Want to make a vegetable salad but don’t know how to ask for them from the shopkeeper? In this blog post, we will help you learn all the important words related to vegetables in Slovenian. You can’t keep several dictionaries with you to get access to certain words in a language. Learn how to say vegetables in this language to expand your vocabulary!
Vegetables In Slovenian

Fruits and Vegetables are a great source of nutrition and serve as food to many. There are many people who consider vegetables as their entire food while many like to refer to them as a portion of their food. Vegetables should be of good quality and usually covered so the food they make is good for health.
Fresh potatoes and fruits are every Slovenian’s dream meal. You can make a delicious salad and top it with some olive oil to make a healthy starter dish on the menu of your restaurant.
Note: you cannot spam your friend’s phone with images of vegetables just because you love them a lot.
Here is a list of all the vegetables in the Slovenian language.
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English Words | Slovenian Translations | English Words | Slovenian Translations |
acorn squash | želod buča | broccoli | brokoli |
alfalfa sprouts | kalčki lucerne | brussels sprouts | brstični ohrovt |
anise | janež | butternut squash | butternut buča |
artichoke | artičoka | cabbage | zelje |
arugula | rukola | caraway | kumina |
asparagus | šparglji | carrot | korenček |
aubergine | jajčevci | cauliflower | cvetača |
azuki beans | azuki fižol | cayenne pepper | kajenski poper |
banana squash | bananin squash | celeriac | zelena |
basil | Bazilika | celery | zelena |
bean sprouts | fižolovi kalčki | chamomile | kamilica |
beet | pesa | chard (beet greens) | blitva (zelena pesa) |
bell pepper | paprika | chickpeas, garbanzos, or ceci beans | čičerika, garbanzos ali ceci fižol |
bitter melon | grenka melona | chili pepper | čili |
black beans | Črni fižol | chives | drobnjak |
black-eyed peas | črnooki grah | collard greens | ovratnik |
bok choy | bok choy | coriander | koriander |
borlotti bean | borlotti fižol | corms | stebelnice |
broad beans | Bob | courgette | bučke |
broccoflower | cvet brokolija | cucumber | kumara |
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English Words | Slovenian Translations | English Words | Slovenian Translations |
daikon | daikon | jalapeño | jalapeño |
daikon or white radish | daikon ali bela redkev | jerusalem artichoke | jeruzalemska artičoka |
delicata | delicata | jicama | jicama |
dill | koper | kale | ohrovt |
eddoe | eddoe | kidney beans | fižol v zrnju |
endive | endivija | kohlrabi | koleraba |
fennel | komarček | konjac | konjac |
fennel | komarček | lavender | sivka |
fiddleheads | fiddleheads | leek | por |
frisee | frisee | legumes | stročnice |
garlic | česen | lentils | leča |
gem squash | gem squash | lettuce | zelena solata |
ginger | ingver | lima beans or butter bean | fižol lima ali masleni fižol |
green beans | stročji fižol | mange tout or snap peas | mange tout ali grah |
greens | zelenice | mangel-wurzel | mangel-wurzel |
habanero | habanero | marjoram | majaron |
herbs | zelišča | marrow | kostnega mozga |
horseradish | hren | mung beans | mung fižol |
hubbard squash | hubbard squash | mushrooms | gobe |
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English Words | Slovenian Translations | English Words | Slovenian Translations |
navy beans | mornarski fižol | scallion | česen |
nettles | koprive | shallot | šalotka |
New Zealand spinach | Novozelandska špinača | skirret | krilo |
okra | bamija | soybeans | soja |
onion | čebulo | spaghetti squash | špageti squash |
onions | čebula | spinach | špinača |
oregano | origano | split peas | cepljen grah |
paprika | paprika | squashes | buče |
parsley | peteršilj | sweet potato | sladki krompir |
parsnip | pastinak | sweetcorn | sladka koruza |
peanuts | arašidi | tabasco pepper | tabasco poper |
peas | grah | taro | taro |
peppers | paprike | tat soi | tat soi |
pinto beans | pinto fižol | thyme | timijan |
potato | krompir | tomato | paradižnik |
radicchio | radič | topinambur | topinambur |
radish | redkev | tubers | gomolji |
red cabbage | rdeče zelje | turnip | repa |
rhubarb | rabarbara | Turnips | Repa |
root vegetables | korenasta zelenjava | wasabi | wasabi |
rosemary | rožmarin | water chestnut | vodni kostanj |
runner beans | stročji fižol | watercress | vodna kreša |
rutabaga | rutabaga | yam | jam |
salsify | salify | zucchini | bučke |
Savoy cabbage | Savojsko zelje |
Vegetable Verbs
Here are some verbs related to the vegetables which you should learn to enhance your vocabulary and talk about the action words related to the vegetables.
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English Words | Slovenian Translations | English Words | Slovenian Translations |
binge | popivanje | finish | končati |
bite | ugriz | gobble | požreti |
can | lahko | gorge | soteska |
chew | žvečiti | grub | grb |
chomp | chomp | harvest | žetev |
choose | izberite | indulge | prepustiti se |
consume | porabijo | ingest | zaužiti |
cut | rezati | lick | lizati |
detect | zaznati | melt | stopiti |
devour | požreti | munch | žvečiti |
dig in | kopati v | nibble | grizljati |
digest | prebaviti | nourish | hraniti |
dine | večerjati | partake | sodelovati |
dip | potopiti | pick from the tree | poberi z drevesa |
discover | odkriti | pickle | kisla kumarica |
dunk | zamahniti | pig out | prašiča ven |
enjoy | uživaj | pluck | trgati |
experience | izkušnje | polish off | polirati |
feast on | pogostite se | prefer | raje |
feed | krmo | provide | zagotoviti |
fill | napolniti |
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English Words | Slovenian Translations |
relish | uživanje |
remark | pripomba |
rethink | premisliti |
salivate | sliniti |
sample | vzorec |
satisfy | zadovoljiti |
savor | okusiti |
serve | služiti |
share | deliti |
sink your teeth into | zariti zobe |
slice | rezina |
snack | prigrizek |
swallow | pogoltniti |
take note of | upoštevajte |
take root | ukoreniniti |
taste | okus |
taste test | test okusa |
tempt | skušnjava |
tend | nagibati se |
test | test |
thrive | uspevati |
try | poskusi |
wolf down | volk navzdol |
Vegetable Nouns
Here is a list of all the nouns which you can use to talk about vegetables.
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English Words | Slovenian Translations | English Words | Slovenian Translations |
antioxidant | antioksidant | field | polje |
aroma | aroma | finger food | prstna hrana |
benefit | koristi | flavor | okus |
bioflavonoid | bioflavonoid | flesh | meso |
bounty | nagrada | flower | cvet |
bramble | bramba | fresh produce | sveži pridelki |
breakfast | zajtrk | freshness | svežino |
buds | brsti | fruit | sadje |
clusters | grozdi | fruit clusters | grozdi sadja |
consistency | doslednost | fruit tree | sadno drevo |
crop | pridelka | garden | vrt |
cultivation | gojenje | growth | rast |
dish | jed | harvest | žetev |
energy | energija | health | zdravje |
entrée | predjed | health benefits | koristi za zdravje |
extract | izvleček | herb garden | zeliščni vrt |
farm | kmetija | juiciness | sočnost |
farm-fresh | kmetijsko sveže | nature | narave |
feast | pojedina | orchard | sadovnjak |
feeling | občutek |
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English Words | Slovenian Translations |
pit | jamo |
plant | rastlina |
pollen | cvetni prah |
produce | pridelati |
product | izdelek |
quality | kakovost |
richness | bogastvo |
ripeness | zrelost |
root | koren |
season | sezone |
seed | seme |
seed clusters | semenski grozdi |
sharecrop | delnica |
smoothie | smoothie |
spore | spore |
spring | pomlad |
sprout | kalček |
summer | poletje |
superfood | superhrana |
taste | okus |
texture | teksturo |
tree | drevo |
tuber | gomolj |
variety | raznolikost |
vegetable kingdom | zelenjavno kraljestvo |
vegetable matter | rastlinska snov |
vegetarian | vegetarijanec |
vine | vinska trta |
yield | donos |
zest | polet |
Useful Sentences
Here is a list of all the sentences in Slovenian to talk about the vegetables.
Sentences in English | Slovenian Translations |
Am I following the correct recipes to make a vegetable salad? | Ali se držim pravilnih receptov za pripravo zelenjavne solate? |
Are these vegetables fresh? | Ali je ta zelenjava sveža? |
Can I get some potatoes? | Lahko dobim krompir? |
Do you cook your vegetables? | Ali kuhate svojo zelenjavo? |
Do you have fruits and vegetables in your food? | Ali imate v hrani sadje in zelenjavo? |
Do you like spring vegetables? | Ali imate radi spomladansko zelenjavo? |
Do you like vegetable soup? | Ali imate radi zelenjavno juho? |
I chop all of the vegetables before cooking. | Pred kuhanjem nasekljam vso zelenjavo. |
I have a vegetable garden in my backyard. | Na svojem dvorišču imam zelenjavni vrt. |
I love every food but I love the vegetables even more. | Obožujem vsako hrano, še bolj pa imam rad zelenjavo. |
I need a vegetable peeler. | Potrebujem lupilnik zelenjave. |
I use vegetable oil for frying. | Za cvrtje uporabljam rastlinsko olje. |
Make sure you wash raw vegetables. | Poskrbite, da boste oprali surovo zelenjavo. |
Many people are now buying organic vegetables. | Veliko ljudi zdaj kupuje ekološko zelenjavo. |
My children only eat raw vegetables. | Moji otroci jedo samo surovo zelenjavo. |
People should eat more leafy vegetables. | Ljudje bi morali jesti več listnate zelenjave. |
She cooks with fresh vegetables. | Kuha s svežo zelenjavo. |
Shouldn’t we add some fruits with these vegetables? | Ali ne bi morali k tej zelenjavi dodati še nekaj sadja? |
They do not eat enough vegetables. | Ne jedo dovolj zelenjave. |
Tomato is a fruit. | Paradižnik je sadje. |
Vegetables contain lots of nutrients. | Zelenjava vsebuje veliko hranilnih snovi. |
We grow our own vegetables. | Zelenjavo pridelujemo sami. |
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