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INTRODUCTION
The only city in the Czech Republic that has a subway is Prague. Riding the subway, or metro in Czech, is one of the best ways to reach the most important parts of the capital. In this lesson we will cover how to get on the subway. As we have learned in previous lessons, in the Czech Republic you can buy tickets for public transport at kiosks and at stations. There are conveniently-located vending machines and ticket stands right at the entrance of a subway station. Just in case you get too confused and have to ask the station attendant, we have prepared this lesson for you!
GRAMMAR POINT
Now let’s get ourselves a subway ticket. You may remember from our previous lessons that the way to ask for a ticket is:
Jednu jízdenku, prosím.
“A ticket, please.”
(slow) Jed-nu jíz-den-ku, pro-sím.
Jednu jízdenku, prosím.
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Our location in this lesson is Prague. Imagine you’re going from Zličín to Můstek, which is the center of the city where you’ll find Wenceslas square. You want to know what line will get you there.
You can find out by asking, “Excuse me, which line goes to Můstek?”. In Czech, you can say..
Promiňte, která linka jede na Můstek?
Let’s break that down:
(slow) Pro-miň-te, kte-rá lin-ka je-de na Můs-tek?
And again at natural speed:
Promiňte, která linka jede na Můstek?
First comes the usual Promiňte.
Next is která translated as “which”.
(slow) Kte-rá.
Která.
After that we have linka which means “line”.
(slow) Lin-ka.
Linka.
Then comes jede, a present tense form of the verb that is translated as “to go”.
(slow) Je-de.
Jede.
After that comes na Můstek which means “at Můstek”.
All together, that’s:
Promiňte, která linka jede na Můstek?
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Here is a possible answer. “Line B goes to Můstek.”
Linka B jede na Můstek.
Let’s break that sentence down:
(slow) Lin-ka B je-de na Můs-tek.
Linka B jede na Můstek.
The first word is linka, which means “the line”.
(slow) Lin-ka.
Linka.
Next we have B which is the name of the line.
Then comes jede, a present form of the verb that is translated as “to go”.
After that comes na Můstek, which means “at Můstek”.
The whole sentence again is:
Linka B jede na Můstek.

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