Learn how to post comments about relaxing
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Must-Know Czech Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 19 - Just Relaxing. |
| John: Hi everyone, I'm John. |
| Karin: And I'm Karin. |
| John: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in Czech about relaxing. Libor relaxes at a beautiful place, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment: |
| Karin: To je pohoda. |
| John: meaning - "It is relaxing." Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| Libor: To je pohoda. |
| (clicking sound) |
| Jirka: Vy si teda užíváte. |
| Petra: Pěkně si odpočiněte. |
| Věra: Vy se máte. Tady prší a já musím do práce. |
| Luboš: To vypadá krásně. |
| John: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| Libor: To je pohoda. |
| John: "It is relaxing." |
| (clicking sound) |
| Jirka: Vy si teda užíváte. |
| John: "You seem to be enjoying it." |
| Petra: Pěkně si odpočiněte. |
| John: "Get relaxed." |
| Věra: Vy se máte. Tady prší a já musím do práce. |
| John: "I envy you. It is rainy here and I have to go to work." |
| Luboš: To vypadá krásně. |
| John: "It looks beautiful." |
| POST |
| John: Listen again to Libor's post. |
| Karin: To je pohoda. |
| John: "It is relaxing." |
| Karin: (SLOW) To je pohoda. (Regular) To je pohoda. |
| John: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "It is." |
| Karin: To je |
| John: This phrase consists of two words. The first one is the personal pronoun "it" and the latter one is the verb "to be" in its third person singular form. Listen again- "It is" is... |
| Karin: (SLOW) To je (REGULAR) To je |
| John: Then comes the phrase - "relaxing." |
| Karin: pohoda. |
| John: One of the most common terms, this word can mean "relax," "peace," "something comfortable," etc. Listen again- "relaxing." is... |
| Karin: (SLOW) pohoda. (REGULAR) pohoda. |
| John: All together, "It is relaxing." |
| Karin: To je pohoda. |
| COMMENTS |
| John: In response, Libor's friends leave some comments. |
| John: His college friend, Jirka, uses an expression meaning - "You seem to be enjoying it." |
| Karin: (SLOW) Vy si teda užíváte. (REGULAR) Vy si teda užíváte. |
| [Pause] |
| Karin: Vy si teda užíváte. |
| John: Use this expression to show you are feeling frivolous. |
| John: His neighbor, Petra, uses an expression meaning - "Get relaxed." |
| Karin: (SLOW) Pěkně si odpočiněte. (REGULAR) Pěkně si odpočiněte. |
| [Pause] |
| Karin: Pěkně si odpočiněte. |
| John: Use this expression to show you are feeling warm-hearted. |
| John: His wife's high school friend, Věra, uses an expression meaning - "I envy you. It is rainy here and I have to go to work." |
| Karin: (SLOW) Vy se máte. Tady prší a já musím do práce. (REGULAR) Vy se máte. Tady prší a já musím do práce. |
| [Pause] |
| Karin: Vy se máte. Tady prší a já musím do práce. |
| John: Use this expression to be funny. |
| John: His supervisor, Luboš, uses an expression meaning - "It looks beautiful." |
| Karin: (SLOW) To vypadá krásně. (REGULAR) To vypadá krásně. |
| [Pause] |
| Karin: To vypadá krásně. |
| John: Use this expression to be old-fashioned. |
Outro |
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| John: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about relaxing, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know. And we'll see you next time! |
| Karin: Nazdar! |
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