I can describe a person's looks and personality and say what I like and whom I love.
Páči sa mi: what I like and whom I love
Páči sa mi: what I like and whom I love
Why: to describe a person and say what you like and whom you love.
“I like” is páči sa mi, literally “it pleases me”: in English you are the subject; in Slovak the thing you like is. “To me” is mi, “to you” ti or vám. sa and mi come right after the first word: “Hotel sa mi páči”. Several things: páčia sa. Not liking: ne- joined to the verb, nepáči sa mi.
You love a person with ľúbiť: “Ľúbim Tomáša”; for coffee or music, say mám rád / rada. Set phrase: “Mám ťa rád / rada”: I love you (the form follows the speaker).
A one-word comment: “To je smutné”, “To je super”: the adjective is neuter.
Looks with mať and byť: “Má zelené oči”, “Je vysoká”, “Vyzerá unavený”.
English “like” and “love” have four Slovak versions: rád + verb, mať rád + thing, páčiť sa, ľúbiť (love, for a person); the module review sorts them out.
ti (to you) and tí (those, for men) differ only by the mark.
Common mistakes:
• דMne páči sa” → “Páči sa mi”.
• דPáči sa mi tie knihy” → “Páčia sa mi…” (several things).
• דPáči mi sa” → “Páči sa mi” (sa before mi).
Páči sa mi — I like it
Below the table, the negative: To sa mi nepáči.
| To whom | Liking one thing | Liking several things |
|---|---|---|
| mi — to me | Páči sa mi tá kaviareň. | Páčia sa mi tie filmy. |
| ti — to you (informal) | Páči sa ti tá hudba? | Páčia sa ti tie knihy? |
| vám — to you (formal) | Páči sa vám ten byt? | Páčia sa vám tie izby? |
| don't like | To sa mi nepáči. | — |
Lesson notes
Páči sa mi: what I like and whom I love
Why: to describe a person and say what you like and whom you love.
“I like” is páči sa mi, literally “it pleases me”: in English you are the subject; in Slovak the thing you like is. “To me” is mi, “to you” ti or vám. sa and mi come right after the first word: “Hotel sa mi páči”. Several things: páčia sa. Not liking: ne- joined to the verb, nepáči sa mi.
You love a person with ľúbiť: “Ľúbim Tomáša”; for coffee or music, say mám rád / rada. Set phrase: “Mám ťa rád / rada”: I love you (the form follows the speaker).
A one-word comment: “To je smutné”, “To je super”: the adjective is neuter.
Looks with mať and byť: “Má zelené oči”, “Je vysoká”, “Vyzerá unavený”.
English “like” and “love” have four Slovak versions: rád + verb, mať rád + thing, páčiť sa, ľúbiť (love, for a person); the module review sorts them out.
ti (to you) and tí (those, for men) differ only by the mark.
Common mistakes:
• דMne páči sa” → “Páči sa mi”.
• דPáči sa mi tie knihy” → “Páčia sa mi…” (several things).
• דPáči mi sa” → “Páči sa mi” (sa before mi).