Useful Czech PhrasesA handy round-up of the basic vocabulary you'll need to get by in the Golden City of Prague
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Speaking Czech isn’t easy but the language is surprisingly logical. Everything is spoken pretty much as it’s written. In theory, this means that once you’ve learned the basic pronunciation rules, you should have a pretty good idea of how any word sounds. Here are the main differences from regular English pronunciation: c – ts, as in cats, even if it comes at the beginning of the word č – ch, as in chin ch – soft, as in the Scottish word, loch j – y, as in yellow (Y is also pronounced the same way, but is very rare) ň – nya, as in onion r – a rolled R sound ř – a rolled R sound that ends in a soft Z (ž) sound, as in Dvořak š – sh, as in shoe ť – tya, as in stew w – v ž – a soft Z sound (zh), as in pleasure It’s also worth remembering that in Czech the emphasis is nearly always on the first syllable of a word, and hardly ever on its second or third syllable. GREETINGS Hello (formal) – Dobrý den Hello (informal) – Ahoj! Goodbye – Na shledanou Good evening – Dobry večer Good night – Dobrou noc YES & NO Yes (formal) – Ano Yes (informal) – Jo or No No – Ne BEING POLITE Excuse me - S dvolením Sorry! - Promintě! Please/You’re welcome – Prosím USEFUL PHRASES Help! – Pomoc! I understand - Rozumím I don’t understand – Nerozumím Do you speak English? – Mluvíte anglicky? Please speak more slowly – Mluvte pomalu, prosím I don’t speak Czech – Nemluvím Český SHOPPING How much is it? – Kolík to stoji? Can you help me? - Můžete mi pomoci? SIGNS Entrance - Vchod Exit – Východ AT THE PUB OR RESTAURANT Is this place free? – Je tady volno? I would like... – Ja sí dam... Bon Appétit – Dobrou chuť Cheers - Na zdraví A beer, please – Jedno pivo, prosím Two beers, please – Dvě piva, prosím Where is the toilet? - Kde je záchod? TIME TO PAY I’ll pay – Zaplatím We’ll pay – Zaplatíme To which your waiter will probably reply: Together or separately? – Dohromady nebo zvlášť? NUMBERS 0 - nula 1 - jeden 2 - dva 3 – tři 4 - čtyři 5 - pět 6 - šest 7 - sedm 8 - osm 9 - devět 10 – deset 11 – jedenáct 12 - dvanáct 13 - třináct 14 - čtyrnáct 15 - patnáct 16 - šestnáct 17 - sedmnáct 18 - osmnáct 19 - devatenáct 20 - dvacet 21 - jednadvacet or dvacet jedna 22 - dvaadvacet or dvacet dva 30 - třicet 40 - čtyřicet 50 - padesát 60 - šedesát 70 - sedmdesát 80 - osmdesát 90 - devadesát 100 - sto 101 - sto jedna 200 - dvě stě 300 - tři sta 400 - čtyři sta 500 - pět set 600 - šest set 700 - sedm set 800 - osm set 900 - devět set 1000 - tisíc NATIONALITIES I am… - Ja jsem… …American – …Američan (male)/Američanka (female) ...British – ...Brit(ka) ...English – ...Angličan(ka) …Irish – …Ir(ka) …Scottish – …Scot(ka) …Welsh – …Velšan(ka) …Australian – …Australan(ka) …Dutch - …Holanďan(ka) …Swedish - …Švéd(ka) …Danish – …Dán(ka) …Norwegian - …Nor(ka) …Finnish - …Fin(ka) |
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