Learn how to apologize
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| Jennifer: Welcome to 3-Minute Czech Season 1, Lesson 5 - Making Apologies. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to apologize for yourself and say that you didn't do it on purpose in Czech. |
| Body |
| Jennifer: Here's the informal way to say 'Excuse me.' in Czech. |
| Martin: [Normal] Promiň. |
| Jennifer: This expression has only one word meaning 'you excuse' |
| Martin: [Normal] promiň [Slow] promiň |
| Jennifer: Listen again to the informal word meaning 'Excuse me.' |
| Martin: [Slow] Promiň. [Normal] Promiň. |
| Jennifer: Ok, now let's see the formal way to say 'Excuse me.' |
| Martin: [Normal] Promiňte. |
| Jennifer: This expression has only one word meaning 'you excuse (polite)' |
| Martin: [Normal] promiňte [Slow] promiňte |
| Jennifer: Listen again to the formal word meaning 'Excuse me.' |
| Martin: [Slow] Promiňte. [Normal] Promiňte. |
| Jennifer: Next up is the way to say 'I didn't mean it.' |
| Martin: [Normal] Já jsem to tak nemyslel. |
| Jennifer: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Martin: [Normal] já [Slow] já |
| Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'am' |
| Martin: [Normal] jsem [Slow] jsem |
| Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'it' |
| Martin: [Normal] to [Slow] to |
| Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'so' |
| Martin: [Normal] tak [Slow] tak |
| Jennifer: Last is the word meaning 'not thought' |
| Martin: [Normal] nemyslel [Slow] nemyslel |
| Jennifer: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I didn't mean it.' |
| Martin: [Slow] Já jsem to tak nemyslel. [Normal] Já jsem to tak nemyslel. |
| Jennifer: Finally, here is a way to say 'I'm sorry.' |
| Martin: [Normal] Nezlobte se. |
| Jennifer: This expression has only one word meaning '(you) don't be angry' |
| Martin: [Normal] nezlobte se [Slow] nezlobte se |
| Jennifer: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I'm sorry.' |
| Martin: [Slow] Nezlobte se. [Normal] Nezlobte se. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Jennifer: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Martin: Please remember that in the Czech Republic if you accidentally bump into someone, you don’t say “I am sorry,” which is Omlouvám se; instead you say Promiňte or Promiň. |
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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