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INTRODUCTION
Becky: Hi everyone, and welcome back to CzechClass101.com. This is Beginner Season 1 Lesson 19 - Planning a Wedding in the Czech Republic. Becky Here.
Martin: Ahoj! I'm Martin.
Becky: In this lesson, you’ll learn expressions to discuss dreams and desires. The conversation takes place at home.
Martin: It's between Matěj and Helena.
Becky: The speakers are family members, therefore, they will speak both formal and informal Czech. Okay, let's listen to the conversation.
DIALOGUE
Matěj: Už musíme plánovat tu svatbu. Kolik chceš lidí?
Helena: Určitě nechci hodně lidí. Stačí malá svatba.
Helena: Chci tam mít hlavně rodinu a úplně nejbližší známý.
Helena: Nechceš zařídit hudbu? Máš tolik známých hudebníků.
Matěj: Jo, to můžu. Stejně chci pozvat kluky z kapely.
Helena: Víš, představuju si to trochu retro styl.
Helena: Na stůl gramofonový desky, a hudbu z padesátých let.
Matěj: Můj sen je jet na svatbu v Chevroletu. Pronajmem si Chevrolet?
Helena: Jasně! A já toužim po extravagantním dortu a klasických šatech.
Matěj: Potřebuju tě poprosit, abys mi vybrala oblek.
Helena: S tím počítám.
Becky: Listen to the conversation one time slowly.
Matěj: Už musíme plánovat tu svatbu. Kolik chceš lidí?
Helena: Určitě nechci hodně lidí. Stačí malá svatba.
Helena: Chci tam mít hlavně rodinu a úplně nejbližší známý.
Helena: Nechceš zařídit hudbu? Máš tolik známých hudebníků.
Matěj: Jo, to můžu. Stejně chci pozvat kluky z kapely.
Helena: Víš, představuju si to trochu retro styl.
Helena: Na stůl gramofonový desky, a hudbu z padesátých let.
Matěj: Můj sen je jet na svatbu v Chevroletu. Pronajmem si Chevrolet?
Helena: Jasně! A já toužim po extravagantním dortu a klasických šatech.
Matěj: Potřebuju tě poprosit, abys mi vybrala oblek.
Helena: S tím počítám.
Becky: Listen to the conversation with the English translation.
Matěj: We have to plan the wedding. How many people do you want?
Helena: I don't want many people. A small wedding is enough.
Helena: I mainly want to have family there and close friends.
Helena: Don't you want to arrange music? You have so many musician friends.
Matěj: Sure, I can. At any rate, I want to invite guys from our band.
Helena: You know, I fancy it in a retro style.
Helena: Vinyl records on the table and music from the fifties.
Matěj: My dream is to drive a Chevrolet to the wedding. Shall we rent a Chevrolet?
Helena: Sure! And I long for an extravagant cake and a classic dress.
Matěj: I need to ask you to choose my suit.
Helena: I was going to.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Becky: A wedding! I love weddings! What are weddings like in the Czech Republic?
Martin: The most common location for weddings is a city hall or something similar.
Becky: Are church weddings popular?
Martin: Yes, people often look for churches or other religious places to get married in.
Becky: I guess they have to have a consultation with the priest or the religious figure in charge first.
Martin: That’s right. Some people have slightly less traditional weddings too. Retro and vintage themed weddings are popular.
Becky: Like the one spoken about in the dialogue. What customs are there at Czech weddings?
Martin: The bride and the groom give a cake to their parents to thank them for their upbringing and ask for their blessing.
Becky: That’s a nice gesture. Is there anything else?
Martin: It’s a tradition to break plates, and then have the bride and groom sweep them up.
Becky: What, break the plates deliberately? Why is that?
Martin: The broken pieces bring good luck, and sweeping the pieces together symbolizes dealing with problems together in the marriage.
Becky: Interesting! Okay, now onto the vocab.
VOCAB LIST
Becky: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is...
Martin: plánovat [natural native speed]
Becky: to plan something
Martin: plánovat[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Martin: plánovat [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Martin: chtít [natural native speed]
Becky: to want
Martin: chtít[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Martin: chtít [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Martin: přát si [natural native speed]
Becky: to wish for, to desire
Martin: přát si[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Martin: přát si [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Martin: hlavně [natural native speed]
Becky: mainly, primarily
Martin: hlavně[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Martin: hlavně [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Martin: hudba [natural native speed]
Becky: music
Martin: hudba[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Martin: hudba [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Martin: rád [natural native speed]
Becky: would like, gladly
Martin: rád[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Martin: rád [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Martin: můj [natural native speed]
Becky: my, mine
Martin: můj[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Martin: můj [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Martin: sen [natural native speed]
Becky: dream
Martin: sen[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Martin: sen [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Martin: toužit [natural native speed]
Becky: to long for, to yearn
Martin: toužit[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Martin: toužit [natural native speed]
Becky: And last...
Martin: potřebovat [natural native speed]
Becky: to need
Martin: potřebovat[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Martin: potřebovat [natural native speed]
KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES
Becky: Let's have a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first word is...
Martin: chci...
Becky: meaning "I want…." What can you tell us about this word?
Martin: The verb in infinitive form is chtít, meaning "to want."
Becky: But this form is specifically “I want?”
Martin: Yes, you shouldn’t use this verb for someone else because it’s too direct, only for yourself.
Becky: Can you give us an example using this word?
Martin: Sure. For example, you can say, Teď se chci hlavně vyspat.
Becky: ...which means "Now I want to mainly sleep."
Becky: Okay, what's the next word?
Martin: můj sen je...
Becky: meaning "my dream is…." What can you tell us about this?
Martin: Můj means "my” or “mine,” sen means "dream" and je means "is.”
Becky: It’s used for desires that have not yet been fulfilled.
Martin: Yes. You can use it to talk about your future job, vacations, things like that.
Becky: Crazy ideas too?
Martin: If something crazy is your dream, then yes!
Becky: Can you give us another example using this word?
Martin: Sure. For example, you can say, Můj sen je vylezt na Kilimanjaro.
Becky: ...which means "My dream is to climb Kilimanjaro."
Becky: Okay, what's the next word?
Martin: toužim po...
Becky: meaning "I long for…." What can you tell us about this?
Martin: Toužim means "I yearn” or “I long” and po means "for.”
Becky: In English, we usually use “yearn” or “long” in this context with the preposition “for.”
Martin: Yes, in Czech we use toužim with the preposition po. It can’t be changed for another preposition.
Becky: So it’s always followed by that preposition?
Martin: No. It can’t be used with other prepositions, but we can follow it with a verb instead.
Becky: Can you give us an example using this word?
Martin: Sure. For example, you can say, Toužim se dostat na vysokou školu.
Becky: ...which means "I desire to get to a university." Okay, now onto the lesson focus.

Lesson focus

Becky: In this lesson, you'll learn about expressions to discuss dreams and desires. We touched on a useful expression in the vocabulary section.
Martin: We did. We mentioned chtít, meaning “to want.” This is a modal verb, and if it is followed by another verb, that verb must be in its infinitive form.
Becky: Can you give us an example of how it conjugates?
Martin: “I want” is já chci. “You want” is ty chceš.
Becky: Now, let’s hear an example sentence.
Martin: Chci letět do Prahy.
Becky: “I want to fly to Prague.”
Martin: That’s a very common use for chtít. The sentence includes “to fly” in infinitive form - letět.
Becky: How do we say that we don’t want something, using this verb?
Martin: By adding ,-ne in front of chtít to make nechtít. You can add that to all of the different forms.
Becky: I think we should hear an example of “don’t want.” How do you say “Definitely, I don’t want many people?”
Martin: Určitě nechci hodně lidí.
Becky: Are there other ways to talk about our dreams and desires?
Martin: You can also use toužit.
Becky: Again, we also spoke about this in the vocabulary section. It means “to yearn” or “to long.” It sounds stronger than the verb we just discussed.
Martin: It is! It conjugates in a regular way. So, for example “he longs for” is on touží.
Becky: Let’s have an example sentence.
Martin: Oni touží po klidné chvíli.
Becky: “They long for a quiet moment.”
Martin: This can also be used with verbs, for example Toužim vydělat peníze na auto.
Becky: “I yearn to earn money for a car.” Let’s hear one final way to express desires and dreams.
Martin: You can use Můj sen je…. This is the same as saying “my dream is…” in English.
Becky: One last example, please!
Martin: Můj sen je tvořit hudbu.
Becky: “My dream is to make music.”

Outro

Becky: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye!
Martin: Čau.

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