Learn how to ask, "When are you leaving?"
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| Jennifer: Welcome to 3-Minute Czech Season 1, Lesson 14 - When Are You Leaving? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask when someone is leaving in Czech. |
| Body |
| Jennifer: Here's the informal way to ask 'When are you leaving?' in Czech. |
| Martin: [Normal] Kdy odjíždíš? |
| Jennifer: First is a word meaning 'when ' |
| Martin: [Normal] kdy [Slow] kdy |
| Jennifer: Last is the word meaning 'you leave' |
| Martin: [Normal] odjíždíš [Slow] odjíždíš |
| Jennifer: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'When are you leaving?' |
| Martin: [Slow] Kdy odjíždíš? [Normal] Kdy odjíždíš? |
| Jennifer: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask, 'When are you leaving?' |
| Martin: [Normal] Kdy odjíždíte? |
| Jennifer: First is a word meaning 'when ' |
| Martin: [Normal] kdy [Slow] kdy |
| Jennifer: Last is the word meaning 'you leave (polite)' |
| Martin: [Normal] odjíždíte [Slow] odjíždíte |
| Jennifer: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'When are you leaving?' |
| Martin: [Slow] Kdy odjíždíte? [Normal] Kdy odjíždíte? |
| Jennifer: Here's a response meaning 'I leave in two hours.' |
| Martin: [Normal] Odjíždím za dvě hodiny. |
| Jennifer: First is a word meaning 'I leave ' |
| Martin: [Normal] odjíždím [Slow] odjíždím |
| Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'in' |
| Martin: [Normal] za [Slow] za |
| Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'two' |
| Martin: [Normal] dvě [Slow] dvě |
| Jennifer: Last is the word meaning 'hours' |
| Martin: [Normal] hodiny [Slow] hodiny |
| Jennifer: Listen again to the response, 'I leave in two hours.' |
| Martin: [Slow] Odjíždím za dvě hodiny. [Normal] Odjíždím za dvě hodiny. |
| Jennifer: Here's a response meaning, 'I leave next week.' |
| Martin: [Normal] Odjíždím příští týden. |
| Jennifer: First is a word meaning 'I leave ' |
| Martin: [Normal] odjíždím [Slow] odjíždím |
| Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'next' |
| Martin: [Normal] příští [Slow] příští |
| Jennifer: Last is the word meaning 'week' |
| Martin: [Normal] týden [Slow] týden |
| Jennifer: Listen again to the response meaning 'I leave next week.' |
| Martin: [Slow] Odjíždím příští týden. [Normal] Odjíždím příští týden. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Jennifer: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Martin: This is a question you might be asked frequently, especially if you are on a vacation, but remember if you ask this question out of context, the other person might think that you want him or her to go away! |
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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HideHi Listeners! Try answering this question: When are you leaving?
Hi Jeanette,
good👍! Let us know if you have other questions. Good luck with your Czech.
Cheers
Anna
Team CzechClass101.com
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I think I am getting somewhere.
Hello Jeanette,
it is easy. Just click on "Download as PDF" and you can have the lesson notes with vocabulary as PDF.
Cheers,
Anna
Team CzechClass101.com
In answer to a comment, you instructions how to download words with 3 choices in a PDF.
Would you be good enough to repeat those instructions please?😉