Slovenian typing practice
Learn to touch type in Slovenian, free in your browser: lessons built from real Slovenian words, passages from Martin Krpan to Cvetje v jeseni, and the keys for č, š and ž on a Slovenian, US or UK keyboard.
What you can practise
Smart Lessons in Slovenian
Real Slovenian words, built around your slowest key. You start on six keys, and č, š and ž join as the others come up to speed.
The Slovenian alphabet
Every letter in order against the clock, with how to type each Slovenian letter on your keyboard.
Typing games in Slovenian
Pilot and Spaceship: steer through the gaps or shoot down enemy ships by typing Slovenian words.
6 Slovenian books
Classic Slovenian books, out of copyright, typed a passage at a time.
Slovenian letters
Slovenian has three letters beyond a to z, the šumniki č, š and ž, and leaves q, w, x and y out of its own alphabet: they turn up only in foreign words. The šumniki are in everyday words such as "človek", "šola", "že" and "življenje", so a line of Slovenian rarely goes without one.
The Slovenian keyboard is QWERTZ and shared with Croatian: š and đ sit to the right of P, č and ć to the right of L, and ž by Enter. Đ and ć are there for Croatian and Serbian names. On a US or UK keyboard, Windows US-International has no caron, so add the Slovenian layout; on a Mac, ABC – Extended types č, š and ž with Option V then the letter.
On a Slovenian keyboard
Windows: Slovenian · macOS: Slovenian · Linux: Slovenian
Add it in Windows under Settings > Time & language > Language & region, in macOS under System Settings > Keyboard > Input Sources, in Linux under Settings > Keyboard > Input Sources.
| Letter | Windows | macOS | Linux |
|---|---|---|---|
| č | Č | Č | Č |
| š | Š | Š | Š |
| ž | Ž | Ž | Ž |
On a US or UK keyboard
Windows: United States-International · macOS: ABC – Extended · Linux: English (US, intl., with dead keys)
Add it the same way. On US-International ' and " become dead keys: type a space after one for the mark itself.
| Letter | Windows | macOS | Linux |
|---|---|---|---|
| č | Not on this layout | Option Vthen C | AltGr Shift .then C |
| š | Not on this layout | Option Vthen S | AltGr Shift .then S |
| ž | Not on this layout | Option Vthen Z | AltGr Shift .then Z |
Tips for typing Slovenian
Č and ć sit side by side
Č is right of L, under the right little finger, and ć is one key further. Slovenian words never need ć, so if one turns up in your text, the finger reached a key too far.
Š is straight above
Š sits right of P, one row up from č, for the same little finger. Short, common words such as "še", "šola" and "naš" are the ones to drill.
Ž is by Enter
Ž is at the far right of the home row, next to Enter. Reach for it with the right little finger and come back, without letting the hand slide; "že" and "življenje" give it plenty of work.
Learn where Z is
On QWERTZ the Z sits where QWERTY has Y, typed with the right index finger. Slovenian uses z all the time, in "z", "za" and "zdaj", and y almost never, so the swap pays off quickly.