Questions and negation
Simple yes/no questions can be made just with intonation: There is no extra word like “do”.
Very common question words are (who), (what), and (where):
Negative forms of are . These are one-word forms, not two words.
Use for identification, like Use for “here is...”, like
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| I am not at home. | ||
| I am not at home. | ||
| You are not Jan? | ||
| You are not Jan? | ||
| That is not my cake. | ||
| That is not my cake. | ||
| We are not upstairs. | ||
| We are not upstairs. | ||
| You are not Petra? | ||
| You are not Petra? | ||
| They are not here. | ||
| They are not here. | ||
Kdo je to?Who is that?
Kde je kavárna?Where is the café?
To není můj klíč.That is not my key.
Já nejsem doma.I am not at home.
Vy nejste Jan?Aren’t you Jan?
Tady je váš klíč.Here is your key.
To je Mourek.This is Mourek.
Oni nejsou dole.They are not downstairs.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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Who is that?
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Where is the café?
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That is not my key.
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I am not at home.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Kdo to?
Who is that?
Kde kavárna?
Where is the café?
To můj klíč.
That is not my key.
Já doma.
I am not at home.
Vy Jan?
Aren’t you Jan?
Tady váš klíč.
Here is your key.
To Mourek.
This is Mourek.
Oni dole.
They are not downstairs.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Kdo to?
Who is that?
Kdo to?
Who is that?
Kde kavárna?
Where is the café?
Kde kavárna?
Where is the café?
To můj klíč.
That is not my key.
To můj klíč.
That is not my key.
Já doma.
I am not at home.
Já doma.
I am not at home.
Vy Jan?
Aren’t you Jan?
Vy Jan?
Aren’t you Jan?
Tady váš klíč.
Here is your key.
Tady váš klíč.
Here is your key.
To Mourek.
This is Mourek.
To Mourek.
This is Mourek.
Oni dole.
They are not downstairs.
Oni dole.
They are not downstairs.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
Too hard? Listen to the sentence first.
Who is that?
Where is the café?
That is not my key.
I am not at home.
Aren’t you Jan?
Here is your key.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
Who is that?
You say:
Use the meaning and Czech pattern explained in this unit.
Who is that?
You say:
Use the meaning and Czech pattern explained in this unit.
Where is the café?
You say:
Use the meaning and Czech pattern explained in this unit.
Where is the café?
You say:
Use the meaning and Czech pattern explained in this unit.
That is not my key.
You say:
Use the meaning and Czech pattern explained in this unit.
That is not my key.
You say:
Use the meaning and Czech pattern explained in this unit.
I am not at home.
You say:
Use the meaning and Czech pattern explained in this unit.
I am not at home.
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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