Colloquial Czech
The Complete Course for Beginners
James Naughton
- 480 pages
- English
- ePUB (adapté aux mobiles)
- Disponible sur iOS et Android
Colloquial Czech
The Complete Course for Beginners
James Naughton
Ă propos de ce livre
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:
âą progressive coverage of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills
âą structured, jargon-free explanations of grammar
âą an extensive range of focused and stimulating exercises
âą realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of scenarios
âą useful vocabulary lists throughout the text
âą 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.
Foire aux questions
Informations
Unit One
VĂtĂĄm vĂĄs v Praze!
Welcome to Prague!
In this unit you will learn about: |
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Dialogue 1
LetiĆĄtÄ The airport (Audio 1:15)
NEIL | DobrĂœ den. Vy jste VÄra BeneĆĄovĂĄ? |
VÄRA | Ano. To jsem jĂĄ. |
NEIL | TÄĆĄĂ mÄ. JĂĄ jsem Neil Parker. |
VÄRA | VĂtĂĄm vĂĄs v Praze! Vy jste AmeriÄan? |
NEIL | Ne, jĂĄ jsem AngliÄan. Moje manĆŸelka je AmeriÄanka. |
VÄRA | Ale mluvĂte dobĆe Äesky! |
NEIL | UÄĂm se jen rok. Trochu rozumĂm, ale mluvĂm ĆĄpatnÄ. |
VÄRA | Ale ne! MluvĂte pÄknÄ! MĂĄte kufr? |
NEIL | Ano, mĂĄm. SamozĆejmÄ. Tady je. |
VÄRA | Tak dobĆe. PojÄme. Auto ÄekĂĄ venku. |
NEIL | Hello. Are you VÄra BeneĆĄovĂĄ? |
VÄRA | Yes. That's me. |
NEIL | Pleased to meet you. I'm Neil Parker. |
VÄRA | Welcome to Prague! You're American, aren't you? |
NEIL | No, I'm English. My wife is American. |
VÄRA | But you speak Czech (very) well! |
NEIL | I've only been learning for a year. I understand a bit, but I speak badly. |
VÄRA | No! You speak (really) nicely/well! Have you got a suitcase? |
NEIL | Yes I have. Of course. Here it is. |
VÄRA | Okay then. Let's go. The car's waiting outside. |
Vocabulary
dobrĂœ den | hello (lit. âgood dayâ) |
(jĂĄ) jsem | I am |
(vy) jste | you are |
tÄĆĄĂ mÄ | pleased to meet you (lit. âIt pleases meâ) |
vĂtĂĄm vĂĄs | welcome (lit. âI welcome youâ) |
Praha, v Praze | Prague, in Prague |
ano â ne | yes â no |
(pan) BeneĆĄ, (panĂ) BeneĆĄovĂĄ | (Mr) BeneĆĄ, (Mrs) BeneĆĄovĂĄ (female form adds -ovĂĄ) |
AmeriÄan II AmeriÄanka | (an) American man, woman (female adds -ka) |
AngliÄan II AngliÄanka | (an) Englishman, woman |
Äech II ÄeĆĄka | (a) Czech man, woman |
mĆŻj manĆŸel II moje manĆŸelka | my husband, my wife |
mĂĄm, mĂĄte | I have, you have |
mluvĂm, mluvĂte | I speak, you speak |
rozumĂm, rozumĂte | I understand, you understand |
uÄĂm se, uÄĂte se | I am learning, you are learning (lit. âteaching yourself) |
dobĆe/pÄknÄ â ĆĄpatnÄ | well (fine, good, o... |