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What? You don't speak Slovakian? Not a single word? Not a single syllable? Scandalous. What were you doing all those years? You should have been swotting away in the break between P.E and Geography, not playing kiss chase with Mary Muggins. Slack - devilishly slack. OK, OK, we admit, unless you're of Slovakian descent, or you've married a Slovak, it's unlikely that you know your caj (tea) from your kava (coffee). Although those two are amongst the easier ones slackers. But still, there's no harm in learning a few phrases now - probably not even 007 knew how to order a drink in Slovakian, so now's your chance to outdo the master.
There are 43 letters in the Slovak alphabet, most of them recognizable to Europeans. However, as in Poland, a few more have been added on - standard Latin letters with diacritical signs. Pronunciation is not wildly removed from other Slavic languages. And if you have a smattering of Russian, Czech or Polish, you're not going to be lost in Slovakia. Recently, the odd English word has entered the fray, as in 'vikend'.
a few words... 
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