Learn how to post comments about playing sports
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Must-Know Czech Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 3 - Playing Sports. |
| 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 playing sports. Libor plays with his friends at the beach, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment: |
| Karin: Nejlepší pro zdraví je pravidelně sportovat. |
| John: meaning - "The best thing for your health is to play sports regularly." Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| Libor: Nejlepší pro zdraví je pravidelně sportovat. |
| (clicking sound) |
| Petra: Ty máš ale vypracované tělo... |
| Luboš: Sportem ku zdraví. |
| Jirka: Ve zdravém těle, zdravý duch. |
| Radim: Opatrně, ať tě neklepne pepka. |
| John: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| Libor: Nejlepší pro zdraví je pravidelně sportovat. |
| John: "The best thing for your health is to play sports regularly." |
| (clicking sound) |
| Petra: Ty máš ale vypracované tělo... |
| John: "What a muscular body you have..." |
| Luboš: Sportem ku zdraví. |
| John: "Play sports to stay healthy." |
| Jirka: Ve zdravém těle, zdravý duch. |
| John: "Healthy body, healthy mind." |
| Radim: Opatrně, ať tě neklepne pepka. |
| John: "Be careful not to get a heart attack." |
| POST |
| John: Listen again to Libor's post. |
| Karin: Nejlepší pro zdraví je pravidelně sportovat. |
| John: "The best thing for your health is to play sports regularly." |
| Karin: (SLOW) Nejlepší pro zdraví je pravidelně sportovat. (Regular) Nejlepší pro zdraví je pravidelně sportovat. |
| John: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "The best thing for your health." |
| Karin: Nejlepší pro zdraví |
| John: The first word is the adjective "the best," next is the preposition and then the noun for "health." This expression is often used when speaking about something really healthy. Listen again- "The best thing for your health " is... |
| Karin: (SLOW) Nejlepší pro zdraví (REGULAR) Nejlepší pro zdraví |
| John: Then comes the phrase - "is to play sports regularly." |
| Karin: je pravidelně sportovat. |
| John: The English phrase "to play sports" is expressed in Czech by a verb. Listen again- "is to play sports regularly." is... |
| Karin: (SLOW) je pravidelně sportovat. (REGULAR) je pravidelně sportovat. |
| John: All together, "The best thing for your health is to play sports regularly." |
| Karin: Nejlepší pro zdraví je pravidelně sportovat. |
| COMMENTS |
| John: In response, Libor's friends leave some comments. |
| John: His neighbor, Petra, uses an expression meaning - "What a muscular body you have..." |
| Karin: (SLOW) Ty máš ale vypracované tělo... (REGULAR) Ty máš ale vypracované tělo... |
| [Pause] |
| Karin: Ty máš ale vypracované tělo... |
| John: Use this expression to show you are feeling warm-hearted. |
| John: His supervisor, Luboš, uses an expression meaning - "Play sports to stay healthy." |
| Karin: (SLOW) Sportem ku zdraví. (REGULAR) Sportem ku zdraví. |
| [Pause] |
| Karin: Sportem ku zdraví. |
| John: Use this expression to be old-fashioned. |
| John: His college friend, Jirka, uses an expression meaning - "Healthy body, healthy mind." |
| Karin: (SLOW) Ve zdravém těle, zdravý duch. (REGULAR) Ve zdravém těle, zdravý duch. |
| [Pause] |
| Karin: Ve zdravém těle, zdravý duch. |
| John: Use this expression to show you are feeling playful. |
| John: His nephew, Radim, uses an expression meaning - "Be careful not to get a heart attack." |
| Karin: (SLOW) Opatrně, ať tě neklepne pepka. (REGULAR) Opatrně, ať tě neklepne pepka. |
| [Pause] |
| Karin: Opatrně, ať tě neklepne pepka. |
| John: Use this expression to show you are feeling cynical. |
Outro |
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| John: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about playing sports, 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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