INTRODUCTION |
In this lesson we will see a very useful phrase meaning “I don’t understand.” It is useful, of course, because many times you won’t immediately pick up on what people are saying. |
GRAMMAR POINT |
In Czech, “I don’t understand” is |
Nerozumím. |
Let’s break it down: |
(slow) Ne-ro-zu-mím. |
Once more: |
Nerozumím. |
Limited knowledge of the Czech language may be one of the reasons for not understanding. In this case say |
Nerozumím česky. This expression is translated in English as “I don’t understand Czech” |
Let’s break it down: |
(slow) Ne-ro-zu-mím čes-ky. |
Nerozumím česky. |
The first word “nerozumím” means “don’t understand” |
(slow) Ne-ro-zu-mím. |
Ne-ro-zu-mím. |
The second word “česky” means “Czech” |
(slow) Čes-ky. |
Česky. |
Once again, it is: |
Nerozumím česky. |
Another way to tell someone, “I don’t speak Czech.” is |
Nemluvím česky. |
Let’s break it down: |
(slow) Ne-mlu-vím čes-ky. |
Once again: |
Nemluvím česky. |
The word nemluvím means “I don’t speak”. |
(slow) Ne-mlu-vím. |
Nemluvím. |
Next we have česky, the word for “the Czech”. |
Here’s the whole sentence: |
(slow) Ne-mlu-vím čes-ky. |
Nemluvím česky. |
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