Imperative: A request or instruction, such as , .
A word for a person or thing: , , , .
Requests and instructions
For one friend use . For several people or one person politely use . To suggest doing something together, use . Learn common irregular commands with their verb.
Add for politeness. Negative commands add : . A short object pronoun normally goes after the first phrase: .
| Czech | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Wait, please, Mr Tomáš. | |
| Wait, please, Mr Tomáš. | |
| Give me the key, Eliška. | |
| Give me the key, Eliška. | |
| Open the door, please, Mrs Nováková. | |
| Open the door, please, Mrs Nováková. | |
| Let us go to the café. | |
| Let us go to the café. | |
Počkejte, prosím, pane Tomáši.Wait, please, Mr Tomáš.
Dej mi klíč, Eliško.Give me the key, Eliška.
Otevřete dveře, prosím, paní Nováková.Open the door, please, Mrs Nováková.
Pojďme do kavárny.Let us go to the café.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
, , .
Wait, please, Mr Tomáš.
, .
Give me the key, Eliška.
, , .
Open the door, please, Mrs Nováková.
.
Let us go to the café.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
, prosím, pane Tomáši.
Wait, please, Mr Tomáš.
mi klíč, Eliško.
Give me the key, Eliška.
dveře, prosím, paní Nováková.
Open the door, please, Mrs Nováková.
do kavárny.
Let us go to the café.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
, prosím, pane Tomáši.
Wait, please, Mr Tomáš.
mi klíč, Eliško.
Give me the key, Eliška.
dveře, prosím, paní Nováková.
Open the door, please, Mrs Nováková.
do kavárny.
Let us go to the café.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
Wait, please, Mr Tomáš.
Give me the key, Eliška.
Open the door, please, Mrs Nováková.
Let us go to the café.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
Wait, please, Mr Tomáš.
You say:
Use the meaning and Czech pattern explained in this unit.
Wait, please, Mr Tomáš.
You say:
Use the meaning and Czech pattern explained in this unit.
Give me the key, Eliška.
You say:
Use the meaning and Czech pattern explained in this unit.
Give me the key, Eliška.
You say:
Use the meaning and Czech pattern explained in this unit.
Open the door, please, Mrs Nováková.
You say:
Use the meaning and Czech pattern explained in this unit.
Open the door, please, Mrs Nováková.
You say:
Use the meaning and Czech pattern explained in this unit.
Let us go to the café.
You say:
Use the meaning and Czech pattern explained in this unit.
Let us go to the café.
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
