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Slovenian · Slovenščina

Directory 12 resource listings . A short orientation and a solid starting list.

Honest start for Slovenian: pick one beginner course or community program from the list, add 10–15 minutes of listening most days, and bookmark one reference. Ignore the rest of the directory until those three habits are alive. Use the First 500 trainer for high-frequency words. Last reviewed 2026-08-01

About Slovenian

Language family
Indo-European, Slavic, South Slavic
Source: Glottolog
Where it's spoken
Slovenia and border communities in Italy, Austria, and Hungary
Speakers
roughly 2.5 million speakers
Estimate source: Ethnologue (SIL International)
Writing
Latin

Slovenian is a South Slavic language with dual number and a rich case system. Dialects vary sharply across short distances, so stick to standard media (RTV Slovenija) early. Duolingo and tutor practice cover the basics; newspapers and Val 202 radio stretch listening later.

Speaker counts are approximate orders of magnitude for learners, not census figures. Family labels follow Glottolog-style classification; vitality notes (when shown) follow UNESCO WAL / Ethnologue-style framing and should be re-checked for program planning.

Related languages: Croatian Serbian Slovak Czech

How to start

  1. Pick one free course (or free-with-upgrades) below and finish a short beginner unit before hopping apps.
  2. Bookmark one dictionary or grammar reference and look up every unknown word for a week.
  3. Add 10–15 minutes of listening most days — news, radio, or a teaching channel.
  4. Drill vocabulary with First 500 words.
  5. When ready, use a tutor marketplace listing below for short speaking sessions.

Practice on this site

Deep links into trainers and drills that already cover Slovenian.

First 500 words Listening picker

All reading course free course paid reference tutoring listening

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Resource Type Levels Cost Verified
Fran dictionary reference A2-C2 free —
Glosbe Slovenian reference A1-C2 free —
Pons / bilingual dictionaries reference A1-C2 free —
Slovenska.si culture portals reference A2-C1 free —

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