Learn how to introduce yourself
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| Introduction |
| Jennifer: Welcome to 3-Minute Czech Season 1, Lesson 1 - Self Introduction. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to introduce yourself in Czech. |
| Body |
| Jennifer: Here's the informal way to say 'Hi I'm Martin.' in Czech. |
| Martin: [Normal] Ahoj, já jsem Martin. |
| Jennifer: First is a word meaning 'Hi' |
| Martin: [Normal] ahoj [Slow] ahoj |
| Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'I' |
| Martin: [Normal] já [Slow] já |
| Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'am' |
| Martin: [Normal] jsem [Slow] jsem |
| Jennifer: Last is the 'person's name' |
| Martin: [Normal] Martin [Slow] Martin |
| Jennifer: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'Hi I'm Martin.' |
| Martin: [Slow] Ahoj, já jsem Martin. [Normal] Ahoj, já jsem Martin. |
| Jennifer: Ok, now let's take a look at the formal way to say 'Good day, I'm Martin Ondracek.' |
| Martin: [Normal] Dobrý den, já jsem Martin Ondráček |
| Jennifer: First is a phrase meaning 'Good day’ |
| Martin: [Normal] Dobré den [Slow] Dobré den |
| Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'I' |
| Martin: [Normal] já [Slow] já |
| Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'am' |
| Martin: [Normal] jsem [Slow] jsem |
| Jennifer: Last is the 'person's full name' |
| Martin: [Normal] Martin Ondráček [Slow] Martin Ondráček |
| Jennifer: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Good day, I'm Martin Ondracek.' |
| Martin: [Slow] Dobrý den, já jsem Martin Ondráček [Normal] Dobrý den, já jsem Martin Ondráček |
| Jennifer: Next up is the way to say 'Nice to meet you.' |
| Martin: [Normal] Rád tě poznávám |
| Jennifer: First is a word meaning 'nice ' |
| Martin: [Normal] rád [Slow] rád |
| Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'you' |
| Martin: [Normal] tě [Slow] tě |
| Jennifer: Last is the word meaning 'to meet' |
| Martin: [Normal] poznávám [Slow] poznávám |
| Jennifer: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Nice to meet you.' |
| Martin: [Slow] Rád tě poznávám [Normal] Rád tě poznávám |
| Jennifer: Finally, here is a way to say 'Nice to meet you. (for a woman)' |
| Martin: [Normal] Ráda tě poznávám. |
| Jennifer: First is a word meaning 'nice ' |
| Martin: [Normal] ráda [Slow] ráda |
| Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'you' |
| Martin: [Normal] tě [Slow] tě |
| Jennifer: Last is the word meaning 'to meet' |
| Martin: [Normal] poznávám [Slow] poznávám |
| Jennifer: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Nice to meet you. (for a woman)' |
| Martin: [Slow] Ráda tě poznávám. [Normal] Ráda tě poznávám. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Jennifer: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Martin: When you introduce yourself, it's a good habit to shake hands in the Czech Republic. If you are not sure whether to introduce yourself using formal or informal Czech, simply say Těší mě, which means “I am pleased to meet you”. If you use the correct sentence with Czech people, they’re definitely going to be impressed! |
Outro |
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| Jennifer: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
| Martin: Čau! |
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