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learnczechwithanna · 2 years

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What is this? [Lesson #2]

In this lesson you’re going to learn how to ask the question “What is this?” and responses you can give to this question.

What is this? What is that?

Co je to? - What is this?

Co je tamto? - What is that?

In Czech language it is possible to translate the sentence exactly as it is in English. Meaning:

Co - What

Je - is (3rd person, singular)

To - this

Tamto - that

If you are asking the question and pointing at more than one thing, you ask the same way! That means that if you want to say “What are those?”you are still going to say Co je tamto?

It must sound a bit weird but believe me, it is natural in Czech.

As you will find out in the next lessons, in Czech we use conjugations and declensions to determine whether the noun is a subject or subject and to whom the verb points to. Therefore it is possible, in some cases, to change the structure of the sentence (usually to emphasize a specific detail). It can happen you’ll encounter very often Co to je? which is the same as Co je to?

Remember though, that in most cases the sentence structure is SVO (subject-verb-object) as in English.

This is.../That is...

This is where things get a bit complicated because unlike when asking the question, when replying, you need to differentiate between plural and sigular.

Let’s look at the singular first:

To je ... - This is...

Tamto je ... - That is...

It works just as in English!

Now when the refered noun is in plural:

To jsou ... - These are...

Tamto jsou ... - Those are...

Unlike in English, the pronouns haven’t changed. Only the verb did because as I said before, we conjugate verbs depending on the subject of the sentence.

Jsou - are (3rd person, plural)

Vocabulary and examples

Let’s look at how we can use this grammar in practice. First let’s learn some new vocabulary.

Unfortunally there is no one way of making plural in Czech so I am going to put the plurals in brackets after the noun. You’ll learn more about plural nouns in the future so for now let’s not think about it too much.

Pes (psi) - Dog

Kočka (kočky) - Cat

Pták (ptáci) - Bird

Dům (domy) - House

Fotka (fotky) - Photo

Kniha (knihy) - Book

Telefon (telefony) - Phone/Mobile phones

Počítač (počítače) - Computer

Láhev (láhve) - Bottle

Klíč (klíče) - Key

Look at this dialogue. Did you understand everything? Let me know!

A: Ahoj! B: Ahoj! A: Co to je? B: To jsou knihy. A: A co je tamto? B: Tamto je počítač.

A - and (it can be used the same way as in English - for conecting either two words or two sentences)

As you can notice, there are also no articles in Czech language. It might be a bit weird in the beginning but you don’t have to put anything before a noun, it can stand on its own.

Practice

Try to translate these sentences into Czech!

What is that?

Those are photos.

This is a phone.

These are bottles.

That is a key.

This is a cat.

What is this?

That is a dog.

These are birds.

Those are houses.

This is a book.

These are computers.

Continue to Lesson #3 or practice your vocabulary of this lesson on Memrise.

#czech #czech language #learnczechwithanna #learn czech #langauge learning #grammar #vocabulary #czech republic

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sailfish-serum · 2 years

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Im lost or something?? Are you from czech?? You keep reblogging things in czech

AH NO, my partner is and im just tailgaiting and have a loose understanding of the language so i reblog stuff from ✨čumblr✨, i am very much american though (if i WAS from czechia our love life would be a lot easier)

#my favourite czech word is 'krumpáč' which is pickaxe #and most of my vocabulary is from childrens books and minecraft #but hot dog do i love to call my partner silly pet names that they hate #my sweet prdelička 🥺#so kurva core (/j)#it's like those 'breaking into a ____ household so ____ core'#grabbed a random little czech off the internet and now they give me kisses goodnight 😌#anon #asks

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salvadorbonaparte · 4 months

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Duolingo Alternatives by Language

Disclaimer: I haven't used or tested all of them. All resources have different strengths, e.g. Drops being designed for vocabulary. They often aren't full alternatives for Duolingo or formal classes. I just wanted to compile resources for all languages on Duolingo to make the switch easier, especially for the less popular languages.

Feel free to also check out my collection of free textbooks

If you want a more detailed resource list for any of these languages (or perhaps one not listed here) you can send me an ask and I can see what I can do.

Arabic

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Bluebird

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Busuu

Chineasy

Clozemaster

Drops

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Hello Chinese

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Czech

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Danish

Babbel

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Dutch

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French

Babbel

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Busuu

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Collins French Dictionary

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Drops

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Infinite French

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German

Babbel

Bluebird

Beelinguapp

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Busuu

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Conjuu

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Greek

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Hebrew

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Write It! Hebrew

High Valyrian

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Hindi

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Indonesian

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Irish

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Drops

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Italian

Babbel

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Bluebird

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Busuu

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Japanese

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Latin

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Navajo

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Norwegian

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Polish

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Portuguese

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Bluebird

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Busuu

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Romanian

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Russian

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Swahili

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Bui Bui Swahili App

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Swedish

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Vietnamese

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Bonus: Polygloss which claims to be available for all languages as long as there is another user also learning the same language

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wittybibliophile · 10 months

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Happy Sunday!!

It's Word day!! Last weekend of the month and new words in our dictionary! Some foreign beautiful words. ❤💘❤ * Litost (Czech) - A state of agony or Torment *Saudade (Portuguese) - A feeling of longing, melancholy, desire and nostalgia, *Sehnsucht (German) - Longing, Desire, Yearning or craving. *Ya'aburnee (Arabic) - "You Bury Me" ( represents the idea that you hope the person you love will live longer than you, so you do not have to live without them). *Yuánfèn (Chinese) - A predestined infinity. *Kilig (Tagalog) - A feeling of exhilaration or elation caused by an exciting or romantic experience. *Merak (Greek) - To do something with pleasure. *Mamihlapinatapai (Yaghan) - A look shared between two people, each wishing that the other would initiate something that they both desire but which neither wants to begin. *Backpfeifengesicht (German) - A face badly in need of a fist. *Daisuke (Japanese) - I Love You. Xoxo, Ironically Witty!

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bartholomewtheant · 1 year

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Idk about Brennan, but I am and I know a lot of native English speakers who say no pun intended as a way to preempt pun haters from saying “Was that a fucking pun” and it’s sad that most of America doesn’t value clever wordplay. I would kill to know other language puns, how they work

Oh I mean pretty much universal, regardless of language you're speaking reaction to pun is groaning but i never thought there would be pun haters

There's bunch of fun puns in my language tho and I do overuse them 😂

#also mixed puns my god #czech side of tumblr with their vocabulary could be a chapter in itself

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tatranky-n-chill · 1 year

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Czech word list - emotions (adjectives)

happy - št´astný sad - smutný bored - znuděný tired - unavený sleepy - ospalý anxious - znepokojený/úzkostný nervous - nervózný angry - rozzlobený frustrated - frustrovaný calm - klidný relaxed - uvolněný in love - zamilovaný afraid - polekaný/poděšený surprised - překvapený cheerful - veselý proud - hrdý amused - pobavený

#czech langblr #czech language #czech wordlist #czech vocabulary #česky

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itsagrimm · 4 months

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What is a Russian Character and How to write them

As @sarapaprikas-blog and I were working on this post, we noticed a gap of knowledge and public perception that we want to address. Plenty of characters get labelled as Russian in media without necessarily being Russian. On the other hand the Archetypal ”Russian” character often does not mirror the realities of being Russian. We are to talk about that.

What is Russia?

Russia is a country. It is the largest country in the world with over 140 million inhabitants, stretching over 11 time zones. It is often seen as the successor state to the Soviet Union, which in itself was the successor state of the Russian Empire. The Soviet Union and Russia do not have the same borders or government. However, modern Russia draws a lot from its history as the largest and dominant part of the Soviet Union. Before the Soviet Union, the area was governed by the Russian Empire. The Russian Empire, as the name already indicates, was imperialist. The history as an Empire with massive expansion, colonies and conquering different people, is arguably the biggest reason why modern Russia is as big as it is today.

What is Russian?

There is a difference between the language Russian, the ethnicity Russian, and the nationality Russian. In English the difference can be made out only by context.

Who is Russian?

As aforementioned, there is a difference between Russian (Россиянин) meaning citizen of Russia, and ethnically Russian (Русские). The term Russian (Русские) usually refers to ethnicity, indicating a person who has Russian roots. Russian (Россиянин) implies Russian citizenship, regardless of ethnicity. Thus, a Russian can be someone with Russian citizenship, but not all Russian citizens are Russians in the ethnic sense. Also, not all ethnic Russians have Russian citizenship or live within Russia.

Ethnic-Russians are an East Slavic people. Obviously, they mainly live in Russia. But there are also large communities in Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, and other countries. The traditional religion among Russians is Orthodox Christianity. The main language is Russian.

The country Russia is home to more than 190 ethnicities, including indigenous and autochthonous people, leading to a variety of languages, religions and practiced cultures. So, someone who holds a Russian citizenship, has ethnic Russian heritage and / or speaks Russian, can look very different than the cliche Russian bond girl or evil-doer indicates. That also means that those who get labelled Russian can live very different lives. Writing a Russian character gives you a lot of room outside of the prevalent stereotyped depictions.

Who is not Russian?

Simple - those who say they are not Russian, are not Russian.

Who are Slavs? What is Slavic?

The slavic people are a variety of people, ethnically Russian people are part of that group. However, there are a lot of other ethnic groups that are Slavs without being Russian e.g. Poles, Sorbs, Czech, Ukrainians, and many more. Slavic is the corresponding adjective to Slavs. It is often used to describe the indo-Slavic language group. Slavic is also often used to describe the collectively perceived similarities of Slavic peoples' culture. However, that can be misleading and get’s often orientalised as not everything from Eastern-Europe or Russia is slavic.

Russian vocabulary Да - Yes Нет - No Привет - Hi Здравствуйте - Hello Как дела ? - How are you? Хорошо - Good Пожалуйста - Please Не за что - my pleasure До свидания - Goodbye Пока - bye Увидимся - See you later Хорошего дня - Have a nice day Простите - I'm sorry. (Plural or honoured addressee) Помогите, пожалуйста. - Help me please. (Plural or honoured addressee) Доброе утро - Good morning Доброй ночи - Good night. Добрый день - Good day / afternoon.

Pet names in Russian About pet names. They are either masculine of feminine . Please don't use words like darling, kitten, baby, pretty, sweetie, little one, little fox, etc. as they sound really strange in translation to native speakers. Pet names are common for close ones (family, close friends, spouses). Sometimes primary school teachers call students by affectionate names. Also sweet old lady may call you ( Дорогой/ Дорогая). But outside of that nobody calls each other by pet names, only using names because Russians are very reserved and private people in general. Gender neutral pet names: жизнь моя - my life солнце мое - my sun or my sunshine ты мое все - you my everything. лучик - sunray. мое сокровище - my treasure. мое золотце - my gold or sweetheart. моя любовь - my love. ты моя радость - you are my joy. ангелочек - Angel. прелесть моя - my precious.

Queerness and gender-neutral speech in Russian Being queer in Russia is hard as queers face oppression. Because of that, there is limited to no public discourse on how to adapt and diversify the language to include queer and especially non-binary identities. This is a problem as the Russian language is extremely gendered and expresses a gender binary in near default. While gender neutral pronouns in Russian exist, it's harder to use them in real life as the neutral pronoun “оно” is mostly associated with things or animals and not living humans, similar to the English “it”. Often words generally do not have gender neutral alternatives. However, one way we suggest for a more gender neutral speech is to avoid most explicit gendering as the flexible syntax in combination with using plural pronouns in Russian allow for more gender neutral speech. For Example: Я люблю их всем моих сердцем - I love them with all my heart. Расскажи мне о них! - Tell me about them. Дай им время- give them time. Я горжусь ими - I'm proud of them. Они сделает это сами - they do it themselves. Read more about queerness in Russia here: one two three four

Russian swearing In Russia, swearing is considered a sign of rudeness and poor manners. Use accordingly. Also, as mentioned here, Russian syntax and inflection are different from English. Meaning one word can be a whole sentence. We punctuated every swearing that is technically a whole sentence and therefore can stand on its own grammatically. Блять - fuck Пошел нахуй. - fuck you Хуй - dick Пизда - cunt Мы в пизде. - we are fucked / “We are stuck in the cunt.” Ебать - fuck Ахуел. - are you/they crazy?! Это пиздец. - this fucked up Мудак - asshole Завали ебало. - shut the fuck up Сука - bitch Черт - damn Непизди. - stop fucking lying. / Cut your bullshit. Пиздобол - Person who lies a lot/ Don't lie Мамку твою ебал. - i fucked your mom (mostly used by middle schoolers, here in grammatically masculine gender.) Заебись. - holy shit (could be bad or good depend on situation) Похуй! - I don't fucking care. Навешать пиздюлей - to beat up someone. Срать тебе в рот - To crap in your mouth. Ты ебанулся. - Are you batshit crazy. Заебал. - I'm sick of you. Жопа - ass. Иди в баню. - soft version of Иди нахуй.

Explanation of the Russian Naming System & Patronyms

The Russian naming system consists of three main elements: first name, patronymic and last name. Name: This is the first name given to a child at birth. In Russia, the names are chosen by the parents or relatives of the child. Names can be both traditional (Alexander, Anna, Ekaterina) and modern (Sofia, Victoria, Yaroslav). Patronymic: this is the second name, which reflects the child's origin from his father. Some cultures in Russia also use the mothers name. The patronymic name among Russian people arose in the 10th - 11th centuries and was used infrequently at first, but became widespread around the 16th century. It is formed by adding the suffix "-ovich" or "-aries" to the father's name. For example, if the father's name is Ivan, then his child Ivan or Ivanna will be called Ivan Ivanovich or Ivanna Ivanovna. Last name: This is a family surname that is passed down from generation to generation. It is usually assigned at birth and does not change without special circumstances. Surnames can come from various sources, such as profession, place of residence, origin, or personal characteristics. As a result, a person's full name consists of a first name, a patronymic (if applicable) and a last name, for example: Ivan Ivanovich Petrov.

How to respectfully address a person in Russian. In Russian there are two ways to address someone. Using the polite you (Вы) amd using the formal you (Ты). The choice of mode depends on how well you know the other person and whether you are superior or inferior in terms of age and social position. If you know the person's first name you refer to them by first name and patronymic. For examples: Борис Юрьевич, Ваши рабочие отлично справились с ремонтом- Boris Yurievich, your workers did a great job with repairs. Adults never address a person by name, only by surname or patronymic unless the addressee gives permission to address them in an informal manner. Regulations of most military require their members address each other in formal you( Вы ); subordinates address commanders as товарищ (comrade) + rank , while higher ups address subordinates by military rank and surname. Example: [Colonel to Sgt. Sidorov] Сержант Сидоров, ко мне! Sergeant Sidorov, front and center! [sgt. Sidorov to colonel] По вашему приказанию прибыл, товарищ полковник! Reporting for duty [lit. arrived at your (pl.) request], comrade colonel! Military men sometimes use same forms of address, albeit in singular, in friendly conversation. Example: Сержант, дай сигарету. - Give (sing.) me a cigarette, Sarge. Military hierarchy in Russia You can find useful links here. One Two

#könig #sarapaprikasblog #nikto #call of duty 3 #call of duty modern warfare 3 #creative writing #nik cod #nikolai belinski #cod #cod modern warfare #gromsko #call of duty #gromsko cod #sobiesław kościuszko #grimmwriting #sebastian krueger

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mapsontheweb · 5 months

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Indoeuropean languages in Europe

Historical Roots: The Indo-European language family is believed to have originated in the Eurasian Steppe around 4000-2500 BCE. From there, groups of speakers migrated to various parts of Europe, contributing to the linguistic diversity of the continent.

by hunmapper

Language Diversification: Indo-European languages in Europe have evolved into numerous branches and sub-branches. Some of the major branches include:

Romance Languages: Descendants of Latin, including French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Romanian.

Germanic Languages: Including English, German, Dutch, Swedish, and others. Slavic Languages: Such as Russian, Polish, Czech, and Bulgarian. Celtic Languages: Including Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Welsh. Hellenic Languages: Mainly Greek. Baltic Languages: Such as Lithuanian and Latvian. Indo-Iranian Languages: Including Hindi, Bengali, and Persian. Cultural Significance: Indo-European languages have played a pivotal role in shaping European culture, history, and literature. Greek and Latin, for instance, have had a profound influence on science, philosophy, and the development of the Roman Empire.

Language Revival: Some Indo-European languages in Europe, such as Irish and Welsh, have experienced language revival efforts in recent decades. These efforts aim to preserve and revitalize languages that were declining in usage.

Language Contact: Due to centuries of contact and migration, many Indo-European languages have borrowed words and phrases from each other. This phenomenon, known as linguistic borrowing, has enriched the vocabulary and expressions of these languages.

#maps #hunmapper #europe #igsourced #language families #indo-european languages

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syb-ill-ah · 2 months

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Hey, a Viktor simp from Czechia here.

First of all, thank you to everyone who writes Viktor fanfics, I appreciate your humanitarian work.

More words of praise to EVERYONE who acknowledges Viktor's Czech accent and uses Czech words in their works. Love you! 💕 (I feel seen. 🥺🥺🥺)

To make your hard work easier, I've decided to create a brief "vocabulary" of words you might find useful:

- I've seen this used a lot: miláček. It's a softened term of endearment, meaning "my love(lie)". Czech is an inflectional language so if you would like to be extra, you can use it in the form "miláčku" which is a vocative form used to address someone. But it's not necessary.

- zlato/zlatíčko - zlato means gold, zlatíčko is a softened form and both are used in the same context as "dear" or "sweetheart"

- láska = love, vocative form is "lásko"

- mazel/mazlíček = there are two respective meanings. The first is "a pet", the second is "someone who likes to cuddle". (One of my favourite words btw.)

- drahá/drahý = dear or precious. BUT! Here it gets a bit confusing and inconvenient. You see, Czech is a gendered language (very shitty for non-binary people let me tell) which means drahá is used when referring to a female person, drahý referring to a male person. The natural form is "drahé" but... it's a controversy. (I'd personally use a different word.)

- milý/milá - used as dear or you can say má milá (girlfriend) or můj milý (boyfriend), same issue - milý is male, milá is female.

- nejmilovanější - a long word, yes, but a very simplified rule - the longer the word is, the more endearing it gets. :D This one means "dearest" but with extra steps. Plus it's gender neutral. :)

- nejdražší = the most precious

- štěňátko = a puppy

- koťátko = a kitten

- mé světlo = my light

- šroubeček = a very soft version of both "a screw" and "a bolt" and it's extremely cringe to say in Czech but it's so damn Viktor-coded :D (Vocative = šroubečku)

Since I've noticed some of y'all are also using the notion of Viktor sometimes swearing in Czech (which I support because I'm 100% sure he switches languages when he's worked up), here are some, sorted from the "okayish" to "the rudest shit you can get":

- proboha = my god

- hovadina/blbost = a stupid thing (to do, say)

- ježiš = jesus

- sakra = damn

- blbec = a stupid person, blbeček = a stupid person but you are nice about it

- ty vole = heavier damn

- kurva = the same as the Polish one :D, "Co to kurva je?" = What the fuck is this?

- zkurvený = fucking

- svině = swine

- sráč = fucker

- do prdele = fuck

- nasrat (na to) = fuck (it)

- jebat (na to) = fuck (it)

- mrdat (na to) = fuck (it)

- do piči! = FUCK (like a very mean fuck, you say this when you are like extra angy)

My DMs are open to anyone who needs some advice regarding this or anything Czech language related. I'm happy to help!

Keep writing, friends! 💕

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learnczechwithanna · 2 years

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Greetings! [Lesson #1]

Hello! Welcome to your first Czech lesson! I am really happy, that you decided to learn Czech. In this lesson, you’ll learn, how to greet people and few other very useful phrases! Let’s get started!

Hello and Goodbye

In Czech, we differentiate between formal and informal speech. Usually, when the person is older or a stranger, you use formal speech. If you’re talking to a child or a person you know closelly, you’ll use informal speech.

Formal Greetings

Dobrý den - Hello (literally good day)

You can use this greeting universally during the whole day. There is no wrong and no right time of the day to use this word.

Dobré ráno - Good morning

Unlike in English, in Czech we usually greet each other with good morning after waking up and during the breakfast. Morning is usually considered the time up to 10 am.

Dobré odpoledne - Good afternoon.

Dobrý večer - Good evening

Dobrou noc - Good night

Na shledanou - Goodbye

Informal Greetings

Even though I have sorted the greetings dobré ráno, dobré odpoledne, dobrý večer and dobrou noc as formal, they can be used between friends too.

Ahoj - Hi/Bye

Čau - Hey/Bye

Both čau and ahoj can be used as well when you are meeting someone as when you are parting your ways.

Asking and replying to “How are you?”

Again, because of the formalities, there are two ways of asking this question in Czech.

Formally: Jak se máte?

Informally: Jak se máš?

Can you see how the last word changed? Depending on the formality of the situation we conjugated the verb differently. However let’s not worry about it for now, you’ll learn how to do that in the next lessons!

Fortunately, you can reply in the same way to both of these questons.

Mám se dobře - I’m fine/good.

Mám se špatně - I’m unwell.

Ujde to - Neither good nor bad.

So that’s it for today’s lesson!

Continue to Lesson #2 or practice your vocabulary of this lesson on Memrise.

#vocabulary #lesson #czech #learn czech #czech language #greetings #learnczechwithanna

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scotianostra · 3 months

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IT'S A PURE DEAD GIVE-AWAY THAT YOU'RE SCOTTISH IF :-

1. You consider scattered showers with outbreaks of sunshine 🌞 as good weather.

2. The only sausage you like is square.

3. You were forced to do Scottish country dancing 🕺🏻

every year at secondary school.

4. You have a wide vocabulary of Scottish words such as numpty, aye, aye right, auldyin, baltic...

5. You destroyed your teeth when you were young using Buchanan's toffee, Wham bars, Penny Dainties, MB Bars, Cola Cubes etc

6. You have an enormous feeling of dread whenever Scotland play a 'numpty' team like the Faroe Islands.

7. You happily engage in a conversation about the weather with someone you've never met before.

8. Even if you normally hate the Proclaimers, Runrig, Caledonia , Deacon Blue and Big Country, you still love it when you're in a club abroad and they play something Scottish.

9. You used to watch Glen Michael's Cavalcade on a Sunday afternoon with his side kick Lamp Paladin.

10. You got Oor Wullie and The Broons annuals at Xmas.

11. You can tell where another Scot is from by their accent - "Awright, pal, gonnae gies a wee swatch oa yur Sun ? Cheers, magic pal." Or "Fit ya bin up tae ? Fair few quines in the nicht, eh ?", etc

12. You see cops and hear someone shout 'Errapolis'.

13. You have participated in or watched people having a 'square go'.

14. You know that when someone asks you what school you went to they only want to know if you are catholic or protestant.

15. You have eaten lots and lots of random Scottish food like mince 'n tatties, Tunnock's Caramel Logs, oat cakes, haggis, Cullen skink, Lees Macaroon Bars, etc.

16. A jakey has asked you for money.

17. You think nothing of waiting expectantly for your 1p change from a shop keeper.

18. You know the right response to 'Ye dancing ?' is 'Y'askin?' followed by 'Ahm askin' and finally 'Then ahm dancin'. 💃

19. Whenever you see sawdust it reminds you of pools of vomit as that's what the jannies used to chuck on it at school.

20. You lose all respect for a groom 🤵 who doesn't wear a kilt.

21. You don't do 🛒 shopping ... you 'go the messages'.

22. You're sitting on the train 🚂 or bus and a 😵 drunk man sits next to you telling you a joke - and asking 'Ahm no annoying ye ahm a?' and you respond 'Naw, not at a', yer fine. This is ma stoap, but'. 🛑

23. You can have an entire phone 📞 conversation using only the words 'awright', 'aye' and 'naw'.

24. You have experienced peer pressure to have an alcoholic drink 🍷 when out - regardless of the circumstances.

25. You know that ye cannae fling yer pieces 🍞 oot a 20 storey flat, and that seven hundred hungry weans'll testify tae that. Furthermore you're sure that if it's butter, 🧀 cheese or jeely, or if the breid is plain or pan, the odds against it reaching earth are 99 tae wan.

26. You know that going to a party 🥳 at a friend's house involves bringing your own drink.

27. Your holiday abroad is ruined if you hear there is a heatwave in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 while you're away.

28. Your national team goes 2-0 up again the Czechs in a qualifier in Prague and your mate says we'll end up losing 3-2 here and you think "Probably". ⚽️

29. You can properly pronounce McConnochie, Ecclefechan, Milngavie, and Auchtermuchty.

30. Your favourite pizza is deep fried and battered from the chippy.

31. You're used to 4 💨 ☔️ ☀️ ❄️ seasons in one day.

32. You can't pass a chip shop or kebab shop, without drooling, when your 🥴 drunk.

33. You can fall about 😵 drunk without spilling your drink.

34. You measure distance in minutes.

35. You can understand Rab C Nesbitt and know characters just like them in your own family.

36. You go to Saltcoats because you think it's like being at the ocean.

🌊

37. You can make a whole sentence out of just swear words.

38. You know what haggis is made with and still eat it.

39. Somebody you know used a football 🥅 schedule to plan their 💒 day date.

40. You've been at a 👰 🎩 wedding where the footie results were read out.

41. You aren't surprised to find curries, pizzas 🍕 kebabs, Irn Bru, nappies and fags all for sale in one shop.

42. Your seaside holiday home has Calor ⛽️ gas under it.

43. You know that Irn Bru is an infallible hangover 😵 cure.

44. You understand all the above and are going to send it to your pals.

45. and, finally, you are 100 per cent Scottish if you have ever used these terms - "How's it hingin'?", "clatty", "boggin", "cludgie", "dreich", "bampot", and "dubble nugget"..

😂🕺🏻🥳

#scotland #scottish #history #funny but true

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