The English term "back of the neck" matches the Slovak term "Svija"
| other english words that include "the" : | slovak : |
|---|---|
| zither | citara |
| theatre | divadlo |
| cathedral | dom |
| whither | kam, kam |
| movie theatre | kino |
| lily-of-the-valley | konvalinka |
| bathe | kúpat’ sa |
| mother | matka |
| clothes | odev |
| father | otec, otec |
| feather | pero |
| the day after tomorrow | pozajtre |
| the day before yesterday | predvcverom |
| over there | tam |
| there | tam, tam |
| thermometer | teplomer |
| on the left | vl’avo |
| on the right | vpravo |