How to say "He was" in Slovak; How to say "She was" in Slovak; Past Tense of "to be"; About History of Bratislava; Legend about University Istropolitana; S2 E19

Today's episode is about the history of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. In the Slovak lesson, you’re going to start to learn the past tense of Slovak verbs and then learn some words related to the medieval period. At the end of this episode is the second legend about the king Matej Corvin. Episode notesIn the last episode I told you about the International Children’s Day. Today I want to talk a little bit about the history of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. In the Slovak lesson, we’re going to start to learn the past tense of Slovak verbs and then learn more animate nouns (meaning people) from my new medieval list. At the end of this episode, you can find my second legend about the king Matej Corvin. Slovak lessonPast tense of the verb  byť - to be - 3rd person singular: bol (he was - masculine gender)      or: on bolbola (she was – feminine gender)   or: ona bola bolo (it was – neuter gender)            or: ono bolo   Simple sentences:1.     On / Peter bol na Slovensku. (He / Peter was in Slovakia.2.     Ona / Zuzana bola v Bratislave. (She / Susan was in Bratislava.)3.     Ono / Malé dieťa bolo v kočíku. (It / A little child was in a stroller.)New vocabulary:1.     cisár / cisárovná (emperor / empress)2.     kráľ / kráľovná (king / queen)3.     kráľovský dvor (royal court)4.     princ / princezná (prince / princess)5.     rytier / rytieri (knight / knights)6.     šľachta (nobility)7.     šľachtic / šľachtici (nobelman / nobelmen)8.     richtár / richtárka ( mayor male / mayor female)9.     mešťan / mešťania (middle class man / middle class people)10. remeselník / remeselníci (craftsman / craftsmen)Sentences:1.     Cisárovná Sisi bola veľmi pekná. (Empress Sisi was very beautiful.)2.     Kráľ Matej Korvín bol spravodlivý kráľ.(King Matthew Corvinus was a righteous king.)3.     Princ bol zaľúbený do princezny. (A prince was in love with a princess.)4.     Šľachta bola stále tam, kde bol kráľovský dvor. (Nobility was always there, where a royal court was.)5.     Richtár bol v meste dôležitý. (The mayor was important in the city.)Timestamps01:28 Introduction to the episode04:06 About history of Bratislava07:30 Fun fact 109:11 Fun fact 214:46 Fun fact 315:50 Slovak lesson28:27 Legend of Academia Istropolitana (in Slovak)35:02 Final thoughtsIf you have any questions, send it to my email [email protected]. Check my  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bozenasslovak/ where I am posting the pictures of what I am talking about on my podcast. Also, check my website  https://www.bozenasslovak.com© All copywrites reserved to Bozena Ondova Hilko LLC