How to ask “Did they invite you to a party?” in Slovak; Past Tense of some Irregular verbs in Slovak; BONUS 2; S6E23

2024-07-10

Today's episode is about the conjugation of the second group of the Slovak verbs that are slightly irregular in the present tense. You will also learn how to ask “Did they invite you to a party?” in Slovak.

Episode notes
In the Season 5 you learned how to conjugate the Slovak verbs that are slightly irregular in the present tense. In the last episode, we looked at the first group, the verbs with ending -ovať in the infinitive, and conjugated some of them in the past tense. Today we look at the second group. For example: pozvať (to invite), hádzať (to throw), písať (to write), česať (to comb), plakať (to cry), stať sa (to become), and so on. Then you will practice them in short sentences. You will also learn how to ask “Did they invite you to a party?” in Slovak.

Slovak lesson
1. The Past Tense of the Verb pozvať (to invite)
pozval som / - la som (I invited) pozvali sme (we invited)
pozval si / - la si (you invited) pozvali ste (you invited)
pozval / - la / - lo (he, she, it invited) pozvali (they invited)

7. The Past Tense of the Verb stať sa (to become)
stal som sa / - la som sa (I became) stali sme sa (we became)
stal si sa / - la si sa (you became) stali ste sa (you became)
stal sa / - la sa / - lo sa (he, she, it becames) stali sa (they became)

Now, let’s practice a few sentences:
1. Včera som pozval kamarátov na večeru. (I invited my friends to a restaurant.)
2. Boli sme veľmi hladní. (We were very hungry.)
3. Objednali sme si štyri chody. (We ordered four courses.)
4. Nemal som peniaze to zaplatiť. (I didn't have the money to pay for it.)
5. Kamaráti sa nahnevali. (Friends got angry.)
6. Hádzali do mňa zvyšky jedál. (They threw food scraps at me.)
7. Plakal som a prosil, aby prestali. (I cried and begged them to stop.)
8. Sľúbil som, že peniaze im vrátim. (I promised to pay them back.)
9. Podpísal som zmluvu, že to už viac neurobím. (I signed a contract not to do it again.)
10. Podali sme si ruky a stali sme sa znovu kamarátmi. (We shook hands and became friends again.)
11. Pozvali ma na záhradnú party. (They invited me to a garden party.)
12. Pozvali ťa na párty? (Did they invite you to a party?)

Timestamps
00:35 Introduction to the episode
02:48 Checking your homework
04:43 Conjugation of the 2nd group verbs
16:39 Short sentences in Slovak
17:23 Short sentences with English
19:41 Final thoughts

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