15 Beautiful Words That Will Make You Fall in Love with the Slovenian Language
![Welcome to Slovenia │](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/20x11/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/landscape.webp)
As Slovenia‘s national language, Slovene is spoken by only two and a half million people, making this Slavic language something of an almost-secret. What’s more, throughout history it was the glue that held a nation together on its way to sovereignty in 1991. Here are 15 words to persuade you that although its words may sound harsh on first listening, the language of Slovenia is very beautiful indeed.
In Slovene, we say DOBRODOŠLI for ‘welcome’
Pronounce it like this: doh-broh-dohsh-lee
![Welcome │](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dobrodoli-welcome.webp)
In Slovene, we say LJUBEZEN for ‘love’
Pronounce it like this: lyoo-beh-shen
![Love │](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ljubezen-love-1.webp)
In Slovene, we say DRUŽINA for ‘family’
Pronounce it like this: droo-zhee-na
![Family │](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/druina-family.webp)
In Slovene, we say ZAKLAD for ‘treasure’
Pronounce it like this: za-clahd
![Treasure │](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/zaklad-trasure.webp)
In Slovene, we say SVOBODA for ‘freedom’
Pronounce it like this: svuh-bohda
![Freedom │](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/svoboda-freedom.webp)
In Slovene, we say MODROST for ‘wisdom’
Pronounce it like this: mow-drohst
![Wisdom │](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/modrost-wisdom.webp)
In Slovene, we say MIR for ‘peace’
Pronounce it like this: meer
![Peace │](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/mir-peace.webp)
In Slovene, we say EDINSTVEN for ‘unique’
Pronounce it like this: eh-deenst-vehn
![Unique │](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/edinstven-unique.webp)
In Slovene, we say IGRIVOST for ‘playfulness’
Pronounce it like this: ee-gree-vohst
![Playfulness │](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/igrivost-plazfulness.webp)
In Slovene, we say POMLAD for ‘Spring’
Pronounce it like this: pohm-lahd
![Spring │](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/pmlad-spring.webp)
In Slovene, we say MORJE for ‘sea’
Pronounce it like this: moh-ree-ye
![Sea │](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/morje-sea.webp)
In Slovene, we say SLADKARIJE for ‘sweets’
Pronounce it like this: slahd-kah-ree-yeh
![Sweets │](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sladkarije-sweets.webp)
In Slovene, we say KNJIGA for ‘book’
Pronounce it like this: kuh-nyee-guh
![Book │](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/knnjiga-book.webp)
In Slovene, we say HREPENENJE for ‘longing’
Pronounce it like this: hreh-peh-nehn-yeh
![Longing │](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/hrepenenje-longing-1.webp)
In Slovene, we say HRANA FOR ‘food’
Pronounce it like this: hrah-na
![Food │](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/hrana-food-1.webp)