30 Czech Guide

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A FEWWORDSROM HARLESERLITZWORLDAMOUSINGUISTLetme ntroduceou o thecassetteourse ouhave hoseno study.n t youwill ind hebasicphrases eededorcommunicationn his an-guage.here re wo mpoftanthings o remem-berabout earning new anguage:

Be nterestedn thepeople,heircountryand anguage. ant o earnhe anguage.Practicet asoftenasyoucan.Nothingsmore ffectiven creating f r iendly tmo-sphere nd nothing latters eoplemorethanwhena foreignerries o speak heirlanguage.

Thevoiceon these assettes illsaya phrasein English.hen ouwillhear he ranslationfthe phrase epeatedwice.During he pauseafter he second epetition,epeat he phrasealoud. ry o imitatehepronunciations nearlyasyoucan.Readhe wordsas heyarespoken n thecas-sette nduse heguideo help ou ememberthe wordsand pronouncehem during hepauses. emember,nowinghe anguages hebestwayof knowinghecountry ndenjoyingit more.

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Developedby Mirek SablikEditedby Karen Lippotd,Martha Fisher,and Stephen LeiszProduced by Karen LippoldRecorded by Zdenka Fisher,Mirek Sabl ik,and DaveLerbsPubl ishedby EducationalServicesCorp.1725K Street, N.W.,Suite 408Washington,D.C.20006

@1988EducationalServicesCorp.,Washington,D.C.Updated1991.Al l r ights reserved.No part of th isbook may be reproduced n any form withoutpermission rom the publ isher.Al l LANGUAGE,/30 omponentsproduced n the U.S.A.

CONTENTSINTRODUCT|ON.. . . . . . . . . iPronunciat ionHints . . . . . . . i iGENERALEXPRESSIONSSalutat ions . . . . . . . .1Visi tsandlntroduct ions. . . . . . . . .1Inquir iesontheStreet . . . . . . . . . .3EverydayExpressions . . . . .4PERSONALNEEDSFood. . . . . . .5AtAmusementPlaces . . . .6AttheHotel . . . . . . .7At the Restaurant . . . . . . . . 8TIME. NUMBERS.COLORSDaysof theWeek .. . . . . . .9Monthsof theYear. . . . . . . ISeasons-Weather . . . . . . .10Time.. . . . . . .10Numbers . . . .11Colors . . . . . .13COMMUNICATIONSAt the Post Off ice . . . . . . . .14At the TelegraphStat ion . . . . . . . .15The Telephone.. . . . . . . . . .15Handl ingMoney . . . .15AtOustoms .. . . . . .16TRANSPORTATIONRai lwayTravel . . . . .16AttheAiroor t . . . . . .17Dr ivinganAutomobi le. . . . . . . . . .17Automobi leMaintenance . . . . . . . .19SOCIALCUSTOMSAND POLITEEXPRESSIONS.. . . . . . . . . ,20IMPORTANT IGNS . . . . . .23VOCABULARY NDEX . . . , ,25


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INTRODUCTIONCzechoslovakias compr ised f two dist inctnat ional i t ies- the Czechs and Slovaks-eachspeakinga sl ight ly di f ferentSlavic anguage.

Czech,he anguage f this course,s spoken y10mil l ion eople, hi leSlovaks the anguagefabout5 mi l l ion iv ingpr imar i lyn Slovakia. othbelongo theBalto-Slavicranch f Indo-Europeanlanguagesndspring rom hemedieval ldCzechlanguage.thermodern lavicanguagesuchasRussian, olish, r Serbo-Croatian,reclose ela-t ives o Czech ndSlovak, loser, ay, hanFrenchandSpanish re o Engl ish.LANGUAGE30CZECH il l urnish ouwith hebasic hrasesouneed o communicatenCzech-whatyouwish o sayandwhatyoucanexpect nreply. heyareshort, asy o repeat ndmemorize,andCzechs se hemmany imesdai ly.Thenumber f wordsandphrases mployedn

everydayonversationssurprisinglymall nd hevocabularyf th is course ncludes nd stressesthese.Repetit ionf these eyphrases i l lgive ouan nst inct iverasp f howCzech s constructedandyoucanmake ourownsentencessyou earnnewwords.

Whenyoustart he irst cassette,ouwill hearEnglish hrasesmmediatelyranslatedntoCzech,repeatedwice, nd ollowed ya pause. uringhepause, ay heCzech ords loud.Remember,oucanalways eplay phrase ouareunsure bout.Just istenings not enough. oumust epeathewords ndphrases softenaspossibleo impressthemon yourmemory. heyarespoken t normalconversationalpeed ndyoushouldpractice e-peat inghemat the samespeed.Testing hows hata wordspoken 0 o 20 imeswi l l impress tsel fon the consciousmind morereadilyhanawordseen 0 o 100 imes.When he

two systems recombined,s n thiscourse, ouwillbesurprisedt heeasewithwhich ouacquirea wholenewvocabulary.

PRONUNCIATIONINTSCzech pel l ingaci l i tates ronunciat ionn that

the et ters r combinat ionf let ters epresent ingthe sounds repronouncedonsistent ly.he ol-lowing rea few mportant oints o remember:1) TheseCzech etters tand or identical ngl ishsounds:

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GENERAL XPRESSIONSENGLISH CESKY CZECH)

SALUTATIONSGood morning,Mr. Novdk. Dobr! den, pane Novi ik.Good evening,Mr. Nov6k. Dobrf veder,pane Novdk.Good night , Mr. Novak. Dobrounoc, pane NowikI am very pleased o meet Velmi rn6 65i .you.Thankyou. DSkuj ivAm.Thank ouverymuch. D6kuj i Ammnohokrdr.Howareyou? Jakse mAte?Please. Prosim.Good-bye. Na shledanou.

VISITSAND INTRODUCTIONSDo you know him? Zndteho?Doyou knowher? TnAtei?Al lowme o introducemyself Dovol te,abych sepiedstavi l .Al low me to introducehim. Dovol te,abych vdm hopied tavi .Al low me to int roduceher. Dovol te,abychvAm ipiedstavi l .May askwhoyouare? Smim se vds zeptat ,kdojste?Here s my card. Tady e moje nav6t ivenka.I am pleasedo meetyou. T65im6.Are you Mr. Mdlek? Vy jste pan Malek?Where revou rom? Odkud ste?I am romNewYork. Ja semz NewYorku.


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ENGLISH CESKY CZECH) ENGLISH cESKY CZECH)Where do you live? Kde bydl i te? May offeryousomethingo eat?somethingo dr ink

Mohu vAm nabidnoutn6co k j idlu?n6co k pi t iI l ive n New York. Bvdlim v New Yorku.How s your amily?wifedaughtermotherhusbandsonfather

Jakse m6vaSe odina?vaSemanZelka-va5edceravabematkav65manZelv65synvdS tec

Doyou ike ea? M6te 6ddaj?(speakingo a male)(M6te dda6aj?)(speakingo a female)I l ike cof fee. Ja mAm r6da kdvu.(a female speaker)(J 6 m6m rdd kAvu.)(a male speake|o you speak Engl ish? Mluvi teangl icky?

Yes,a l i t t le . Ano, rochu.I do not soeak Czechwel l . Nemluv[mdeskv dobie.Pleasespeak slowly. Mluvte omalu, rosim.Please eoeat Opakuj te,prosim.I begyourpardon. Promihte. rosim.Excuseme orinterrupt ing. Promiite, e uSim.

I t hasbeena long imesince sawyou ast.

UZ semvdsdlouhoneviddla.(a emale peaker)(U2 semv6sdlouhonevid6l.)(amalespeaker)

Please emember e oyour amily. Prosim,vyi id' te pozdi 'avsv6 rodin6.Please omeagain Pii jd ' te ase.Would ou please ome omy house n Sunday?fo r breakfastJordinnerfor coffeefor teafor dr inksfor supper

Mohl byste k nam pi i j i tv ned6l i?na sruOanina obddna k6vuna 6ajna skleni6kuna ve6eii

Good-bye. had adel ight ful ime. Na shledanou, y lo mi uv6s velmi pi i jemn6.INQUIRIESON THE STREET

Where s the pharmacyplease? Prosim As, de el6kArna?ls Mrs. Novdrkovdt home? Je pani Nov6kovd oma?When wi l l she be back? Kdv se vrdt i?Pleasecome in. Prosim,pojd' teddl .Pleasebe seated. Posad'te e,prosim.Wil lyou have cigarette? Zakoui i te i?

How ar s the businessdistr ict romnere?ba;[churchdepartmenttoreAmerican mbassypostoff ice

Jak daleko e odsuddo centra?do bankydo kostelado obchodnihodomuna amer ick6velvyslanectvina po6tuouarewelcome. Pros[m.


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ENGLISH Cesxy czEcH)

EVERYDAY XPRESSIONSYes. Ano.No.Please. Proslm.Excuseme Promihte.ls thatso? Opravdu?Maybe. Snad.Certainly. U16i t6.Youarewelcome. Proslm.I amsorry. Je mi l i to.I don' t know. Nevim.I don' t h inkso. Mysl im, e ne.Good luck. Mnoho t6sti.Becareful . Dejtepozor.I needan nterpreter. Pot iebuj i lumodnika.What s th is? Co je toto?What is that? Co je tamto?Where s the oilet? Kde e zAchod?Whatareyoudoing? Co d6l6te?Where reyou going? Kam dete?I am going o my room. Jdu do sv6ho pokoje.I am going o breakfast. Jdu na snidani .Pleaseshow me. UkaZte i. orosim.

ENGLISH 6rsrv (czEcH)Po6kej te, rosim,neZsevrAt im.rikeoaccompanv"T:i"iJji,,l"(a emale peaker)''::"J,31:li'(a male speaker)

Which way shal l we go? Kudy pUjdeme?We want to see the ci tv. Chcemevid6t m6sto.I am n a hurry. Sp6chAm.ls th is heshortest av? Je to nej kratSiesta?PERSONALNEEDS

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FOODWhere s the greengrocer? de e prodejnaeleniny?Where an buymeat? Kdemohukouoitmaso?

Pleaseshow me on thismap. Prosim,ukaZte o namap6. Pleasewai t unt i l I comeback.What s the name f th isstreet? Jakse menujeatou ice? I shouldyou.

Ne.

Do you haveapples?Dananasbeansbeefsteakbreadbuttercabbagecakecanoycherr ieschickenchocolatecof eecrearndateseggs

Mdte ablka?ban6nytazolebi f ekch ebmdslozel izdkuskybonbonyt ie5n6kuiatadokoladuk6vusmetanudat levejcePlease rawa picture f it . Nakreslete i to. orosim.


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ENGLISH CESKY CZECH) ENGLISH CESKYCZECH)Where s the dance hal l? Kde e tanednis6l?

AT THEHOTELWhere s the hotel? Kde e hotel?What is the pr ice per day? Jakd e cena na den?tfdenm6s[cDo you havea room with a Mate pokoj s koupelnoubath or shower? nebosprchou?Do you have an air 'condi t ioned oom? M6te pokoj s kl imat izaci?

f shgrapeslambtemonslettucemeatmilkorangesoysterspeacnespearspineapplesprumspotatoesf lcesoda watersoupteatomatoesturnipsvegetables

ryoyh oznyjeh 6dcit16nysal6tmasoml6kopomerandeust i icebroskveh u5kyananasSvestkybramboryry2isodovkupol6vku6ajrajbatatu i inze ennu

WCEKmonth

I would l ike a bet ter room.cneaperrargersmal lermore quiet

Chci lepsi pokoj .levn6jSiv6t5imen5fkl idn6jSi

Where s the heater?concert al l

I would l ike hot waterice watera pi l lowa towelsoaptoi let paperanotherblanket

Potiebuji orkou odu.vodus ledempolStdirudnkmfdlotoaletn i ap[rjeSt6 ednupi ikryivkuAT AMUSEMENTPLACES

Kde e divadlo?koncertn s ihThis is a good seat To ie dobre m[sto.Please eserve wo t ickets Pros[m, ezervuj temi dvafor Fr iday. l istkyna p6tek.At what i medoes he play V kol ikhodin adindabegin? hra?ls r t a comedy? Je to komedie?ls i t a t ragedy? Je to t ragedie?ls i t a drama? Je to drama?

Pleasewake me a t 6 a. m. V zb ud 'tem6, proslm,v Sest r6no.Where s the bathroom?barber hoohairdresser

Kde e z{chod?hol i6stviddmske adeinictviPleasehave hese clotheswashed. Prosimvds,dej te mi tyv6ci vyprat.When can I have hemback?

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ENGLISHMay I pleasehave he keyto mv room?I am eavingomorrow. Odji2dim zttra.I would ike o speak othe manager. Chci mluvi t s vedoucim.Here s my newaddress. Tady e m6 novd adresa.Please orwardmy mai l . Dorudtemi, prosim,moupo5tu.May havemy bi l l please?MUZete i ddt udet?Pleasecal l a taxi . Prosimv6s, zavolej temitaxika.

AT THE RESTAURANTWhere s a goodrestau ant?Mav I see the menu? H,tEZetei dAt idelnil istek?

CESKYCZECH) TIME,NUMBERS. OLORS (Side3)Chci kl i6 od sv6hopokoje?

ENGLISH CESKY CZECH)DAYSOF THEWEEK

Monday pond6lTuesday IteniWednesday stiedaThursday 6tvrtekFr iday patekSaturday sobotaSunday ned6leeveryoay kaioli dentoday onestomorrow zi t raKde e n6jakddobrarestau ace? this week tento ydennext week pii5t i fdenlast week minulf y idenPlease r ingme a cup.

forkglassknifeplatespoonpeppersaltsugarvinegarbread ndbutter

Pi inestemi, prosimvds,5dlek.---;:-.vrd rcKusklen 6kuovnu ztal i ilZ i6kupepio.SU Icu rnn alchleb a mAslo

MONTHSOF THE YEARJanuary ledenFebruary unorMarch biezenApri l dubenMay kv6tenJune cervenJuly ceryenecPiinestemi r i6et. rosim. August srpenSeptember zarlOctober ruen

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ENGLISH dEsrv czEcH)December p os necthis month tentom6sicnext month piiStim6siclastmonth minul!m6sicDo vou havea calendar? MAte kalenddi?this year letoslast year vlonnextyear pi iSt i rok

SEASONS.WEATHERSpr ing laroSummer letoAutumn podzimWinter ztmaHow is the weather oday? Jak6 e dnes podasi?

ENGLISH 6EsrY czEcH)two seconds dvE vtei inyten seconds deset vtei inonenour jedna hodinatwo hours dv6 hodinyf ive hours p6t hodinone minute jedna minutaten minutes deset minuttwenty minutes dvacet minuthal f an hour pEt ocinyWhat ime s i t now? Kol ik ie ted' hodin?I t is nine o'clock. Je dev6t hodin.I t is twentyminutes efore

Ien.Je za dvacet minut des et

I t is f f teen minutes pasteleven. Jejedenacta patndctminut .

How wi l l the weatherbetomorrow? Jak6bude itrapodas[?I t is hal f past two. . tepEt iet i

It will (be)g_q_111ycloudycoolf rostyrainingwindya nice daydr izzle

Bude lunedno.-amracenoch ad omrznoutprSetvi t rp6knfdenmZit

NUMBERSone jedenIWOtnree I rl

p6tvefour 6tyfiSI X Sest

TIME SEVENmrnute minuta eight osmsecond vtei ina n rne dev6thour hod na ten clesetone second

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ENGLISH crsrv (czEcH)twelve dvan6ctt h r teen tii ndctfou teen 6trnActf f een pat dctsixteen Sestn6ctseventeen sedmn6cteighteen osmn6ctn neteen devatenacttwenty ovacettwenly-one dvacet edentwenty- two dvacet dvatwenty- thee dvacet i ithi r ty t i icetforty 6tyiicetfi fty pades6tsrxty Sedesdtseventy sedmdesdteighty osmdesAt

devadesAtone hundred ST Otwo hundred dv6st6one housand t is icNOTE: Hours and yearsare referred o by using car-dinal numbers;one o'clock - jedna hodina;

1988 = t isic + dev6t set + osmdesdt +osm. Days of the month are referred o b y or-dinal numbers:Apr i l 21 - twenty- f i rst=dvacdt ! prvni ,and so on.

ENGLISH CrsrY czEcH)f rst prvnsecono druhfthi rd t iet ifourth 6tvrtf

t f i f th patysixth 5estVseventn sedmfeighth osmyn nth devdtftenth desdtVe event jedendct ftwel f th dvanActft h r tee th t f inectyfou teenth dtrndct!f f eenth patn6ctVsixteenth Sestndctfseventeenth sedm dct!eighteent osmnAct!n neteenth devatendct!twent ieth dvac6tftwenty-frst dvacdtfprvni

InI th rt et h t i icdt !COLORSWhat color is this? Jakebarvye to?I t is red.blueyel lowwhi teblack

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ENGLISH 6esry czEcH) ENGLISH cESKY CZECH)AT THE TELEGRAPH TAT|ON

I would l ike to send atelegram o the U.S.A.How much wi l l i t cost? Kol ik to bude stdt?When wil l i t ar r ive? Kdy to dojde?

THE TELEPHONEWhere s a teleohone? Kde e telefon?

Chciposlat elegram oUSA.

greenbrownprnKgray

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COMMUNICATIONSAT THE POSTOFFICE

le t ter dopisWhere s the post off ce? Kde te poSta?Wherecan I mai l this? Kde to mohu odeslat?

May I pleaseuse yourtelephone? MohupouZi tva5ehotelef nu?

I would l ike to send thislesle_tergqair mai lspecialdel iveryparcetpostinsured

Chci to poslatdoporu6en6.leteckyexpressjako bal ikpoj iSt6no

Where s the telephonedirectory? Kde e telefonniseznam?Would you pleaseget thisnumber or me? M&Zete i ddt oto 6 isro,prosim?

May I pleasehavesomepostagestamps? Mohudostatpo5tovnindrmky,rosim?pohednice

What number are youcal ng? Ktere dislo vol6te?Informat ion,lease. Prosim nformace.Longdistance, lease Prosimmezim6sto

HANDLINGMONEYWhere s the bank? Kde e banka?

postcardsHow much is the postageon this let ter?on this parcel

Kol ik e po5tovn6za tento dopis?za tento bal ikThis packagecontains

DOOKS.canoyroysfoodcloth ngpersonalbelongingsper ishable oodsfragi lemater ial

Tento bal idekobsahujekn hy.bonb6nyh a6 ypot avr yoble6enosobni v6cipotraviny, ter6se kazirozbi tn6v6ci

Pleasechange his intosmal ler bi l ls. Prosim,ozm6ite o namenSi ankovky.Pleasechange his intoco ns. Prosim,ozm6hteo namrnce.Pleasechange his intocrowns. Prosim,ozm6hteo naKo u y.What is the rate olexchange?

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ENGLISH CESKYCZECH) ENGLISH e srv (czECH)ls this the t rain to Pi lsen? Jede tento vlak do Plzn6?ls th isan expressrain? Je to rvchl ik?

Do you acceptt raveler 's hecks?credi t cardsPi i j imdte

Whendoes he rain orOstrava eoart? V kol ik hodin odj iZdivlakdo Ostravv?ATCUSTOMSWhere s the customs? Kde e celnice?This is my baggage.handbagsui tcase

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ENGLISH CESKYCZECH) ENGLISH cEsxv czEcH)Whichway s North?SouthEastWeStKterdcesta vede na sever?j ih

vfchodzitpadNot very ar. Ne moc daleko.Verv far from here. Velmi daleko odsud.Thisway. Timtosmbrem.

How many ki lometers s i tto Prague? Kol ikki lometrEe doPrahy?Where oes his road eadto? Kamvede at o cesta? ls therea gasol ine umparound ere?townpol ice tat ionnvergarageparkingott ra instat ionte lephone

airportsuperhighway

Je tady n6kde bl fzkoqCnzl_!_qyg_Pg1pe?m6stopol icejn i taniceiekaautoservisparkoviStEnAdralitelef nlet iSt6ddln ice

Excuseme. I am lost . Canyou help me? Promihte,d jsemzabloudila. EZete rpomoci?Doyouhave map? Mdtemapu?Can you guide me? tr,tEZetei ukdzat estu?Pleasepoint . Prosim, kaZte.Can you f ind a guide forme? wEZetemi najltprEvodce? AUTOMOBILEMAINTENANCEWhere can I f nd a garage? Kde najdu autoservis?

Doyou haveparts or this M6te ou66stky a otoAmerican ar? americk6 uto?What olace s this? Jakse menujeotomlsto?

Turn ight . Zahn6tedoorava.Turn ef t . Zahn6tedoleva.Go straight ahead. Jed'te poidd rovn6

What s the name f th isstreet?

Jakse menuje atou ice? Do you havea bat tery?a cablet i re chainsdist i l ledwatergasol ineinner ubesa l ight bulboi la pumpspark plugsa t i re

M6teakumul6tor?kabeliet6zyna pneumatikydest i lovanouodubenzlndu5eidrovkuole jpumpusvidkypneumatiku

Go back o the crossroadand fol low the guidesr ns.Jed'te pAtky akiiZovatku sledujteukazatele.

Where s the v i l lage? Kde ie ta vesnice?There. Tam.Here. Tady.Near. Bl izko.

Canyoudo an oil change? VSZete i vym6nit lej?Where can I f nd amechanic? KdenajdunElafenomechanika?Far.

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ENGLISH CESKY CZECH)Can you repair h is t i re? wSZetemi opravitpneumat iku?How much wi l l the workcost? Kol ik o budestAt?When wi l l i t be readv? Kdy to bude hotovo?

SOCIALCUSTOMSAND POLITEEXPRESSIONSThe many Czechwords you have istened o on thecasset tes nd pract iced ayingcan be var ied o expressal l k indsof di f ferentmeaningsand needs.Now you wi l lbe able o get alongqui tewel l n Czechusing he phrases

you have earned n set pat ternswi thout having o worryaDoutgrammaror sentenceconstruct ion.Besides hese necessarywords, however, here areotherpol i teexpressions nd phraseswhich wi l l indicatethatyou knowsomething bout he cul ture n Czechoslo-vakia. heseare he "extrawords" hatCzechpeople re-quent lyuse hat wi l l stampyou as someonewho under-standsand respects he socialcustomsof the country.Use heseextrawords and the Czechswi l l think of youas a pol i te, charming,or-as we may say in Czech-sympatick,i.A good exampleof this typeof word,and one you wi l lf requent ly ear s Proslm. he meaning hanges ccord-ing o circumstance ndgesture.t means ,please, , ,,youare welcome," l t 's al r ight , " Go ahead,"or , ,you f rst . ' ,A cer tain ormal i ty s typicalof Czech anguage. i i lesare important .Last namesare not used when address-ing people.To get th e attentionof a man, sayprosimv6s,pane; of a woman, Prosim vas,panl ; of a coupreor amixedgroup,Prosimvds.Holders f t i t lesareaddressedby the t i t le. A doctor (pan doktor) s addressedpanedoktore, an executive (pan ieditel) as Pane editeli, andany newsman(pan redaktor)as Pane redaktore.Among the di f ferentwaysof saying"l am pleased omeetyou," the shortestandeasiest s " l am oleased,, -

TdEimE,or "l am verypleased" Velmi mE t6!i. To whichthe other person may reply wi th ei ther of these twophrases r "The pleasures ent i relymine"-PoldEeni jena md stran6,The greet ing How are you?" is roughlyJak se mate?and he reply s "Verywel l , hankyou.Andyou?" Velmidobie, dEkuji .A vy? Don't forget to shakehands when meet ingor leavingpeople. t is also con-sideredcourteous o bow, especial ly o a woman.l f you know a person's ami lyand wish to send themyour regards, say "Many regards to your fami ly"-Pozdravute rodinu; . . t o yourwite" manZelku;"lo yourhusband"- manZela.When someonedoes you a service,besidessaying"Thanks"-D 6kui , or "Many thanks"-Dd kuj mockrat ,you might add "That is very nice of you"- fo je od vdsvelmipbkne. f you are nvi tedsomewhere, ccept Withpleasure"-S pot6Eenim. henvisi t ing omeone's ome,you wil l hear"Come n, please"- Pojd' teddl,proslm and"Si t down"- Posad' te e or "Makeyoursel fat home"-Bud' te u ako doma.Toadmire omeone's omeyou say"What a f ne place" Mate to tadyp'knd. Whenyou areinvi ted o dinner, compl imentyour hostess by saying"This s del ic ious"-To je v, iborne. nd whenyou leave,remembero say "Thankyou fo r everything"- DEkuii dmza vEechno, nd "lt was a verypleasant vening"- fo bylvelmi piiiemny veder.Youshouldbe ready o admirebui ldings,monuments,sceneryand so on wi th remarks ike " l t 's verybeaut i f l "-T o je velmikrdsn6, Very nteresting"- Velmi aj imav6,or "Magni f cent" Nddhern6.l f you step in f ront of someoneor must crowd into aseatnext o a person, ou begpardonby sayingPromidte,to which the other person might reply Prosim. t yougesture o someone o go througha door before ou,say"Please,after you"- Prosim,a2 po vds.When havinga dr ink wi th your Czech r iendsay "Toyour heal th"-Na ya5ezdravi .When someone s aboutto eat ,wish them Dobrouchut ' , andsay "Thankyou"-DEkui i ,when gett ing up af ter a meal .When a f r iend sgoing o a party,or some other unct ion,you say "Have

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g good Iime"-Pi i iemnou zdbavu; "Have a good trip"Sf 'asfnoucesfu. A pol i te way to wish "Good luck" isMnoho 5t6sl1 and somet imes or a di f f cul t enterpr iseone expresses he reversewish of "Break your leg"-Zlomte vaz.To express congratulat ionssay Blahopiej ivdm; ' for i r thdayand namedaywishes, Al l the best"-Viechno nej lepi i .Certain diomat ic xpressions an be usedas nformalgreet ings uch as "How areyou doing?" Jak se vede?to which the replycan be-"Fine, thanks", Dobie,diky."What 's new?" is Co e nov6ho? What 's the matter?"or "What 's going on?"-Co se d6je?Czechhas had a thousandyearsof vigorouscontactwi th Lat in and Western European anguages. t sharesmany words of internat ionalusage though some aremaskedby Slavicendings,e.9. ,sol idar i ty-sol idar i t /a,revolut ion- revolu/ce.A knowledge f Czech s helpf lfor communicat ingwith speakersof other Slavic an-guages,especial lySlovakand Pol ish.You can easi ly learn to recognize he many wordsadopted nto Czech. Listen to and read the fol lowingwords.This time we wi l l no t give he meaningsbut wewi l l pauseafter each word so you can repeat hem wi ththe correct Czech pronunciat ion.hotel v[zum telefon radio tenis mechanikauto sport banka adresa servis alkoholpark muzeum Amerika technika radar klarinet

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IMPORTANT IGNSENGLISH CESKY CZECH)Br idge MostCarefu Opatrn6Caut ion PozorClosed ZavienoCrossroad Kii Zovat aDanger Nebezpe6iDangerousCurve NebezoedndzatAdkaDeadend Slepa ul iceDetour obj izd'kaDo Not Enter ZAkaz vjezduEmergency xi t Nouzovl ivl ichodEntrance VstupExit V!chodFirst Aid Station Stanice orvni oomociGo Slow Jed' tepomaluKeepOut Vstup ak6zdnLavatory UmlivdrnaLeftTurn OdbodenivlevoMain Road Ahead Pozor,hlavnisi lniceMen MuZiNo Animal DrawnTraf f ic ZAkaz ezdupotahovfhvozidelNo MotorVehicles ZAkazv ezdu moto ovyc

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