Today's episode is about the military service in socialist Slovakia. In the Slovak lesson, you will learn how to say “Shut up and work!“in Slovak. At the end of this episode, you can find a traditional folk song about going in the army.
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In today's episode, I’m talking about the military service in socialist Slovakia. In the Slovak lesson, you will learn how to say “Shut up and work!“ in Slovak. At the end of this episode, you can find a traditional folk song about going in the army.
Slovak lesson
1. vojenská služba (military service)
2. povolávací rozkaz (draft order)
3. mladíci (young men)
4. vstať, vstávať (to get up)
5. cvičiť (to exercise)
6. pochodovať (to march)
7. nezmyselné úlohy (meaningless tasks)
8. ťažkosti (difficulties)
9. skúsenosť (experience)
10. Drž hubu a makaj! (Shut up and work!)
Slovak traditional song
"Keď mi prišla karta narukovať"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKrRa_9EUnQ
Keď mi prišla karta narukovať,
dal som si muziku došikovať,
[:páni muzikanti, zahrajte mi čardáš,
prvého októbra rukovať mám.:]
A oni mi pekne začali hrať,
mne začali z očí slzy padať,
[:za mnou nezaplače otec ani matka,
za mnou budú plakať tri dievčatka.:]
Jedna bude plakať, mal som ju rád,
druhá bude plakať, bol som jej brat
[:a tá tretia plače, šej, haj, lebo musí,
lebo tá odo mňa prsteň nosí.:]
Prsteň, prsteň, prsteň, s modrým očkom,
čo mi dala milá pod oblôčkom,
[:pod oblôčkom dala, horko zaplakala,
bodaj by ťa nikdy nespoznala.:]
TRANSLATION:
When I got a draft notice,
I summoned the music band:
[:Gentlemen musicians, play a čardáš to me,
On the first of October I have to go to the army.:]
And they started to play nicely to me,
Tears started falling from my eyes
[:Neither my father nor mother will cry for me,
Three girls will cry for me.:]
One will cry, I liked her
The second one will cry, I was her brother;
[:And that third one is crying because she has to,
Because she's been wearing a ring from me.:]
A ring, a ring, a ring, with a blue eye,
Which my dear gave me under a window,
[:She gave it under the window, she cried bitterly,
I wish I would never have known you.:]
Timestamps
00:34 Introduction to the lesson
02:11 About the military service in Czechoslovakia
18:02 Slovak lesson
20:11 Example sentences
20:45 Vocabulary
26:45 Slovak traditional folk song
27:49 Translation of the song into English
29:09 Final thoughts
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