vitajte
The Slovak word for welcome is vitajte.
The phrase is used as a greeting given upon someone's arrival. You may also use the related verb vítať to mean the act of affirming or greeting the arrival of someone.
Meaning: greeting given upon someone's arrival (intj)
Which one should you use?
Use vitaj for a single friend or child, and vitajte for a group or to be polite to a stranger.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular imperative form vitaj is used when welcoming one person whom you address informally. The form vitajte is used when welcoming multiple people or when addressing one person formally.
Did you know?
- While vitajte is used for greetings, the response to 'thank you' is not vitajte. To say 'you are welcome' after being thanked, Slovaks use prosím or nemá sa za čo.
- In many Slovak households, instead of just saying vitajte, a host might offer a traditional gesture of hospitality involving bread and salt, a custom known as 'chlieb i sól'.
- Because Slovak has a complex system of 'vocation' (the vocative case), if you were to use a person's name while saying vitaj, the ending of the name would change to signal you are addressing them directly.
Examples in context
- Vitajte na Divokom západe.Welcome to the Wild West.This sentence uses vitajte to show a welcome to a specific location.Tatoeba #6141270 by miro, translation #1073857 by Mofli
- Vitajte späť.Welcome back.This sentence uses vitajte to welcome someone back.Tatoeba #8944831 by Dominika7, translation #1627336 by Spamster
- Vitajte na palube!Welcome aboard!This sentence uses vitajte to welcome someone aboard.Tatoeba #9024191 by Dominika7, translation #54349 by Dejo
- Vitajte na našej konferencii!Welcome to our conference!
- Srdečne vás vítam na Slovensku!I sincerely welcome you to Slovakia!
- Ahoj, teším sa, že si tu!Hello, I'm glad you're here!
- 32 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Michal arrives at Barbora's house for a visit.
- BarboraAhoj, Michal! Vitajte u nás doma.Hi, Michal! Welcome to our home.
- MichalĎakujem za pozvanie, Barbora.Thank you for the invitation, Barbora.
- BarboraPoď dovnútra, prosím.Please, come inside.
- MichalRád ťa vidím.It is good to see you.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “welcome” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
