Learn how to refuse politely
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| Jennifer: Welcome to 3-Minute Czech Season 1, Lesson 6 - Refusing Politely. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to politely refuse an invite in Czech. |
| Body |
| Jennifer: Here's the informal way to say 'No, thanks.' in Czech. |
| Martin: [Normal] Ne, díky. |
| Jennifer: First is a word meaning 'no' |
| Martin: [Normal] ne [Slow] ne |
| Jennifer: Last is the word meaning 'thanks' |
| Martin: [Normal] díky [Slow] díky |
| Jennifer: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'No, thanks.' |
| Martin: [Slow] Ne, díky. [Normal] Ne, díky. |
| Jennifer: Ok, now let's take a look at the formal way to say 'No, thank you.' |
| Martin: [Normal] Ne, děkuji. |
| Jennifer: First is a word meaning 'no' |
| Martin: [Normal] ne[Slow] ne |
| Jennifer: Last is the word meaning 'I thank' |
| Martin: [Normal] děkuji [Slow] děkuji |
| Jennifer: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'No, thank you.' |
| Martin: [Slow] Ne, děkuji. |
| [Normal] Ne, děkuji. |
| Jennifer: Following is the formal way to say 'Sorry, but I already have plans.' |
| Martin: [Normal] Promiňte, ale už něco mám. |
| Jennifer: First is a word meaning 'you excuse (polite)' |
| Martin: [Normal] promiňte [Slow] promiňte |
| Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'but' |
| Martin: [Normal] ale [Slow] ale |
| Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'already' |
| Martin: [Normal] už [Slow] už |
| Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'something' |
| Martin: [Normal] něco [Slow] něco |
| Jennifer: Last is the word meaning 'I have' |
| Martin: [Normal] mám [Slow] mám |
| Jennifer: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Sorry, but I already have plans.' |
| Martin: [Slow] Promiňte, ale už něco mám. [Normal] Promiňte, ale už něco mám. |
| Jennifer: Finally, here is an informal way to say 'Sorry, but I already have plans.' |
| Martin: [Normal] Promiň, ale už něco mám. |
| Jennifer: First is a word meaning 'you excuse' |
| Martin: [Normal] promiň [Slow] promiň |
| Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'but' |
| Martin: [Normal] ale [Slow] ale |
| Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'already' |
| Martin: [Normal] už [Slow] už |
| Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'something' |
| Martin: [Normal] něco [Slow] něco |
| Jennifer: Last is the word meaning 'I have' |
| Martin: [Normal] mám [Slow] mám |
| Jennifer: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'Sorry, but I already have plans.' |
| Martin: [Slow] Promiň, ale už něco mám. [Normal] Promiň, ale už něco mám. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Jennifer: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Martin: If we have to refuse somebody's invitation it is better to do it very politely in order not to hurt their feelings or make them angry. This is universally true around the world and the Czech Republic is no exception, so please be sure to use the expressions you learned in this lesson. |
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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