Learn the question "What do you do?" in Czech and how to answer it
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| Kellie: Top 25 Czech Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 4: What do you do? 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 do you do?” 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 do you do? |
| Martin: Jsem učitel. |
| Kellie: "I'm a teacher.” Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Martin: (Slow) Jsem učitel. |
| {pause} |
| Kellie: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Martin: jsem |
| Kellie: meaning “I am.” |
| Martin: (Slow, by syllable) jsem |
| Kellie: Now repeat |
| Martin: jsem |
| {Pause} |
| Kellie: And after that |
| Martin: učitel |
| Kellie: meaning “teacher.” |
| Martin: (Slow, by syllable) učitel |
| Kellie:Now repeat. |
| Martin: učitel |
| {Pause} |
| Kellie: Listen to the speaker say, “I'm a teacher,” and then repeat. |
| Martin: Jsem učitel. |
| {pause} |
| Kellie: To use a different phrase, replace teacher with engineer. |
| Martin: inženýr |
| Kellie: engineer |
| Martin: (slow) inženýr (regular) inženýr |
| Kellie: Listen to the phrase again, this time with engineer |
| Martin: Jsem inženýr. |
| Kellie: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace teacher. Say “I'm a engineer.” |
| {pause} |
| Martin: Jsem inženýr. |
| Kellie: To expand on the pattern, replace engineer with smith. |
| Martin: kovář |
| Kellie: smith |
| Martin: (slow) kovář (regular) kovář |
| Kellie: Listen to the phrase again, this time with smith |
| Martin: Jsem kovář. |
| Kellie: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace engineer. Say I'm a smith. |
| {pause} |
| Martin: Jsem kovář. |
| Kellie: To use a different phrase, replace smith with baker. |
| Martin: pekař |
| Kellie: baker |
| Martin: (slow) pekař (regular) pekař |
| Kellie: Listen to the phrase again, this time with baker |
| Martin: Jsem pekař. |
| Kellie: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the smith. Say I'm a baker. |
| {pause} |
| Martin: Jsem pekař. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting the Czech Republic and someone asks what you do. You are a teacher. Respond to the question. |
| Martin: Co děláš? (five seconds) Jsem učitel. |
| Kellie: Imagine you are a engineer. Respond to the question. |
| Martin: Co děláš? (five seconds) Jsem inženýrka. |
| Kellie: Imagine you are a smith. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Martin: Co děláš? (five seconds) Jsem kovář. |
| Kellie: Imagine you're a baker. Respond to the question. |
| Martin: Co děláš? (five seconds) Jsem pekař. |
| Kellie: Now you want to learn what that person does. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Martin: Co děláš? |
| {pause} |
| Kellie: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Martin: Co děláš? |
| Kellie: This is the end of Lesson 4 |
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