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Do they speak Serbian in Slovenia?
The official and national language of Slovenia is Slovene, which is spoken by a large majority of the population. Other significant languages are Croatian and its variants and Serbian, spoken by most immigrants from other countries of former Yugoslavia and their descendants.
Is Russian similar to Slovenian?
No, they are not mutually intelligible. There are many understandable words, nevertheless, a Russian and a Slovenian will not be able to communicate freely without an interpreter. No, they are not mutually intelligible.
Is Slovenian like Croatian?
Slovene is an Indo-European language belonging to the Western subgroup of the South Slavic branch of the Slavic languages, together with Serbo-Croatian.
How similar is Serbian to other Slavic languages?
Serbian is a part of the Slavic language group, so all Slavic languages are similar to Serbian. They all derived from a language the linguists call Proto-Slavic. That language split into 3 major categories.
What is the official language of Slovenia?
In Slovenia the official language is Slovenian language (or Slovene), which is similar to other Slavic languages, particularly close to Serbian and Croatian, and uses the Latin alphabet. Many Slovenes speak English very well, some use German and Italian as a foreign language. Slovenes generally appreciate any effort you make in their language.
Why are Serbian and Slovenian so hard to learn?
Serbian and Slovenian are South Slavic languages (dark green on the map above), and have been separated from the rest by unrelated languages for centuries, as such they have evolved to be considerably different to West Slavic languages, so they would be harder.
Is Slovak a South Slavic language?
Slovak has also some common features with South Slavic languages, especially with Slovenian and some Croatian dialects. No wonder, some people still confuse Slovakia and Slovenia, not just because of a similar name, but also because of the similar languages.