People and family in Slovenian

138 words Slovenian words on the topic “people and family”: prijatelj — friend, družina — family, mama — mom, oče — dad. 138 words can be played from recordings.

Updated September 1, 2026 · Lingofly

138 words on the topic

How it sounds in a sentence

A word list is a blank. Conversation is made of sentences, and these are the ones the words fit into most often.

What is worth knowing about these words

prijatelj — friend. A close friend — the word is saved for the real thing, not for casual acquaintances.

družina — family. One root idea — those who stand together. It covers parents, kids and the rest of the household.

mama — mom. What you call her to her face is mama. The official word, documents included, is mati.

oče — dad. In the family you will hear ata or oči more often.

Test yourself

First by ear — the way you will meet the word in conversation. Click the speaker and pick the translation.

What is this word?
It is prijatelj — friend.
What is this word?
It is sosed — neighbor.
What is this word?
It is neznanec — stranger.
What is this word?
It is nizek — low.
What is this word?
It is videz — appearance.

Now the other way around: recall the spelling from the meaning. That is harder, and therefore more useful.

How do you say “friend” in Slovenian?
A close friend — the word is saved for the real thing, not for casual acquaintances.
How do you say “neighbor” in Slovenian?
The woman next door is soseda. A roommate is cimer, a little word from the German Zimmer.
How do you say “stranger” in Slovenian?
ne- plus znanec, "acquaintance", from znati, "to know". A stranger woman is neznanka.
How do you say “low” in Slovenian?
About people it sounds blunt; the politer word is majhen, "small". Lower is nižji.
How do you say “appearance” in Slovenian?
From videti, "to see". na videz — "to look at" — is an everyday phrase.

How to learn the set instead of just reading it

Mum, friend, child, neighbour. The first thing people ask you about, and the first thing you tell about yourself.

A list is read in a minute and forgotten in a day. What works: hide the translation, try to recall, get it wrong — and come back to the same words tomorrow.

Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many times
Adesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
This holds not only in experiments but in ordinary classrooms, with real students.checked many times
Mawson & Kang, 2025, Behavioral Sciences 15(6):771 · 22 studies, d = 0.54 (confidence interval 0.31–0.77). The authors warn that individual studies disagree widely.

Frequently asked

How do you say “friend” in Slovenian?

«prijatelj». A close friend — the word is saved for the real thing, not for casual acquaintances. It is one of 138 words in the set “people and family” — the rest are in the table above.

How many family words do you need to start?

A dozen is enough. The set of 138 words on this page covers nearly every everyday case on the topic — but it is best taken a few at a time, not all at once.

Is there audio?

Yes, 138 words on this page can be played — click the speaker next to the word. The sound works on any phone, and nothing needs to be installed.

People and family in Slovenian

138 words on the topic

How it sounds in a sentence

What is worth knowing about these words

Test yourself

How to learn the set instead of just reading it

Frequently asked

How do you say “friend” in Slovenian?

How many family words do you need to start?

Is there audio?

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