Learn how to post comments about birthday greetings
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Must-Know Czech Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 22 - At a Birthday Party. |
| 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 birthday greetings. Jana goes to her birthday party, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment: |
| Karin: Děkuji moc všem za tak krásné překvapení. |
| John: meaning - "Thank you all for such a wonderful surprise." Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| Jana: Děkuji moc všem za tak krásné překvapení. |
| (clicking sound) |
| Petra: Všechno nejlepší k narozeninám! |
| Věra: Dnes je tvůj velký den! |
| Libor: Hodně zdraví a štěstí. |
| Jirka: Kolik ti je? |
| John: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| Jana: Děkuji moc všem za tak krásné překvapení. |
| John: "Thank you all for such a wonderful surprise." |
| (clicking sound) |
| Petra: Všechno nejlepší k narozeninám! |
| John: "Happy birthday." |
| Věra: Dnes je tvůj velký den! |
| John: "Today is your great day!" |
| Libor: Hodně zdraví a štěstí. |
| John: "Good luck and health." |
| Jirka: Kolik ti je? |
| John: "How old are you?" |
| POST |
| John: Listen again to Jana's post. |
| Karin: Děkuji moc všem za tak krásné překvapení. |
| John: "Thank you all for such a wonderful surprise." |
| Karin: (SLOW) Děkuji moc všem za tak krásné překvapení. (Regular) Děkuji moc všem za tak krásné překvapení. |
| John: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "Thank you all." |
| Karin: Děkuji moc všem |
| John: The first word is the verb corresponding with the English "to thank." The word is used in its first person singular form. The ending of the Czech verb is different according to its conjugation. Listen again- "Thank you all" is... |
| Karin: (SLOW) Děkuji moc všem (REGULAR) Děkuji moc všem |
| John: Then comes the phrase - "for such a wonderful surprise.." |
| Karin: za tak krásné překvapení. |
| John: The last word of this phrase corresponds with the English term "surprise." The previous word is the adjective taking its neuter form in accordance with the noun. Listen again- "for such a wonderful surprise." is... |
| Karin: (SLOW) za tak krásné překvapení. (REGULAR) za tak krásné překvapení. |
| John: All together, "Thank you all for such a wonderful surprise." |
| Karin: Děkuji moc všem za tak krásné překvapení. |
| COMMENTS |
| John: In response, Jana's friends leave some comments. |
| John: Her neighbor, Petra, uses an expression meaning - "Happy birthday." |
| Karin: (SLOW) Všechno nejlepší k narozeninám! (REGULAR) Všechno nejlepší k narozeninám! |
| [Pause] |
| Karin: Všechno nejlepší k narozeninám! |
| John: Use this expression to show you are feeling warm-hearted. |
| John: Her high school friend, Věra, uses an expression meaning - "Today is your great day!" |
| Karin: (SLOW) Dnes je tvůj velký den! (REGULAR) Dnes je tvůj velký den! |
| [Pause] |
| Karin: Dnes je tvůj velký den! |
| John: Use this expression to be cheerful. |
| John: Her husband, Libor, uses an expression meaning - "Good luck and health." |
| Karin: (SLOW) Hodně zdraví a štěstí. (REGULAR) Hodně zdraví a štěstí. |
| [Pause] |
| Karin: Hodně zdraví a štěstí. |
| John: Use this expression to show you are feeling old-fashioned. |
| John: Her college friend, Jirka, uses an expression meaning - "How old are you?" |
| Karin: (SLOW) Kolik ti je? (REGULAR) Kolik ti je? |
| [Pause] |
| Karin: Kolik ti je? |
| John: Use this expression to show you are feeling curious. |
Outro |
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| John: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about birthday greetings, 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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