- 480 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Colloquial Czech provides a step-by-step course in Czech as it is written and spoken today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Czech in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required.
Key features include:
• progressive coverage of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills
• structured, jargon-free explanations of grammar
• an extensive range of focused and stimulating exercises
• realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of scenarios
• useful vocabulary lists throughout the text
• additional resources available at the back of the book, including a full answer key, a grammar summary and bilingual glossaries
Balanced, comprehensive and rewarding, Colloquial Czech will be an indispensable resource both for independent learners and students taking courses in Czech.
Audio material to accompany the course is available to download free in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills.
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Unit One
Vítám vás v Praze!
Welcome to Prague!
| In this unit you will learn about: |
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Dialogue 1
Letiště The airport (Audio 1:15)
| NEIL | Dobrý den. Vy jste Věra Benešová? |
| VĚRA | Ano. To jsem já. |
| NEIL | Těší mě. Já jsem Neil Parker. |
| VĚRA | Vítám vás v Praze! Vy jste Američan? |
| NEIL | Ne, já jsem Angličan. Moje manželka je Američanka. |
| VĚRA | Ale mluvíte dobře česky! |
| NEIL | Učím se jen rok. Trochu rozumím, ale mluvím špatně. |
| VĚRA | Ale ne! Mluvíte pěkně! Máte kufr? |
| NEIL | Ano, mám. Samozřejmě. Tady je. |
| VĚRA | Tak dobře. Pojďme. Auto čeká venku. |
| NEIL | Hello. Are you Věra Benešová? |
| VĚRA | Yes. That's me. |
| NEIL | Pleased to meet you. I'm Neil Parker. |
| VĚRA | Welcome to Prague! You're American, aren't you? |
| NEIL | No, I'm English. My wife is American. |
| VĚRA | But you speak Czech (very) well! |
| NEIL | I've only been learning for a year. I understand a bit, but I speak badly. |
| VĚRA | No! You speak (really) nicely/well! Have you got a suitcase? |
| NEIL | Yes I have. Of course. Here it is. |
| VĚRA | Okay then. Let's go. The car's waiting outside. |
Vocabulary
| dobrý den | hello (lit. ‘good day’) |
| (já) jsem | I am |
| (vy) jste | you are |
| těší mě | pleased to meet you (lit. ‘It pleases me’) |
| vítám vás | welcome (lit. ‘I welcome you’) |
| Praha, v Praze | Prague, in Prague |
| ano — ne | yes — no |
| (pan) Beneš, (paní) Benešová | (Mr) Beneš, (Mrs) Benešová (female form adds -ová) |
| Američan II Američanka | (an) American man, woman (female adds -ka) |
| Angličan II Angličanka | (an) Englishman, woman |
| Čech II Češka | (a) Czech man, woman |
| můj manžel II moje manželka | my husband, my wife |
| mám, máte | I have, you have |
| mluvím, mluvíte | I speak, you speak |
| rozumím, rozumíte | I understand, you understand |
| učím se, učíte se | I am learning, you are learning (lit. ‘teaching yourself) |
| dobře/pěkně — špatně | well (fine, good, o... |
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Full Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Pronunciation guide
- 1 Vítám vás v Praze!
- 2 Co děláte?
- 3 Rodina a práce
- 4 Město a sídliště
- 5 Hudba, jídlo, byt
- 6 Doprava, cestování, počasí
- 7 Jídlo, šaty, tělo
- 8 Telefon, den, týden
- 9 Barvy, zájmy, politika
- 10 Pohostinství a domácnost
- 11 Obchod a potraviny
- 12 Hotel - Kolik je hodin?
- 13 Přátelství a volný čas
- 14 Obchodní dům a turistika
- 15 Podmínky a životní úroveň
- 16 Restaurace
- Grammar summary
- Key to exercises
- Czech-English glossary
- English-Czech glossary
- Index of language points