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. |
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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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