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neděle 4. srpna 2013

Learn Czech Language: Thanks in many ways

I wonder in how many ways you can thanks in english and I found that in Czech language you can say thanks in more than 15 ways. Today I will show you TOP 5 the most useful ways, how to say thank you and at the end of the article is a link to the audio recording that I created today! Enjoy!


1. THANK YOU - DĚKUJI TI/DĚKUJI VÁM

Děkuji ti is saying thanks to someone who you know - to your parents or member of your family, friends or someone who you know or meet every day.

Děkuji vám is saying thanks to someone who you do not know - to bus driver, teacher, doctor or someone who is pretty much older than you.

Děkuji vám is also plural way how to say thanks to group of people - 2 or more.

2. THANKS - DÍKY

Díky is the most popular way how to say thanks in Czech language. It's also very simple and you can use it everywhere - in restaurant, in school, in bus or you can also say that to someone who you do not know or someone who is older than you. It does not matter when or where you use it.

3. THANKS - DÍK

The literal translation of word dík is thank, but dík is also a noun! Dík is a little bit slang form how to say thanks, so you it especially on some party or in a situation when you are with your friends.

Můžeš mi podat to kafe? Dík!
Can you give me a cup of coffee? Thanks!

4. THANK YOU VERY MUCH - MOCKRÁT TI/VÁM DĚKUJI

Thank you very much = Děkuji vám velice moc (this is just literal translation, do not use it!)

Please, remember that you can't translate Czech language word-for-word, I mean that you can't say děkuji vám velice moc, but mockrát ti děkuji or mockrát vám děkuji.

5. THANKS NICELY - DĚKUJI PĚKNĚ

Děkuji pěkně is from German Danke schön. We do not use this sentence so often, but here are situations, when you can use this form of thanks:


  • Saleswoman gives you money - Děkuji pěkně!
  • You do not know what kind of beer to choose, but the salesperson will recommend you the best one - Děkuji pěkně!
  • You are leaving the hotel and the receptionist gives you a business card on their hotel - Děkuji pěkně!


Finally, I must tell you that the letter D sounds like it has a hook above that letter (Ď), but if the second letter E has hook (Ě), the letter D has no hook.

But, see the word EVIL in Czech ĎAS. Above D is hook, because the second letter has no hook.

neděle 21. července 2013

Learn Czech language - European Countries

Austria - Rakousko      
Belgium - Belgie
Bulgaria - Bulharsko
Croatia - Chorvatsko      
Cyprus - Kypr
Denmark - Dánsko  
Estonia - Estonsko
Finland - Finsko
France - Francie 
Germany - Německo 
Greece - Řecko
Hungary - Maďarsko
Ireland - Irsko
Italy - Itálie
Latvia - Lotyšsko
Lithuania - Litva
Luxembourg - Lucembursko
Netherlands - Holandsko
Poland - Polsko
Portugal - Portugalsko
Romania - Rumunsko
Slovakia - Slovensko
Spain - Španělsko
Sweden Švédsko
United Kingdom - Velká Británie

úterý 25. června 2013

Czech language: Soft (i) and hard (y)



Ahoj všichni, jak se máte?

Today I am going to show you just a few examples when you need to use soft or hard iy in the verbs in the past tense. Do not worry, it's really simple and easy to understand.

Ženy CHODILY do obchodu nakupovat oblečení - Women went to the store to buy clothes
Muži ZPÍVALI národní hymnu - Men sang the national anthem
Ženy vařily - Muži vařili
Ženy se sprchovaly - Muži se sprchovali
Ženy něco potřebovaly - Muži něco potřebovali
Ženy uklízely - Muži uklízeli

Note that -the woman- is always with hard y (or in Czech we call this letter hard y)
Conversely, men have at the end of the verb always soft i

Do you know how to easily remember these rules? It sounds funny, but it can help you through this very simply derive :)

How are the women? Hard! (Meant strong)
How are men? Soft! (Meant not strong)

pondělí 6. května 2013

Learn Czech Language: Good, Better, The best (...)

Dobrý večer! Good evening!

I am bringing you another lesson of the Czech language. Today I'd like to teach you, how to say "good, better, the best..." - positive, comparative and superlative. This will very easy for all advanced students. All base words ends with (ý, á or é). All comparatives ends with (í) and all superlatives has preposition (nej).

Base Word

Good - Dobrý
Big - Velký
Small - Malý
Fast - Rychlý
Deep - Hluboký

Comparative

Better - Lepší
Bigger - Větší
Smaller - Menší
Faster - Rychlejší
Deeper - Hlubší

Superlative NEJ

The best - Nejlepší
The biggest - Největší
The smallest - Nejmenší
The fastest - Nejrychlejší
The deepest - Nejhlubší


středa 24. dubna 2013

Czech language for cabin crew (at airport, check in, immigration)

At airport - Na letišti

Check-in = Odbavení


How many pieces of luggage do you have? Kolik máte kusů zavazadel?

Only one. Pouze jedno
Did you pack your luggage yourself? Balil jste si své zavazadlo sám?

Yes, I did. Ano, sám.
Has anyone given you anything to take on the flight? Dal vám někdo nějakou věc, abyste ji vzal do letadla?

No, they haven't. Ne, nikdo.
Do you have any hand-luggage? Máte nějaké příruční zavazadlo?

Yes, I have one bag. Ano, mám jeden batoh.

Immigration / Customs = Celní kontrola


May I see your passport please? Můžu vidět váš pas, prosím?
Yes, here it is. Ano, tady je.

Where did you fly from? Odkud jste letěl?
I flew from Prague. Letěl jsem z Prahy.

How long are you planning to stay? Jak tady dlouho plánujete zůstat?
I'll be staying for two weeks. Zůstanu tady dva týdny.



Other Important Words


Arrival/Přílet (noun): Přílet do vaší destinace
Aisle seat/ Sedadlo u uličky: Sedadlo, které se v letadle nachází u uličky
Departure/Odlet: Odlet do jiné destinace
Duty-free shop/Obchod bez tax: Obchod na letišti, kde se neplatí taxy
Land/Přistání: Letadlo přistává na letištní plochu
Runway/Ranvej: Rozjezdová dráha pro letadla, která vzlétávají nebo přistávají
Take-off/Vzlet: Opuštění dráhy a vzlétnutí

úterý 23. dubna 2013

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Learn Czech language: Mushrooming

Mushrooming is in the Czech republic a big passion!

 Except for a few species that are grown at farms or factories, most of the mushrooms grow in nature. Mushroom hunting and picking is very popular among Czechs. Due to their enthusiasm, they are often considered as mushroom fanatics. There is a common belief that mushrooming is a Czech national sport and that this phenomenon is unique. Czechs are also the best experts in identifying mushroom species..

We have a lot of great mushroom foods - mushroom dishes are very healthy and contain lots of quality nutrients. The best of all is, that you can find all healthy nutrients in nature and all is for free! Big importance is to choose the correct mushrooms, because we have a lot of mangy and toxic mushrooms, which eats just forest animals!



Here is a short list of words that you will need when you will pick mushrooms in the Czech republic:

Mushroom picking - Sbírání hub
Mushrooming - Houbaření
Mushroom - Houba
Basket - Košík
Knife - Nůž
Wood - Les

úterý 9. dubna 2013

Same words in Czech and English language

Dobrý večer. I'm bringing you a short list of Czech words that you can also see in English language! 

Did you know, that the word robot comes from the Czech word robota, meaning literally "serf labor" and figuratively "drudgery" or "hard work"?





Learn Czech Language: City Buildings

Ahoj! Here's my new video for you. I hope you will like it and enjoy Czech language! :)

If you have some questions, let me know on my email or comment this post!


Declension in Czech language

Czech declension is system of grammatically determined modifications of nouns, adjectives, pronouns and numerals in the Czech language. Czech has seven cases: nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, vocative, locative and instrumental. This essentially means that a word can have 14 possible forms in singular and plural. Some forms are the same in more than one place in each paradigm.

One woman is asking one woman (Singular)


SINGULAR (HE, SHE, IT)

She needs help - Ona potřebuje pomoc
He needs help - On potřebuje pomoc
It needs help - (To) potřebuje pomoc

PLURAL (WE, YOU, THEY)

We need help - My potřebujeme pomoc
You need help - Vy potřebujete pomoc
They need help - Oni potřebují pomoc

One woman is asking two people (plural)

pondělí 8. dubna 2013

How to ask for beer in the Czech language?

Every tourist who visits the Czech Republic wants to taste typical Czech beer that has amazing flavor. Do you want to know, how to ask in Czech pub or restaurant for a beer?

BEER - PIVO

Formal question for "I'd like one beer" is Dal bych si jedno pivo

..but there are a lot of ways, how to ask for beer

Dal bych si jedno pivo - I'd like one beer
Prosil bych jedno pivo - One beer, please
Chci jedno pivo - I want one beer
Dám si jedno pivko - I'd like one "beer" but pivko is slang expression of beer

PIVKO is something like "small beer", but in fact, waiter will bring you same beer like when you use PIVO


ONE BEER - JEDNO PIVO
TWO BEERS = DVĚ PIVA

Singular is pivo with O
Plural is piva with A
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Differences between singular and plural are very easy. You can ask yourself:

How much beers are there? ONE
Kolik je tam piv? JEDNO

Singular JEDNO ends with O, so you can see, that singular of beer is JEDNO PIVO
Both ends with letter O