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Resources For Studying Slavic Languages

Studying foreign languages familiarizes one with the history, geography, culture, and traditions of another country. It helps to better understand and interact with people from different countries. This guide recommends sources available at the UO & more.

Slovenian

Slovenian Language Textbooks and Dictionaries

Print and Electronic Books

Albretti, Andrea. Slovene : a complete course for beginners. London: Teach Yourself, 1997.

Derbyshire, William W. (William Wadleigh). A basic reference grammar of Slovene. Columbus, Ohio: Slavica Publishers, 1993.

Derbyshire, William W. (William Wadleigh), and Marta. Pirnat-Greenberg. A Learner’s Dictionary of Slovene : with Words in Their Inflected Forms. Bloomington, Ind: Slavica Publishers, 2002.

Grad, Anton., and Henry Leeming. Slovensko-Angleški Slovar = Slovene-English Dictionary. Ljubljana: DZS, 1994.

Greenberg, Marc L. A Short Reference Grammar of Slovene. Vol. 30. Muenchen: LINCOM Europa, 2008.

Lečič, Rada. Basic Grammar of the Slovene Language : Language Manual. Cerkno: Gaya, 2012.

Pirnat-Greenberg, Marta. Colloquial Slovene : the Complete Course for Beginners. 2nd ed. London ;: Routledge, 2012.

Online Resource

A Short Reference Grammar of Standard Slovene by Marc L. Greenberg. From the Slavic and Eurasian Language Resource Center (SEELRC) at Duke University.

Phrases and Phrasebooks

Phrasebooks

Collins Gem Slovene Phrase Finder. HarperCollins 1996. 

Leben, Nika and Abramson, Charles I. Slovene Phrase Book. Fon 2002.

Lonely Planet Publications (Firm). Slovene : Essential Language for Short Trips. Lonely Planet 2007.

Mayhew, Anila. Eastern Europe Phrasebook & Dictionary. 6th ed. Lonely Planet 2019. 

Snoj, Nina. Slovene Dictionary & Phrasebook : Slovene-English English-Slovene. Hippocrene Books 2005.

Phrases

Online Access to Useful Slovenian Phrases via Omniglot