. That last stretch is the long tail — but this list is the highest-value first mile: master it and most sentences you hear will be built from words you know.

What do the CEFR levels next to the words mean?

Each word carries the CEFR level (A1–B2) at which learners typically study it. Most of the top 1,000 is A1–A2 — high frequency and beginner vocabulary largely overlap — with the tail reaching into B1–B2. If the B1 and B2 words in the list feel unfamiliar, that is a normal place for an A2 learner to be.

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Every word was recorded individually with two studio-grade neural text-to-speech voices — one female, one male — so you can hear each word in isolation and compare pronunciations. Use the voice toggle above the table to switch; the clips are short, natural and free to replay as often as you like.

Is this a list of dictionary forms or word forms?

Slovenian verbs are listed in the infinitive (biti 'to be', imeti 'to have', delati 'to do'); reflexive verbs keep their se/si particle (učiti se). Nouns appear in the nominative singular. Slovenian declines for six cases and has a dual number, so you'll meet each lemma in many forms.

How should I study this list?

Don't memorize it top to bottom in one go. Work in slices (the Top 250 view is a good first target), listen to every word as you review it, and meet the same words in context as fast as possible — graded stories and podcasts at your level are where frequency vocabulary actually sticks. Spaced-repetition flashcards work well for the concrete nouns and verbs in the tail.

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