Learn how to post comments about being injured
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Must-Know Czech Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 9 - Talking About an Injury. |
| 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 being injured. Libor suffers a painful injury, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment: |
| Karin: Zlomil jsem si ruku. |
| John: meaning - "I broke my arm." Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| Libor: Zlomil jsem si ruku. |
| (clicking sound) |
| Jana: Chudáčku, co se ti stalo? |
| Věra: Ještě žes ji nezlomil mně. |
| Jirka: Máš štěstí, že to není noha. |
| Dáša: Za tři týdny ti sundají sádru, vydrž. |
| John: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| Libor: Zlomil jsem si ruku. |
| John: "I broke my arm." |
| (clicking sound) |
| Jana: Chudáčku, co se ti stalo? |
| John: "Oh poor you, what happened?" |
| Věra: Ještě žes ji nezlomil mně. |
| John: "At least you did not break mine." |
| Jirka: Máš štěstí, že to není noha. |
| John: "You’re lucky that it’s not the leg." |
| Dáša: Za tři týdny ti sundají sádru, vydrž. |
| John: “Hang in there, they will take your cast off in three weeks." |
| POST |
| John: Listen again to Libor's post. |
| Karin: Zlomil jsem si ruku. |
| John: "I broke my arm." |
| Karin: (SLOW) Zlomil jsem si ruku. (Regular) Zlomil jsem si ruku. |
| John: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "I broke my." |
| Karin: Zlomil jsem si |
| John: Czech verbs are sometimes accompanied by a so-called reversible pronoun with a similar meaning to "self." The phrase literally means "I broke myself..." Listen again- "I broke my" is... |
| Karin: (SLOW) Zlomil jsem si (REGULAR) Zlomil jsem si |
| John: Then comes the phrase - "arm." |
| Karin: ruku. |
| John: This term originally meant "hand," but now it is used for both "arm" and "hand." In Czech, there exists an old-fashioned word meaning exactly "arm," but it is only rarely used in some official documents; in spoken Czech, it is not used at all. Listen again- "arm." is... |
| Karin: (SLOW) ruku. (REGULAR) ruku. |
| John: All together, "I broke my arm." |
| Karin: Zlomil jsem si ruku. |
| COMMENTS |
| John: In response, Libor's friends leave some comments. |
| John: His girlfriend, Jana, uses an expression meaning - "Oh poor you, what happened?" |
| Karin: (SLOW) Chudáčku, co se ti stalo? (REGULAR) Chudáčku, co se ti stalo? |
| [Pause] |
| Karin: Chudáčku, co se ti stalo? |
| John: Use this expression to show you are feeling sympathetic. |
| John: His girlfriend's high school friend, Věra, uses an expression meaning - "At least you did not break mine." |
| Karin: (SLOW) Ještě žes ji nezlomil mně. (REGULAR) Ještě žes ji nezlomil mně. |
| [Pause] |
| Karin: Ještě žes ji nezlomil mně. |
| John: Use this expression to be funny. |
| John: His college friend, Jirka, uses an expression meaning - "You’re lucky that it’s not the leg." |
| Karin: (SLOW) Máš štěstí, že to není noha. (REGULAR) Máš štěstí, že to není noha. |
| [Pause] |
| Karin: Máš štěstí, že to není noha. |
| John: Use this expression to show you are feeling frivolous. |
| John: His high school friend, Dáša, uses an expression meaning - "Hang in there, they will take your cast off in three weeks." |
| Karin: (SLOW) Za tři týdny ti sundají sádru, vydrž. (REGULAR) Za tři týdny ti sundají sádru, vydrž. |
| [Pause] |
| Karin: Za tři týdny ti sundají sádru, vydrž. |
| John: Use this expression to show you are feeling optimistic. |
Outro |
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| John: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about being injured, 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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