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INTRODUCTION
Michael: Hi everyone, and welcome back to CzechClass101.com. This is Absolute Beginner Season 1 Lesson 23 - Visiting a Czech Bar. Michael here.
Martin: Ahoj. I'm Martin.
Michael: In this lesson you’ll learn how to make suggestions. This conversation takes place on the street.
Martin: It's between Tom, Irena and Martin.
Michael: The speakers know each other, so they’ll be speaking informal Czech. Okay, let's listen to the conversation.
DIALOGUE
Martin: Ireno, co je tohle?
Irena: Ah, to je bar. Chodíš rád do barů?
Martin: Jo, jasně!
Irena: Dobře, tak půjdem dneska večer do baru?
Martin: Jo, to zní dobře!
Irena: Tome, dnes večer Martin a já jdeme do baru. Půjdeš s náma?
Tomáš: Jasně.Půjdem všichni spolu. Ale kdo bude hlídat naše dítě?
Michael: Listen to the conversation one time slowly.
Martin: Ireno, co je tohle?
Irena: Ah, to je bar. Chodíš rád do barů?
Martin: Jo, jasně!
Irena: Dobře, tak půjdem dneska večer do baru?
Martin: Jo, to zní dobře!
Irena: Tome, dnes večer Martin a já jdeme do baru. Půjdeš s náma?
Tomáš: Jasně.Půjdem všichni spolu. Ale kdo bude hlídat naše dítě?
Michael: Listen to the conversation with the English translation.
Martin: Irena, what is that?
Irena: Oh, that's a bar. Do you like going to bars?
Martin: Yes, I do!
Irena: Well then, shall we go to the bar tonight?
Martin: That sounds good!
Irena: Tom, tonight Martin and I are going to the bar. Will you come with us?
Tomáš: Yes. Let's go there together. But who's going to take care of our baby?
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Michael: Martin, what do Czech people usually do at night?
Martin: Many Czech people use their time after work for sports. Squash, tennis, badminton, pilates, and group sports like football are very popular. Other people like to spend their time doing cultural and social activities such as going to the cinema and theater, or meeting up with friends.
Michael: What about people with children?
Martin: Families with children often spend their time helping children to do their homework or prepare for school the next day. People also like reading.
Michael: Can you give us a useful sentence?
Martin: Nekouknem se na nějaký film?
Michael: "Shall we watch a movie?" Okay, now onto the vocab.
VOCAB LIST
Michael: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is..
Martin: bar [natural native speed]
Michael: bar
Martin: bar[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Martin: bar [natural native speed]
Michael: Next we have..
Martin: chodit [natural native speed]
Michael: to walk, to go, to stroll
Martin: chodit [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Martin: chodit [natural native speed]
Michael: Next we have..
Martin: dneska [natural native speed]
Michael: today
Martin: dneska[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Martin: dneska [natural native speed]
Michael: Next we have..
Martin: večer [natural native speed]
Michael: evening
Martin: večer[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Martin: večer [natural native speed]
Michael: Next we have..
Martin: my [natural native speed]
Michael: we
Martin: my[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Martin: my [natural native speed]
Michael: Next we have..
Martin: jít [natural native speed]
Michael: to go, to walk
Martin: jít[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Martin: jít [natural native speed]
Michael: Next we have..
Martin: všichni [natural native speed]
Michael: everybody, everyone, all
Martin: všichni[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Martin: všichni [natural native speed]
Michael: Next we have..
Martin: spolu [natural native speed]
Michael: together, jointly, with each other
Martin: spolu[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Martin: spolu [natural native speed]
Michael: Next we have..
Martin: hlídat [natural native speed]
Michael: to guard, to watch, to look after, to babysit, to patrol
Martin: hlídat[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Martin: hlídat [natural native speed]
Michael: Next we have..
Martin: dítě [natural native speed]
Michael: baby, child
Martin: dítě[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Martin: dítě [natural native speed]
KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES
Michael: Let's have a closer look at some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first word is..
Martin: spolu
Michael: meaning "together,” “jointly,” “with each other,” or just “each other." This is an adverb that expresses something being done or happening together.
Martin: Spolu can also be a prefix that changes the meaning of the original noun, such as in spolujezdecI, which means “front seat passenger” as opposed to just jezdec, meaning “driver.”
Michael: Can you give us an example using this word?
Martin: Sure. For example, you can say.. Vycházet spolu dobře nebo špatně.
Michael: .. which means "To get on well or badly. " Okay, what's the next word?
Martin: hlídat
Michael: meaning "to watch over,” “to look after,” or “to guard.” This is an imperfective verb that does not indicate the end of the action. Its main meaning is to look after something or somebody. Depending on context, this verb is translated in various ways in English.
Martin: Here are some examples - hlídaný objekt
Michael: “a protected property”
Martin: hlídat někomu děti
Michael:“to baby-sit children for somebody”
Martin: or Hlídat si tašku.
Michael: .. which means "To keep an eye on one's bag. " Okay, now onto the lesson focus.

Lesson focus

Michael: In this lesson you'll learn how to suggest something in Czech.
Martin: There are a few expressions you can use to make suggestions.
Michael: What can you say in Czech if you want to invite someone to go somewhere?
Martin: You can ask a positive question using Půjdem, or a negative one, using Nepůjdem.
Michael: Can you give us an example for each?
Martin: Sure, if you want to invite someone out, you could say Půjdem spolu ven?
Michael: which means “Shall we go out together?"
Martin: If you want to invite someone to go to the movies, you could ask Nepůjdem do kina?
Michael: Which literally is “Won’t we go to the cinema?” and means "Shall we go to the cinema?"
Martin: Another way to ask someone to go out which is used more in the written form, is the word Pojďme, which means “Let’s go.”
Michael: Can you give us an example?
Martin: Pojďme do kina
Michael: "Let’s go to the cinema."
Martin: You can use Pojďme for the plural second person ‘’you.’’ For example, Pojďte na kafe,
Michael:"Let’s go for a coffee."
Martin: In day-to-day conversation, pojďme is replaced by the negative question nepůjdem?
Michael: Now let’s learn how to make a suggestion about eating food.
Martin: For this, you can use the conjugated forms of dát si.
Michael: Can you give us an example?
Martin: Dáme si něco k jídlu?
Michael: "Shall we have something to eat?"
Martin: There is also a written form, rarely used in day-to-day conversations. It’s Dejme si.
Michael: In this form, the question changes into a proposition and the question mark is dropped.
Martin: For example Dejme si něco k jídlu.
Michael: "Let’s have something to eat." Now let’s move on to some expressions that can be used in various situations.
Martin: In this case you can use mám?
Michael: “shall I?”
Martin: or máme?
Michael: “shall we?”
Martin: For example, Máme zavolat zase v ůterý?
Michael: "Shall we call on Tuesday again?"
Martin: In other cases, you can make suggestions using proč ne
Michael: meaning “why not?”
Martin: For example, Proč si nedat občerstvení u nás?
Michael: which means "Why not have refreshments with us?"
Martin: Or Jsi unavený. Proč si neodpočineš?
Michael: "You are tired. Why don’t you take a rest?"

Outro

Michael: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye!
Martin: Děkuji.

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