Learn the question "What are you doing?" in Czech and how to answer it
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| Kellie: Top 25 Czech Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 18: What are you doing? 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 “What are you doing?” In Czech this is |
| Martin: Co děláš? |
| The first word in the question is |
| Martin: co |
| Kellie: meaning “what” in English. |
| Martin: (Slow, by syllable) co |
| Kellie: Listen again and repeat. |
| Martin: co |
| {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: děláš |
| Kellie: meaning “you do.” |
| Martin: (Slow, by syllable) děláš |
| Kellie: Now repeat. |
| Martin: děláš |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Martin: Co děláš? |
| {pause} |
| Kellie: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question “What are you doing?” |
| Martin: Přemýšlím. |
| Kellie: "I'm thinking.” Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Martin: (Slow) Přemýšlím. |
| {pause} |
| Kellie: The answer is made up of only one word... |
| Martin: přemýšlím |
| Kellie: meaning “I am thinking.” |
| Martin: (Slow, by syllable) přemýšlím |
| Kellie: Now repeat |
| Martin: přemýšlím |
| Kellie: Listen to the speaker say, “I'm thinking”, and then repeat. |
| Martin: Přemýšlím. |
| {pause} |
| Kellie: To expand on the pattern, replace “I’m thinking” with “I’m waiting for a bus.” |
| Martin: Čekám na autobus |
| Kellie: I am waiting for a bus |
| Martin: (slow) čekám na autobus (regular) čekám na autobus |
| Kellie: Listen to the answer again, this time with “waiting for a bus” |
| Martin: Čekám na autobus. |
| Kellie: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace I’m thinking. Say “I'm waiting for a bus.” |
| {pause} |
| Martin: Čekám na autobus. |
| Kellie: To expand on the pattern, replace I’m waiting for a bus with I’m walking. |
| Martin: Procházím se |
| Kellie: I’m walking |
| Martin: (slow) procházím se (regular) procházím se |
| Kellie: Listen to the phrase again, this time with I’m walking |
| Martin: Procházím se. |
| Kellie: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace I’m waiting for a bus. Say “I'm walking.” |
| {pause} |
| Martin: Procházím se. |
| Kellie: To expand on the pattern, replace I’m walking with I’m running. |
| Martin: Běhám |
| Kellie: I’m running |
| Martin: (slow) běhám (regular) běhám |
| Kellie: Listen to the phrase again, this time with I’m running |
| Martin: Běhám. |
| Kellie: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace I’m walking. Say “I'm running.” |
| {pause} |
| Martin: Běhám. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting the Czech Republic and someone asks you what you're doing. You are thinking. Respond to the question. |
| Martin: Co děláš? |
| (five seconds) Přemýšlím. |
| Kellie: Now imagine you are waiting for a bus. Respond to the question. |
| Martin: Co děláš? |
| (five seconds) Čekám na autobus. |
| Kellie: Imagine you are walking. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Martin: Co děláš? |
| (five seconds) Procházím se. |
| Kellie: Imagine you're running. Respond to the question. |
| Martin: Co děláš? |
| (five seconds) Běhám. |
| Kellie: You want to ask someone what they are doing. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Martin: Co děláš? |
| {pause} |
| Kellie: This is the end of Lesson 18 |
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