If you're trying to practice your Slovak Reading then the page below should help. You will be able to sharpen your comprehension and understanding of the sample text below, which is part of the Article 26 and 27 from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The first section is in Slovak and the second part is in English. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Slovak. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
Read the following text very carefully and see what you can understand without looking at the English translation, and see what you understood from it, you can use our Slovak dictionary if you want.
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Článok 26. 1) Každý má právo na vzdelanie. Vzdelanie nech je bezplatné aspoň v začiatočných a základných stupňoch. Základné vzdelanie je povinné. Technické a odborné vzdelanie nech je všeobecne prístupné a vyššie vzdelanie má byť rovnako prístupné každému podľa jeho schopností. 2) Vzdelanie má smerovať k plnému rozvoju ľudskej osobnosti a k posilneniu úcty k ľudským právam a základným slobodám. Má napomáhať k vzájomnému porozumeniu, snášanlivosti a priateľstvu medzi všetkými národmi a všetkými rasovými i náboženskými skupinami, ako aj k rozvoju činnosti Spojených národov pre zachovanie mieru. 3) Rodičia majú prednostné právo voliť druh vzdelania pre svoje deti. Článok 27. 1) Každý má právo slobodne sa účastniť na kultúrnom živote spoločnosti, užívať plodov umenia a účastniť sa na vedeckom pokroku a jeho výťažkoch. 2) Každý má právo na ochranu morálnych a materiálnych záujmov, ktoré vyplývajú z jeho vedeckej, literárnej alebo umeleckej tvorby. |
Below is the translation of the above text, check what you understood without the help of the dictionary, after reading the translation one time, go back up and read the Slovak text and see if you can recognize the more words this time.
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Article 26 1. Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit. 2. Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace. 3. Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children. Article 27 1. Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits. 2. Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author. |
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