verb: biti

Early morning, sun is out again here in Ptuj, hip hip hurray! Quick grammar before I attack the fridge.
The personal pronouns: Jaz,Ti,On,Ona, are not usually necessary to mention as the person is quite clear by the conjugated verb, just like in Italian or Spanish. 
My first encounter with the dreaded "Dual" form. I wonder if there is a "cheaty" version like the French: "on" or the German "man" to express a plural via 3rd person singular?
I think the polite form in Slovene is the second plural, TBA..  


biti (to be)






sing
1.
sem
2.
si
3.
je
dual
1.
sva
2.
sta
3.
sta
plural
1.
smo
2.
ste
3.
so



Examples:





Si lačen? Da, sem lačen. On je lačen in ona je lačna tudi. 

The 3 items starting with M that I found in the fridge today: they are all neutral


maslo (n)   --> butter
mleko (n)  --> milk
meso (n)   --> meat 		                              





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