Learn how to ask about someone's age
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| Jennifer: Welcome to 3-Minute Czech Season 1, Lesson 8 - Talking About Your Age. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask someone's age and to say yours in Czech. |
| Body |
| Jennifer: Here's the informal way to ask 'How old are you?' in Czech. |
| Martin: [Normal] Kolik ti je roků? |
| Jennifer: First is a word meaning 'how' |
| Martin: [Normal] kolik [Slow] kolik |
| Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'you' |
| Martin: [Normal] ti [Slow] ti |
| Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'are' |
| Martin: [Normal] je [Slow] je |
| Jennifer: Last is the word meaning 'years' |
| Martin: [Normal] roků [Slow] roků |
| Jennifer: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'How old are you?' |
| Martin: [Slow] Kolik ti je roků? [Normal] Kolik ti je roků? |
| Jennifer: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask, 'How old are you?' |
| Martin: [Normal] Kolik je vám let? |
| Jennifer: First is a word meaning 'how' |
| Martin: [Normal] kolik [Slow] kolik |
| Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'are' |
| Martin: [Normal] je [Slow] je |
| Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'you (polite)' |
| Martin: [Normal] vám [Slow] vám |
| Jennifer: Last is the word meaning 'years' |
| Martin: [Normal] let [Slow] let |
| Jennifer: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'How old are you?' |
| Martin: [Slow] Kolik je vám let? [Normal] Kolik je vám let? |
| Jennifer: Here's a response meaning 'I am 17.' |
| Martin: [Normal] Je mi 17. |
| Jennifer: First is a word meaning 'I am' |
| Martin: [Normal] je [Slow] je |
| Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'for me' |
| Martin: [Normal] mi [Slow] mi |
| Jennifer: Last is the word meaning 'seventeen' |
| Martin: [Normal] sedmnáct [Slow] sedmnáct |
| Jennifer: Listen again to the response meaning 'I am 17.' |
| Martin: [Slow] Je mi 17. [Normal] Je mi 17. |
| Jennifer: Here's a response meaning, 'I prefer not to say.' |
| Martin: [Normal] Raději bych to neříkal. |
| Jennifer: First is a word meaning 'rather' |
| Martin: [Normal] raději [Slow] raději |
| Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'I would' |
| Martin: [Normal] bych [Slow] bych |
| Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'it' |
| Martin: [Normal] to [Slow] to |
| Jennifer: Last is the word meaning 'not say' |
| Martin: [Normal] neříkal [Slow] neříkal |
| Jennifer: Listen again to the response, 'I prefer not to say.' |
| Martin: [Slow] Raději bych to neříkal. [Normal] Raději bych to neříkal. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Jennifer: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Martin: Unless you’re asking a very young person, in general it's better not to ask this question. The only time it’s really okay is if you have become intimate with the other person or it's necessary for some reason outside of your control. |
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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