Chapter 1A1
Dobrý deň, stará mama
Hello, Grandma
Before you read
som, je, sú
Som means I am, je means is, and sú means are.
Agreement
Slovak adjectives match their nouns: malá kaviareň, staré dvere, dobrá káva.
Place forms
V kuchyni means in the kitchen. Kaviareň becomes kaviarni after v.
Lucia is in Banská Štiavnica now.
This is a small, old café.
The door is old.
Grandmother's photograph is here.
The door is not open.
Lucia opens the door.
"Grandma," Lucia says.
The café is small and old.
The photograph is in the café now.
Lucia says, "Hello, Grandma."
"I am here."
Marta is in the kitchen.
The kitchen is small and old.
Bread and coffee are here.
"Hello," Marta says.
Lucia says, "Hello."
Marta says, "Bread. Coffee."
The coffee is good.
The bread is good.
Lucia says, "Good coffee."
Lucia says, "Thank you."
"You're welcome," Marta says.
Marta opens the door.
The door is open now.
It is open.
Grandmother's photograph is in the café.
Lucia says, "The café is open."
Marta says, "For now?"
Lucia says, "For now."
Marta says, "Good coffee."
Lucia says, "Good bread."
The café is open now.
Lucia says, "It is open for now."
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