samoobvladovanje
“samoobvladovanje” — self-control in Slovenian. Noun, level B1, topic — people and family. literally a self-governing: sam plus obvladovati; the endurance of the body is vzdržljivost from the sport unit — here it is about the nerves. In a live sentence: “Za tak pogovor je potrebno veliko samoobvladovanja” — A talk like that demands great self-control. You can hear how it sounds right here. One of 138 words in the set “people and family” in the Slovenian course.
In short
| Written in Slovenian | samoobvladovanje |
| Translation | self-control |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | B1 |
- samoobvladovanjeself-control
Why it looks that way
literally a self-governing: sam plus obvladovati; the endurance of the body is vzdržljivost from the sport unit — here it is about the nerves
A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
In a live sentence
A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.
- Za tak pogovor je potrebno veliko samoobvladovanjaA talk like that demands great self-control
Nearby words: people and family
Mum, friend, child, neighbour. The first thing people ask you about, and the first thing you tell about yourself.
- prijateljfriendA close friend — the word is saved for the real thing, not for casual acquaintances.
- družinafamilyž is the "zh" of "measure": droo-ZHEE-nah
- mamamomWhat you call her to her face is mama. The official word, documents included, is mati.
- očedadč is "ch": OH-cheh
- otrokchildTwo children take the dual: dva otroka.
- prodajalecsellerj is "y", c is "ts": pro-DAH-yah-lets
- kupecbuyerc is "ts": KOO-pets
- sosedneighborfinal d devoices: SOH-set
- človekpersonč is "ch"; the second e is nearly swallowed
- moškimanš is "sh", stress the first syllable: MOSH-kee
Test yourself
Five questions from the same set — “people and family”. Recalling a spelling from meaning is harder than knowing a familiar word on sight, and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “self-control” in Slovenian?
literally a self-governing: sam plus obvladovati; the endurance of the body is vzdržljivost from the sport unit — here it is about the nerves
- How do you say “buyer” in Slovenian?
One root, two sides of the counter: prodajalec sells, kupec buys.
- How do you say “mom” in Slovenian?
What you call her to her face is mama. The official word, documents included, is mati.
- How do you say “man” in Slovenian?
A noun grown from the adjective "male", so it declines like an adjective: dva moška. This exact word is on the restroom door.
- How do you say “seller” in Slovenian?
From prodajati, "to sell". A woman is prodajalka — and at the market that is her nine times out of ten.
How not to forget this word
Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.
- This has been tested on foreign words too. The difference shows up most when you test yourself a few days later rather than straight away.checked many timesKim & Webb, 2022, Language Learning 72(2) · 48 experiments, 3,411 participants, 98 comparisons.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, 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.
- An answer you worked out yourself sticks better than one handed to you.checked many timesBertsch et al., 2007, Memory & Cognition 35(2) · 86 studies, 445 comparisons, d = 0.40.
Frequently asked
How do you say “self-control” in Slovenian?
«samoobvladovanje». In a live sentence: “Za tak pogovor je potrebno veliko samoobvladovanja” — A talk like that demands great self-control. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level B1, from the set “people and family”.
Why does this word look the way it does?
literally a self-governing: sam plus obvladovati; the endurance of the body is vzdržljivost from the sport unit — here it is about the nerves. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
Can I hear how it sounds?
Yes, right on this page: click the word and it will play. The sound works on any phone, and nothing needs to be installed.