The noun form showing its role in the sentence.
Work, do, and location chunks
A very common verb is — “to do, make”. Its present forms are .
Another common verb is — “to work”. Even though many verbs in Czech have -ám patterns, this verb is not . The correct present is .
Some very useful early location chunks are fixed phrases: (at work), (on the table), (downstairs), (upstairs). You do not need full case grammar yet; learn them as chunks.
These chunks help you say simple things fast:
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| I work in Lipov. | ||
| I work in Lipov. | ||
| Do you work at home? | ||
| Do you work at home? | ||
| What am I doing? | ||
| What am I doing? | ||
| What is Jan doing? | ||
| What is Jan doing? | ||
| at work | ||
| at work | ||
| on the table | ||
| on the table | ||
Já pracuji v Lipově.I work in Lipov.
Ty pracuješ doma?Do you work at home?
On pracuje nahoře.He works upstairs.
Co děláš?What are you doing?
Já dělám kávu.I am making coffee.
My pracujeme tady.We work here.
Jsem v práci.I am at work.
Klíč je na stole.The key is on the table.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
.
I work in Lipov.
?
Do you work at home?
.
He works upstairs.
?
What are you doing?
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Já v Lipově.
I work in Lipov.
Ty doma?
Do you work at home?
On nahoře.
He works upstairs.
Co ?
What are you doing?
Já kávu.
I am making coffee.
My tady.
We work here.
Jsem .
I am at work.
Klíč je .
The key is on the table.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Já v Lipově.
I work in Lipov.
Já v Lipově.
I work in Lipov.
Ty doma?
Do you work at home?
Ty doma?
Do you work at home?
On nahoře.
He works upstairs.
On nahoře.
He works upstairs.
Co ?
What are you doing?
Co ?
What are you doing?
Já kávu.
I am making coffee.
Já kávu.
I am making coffee.
My tady.
We work here.
My tady.
We work here.
Jsem .
I am at work.
Jsem .
I am at work.
Klíč je .
The key is on the table.
Klíč je .
The key is on the table.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
Too hard? Listen to the sentence first.
I work in Lipov.
Do you work at home?
He works upstairs.
I am making coffee.
We work here.
I am at work.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
I work in Lipov.
You say:
Use the meaning and Czech pattern explained in this unit.
I work in Lipov.
You say:
Use the meaning and Czech pattern explained in this unit.
Do you work at home?
You say:
Use the meaning and Czech pattern explained in this unit.
Do you work at home?
You say:
Use the meaning and Czech pattern explained in this unit.
He works upstairs.
You say:
Use the meaning and Czech pattern explained in this unit.
He works upstairs.
You say:
Use the meaning and Czech pattern explained in this unit.
What are you doing?
You say:
Use the meaning and Czech pattern explained in this unit.
What are you doing?
You say:
Use the meaning and Czech pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
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