Learn how to use the accusative case to order a taxi over the phone
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Becky: Hi everyone, and welcome back to CzechClass101.com. This is Beginner Season 1 Lesson 21 - Ordering a Taxi in the Czech Republic. Becky Here. |
| Martin: Ahoj! I'm Martin. |
| Becky: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use the accusative case in order to call a taxi over the phone. The conversation takes place over the phone. |
| Martin: It's between Matěj and a female employee. |
| Becky: The speakers are strangers, therefore, they will speak formal Czech. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Matěj: Dobrý den, chtěl bych si objednat taxi. |
| Zaměstnankyně: Ano, a kam pojedete? |
| Matěj: Z Ovenecké ulice 25 (dvacet pět), Praha 7 (sedm), na letiště. |
| Zaměstnankyně: Ano, a na který den a v kolik hodin byste chtěli taxi? |
| Matěj: Na zítřek, pátek v 11 (jedenáct) hodin dopoledne. |
| Zaměstnankyně: Bude to taxi pro jednoho? |
| Matěj: Ne, bude to pro 3 (tři) lidi. Dva dospělí a dítě. Ještě máme dva velké kufry. |
| Zaměstnankyně: Takže potřebujete větší auto? |
| Matěj: Ano, abysme se vešli. Nějaký kombi nebo tak. |
| Zaměstnankyně: Rozumím. A na jaké jméno? |
| Matěj: Bude to na jméno Hollan. |
| Becky: Listen to the conversation one time slowly. |
| Matěj: Dobrý den, chtěl bych si objednat taxi. |
| Zaměstnankyně: Ano, a kam pojedete? |
| Matěj: Z Ovenecké ulice 25 (dvacet pět), Praha 7 (sedm), na letiště. |
| Zaměstnankyně: Ano, a na který den a v kolik hodin byste chtěli taxi? |
| Matěj: Na zítřek, pátek v 11 (jedenáct) hodin dopoledne. |
| Zaměstnankyně: Bude to taxi pro jednoho? |
| Matěj: Ne, bude to pro 3 (tři) lidi. Dva dospělí a dítě. Ještě máme dva velké kufry. |
| Zaměstnankyně: Takže potřebujete větší auto? |
| Matěj: Ano, abysme se vešli. Nějaký kombi nebo tak. |
| Zaměstnankyně: Rozumím. A na jaké jméno? |
| Matěj: Bude to na jméno Hollan. |
| Becky: Listen to the conversation with the English translation. |
| Matěj: Hello, I'd like to request a taxi. |
| Employee (F): Certainly, and where are you going? |
| Matěj: From Ovenecká street 25, Prague 7, to the airport. |
| Employee (F): Sure, and for which day and time would you like the taxi? |
| Matěj: Tomorrow, Friday at 11 o'clock before noon. |
| Employee (F): Is it a taxi for one person? |
| Matěj: No, it will be for three people. Two adults and a child. We also have two big suitcases. |
| Employee (F): So you need a bigger car? |
| Matěj: Yes, so that we can all fit in. A combi or similar. |
| Employee (F): I understand. And under what name? |
| Matěj: It'll be on the name Hollan. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Becky: Sounds like a vacation is happening! But first, they need to get to the airport. Taxis are convenient, aren’t they? |
| Martin: Yes, they are and there are many services in Prague. |
| Becky: Are all taxis private companies? |
| Martin: Yes, although it’s public transport, it’s entirely privatized. However, in Prague, the maximum price a company can charge per kilometer is limited by the city. |
| Becky: That’s good! What’s the situation like in smaller cities? |
| Martin: In smaller cities, there will probably just be one or two small companies. In small towns, it might just be individuals running their own freelance services. |
| Becky: Are there things that we need to be aware of and careful of when taking a taxi in the Czech Republic? |
| Martin: Large companies tend to have fixed prices and are controlled by an authority. Their prices remain unchanged and drivers get proper training. |
| Becky: What about the smaller companies or freelancers? |
| Martin: They should stick to the maximum price per kilometer, but may increase the higher initial fee to cover expenses. |
| Becky: Oh, their standing charge might be higher? I guess we should always check that the taxi is licensed. |
| Martin: Yes, and be careful because although they should stay within the maximum charge, sometimes they don’t. |
| Becky: Okay, now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Becky: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is... |
| Martin: objednat si [natural native speed] |
| Becky: to order (for oneself) |
| Martin: objednat si[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Martin: objednat si [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Martin: jet [natural native speed] |
| Becky: to go |
| Martin: jet[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Martin: jet [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Martin: z [natural native speed] |
| Becky: from |
| Martin: z[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Martin: z [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Martin: na [natural native speed] |
| Becky: to; on; for |
| Martin: na[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Martin: na [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Martin: který [natural native speed] |
| Becky: which, what, who |
| Martin: který[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Martin: který [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Martin: zítřek [natural native speed] |
| Becky: tomorrow |
| Martin: zítřek[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Martin: zítřek [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Martin: jeden [natural native speed] |
| Becky: one |
| Martin: jeden[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Martin: jeden [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Martin: dospělý [natural native speed] |
| Becky: adult |
| Martin: dospělý[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Martin: dospělý [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have.. |
| Martin: aby [natural native speed] |
| Becky: in order to, so that |
| Martin: aby[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Martin: aby [natural native speed] |
| Becky: And last... |
| Martin: vejít se [natural native speed] |
| Becky: to fit in, to fit into |
| Martin: vejít se[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Martin: vejít se [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Becky: Let's have a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first word is... |
| Martin: na který den |
| Becky: meaning "for which day." What can you tell us about this? |
| Martin: Na is the preposition “for.” Který is a pronoun meaning "which," and den is a noun meaning "day." |
| Becky: How is this used? |
| Martin: It’s used for things like making a reservation. |
| Becky: So after this phrase, you can add things like “reserve a restaurant” or “book a taxi.” |
| Martin: That’s right. |
| Becky: Can you give us an example using this word? |
| Martin: Sure. For example, you can say, Na který den objednáme ten dort? |
| Becky: ...which means "For which day do we order the cake?" |
| Becky: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Martin: Bude to pro... |
| Becky: meaning "that will be for...." What can you tell us about this construction? |
| Martin: Bude is the future tense "will be." To means "it," and pro means "for." |
| Becky: This is another phrase used for things like reservations. |
| Martin: That’s right. It can be used to say how many people the reservation is for. |
| Becky: The staff member can also use it as a confirmation of how many people. |
| Martin: Yes, it’s a good phrase to remember if you’re making any reservations. |
| Becky: Can you give us another example using this word? |
| Martin: Sure. For example, you can say, Bude to pro pět lidí. |
| Becky: ...which means "It will be for five people." |
| Becky: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Martin: abysme se... |
| Becky: meaning "So that we…." What can you tell us about this phrase? |
| Martin: Abysme expresses a purpose and is similar to "in order to." Se is the reflexive pronoun "yourself." |
| Becky: Is there any part of this phrase that we should pay particular attention to? |
| Martin: Yes, aby is the subject of declension of personal pronouns. Abysme is the plural first person "we." |
| Becky: So it changes depending on the subject of the sentence. |
| Martin: Yes. For this example though, we’re sticking with “we.” |
| Becky: Can you give us an example using this word? |
| Martin: Sure. For example, you can say, Tak abysme se podělili všichni. |
| Becky: ...which means "In order to share among all of us." Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| Becky: In this lesson, you'll learn how to use the accusative case in order to call a taxi over the phone. What is the accusative case? |
| Martin: It’s the 4th case on the declension scale of 7, and it’s different for singular and plural. The noun changes its ending according to the gender and declension case. |
| Becky: But if it’s a foreign word that has been adopted by Czech, it doesn’t always change. |
| Martin: For the accusative case, we have to ask a question using words such as Koho?, which means “who” or Co? which means “what.” |
| Becky: Let’s work through an example, using the Czech word for “castle.” |
| Martin: This is a masculine, inanimate noun that ends in h,ch,k,r,d,t or n. The usual form is hrad. In accusative case singular, it’s also hrad, but in plural it’s hrady. |
| Becky: Let’s look at one more example noun that’s in a different class to “castle.” We’ll look at “woman,” which is a feminine noun. |
| Martin: It’s also in the class of nouns that end in -a, or have a majority ending. The usual form is žena. The accusative singular is ženu and plural is ženy. |
| Becky: There are many more examples in the lesson notes, so please check them out. |
| Martin: We often use the accusative form with prepositions. For example, Z Ovenecké ulice na letiště. |
| Becky: “From Ovenecká street to the airport.” |
| Martin: We use the accusative form when we’re talking about going to a place, like in the example. |
| Becky: What about if we’re just at the place, or working there? |
| Martin: In that case, you should use a noun in its locative case. |
| Becky: Let’s see an example of that in action. We’ll use the accusative form to say, “We are going to the mountains.” |
| Martin: Jedeme na hory. |
| Becky: Now, the locative case to say “We are in the mountains.” |
| Martin: Jsme na horách. The noun changes. |
| Becky: While we’re talking about prepositions, what prepositions do we use with days of the week? In English, we would say that we’re doing something “on Monday” - we use the preposition “on.” |
| Martin: In that circumstance, we would use v. For example, v pondělí. |
| Becky: “On Monday.” How about if we say we’re doing something for a certain day. For example, “let’s order it for Monday.” |
| Martin: We use na and the accusative form of the noun. Objednáme to na pondělí |
| Becky: “Let’s order it for Monday.” |
| Martin: Be careful and make sure that you follow the gender of each noun! |
| Becky: If in doubt, check out the lesson notes! |
Outro |
| Becky: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye! |
| Martin: Čau. |
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