slovak
slovak — adjective
1. relating to the Central European country of Slovakia, its people, culture, or la
relating to the Central European country of Slovakia, its people, culture, or language.
Romi bought a book about Slovak history at the airport bookstore.
collocation: Slovak history
The Slovak embassy in Vienna helped Yumi with her visa application.
collocation: Slovak embassy
Mateo's favorite dish is bryndzové halušky, a traditional Slovak meal.
Ziad watched a documentary about Slovak folk music and traditional dances.
The Slovak city of Košice has a large medieval square with outdoor markets.
用法筆記
This adjective is almost always used before a noun (attributive position). You can say 'Slovak literature' or 'the Slovak government' but not typically 'the literature is Slovak' in everyday English; use 'Slovakian' or 'from Slovakia' in predicative position instead.
常見錯誤
slovak — noun
1. a person who was born in Slovakia or is a citizen of that country.
a person who was born in Slovakia or is a citizen of that country.
Amira's roommate is a Slovak from the capital city of Bratislava.
a + nationality for one person
Many Slovaks enjoy spending summer weekends at their family cottages in the mountains.
plural form: Slovaks
The young Slovak who guided our tour spoke English with impressive clarity.
Ritu asked the woman at the information desk, who was Slovak, for directions to the museum.
文法句型
a Slovak
the Slovaks
常見錯誤
2. the West Slavic language spoken as the official language of Slovakia, closely re
the West Slavic language spoken as the official language of Slovakia, closely related to Czech and Polish.
Élise can read Slovak but finds it hard to understand when people speak quickly.
read / speak + language name
Christopher is taking an online course to improve his written Slovak.
written Slovak / spoken Slovak
The instructions on the medicine bottle were printed in both Slovak and English.
Caio learned to count to ten in Slovak during his first week in Bratislava.
- Slovak language
the full formal name of the language, sometimes used for clarity in contrast to other Slavic languages
文法句型
speak Slovak
in Slovak
written Slovak
用法筆記
As a language name, 'Slovak' is uncountable and does not take an article. Use 'the Slovak language' when you need a countable or more formal reference. Slovak belongs to the West Slavic branch of the Indo-European language family, making it mutually partially intelligible with Czech and Polish.