Learn how to ask for directions
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| Jennifer: Welcome to 3-Minute Czech Season 1, Lesson 16 - Asking Directions. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and understand basic directions in Czech. |
| Body |
| Jennifer: Here's the way to ask 'Where is the station?' in Czech. |
| Martin: [Normal] Kde je stanice? |
| Jennifer: First is a word meaning 'where ' |
| Martin: [Normal] kde [Slow] kde |
| Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'is' |
| Martin: [Normal] je [Slow] je |
| Jennifer: Last is the word meaning 'station' |
| Martin: [Normal] stanice [Slow] stanice |
| Jennifer: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'Where is the station?' |
| Martin: [Slow] Kde je stanice? [Normal] Kde je stanice? |
| Jennifer: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to say, 'Go straight.' |
| Martin: [Normal] Běžte rovně. |
| Jennifer: First is a word meaning 'go ' |
| Martin: [Normal] běžte [Slow] běžte |
| Jennifer: Last is the word meaning 'straight' |
| Martin: [Normal] rovně [Slow] rovně |
| Jennifer: Listen again to the formal way to say 'Go straight.' |
| Martin: [Slow] Běžte rovně. [Normal] Běžte rovně. |
| Jennifer: Here's a way to say 'Turn right.' |
| Martin: [Normal] Zahněte doprava. |
| Jennifer: First is a word meaning 'turn ' |
| Martin: [Normal] zahněte [Slow] zahněte |
| Jennifer: Last is the word meaning 'right' |
| Martin: [Normal] doprava [Slow] doprava |
| Jennifer: Listen again to the way to say ''Turn right.' |
| Martin: [Slow] Zahněte doprava. [Normal] Zahněte doprava. |
| Jennifer: Here's a way to say, 'Turn left.' |
| Martin: [Normal] Zahněte doleva. |
| Jennifer: First is a word meaning 'turn ' |
| Martin: [Normal] zahněte [Slow] zahněte |
| Jennifer: Last is the word meaning 'left' |
| Martin: [Normal] doleva [Slow] doleva |
| Jennifer: Listen again to the way to say 'Turn left.' |
| Martin: [Slow] Zahněte doleva. [Normal] Zahněte doleva. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Jennifer: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Martin: If you are getting around a place you are not familiar with, then you might appreciate some useful phrases for asking directions. In this lesson we have introduced only formal sentences, since most of the time you won’t know the person you ask. |
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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