Learn how to say "not" and "don't have"
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| Introduction |
| Jennifer: Welcome to 3-Minute Czech Season 1, Lesson 19 - Going Without. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to make essential negative statements in Czech. |
| Body |
| Jennifer: Here's the way to say 'I don't have a pen.' in Czech. |
| Martin: [Normal] Nemám pero. |
| Jennifer: First is a word meaning 'I don't have' |
| Martin: [Normal] nemám [Slow] nemám |
| Jennifer: Last is the word meaning 'pen' |
| Martin: [Normal] pero [Slow] pero |
| Jennifer: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I don't have a pen.' |
| Martin: [Slow] Nemám pero. [Normal] Nemám pero. |
| Jennifer: Ok, now let's take a look at the way to say 'I don't have time.' |
| Martin: [Normal] Nemám čas. |
| Jennifer: First is a word meaning 'I don't have ' |
| Martin: [Normal] nemám [Slow] nemám |
| Jennifer: Last is the word meaning 'time' |
| Martin: [Normal] čas [Slow] čas |
| Jennifer: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I don't have time.' |
| Martin: [Slow] Nemám čas. [Normal] Nemám čas. |
| Jennifer: Next up is the way to say 'I don't know.' |
| Martin: [Normal] Nevím. |
| Jennifer: This expression has only one word meaning 'I don't know.' |
| Martin: [Normal] nevím [Slow] nevím |
| Jennifer: Listen again to the word meaning 'I don't know.' |
| Martin: [Slow] Nevím. [Normal] Nevím. |
| Jennifer: Finally, here is a way to say 'I don't understand.' |
| Martin: [Normal] Nerozumím. |
| Jennifer: This expression has only one word meaning 'I don't understand.' |
| Martin: [Normal] nerozumím [Slow] nerozumím |
| Jennifer: Listen again to the word meaning 'I don't understand.' |
| Martin: [Slow] Nerozumím. [Normal] Nerozumím. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Jennifer: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Martin: Negative sentences can be created in Czech quite easily. You just need to add the prefix ne- in front of the verb, which gives it a negative meaning. |
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! |
Comments
HideLet's practice here! Try translating this statement: 'I don't have it.'
Hello yh,
"nemám tam" means something different. In English it would translate as "I don't have there". Would you try again?
Cheers,
Anna
Team CzechClass101.com
nemam tam
Ahoj Jeanette,
perfect! Next time you can also add the diacritics: "Nemám to!" Let us know if you have any question.
Cheers,
Anna
Team CzechClass101.com
Nemam ono.
I don't have it or Nemam to.