imam te rad


From the clever grammar book:
The expression "want to" is be expressed as in other Slavic languages with hoteti + INF, but the habitual sense is conveyed with the construction rad (rada, -i) + finite verb " like to" 

rad jem            --->     I like eating
rad govorim    --->     I like to talk (talking)
te imam rad     --->     I like you      --> Mistake!
    CORRECTION thanks to anonymous: never start with te
imam te rad     ---->     I like you 

often it is followed by the conditional: 
rad bi govoril s tabo  (instumental)    --->    I like to talk to you (I would like to talk to you) 
Rad bi šel na Ptuj (lokative)                --->     I would like to go to Ptuj   (Gern würde gehen)  na Ptuj
Rad bi bil v Ptuju  (accusative)         --->     I would like to be in Ptuj    (Gern würde sein)


Note: 'bi govoril' is the Present Conditional = would speak (to be discussed at a later lesson)








Comments

  1. Anonymous9 September 2011 at 09:31

    Hey Oli, here are just some tips from Slovene born speaker. You're doing great, keep it up :)

    rad te imam ---> I like you

    we never start with ''te''


    Rad bi šel v Ptuj --> I would like to go to Ptuj

    Here's the tricky part...in Slovenia we go to and on places. Ptuj/Bled/Brezje are the places we go on, while Ljubljana/Maribor/Celje are the places we go to. So in your case:

    Rad bi šel na Ptuj --> i would like to go on Ptuj

    Have a good day =)

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