Learn how to ask, "Who is it?"
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| Jennifer: Welcome to 3-Minute Czech Season 1, Lesson 13 - Who Is It? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask who it is in Czech. |
| Body |
| Jennifer: Here's the way to ask 'Who is it?' in Czech. |
| Martin: [Normal] Kdo je to? |
| Jennifer: First is a word meaning 'who ' |
| Martin: [Normal] kdo [Slow] kdo |
| Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'is' |
| Martin: [Normal] je [Slow] je |
| Jennifer: Last is the word meaning 'it' |
| Martin: [Normal] to [Slow] to |
| Jennifer: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'Who is it?' |
| Martin: [Slow] Kdo je to? [Normal] Kdo je to? |
| Jennifer: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the way to ask, 'Who is that?' |
| Martin: [Normal] Kdo je tam? |
| Jennifer: First is a word meaning 'who ' |
| Martin: [Normal] kdo [Slow] kdo |
| Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'is' |
| Martin: [Normal] je [Slow] je |
| Jennifer: Last is the word meaning 'there' |
| Martin: [Normal] tam [Slow] tam |
| Jennifer: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'Who is that?' |
| Martin: [Slow] Kdo je tam? [Normal] Kdo je tam? |
| Jennifer: Here's a response meaning 'It's me.' |
| Martin: [Normal] To jsem já. |
| Jennifer: First is a word meaning 'it ' |
| Martin: [Normal] to [Slow] to |
| Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'is' |
| Martin: [Normal] jsem [Slow] jsem |
| Jennifer: Last is the word meaning 'me' |
| Martin: [Normal] já [Slow] já |
| Jennifer: Listen again to the response meaning 'It's me.' |
| Martin: [Slow] To jsem já. [Normal] To jsem já. |
| Jennifer: Here's a response meaning, 'That is me and a friend of mine.' |
| Martin: [Normal] To jsem já a můj kamarád. |
| Jennifer: First is a word meaning 'it' |
| Martin: [Normal] to [Slow] to |
| Jennifer: Next is the phrase meaning 'is me' |
| Martin: [Normal] jsem já [Slow] jsem já |
| Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'and' |
| Martin: [Normal] a [Slow] a |
| Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'my' |
| Martin: [Normal] můj [Slow] můj |
| Jennifer: Last is the word meaning 'friend' |
| Martin: [Normal] kamarád [Slow] kamarád |
| Jennifer: Listen again to the response meaning 'That is me and a friend of mine.' |
| Martin: [Slow] To jsem já a můj kamarád. [Normal] To jsem já a můj kamarád. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Jennifer: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Martin: If someone that you didn't expect is knocking at your door in the Czech Republic, the common question you can ask is Kdo je tam? before opening the door. This literally means "Who is there?" |
Outro |
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| Jennifer: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
| Martin: Čau! |
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