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How To Say ‘How Are You?’ In Slovak & Common Responses

In this post, you will learn how to say ‘how are you?’ in Slovak. You’ll also learn common responses so you can respond if you’re asked this question. This can be really useful if you’re speaking with someone from Slovakia or if you’re travelling there. 

Slovak, also known as Slovakian, is a West Slavic language that is spoken by the Slovaks who predominantly live in Slovakia. It is spoken by approximately 5.2 million people. 

Slovak is very closely related to Czech and is actually mutually intelligible to a very high extent.

How To Say ‘How Are You?’ In Slovak

There are a few different ways to ask ‘how are you?’. Here are the most common:

In informal situations, such as with friends or people your age, you can say:

EnglishSlovakPronunciation
How are you?Ako sa máš?Ako sah mash

In more formal situations, such as with people you don’t know, you can say:

EnglishSlovakPronunciation
How are you?Ako sa máte?Ako sah mat-eh

How To Respond To ‘How Are You?’ In Slovak

There are many different ways that you can reply to this question. Below are the most common responses to this question. I’ve also included how to say ‘thank you’ as it’s polite to thank someone if they ask how you are.

EnglishSlovakPronunciation
Thank youĎakujemJa-koo-yem
I’m good/ I’m wellMám sa dobreMam sah dob-rey
I’m not goodNemám sa dobreNeh-mam sah dob-rey
Very badVeľmi zleVel-mee zley
I’m great/ I’m fantasticMám sa výborneMam sah vee-born-eh
I’m very goodMám sa veľmi dobreMam sah vel-mee dob-rey
I’m happy (male speaker)Som šťastnýSom sht-ast-nee
I’m happy (female speaker)Som šťastnáSom sht-ast-na
I’m sad (male speaker)Som smutnýSom smut-nee
I’m sad (female speaker)Som smutnáSom smut-na

It’s also useful to know how to say ‘and you?’ or ‘what about you?’ to find out how someone else is if they ask you.

EnglishSlovakPronunciation
And you? (formal)A vy?Ah vee
And you? (informal)A ty?Ah tee

Check out the below video to hear the pronunciation of some of these phrases:

Example Conversation:

Person 1: Ako sa máš? (How are you?)

Person 2: Ďakujem, mám sa dobre. A ty? (Thanks, I’m good. And you?)

Person 1: Dobre. (Good)


Thanks for reading this post. 

You should now know how to say ‘how are you?’ in Slovak and you should also be able to respond if you’re asked! 

You can’t go wrong with these simple phrases.

Increase your vocabulary further by learning how to wish someone a happy birthday in Slovak.