Today's episode is about the Slovak modal verb “smieť" in the present tense. Then you will practice it in short sentences.
Episode notes
Last week we practiced the Slovak modal verb “musieť” in the present tense. Today we are going to look at the verb “smieť". Then we will practice it in short sentences.

1. Conjugation of “smieť” Present Tense (This verb means "may”, to be allowed or permitted.)
Singular: smiem (I may) Plural: smieme (we may)
smieš (you may) smiete (you may)
smie (he, she, it may) smú (they may)
2. Negation of the modal verb “smieť”
Singular: nesmiem (I may not) Plural: nesmieme (we may not)
nesmieš (you may not) nesmiete (you may not)
nesmie (he, she, it may not) nesmú (they may not)
Sentences
1. Smiem vstúpiť? – Prosím, vstúpte. (May I come in? – Please, come in.)
2. Nesmieš sa smiať, je to vážna vec. (You mustn't laugh, it's serious.)
3. Smie sa tu fajčiť? - Nie, nesmie. (Is smoking allowed here? No, it's not allowed.)
4. Smieme už odísť? - Je veľmi neskoro. (Can we leave now? It's very late.)
5. Nesmiete tam ísť. - Je to iba pre dospelých. (You mustn't go in there. It's for adults only.)
6. Smú deti jesť sladkosti pred večerou? – Nie, nesmú. (Are children allowed to eat sweets before dinner? - No, they can't.)
7. Smiem už odísť? (Can I leave now?)
Timestamps
00:37 Introduction to the episode
02:21 The end of the season
03:07 Slovak lesson
09:16 Final thoughts
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