The purpose of this list is to give a rough idea of the Slovak language. The words listed below are not the most common Slovak words, but a broad sampling of words. See the Word Lists page for more details.
| English | Slovak (slovenčina) |
| I | ja |
| you (singular) | ty |
| he | on |
| we | my |
| you (plural) | vy |
| they | oni, ony |
| this | tento, táto, toto |
| that | ten, tá, to |
| here | tu, sem |
| there | tam |
| who | kto *(interrogative)* |
| what | čo *(interrogative)* |
| where | kde *(no movement, interrogative)* |
| when | kedy *(interrogative)* |
| how | ako *(interrogative)* |
| not | nie |
| all | všetko |
| many | veľa, mnoho |
| some | niekoľko, pár, trochu |
| few | málo |
| other | iný, ďalší |
| one | jeden |
| two | dva |
| three | tri |
| four | štyri |
| five | päť |
| big | veľký |
| long | dlhý |
| wide | široký |
| thick | hrubý |
| heavy | ťažký |
| small | malý |
| short | krátky |
| narrow | úzky |
| thin | tenký |
| woman | žena |
| man (adult male) | muž |
| man (human being) | človek |
| child | dieťa |
| wife | manželka, žena |
| husband | manžel, muž |
| mother | matka |
| father | otec |
| animal | zviera |
| fish | ryba |
| bird | vták |
| dog | pes |
| louse | voš |
| snake | had |
| worm | červ |
| tree | strom |
| forest | les |
| stick | palica |
| fruit | ovocie, plod |
| seed | semeno |
| leaf | list |
| root | koreň |
| bark (of a tree) | kôra |
| flower | kvet |
| grass | tráva |
| rope | lano, povraz |
| skin | koža |
| meat | mäso |
| blood | krv |
| bone | kosť |
| fat (noun) | tuk |
| egg | vajce |
| horn | roh |
| tail | chvost |
| feather | pero |
| hair | vlasy |
| head | hlava |
| ear | ucho |
| eye | oko |
| nose | nos |
| mouth | ústa |
| tooth | zub |
| tongue (organ) | jazyk |
| fingernail | necht |
| foot | noha, chodidlo |
| leg | noha |
| knee | koleno |
| hand | ruka |
| wing | krídlo |
| belly | brucho |
| guts | vnútornosti |
| neck | krk |
| back | chrbát |
| breast | prsia, hruď |
| heart | srdce |
| liver | pečeň |
| to drink | piť |
| to eat | jesť |
| to bite | hrýzť |
| to suck | sať |
| to spit | pľuť |
| to vomit | vracať |
| to blow | fúkať, viať |
| to breathe | dýchať |
| to laugh | smiať sa |
| to see | vidieť |
| to hear | počuť |
| to know | vedieť, poznať |
| to think | myslieť |
| to smell | čuchať |
| to fear | báť sa |
| to sleep | spať |
| to live | žiť |
| to die | umrieť, zomrieť |
| to kill | zabiť |
| to fight | bojovať |
| to hunt | loviť |
| to hit | udrieť |
| to cut | rezať |
| to split | rozdeliť |
| to stab | bodnúť |
| to scratch | škriabať |
| to dig | kopať |
| to swim | plávať |
| to fly | letieť |
| to walk | ísť, kráčať |
| to come | prísť |
| to lie (as in a bed) | ležať *(state)* |
| to sit | sedieť *(state)* |
| to stand | stáť *(state)* |
| to turn (intransitive) | obrátiť, otočiť |
| to fall | padať |
| to give | dať |
| to hold | držať |
| to squeeze | stlačiť, stisnúť |
| to rub | trieť |
| to wash | umyť, prať |
| to wipe | utrieť |
| to pull | ťahať |
| to push | tlačiť |
| to throw | hodiť |
| to tie | viazať |
| to sew | šiť |
| to count | počítať, rátať |
| to say | povedať |
| to sing | spievať |
| to play | hrať |
| to float | plávať |
| to flow | tiecť, prúdiť |
| to freeze | mrznúť |
| to swell | puchnúť |
| sun | slnko |
| moon | mesiac |
| star | hviezda |
| water | voda |
| rain | dážď |
| river | rieka |
| lake | jazero |
| sea | more |
| salt | soľ |
| stone | kameň |
| sand | piesok |
| dust | prach |
| earth | zem |
| cloud | oblak |
| fog | hmla |
| sky | obloha, nebo |
| wind | vietor |
| snow | sneh |
| ice | ľad |
| smoke | dym |
| fire | oheň |
| ash | popol |
| to burn | horieť, páliť |
| road | cesta |
| mountain | hora |
| red | červený |
| green | zelený |
| yellow | žltý |
| white | biely |
| black | čierny |
| night | noc |
| day | deň |
| year | rok |
| warm | teplý |
| cold | studený, chladný |
| full | plný |
| new | nový |
| old | starý |
| good | dobrý |
| bad | zlý |
| rotten | zhnitý |
| dirty | špinavý |
| straight | priamy, rovný |
| round | okrúhly, guľatý |
| sharp (as a knife) | ostrý |
| dull (as a knife) | tupý |
| smooth | hladký |
| wet | mokrý |
| dry | suchý |
| correct | správny |
| near | blízky |
| far | ďaleký |
| right | pravý |