Learn the question "How old are you?" in Czech and how to answer it
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| Kellie: Top 25 Czech Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 11: How old are you? in Czech (In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Czech learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations.) |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question “How old are you?” In Czech this is |
| Martin: Kolik je ti let? |
| Kellie: The first word in the question is |
| Martin: kolik |
| Kellie: meaning “how much” in English. |
| Martin: (Slow, by syllable) kolik |
| Kellie: Listen again and repeat. |
| Martin: kolik |
| {Pause} |
| Kellie: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Martin: je |
| Kellie: meaning “is”. |
| Martin: (Slow, by syllable) je |
| Kellie: Now repeat. |
| Martin: je |
| {Pause} |
| Kellie: Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Martin: kolik je |
| {pause} |
| Kellie: And after that |
| Martin: ti |
| Kellie: meaning “you”. |
| Martin: (Slow, by syllable) ti |
| Kellie: Now repeat. |
| Martin: ti |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Martin: kolik je ti |
| {pause} |
| Kellie: And next |
| Martin: let |
| Kellie: meaning “years”. |
| Martin: (Slow, by syllable) let |
| Kellie: Now repeat. |
| Martin: let |
| {Pause} |
| Kellie: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Martin: kolik je ti let |
| {pause} |
| Kellie: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question How old are you? |
| Martin: Je mi osmnáct let. |
| Kellie: "I'm eighteen years old.” Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Martin: (Slow) Je mi osmnáct let. |
| {pause} |
| Kellie: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Martin: je |
| Kellie: means “it is.” |
| Martin: (Slow, by syllable) je |
| Kellie: Now repeat |
| Martin: je |
| {Pause} |
| Kellie: And next |
| Martin: mi |
| Kellie: meaning “me.” |
| Martin: (Slow, by syllable) mi |
| Kellie:Now repeat. |
| Martin: mi |
| {Pause} |
| Kellie: And next |
| Martin: osmnáct |
| Kellie: meaning “eighteen.” |
| Martin: (Slow, by syllable) osmnáct |
| Kellie:Now repeat. |
| Martin: osmnáct |
| {Pause} |
| Kellie: And after that |
| Martin: let |
| Kellie: meaning “years.” |
| Martin: (Slow, by syllable) let |
| Kellie:Now repeat. |
| Martin: let |
| {Pause} |
| Kellie: Listen to the speaker say, “I'm eighteen years old”, and then repeat. |
| Martin: Je mi osmnáct let. |
| {pause} |
| Kellie: To use a different phrase, replace eighteen with twelve. |
| Martin: dvanáct |
| Kellie: twelve |
| Martin: (slow) dvanáct (regular) dvanáct |
| Kellie: Listen to the phrase again, this time with twelve |
| Martin: Je mi dvanáct let. |
| Kellie: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace eighteen. Say “I'm twelve years old.” |
| {pause} |
| Martin: Je mi dvanáct let. |
| Kellie: To make another phrase, replace twelve with forty-two. |
| Martin: čtyřicet dva |
| Kellie: forty-two |
| Martin: (slow) čtyřicet dva (regular) čtyřicet dva |
| Kellie: Listen to the phrase again, this time with forty-two |
| Martin: Je mi čtyřicet dva let. |
| Kellie: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace twelve. Say I'm forty-two years old. |
| {pause} |
| Martin: Je mi čtyřicet dva let. |
| Kellie: To use a different phrase, replace forty-two with ninety. |
| Martin: devadesát |
| Kellie: ninety |
| Martin: (slow) devadesát (regular) devadesát |
| Kellie: Listen to the phrase again, this time with ninety |
| Martin: Je mi devadesát let. |
| Kellie: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace forty-two. Say “I'm ninety years old.” |
| {pause} |
| Martin: Je mi devadesát let. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting the Czech Republic and someone asks you how old you are. You are eighteen. Respond to the question. |
| Martin: Kolik je ti let? (five seconds) Je mi osmnáct let. |
| Kellie: Imagine you are twelve. Respond to the question. |
| Martin: Kolik je ti let? (five seconds) Je mi dvanáct let. |
| Kellie: Now imagine you are forty-two. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Martin: Kolik je ti let? (five seconds) Je mi čtyřicet dva let. |
| Kellie: Imagine you're ninety. Respond to the question. |
| Martin: Kolik je ti let? (five seconds) Je mi devadesát let. |
| Kellie: You want to ask someone how old they are. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Martin: Kolik je ti let? |
| {pause} |
| Kellie: This is the end of Lesson 11 |
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