Slovak is spoken in Slovakia and is closely related to Czech, with its own distinct grammatical and phonetic characteristics. It has a vibrant literary tradition and is a key language in Central Europe.
Slovak
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Classification
Indo-European > Slavic
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Speakers
Over 5 million
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Script
Roman
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Text direction
Left-to-right
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Official language
Slovakia
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Also spoken
Czech Republic, Hungary
Slovak
Slovak is a member of the West Slavic language family. Other languages in this language group include Polish and Czech. It is also an official language of European Union.
Slovak is very close to Czech. They are in fact mutually intelligible, although mutual intelligibility has declined since the break-up of Czechoslovakia.
A number of different languages have exerted influence on the development of the Slovak language, notably Polish, Hungarian, and German (as well as Czech). The German word “münzen” (coins) became “mince” in Slovak. In many cases loanwords take on Slovak spelling; hence, “weekend” has become “vikend” and “quality”=“kvalita”.
At Geo Language Services, we ensure that Slovak translations maintain linguistic accuracy while respecting the cultural nuances of the Slovak-speaking population.
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Interesting fact
Slovak is sometimes referred to as the "Slavic Esperanto", as it's comprehensible to speakers of most other Slavic languages.
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