Common greetings:
- Dobré ráno! – Good morning!
- Dobrý deň! – Good day! (formal “hello” that is appropriate at any time of day)
- Dobrý večer! – Good evening!
- Dobrú noc! – Good night! (before going to bed)
- Ahoj! – hello/bye (informal; when talking to one person)
- Ahojte! – informal hello/bye (informal; when talking to two or more people)
- Čau! – hello/bye (informal and more relaxed than ‘ahoj’; when talking to one person)
- Čaute! – hello/bye (same when talking to two or more people)
- Dovidenia! – goodbye (formal)
On the phone:
- Haló? – Hello?
- Prosím? – Please?
- Áno? – Yes?