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Czech in everyday situations
Reviews practise both sides: wherever Lukas and Lena would say something differently, you do it once as each.
Moje rodina
Possessives agree with the owned noun: . Familiar your is ; polite or plural your is ; our is .
His is , her is , their is . The forms and do not change. The form shares one shape in the basic patterns here, but changes in some cases to agree with the owned noun. Learn the complete family group: . For an animate masculine object, use , not .
| Czech | Meaning |
|---|---|
| This is my sister. | |
| This is my sister. | |
| This is my brother. | |
| This is my brother. | |
| I have one brother. | |
| I have one brother. | |
| These are my parents. | |
| These are my parents. | |
Desátého července
Ordinal: A sequence form such as .
A natural age expression is . The recipient forms are :
For dates use a genitive ordinal and month: . First to tenth: . Date forms: .
Month names and date forms: .
| Czech | Meaning |
|---|---|
| I am thirty years old. | |
| I am thirty years old. | |
| Eliška is ten. She is ten. | |
| Eliška is ten. She is ten. | |
| My birthday is on the tenth of July. | |
| My birthday is on the tenth of July. | |
| Eliška’s birthday is on the twenty-eighth of March. | |
| Eliška’s birthday is on the twenty-eighth of March. | |
Má hnědé oči
A describing word agreeing in gender, number and case with its noun.
For appearance use . The plurals and have special forms, and is plural when talking about someone’s hair.
Descriptions agree with the person: . For yourself use a male or female adjective as appropriate. The useful comparison chunks refer to age.
| Czech | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Jan has brown eyes. | |
| Jan has brown eyes. | |
| He has black hair. | |
| He has black hair. | |
| Marie is short. | |
| Marie is short. | |
| I am young. | |
| I am young. | |
Pro tebe, dám ti
Dative: A form for the recipient and after .
For means intended for someone use plus accusative: . A recipient without that preposition normally takes dative: .
Short dative pronouns are . After a preposition use a full form: . Do not use . The singular noun patterns include .
| Czech | Meaning |
|---|---|
| This is for Eliška. | |
| This is for Eliška. | |
| I will give you a present. (familiar) | |
| I will give you a present. (familiar) | |
| This is for you. (familiar) | |
| This is for you. (familiar) | |
| I will give you a present. (polite) | |
| I will give you a present. (polite) | |
Byl a byla
Past tense: Past forms agree with the subject’s gender and number.
For early descriptions of photos, learn : . In the third person there is no extra present auxiliary.
For yourself use for a man or for a woman. Familiar you is . Polite you uses : the auxiliary is plural but the participle agrees with the one person. Full past tense is taught again before longer past stories.
| Czech | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Jan was little. | |
| Jan was little. | |
| Marie was young. | |
| Marie was young. | |
| The town was small. | |
| The town was small. | |
| I was at home. | |
| I was at home. | |
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
As Lukas
.
I am young.
As Lena
.
I am young.
As Lukas
.
I was at home.
As Lena
.
I was at home.
.
This is my sister.
.
I am thirty years old.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
As Lukas
Jsem .
I am young.
As Lena
Jsem .
I am young.
As Lukas
jsem doma.
I was at home.
As Lena
jsem doma.
I was at home.
To je sestra.
This is my sister.
Je třicet let.
I am thirty years old.
Jan má hnědé .
Jan has brown eyes.
To je pro .
This is for Eliška.
Jan malý.
Jan was little.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
As Lukas
Jsem .
I am young.
As Lena
Jsem .
I am young.
As Lukas
jsem doma.
I was at home.
As Lena
jsem doma.
I was at home.
To je sestra.
This is my sister.
To je sestra.
This is my sister.
Je třicet let.
I am thirty years old.
Je třicet let.
I am thirty years old.
Jan má hnědé .
Jan has brown eyes.
Jan má hnědé .
Jan has brown eyes.
To je pro .
This is for Eliška.
To je pro .
This is for Eliška.
Jan malý.
Jan was little.
Jan malý.
Jan was little.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
Too hard? Listen to the sentence first.
As Lukas
I was at home.
As Lena
I was at home.
This is my sister.
I am thirty years old.
Jan has brown eyes.
This is for Eliška.
Jan was little.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
As Lukas
I am young.
You say:
Use the meaning and Czech pattern explained in this unit.
As Lena
I am young.
You say:
Use the meaning and Czech pattern explained in this unit.
As Lukas
I was at home.
You say:
Use the meaning and Czech pattern explained in this unit.
As Lena
I was at home.
You say:
Use the meaning and Czech pattern explained in this unit.
This is my sister.
You say:
Use the meaning and Czech pattern explained in this unit.
This is my sister.
You say:
Use the meaning and Czech pattern explained in this unit.
I am thirty years old.
You say:
Use the meaning and Czech pattern explained in this unit.
I am thirty years old.
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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