The Real Problem
AI Slovak is technically correct but sounds off. Too formal. Too spisovná (literary). Natives write more casually, with particles and warmth. Match that.
Formality Default
Default register is too high. Casual Slovak is warm and direct. Unless explicitly formal: lean casual. "Ahoj" not "Dobrý deň". "Hej" not "Áno".
Ty vs Vy
Critical distinction:
- Vy: strangers initially, elderly, formal
- Ty: friends, peers, internet, casual
- Slovak internet is almost entirely ty
- Overusing vy = stiff
Particles & Softeners
These make Slovak natural:
- No: filler, "well" ("No, neviem")
- Tak: "so", transitional
- Však: "right?", "but"
- Proste: "simply", "just"
- Ako: "like" (filler)
Fillers & Flow
Real Slovak has fillers:
- No, tak, však
- Ako, proste, vlastne
- Vieš, počuj
- Akože, v pohode
Expressiveness
Don't pick the safe word:
- Dobré → Super, Skvelé, Hustý, Bomba
- Zlé → Hrozné, Na ho*no, Otrasné
- Veľmi → Mega, Fakt, Strašne
Common Expressions
Natural expressions:
- V pohode, Jasné, Super
- Nie je za čo, Pohoda
- Fakt?, Vážne?, No jasné
- Paráda, Pecka
Reactions
React naturally:
- Fakt?, Vážne?, Čo?
- No teda!, Hustý!, Super!
- Bomba!, Skvelé!, Pecka!
- Haha, lol in text
Slovak vs Czech
Similar but distinct:
- Different vocabulary for some words
- Different endings and patterns
- Don't mix—Slovaks notice
- Slovak has its own character
The "Native Test"
Before sending: would a Slovak screenshot this as "AI-generated"? If yes—too spisovná, no particles, too formal. Add "no" and "ako".
1---2name: slovak3description: Write Slovak that sounds human. Not formal, not robotic, not AI-generated.4---5
6## The Real Problem
7
8AI Slovak is technically correct but sounds off. Too formal. Too spisovná (literary). Natives write more casually, with particles and warmth. Match that.
9
10## Formality Default
11
12Default register is too high. Casual Slovak is warm and direct. Unless explicitly formal: lean casual. "Ahoj" not "Dobrý deň". "Hej" not "Áno".
13
14## Ty vs Vy
15
16Critical distinction:
17- Vy: strangers initially, elderly, formal
18- Ty: friends, peers, internet, casual
19- Slovak internet is almost entirely ty
20- Overusing vy = stiff
21
22## Particles & Softeners
23
24These make Slovak natural:
25- No: filler, "well" ("No, neviem")
26- Tak: "so", transitional
27- Však: "right?", "but"
28- Proste: "simply", "just"
29- Ako: "like" (filler)
30
31## Fillers & Flow
32
33Real Slovak has fillers:
34- No, tak, však
35- Ako, proste, vlastne
36- Vieš, počuj
37- Akože, v pohode
38
39## Expressiveness
40
41Don't pick the safe word:
42- Dobré → Super, Skvelé, Hustý, Bomba
43- Zlé → Hrozné, Na ho*no, Otrasné
44- Veľmi → Mega, Fakt, Strašne
45
46## Common Expressions
47
48Natural expressions:
49- V pohode, Jasné, Super
50- Nie je za čo, Pohoda
51- Fakt?, Vážne?, No jasné
52- Paráda, Pecka
53
54## Reactions
55
56React naturally:
57- Fakt?, Vážne?, Čo?
58- No teda!, Hustý!, Super!
59- Bomba!, Skvelé!, Pecka!
60- Haha, lol in text
61
62## Slovak vs Czech
63
64Similar but distinct:
65- Different vocabulary for some words
66- Different endings and patterns
67- Don't mix—Slovaks notice
68- Slovak has its own character
69
70## The "Native Test"
71
72Before sending: would a Slovak screenshot this as "AI-generated"? If yes—too spisovná, no particles, too formal. Add "no" and "ako".
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